The weekly Arizona miner., 1884-08-22
THE LOCAL PROSPEGTOR.
WEDNESDAY,.

Eighteen passengers arrived on last nights stage from Ash Fork
 Cochise county's rate of taxation for the current year is S4 on the s1O0
 c. A. Mariner, one of Albuquerque's most enterprising business men, a nephew to Uncle Jimmy More of Kirkland Valley, ar rived from the the above place last evening.
 It is stated that the mortality among tue wOrkmen at the Needles Is increasing The malaria is bad, and the dead are bu- ried carelessly in shallow graves.
 While you are not doing anything, just drop in at at Joe Wilson and turn your eyes loose on his new and dazzling hosiery, underwear, neckties, etc. just opened this afternoon.
 Our popular eating houses, the Williams and Ben Buffers, are over run at presen. by those who know where to get a substantial and first class quality of food They well merit the run they are Low receiving.
 A. & P railroad officials at Ash Fork say that more shipments of ore from the mines in the vicinity of Pretcott are daily made at the above place than from any other section along their route in Arizona or New Mexico.
 Miss Mamie Kelley, a young lady of our city who has been unwell for some t,me past, by contracting a severe cold left for San Francisco few days ago, n the hope of getting relief from the climate there. Her many friends wish her speedy recovery and an early return.
 H. L. Haskell and Jno. 6irwaeen have formed copartuership, and gur- chased the welI-known Fine cattle range on the Verde They leave this week Tor their new home, and hereafter will turn their attention to the raising of stock and tillinq the rich soil of this ranch.
 The following is d list of the U. s. Grand Jurors impanneled for the slrsc ial term of Court called for to day: Juo c. Campbell, Foreman; NJ L BeaI, D 4 Murphey, J A Wilson. Jno Clark, J E Lockett, Samuel Coles, Joseph Treat, C c Black J no McCrackin, N L Wood, " II Harrington, H c Wilson. c D Lloyd, 4 A Moore, W \ Kelly, A P Williams, C P Dake, L Wollenburg, C T Tinker II Brooks, J E Bones, M T Herzog.
 Commissioner Frank Murphy leaves in the morning for Ash Fork He will make general inspection of every locality in Mohave, and along the railroad in this county, to gather every article worthy of display for the coming New Orleans Expo sition. l. is AIr. Murphys wish that articles intended for exhibit be forwarded to him, or sent to some convenient place on the railroad by which he can see that they.are properly forwarded Owing to he appropriation for this Territory being in- sufficient for him to make a thorough can vass of every section in 1t. he wishes every one who has the heart t. see Arizona rank first among all othes states aud territories in its mineral displav-which she undou1t- edly can do if some action vii be taken with that end in view by interested parties, to exert themselves and lend a helping hand in selecting products for this golden opportunity.
 With great majority Of the people who make up mining population, the subject of taxation is given very little thought, although of the most vital importance to the safety and well being of ever communi ty. In fact. the future prosperity of every princ;pality depends greatly upon judicious legislation in re stricting taxation, which is too often lightly passed over by the masses as matter of small consideration and iogy- ism. But disastrous results inevitably follow undue extravaganza, either in the private citizen ora corporate body. A county or a city may become involved to such an extent as to force capital to seek shelter in more favorable localities where discretion has been used in the admins tration of local government. The enor- nous sums paid out every year, in the way of taxes, by some of our more for tunate fellow citizens would be consider ed princely incomes ill any country; for instance, the combined taxes of the members of one business firm in Pres colt amounts to over SIS for every day in the year. The capitalist seeking locality for.aninvestmentinvar1ablyl looks to the financial condition of the county or city in which he wishs to locate, and his decision much depends on the same