Mohave County miner., 1914-02-21


 Phenix this week
 Clack Brothers are in from the Rico mines, the vet weather making it i'm. possible to carry on work successfully. J. E.. Vandover came h from his mines in the Cedar district few days ago and reports having struck a body of rich gold ore.
 R. l.. Anderson and wife have re- turned from Phenix. where they wis., tied with relatives for couple of weeks.
 Deputy Sheriff J. c. Lane was a witness at Phoenix this week, having been called there in the prosecution of horse stealing case.
 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ramsey, of Chloride, came in from that place yesterday afternoon, being called here by the death of Mrs Ramsey's brother the late Robert Wright.
 Mir. and Mrs. Harry McComb and Mrs. A. E. Ware and son Edwin ar rived from Los Angeles Thursday evening and will remain in Kingman week or so.
 The Carnival of sports has struck Kingman, but owing to the excep- tionally wet weather, have rot been able to bring out crowd, and the little folks are getting a big grouch against Old Prob.
 A. A. Hassan. one of the best known mining engineers of the United States. who has been preparing report on the auriferous gravel banks and bars of the Colorado river, departed to his home in New York Thursday evening. Will Smith was before the board of supervisors thls week in the interest of franchise on the Colorado river st the old Gregg place. It is the in, tention to put in either motor or a cable for ferryage purposes, the county to give some aid toward it's main tenance,
 Mr. and Mrs. Gene Brown. of Brownsville, were Kingman visitors this week. Mir. Brown reports that the work of sinking the shaft of the Copper Giant below the $50 is now under way. The big hoisting plant is in commission and three shifts of min. CTS with machines are driving the work into the new ground
 Last evening the local lodge uf Elks initiated small class of candi- dates into the mysteries of the order. Charles Hoffman, of Kingman. Hugh McGui,e and Dr.. c. E. Poland, of Needles, were the victims. George Nay. Arthur Cutts and J. F. Powers came up from Needles to witness the ceremonies. To the delight of the Needles boys Dr.. Roland was the prize candidate and was the recipient of tho gem case, The smoker that followed the initiatorv ceremonies, was most enjoyable affair.
 That this county has received it's full share of rain so far this year is at tested to by the flooded condition of the country and the growth of grasses and weeds oyer hill and valley. Can yons are beginning to run water that have been dry for many years past, and should the storms continue some time longer the old timers will see the valleys covered with a growth of grasses and alfileria, such as was in evidence in the early eighties.
 H. R. Daggs. state deputy Supreme Dictator of the order of Moose, was a Kingman visitor this week, coming here on his annual visit to the local lodge of the order. Thursday evening he presided over one of the most im- Dortant meetings ever held by Klng- man lodge of Moose, S5S. A class of fifteen candidates was initiated and the ritualistic work exemplitied More than sixty members were present and a big feed was enjoyed at the conclu- sion of the lodge ceremonies. Mr. Daggs departed last evening to Wins low, where he will visit the lodge and exemplify the work of the order
 Dr. Paul Mcintosh. dentist, will