The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1903-02-07
Sam McCullar is on the sick list.

H. B. Shreve has returned from
three months prospecting in So
nora.
Arthur f. Crepin, of the Patago-
nea Commercial company, came
down from Patagonia last evening
and returned home this morning.
Thursday night Sheriff Turner made
a flying trip into the country on official
business. He returned yesterday.
The house warming at Neil Il
Halke's "Arcade" Saturday night was
great success and every body reports
Halke did the honors all were and well
treated.
The VIDETTE has been informed on
reliable authority that the Creston-
Colorado gold mines at Minas Prietas
have been sold to John Gates and as :
sociates for SlO,OOO.oOO gold. If our
informant is correct, then there will
be something doing" at the big gold
camp, and that soon.
Vol. l, No 2, Gentleman and
Miner" published at Tucson, by Frank
NJ. King and Brother, has arrived and
like No. l, is cluck full of live news
of interest to the cattleman and miner.
Frank King is one of the best ''news
getters" in Arizona and he has a pleas
ant way of dishingit up.
Invitations are out for social
dance to be given next Saturday night,
February 14th, in the Masonic Hall,
by MIR. and Mrs. L F Swain. MIR.
and Mrs Swain have a host of friends
and their little treat will be the social
event of the season. The grand march
will commence at $50, sharp.
Thursday night A Gettelmann, L
Kindling and F Kraus, three Mi,wau-
kee capitalists arrived in Nogales en-
route to Sonora on mining business
Yesterday they were entertained at the
home of MIR. and Mrs. William Schuck-
mann and last evening continued on
their way south: Mr. Gettelmann
is an uncle of the Schuckmanns.
The first payment was made yes
terday by the ST. Bibiana Mining
for their silvergold
mines near Magdalena, Sonora, and
as soon as sufficient development
work has been done a concentrat-
ing plant will be erected to treat
the ore which are showing up rich
in silver and gold values. The fol-
lowing gentlemen all of Nogales
the board of directors: L.
F. Swain, T. ]. Bryan, John S.
Hurste, Anton Proto and NJ. M.
Conn.
Over in the Moctezuma district
about forty-five miles from the end of
the Ell Paso &. Southern railroad, the
Eel Tigre" gold mine is. creating quite
an eXcitment on account ola recent
discovery of rock, that run several
thousand ounces gold. THE VIDETrE
is informed that the EEL Tigre" has
been bonded by b. f. Graham IL Co,
of Bisbee for S65O,OO0 The Mocte-
yuma district is one of the richest in
in Mexico and mining men will do well
to keep an eye on it. There are
fortunes to be made there.
February 3rd the annual meeting of
the Nogales Building and Loan as
ISOLATION was held and board of
directo rs and officers for the ensuing
year elected. Board of Directors:
Ed Williams, w F. Overton, Ed Tit
comb, Jno Dessart, Ramon Vasquez,
l. w Mix. Robt Hannah, DR.. A Fl
Noon and r d George. Officers: Eb
Williams, president; w F Overton,
Jno Dessart, treasurer;
Ed Titcomb, secretary; r d George,
assistant secretary. The association
has S72.31O.OO loaned out secured by
mortgages.
County Surveyor Chas. e Per-
kins will leave for Phoeniz to-
morrow morning to attend the an
nual meeting of the Association of
Civil Engineers of Arizona, which
convenes in that city next Monday
for the purpose of electing new Off
GERS and transacting other import
ant business. Hon. Geo. j. Ros-
kruge of Tucson is president and
Governor Brodie is vice-president
of the association. Mr.. Perkins
will remain in Phoenix several
days.
Hon Bo. J. Whiteside, territorial
assemblyman-elected from Santa
Cruz county, arrived in Nogales
last evening from Phoenix to spend
the Sunday at home with his
friends. Bo. has host of friends
in Santa Cruz and if he wants to