The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1910-06-18
TERRITORIAL NOTES
Items of Interest Culied From Our Ex-
changes.

During the past week the entire
WaIispai tribe Of Indians have been
out In the foothills gathering desert
currents The fruit Is being brought
into town in great bags, the Indians
having dried the berries and will use
the making OF refreshing drink.
The berries arc ground on a metate
TO a powder and are then used in mix
ing a drink that the Indians declare is
pressed from the fresh berry it pro-
duces an extract similar to that of the
kola berry -Kingman Miner.
A discovery of mica has recently
bsen made in the vicinity of Benson,
but the dscoverer is not ready to
give full particulars as to exact loca-
ton, extent of deposit, etc.
Besides its hi IN value in trans
parent sheets. Mining Science says
manufacture OF superior quality of
boiler laggiqg, matt of finely divided
mica fl .kes forming ficeproof cover
ing that has suffi :ient strength TO ba
durable not disintegratiug like some
other IN te,i.ls, and exceiling asbestos
and macnesi1 compounds as a nom
conductor of neat Benson Press.
George Bcown, formerly a resident
of jerome Junction, and a railroad
enploye of the United Verde & Pa
cific. was recently bitten by hydro
pho bia skunk In southern Arizona near
| Morenci, and adopted one of the most
novel and drastic methods ever known
to cure himself of the effects of the
deadly virus After he was bitten on
the middle finger of his left hand, he
whipped out his six shooter and raising
bis hand to the right elevation, and
about two feet from his body, blazad
away. The first joint was ripped off
and the bullet in its range tore away
| the flesh of the other finger on the
left side This heroic method prob ably
saved Browns life.
As the result of flights made by
Charles X. Hamilton in Douglas and
later at Ell Paso during the course of
which he flew into Mexico in his bi-
plane, a treaty is being negotiated be-
tween the state departments of the
United States and Mexico governing
aviation in the two countries This
is said to be the first aerial treaty to
be adopted by governments of the
world.
Under the terms of the treaty now
being negotiated by Secretary of State
Knox and the Mexican government. it
will be necessary for any aviators pass
ing over the international boundary
lioe to come down to earth and regis
ter their names and machines before
they will be permitted to travers the
border.
| w. H Sissou was returned to the
Territorial Prison. Thursday, to serve
! out his term, by order of Chief Jus
| Clce Aeno, upon tne grounu Cnab Ills
release was obtained through fraud
and was, therefore, void. The pris oner
had originally been sentenced to a
life term which was subsequently com
muted to ten years by Gov. Kibbey
a few weeks since an attorney brought
habsas corpus proceedings before Chief
Justice Kent, introducing a purported
copy of the records of the trial court
which showed Sisson had not pleaded
TO the Indictment, therefore had not
been legally tried. With that evidence
before him the Judge could not do
otherwise than release the prisoner.
It subsequently developed that the
trial court record had been falsi6ed
in the copy submitted to Judge Kent
Under the reco commitment Sisson will
have one more year to serve, from
the first of next Observation-Disclosures.
When the statehood bill passes the
senate and goes to the president for
his signature. the signature will be
affixed with Douglas, ArIz. pen
symboical of the mineral resources OF
of the new state.