Mesa free press., 1898-06-17

posits. As rule shoull say that
the deeper the boring and the coarser
the materials reached below, the
greater the proba' ility is of strong
flow of water. The deeper layers OF
gravel may he supposed eo receive
their supply Of witer from points far
up the valley. In other words We
may helieve that deop-seated deposits
of gravel lying under the general
slope Of the river bed, or at at steep
or angle, will come to the surface up
stream at some remote point, the dis
tancs depending upon the depth at
which these layers were deposited
and their arglo Of deposition.
Thesccnditions are such that I can
only advise experimental work at first
giving it as my opinion that deeply
bored well4 will obtain water, which
If it does not flow out at the surface,
will rise to an accessible distance fl ON
the surface.
Such borings may be made to best
advantage in the region south and
east OF Mesa and in the Gila valley at
almost any point east of the Consoli--
dated canal or the Highland canal
The lower the altitude the greater
the probability Of finding water that
will rise. to the surface. Preparations
should he made to bore TO a depth of
1000 feet or more. Casing for the
entire depth. prof. Blake's Report
1t has been discovered slice this
war began that the National Guard
is not a Naticna.. Guard at all, but,
Az they should be and always remain,
only state militia. We rememl er
back to the time when the National
Guard was organized and the whole
theory upon which the organizatio !,
was bs sed was that there should he in
every STATE well organized and well
drillel militia so that it the general
government needed them each state
could ill its quota from its trained
milltlamen. This consideration was
icrnied sutficient for the government
to furnish equipments It never wss
intended that the National Guard
shonld constitute regular or stand
ing army. They are citizen soldicry.
trained and equipped so as to he ready
to answer any call for fun.st ing the
quota which their state is called upfm
Ito furnish. Cnder constitutions!
provisions each state has made laws
to govern its militia, the National
Guard are and always have, lii their
organization and government. been
controlled. For long Lime after the
Revolution. state laws, not laws OF
congress, required that all n,al's OF
sound health and OF military nge.
should meet once week in taaelr re !
pective districts for drill. Those who
have given the subject any thought
have never been deceived as to the
tue standing in,law Of the National
Guardsmen.
The Fourth Of July committee has
no. yet quite complgr.d d the p osram
Of exercises However, there is to he
God less of Liberty and Columbia.
These are to to elected aud tn polls
are now open at the fol'owin: places:
Tie post oth,r, LeBaron Bros d. 20 {.
Farmers Exchange, Co. Op and j. d.
Robertsons's. Deposit ni,kie and
cast your vote. Vote carly and often
hut drop nickle tor every vote ycu
cast. The lady receiving the highest
number Of votes will be the Goddess.
the next highest will represent CO.
lumbia.
The inquest over the billing of the
Mexican hy Jos. Porterie WIS held
Tue. day. A large ,umter Of wit
nessrs were examined end as usual in
such cas.s tie testimony was very
tficting. The jury returned the fol
lowing short aud carefully worded
verdict "That Pascual Gonzales came
to his death hy gunshot wound in
fi:t, d Ivy J. A. Portcrie.