The border vidette., 1907-09-28

mining engineer went down to the Soledad mines near Llano. for the
 purpose of examining and sanpling
 the large ore dumps. If the values
 are as expected the gentlemen will
 work the old property on leasing
 bond from Colonel w. O Greene :. Professor Bind has had wide ex-
 perience nIlnlng and understands every detail of the business. MT. Cheno-
 weth was one of the original owners of
 the great Black Mountain gold mines at Cerro Prieto, Sonora. He too knows a thing or two about pay-ore
 We wish the gentlemen good luck.
 On September 17th Mir. Frank M. Gillette. who by the way, will be pleasantly remembered by many re- sidents of Nogales when he was pas senger conductor on the Sonora. was promoted to the high position of Train. master of the Oananea, Yaqui River dS Pacific railway, with headquarters at Navojoa. Sonora. For several months past Mir. Gillette has been Travelling Conductor on the new line building out of Guaymas toward Qua dalajara, Mexico. News of his rapid promotion will be feared with pleasure all along the line of the Sonora rail- road, in Nogales and in Tucson, where he and his family are we'll and most favorably known. TIE BORDER VI DETTE congratulates Mir. Gillette and wishes him continued promntion and all sorts of happiness.
 On Tuesday there was a meeting of the directors of the Search Light Gold & Copper Company in the office of Phil Herold, the company's secret ary. Considerable important business was transacted. those present being the following officers who are members of the board of directors: P J. Me Intyre. president and treasurer; w. l.. Ketchum, vice president; Phil Herold, secretary; NJ. F. Moore. manager. and Attorney Frank J. Duffy, director. The company owns good mines near Patagonia, this county, from which shipping ore ;s being mined for ship ment. under Manager Moore's able direction. The coHpany is also finan- cially strong, and all indications are that the Search Light Gold & Copper Company, without making any noise, will soon spring into the lime-light as one of the big producers of southern Arizona.
 A. NJ. Conard, president of the Sonora Copper Company left last Tuesday morning for Los Angeles. where he went to purchase large lot of machinery for his company's pro perty three miles from Noria, Sonora, including steam hoist, machine drills and air compressor. MT. Oonard was
 
 the mines and at Noria station, and stated that at Che latter place he had struck a large body of water in the big well. at depth of nearly two handreds feet. The future of Noria is now assured and it is only a matter of short time when that town will be one of several hundred inhabi tants. Mir. Oonard also reported an important strike on the Oobre Grande. one of the numerous splendid proper ties owned by his company, which l large force of men. Pro ,ident Conard expected to be absent ] about ten days. He was accompanied by his wife.
 Captain l.. w. Mix, formerly of | Nogales, now a resident of the Oity | ,f Mexico, is in the city. For many years Captain Mix was chief of the Nogales Fire Department and is well and favorabIy known both here and throughout the state of Sonora, Mex co The gentleman owns large, valu- ! ble real estate in Nogales. To him in a large measure Is due credit for the railroad between here and Cananea, construction of which will commence in very few days. While here Captain Mix was an en- thusiastic. enterprising citizen, always taking deep interest in the towns welfare. He expresses himself as greatly pleased with the many evi- fences of prosperity witnessed on every hand. After checking up his private business here he will visit Hermosillo, Sonora, where he also has large pro perty interests, being the principal owner of Hotel Arcade, and owner of an elegant winter residence which adjoins the palatial home of Governor Torres. Mrs. Mix and the children are at the City of Mexico. They will spend the winter at their Hermosillo | nome
 Having completed his work here for | the Oananea. Yaqui River .I Pacific J. ". Reagan, the locating | engineer, will leave tomorrow morn ing for Los Angeles, where he will enjoy we'll earned rest with his | ro D,;Iy Ha u;II ha ouccaadad bere Inv |