The border vidette., 1908-09-12
Jose M. Hernand+z, prominent

Jose M. 11erHAnn"Z, pTOinlneHJ business man of Hermosilo, Sonora. accompanied by hls family, has been visiting in Nogales this week. MT. Hernandez, who Is manager of the Sonora baseball league, held con- ference the other evening with local baseball enthusiasts and arrangement g were made whereby NoGales will this season join the Sonora league. Later in the season a series of games will he arranged for this fall and winter, some of which will be played in Sonora and some In Nogales.
 Superintendent s. F. Hunter, of the Four Metals Mining Company. was a visitor in Noenles a couple of days this week, having come down from the Red Hill, to have had tooth doctored MT. Hunter is a first class mine superintendent; if the directors of the Four Metals would make him manager ot this splendid property in the Red Hill, stock which now goes begging for a purchaser, would no doubt be purchased right here in No gales by local people who believe in the property. but have no faith in the management. Just at present the only thing the matter with Four Me tals, appears to be "Too much Johns tone"
 Joe c. Cheairs, of Denver, Colo rado, who made Nogales his head quarters several months ago, now res iding at Globe, near which place he has mining interests, was here several days this week on business connected with the Yaqui River Consolidated Gold & Copper Company. of wbi:h he is large stockolder. Mr. Cheairs expressed himself as greatly pleased with the showing made at the com pany's property in the Ma gdalena dis trict, where extensive operations are now Tn progress. After attending a tan5 business was transacted, he re- turned to Globe. taking with him some fine speci Mens of ore.
 N. J. Purcell, manager of the Bue- na Fortuna Gold Mining Company, has. with force of twenty men, com menced active work at his company's gold properties in the Pinto noun tains, M agdalena district, south of the international lino about twenty miles. Mir. Purcell, besides being one of the best fellows on earth. Is a mining man of many years practical experience. His company has unlimited capital with which to open up aud develop their gold properties which have the ear marks of making a mine which will give Mir. Purcell and his friends splendid returns on their investment All mine and camp supplies for Buena Fortuna. are purchas in Nogales.
 One of the liveliest movements for some time past in mining stock. in and around Nogales, is just taking place, large blocks of Yaqui River Con solidated Gold & Copper Company treasury stock being purchased by local people. The wonderful showing being made at the company's Nina Verde No 4, situated short distance south of Nogales, in the Magdalena district. which has recently been visit ed by Nogales investors. has caused the present movement in the company's s stock, which is being sold at thirty cents per share. Large, beautiful samples of the rich gold silver ore from the mine are on exhibition at l. Surgeons store. It certainly looks good.
 Ben M. Run dall, the mill who last week went down to the Tri- buue Gold Mining Compauy's pro- perty, in the Ma gdalena district, So- nora, for the purpose of taking a posi- tiou in the new mill just completed, has returned to the city, and is open for another engagement. On account of some sort of misunderstanding, 2, reaardIng the time he was go to the Key, Ben arrived too late. another man having been employed to fill the position he was to have in the mill Ben says the new plant, which was built and installed by the Arizona Sonora Manufacturing Company of this city, under Mir. H. M. Clagett's s persoual supervision, is first class in every respect. MT Ciagett turned the big plant over to Manager Moore and returned to Nogales with Mir. Kun dall.
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