Mohave County Miner from Mineral Park, Arizona • Page 1

if Hi 4 NOTICE Mr Danl Smith ha been appointed Treasurer of the Moiiavk County Mwek and will in future collect nil bills one ano pay an ttccuunia against me Mtmo Kingman Arizona January Int 1892 a OHar Adams tho attorney wad ywtonliy convicted beore Justice Slater on a charge of embeIemont He wan fin 30 Adam says ho will appeal the ewe Star Senator Mewart in trie course ot a speech on Tuenjliy in the senate spoke of the unfavorable liniosition of the president ami the administration toward silver and mentioned tut matter Nof common report thit tho sellers of silver to the government were given time to de liver silver to fill thoir orders after hey had occupied the market and kept others out iliui depressing the price Whether this is true or not would be liown he said when the Secretary of the Treasury sent his anwer to the pending resolution Secretary Noble baa appointed a com mission called the Navajo commihsion to proceed to Fort Wingato and to meet there on May loth next to examine the Cirrizo mountain country on the Navajo reservation and report as to its mineral character with a viow to the purchase of the same by the United Statea and opening it to mineral pectora If it in found that mineral exists there The commissioners are Gen A McCook commanding the department of Arizona John II Hammond mining engineer San Francisco Cal and John Barslow special disbursing officer Sbelburne Vt Instructions for the Work of the commission are now being prepared in the Indian division of Secretary Nobles office Attorney General Herring certainly track a most unpopular cfiord when he announced the legality of the law to tax mining claims Certainly it may be law but it Is not even handed justice and by common consent we think that fair dame should bo requested to keep proverbially in that direction The posting of a location notice on a ledge ol worthless rocks does not necessarily give it a taxable valuation bejond the dollar or two paid for its recording on the books of the county To have an assessable value it roan be first demonstrated that the lede contains mineral in sufficient quantities and of such grade as will return a profit to the parties working it and this cannot be done without targe expenditure of labor by the party or parties in interest A prospector is usually a man of but few dollars His life is spent in one continuous round of speculation He pits his good will and brawny muscle directly against chance and with those cliauces always a thousand to one against him Tho record of the Pacific coast is one of almost continuous disappointment The chances of finding a good mine are About as rare as the drawing of the first i prize in the Louisiana lottery and no man should be taxed for his venture when be must per force demonstrate the value of this venture by isolation privations and bard labor There may LW tw rag bo other laws sleeping in the statuu books that need making up but certainly It is not the one that taxes the uncertain chances of tho unfortunately poor and deserving prnecor 8 Commissioner John Blake bad two colored soldiers before him on Tuesday charged with introducing whUkcy into the San Carlos Indian reservation Their names were Staiks Johnson and Win Brown They did not deny the posession of the whiskey in fact Deputy Marshal ONeil apeared with a largo lor of bottles which hu hud found when he made the arrests Tho defendants told how they got the whiskey and from nuuiii ciaimeu mat ihey were not awnro of any civil law against a tier- Lson bringing whiskey to Kan Carlos hut supposed in doing so they were only violating a military order Indue Blake held each in the sum of f00 to appear at Florence and awuit the action of the Grand Jury It ntipeirs from the htoryol tho soldiers that Ben Stead a stiigodrivcr has Imch in tho habit bringing in whiskey from Globe to the soldiers at San Carlos Stead has been arrested and his examination was held yesterday resulting in his being held to answer the action of the grand jury Stead gave bail Bulletin Abducted by his Men Mr St Clair the young nephew of Maj Clay of 8m Francisco who has had tho Harris stamp mill at Har risburg leased and running in on ore from tho old Socorro mine near that place seems to have come to his tows end and has met with some experience that he had not thought of Just what the true facts in the case are the reiwrter was unable to learn but it is un lertt od that when Mr St Clair began working the property he did it -is an experiment and hired men with the understanding that if hu made anything out of the mine he would piy them and if the mine did not make the money they would quit loer I he men deny this however and af ter making a lean up and receiving returns far short of the expenses of mining the ore ami milling it the men who did the work Iwgan ro look around to fee where they got oil at St Ciair not iving the money concluded to return to Frisco and started for the railroad when he was overhauled by Frank Johnson a boy well known in Fhenix and taken back to camp at the point of a gun When they arrived in camp the other laborers mill men and miners took their former boss and hog tied him and kept him over night wiien they put him in a Wagon and started to Ihenix with him hoping in some way to get their money out of him The contrablo went before tho justice of the peace at Harrisburg and swore out warrants for the men and started after them but missing them on tho road he came into Buckeye ahead of them and was resting at house on tho wayside when the abducting pirty came along and were stopped by tho officer who told them that ho could not arrest them there but he would follow them into Phenix and have them taken in They studied tho matter over and concluding that Fhenix would bo an unhealthy place to come with their man they turned bick with him and it is not known what was finally done with him or his captors Frank Johnson was not with the party when taken by the officer and made his way on to Fhenix He left again early yesterday morning and it is supposed he returned to Harrisburg Gazette jpi Wi iiI Vi 4 Another Murder At about 1230 last night Joseph cug a Frenchman well known in this county came in town accompanied by a Mexican bringing the information that his partner Lisseho had been killed by unknown pirties at their ranch The circumstances as related by him ere sut stautially as follows lie and the murdered man had a ram in the foothills of the Whetstone mountains Thev had about a hundred head of cattle a few horree and a garden Tuesday morning Kcaig left for Fairbank to net some provisions and a Mexican who was working for them wunt with him They remained in Fairbank all night and started hack to the ranch alwut Id oclock yeMerday morning -They reached the house ubout sundown last night and found Hie hody of Liselle lying upon the ground Ihj tween tho house and garden with two bullet holes through his laxly ono in the bowels and one in the shoulder He was dead and cold An iusMctIon of the hoiifo showed everything to uve been turned topsy turvy Every box ami corner hud been ransacked the bedding was piled on tho floor and eerythiug of use to the ruurden rs had been taken They had taken among other things a Winchester 43 tiD rifle a siddle and Escaig thinks some of the horses are also missing A double action nickle plated pistol was also taken This weapon is dehcriUd as having at one time had the Injector broken which was fixed by riveting The end of the barrel had also been worn off on one side by long con tact with the twister As soon hs the news was brought in Sheriff ICelton took a Mexican trailer with him ami left for the scene of the killing Frand Broad and Justice Al yord also left for the place and probably arrived there before daylight this morning Lisselle received foOO recenly which lie had lieen expecting for some time hut instead of taking it to the ranch with him ho left it in Fairbank and drew on it when ho needed it It is thought that the murderers were after this money Lasgdle bad lived in Cochise county for ten rvears i and was well known His vi i i ranch is In the worst locality in Southern Arizona being near where Slaughter bad the fiaht with Geronimo tho outlaw a few ear ago and near where tho sol- dinrftand smueilers had a fielif in ttliii Mir i i wo somient anu one Mexican were Kineii Tjiere is no chin to tho erietrators pi the crime although many tberies are afloat among them being ono that the two Mexicans who escaped from Jul and were not raptured never reached the line as supposed but have been lurking in that vicinity awaiting an opportunity to jiet horse and arms for their flight SJierifT Kelton will know pretty well when he returns whether there anvthingin this theory as these men mint have been seen if in that vicinity any length of time IATBR Frank Boird and Justice Alvord returned from the ranch about two oclock this afternoon bringing the body of the dead man which was placed at Jho undertaking parlors of Tarhell The hot weather had cinsed tho body to mortify and tho flies had blown the features ofthe dead man whose face was as black as ink Nothing new was developed Iwide the fact that tho deceased had been robbed of about f0 which be always carried in his pockets Besides fhe things mentioned above as having been taken lot of provisions about forty pounds of sitear two lariet ropes two single blankets bridle with a Spanish hit and two or three shirts are also missing One of his pockets had been turned out by the murderers after loath There was no evidence of a strugulo and no tracks of anyone could be found around the premises Tiio rountry is very rocky and a trail would ho hard to find An inquest will be held this afternoon but it is not probable that any further particulars will bo furnished Sheriff Kelton and the trailer were left at the ranch and started over tho country about dayligiit Tombstone Prospector UpWent McGinty The polite world has hitherto knownJ little about tho McGinty Club of El Paso 4ft i VOI A Highest of all in Leavening Power latest Govt Report I Pbwdbr ABS01lTEiY PURE The Mohave Miner rCBLlSHlu crCBT ATURDAY IT MiTe County Miner Publishing Co MJTH CARLETOH Managtrs DaWIEL SMITH Tf aturcf ft tINOMAN MOHAVE CO ARIZONA KINGMAN ARIZONA APRIL 23 18Q2 says the New York World and the name indicates that it is one of the newer social organizitioiis of tho country But in its purchase of a residence lot and the presentation thereof to Jay Gould the youthful club has shown a wisdom beyond its ears and earned the approval of the city which it has distinguished by Its existence Considered merely as an advertisement tho Indorsement given to El Paso by Mr Goulds selection of that city as a winter residence is well worth the value of tho finest lot in the city It is aurh an indorsement as money could hardly buy and it is calculated to enhance the value of all other lots in El Paso Mr Gould is to be congratulated on having found a sanitarium which suits him and where ho will las permitted to subscribe to church funds without being criticised for doing And El Paso is to be congratulated on having a club of citizens who are very wide awake to the citys interests and successful in improving its opitortiiuitles If Paso can keep Mr Gould in its midst all winter and cut off telegraphic communication with this city there are men in Wall street who will repay them the con of that lot The Grand Fake The petrified man alleged to have been found on Farmers creek near Creede is a grand hike and was shipped from Snta Fe to Wagon Wheel Gap lately as 6IJ4 Kuntla of merchandise The box which the stiff came in was torn to pieces and thrown into tho Kio Grande river pieces thereof having been found by parties who were able to identify it At Wagon Wheel tho box was said to contain a prospecting outfit but the owners were very careful ubout having the box thumped about very much The pet rifaction was driven to Farmers creek the discovery made and tho jobwas completed The Ktrifaction is a grand fake The Wagon Wheel freigiit receipts will probably show it San Juan Prospector The Cvuntry is Safe Lust week the Yuma and Cocopah Indians at tiie depot on the arrvnl of the westbound overland were treated to a gepuine feast Attached to the train was the private car Wanderer in winch wee two young Englishmen whose uncle has lately died and left 225000 to each Tiiey were covered with cartridges and the youngest had a silver plated No 32 pistol strapped to his side with which to defend himself from tho attack of the Indians along the road He also had a kodak and devoted his time Irving to get a snap shot at someone of the several groups of Indians near by but failed in bis efforts Finally he tried his iiand at itersuading a young Yuma squa to uncover hei face that he might photograph iter but all in vain He bought all of thu wooden Indian toys images babies bows and arrows on sale by the Indians but no use they wpuld not have their pictures taken Tho front end of the Wannderer had leen badly scorched and burned the night before While on tho way from El Paso tho occupants of the cat had a frolic when they accidentally set fire to it by burning flre creckers in it Tho cost of their trip is to be 410000 to wlijcb they can now add 3000 tyf repairs to their car Seven invited guests accompiny the young dudes on their trip which extends throughthe United States Mexico and Canada Sentinel Tho news was brought in town last nght by parties from the San Simon valley that George Montgomery was shot and killed by unknown parties at his camp near Silver Creek in thu Chiri cahua mountains Montgomery was well known in Cochise county where he hud lived for ten years- Hu had a few cattle and some good mining claims No pirticulars aro at hand A leiegriu was sent from the Prospector oflico this afternoon for particulars but nothing had been hoard up to tho hour ofgoijig to press ProsjKjetor Tho deiree of credit to which a man is entitled for observing lentdepends largely upon bis ho irding house SKi AtMMlLiiidXJMJLiiiiUi Juki i vr i Vmn0rmMMIfflm imk rw i 7 SSOT iro25 BEllc Painter 7 and spy Decorater 5TA11 Work Guarantee Order be left at Watkins Drugstore KINGMAN Assay Office On Beat Street Near Taggarte Hall Prompt Attention Given Numplro Nrnt by Mwtl EipifMfc Addrem LA8KLLr Kingman Ariroun SJLILiOOILSr -A Mulligan Wilkinson Proprietors Next Poor to IIiibhK House All Kinds of Zcod Drinks We liavo tho Celebrated TEAKETTLE UTTB WHISKIES 2eJt KU GRAMIDENI CiGARSj find Olhar llpfrcshmcftls WHXPPECO Undertakers FLAGSTAFF ARIZ COFFINS AND CASKETS EMBALMING A SPECIALTY fiETMll ortnlegraphin orders tricitih attended to it siitisfaatorv rates 0 HARTLEY CARPENTER fll 0 AND 1 builder Is Prepared to make Estimates on Work at Short Notice JOBBING 1 AMD UNDERTAKING ilt lt i Promptly Attended to rMVk fta.