The border vidette., 1908-10-24

William Buckin oham, represent
 ative of Fairbank- Morse x Go |. with
 headquarters in L1s Angeles, was here
 the forepart of the week on business
 for his big machine house "Buck
 is one of tha most popular travelin g
 men on the road today, and as a re-
 suit does an enormous business for his
 firm
 Harry J. Karnes and party of
 mining men composed of Messrs. Me
 Donald, Lawton and Powell, returned Thursday evening from a long trip by
 automobile out Tn the Altar mining
 district, Sonora. where they went to
 examine a mining property. Harry,
 who is a past master when It comes to
 running an auto, reports having had
 most excellent luck on the entire trip,
 which covered more than three hun
 dred and twenty five miles. On the
 road he saw many deer. and other
 game which is quite plentiful in the section visited. Harry shot one deer and a number of ducks.
 Harry K Chenowetb, who with his
 brother, Dr. w. F. has a splendid
 mining property down in Sonora, out east of Llano, reports development
 work progressing in very satisEact. oyy. MT Ohenoweth is a man of very few words and does not say much about his own affairs, but when he makes a statement his friends know he means it, and when he says "the mine looks good" all sit up and take notice. At one time the Ohenoweths owned the great Oerro Prieto gold mines now owned and operated by the Black Mountain Mining Company. Now they are after another fortune We wish them success.
 Francisco Monteverde of Hermo- silo, Sonora, who came to the city "Wednesday to meet his family, who are returning home from Los Angeles, will remain in the city until Sunday, when he will go to Benson to meet his brother In- law, Gov. Torres, of So- nora, who is at present in Chicago, on his way home from Europe whore he has been Inv vestig ting industrial con ditiens with a view toward improving the same in his own state. He has been in the old world for nearly year locking int, various Ia Dor pro- blems and agricultural methods in force there and will doubtless have gained much voluable information dur ing his trip.-Tuesou Star.
 Mir. William Melee, of MLGee's Mills, Pa who is president of the Otate Gold Mining Company, is back from a visit to his company's mines situated short distance from Llano, Sonora, where Superintendent Ross is working a large force of men opening | ho1 atl h. lo President McGee was there. a twenty | three foot vein was struck which | greatly enhances the value of the Ota te. Mrs. McGee, who accompanied | her husband to LIano, returned home | with him. They are now occupying the pleasant Thompson residence, for a long time occupied by MT. and Mrs R w. Thomas, who have gone to San Marcos, Texas, where they recently purchased fine home.
 A convention of the postmasters of Arizona will be held in Phoenix No vember II during fair week and it IS ex Dc cted there will be good atten- dance of the postmasters of the terri tory A territorial association was formed q year ago, Col. McClintock, the Phoenix postmaster, being the pre- sident and J. Oscar Mullen. postmaster at Tempe being the secretary. The D postmaster general has given all post m lsters leave of absence to attend the It is believed the organ iz,tion is greatly for the benefit of the service in bringing the officials of remote precincts into closer relation ship with those of more centrally located points, and interchanging views for the benefit of the service.
 Manager l. NJ. RAines of the Col umbi. Oonsoli lated Mining Company, the property of which is located in the M gdalena mining district. Sonora, who is also president of the Douglas Arizona and Sonora Development Company, which owns property near the famous old Worlds Fair mine, in the iIarshaw district, this county, is very busy man these days, being kept constantly on the move looking after the interests of his two big com pani 'd At the present there is very little doing at the property of the Col umbIa Consolidated. Mir. l. NJ Raines is recognized in Inining circles. both in the states and Mexico, as a "top" It comes to practical mining For many ye.rs he represented Col ontl Dan Burns, in the state of Du- rango, Mexico, where MT. and Mrs R ,ines have a beautiful home place.
 E. E BrthelI, manager of the Pata. gonia Commercial Company's big store