The border vidette., 1907-09-14

Charley Cook went to Tucson on of
 ficial business, returning the same day
 Yesterday morning Mark Wanless
 manager of the Agua Frieta Mining
 Company, accompanied by his son
 Mark, departed for Fl Paso, on busi-
 ness for his company. Mir. Wanless
 stated that about forty men are now
 employed at his company's property, where he expects to have the new
 ten-stamp mill and coucentrator in operation about the first of October. The main shaft is now down I6O feet
 in good ore; drifting is also being done
 at the l5O foot level, and the prop
 erty is showing up in very satisfac-
 tory manner. The Stouffer Bros. of
 Hermosillo, have the contract for
 erecting the nev plant They are
 past masters in the business. Mark
 and his son sill return home next
 week.
 Dr. Bim Smith, one of the most
 prominent, best known physicians and surgeons in the state of Sonora. Mex ico, after two months pleasantly spent on the Pacific coast with friends,
 returned to Hermosilo on Thursday.
 Dr. Smith reports having had delightful outing and returned in fine health and spirits. During his trip he enjoyed number of excursions in yachts owned by friends, who took great interest in teaching the genial land medico the art of sailing. At Sonora's beautiful capital city Dr. Smith has pleasant home, a fine practice, host Of friends. The latch- string is always out. This winter he expects to have the pleasure of visit from his mother and sisters, who will make h1s bachelor life worth the liv- ing.
 Nogales was visited this week by MT. O. s Chapman, of Washington, D. O., Chief of the Office of Organiza- tion in the Forest Service, and D. D. Bronson, chief inspector of the district comprising New Mexico and Arizona, with headquarters at Albuquerque, New Mexico. The gentlemen while here were chaperoned about by Mr. Wilson, of the local office, who is fill ing his important position with credit to himself and tine U. s. government. Messrs. Chapman and Bronson were here for the purpose of considering improvements for the benefit of the stock interests in this section. Both are clever young gentlemen. They ex-. pressed themselves a much pleased with Nogales, Santa Cruz county and our vide awake enterprising peoplc. They hope to return at go distant date.
 Lee Reagan, president of the Alamos Copper Company, returned last even ing from visit to the company's in the Alamos district. where ho hzs been with Professor Andrews. who will report on the holdings for a number who contemplate becoming Mir. Walter Strickland, the mine superintendent who has been directing development work re- turned with Messrs. Reagan and An drews, and will spend several days here before returning south. The gentlemen express themselves as great. ly pleased with the showing already made and do not hesitate to say that the property has the marks of becoming a good producer. The ore is copper gold, some of which is very hiSn graue. CoHSlueraDle AIahos Copper Company stock is being bought by Nogales people who have confidence in the mana cement and the property.
 This week Mir. J. w. Reagan, the railway locating engineer, has been slightly under the weather, never-the- ess, ke has been busy at hIs camp south of town, where he will no doubt make his headquarters until he decides ,n the permanent line of the Cananea, Yaoui River x Pacific, now building toward Nogales from Del Rio. Just IS soon as the engineers make their inal report to Colonel Randolph, that gentleman will report to the officials at Mexico City. who will then 'give the ign" to commence throwing dIrt from he Nogales end of the great railroad low being built toward Guadalajara. Now that there is no possible chance or the road to go elsewhere, Nogales people are rejoicing, especially our cal estate owners, several of whom will make a handsome fortune as a esult of the road building to this point. They had nerve, took a long hance, and deserve to succeed. Yes erday Mir. Reagan cane in from amp. feeling better.
 O. l.. Cooper, of the real estate firm # Cooper X Cuddeback, spent several lays in Nogales last week from Los Angeles. California. MT. Cooper IS s