The border vidette., 1907-10-12


 who for a number of years has been Frank Powers first lieutenant at the great Worlds Fair mine, near Har- shaw, arrived in the city Wednesday night to attend district court as a trial juror. MT. Murphy has thorough knowledge of the great silver bonanza, which is known throughout the United States as Powers Sank" The mine continues to grow bigger and more valuable each year. and it is doubtfu; if MT. and Mrs. Powers would dispose of their magnificent property at any price. although it is said they would have accepted q cash consideration of one million dollars, gold, last year.
 Last Saturday night President A. M. Conard of the Sonora Copper com pany, accompanied by Mrs. Conard. returned from Los Angeles, where he went to purchase big lot of mining machinery which will at once he in stalled at his company's mines three miles from Noria, Sonora. After spending Sunday in Noyales, MT. Conard continued to the mines Mon day. On Tuesday a Nogales friend, who Is Sonora stock holder, received the following gratifying news from Conard: "Arrived at camp yesterday. Found everything O K. Have cut number three vein in Tunnel No. ], the same being twenty seven feet; have over six feet of good ore in tun- mel No 3"
 George w. Rood, for many years a highly respected citizen of Nogales. a Ax, 14 l.. last Monday afternoon in his room in Browns lodging house, by taking a large dose of carbolic acid. Deceased who was over seventy seven years of age. had for a long time been i'll and without Q cent other than that given him by kind friends, and small sum from the county. The old mans life for many years past had been sad and lonely; when all hope had fled, he closed the book of life suddenly, bravely and in a terrible manner. The remains of one who deserved a better fate were buried in the Nogales ceme. tery. interment being from Marsh's undertaking parlors.
 Messrs w. R. Brown and R T. Rankin, operating the mines of the St. Louis Copper Mining company. fourteen miles from Nogales on the west side of the Patagonia range of mountains, have been at the county seat several days this week, as trial jurors. The gentlemen report explor- ation and development work progress ing in a very satisfactory manner on the company's Big Contact mine, where they have crosscut a forty-foot vein, which has an eighteen inch pay streak, rich ore from which can be seen at TIE BORDER VIDETTE office. The company represented by the gen. tlemen is very strong financially, and in view of the fact that the mines are only short distance from Nogales, the future operations will be watched with local interest.
 Hon. Samuel Lee, of Kentuky, newly appointed American Consul at Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, who with his wife and two children recently arrived here to assume his new duties, vice A. w. Brickwood, Jr., transferred, is a most pleasant, affable gentleman. Mir. Lee has seen more than five years service in the Philippine Islands, and has mastered the Spanish language which he speaks quite fuently. We welcome the new consul and his family to Nogales May their stay here be pleasant and profitable. After MT. Br1ckwood enjoys thirty day vaca- tion, he will go to Washin gton to re- port for duty. The gentleman's wide circle of friends in the line city, join us in wishing him abundant succesS, wherever he goes, and congratulate him upon his promotion.
 E. L. Isb, the Colorado mining man, operating properties short dis tance from Nogales, in Santa Cruz county, member of the trial jury, has been in town several days. Mir. 1sh, who has working lease on the Buena Vista group of mines, fourteen miles north of the city, owned jointly by himself and Lieutenant Richard FleIs- cher, travelling representative of Las Dos Naciones Cigar company, reports | splendid progress being made. Up to- date he has shipped more than s 900 worth of ore which netted him fair profit. He is now cross cutting the vein and expects to strike large body of high grade shipping ore. The Bue- na Vista is developing into a good property, and if all signs do not fail, will make its owners rich. In cross- cutting ore c,rrying paying values is being mined.
 President William Schuckmann of