The border vidette., 1910-05-14

tration of all the voters of the county in anticipation of the fall election.
 This new registration ia required in all counties of the territory. al- though in case statehood is granted at the present session of congress there will be no fall election, but all present officers will hold over until the first election of officers for the state.
 Discovering a rich placer mine on site occupied by haystacks for the last forty years. on a ranch near Walnut Grove. was the remarkable experience of Daniel Oodron last week, who was born and reared on the farm and never suspected the preaence of the precious metal. After picking up a good size nugget, a wheelborrow load of the dirt was banned and yielded s4 in gold. The property will be thoroughly tested.
 The Greene Cattle Go. is about through with it's roundup. and will make the first shipment of cattle to California early this month. The Empire ranch has finished with the cattle work and is having a horse round up. A great many cattle are dying on the ranges because of the scarcity of water, it is reported, and though the grass in the mountains is still good. that on the valley ia poor-Tucson Citizen.
 Mr. Charles Ferry of New York. who was largely interested in mining in Yuma and Santa Cruz counties and an associate in mining with Prof. w. F. Blake of the University of Arizona, died suddenly in the Adams hotel at Phoenix At the time Of his death Mir. Ferry was on his way from Parker to Tucson. MT. Ferry was very wealthy, and leaves a large estate in Chicago and New York. SeIim M. Franklin was his legal representative in Tucson. Mir. Ferry was about sixty years of age.
 The Territorial Board of Control Pioneers Home at Prescott to Henry Rockmark, the sum of the bid being $29,9OO. The bids were opened last week Robert Craig. citizen member of the board stated that the plans accepted provided accommodations for about forty inmates. The building will be of brick with masonary found atiop. There will be a dining room, laundry. library. bed rooms, with water stands in eacl. room. steam heating plant, hard wood floors and wide porches. The structure will be mod ern in every resyect
 Page and Pickens of Globe still retain their laurels as champion rock driIlers of the world. Moreover they take home with them S7O0 whicl. they won today by demonstrating that fact with hammer and drill. McCucheon, who is working < small prospect near Vail and Johns, Twin Butte miner, won $500, the second and final price. Miller and Donovan, were the only other con- testants The Champions drilled thirty eight and twelve tteenths in ches, McCutcbeon and Johns, thirty four and threeeishts. Miller and Donovan, twenty eight and three fourtbs-Tucson Citizen.
 It is said that about thirty thousand acres of land has been taken up in the Wallspai valley, aside from that located some time ago, by the Jacob son syndicate, below Hack berry. The lands recently located by intending settlers lies about two miles from kiugmap, along the rim of the valley and into one of the richest parts. The locators are getting together in plan to drill wells for domestic and ag:icul- tural purposes. although the lands az whole will be farmed by the dry method. It has been demonstrated that fifteen inches of rain falls in this valley annually. which is sufficient to insure good crops of grain if properly conserved. Many of the paople locst- ing in this valley are nthusiastic over the future of that section and believes that the lands are sure to increase in