The border vidette., 1903-05-02
ARIZONA NEWS.
Items of Interest from all over the
 Territory.

For many years cattlemen have been selling out their cattle on account of the high prices paid, with the inten- ton of re stocking when cattle were cheaper, but as the prices so persist entity stay up, these cattlemen have now commenced to re-stock, and this spring number of old ranches in southern Arizona are being fitted up ! for new herds.-Ex.
 J. P. Owen and party reached Tue I son from the Gro Blanco mines Mon day afternoon. He expects to leave with his engineers for the Sierritas this morning. Mir. Owen reports that a good body of ore has been developed at the Gro Blanco properties and that they have struck good body of water Two shafts are already down. lS0 and 200 feet in depth, respective ly. Sixty men are now employed upon the work at Gro Blanco.-Star.
 Il is said that prospecting in Cochise county was never more active than at present. Thls is particularly true of operations in the Dragoon and Chiri- cahua ranges, where great activity prevails. Among the most promising of the claims are the Old Territory, the Black Diamond, the Stone-Daly prop critics, tine Buena Vista and the Com monwealth mine. Among the people prominent in these operations is Mexico FIX.
 The editor of littl. paper in small Arizona town on the line of the Santa te applied to the superintendent for pass over the road. "Where does your paper circulated" asked the superintendent. "Wel,' r-plied the editor, ''two hundred copies go to New Mexico and B go to California. It goes almost every where. In fact, l have to hustle pretty hard to keep the paper from going to hell"
 It Is needless to say lie got the pass. -Searchlight.
 U. $. Attorney Nave has received letter from his father. Orville J. Nave, to tine effect that the latter is in receipt of plans and specifications for a five story store and office building which he will erect shortly on his premises on Church street adjoining the present offices of the U. $ attor. ney. The two adobes now standing will Le torn down shortly when work on the new structure will be con- menced The elder Mir. Nave IS chap plain of the Third Infantry regiment, now stationed at Fort Thomas, Ky. Star.
 A gold brick which weighs about forty pounds IS a recent arrival at the Bank of Arizona from the Braganza Company's Henrietta mine and mill, located about twenty five miles south of Prescott. About three weeks ago similar brick, few pounds less in weight, was brought in from the prop critics. As ten additional stamps have been added to the ten stamp mill on the Henrietta gold bricks may now be looked for with greater frequency. This property also ships a good deal of ore; net returns from carload recently shipped are about Sl.600. The con centrates also carry good values.- Prescott Courier.
 
 into the old Ajo copper mines. For nearly 100 years they have been work ed at irregular intervals. First, crudely, by the Mexicans, then by an adventur- ous band of American pioneers. again by Me&icans, and again by Americans for time " hen first opened, they produced much native copper and considerable traffic was kept up,be- tween the mines and the gulf cost. All at once the mines were abandoned. The camp was suddenly attacked by an overwhelming force of Apaches, and men, women and children were murdered by the wholesale. All northern Sonora was in mourning over the Ajo massacre.-Arizona Sentinel.
 Monday the new shaft at the United Verde reached a depth of 500 feet. The two shifts that have been at work sinking to the 500 will be continued until the 300 is reached. They are making about two feet day, which will require another 50 days to con- pete the work now planreI for the shaft.
 In making the new shaft sulphide ore was struck on the 600, and the shaft has never been at 1t since. It will be remembered that drift was then considered the main body of the United Verde ore to supposed ground. The 200 feet of ore from the 600 to the 800 IS only part of what Is now from deeper develorment.- Jerome Reporter.
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