The border vidette., 1910-02-19
TERRITORIAL NOTES
Items of Interest CulIed From Our Ex-
 changes.

There are now two switch engines at work in the Yuma yard, the secon d having been added the first of the month. The new engine Is used only in day time while the old one will continue to work double shift as here tofore. The great lncrease in frei sht traffic has necessitat ed the additional force.
 The Great Western Company re- ceived several cars of material this week and put on several men, necessi- tating the employ ment of two more shift bosses. The new double drum electric hoist at the Mamie has been put in com mission. An electric pump arrived the first of the week and is being installed -OourtIand Arizonar.
 Manager l. Meyer of the sugar fsc tory, when asked yesterday if io would be necessary to ask the farmers to plant more beets to meet the increased capacity of the sugar factory the com ing season, replied that there are now 5200 acres of beats gro wing and in a promising condition, which amount, he says, will be all that will be required for the coming sugar campaign, being about 2O00 acres more than were plant ed last participation
 That Mohave county is one of the greatest mining sections of the terri tory is now being taken seriously by mining men of the United States The fact that every class of mineral, prec- ious, base and rare. is to be found here lends to mining an added interest Mineralogists are looking over the field with view to separation of the diff ferent metals on large scale, which would bring to the county a separat- ing plant of unique design.
 About 5000 acres in Paradise valley, situated north of Scottsdale, was filed on at the Phoenix land office when the land was thrown open to homestead entry. The valley is favorably located, has excellent soil and climate suitable for fruit culture. The matter of water supply is yet to be worked out. It is possible that plentiful supply may be obtain ed by pumping plants for irri- sation purposes but that remains to be tested. Investigations are being made on plan of irrigation, and sew eral thousand acres may be brought under cultivation
 On Monday the people of the Buck eye country witnessed the novel sight of two great loads of bailed cotton go- ing over their roads to market. The incident presages much. Many of Buckey's population are natives of the cotton states. born and raised among 6elds of that great staple. Cotton here Is no longer en experiment. but cer- tain euccess. With trans continent al line of railway giving the valley cheap and quick transportation to tiiewater the vast markets of the Orient, to say nothing of our own Pa cific coast are at our gates.-Gazette.
 Judge Charles Blenman returned this morning from Guaymas, Sonora. where he went to attend the annual carnival about week ago. accompa- nied by Mrs Blenman, Mrs. John R. LoosIey and Mrs. Fred Swinney. He reports the carnival a great success. the to bting crowded with visitors. On returning. the ladies stopped off at Hermosillo, where they will visit friends for about a week, and also for the purpose of allowing Mrs. Loosley to obtain additional sketches for future pictures in addition to those she ob- taIned in and about Guayams where she found beautiful scenery.-CitizeD.