Tombstone epitaph., 1901-12-15

"eoss was theo taken until 2 :3C
 in ths evening.
 Alter recess Mir. Enelish gave notice
 that he would call Mir. Grow for fur
 'her croee- ee-sxsmina,ion.
 P. B. Soto was the first with ess
 called. Shipped ore for Chris Grsusr
 ot the Chiricshus mountains. He
 shipped two carloads last spring
 shipped two carloads of ore tor J. C..
 Riggs from the Chiric.hua mountains
 from the Riggs mines.
 Colonel Herring held the view ,ha.
 ths fact that the Board failed to list
 seversl thousand unpstented mines,
 many Of which are valuable. shows
 discrimination sndnegligence si dut, The court stated that much Of the
 evidence, such ss the foregoing. would
 have to be connected with the issue.
 Co make it of value in the c..e. The
 knowledge of the existence of the
 unpstented mines testified about on
 the part si the boarj, would have {,
 be shown, unless the testimony re-
 ferred to was properly connscteJ, it
 would have no weight with the oourt.
 Riggs mines yielded s9pO to the Car. About $34O was yielded per Car by the Grsuer mines. These mines, m the Judgment of the witnes-, were no, ike the Copper Queen m nee.
 Supervisor York was the next wit. ness. Never examined any Of several properties Of the Copper Queen named to him with . view rs deisrmining their value. Mr. Resy and Mir. Walter Douglas testified before the bssro regarding the hoist and im proye- ments On the Holbrook mine. M.. English :,estifed regarding the value oi the hois,ing works on the Silver Spray. Witness did not remember who were witnesses before the board n the different items of aessssm cut, the vsluesiions of which were raised.
 The raise of S273.O00 on ths mer ehsndi.e of the Copper Q ieen store, b, said was made on tbe testimony of MT, Walter Douglas. Mir. Dougla- stated the hoist on the Silver Spray cost the Copper Queen company about $5O,OOO, The goods in the Copper Queen store Feb. I.t, of Uni. year inventoiried s2ss, 900. not in cludi s stock in the branch store at Mac. Mir. Rssy and others sta..d that the Silver Spray hoist cost slOO.OO0. Mir. Douglas said be did not know the value of the mines of the Copper Qne and would have to refer the board to the New York ofhce for the value of the ouspu. ot he mines. Witness etsted that from sll he could learn the Copper Quee, wac worth what the board 'slued it at, il not more. Witness lad DO motive in voting U raise valu- 'tions of plaintiffs property than to place the just cash value on it. Heard that the Silver Spray was ons 'f the most valuable mines O, the l Copper Queen company. Mir. sesy MT. English and Mir. Benton poke about this mine, aud i, va. ur- 10 the s.atements that the raise of | l ,OOO,OoO was made. also based the aise oi the value of the Ho,broog O sl 100000. He was asked in re- erense to several mines by name. nd stated that it was upon similsr easons given about il, that valuation. ere increased in each case. He 'ssed that the board did not decide ) reduce the rate Of taxation until fter the ss-essment was equslizeJ,
 P. J. Delehanty wss called next. le never examined the several mines plaintiff with a view of determining ,e!r vsluer. Never caused any e1- ninstion to be made of either of iese properties. Witness corrob- rated MT. York regarding evidence 'ken before the Board, and values stitied to.
 MT. Benton thought the hoist and , nprovemeais ou the Silver Spray ere worth S75, 900. Mr. Resy placed I like valuation on shis property. r. English suggested the Silver 'rsy was worth $i u00, 900. and Mir, ork slso. Like statements were ade by the same gentlemen, also by T r. kssy. Mir. Douglas told the ard it ~as none of the business of e board what she nines::wers worth ,s board considered the amount ol D taken out Of the mi.es, and She b 'pective locations Of them in value 6