The border vidette., 1910-04-16


 Company has resumed work on their claims in the Paradise district after a suspension of a month, caused by the death of President Hayward of the company.
 The Mohave County Miner says the Colorado river at Fort Mohave is within foot of the high mark es tablished last year, and it is expected that a new high record will be made before the present flood subsidies.
 The cattle shipping season ~ill soon begin. and many thousand of the beef product of Arizona will be sent to market within thu next few montbs. On account of the range drouth the shipment this season will be larger than ever.
 Territorial Secretary George U. Young has turned over to the terri torial treasurer insurance tax fees for the current year to the amount of S36 439 07. representing 8 total of Sl l,7Oi s72 O7 collected as premium in the territory.
 While engaged inHexcavation work in the Williamson valley near Pres colt, work men unearthed the skeleton of,a human being which is. doubtless that of a member of some aboriginal tribe which inhebited.the valley hun dfeds of years before the advent of the white man.
 Since Arizona was wrested from the domination of the Apaches, says the Phoenix Republican, no rush in the location of agricultural lands ever squslled that displayed in that section of the Salt River valley, fifteen miles east of Mesa. thrown open for settle ment on February of this year.
 We arc informed that Phoenix is to have a new morning paper, of which Mir. Bell. late of the Democrat. is to be one of the publishers. It is to be democratic in politics and will com pete with the Republican ss 8 state paper. A strobg stock company has been organized to back the, proposi- tion-Mesa Free Press.
 Lowell saloons won their contention that they should be grsnted licenses by 4 decision of the supreme court at Phoenix last week. Licenses had been withheld by the sheriff of Cochise county under the statute that no licenses should be granted for the operation of saloon within a mile of the limits of an incorporated city. The supreme court refused to uphold the sheriff on the ground that Lowell Is a village in the accepted eense of the term.
 During the last two weeks of March there was shipped to the Copper Queen smelter at Douglas from the mining districts in Sonora bordering on the Nacnzari railroad, 152 cars of ore most of which came from Moctezuma company at Nacozari. The value of the ores Tn Mexican currency totals S59 300 pesos the value in the various mineral being as follows: Oopper. 667. 500; silver. i23' 400 gold. 69 700 pesos That portion of Sonora IS coming to the front with wonderous strides. The Uncle Sam postcard, designed by s. E Epler. cretary of the Yuma County Commercial Oluu. on which "Dad" Jourdan, dressed as Uncle Sam holding four aces. IS the center figure. is being used extensively to advertise the Yuma Project and the Yuma val ley. A copy of this card, on which is printed a message to congress, Is being mailed to each senator and represen- ! tative in congress by the secretary of the Commercial Olub It is an appeal for the passage of the $50, ,000. 900 ap- propriation bond issue for funds to complete the recla project now under construction. The card has to be seen to be appreciated. -Yums Sun.