The border vidette., 1911-01-07
TERRITORIAL NOTES.
Items of interest Cuiied From Our
 Exchanges.

 and other northern sections say that heavy falls of both rain and snow visited that section of Arizona. This ill be ood news for the farmers of the valley.
 The November output of the Greene Cananea company was 3,65S, 900 pounds of copper, as compared with 3.576 900 pouncs in October Besides the copper there were 93 372 ounces of silver and 429 ounces of gold.
 While riding the range 30 miles from Globe Walter Williams, Fore man of the Ohiricahua Cattle Go and welt known in Oochise county was fired upon by Apache Indians whom he surprised while they were slaugh- terins beef. Williams returned the fire and one Iadian fell. He rode to Fort Apache and surrendered.
 The mill work on the Gold Drown mines is almost completed and the plant ous sht to be in com mission within the next thirty days. With this plant running regularly the production of gold in Mohsve county will be ma terially increased. The mine is certain ly one of the great properties of the territory, having an immense tonnags of high grade milling ore opened out Miner.
 A black bear nearly eight feet in length, and weighing in the neighbord hood of 300 pounds, powerful enough to kill COW with about one blew of it's paws, was placed on exhibition in front of Adams x company's store on was killed short distance beyond Oracle in the Catalina mountains Tuesday by O hunter whose name is not known in Tucson.
 The old Colorado river steamer Searchiight which has been in com mission on the river for good many years is again afloat. For many months the old boat has been lying in the Ia goon above the Lsguns dam idle and | useless. The work of putting the big | boat over the dam was no inconsider- able undertaking and required a great deal of care and skill. but was success fully accomplished ,-Yums Sun.
 The Tribolet and Ssrrick groups of copper mines. situated in the Mineral Creek district. the former near Ray the latter near Kelvin, are now under going development and the rerults are all that could be desired, according to the information given us by 8 party interested in them. The surface | showing is first class and 60 far as work has proceeded the | showing is still better. | Capitalists would do we'll to investigate | these properties.
 Last week the Beilefo~er Mining l company made it's final payment on the purchase of the mines The com | pany has been at work on the property 1 for several months and has made con- siderable headway with one machine drill. The shaft has been sunk to al depth of 120 feet and drifting is now under way. The ore in the mine is rich in gold, carrying some copper and lead It is situated about six miles southwest of Kingman. H. NJ Bowen has been managing the property.
 Last Tuesday W. Fl. Woods pre- sented to the Benson Fress Q winter Bartlett pear that weighs seventeen ounces. It is perfect fruit; without e speck or sign of decay. and looks like it would keep all winter, although ripe enough to market. being beauti- full yellow color. almost like pale gold The tree from which it came is about twenty years old, and in fine. healthy condition. It never fails to bear good crop, worth not less than Sl5 any year. The proper number of pear trees on an acre is 108, which, count ing at lowest amount known for this tree to produce, would be $l 62O per year, gross returns.-Benson Press