The border vidette., 1907-05-11

over and injured so badly that he died
 two hours later. The body was
 brought to the city and an inquest
 held by Coroner c. A. Gildea. Deceas
 ed was an old time resident of this county, having resided here many years He was well known DY all old
 settlers. His sudden, untimely pas slng is regretted by many Americans and Mexican who knew him during his long residence here.
 Ferd VanMourick, manager of the Sonora News Oompany's Nogalas and Cananea branches, has returned from the big copper camp, where he spent several days with Auditor Poston, who has returned to Monterrey, Mex ico, where he makes his headquarters MT. Van Mourick reports the big cop per camp fionrishing and says his company is doing an immense business there. Colonel James Dawson Fisher, president of the company. has return ed to Juarez, MexIco, where he is in charge of the company's business. The colonel greatly enjoyed his visit to Nogales.
 The committee appointed by the Board of Trade to raise 8, 3,0OO.OO, ! Nogales' portion of the 5000 % re quired to repair the county road be- tween Nogales and Duquesne, are deserving we'll merited praise for work we'll and faithfully performed, and those of our citizens and business men who SO promptly and generously re- sponded also deserve credit Nogales has done herself proud, as she always does. and she will be rewarded fiber ally, for the Duquesne Mining ,S Re duction Company will keep faith and as result our commercial interest will be greatly benefited.
 Wednesday George Weiland, the mining man, was in from his mining property situated in the Patagonia mining district, a short distance from Patagonia, having come down to the county seat to meet a couple of gentle men who are negotiating for his group of copper claims in the Jefferson district. George reported work on the claims owned by himself and Hon Theo Gebler of thIs city, progressing in very satisfactory manner, and expressed himself as confident of developing d paying mine. George is one of the best practical miners in this section; his friends wish him luck
 Henry Bartuing. manager of the Alamos branch Banco de Sonora, ar rived in the city "Wednesday morning from Alamos. Mr. Bartning is very enthusiastic over the future of that wonderful mining section, where the Quintera, Zambona and Promontorio ell Hhn completion cf the Cananea, Yaqui River .E Pacific railway to Alamos, is going to be a red-letter day in the history of that place and great prepar ations are being made to celebrate the event. Before going to Alamos, Mir Bartning resided here, being manager of the Nogales. Sonora branch of the big banking house he now represents.
 Hon. A. O. Bernard, manager of the Greene Gold Company. owning the great La Brisca gold fields, was O visitor in town Monday. Mir. Bernard stated that his company would receive and install new machinery in the very near future, the process for handling the big bodies of pay dirt having heen changed and operations will be on a much larger and in a more successful manner than heretofore. There Is no question as to the value of the Ll Brisca gold property, but the problem of recovering the gold known to exist in the dirt. has yet to be solved. This Manager Bernard believes has been accomplished and he is busy arranging to receive and install the new dred gers.
 Henry Levin. of the Brady Levin Commission Company, went south 1 last night on business for his big commission house which under the able direction of Mr. Levin, ably as sisted by Mir. J. J. Rafael, the eX- perienced commission man, is doing an immense business these days. The firm has received invoices for a train load of machinery aud material for the Greene Gold Mining Company's La Brisca property in the Magdalena district, where active operations will at once be resumed. Mir. Levin expects to visit HermosillO, Guaymas, Navojoa | and Alamos, before returning home. He has in contemplation an extended 1 trip east, being accompanied by Mrs. Levin, who with the children Is at present visiting relatives in Tucson.
 An important mining deal was con summated in Nogales the forepart of the week when Mir. Leo G Cloud a i prominent mining man for many |