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Show . -m Eaolevillk, Iron Co., Jan., .", lS7u. Editor Ucs'.ret AVtt'jt.- Dear Sir.- On the 2Sth of AuRustla.st, Mr, N. II. Car-low Car-low came into our rettlemeut as Af lessor les-sor of Lincoln county, Nevrda He required re-quired a list of our taxable property for assessment in that county, lie Htateed, as a reason for his demand, that a United States commission 4-r establishing es-tablishing the boundary line between Utah and Nevada would be through here in a few nays, and that reports had reached him that there was but little doubt of our being iu Nevada. Furthermore, Furth-ermore, tthat the time allowed by the law of Nevada, for the assessment of taxes had nearly expired, and pernaps it might t-ave'him considerable trou-i ble and expense to make the a.ssejsmeut then. Said Carlow, did not claim that the assessment was legal, uuless the adjustment adjust-ment of the boundary line should establish estab-lish the fact that we were citizens of Nevada. The citizens of Hagle and Spring Val-lep Val-lep did not eee the necessity of this premature pre-mature assessment in the light Mr. Car-low Car-low did. They placed in his hands a written protest against his proceedings, of which a copy was retained. This protest stated inlj substance that we were still citizens of Utah Ten i lory; and should continue to consider ourselves our-selves as such, unlil the boundary line between Utah and Nevada was est ib-lished ib-lished by proper authority, when, if we were set oil' to Nevada, ss law abiding citizens, we should pay our taxes to that State, and, further, that at present we did not recognize recog-nize the light of the State of Nevada or any portion of it to assume jurisdiction jurisdic-tion over us. This protest Mr. Carlow agreed to tile, with his returns, to the pruper authorities of Lincoln county. Sometime previous to the appearance of Mr. Carlow, we had been aseesped, as usual, by the as.-essor of Iron county, with the expectat ten, on his part of taking tak-ing no farther action in the matter until un-til the boundary line was established. The supposed commission for defining defin-ing the boundary line between Utah and Nevada, proved to be Lt. Wheelr's exploring party, and we supposed the subject would be allowed to reat until we were properly notified as to our future fu-ture condition. In October following, notices requiring requir-ing the payment of taxes, dated lUIto, Oct., lMh.lS'jy, aud signed, Peter Good-fellow, Good-fellow, county treasurer, and addressed to the tax payers of Lineolu county, were sent to our settlements to be posted. On the 2dth inst, a Mr. Kit ter, claiming claim-ing to be sherriM" ot Lincoln Co, appeared ap-peared in our settlements, and served writs on the tax payers of Kai;Ie and Spring valleys wherein they are required to appear, in the Justice's court, township town-ship of Hiko Lincoln Co., on the 2Si.li of Feu. 1STU, lo answer complaint of the State of Nevada, wherein it sues for the recovery of delinquent taxes forlSmi, with ten per cent interest tuerton for delinquency. Mr.'Kitter acknowledged that he failed to comprehend the legality of this proceeding, but stated thatlie was only carrying out the instructions of those under whose orders he was required re-quired to act. He was fully advised that It would not be wisdom to attempt to enforce the collection of uch taxes, until we became citizens of Neva-la, when there would be no necessity of doing so, as wo were a law abiding people. This is a short and -simple sta'ement of the facts in these novel proceedings. They speak for themselves. : Kespectfully, Your brother in the Gospel. Jamks A. Little. |