The border vidette., 1908-01-11

will not keep. Wire or wright J. H.
 Politzer, roc Union Trust Bldg, Los
 Angeles.
 Gus Yarick. one of the best known
 practical miners in the country, who
 for a number of years has successfully operated in the Patagonia and Santa
 Rita mining districts, this county. was
 a business visitor at the county seat Thursday and yesterday from his camp several miles from Patagonia. Gus is very enthusiastic over the future of his section; he and his asso- 1 ciates have several groups of mighty good claims. The year 1908 promises to be record breaker for Santa Cruz county's mining interests and Gus hopes to become a millionaire before the year is Very old. If hard work 1 and stout heart count for anything he Is sure to win.
 This week the Nogales Merchants Mining Company has been organized with the folio wing we'll known busi- ness men officers: A. J Fink, pre- sident; Nathan Leeker, vice president; !; George Januel treasurer; A Dumbauld, | secretary. The company has been or ganized to explore and develop six mining claims situated ih the Columbia | district in this county a short distance north of Nogales. On January 9th the gentlemen commenced work on the property and have made arrange
 ments to expend a certain sum of money each month. Mir. Nathan Leeker is the general purchasing agent for the new company. Colonel Will Iop Soh ofor man, will be in charge of the develop ment work; he is now On the ground. We wish the new company success.
 o. E Gastry, superintendent of the mining properties out at Santa Cruz owned by the Greene Cananea Oom- pany, drove in from camp Wednesday and spent the day here purchasing camp and mine supplies. In view of the fact that the mining district is about fifty miles from Cauanea and only little more than half that dis tance from Nogales, all supplies will be purchased here. At present only about a dozen men are working for MT. Gastry, but more will be employ ed just as soon as they can be used to advantage. The active operation of the Santa Cruz properties by the big company means a great deal for No gales and we hope MT. Gastry will develop second Oananea. It is only a matter of very short time when the Nogales Oananea railroad will be completed to the new mining district, through which it passess, then other owners of property several of whom live in Nogales, will extensively ex- plore and. .develop their holdings.
 Wednesday evening the Common Council he'd an interesting business meeting at which the following mem bers were in attendance: Dr. A. A. Doherty, A. l. Peck, Arcus Reddoch, Bert Cumming, City Attorney F. J. Duffy, Oity Clerk o. M. Rathbun, and City Marshal J. B Moore. On ac- count of illness. Mayor J. T. Brick wood was unable to attend. Besides regular routine business the Streets Com mittee made an interesting re- port as they usually do, announcing the splendid progress of work being done on our streets at nominal cost. The Mayor and Clerk were empowered to execute a deed to certain portion of the Shelter property to parties claiming same, provided said parties can legally establish ownership to property. The Clerk read letter from Superintendent Averill of the Southern Pacific Co.,, in which he stated that he would be pleased to CO., operate with the council in any pos sible way for the betterment of No- gales.
 Harry J. Karns the mining engi- neer, who with his associates Dr. Fred Rowland and R. H. McCray, have secured a working bond on the old Mejia mines in the Planchas de Plata district, a short distance west of No gales, has returned from business trip to Los Angeles, and is now busy arranging for the installation of a plant to treat the large ore dumps and ore blocked out in the SD endid old produced. Some of the new machin- cry was purchased in Los Angeles and some will be furnished by the Ari- Sonora Manufacturing Company of this city Mr. Karns. who is a mining man of many years practical experience, will personally superintend the installation of the mill and other | machinery. Wednesday he and Joseph de Lnsi gnan, the millman of this city, went out to the mine in Mir Karns' l automobile and laid out mill site, l and arranged for other preliminary | work to be commenced at once THE VIDETTE wishes the gentleman all sorts l of ,,ood luck