Arizona republican., 1905-02-28

POLICE COURT-In the police court yesterday the Chinaman, An Lee, arrested the night before for maintain ing an opium joint, by non appearance forfeited his cash bond of twenty-five dollars. The same disposition was made of the white man arrested Tor smoking, only his bail bond was but ten dollars Leonidas Robles was sent below for ten days on misdemeanor charge.
 INCREASING SUCCESS-The Re publican has from time to time men toned the growing record of Frank Graham of this city is making on the coast as a jockey. Nearly every day adds to his reputation. His perform ances of the last few weeks, since he was permitted by the judges at Oak land to ride have been summarized. He has been in seventeen races; he has been within the money nine times and he has ridden four winners, Car rie in two races and Barney Dreyfus and Ethel Abott in one each. In one race he rode Barney Dreyfus second and in other races he came in third with the following horses: Barney Dreyfus. Rowena (a) and Emma Rou- bold. Of his seventeen mounts five were fifty to one shots.
 UNDERGROUND WATER LEVEL The present wet season cannot Of course have other than a very bene- ficial effect on the underground water resources of this valleys, though from the deductions of Professor Lee of the U. s. G. S., who spent a year in study ing the question. it would not be eX- pected that a noticeable effect would appear for a long time. His researches convinced him that most of the water entered the underground strata toward the upper end of the valley and that except in certain very loose formations it required years for it to reach the wells in the vicinity of Phoenix. It is interesting, therefore. to note that there has already been a notable rising of the water level in a few wells and reports from other wells will be looked for with interest. Special reference is made to the wells of the Phoenix Wa ter company It is said that during the recent rainy weather the water level has been rising at the rate of about an inch a day and one day the well at Eastlake park rose six inches. These wells may be especially well To- cated, but if they are so much the better. And if Prof. Lee has erred at all it Is pleasing also to know that he has erred on the side of conservatism and to hope that the situation is bet ter than was hoped for
 NEW ATIONS-Articles of the following corporations were filed in the office of the county recorder yesterday: Traction Company of America, capital stock S10.000.000. in corporators T. F. Deehan and V. H. Conkle; Katherine Goldfield Mining s,, corporators E. N. Hawkins and F. H. Van Courtland; the Nugget Mining & Milling con pany, Limited capital stock .$1OO, ,OOO. inccrporators F. Rosen, J. Berg and c. J. Peterson; Philadel- phia Goldffeld Mining company, capital stock S1O0,OOO, incorporators E. N. Hawkins and E. II. Van Courtland; Consolidated Water and Light compa ny, capital stock S100,000. incOrpora tors J. NJ. Nicholson, H. $. Blanchard and B. s. Boyce; Double o Mining company, capital stock s500,0 in- corporators r. H. CorthelI, J. C. Cor des and E. J. Tubbs; Goldfeld Gold Dust Mining company, capital stock $1 009, 900, incoTporators c. P. Helfrich, M. A. Crocker and J. H. Walton; Simp- son Page Lumber company. capital stock $5V.C00, incorporators w. l. All len, R. D. Keehn and C. M. F'ultz; Ne vada Copper Queen Mining company, capital stock s1.5OO,OOO. incorporators B. T. Hickman, 7. Kendall and c. T. Kendall; the Uncle Sam Oil company. capital stock $75,O0O. 900, incorporators H. H. Tucker and J. H. Ritchie; Tono- pah Silver and Gold Mining company. capital stock s1,000.O00, incorporators z. Kendall, A. J. Poak and B. Cicala; Lurline Goldfeld Mining company, capital stock s1,O0O, ,OOO, incorporators