Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-06-30
The Reayis claim Creating Auch

The CITIZEN has been shown letter of inquiry, (xith snswe') to Q man well known in Ar zOus, from Rentlemf n Wbo has for many yeArs resIded m Salt River Valley, The substsCce of the in- oulry IS in these woris: Nbai Go you inlnk and know about this RcAVis lsDd yrsut business? Some friends ot mIne nave homes hsrr for which they paid heir honest earnings, aud Gte feeling very anxious,
 Haylns liberty 10 print any or sll the reply, It IS herewith given ID suossan- ,i.,ly the lansuage of Ihe writer:
 Y.,u ask me what "IhInk and know ,,hout tbe Rssvis land grant business. I think the cia In spurious, but do no' Enow it is. What anyone thinks of Ii will sy sil nothing 10 an honest and con tent tribunal having it ID ch]isc' ths lav and the facts wlli tiuslly govern. l nave never seen R paper ID 'uppott o' rlaIm, except she alleged oriSinsI htle iocums nt. I have pot had any occs rlou to ascertain she facts winch your peOpls want and ought Co know. heaNis seems lo have s prIms fscie case, pu' nave investigated strong pins tHcie cases and found them frauds, and also those winch sppesIdi to be frauds and fuuud them geDuine.
 Tue msre fRct taAt M2ssTF. Oonslio9, Iagcr-oll and BruaGhesd hold the claim 10 be valid, goes for nothing with me, for tn-ir ooiuiua is Il jubtieas based upon toe case as presented by Reavis, Rnd not upon facts Rleaned by 6 fuil. p4instakirS z investigation of the historical, cffiCi and other pertinent fac.s necessary tC test s chRraeter,
 IL would be worse than foolish for m 70 give (Rlthou. qualification my bslie;. whion IT, ght be negstived by proper in vestigstion.
 This Is what is called big csse." IL is backed by mach money and the best legal talent, bnd those interested m de- teating is should not think of BctiEg upon the belief or opinion of any hvIbe msn who hss not gwen the whole GAS, nnclCding many historical and other iaots tending to strengthen or weaken i) patient, iIc partial and thorough in vesiigstiOn, There IS DO difficulty lex oept cOsi) in making such Bn investiga- ton, one tbnt would gs,her all the fscis required Co convince any fsIrly reesoph- ble and impartial man of the true char acteE of the claim. An investigator conducted to ntEe the claim valid or invalid. w0nll be misleading; ore ihs' would show Its true character would be of the highest value.
 KnoEing DO fsc,, to certainly that would influence 6 fit tribunal charged with deci3ing the Resvis claic,. hsvt written just such reply to yours as l thIuk your friends ought to read end think over.
 Your friends oGghI net to yield with out opposition to the claim of ReAvls. nor buy R conveyance from him one hour before Congress or the United States Supreme Court finally confirms It; nor even then. until after its bounda- ries are finally established by authority and under the direction oi the Secretary of the Interior, I do not believe any court of justice would maintain s suit IT. | eiectmsns by Rssvis one day prior tc such COZ riTm1iiOn and establishment of boundaries.
 You see Resvis has long road to travel before he can, f ever. make hit claim effective, but in the meantime b, may subject occupants 10 more or lee. expense and annoyance and feGrsoIstI valaes.-CITIzES September 1887,
 sAs a number of people are calling ur- 1n the Surveyor General to make re. port on the RslvIs grant the above let ter will show Shat unless sn eKhanstiv' report could be made. i. would be of It, lie consequence. IL is also well knogr hat the Surveyor General has To mesDt ,t bis disposal to examine the case ss i. -hOuld be. he only evidence on hand s. present is thA. furnished by Resyie.