The border vidette., 1906-12-29

George Tnmpkins sold his fine black team to Captain Cos, 8 wealthy re- sident of Hermosilo and the horses were taken overland today to Nogales from which point they will be shipped to Hermoslllo. The team is we'll matched and was one of best in the city Tucson Citizen.
 Pete Soto, bookkeeper at Fl Pinto, Sonora, where the Columbia Consol- dated Mining Company, L M Raines. general manager, is operating gold properties, having a tweAty-stamp mill in commission, spent Christmas in the city with relatives and friends. Pete says Fl Pinto is the best camp in Sonora, and MT. Raines the best mine manager on earth. Christmas Manager and Mrs. Raines treated the boys to fine turkey dinner. There was also Christmas tree for Master Hampton, their bright little son, who is the pride and mascot of El Pi- nito.
 Among the numerous pleasant home parties Christmas. was that at the home of Mayor and Mrs. John T Brickwood. There was handsome tree groaning with it's load of pretty, useful and valuable gifts for all, pre- pared and arranged under the direct ion of MT. A. w. Brickwood, Jr., American Consul at Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, who acted the part of Santa Claus to perfection, in the good old eastern fashion. There was an abundance of nice things to eat, music and royal time. The occasion will long be pleasantly remembered by those present.
 Campbell Hardy, representing the Ell Paso Daily Herald, has this week bsen visitor in the line city, Tn the interest of his splendid, up-to date paper. The Herald is good friend of Arizona. and our people are dolng every thing possible to show MT. Hardy that they appreciate the many kind things his paper has done fort his section of the country. Beside being an experienced newspaper man, Mir. Hardy is gentleman of the old school. We take pleasure in com mending him and the Herald to all, and hope his stay here will be both pleasant and profta ble.
 Harry Renshaw has accepted the management of the Washington Trad ing Company's Nogales business, as. suning charge January first. E E. Bethell, the efficient manager of the big company, will, it is said, personal ly superintend the Washington and Patagonia branches he and his estim- ! able wife making their home at Pata- gonia. MT. E. H. Evans, who has for some tune past been manager of the Patagonia store, will on the first of the year enter the employ of the Mansfield Smelling & Refining Com. pauy, as manager of the company's big store at the Mansfield camp, which is situated a short distance from Pata- gonia, in the Wrightsen mining dis. trict.
 Fred. Cole, who for six weeks past has been out at Fl Pinito overhauling the Columbia Consolidated Mining Oompany's plant, spent yesterday in Nogales, leaving last night for his home at Minas Prietas, Sonora, where he has resided dozen years or more with his family. Mir Cole is one of best practical mechanical engineers in the country; he also knows lot about miHes and mining. He says the pro- perty of the big company of which l. M. Raines is general manager, is look ing good. both the mill and mine being in splendid shape when he left Ell Pinto two days ago. He said the new strike recently made, runs better than 3I5O. gold to the ton. He also said the company, in hls opinion, nseded cyanide plant, ln addition to it's present plant.
 George Weiland, the prospector and miner, spend Christmas in the city with Mrs. Weiland and the children, returning to the mountains Wednes- day. George says he is exploring and developing group of four copper lead claims in the Patagonia mining dis trIct, which bid fair to become good mines. The claims are for sale and the gentleman invites the inspection of investors. During the past dozen Vt ars George has discovered, opened up and sold number of "good things" situated in Santa Cruz county. He knows a mine from a hole i'll the ground, and those who know him are not afraid to back his judgment with their money. Mr. Mike Doyle, who has been spending several weeks at Mr. WeiIand's camp, returned to the city with hlm. Mike says he has