Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1889-12-18

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 ing suit inroduces his evidence this
 morning. through the Courier. As the
 JoURNAL-MINER has refused to discuss
 the merits or demerits of the case, fur ther than the evils effect it has on our
 mining interests. all that it is necessary
 to remark is that statements made in
 our contemporary in reference to . com
 prsmise are at varianGe with those made
 D member of the Silver King Mining
 company. who has repeatedly stated that
 his company was ready and willing to
 pay $I.ooc to the plaintiff and $500 to
 his attorneys te compromise the suit.
 Also ttat the plaintiff had expressed .
 willingness te accept this ofIer. In this
 alleged statement cf faces addressed sTe
 the Prescott Couries," but signed by no
 one. this statement is made: "Frem that
 da.s (Aarch Isth. IsSa) until July.
 1889. ever seven years. Clay has been the undisputed owner of the land it has been assessed to him and be has paid the taxes regularly on it each year. ."
 As the Silver King mine has been lo-
 cated for several years. and worked by A I. Rubeat and sens, who afterwards
 sold it te the Kansas City Mining com pany. and who never had any notice served on them Of there being any ether
 ownership to the property. they seem also to have had undisputed possessicn ofthe land. Again. n investigation ef the tax rolls of Yavapai county failed te substantiate the assertion that the prop erty had beea assesssd to the plaintiff in this suit. or that he has paid the taxes regularly each year since March, 1882. 1t is true that for the years 1881. 1888 and 1889 such has been the case, the valuation being $soo for the I6o acres of iand.
 The JouRNAL-MrxER would like so see the differences in regard to the Sil- yer King Mining company settled ami cably and satisfactory to both parties by arbitration. It voices the sentiment sf the people of this section in the matter too. on this question. Litigation is tedious and expensive and in the meantime work on oae cf the promis- ! ing properties of the country has been suspended and instead of producing | precious metals is lying idle, non pro ductive. Three disintsrested and intel lisent men ought to be able to decide as to the rights of each party.ts the suit as well as . dozen. They could hear the testimony. examine the claims ef both parties and decide in a few days, while if it is left to the tedious process of the courts 1t will tak months, may take years to finally adjudicate it. The mining company. the defendants in the case. have proposed thls method sf settlement They want it determined that they may resume operations again. This property is not the only enc af- fected by the litigation, as negotiations for other properties by friends of the members of the Kansas City Mining company are held in abeysance pend ing the result of this suit, and mining interssts generally are retarded by it. Every minor in the country and every one having any interest iu the os the town and county are iesireus ef seeing the case settled 
 Democratic papers prate good deal bout the value of warrants under Iemocratic administration in con pari- cn with the pres ent. They. however. ynore entirely and fail to stat C that the 1; nsettied state of the warrant market at resent is owing to the revolutionary nd obstructive measures adopted by p emocrats in holding on to offices to hich they have never been appsinted q ' confirmed. They have gone % far as e , refuse to receive the warrants, fer D hIch they could have received par Il due. in cash. from the territorial treas a, Ter in order to give their organs an . +