The border vidette., 1912-04-06


 sweetheart, in Apache county, was placed on honor Thursday and sent to Albuquerque. New Mexico, on thirty day vacation. Matta claims that tic killing Of his sweetheart was purely acc.i- dental nd unintentional. He states they were Scuf1ling over a Dis tOl in fun and that the weapon was accidentally dis charged and a fatcl w0nnd in fiicted Blade
 It has been many springs since the country was blessed with such cOpiOus rainfall and it haS been many years if indeed eyer the mountains in these part, were more beautifully covered with Verdure. Pasture iS fine and range cattle are fit for beef Within ten days the mountains will be ablOOln with wild flowers. Springs green witchery is seen to no better advantage any where, than in the Pinal noun tainS this season. Ray Copper Camp.
 Secretary to the Governor Mulford Windsor has written the Chamber of Commerce of Tucson asking for information "about the industrial bevelop ment of every section of Ariz Ona." He further states that great interest is now being taken in the new state by people of the east; that thousands of people are thinking of coming here and he wants on hand all available information which the outsider could be interested in
 Yesterday's storm was one o f the most seV ere of the winter in point of snow and raiafall. The mountains are covered with white mantle far down on the foothills, while the valleys have been well soaked. It. is probable that the storms are now over for the balance of the spring months and that warm weather will be enjoyed. Everywhere green feed is spring ing mp and soon the valleys will look like d meadow. MOhave County Miner.
 The republican press seems to think something unusual happen ed when convict 3263 escaped from the State prison Monday If they will turn through the pages of the past history they will find such occurrences were quite common under all previous administrations. Two cOmvicts escaped from the Tempe bridge crew under the last republican administration and a dozen or more duplicated that performance at the prison during the same administration without exciting comment from the republican press. Arizona Blade Tribune.
 The Commonwealth mine at Pearce was recently taken over by a strong new company. which purposes building a 3OO-tOn mill to replace the one recently deS trOyed by fire. Dispatches from Pearce state that in order to de- termine the exact kind of mill required two carloads of the various ores from the mine have been sent East for analysis. and it is believed that work on the mill will be commenced by May 1. Work on the Commonwealth Extension, recent discovery made by John Gleason, the dis cOverer of the original Common wealth, is being pushed, and Contractor GiacOma expects to have the shaft down POO feet by the first of May. Ore running well in silver and gold has been encountered in the shaft. and at last accounts the shaft, was all in ore The Pearce people are feeling greatly encouraged over the prospects of these two mines being run on a large scale short ly.-ArteSian Belt.
 For the purpose of making lOTns to finance large enterprises in Arizona, articles of incOrpOra tiOn have been filed at PhTniX for the Arizona State bank. The are R. N. F'rede- ricl1S of Prescott, Reese NJ Ling of Prescott H. J. McClug of Phoenix, Nose Drachman of Tucson and J. NJ Ormsby of Tucson. The Arizona State bank will be governed and controlled by the most conservative bankers in the state. it is planned, and will be purely a state institution.