The Arizona sentinel., 1883-03-10

,ur readers just how the matter 8, in truth, and will also clear he commissioners of the charge ,f fraud.
 There is no doubt in the minds of the but what the road be- ,ween Yuma and Silver District is yeod one, mainly owing to the work of the road commissioners, and expendi- ture of the appropriation.
 
 Between Yuma and Silver District we find that large share of the appropria- ton was expended in excavating, cutting, blasting, filling, rock work and cutting 1 ,np lines of brush. The main freight ing is along this part of the road.
 
 Testimony of H. H. Douglas:
 I am engaged in the business of stag ing between Yuma and Silver District. Have heen over the Yuma and Ehrenberg road, Twas not over the road, the entire road, until about four months after it was finished. At that time found it had been washes out by the heavy rains. The road is not in good condition between Silver District and Ehrenberg. The amount of money ap propriated could not have made tho road passable for heavy teams. The na ture of the country is such near Ehren berg that it would take great deal o money-wide grading-to make 1t suit able for heavy freighting. It IS a goo' road now for six-horse teams. The roa' is a good road for the money given Il the appropriation. Know nothing of tn expenditure of the money. The road a good road at Cocopah point. Al eighteen-mule team and heavy wagol went over it yesterday. The road wi average there ten fees wide. The road we'll made at Cocopah Point. I hay pulled heavy loads by there myself. It half cut and half fill. The out fully 2 feet, and probably more than that. IT cut is from four to five feet high. l kno nothing as to how this road was built as to it business. My stage and fol horses 90 over the road between he and Silver District three times wee The road commissioners improved t
 road materially. Befere they went work the road was impossible for al but stage teams. Now twenty anlms
 can pull up as far as Silver Distri
 Was as far as Ehrenberg last Novembe The road was washed over there; b since the commissioners have chang
 the road farther up against tue mGu tains and avoided some of the canyon As understand, it it Was intended tt S the road here and Silver District was = be built for heavy freighting and '- balance, to Ehrenberg, for six-ho- 6 teams. The idea in having the ro d along the river was on account of wat it frequently saw men working on is road between here and Silver District B. eight or ten perhaps. If it had been .e tended that the road between Silver l r. tric and Ehrenberg should be for he; l. freighting the appropriation would b l. been much larger, as it would be net III sary to build retaining walls against ;s wash of the rains I do freighting re If larly between here and Silver Distr and the road is frst-rate one. ,, Your committee find from the testi . ny of the superintend. C.. W. Nor
 also from vouchers in the commit hands, that the laborers CD the wor
 said road received a compensation Of
 dollars and fifty cents per diem :. board; hence the apparent small for labor which would have excee
 more than one-half of the total apl
 priation had the total amount for W;
 been paid in cash.
 J. E. KNAPP. Ut WILLIAM GRAVES.