The border vidette., 1903-09-12

and General Manager E Kingen of
the Santa Ana Mining, Milling and
Smelling company, returned from
a business trip TO La Colorado and
Minas Prietas. He reports the big
gold camp boomieg, all the hotels
and lodging houses being crowded
with guests The American House.
under the able nagement of A
] Howard, is daily growing in
popularity with Americans. The
hotel is centrally located and well
equipped to accommodate the
travelling public.
Monday evening Mr.. Ed. Massey.
the we'll known mining man, who
was one of w G Greene's right
hand men in the days when none
but men would do" was stop
over in Nogales. He was on his
way to Tucson with his little
daughter, Annie, who will enter St.
Joseph's college at that place,
which, by-the-way, is one of best
educational institutions of its kind
in the country. Mr.. Massey is
building nice residence for his
family on his ranch east of Mag
dalena, where he said the latch
string would always be out when
his friends happened along. Mas
sey, like all of Greene's friends, is
on "easy street."
Lulley & Torres have secured the
concession for the big Sixteenth of
September Fiesta which will be
held in Nogales, Sonora, commence
ing the evening of Sept. 18th. The
gentlemen having charge of the
fiesta are not novices in the bust
ness, having had many years ex-
perience in that line of work.
Preparations have for some time
been going on to make the coming
fiesta eclipse all celebrations of the
kind given in the past. 1t isunder-
stood that Mr.. Frank Main, pro-
prietor of the Monte Carlo, will also
be in evidence, having an interest
In the big banks roles. The fiesta
will last thirteen days l. Lulley of
The Senate will manager all the
big gamas.
Advertisement has been made of a
bowboy contest to be held at East
Lake Park at Phoenix, September Is
II under the management of Sheriff
Cook, Jack Gibson and Deputy Sheriff
Oscar Roberts. There will be several
events, steer tying, bronco riding, cow
boy relay races, flag picking and an
imitation of bull fights with real bulls.
The prizes in the steer tying contest
are 500. $50 and S25 with an entrance
fee of $40; for the bronco riding there
are two prizes, $50 and $25 and an en-
trance fee of So. The prizes for the
relay race are $50 and SO with an
entrance fee of $3.50. Entries may
be made until 9 o'clock of the day of
the beginning of the contest.
Mr.. Joe Scott, statesman, pulit-
ician and miner, now mine super
intendent of the Hays Consolidated
Mining, Milling & Lumber com
pany's properties at Hays Camp,
spent couple of days in Nogales
the forepart of the week on bust
ness for his company. Everything
at the camp and mines is looking
fine and the work on the twenty
stamp mill is progressing nicely.
The friends of Joe Scott in Arizona,
and their name is legion, will be
glad to learn that he is we'll and
prospecting. He has had many
years of practical knowledge in
mining and is well qualified to fill
any position around mine. The
H G M. NJ & L. Co., are to be
congratulated upon securing his
services.
This week DIR. Judson A. Elliott
and Chaplain Winfield Scott, who are
interested in the Coast Line Copper
company, were visitors in Nogales on
company business. They were pleas
ant callers at THE VIDETrE office and
expressed themselves as greatly pleased
with their properties and their present
splendid management by John Hen
dersou, who is directing their develop
ment and operation. Chaplain Scott
at the last meeting of the Grand
Army of the Republic which convened
at San Francisco, was elected Grand
Chaplain of that grand organization.
He is one of Arizona, s oldest and most
loyal citizens, and is an ardent advo-
cate of statehood for Arizona and Ari-
iona alone. Before he would submit
to statehood with New Mexico he said
he would rebel There are others.
The people of Arizona would never