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iwvl)HBWfy v-i nf 1 KfSVOL.1. NO. 16. Xr THE HEW SCH00L LAW iroKX LOCAL NEWS OF THE' WEEK, Official Directory Graham County BBmmtr Items of local Interest Gathered by Bfv "RnnorJors nn t.hnir Hounds. veHKSv 1 i CowNCtty Hurt Dunlap LsaitfcATCRB Geo.

Skinner, Joseph Fish. DoAtiD or Supervisors Henry 11111, Chairman, Clifton K. W. Hays, Member, Fort Grant. A.

II. Dennett, Member, Safford. II. L. Smith, Clerk, SoloraonWIle.

BUFRirr Arthur A Wight, SolomomUte ''Recorder Manuel Leon, SoIomon lite. Dysart, SolomomUte. htD'flllIV fT PBl'lI It CnlAnAlt tllrt Disr. Atiy Wlloy Jones, SoloraonNlllo Proratk Jui)r Geo. Cluff, Solouiom IHo.

Logan, ''olonwnrxlllo. MIcholcna. Solomont Ulo. G. I G.

N. RAILHOAD ayMBfc( gtfi 31 friPjBPf Mjfa TIME TABLE: 'Between BOWIUand FOKTTirOMAS. Taking effect May 31st, at 1,00 (p. in. 3o.l.

G'30 ft.ra A Aft nn! Vol Mathcvrsvllh: 5 OJ pia' "T17 a At i Pima a -I a.m I Ar 4 25. pm -Thatcher Lv. I It pm am. Lv 1 LV 4 OUpm ID am Ar Lv pm 29, am. Lv Ar 3 89 pm Vi 8 Am Ar Salomou Lv 3 10 pm Lv.

Ar 2 Jo pm tSf 21. a Lv Nllatich Lv 2 23 pm 4 S5 am Lv Big Wind M1E I Lv 2 HI pm SSIJO a.m Lv Ballej 'swells pm 1 10 57. a.m Lv Q.V.Q AN.js. 2 Lv.l 10 pin '11 00 HOWlOiJ Lv 1 00 pm MAiiutalu.Tisio Trains Kos. 1 2 run dally ciceplunday, eonncetlnc lth SoiithcrnUclflc It.

K.tl)owle for all points eatt and with Lay ton's stage line at Fort Tliaraas Jbr Sail Carlos, Globe City autl Tonto iiisln. 1 Stations have no ujonts. Telegraph fctitltiu flTho Company rensrt ft. Uie right to vary this fJ -schedule as t'lrrumitanccj maj LfoV HBESSKwSr UM. GAULAXU.

rrohldcnt. Arizona and It H. -Railway, TIME 2ABLE: Time table, -a 5 11 5 Jwt. 1. 1835 a Uolng Going North Ja South No.

I oo tLdsiburgtl 10 20 a ij uu pm 9 20 am no ArDtuiuill 8 20 am .2 10 pm LvDuncau 8 10 am bheld'nf 7 45 a la S2 4S Yurlis 7 ssmm 3 05 ra CaronaBo 7 25am 3 25 pin tUuthrie 7 10 am 3 55 USUllas 0 45 a-in 4 oo i tu Sidins 6 40 am 4 30 pm Ar Clltuint 1,1 a. ,.1 Trains run dally except Sunday Stop on Signal Leu PROFESSIONAL. UENTISTKX. W. E.

Brenner, Ueiitl.U ARIZONA Mas finished his to otllce arid pretmrediti) sots of false teeth froimSlOUO up. iTeth TpwlUvely otracted without iiln. at tho Uroes beck-Hotel. Orsics Hours Dlo 12 a.m. p.

in. W.JL Fonda. Jnitlce of the rnset tflAPEORD. ARIZONA Special attention gien tn coUeotlous Water rights bought and sold. Uraws detit.

and sillklndsof legal papers. Titles examined nllblwtracts Jartln, eweottbr pJos. II. Lies7t.rv, JtrloC.Sf ltll tl'ffSiOe, jp' ARIZONA SE IXaveyaiK luff duuetind All klndc of legal JBS1 drawn, stxT wjSaiWAJiir Ijiw filer TUCSON, ARIZONA IjUtrlet Attornry. Courts "tSCenral JaWibB'tBes(conducted and special Attention given -Jo WMer RlghU, Land and j' tAu B.

GdodtiB, Attatney at Law. AKIZONA rrnQtloaj.ln all Vhm ad Territorial Courts, iL AHrjutt at ARLSONA A(tmLi lj.iJstfl of Graham (County snuyMflHW" lit. Courts in 'ArUtiut H-- j. am. Kyt Jjuv.

i ni.iVTrtv. A1UZOSA. CiirpoitCo's IiuUdlne Mt SKinp r. Wrdh'lman' vin j. itrj riiyHiuiawaad HtrReou.

WMA ARIZONA. Calls answered promptly dsy'od night, OMcc. S'i et, i 1C1 I 1" Safford Drug tkti Manager. Jl'S jVItjcticiiHljK, Jatoixxt Ad ftvaryth'rlag iwunlly kapt in a jrwiM urug stpro. tefi ABOUT TOWN Ttreezf Little Notes of Ooneral Interest ricked up Here and There.

Wheat is now soiling at per hundred. Mr. P. Sullivan hnsnddod a largo addition to his residence. Wilbcr Ijains lias 'again roturiVcd to Safford.

David Mathows, of Mathowsvillo, was in tho city "Wednesday. John Koylo, of this place, started for Tombstovio yesterday. J. T. Owens keens tho finest lino ofshocs in town.

4-20 tf I. F. Canfpboll returned from Florence on Sunday last. A full lino of Millinery Utoek at T. Mininc'nion of the Lone Star district should not forgot that now is tho timo to got a smelter for tho treatment of thoir ores.

District Attornoy Jones mado a business trip to Thomas last "Wednesday, returning to Sdlomonvillo on Thursday. By a privato lotter from "Wm. A. juooay, oi 'L'hatchor, viio is per forming a mission on tho bamoa Islands, wo learn that -'his wife, who accompanied very ill and is not oxpected to slivo. T7o understand that tho now butcher shop to bo erected hero wrll bo run undor thodirm namo of French Montierth.

Tho build ing for tho same is tobo built immediately, on tho vacant lot just south of Campbell's flouring mill. A mooting has been called of tho stock holders of tho Safford Milling and -Merchandise Co. (o moot at tho 10 a. ra. next monday at tho Safford School house, for tho purposo of ropcrfling part of tho by-laws.

One day this weok, Mastor Ilarvy Foster, soni)f Mr. and Mrs. Foster, was kicked in tho faco with a colt which cut an ugly gash in his face. Dr. Wightman was compellod to take cloven stitchs in order to closo tho wound.

Tho patient is doing nicely now. E. M. Curtis, Thatcher's tinner, is now making fruit cans out of tin that will last for years, in which to cun this Quarterns ho sells at 00 cents per dozon, with sealing strings and two-quart cans at S1.25 per doz. Tin.

C'llllV On last Thursday tho largest family-gathering ever had in tho territory gathered together at Uishop Josoph Clulrs residonco at Central, in 'memory of tho 100th birthday of the Patriarch David Cluff. At about 10 o'clock a. m. lho guests began arriving. A table about 05 it.

long had boon arranged undor tho largo shade trees with whloh Mr. Cluff 8 lesulonco is surrounded, and promptly at 2 p. m. 104 nodple, 84 of whom wero Cluffs, sat down at ono of thb most sumptuous repasts over sorvod in tho valley, and that is fraying a great deal. Those present ranged all tho way from tho prattling babe to tho old gray headed man.

After dinner liad been sorvod Benj. CltffF, tho oldest son hero of tho Patriarch gavo a short biographical sketch of tho life of his father. Ho said in part: "My fathor was born in in JJTow Hampshire in 1795. Fought all through tho War of 1812; EmmigratedtoOhioinl831; Joined tho Mormon church in emmigrated to Salt Lake city in 1850, in a wagon he had built him self, located at Provo Utah, whero lie remained for several j'ears, finally coming to tho Gila wheie he dioth Ho was a pioneer all his lifo as his sons have been aiuco him. A program of songs and recitations were rendered during tho afternoon, and just boforc tho close ot ilio day a came ol base ball was played between tho Central team and a nicked nine of tho Cluff boyn, insulting in a hard earned victory for tho Cluff boys.

Tho days entertainment was concluded by social dancing par ty at tho meeting house. IH. M. K. If you want your tcoth fixed, go to Brenner, tho dentist, who lives in our town, Uo will do the job up in a manner that never will catiso you a frown, He will replace tho teeth that are missing and will not Oil a trip of tho tongue He will lix your mouth ing', and make you L.wi?oand;yoHn I i ifcl.inl StItimxjimF 3: Jtn GRAHAM As It la According; to One of The liest Teachors ol Tho County.

Much has been said in condemnation of tho now apportionment law, becauso upon its faco it appears to favor tho smaller districts and cripples tho larger ones; at least this is tho viow many tako of it, and according to a recent articlo an tho Jhtlhtin, it too, holds this viow. Tho ono crcat purposo of Till law is to onforeo iusticc. And whon lho School Superintendents of tho various counties lot fall tho hoavy hammer of justice, this unjustly condemned law will result in tho "greatest good to tho greatest number." Tho law does not say tho Superintendent shall Jirst 400 to districts having more than 10 and less than 20 census children, and 500 to districts having inoro than 20 children. 'Tho word Jiist docs not appear. But in connection with the above apportioning ho must apportion not loss than 20 per capita to all districts having an average attendance of moro than 25 children.

"We hold that at the fir3t apportionment to be mado undor tho now law tho Superintendent must ascortain tho percent of said apportionment duo tho $400 and 500 districts and at tho samo timo to ascortain tho percent duo tho districts entitled to tho 20 per capita and apportion to each their respective amount undor tho three di visions. And so on with each apportionment during tho school It will depend upon tho amount levied by tho Bosrd of Supervisors for school purposes whether or not tho smaller districts will receive their 100. For if the 820 per capita is not reached neither will tho 400 nor tho 500 be reached. Tho number of census children will cut no liguro in tho apportionment undor tho now law, and that will result in much good, for undor tho old law moneys wore unfairly uiviueu. oomo districts in our county could and did pay 80 and 90 per month to their teachers, maintained school for nino months, and then had hundreds of dollars surplus in their district fund.

"While othor and just as desorving districts practicing the strictest economy could only pay 40 per month to thoir teachers, maintained school not longer than six months and close, with no surplus whatever. Tho Bulletin suggests that the larger districts divido, and create a multitude ot small ones. We ask what cood will result from this? Truly if tli3 districts followed this advice, "general confusion" would bo tho result." Lot us examine tho lawupon tho proposition of dividing, Chapter Vll bee. 41 of tho School law roads: "No now district can bo formed un less tho parents or guardians of at least ten school census children, of such proposed now district, and residing at a greater distanco than two miles from any district bchool house, present a petition This law will prevent tho "geneial confusion" that othcrwjso might have taken place among our school districts. The only fault, and this is a serious ono, wo find with tho new law is subdivision four.

It reads: "All school monoys romainining on hand at tho ond of tho school year, to tho credit of any district or in tho rciorvo fund after making the appoitionmenl as beforo required, shall revert to tho general school fund of tho county." This law will encourago extravagance among the trustees, for each Board will see to it that thero is no rovertablo money to the credit of their district at the end of the school year. With this portion rcpealod wo do not hesitate to pronounce the now law a good one for Graham Co. A Tkachku. Ice Cream ami Mnur berry l'oitltal. Tho Willing Workers of tho M.

E. church, of Safford g.vvo an ico cream and strawberry festival in tho church building last Friday night. In tho foro part an interesting program of exorcises was tendered by thoso interested in tho church work. Among tho specified exorcises was tho recital of Damon and Phy thins by Miss Bertha IsTeese, of Solomonvule. Between and 10 o'clock a long table was erected from tho pulpit to tho doors on ono side of the church, and an able corps of ladies served tho cream and beriies.

An interesting feature of tho festival was the Art conducted by several ladies of tho church. This departure contained tho handy-work of tho Willing Workers, pin cushions, sachet hags, paper flower boqucts, and many othor articles of like nature wore displayed in profusion and for sale, On tho whole tho festival was a success, and tho ladies in charge oppressed thciru.ipijiCC selves thoroughly-satisfied. COUNTY, ARIZONA, JUNE 22, 1895. Evoryono hero is putting in all thoir spare timo and energy completing tho baso ball grounds and race track for tho Fourth. Merchant Ming has removed Jiis bar irom tho old quauors to tho rooms formerly occupied as a family residence.

Tho smiling faco of J. 11. Thomas, lato of Florence is now to bo seen bohind tho bar. Judge Blako was a visitor hero Saturday. Col.

Bridwoll is temporarily located at tho Graham house, and makes daily trips to tho hot springs for his rheumatism. Ho says tho springs aio doing him so much good that ho can now dispense with tho strap ho formerly wore on his leg. Prcst. Garlaud spent several days horo last weok looking over tho dopot site. It is now bolievod that tho dopot will bo located near tho residenco of Mr.

Leahy. Tho mad dog craze has taken a fresh start and several dogs havo been killed. Mr. Wills, father of Jihn and James Wills was sovorely bitttn by two vicious dogs and ho had his hands badly torn ono of then bitten quito through on Thursday last. G.

B. Fox. civil engineer for the railroad company has gono on an inspection tour over tho lino to Globo. Tho editor of tho Globo Silver Bdt passed through hero on Friday on route for Globo. J.

N. Porter, tho cattle King has gono to Kansas city with a load of cattle. The weather has been delightful for tho past few days; no wind and tho ovenings arc cool. Tho Alexander Bros, havo re ceived the now uniforms for tho B. B.

nino and thoy are beauties, I mean the uniforms, and if fine ap pearances will havo anything to do with tho gamos thoy will play out siders won't bo in it. Too much praiso cannot bo given tho boys for tho efforts thoy are making to mako the celebration on tho 4th a success. W. A. Boles, D.

H. Ming, H. C. Layton, M. A.

Leahy, George F. Kilmer and J. H. O'tfoil aro also devoting considerable time' and money to tho race track, grounds, etc. With such men as theso in tho harness there is tho doings on tho Fourth being a grand success.

E. C. N. Munn has gone to Silver City and Mogollon for a few days It is said that tho stage line between hero and Carlislo will soon change hands again. J.

II. Brown has returned from Clifton and is again at his desk. C. R. Worcs left for Tucson last Saturday but will return tho later part of tho month.

He bought a largo amount of ore last week. Tho minors seem very well pleased with his treatment. II. W. Child and wife arrived and passed on to Carlislo last Friday.

Geo. Jiaber went homo to Clifton last weok. Mr. Baber is a young man of good family and is a good boy. Chas.

Shannon wont to Clifton and out again last week. His bro thcr, Baylor, of Silver City, followed him to Clifton and came out with him. Judge Egan passed south last Saturday. Joe Terrell went to Colorado Springs. Col.

to visit his family. He is oxpected back this week, accompanied by his family. II. L. Donison and brother havo returnod from Denver to work tho Raven mino.

llov. Angel preached in tho school houso again last Sunday. Ho will prcaqh again tho first Sunday in July; let us all attend. Frank Billingsley spent two days in Lordsburg last weok. Mr.

Nicks wont along to show Frank around. II. C. Day returned from Kansas last Monday. He s.tys fioni San Mareial to Kansas the grass is knee high and that the corn crop back thoro will be simply immense.

W. E. Spaw moved into town this week. Ho has opened a and will divide the business with Mr. Nicks.

Mr. Owens, of Carlisle, spent sevoial days in town. L. Harrol has returned to this section again, after an absence of four years. Mr.

Harrcl has bought Mr. Smith's baler and will commence baling hay, doing custom work, at 2.00 per ton. Jir. A. J.

dmiin nas vented his and will leavo with his faunas jy for the Rio Grand; country this T77i Globe A tetter to 3Ir. llcnnett. A. H. Dear Sir; I am very sorry to havo to inform you of tho death of your dear boy, but it was beyond all human power to save him.

Ho had completely recovered from tho small pox and was leady to start homo Monday but changed his mind on account of being weak. Ho had bought his tickot, which with tho balanco of his effects is in my possession, subject to your orders. What caused his death was an ulscration of tho tonsils and glands of tho neck and a very bad state of tho stomach. Everything was done that cnuld bo tor his re lief but to no avail, and every person is filled with grief and sympathy for you and his mother. Frank expended all money oxcept 1.30 for railroad ticket and other necessary expenses, and knowing you as I do, I took tho liborly of defraying tho funeral expenses myself, which amount to 35, and had him buried in a way I know you would desire.

I will inform j'ou later when you can remove his body. Respectfully yours, John W. Roberts. It has been reported that Frank died from neglect, and to show tho utter untruthfulness of tho slanderous report tho above letter from tho health officer at Nogalcs is published by request of Mr. Bennett- .0.

jMlnlnir NotcN. 'v Messrs. Blako and Vaughn havo let a contract to havo Oro taken out of tho Bcllo mino in tho Lono Star District. Messrs. Murphy and Ryan, the mining men who visited tho Lono Star district last wepk, have promised, that if tho mino owners in that district will agree to furnish 50 tons of oro per day, bearing not less than 10 per cent copper, thoy will erect a smeller and reduction works at Safford.

Mining men, this is your chance. Take advantago of it and securo tho mill. It will be tho means of developing the mines and making monoy for the miners and mino owners at tho samo timo. Thero is no question but that tho mines over thero will produco many times 50 tons of oro per day, thereforo thero is no reason why tho mill should not be erected. A Correction.

II. C. Layton writes us from Ft. Thomas that in our statement last weok that tho mails wero detained in Globe 24 hours longer than thoy ought to bo on account of tho change in tho schedual, wo wero in error, and that tho facts aro as follows: When tho G. V.

G. N. changed thoir schedual between Bowio and Thomas it throw the mail tooi lato to connect with our stago at Pima. Honco mail would have to lay ovor thoro about 22 hours and by order of P. O.

Supt. Flint I mado arrangements with tho railroad to carry tho mail from Pima to Thomas and leaving Thomas at o'clock a. m. put tho mail into Globo 13 hours earlier than it would get thero if I run on my schedual time, and tho mails coming out of Globe leave there 11 hours behind tho schedual timo, hut it connects with tho same train as it would if I left there on time. By this means the mails aro not detained at all, they simply lay over at Globo 11 hours instead of laying over at Pima 15 hours.

Fencing; the Square. Dr. Wightman informs us that the people of Pima are, putting a good substantial fence around tho public square. Thoy also intend to plant a grovo of shade trees on tho samo, leaving just enough opon space for a ball ground, and as soon as possible pipe tho water from Cluffs ranch which has been dovelopod through the tunnel system, to Pima and havo a fountain on tho square. Preparations aro being made now to manufacture half-round brick with which to build tho piping.

i Mine Closed. On Tuesday evening a notice was posted at tho old Dominion mine which informed tho omploycs that tho mino had shut.down until further notice. Moro than this we havo not been informed. The pump men havo been rotainod. Thero is uo work in Globo at present for miners.

Our (streets aro filjed with idle mon. Mll'IC'i: or DISSOLUTION. Public notice is hereby given that lho partnership heretofoie existing under tie firm name of Fonda Patton, and doing business at Safford and Globe Arizona is dissolved by mutual consent from and after this date And all bills duo to and from the Safford House will bo settled by and with W. Fonda and all bills due to and from the House will bo settled by and JWisjaS cKMmfWSniu wW9BKMmJlFv Peraltareavis, the Would.be Monte Cristo. HIS INHERITANCE A DELUSION.

Monlhon, of Plicnlx, Tells Some Interesting Talcs About lteavlos. Following will bo found tho gist of the tcstimonoy of Mayor Moni hon, of Phcnix, and James Addi son Peraltaicavis in famous land grant case, which is hero on account of the grant covering the whole of tho Gila valley: Ex-Mayor James D. Monihon, of Phonix, testified in tho Peralta land grant case on Juno 13th. Ho told how Dr. Willing had come to in the sixties, and had tried to sell him a half-interest in tho Peralta grant.

Willing told Mr. Monihon it was a floating grant nnd proposed that thoy go in and locato it in such a way as to bleed tho mining companies. Mr. Monihon said ho told Willing it was pretty bad business trying to got tho people's homes away fiom them in that way, and refused to havo anything to do with the project. Ho warned Willing to drop it.

Some year3 later Reavis came to Phonix as correspondent of aan jbrancisco papers and Mr. Monihon took him in hand and showed him tho Salt River valley. Thoy drovo about for several hours until thoy camo to a place which prompted Reavis to say: "This is just what I havo been looking for?" Then Reavis said ho know where thoro was a floating grant. Ho told Monihon ho believed ho would locato his grant over tho valley. He said ho was going to Prcscott to get the papers irom ur.

willing. Some years afterwards Mr. met Reavis on a train coming out of St. Louis. Reavis, dressed so finely in broadcloth and a high hat, that Mr.

Monihon took him for a preacher. Reavis told Mr. Moni; hon on that occasion that gjio iliad changed tho, boundaries, of jho grant tcavoid "the PJichix Canal company wmch'waslUb strong for hiuifr riEAAUSTAKES THE STAND. Reavis" took tho stand in a very smiling, insinuating way, bogged pardon of tho court for not addressing himself constantly to them, oxplaimng in his Chesterfield way that ho niont no discourtesy, etc. Beforo ho had been on tho stand two hours ho found that Attornoy Matt.

Reynolds had him a snort ing, cornered witness. Still at noon timo, ho, passed away tho recess by telling aniusing stories, to show his perfect possession of calm unruffled feelings, 'but "when" he again took tho witness stand "it? was observable that ho lacked tlio confidence of tho morninsr. Tho most important admissions of the day wero that tho reason ho mado the search abroad for further docu ments and papers was that he mado up hi3 mind that there must be further evidence. When pushed by Roynolds as to whether it was not the report of Survoyor General Johnson that had been his real educator and started his now departure, he answered that he and his attorneys realized that tho man who wrote that report know Span ish law and ho had got to comply with it, that ho had faith ho would find the ai chives all right. Later in tho day ho confessed ho lost faith in this claim about 1883, that is in tho claim ho presented through the "Willing deed; that ho even then know of his wife's existence, and behoved she had a title.

Still ho afterwards admitted that ho pressed tho claim of himself until 1887. Admission after admission was forced out of him. He finally told about the burning of two railroad depots in Spain to destro3' his valuable evidence, which fortunately miraculously escaped, and he intimated to tho court that ho thought Surveyor-General Johnson could possibh' enlighten them on tho subject. His testimony was bitter when ho reached Johnson and Monihon. Ho was never a correspondent for the Alta California; remembered that ho drovo in sight of the junction of tho Gila and Colorado rivers on ono of his trips with Monihon, but did bo moro for tho purposo of following up an irrigation ditch in which thoy were driving than to seo the junction of the rivers.

Ho further stated that during all his trips to that country, although writing for newspapers he was in reality looking over this property. He, however, would not admit that he was doing so for (ho purpose of locating tho grant. He also denied thatfho hadjStated toMonilion that and.was KOingttollooato.itnnithatvwlloyaiSli MM BUI Til HTsi.Ti in. ter ESTABLISHED 189 of this grant so it would eteht miles further south. tinuing ho said: "The changes which tho attornoy referred to are tho changes, I guess, in tho vcriom' petitions I havo filed for this grant and thoy will explain "themselves.

Tho grant, from my standpoint originated upon established meaa urements, which existed long my conception, therefore ray concoptibn could not enter fnto or chango them in the least. This is all very amusing. Mr. Churchill, Royal A. Johnson and otacr distinguished Arizonains were very.

mnrli infrdvarrl in tinvitiir ilin mvint Of lnnnl.fl 4t.n if fero with some of their important interests. I merely slated that whatever location tho government, mado I would acquicseo in, and the location as formerly made was practically by tho government, although Gv. Powers contended lho center should bo in the center of tho Gila liver and Mr. Hopkins agreed with him, and at first I placed tho location where thcythought it should be." HE HAS PAID. a Ho said that tho amount bt.lf? money which he had secured from jtr corporations upon tho grant for leases and quit claims was he also received 5,000 from the Case Grand Land Improvement Company of Now Jersey; from the Cas'a Grando Land and Ira, provement Company of Wyoming; 30, 000 ofthoCasaGrando'Land Improvement Company of Arizona.

Jlo also admitted that he got from tho Silver King mino for a iclcaso and that tho Southern Pacific railroad paid him 50,000 for a riglj't of way. Ho also said that ho was at ono timo in tho cm-ploy of tho Southern Pacific Company in the law department. Ho also testified that ho had an agroemont with Mr. Collins of San'( J5 rancisco, to mrnish mm moneyv; wnenevcr no couia, ior which he was to take an interest in this grant as security; that ho received 500 a month while in Europe; that ha va3 thoro over twclvo months, that while thore Mr, Mackoy paid him 5,000 a year and that ho received from Rosencranes of San Francisco, about 5,000. Jjfnitcd States Attorney Roynolds askYd hjiri what ho had done with mis which ho had secured from theso companies.

He that ho had lived on it and spent about making surveys, and upon being prdssod closely, ho ad-, nutted that ho had used the greater portion of it in perfecting his title to this property. Ho was then asked why he had entered water claims under the public land law of tho' United States whiioTieTiad Tvhaflie ed to bo a perfoct grant to the property, and he answered that he had never thought much of the grant anyway. It was tho water ho was after. NOT A LOVER OF MONEY, am not a lover of money, said Mr. Reavis, "but I am a lover of development and building up of the country and I went to Arizona with the idea of building up the country and establishing a colony there.

Tho water rights which I established belonged exclusively to myself, and in establishing this' colony we received very small compensation for thot land, usually -about 12 1-2 cents an acre, and tire water right varied from 5 to JB an acre, according to tho location." Ho added that he had now on his books charges and accounts to tho amount of 5,330,000, the water being tho only valuable feature of these transactions, in- volving in no way lho confirmation of this grrnt nor depending upon it. Ho further said ho had a smt against tho governmnnt in the court of claims for 10,000,000 that' it was now pending, and was based upon the same class of testimony as that filed in this court. i After tho recess for dinner Mr. Reavis continued. Ho stated that he changed tho boundry to thevf place where it is now; that it is eight miles south of wheft) it was established according to what Powers thought was correct, that is, tho center being at the Gila river; but ho changed it to what he thought was correct, and made the center this monumental rock, that tho seal mado of lead and silver, as ho stated ho never produced in Arizona; he further stated that lie received it from Mariano Garcia one'oftha witnesses to the will of Don Miguel Peralta and had the original in Denver; hut upon ing questioned closely, he, would not admit that there was anyone in Denver who conld snd it to him, nor couid he get it.

He denied that ho prpdticod the original Arizona ai stated by Surroww General Johnson, stating further uittu isuimi ku wme ue nrM ooeaiwe. acquainted grant Whihw vd rfHurroa 10 jLr. vh a epmsi )4 grant iftvyeivsMiatii Was a IM KHak tBTCMHM W1M5 roachfjIllgSJl -4, 1 A tr v. MC6 'N.