The border vidette., 1909-01-30


 bee. was here several days this week on legal business. being accompanied by a number of gentlemen interested in Sonora mines.
 MT. A. B Richmond, the minin 2 engineer who for some time past has been manager of the Mansfield Min ing and Smelling Com pany's proper ties in this county. was a business visitor in Nogales Wednesday of this week, from Patagonia where he and his family have made their home for several years. Just at present there is nothing doing at the Mansfield camp. active operations having been suspended several months ego. MT. Richmond has in contemplation a trip east on private business. His numer- ons friends in this section wish him good luck wherever he goes.
 Thursday evening MT. and Mrs. Ferd Van Mourick returned from a visit to Guaymas and Ouliacan, where MT. VanM ourick had been on business for his big Sonora News Company. At Culiacan MT. and Mrs. Van Mourick were guests at Hotel Rosales owned by Henry and Barney Cohen, the we'll known Hermosillo hotel men The Cohen brothers are doing a splen- did business. their place teing head quarters for foreigners visiting the capital of Sinaloa. At this season of the year the weather down there is delightful. MT and Mrs VanMourIck report having greatly enjoyed the 600 mile ride in Pullman car.
 Antonio Gavilondo, who many years ago worked in tho Sonora News Com pany's store at this place, when the business was managed by the late Colonel James Dawson Fisher, who by-the-by, was one of Gods noble men, was in the city couple of days this week, being accompanied by his wife and the children. who will enjoy months visit here with relatives At present Tony is enjoying the pleas ures of simple life on fine ranch over in the Moctczuma district. Sonora. When here he and hls old friend Dr. Purdy enjoyed pleasant visit during which they discussed many interesting incidents of the days of twenty years ago.
 MT. O. Peterson and a number of associates, of California. have bonded the G olden Rose group of mines owned by Jack Straith and Mrs. E. l.. Cro- well of this city. The claims are situated about fifteen miles from No- gales, near the Buena Vista mines owned by the Black Mountain Mining formerly the Nogales Cop per Company. It is understood that Mir. Peterson will at once commence and development work on the Golden Rose which was at one time owned by the Golden Rose Gold Mining Company. organized by No gales people. We have seen some good ore from the Rose, and believe with proper development work the mine can be made to pay.
 MT. Chas. Ogden. agent of the So- nora News Company's Oananea branch, who has been in charge of the big Nogales store the past week, during Manager VanMourick's absence in Mexico. returned to the big copper camp this morning. During Manager Van Mourick's absence MT. Ogden and his assistant Joe Mcintyre, worked like beavers making several needed in the big store, as per from MT. VanMourick, who expressed surprise and pleasure at the splendid results accomplished dur ing the short time the boys had in which to do the work. MT. Ogden has been with Manager Van MourIck nearly five years. It would be hard to get a man to fill his place with the big firm.
 Thursday evening J. R. Stearns, president of the Yaqui River Conso- lidated Gold & Copper Company, ac- by Ramona Smith. a stock holder, returned from the mines owned | hu the coppanv in SonOra Stock- |