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Show THE HILLS AKK JTJLL OF THEM! The cruise for land has sent searchers and locators into every nook and corner of the foothills roundabout Salt Lake City. The army of observation, which, for lo! these many years, has made the street corners of this city tho center of its operations; its oircunifercuco extending extend-ing to the farthest pointof Whisky Cape, has sent some explorers into adjacent ad-jacent country to spy out the land. Three years ago, land on the north bench, patented in 1877 or thereabouts, was not considered worth enough to levy and collect taxes ou. Now tho owners of that property might be considered bloated land holders, if not millionaires, and will "kick" like army mules against an 8 mill tax. "One man's meat is another man's poison." Wluitas the tax gatherer's gath-erer's meat and drink is the taxpayer's abomination. Now stakes .are being driven ou the hillsides wherever there is soil enough fouud to hold them. Land laws aro studied as never before to find hrsks and crooks ou which to hang a location, cither agricultural, mineral or any other kind. Former locations are watched by sharp eyes to discover discrepancies, lapses und loopholes, so that the old locator' dreaming in fatal security that he is all right, will some tine umrning find himself him-self hoisted by aa explosive notice of contest or relocation filed against him, Well, these are indications of stirring times, and no live man will whine, ulthough ho may bo the loser by dozing whilo other men aro wide awake. |