The Arizona champion., 1886-04-03

lHC sprung lS OpeuluS up III mag nilicent shape, with cattle command- ing excellent prices and fair prospects of raising market.
 Flooded bulls are constantly being received by Arizona stockmen, and these arrivals are such common occur renceS as to hardly excite comment.
 Electioncering is at present all the go, says the Hoof and Horn, and the indications are that the stockmen will furnish many candidates for both par ties.
 Northern Arizona is free from the pest of cattle thieves which are repor- ted to be making such depredations in the southern portion of the terri tory,
 M A. Lawler, the popular under sheriff of Yavapai couaty. has sold his stock interests and intends to leave for the east to reside there perma- nently.
 Dan II. Ming, of the Sulphur Springs valley, Arizona, has just pur- chased in Texas, I5co head of year. ling heifers, which will be at once shipped to his range.
 The Yavapai County Stock Grow. CTS association is not out single dol lar on account of having sent Hon, ]. ]. Gosper as delegate to attend the great Denver Convention of stock men. He paid his expenses out of his own pocket.-Hoof and Horn.
 The large number of cattle Tn the country north of the Atlantic and Pacific is a guarantee of how our herds are increasing, and the rank we will soon have in the beef line Four years ago thIS same land was repro sen ted by prospectOrs as nothing more than bowling wilderness and q good location for a jumping. off spot, but HOW bouutiful and luxuriaat growth of grass and many fine cattle takes away its former deSolate and barren like appearance.-Hoof and Horn.
 The Yayapai County, Arizona, Stock association has presented to the board of county commissioners a pc iIlion praying for an exemption from taxation of all spring calves and colts. It says: "The county assessor, on account of the vast extent of territory he will be compelled to compass in the performance of official duties, will have (ircm the nature of the easel very few calves and colts presented to him for listing in the earlier part of the season; whereas, near the close of the time allowed for making the round up Of the county, he would find large number of such calves and colts, butno more proportionately than he would find in the herd of the man assessed first, thereby putting an in justice and hardship upon the man assessed last, as compared with his more fortunate neighbor assessed ear Her."
 A meeting of the stockmen oi the lower Gila was held at Duncan a short time since, when arrangements were made for their spring round up. The object of the meeting being un- dcrstooG by all present, business was entered into at once by MT. Walt Hart, who thought it to be a good idea to commence work down 1he Gl.a, as grass was two weeks earlier ,here than at ether points. It was agreed 10, the 18th ot April being the tune fixed to start. Everything per talnlrg 10 preparation was committed 10 committee of three, VIZ Amos Gavin, Richard Hart aud lake HMg Ter. Capt. Buck Tyson YVES appointed foreman, to have charge of work on Ike range. The meeting lasted about lalt an hour and was exceedingly harmonious A number of stockmen Ncc Lct ln attendance, nevertheless j,cIrocecdi"g, will be recognized as llc ,Xpr, s,.ou of ali and will be fully arceG lo. The expense incident !o eI,mC-up |, to be met by a,,eas- cut Ter capita C! cattle owned by ,.sh Wd.tJua, CT company, very jet -ul ,.:i. acjor} air.ug, m4ut. The iumu.r o, ca it. in tle district that >gl t- haualed by ,his party will iellA tUe ntlgborhood Of 4o,oco hsd.
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