When the New Mexico tax assessors were beginning their annual tax assessment the wealthy Luna brothers would drive thousands of their sheep across the Arizona line to the St. Johns and Concho areas to avoid taxes. --- J. A. Becker

    

WEEKLY ARIZONA MINER        PRESCOTT, ARIZONA              November 22, 1873

    LAND CLAIMS.--The Luna Bros., of Los Lunas, New Mexico, notify the public, through the MINER, that they claim certain tracts of land in the eastern part of this county and Territory. Their "notices" will be found among the new advertisements, and are to remain in the paper one year.

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LEGAL NOTICE

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That I, the undersigned, claim and have this day located and taken possession of, for agricultural and grazing purposes, a tract of land described as follows:

Commencing at this stake, which is the northeast corner of the claim, and running south one mile to a stake; thence north one mile to a stake; thence east to place of beginning, including what is known as Malpais Springs, about forty-eight miles northeast from Camp Apache, in Yavapai county, Arizona, and on the road leading from said Camp Apache to New Mexico.
                                                                                  MELQUIADES LUNA.    July 25, 1873

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NOTICE

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That the undersigned, claim and have this day located and taken possession of, for agricultural and grazing purposes, a tract of land described as follows:

Commencing at this stake, which is the northeast corner of the claim, and running south two miles; thence west one-eighth mile; thence north two miles; thence east to place of beginning, including what is known as Concho Springs, on the head of Concho Creek, a tributary of the Little Colorado river, and situated to the west of the wagon road leading from Camp Apache to the Little Colorado river, in Yavapai county, Arizona.
                                                                                  JESUS MARIA LUNA.    July 25, 1873

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NOTICE

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That I, the undersigned, claim, and have this day located and taken possession of, for agricultural and grazing purposes, a tract of land, situated as follows:

Commencing at this stake, which is the northeast corner of the claim, and running south two miles to a stake; thence west one-eighth mile to a stake; thence north two miles to a stake; thence east to place of beginning, including what is known as the Lake Springs; situated about one mile southeast of Concho Springs, and on the west side of the wagon road going from Camp Apache to the Little Colorado river, in Yavapai county, Arizona.
                                                                                   ANTONIO JOSE LUNA    July 25, 1873

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WEEKLY ARIZONA MINER        PRESCOTT, ARIZONA             November 22, 1873

LEGAL NOTICE

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That I, the undersigned, claim and have this day located and taken possession of a tract of land, for agricultural and grazing purposes, described as follows:

Commencing at this stake, which is the southeast corner of the claim, and running west one-quarter mile to a stake; thence north one and a half-miles to a stake; thence south to place of beginning, including what is known as Mineral Springs, situated about forty-two miles northeast of Camp Apache to the Little Colorado river, in Yavapai county, Arizona Territory.
                                                                                      TRANQUILINO LUNA    July 25, 1873

From the files of Jack A. Becker.