The border vidette., 1906-09-29

This week Captain Jack Gill, who for more than thirty years has resided in Mexico, was a visitor in Nogales this week from the state of Sinaloa, where he is successfully engaged in mining The captain came to No- gales to meet Mrs. Gill who was re- turning from Los Angeles, where she had been for the benefit of her health. This morning they returned south.
 basas, who has just returned from a visit to his mother in old Missouri, was in town Tuesday transacting bu- siness and shaking hands with old friends and acquaiatances, all of whom are glad he returned home safe after having had several narrow escapes from death, the most remarkable of which was when the train on which he was travelling in Oklahoma, plung- ed into the river, killing several hun dred passengers. Mir. Johnson had just entered the dining car when the accident occurred, all the cars except the diner and pullman, plum nging into the river. In future he says it is the diner for him: cold lunch being some thing not to be thought of A few minutes more and the mayor of Calabasas would have ''cashed in his checks
 Hon. George w Atkinson, formerly voter of Santa Cruz county, now of Tucson, Pima county, where he has taken up his residence, was a business visitor in Nogales yesterday. MT. Atkinson very properly claims the distinction of being the original joint statehood man in Arizona, a fact which makes him gloat over all inn mutations. In speaking to prominent local business men yesterday he said: "I can not understand why people here refrain from talking on the joint statehood question. it is otherwise in Tucson" The truth of the matter is, only about three per cent of Santa Cruz county voters favor the proposi-. tlon to join Arizona and New Mexico together. Why should they be foolish enough to discuss the proposition!
 John T. Cave, president. and Jud- son A Elliott, secretary and treasurer of the Coast Line Copper Company, owning the "El Gro" mines a short distance east of Poza station, Sonora, Mexico, passed north the first of the week ou their way home from a visit to their property, where several hun dred men are employed under the management of Mir. John Henderson of this city, who, by-the-law, is one of the big stockholders Alex. Hen derson, his brother, is general superin- tendent. For several days past three } foot Huntington mills have been in the Nogales yards, to be shipped to Fl Gro to add to the already we'll equip ped plant. Manager Henderson is at Caborca, where he is looking after the busincst interests of several of his large companies, one of which is the Ohio Mexican Mining Company All in all, he is about the busiest man in Sonora.
 Mir w. F. Austin, practical mine and mill-man as well as a prince of good fellows. arrived in Nogales Wed. nesday night from his old home in ANOW AOA hs huCiO O POiVtOu OL HIS time is spent when not actively ea- gagged in minipg or running stamp mills in other part of tho world. MT. Austin recently accepted the respon- sible position of superintendent of the bIg stamp mill at Juarez Gold Min ing Company's gold mine in the Altar. district. Sonora, Mexico, of which w. E.. Deity of Phoenix, is general man ger The gentleman, who never lets grass grow under his feet. only stopped over here between trains, but that was long enough for him to meet & number of old mining friends whom le knew Tn Alaska and other portions ,f the globe visited by him during the ast thisty years Needless to say. hese old timers exjoyed the meeting md the hours were spent in relating experiences none but the hardy sons # America know anything about. Beside the old, Mr. Austin met new friends here, all of whom join us in wishing him heaped-up measures of uccess wherever he may decide to asst his lot. We congratulate the Iuarez upon securing a man of w. E. Austin'S experience.