The border vidette., 1903-01-03
ARIZONA NEWS.
Items of Interest from all over the
Territory.

Recently seizure was made by the
American customs officials at Doug las
that was morally wrong, if technically
right. A poor Mexican widow living
in Aqua Prieta had a small flock of
goats from which she eked out a bare
existence. A few days ago, while graz
ing without keeper they strayed over
to the American side. Just then an
American line rider happened along
and he seized the goats. They were
subsequently advertised and sold. 1t
is doubtful whether, under strict in
depreciation o. the law, they were sub
ject to seizure. There was no apparent
attempt at SIN juggling. They were sim
ply estrays. At any rate a point
might have been strained aad the poor
woman have been given back her ami
mall. l..-International.
L. II. Manning has secured the con-
tract to furnish merchandise to the
employees of the Southern Pacific
Company. This contract which is
now held by the Norton-Drake Com
pany is good for one year and is con-
sidered a valuable acquisition. 1t
takes effect about the middle of Janu-
ary. The firm of L. Ii. Manning IL
contract Post.
One of Arizona's industries that
promises to become notable some day
is that of goat raising. There are
several enterprises in that line now
launched and the prospects seem good
for all of them. The goats live where
cattle would die and are said to yield
big returns on the money. DIR. l.. @.
Toney engaged in the goat business
year or SO ago i'll the vicinity of Mesa
City and few days ago made
Goat company whose headquarters are
in Bisbee. Instead of getting out of
the business the doctor expects to get
into it bigger than ever for he took
stock in the company for his goats of
which there were about two hundred
full blood Angoras. The range of the
Western Goat company is in the Hua-
chuca mountains.-Ex.
The object of the law requiring
annual work is, that the holder of a
mining claim shall give substantial
evidence of his good faith. The labor
is not required to be applied in any
particular manner, SO long as it is
unquestionably devoted to the claim
1t must not be such as to raise ques-
tion as to its purpose. This labor
may be in excavating, erection of
works for mining and placing machin:
cry. Any building, machinery, road
way or other improvements used in
connection with and essential to the |
practical development of the claim,
and having direct relation to the
development of the claim, constitutes |
assessment work. Picking rock from
the walls of a shaft or tunnel, or along |
the groupings of ledge in small guam
titles from day to day, making tests
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ing and examining it under a glass, |
crushing it and panning it out and |
carrying it away and making assays
of it in an attempt to find the pay
shoot is not such as the law will |
permit to be claimed as assessment |
work. The placing upon the ground
of machinery, lumber, tools, etc
which are not used, but subsequently |
removed to another claim for the
purpose of doing a similar duty. as
assessment work, is sham and a |
fraud and will not stand A ssess-
ment work may be done in tunnel
being driven to develop several veins,
the owner doing 500 worth of
work for each claim in the group
directly benefited by the driving of |
the tunnel. As the character of the
rock varies greatly, the amount of
work must be determined by the
wages paid in the district or State
where the claim is located, a full |
800 worth being required. Mining
Scientific Press.
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