The border vidette., 1904-06-04
ARIZONA NEWS.
Items of interest from All over the
 Territory.

the Santa Ritas where he is engaged with others in developing a fine silver proposition. The ore body is improv- ing in value as work progresses. Some samples left at this office are as fine as any we have ever seen. MT. Allen states that he is getting ready to ship ore to Fl Paso. He has now about six tons of selected ore sa cked ready for shipment-Benson Press
 John Hamilton, who was delegate
 to the grand lodge of Knights Of Pyth-
 ias, which recently met at Morenci,
 arrived home Thursday evening. He
 reports that the people of Morenci
 treated the visitors royalty and that
 nothing was too good for them. The
 copper company turned over the hotel
 and railroad to the Knights and to
 say that they had a good time would
 be treating it mildly. - Kingman
 Miner.
 Prof. A. H. Gibson is taking the
 school census, and within few days he will complete his work There will be about 250 children on the census list. This Is fine showing for Ben son, the increase being about fifty over last year. Benson is making a steady and substantial growth. During the past year several families have settled in Benson, one of the Inducements be- ing our excellent public school. Ben son Press.
 In parting with the services of w T. Luddy the Blade desires to say that he is one of the best all-around print CTS on the Pacific coast and first class newspaper man. While he was here we always felt safe in going away and leaving the paper under his care. Geo. ". Stitzer, who takes his place is equally as competent and when he be- comes acquainted with the field we can trust the Blade to his care when husiness calls us away.-Florence Blade.
 1.-The Salt River Valley Farmer" is the title of q new farm paper to be edited by Frank M. King at Phpnix The first issue will be special illus trated Louisiana Purchase Exposition Edition of 25,OO0 copies, containing well written matter on the resources of the Salt River Valley, from Mesa to Agua Caliente. The paper will con tain about forty pages, and will be beautifully illustrated with up to date | new views of the valley and towns Most of these papers will be sent to | St. Louis the middle of July, and dis tributed to the public from the Ari- zona building. The edition will be credit to the country, and will induce many people to come here.-Ex.
 Superintendent Dryden is working a force of men ct the Altate mine, Chloride, and is preparing two cars of ore for shipment to the shelter. The ore now being extracted carries several hundred ounces silver, one oun e eold and a small percentage of copper The openings all show ore of good grade. As soon as the shipment of ore is made 1t IS probable that sinking on the raain Altata vein will be commence. This vein shows seven feet of ore in the bottom workings, carrying copper values of about ten per cent, together with values in gold and silver With ! plant to dress this ore up there is no | 'eason why it should not become one )f the best properties-Kinma Miner.
 Bids were opened yesterday by the loan commission for ten sl ,OOO bonds, the first Of series of en to be used in improving the terri orial asylum for the insane The ,esu bid was that of Seasongeod * Mayer of Cincinnati, they offering ] ;10. S76 so. and this bid was accepted. ! The bonds are to bear per cent in crest and are to run for fifty years, t lthough they are redeemable in 25 2 ears. The issue is in accorda nee | with an act of the legislature of 1903, which provided for loan of SIOO,OOO :, or the improvement of the asylum, [ provided not more than SIO,O0O was pent in any one year. This money is o be used by the board of control to nake additions and improve certain already constructed at the sylum.- PhnuIx Gazette.
 The sprinkling of the streets and venues of Tucson with oil has at $ racted great attention here as wei C $ elsew bere, where the success of oil I has been satisfactorily dem- t It is admittedly a positive , over all other proces ses { or good roads, and dustle>s city thor t ughfares. It is the proper thing for { p to date cities. and our city sovern- F nent is looking cheerfuly into this q on the streets of the old q ueblo. The railroad, for track pur- e oses some time since made several ex- U eriments in securing good machine ( pr sprink ling the tracks and ein bank lents. The original machines were d