Arizona republican., 1906-09-16

the way they are going ahead James Britton of the Signal COppeI company. which is developing claim. in the Bill Williams country. was ir town this week looking over the coun- try with a view of making SaIome their freighting point. A good road is already built through Tank Pass. the Grace Valley Development company having expended about a thousand dollars on it, and with a little addi- tional work on the desert this point will be the nearest and most access sible for the upper Bill Williams and the Planet section.
 J. T. Woods of Corsicana. Texas i has taken a bond on some claims owned by Ryan and Hall in the Gran ite Wash range. four miles west of here, and has started a small force of men at work sinking shaft and doing other development work Considerable l ore was worked from this property l with an arastra about thirty years ago and the indications for a good mine are in evidence.
 The Harqua Hala and Golden Eagle ! are in need of some good white miners Two shifts are being worked and con 1 siderable work is being done above ground
 i The Hercules pump is now running. forcing water into the reservoir on top of the hill and from there by gravity to the mine.
 John Martin and Barney Quinn will leave for Los Angeles and coast points about the 18th to enjoy a late summer vacation. Martin Bros. and Jones have the three largest of the old Grace Valley l lOnTl1anf ed down by the depot and Contractor Higgins has started on the fourth
 Quite number of people from Bouse's Wells were up early in the week to attend the Winters Enos trial involving certain land rights at the new town of Brayton. The jury dis agreed, or, in the words of the fore man, Five of us is for Winters but We can't do nothing with the other fellow A new trial was ordered for the Sth of next month, before Justice Quinn.
 Justice Quinn this week removed e small child from the possession Of Section Foreman Swartz. a compIains having been made that the child was not being properly fed or cared for A telegraphic request was received from the childs father in Oregon to d wire was received and the child was taken to Phoenix by Mrs. c. NJ Hig- gins to await the arrival of the father Several of the regular winter visit ors have come back to renew deYel- opment work and others are expected daily, among them being Colonel Judd of the Cinnibar and Eagle Eye proper ties and Richard Darling of the Valen- zuela Copper company. The time of year is rolling round When miners must protect their
 ground
 To hold it means assessment work With Uncle Sam you cannot shirk, But ten-fo holes upon each claim Makes mining life dead hard game. Unless you're one of those who have
 the wit
 To figure ways and means of beat
 ing it.
 Who says he likes to make a winter With flour. spuds. some beans and
 bacon,
 It's pleasure trip-assessment fakin': Some good tobacco and some miners
 tapers. A tent, a good warm bed and Phoenix
 papers And most any Hassayamper'H satisfy Assessment laws-or leastwise try. Up each morn at nine or ten o'clock. Three hours spent in examining rock. Two hours more for the noontims
 grub. And then to work-ah, there's the rub! With rusty pick and the last years
 dump man who ,,-o,,I,7 ,,--,,,
 chump.
 A few licks there and a deep scratch Is assessment enough for one short
 year;
 So notice is wrote on a wooden block | And propped up against a handy rock: | Everybody take notice, and they will ! This assessment work has been done
 by me;
 You can tell from the looks of this
 great big dump This claim ain't open for you to jump A claim for each day is dead easy |
 enough
 For a prospectOr used to running a
 bluff
 Freshen each dump till the ground is
 all loose,
 HN up S AS" HOllCe ana then va
 moose.
 From neighboring camp get some |
 cans that held meat, Milk, corn and tomatoes, to prove that
 you eat, And any twelve miners in old Yavapai N1ll sit as jury and swallow your lie.
 D. W. HALL. When you die you will be just as