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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1896
Page
4
Registration figures place Graham County third on the voters list after Maricopa and Yavapai in reading order. The Walnut Grove dam in Yavapai County, swept away in 1890, is to be rebuilt. The old dam stood 110 feet high and flooded several acres.
The Pierce mine shaft in Cochise county has reached about one hundred feet, sinking five hundred feet from the Bonanza mine. The new shaft shows up equally with the original, indicating the immense ledge runs deep and grows richer with depth, a notable discovery for the mining world.
General Manager Towsey of the Anglo American Canaigre Company has hired 25 men to cultivate leased land near Tempe. Last year 500 acres were planted with the tannin root, with 500 more planned this year. The company, capital in the millions, will expand to 2,000 acres next year and build a large tannin factory, projecting significant yearly income as canaigre becomes a leading local industry.
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