The border vidette., 1904-04-09
ARIZONA NEWS.
Items of Interest from All Over the
 Territory.

l cf hne quality, Will probaO be placed as q finished product on the Tucson market within short time. The de posit is located but a short distance l from the Southern Pacihc railroad station.-EX.
 It is not generally known now that the Fl Carmen Island salt mines in the Gulf of California off the north west coast of Sonora are worked, but it is under lease to J. c. Bothin, whose headquarters are in Guaynas, Sonora. The lease covers the three islands Fl Carmen, San Jose and Pitchilingue, but only the mines on the first named are being worked. These are tEe greatest salt deposits in Mexico. The county board of supervisors held their regular quarterly meeting yesterday and were in session through out the day. The Santa Cruz county bonds were sold at the court house steps. The value of the bonds sold was $50. .OOO at per cent and they were sold at par with accrued interest. The bonds were purchased by Judge Barnes who represented a Chicago firm. They are subject to redemption five years from date of issuance which was some time last year.-Star.
 The Prospector is advisedly informed that the Democratic convention that meets to elect delegates to the National Convention will be asked to endorse Col. w. c. Greene for National Com mitteeman. Mir. Greene during his long residence in Arizona, has at all times. when needed by his party proved himself q power. and, as he has never sought office, his many friends especially in Cochise connty-will work with determination to make the endorsement unanimous -Prospector
 Professor Kramer of the Bisbee public schools, has submitted his monthly report to the school trustees for the month of March. Fourteen teachers were employed during the month, and 755 pupils were enrolled, with daily average attendance of 6O9. Thirty eight new pupils entered during the month of March. Twelve pupils played truant, mostly boys, and tw enty-nine were the recipients of corporal punishment. During the month l9O books were read from the school library, and none of these were either lost or destroyed.
 William A. Nash, the we'll known newspaper man died at Bisbee Satur- day afternoon from heart failure and stomach troubles. The deceased was a veteran newspaper man having been associated with several Arizona news papers. He es.a blished the first jour nal in Alaska, the Nugget News, which Is still being successfully conducted. He was also the founder of the Bisbee Evening Miner, of Bisbee, which he conducted until a year ago. He had many friends throughout the southwest who will be pained to learn of his demise The deceased leaves a wife, Mrs. Dr. Nash, who was in California at the time of his death. Exchange.
 The dead body of an unknown man was found today on the desert a short distance from the railroad track about two miles south of town. Coronor Thurlow held an inquest; but was un- able to learn the name of the victim, as there were no papers in his pockets and the body was in such an advanced state of decomposition that indentitica- ton would have been difficult, even by an intimate acquaintance The mans skull had been crushed, showing evid- ence of foul play, but the jury was un- able to place the blame. He was evid- ently a Mexican, medium size, very black, black hair and small black moustache. probably thirty years of age. He wore white slouch hat, blac ok velveteen pants and heavy shoes. Yuma Sun.
 Yesterday the people of Naco were rejoincing, and they had reason to feel good. The contract for the construc- tion of the big custom house on the Sonora side was let to H. l. Prindle, of Bisbee. It is reported that this building. when completed and finished, will cost $6O,O0O gold, and will be one of the finest government building on the northern frontier of Mexico It will be constructed of stone and brick Naco is one of the most important ports of M eXico. An enormous mount of merchandise and machinery passes through the town, and the present custom house is not nearly large enough to accommodate the business. It Is reported that fine school house will be erected very soon on the Sonora side of Naco-Review