The border vidette., 1907-07-20
LOCAL ITEMS

arrived home the forepart of this week and IS enjoying visit with his family.
 J. 0. Cheairs, the mining man, left "Wednesday morning for San Antonio. Texas, on business connected with his mining interests in the state of Sonora, Mexico. The gentleman expected to be absent from Nogal9s about ten days.
 Sunday and Monday Mir. aud Mrs. w. $. Cranz end their daughter, Miss Emma, visited at Magdalena, Sonora, being guests at the elegant country home of Mir. and Mrs. Ed. Massey. They returned to Nogales Monday evening.
 H. E. Stevens is back from the Llanos de Gro mining district; Sonora, where for several months past he and Jack Faulds have been working dry gold washer, with splendid success. The gentlemen have worked hard and are entitled to rest.
 Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McCorkle, of Gala basas, where they own a fine ranch, were visitors in the city Tues day of thls week. Last week TIE VIDETTE announced the wedding of this worthy young married couple, who are now at home to their numerous friends.
 James Goodman, the mining man, is back from Los Angeles, California, where he and his family have a pleas ant home. He is here to look after mining and other private business. Jim lived in Nogales many years and is well and favorably known by all old timers, all of whom join us in wishing him good luck.
 Tuesday James H. Bennett came in from his mining claims north of the city a few miles, and spent the day here purchasing mine and camp sup plies. Several of the claims owned by Mir. Bennett, were located by the late Dan Rooney, "The Little Corporal" who came to Arizona many years ago with General Crook, the Indian fighter.
 O. K Franklin is in from bls cop per properties in the Santa Cruz mountains, between Nogales and Ga nanea, and reports development work progressing in a very satisfactory man. ner under Jack Radigan's supervision. Fifteen men are employed and as depth is attained in the shaft, the ore bodies become larger and richer and Mir. Franklin is very much encouraged over the outlook for his property.
 w H. Roper, civil engineer, who with NJ. F. Burkman, the mining engineer, own the Magdalena Engineer. ing and Assay Office. was in Nosales Wednesday, having come up to the border to transact business. The gentleman was a pleasant caller at THE VIDETTE office; he is loyal to the town in which he lives, and stated most emphatically that Magdalena's climate was the finest on earth. Bully for Roper.
 G. A Fiedler of Patagonia, miner and hunter for wild animals, the kill ing of which the county pays a bounty, was a business visitor at the county seat Monday night, returning train. George says there is unusual activity in mining in both the Pata- gonna and Santa Rita mining districts, and says the future outlook for these districts was never brighter. He has maQ0 ms nOu0 III Cnd6 S0CtIOn years and knows what he is talking about.
 Floyd McManon, one of Cananea's pioneer American mining men was a visitor in Nogales Monday, having returned the night before from Mag dalena, Sonora, where he had been on important mining business. MT. Me Mahon entered the Cananea district long before Colonel " c. Greene be- came interested there and is loud in his praise ot the splendid work ac- complished in the past few years. Tuesday morning the gentleman was a north bound passenger on his way back to the great copper camp where he makes his headquarters.
 Mr. J. w. Writer, well known mining engineer, who for many years has operated in Mexico. came down from Tucson Monday night and re- mained over until Wednesday morn ing when he returned to the old pueblo. The gentleman is a member of the De- cidental Mining Company, with head quarters in the Postoflice building, Tucson, being associated with Hon. A. c. Bernard and F. H. Cook. two prominent mining men. Mir. Writer has visited the Worlds Fair mine in the Harshaw district, this county, several times and is loud in his praise
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