The border vidette., 1908-08-22
TERRITORIAL NOTES
Items of Interest CuIIed From Our Ex-
 changes.


 It is reported that Phelps, Dodge
 tS Go. have bought the famous Fl Ti- l gre gold mine in northeastern Sonora
 The reports say the price to be paid is $7.5OO,OOO.
 Work on the Old Pueblo property. in mole district, still continues under the management of E. w. Pickett Charles Leith is opening up some mines also in this district near the Old Pueblo group.
 The latest news from Col. w. O. Greene. who recently went to Japan for the benefit of his health. is that he will return about the middle of Sept ember instead of October as originally intended. He reports that he is i'm proving in health.
 Charles Flynn and Dan B. Seed, O Bisbee outfitted here this week for 8 prospecting tri ip in the Santa Ritas. MT. FlynE says that no matter how alluring the prospect he will return home in time to help elect Mark Smith.-Florence Blade.
 The force of miners at the Twin Buttes Mining company has been aug mented somewhat lately. Drifting oR the 5OO-foot level to cut the ore body is being pushed ahead. Several car loads of ore go to the Fl PAso shelter evety week. The upper levels are all Tn good ore.
 L. c. Herr and Fred Lamb came in from their prospects this week with some very promising ore, of which the boys say they have a goodly quantity. an eleven foot hole developing l6 inch pay streak. The property is situated about two miles south of the Kelvin and Red Rock road and one mile east of Brady's horse ranch. They have named the group the Ben Hur and are confident that it will be . bonanza in the near future. The Blade wishes them every success in their new discovery.-Florence Blade.
 Dr. Craig. a prominent physician of Phoenix and as taunch republican, declared that in the event Mark Smith is again the nominee of the Democr atic Party that he will vote for him. Dr. Craig explains his position by saying that now that Arizona is on the threshold of Statehood that it is the duty of Arizonians. irrespective of politics, to vote to return Mark Smith to Congress. Q man who is better known in Washington than any other and who can do more than any strange delegate that might be sent.-Graham Guardian.
 J. c. Evans. chairman of the Gila delegation, was a welcome caller at The Courier office, last even- ing. He presented The Courier with one of his Gila county badges, con- taining the picture of the Gila mon ster, on which badge is inscribed Banner County, 19O4-FIag County, l9O6." This very appropriate badge is the idea and design original with Judge Hickman. The Gila monster is a native of democratic Arizona and B true Arizonar, as even if he has spots, he never changes them. showing that he is true to his colors. Hence, he is not out of place on 8 democratic Courier
 The big wheel, about which sc much has been written and said, the one that the water users of the valley have been looking to for so long for way out of their troubles, the one every body in Yuma has said for so long would be turning and throwing water on the thirsty land, the one that has caused Mir Sellew and his assistants so many sieepless nights because it was new project that they had evolved, has at last been started and gives promise of being even better that they had thought. Just how many acres can be irrigated is as yet to be but the day of dry times for Yuma and Yuma valley is at end ThIs wheel will do the work until the dam at Laguna can be thrown across the river and the inverted syphon here <, placed. and then the ''desert will blos- 1