Fort Mojave Industrial School correspondence, administrative and financial information, image 187

FIFTY YEARS AGO November 21, 1891 Joseph E. Carrow was in town from his ranch on the Sandy the first of the week with a load of produce. He presented the Miner office with two sweet potatoes, the largest weighing fully six pounds and the smaller slightly less. He claims to have some of the largest sweet and Irish potatoes growing on his ranch to be found anywhere in the Territory. Charles Merritt while going to Fort Mohave over the old government road ran across the place of the Indian massacre of the white in 1857 and brought in some relics of flowered Chinaware. The remnants of wagons, harness, chains, etc. were scattered about promiscuously and many marks of the strife are still visible to the eye. You know all about the Needles, of course. Ignorance of the Needles is proof positive that your Kingman education has been sadly neglected. Get your map and study the geography of Arizona. Jump on one of the Atlantic and Pacific trains, go sixty miles west and you will land at the roundhouse. Eight men went out to work on the O.K. mine in Gold Basin Monday. Joe Upsher has been made foreman and extensive operations will be resumed. All contributions in the shape of turkeys, geese, ducks, and chickens will be received at this office from now on up to 9 o’clock Thanksgiving morning. We are very fond of turkey or goose, but of course if it comes to the worst we must accept chicken. Sheriff Francis was here from Flagstaff after escaped prisoners. They were employed as trusties around the jail and made good.