Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-08-30

the territory would not listen to him. He made this explanation to show that he has at all times been willing to do the right thing at the right time. He declared that of all the representative mining men at the session he was ad- mittedly the most liberal of all the peo- pie there looking after the matter of mine taxation. He admitted that any increase that might be imposed upon the United Verde would cause some lit tie harm to the eOmpsny, but would be of incalculable harm to the mining in
 dustry of the territory in general. "We can stand it,'' said Mir Clark, "but
 others cannot. It means frightening away capital. We need this very thing right here in this section, and I am convinced that any move toward
 undue high taxation of patented
 mines will not only injure the small owner, but it will make investors du- bious of the country, and lead to re- suits that will hurt the country beyond calculation.
 At this stage of the proceedings Su- pervisor Sattes made the first intima- tion of his position. He declared that he was convinced that anything resulting in driving away capital should not be done. He then subsided and was heard no more during the morning session. Up to the noon hour there was a warm debate as to the ac tual valuation of the mine between Attorney Pattee and MT. Clark, Super visor Smith occasionally asking some pertinent question. 1t was more than ordinarily instructive to the average nearer, who might want information on the way of operating a big mine, but the results were not in evidence when all had been said. Both At torney Pattee and MT. Clark were well equipped with data to maintain their positions, and when the clock announced the noon hour the whole subject had been very well over.
 When the noon adjournment was talk en it seemed that there was a decided chance for an agreement, as both sides had evinced eonciliatory attitude as to minor details, and the arbiters seern- ed on the best of good terms. Much that had been said had apparently clos ed the gap between the county officials and the superintendent of the United Verde, and to the average outsider it seemed there was good chance for a fair compromise, despite MT. Clark s declaration that his company would op- pose any move to raise their property unless other mines were treated in the same manner and in the same proportion as to the increase. This was prac- tically the feeling apparent at the time the board took its recess for lun- cheon, but at 1:30 in the afternoon the amicable settlement of the case was decidedly shadowy.
 Beginning of the End.
 At about ? o'clock in the afternoon after the matter of valuation had been threshed over without any result, Smith declared he could see 10 profit in further talk, and said he for ,ne was willing that the matter should De disposed of by a vote of the board. He added that he felt convinced he had lked for nothing from the United Verde that was at all unreasonable, declaring that he believed MT. Clark, rom his own admissions, could not ind fault with his proposed increase o $1,25O,0O0. Then Attorney Pattee nterjected a remark as to the modesty If the claim made by the county, say ng all the county asked for was hare of what was properly due to it.
 Attorney Ellinwood, who in the in erim had made his appearance on the cene, had but little of importance to 'ffer, and when he caught himself at me time making a suggestion, apolo- ,ized by saying that he was there sim ,ly as an adviser upon the legal phase if any question in issue, and that he lad nothing whatever to do with as- either that of the United Verde or any other company or per on.
 The issue of the action of the terri orial board in doubling the assess nents on patented mines in Yavapai ounty then came up for fair share if comment, the district attorney re- erring to his opinion, and declaring hat there is no chance for that body Io1 l l,