Arizona republican., 1904-02-04

certainly doing an enormous business both in dry and wet goods. as also in hay and grain. His wagons are on the road every day coming in or going down after supplies.
 Wm J. Osborn has come here to join hIs brothers, John and Neri, in developing the Ben Hur Their work is now on a SOO-foot tunnel to strike the big dike several hundred feet from the top. Wm J. Osborn is a most well come acquisition to our church af- fairs. assisting Mr Fleming as class leader and Sunday school superinten- dent.
 The Mormon Girl starts its mill next week after a long and veXatious de-, lay, to which I have heretofore allud- ed. It is said to be the most com plete of it's capacity in the territory. They have machinery to save all that can possibly be saved and the produc- tion of from $500 to $1 900 worth of bull lion per day.
 Geo. w. Fleming is yet developing the old Fleming group of that name. and to his eXacting satisfaction He expects, if adequately supported, to have a fine gold producer a year or less hence. For many years Uncle Charley and his nephew worked on "stringers'' leading to contact vein. So long as their water lasted. the pro- duct of two days in a week by arast- ring gave them a good living, so amazingly rich were their stringers. It seemed pitiful that both the Elem ings should die ignorant of the fact that their last drilling was within very few feet of their contact vein; that both should endure more CT less of privation which this discovery would have prevented. At last, it was dis covered; it was as high of grade as Uncle Charley had expected, but larger in volume. The surviving brothers are now developing the property.
 Supt. Gates has quite a force to work on the Sierra Alta he expects to have means to keep at work all winter.
 A. s. Mills late editor of the e. En- terprise" and an apostle Of Bryan, is ardently developing what is reported to be an amazingly rich gold vein on Gold Hill He is now as gold-buggy as he was the reverse some time ago. He is preparing for the speedy consum- nation of his lifelong dream of be- coming a husband and father; we are congratulating him in advance to his infinite satisfaction.
 Last year the creek from here to its head was white with sheep, and so also was the region between here and the Verde. Now on account of the drouth and the scarcity of feed in this vicinity the sheep bands are mostly between the Verde and the Mazatzal range. This is a situation very much to the satisfaction of Logan Morris and James GibsSn, whose cattle seem to be doing well. But as expected, the sheep have driven the cattle out. There is not one steer here now to twenty steers, ten and fifteen years ago. Section 3S55 of the laws of 1901 was enacted for the benefit of this, and other counties, whose cattle valuation has been diminished by sheep invasion, whereby transient sheep herds can be assessed while here for shearing and lambing Last year Judge Mccormick sent a great many reports of the Scrt to the county treasurer; the sheep men were entirely willing to comply with it. He expects the same willing ness this year. and to make a greater number Of reports as the sheep come in for shearing. There may be a re- luctance on the part of those inclined to lay too great a stress on the claim ed exemption of lambs. To what eX- tent section 3S55 compensates for the enormously diminished cattle taxation we do not know; but some taxpayers up hSfe are appreheEsive and request me as one Cf the Republican staff to ask the county board to inquire into the matter; also to suggest to the as- sessor and prosecuting attorney that they make such investigations as may prevent any deficiency in this tax this year. These reports will be made from Phoenix, Mesa and Tempe, as well as from Cave Creek. NATIVE.
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