The border vidette., 1910-08-27
TERRITORIAL NOTES
Items of Interest CulIed From Our Elk
changes.

That the mining industry is looking
up in Arizona is proven by a statement
credited to our surveyor general,
Ingalls,, that within four days time he
recently received ll3 applications for
patent on mines-Prescott Courtier
According to Ben @ Hill. referee in
bankruptcy for Frank O'Brien. a
former Tucson broker, who dropped
out of sight after something of SEN
sational failure, creditors of the broker
will probably realize nothing when his
affairs are untansled,
AS the result of q belief on the
part of members of the Cochise coun-
dations Of the new county hospital
are defective, the board may decline
to accept the new building from the
contractors.
With the exception of the develop
ment work things at Miami are pro-
gressing as usual The reason for lay
ing off part of the underground force
is that the mine is at present in such
| vast stage of development that fur
| advisable
As advices have been received from
Colonel Roosevelt. stating that it will
oe impossible for him to visit Roosevelt
dam on February %. an attempt is
now being made to postpone the
dedication of the inland lake until
later in the spring when the colon el
can be in attendance.
Ooch;se county democrats, in con-
vention at Douglas August 205h
strongly endorsed tbs initiative and
referendum for the state constitution
mu,h of names for petitions and five
percent as the minimum; eleven dele
gates to the constitutional convention
were named.
F. HI Simmons was in Tempe Mon
day with load of ripe dates from the
government orchard of which he is the
superintendent. These dates are an
early variety and ripen a month or so
ahead Of the others. While they are
not as high grade as the later ones,
they are first rate dates and the crop
,s good one.-Phpnix Rep.
Butcher" Olsen, thus known to
Arizopans during the tournament
several years ago when he played for
Bisbee in Phoenix and other
towns of the territory, where his
name was known and dreaded, is on
the upward climb. He has just been
taken by Cleveland from Portland
where he has been playing third base
with the Ducks.
A general order has been issued
from the Office of the postmaster gen.
eral in w ashipgton. granting leave of
absence to posthasters in Arizona for
as many days, not exceeding six. as may
be necessary to enable them to attend
the annual meeting of the Postmasters'
Association of Arizona, to be held in
Phoenix, November 10, IL, II and Is
Ga zette.
The Pecos Valley where irrigation
is to be had is a most beautiful fruit
country, especially for peaches. apples
and pears Near Roswell, Artesia'
and Carlsbad. there are some of the
most beautiful orchards that any body
could wish to see in any part of the
United States. They are not only
beauties to look at but are well kept
and big money producers.-Busines
| Farmer.
J. L Phillips consulting engineer of
the Gold Road M. IL E Company
ca me in from Los Angeles last Tues
day and departed for the mines. The
company is getting the big mill in
shape for the handling of greater
tonnage of ore. At the pre- sent time
the ore is reduced to bullion for less
than four dollars per ton. while under
the old system it cost about eleven
dollars per ton. Further reduction
will be made in the cost of handling
the ores when the capacity of the
plant is increased. 1t is said that the
percentage of saving in this plant is
| as high if not higher than at any mill