The border vidette., 1910-04-02
No. IA.

are preparing to put in large tracts of Mexican beans. The triples will in sure crop while experiments are be- iug conducted with other varities of products to demonstrate what is best adapted to the locality.
 It is reported that hundred of Ia mbs have been slaughtered by sheepmen in this county to save the lives of the mothers that have become weekly by reason of lack of green feed. The sheepowners expect to lose the increase this year an account of the hard win- ter and backw spring -Kingman Miner.
 News from the east is to the effect that the Mascot Mining Company of Dos Oabazes Is soon to construct l6- mile railroad in order to reach the Southern Pacific. The same source of information states that a smelter will be built. It is said that this company has a large low grade copper property. Tom bstone Prospector.
 The Ray Consolidated Company has 250 carloads of structural steel in transit to their mill site, west of Wink elman and the trains should begin to arrive in a few days, The Snyder grading outfit has just finished grad ing a large yard adjoining the mill I.k L. L l. of steel will be uuloaded. The mill building will be cor structed of steel and rein forced concrete.
 A party of Pit:sburg capitalists have organized a coInpany for the purpose of developing large irrige- tion project on the Bill Williams river A dam 250 feet high is to be erected, 100000 acres of land irrigated and 5000 electric horse power developed. The land to be reclaimed is mostly in Yuma county and is known as Butler valley. The electric power developed will be sold to the mining companies in that section. Irrigation and power development in the territory is going on at marvellous rate.
 Punishment for cutting up the wardrobe of mans wife by the man himself, was yesterday definitely de- cided in Justice of the Peace Richey's court when the latter fined Francisco Soto the sum of S25 and sentenced him to serve sixty days in the county jail. Soto had an altercation with his wife on Washington's birthday and was arrested. He was given trial before the justice yesterday afternoon, with the aforementioned result. He is accused of having ruthlessly de- stroyed portions of his wife's wardrobe. Post.
 The gold strike in the foothills four miles from Florence that was made recently seems to be very promising. Last week numerous assays were made from the rock and returned from $3 to $1 05O per ton. The country sur rounding for many miles has been To- cated, and the chances are good for a splendid gold camp hard by the old town on the Gila. The people of Maricopa county rejoice to see the nei ghboring country prosperous. It has rich mines and scme of the finest farming land in the southwest. and not many years will elspse before Pinal county will be one of Arizona.s richest subdivisions Arizona Demo- crat.
 At banquet of the Yale Club of Gila country, at the Dominion hotel last night, plans were laid for the in auguration af an association of gradu- stes from the famous New Haven in stitution which will embrace the in tire territory of Arizona. It is esti- mated that there are over one hun Yale graduates in Arizona and the new organization is expected to ma terially promote the social intere- course and good fellowship of tine Ari- zona alumni of Yale, as the club is founded on these principles. The first meeting of the new club will be held in Phoenix next November. Four teen Yale graduates were present at last ghtS banquet, which proved to be a particularly enjoyable adair.-