Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-02-12
GEoDETIc SURVEY ESTABLISHES
MERIDIAN

Interior Department at Washington
notifying MIN tha, the ella and Salt
River valley base and meridian had
0ccn established by engineer Of the
Gcodctic survey at ~ degrees, Is min.
utcs and 23D77 seconds west of Green
wich, instead Of IL degrees, " min
utcs and 70 seconds, as given iu cngin.
GERS aud surveyors text books, ac.
cordlng 20 the statement OF County
Surveyor Park Latimcr, who arrived
home yesterday morning from 90 visit
To the Territorial capitol
when asked whN change thi. Ioca
ton OF the ella and Salt River base
and meridian would have ON bis sur.
ycy OF the line of Yayapai AMI No.
nave counties. made short time ago.
Mr. Latimcr said: "it Will establish
'hc line about $500 feet east Of whore
located IL near Nelson. or 600 fees
east Of the line a. established by
Engineer fricl Of Laos Angclcs, who
made observations for Mohayc county
with Mount Floyd as his base, instead
If the Gla and Salt River meridian.
Ynvapai county viii still have q strip
two and half miles in width which
has always been claimed by Mohavc
county and which has u good deal Of
taxable property located in il. The
expense Of the surveys will bee very
little when tnc amount in taxes rccciv
ed annually from the strip is taken
into consideration.
My survey of the line aroused more
or less interest in southern counties in
their boundaries Yuma county en-
ploycd Prof q. h. smith. of the Uni
versity of Arizona at Tucson to cstab
lish point on the boundary line of
Yuma aud Maricopa counties on the
Southern Pacific railroad. By astronom.
zeal observation he established the
intersection Of the boundary line and
the Southern Pacific railroad. near sun
set, which shows that Yuma county is
entitled 10 strip four miles and 1919
feet in width, the entire length of Mar
icopa county, always claimed by Mari.
copa since the line was established by
survey in 1889. The acquisition Of
this strip by Yuma county will Increase
It's tax roll 10 an apprcciablc extent. -
While in Phoenix Mr.. Latimcr con.
ferrcd with the county surveyor of
Marieopa county concerning survey
Of the boundary line of Yavapa and
Mnricopa counties. The Maricopa coun.
ty surveyor will confer with the board
OF supervisors of his county on the
matter at tne next meeting Of the
board. N Is possible that survey of
the boundary line will result.
The board Of supervisors Of Yuma
county has invited tne supervisors of
Maricopa aud this county to have their
county surveyors join the Yuma county
surveyor in joint survey Of the bound.
aries Of the respective counties where
they touch each other and IL il possible
that such nm expedition will be arrang
ed, each county to pay it's pro rata Of
the expense. Yavapai county appears
to nave everything to gain and nothing
10 lose In such nm eVont
Indications now are that the dispute
over the Mohave and Yavapai bound
AIRY line, instigated by Barney Smith,
chairman Of the board Of supervisors,
will result benefcially to Yavapai coun.
~ as the gain in taxes collected in the
newly acquired territory will more
than counterbalance the expense Of the
surveys in very short period More.
over, II Is believed by many old time
residents of the southern part Of the
county that the Marieopa county line
will be located "a considerable distance
south from its present location as
claimed by the Marieopa county super.
visors, should n new survey Of the line
be made. This, In itself, will add fur.
Their to this county's tax roll, as sew.
eral promising mining claims, patented
and unpatented, and considerable tax.
able property, are located near the
boundary and may be proven, by sur.
vey, to be in Yavapai county.
WOOL BUYER TAKES A GLOOMY