The border vidette., 1912-11-16
NEWS FROM PATAGONIA.
Interesting Items Picked up by Our
 Correspondent.

miner Ot this d1Str1ct haS taken a position with Dr. Hardtmayer | at the Bland. Mrs. Clay Hale who has been very sick for the past. week is convalescing rapidly and will soon have regained her health Dr. Hardtmayer' waited upon her.
 Jack Evans who has recently taken hold of the Costello group has gone for ten day visit to his old home at BiSbee and Ca nanea. On his return he will rush the work at the mine.
 JIG. Gatti, one of the solid citizens of Clifton, has been here for few days and during his Sonoita Grant. It was reported that he was operating in the in terest of the Three R company.
 Hogan and McCutchan of the Connecticut mine in the Jose phine canyon have just closed contract for the transportation of a carload of ore from the mine to the Depot in Patagonia. It will be brought in from the mine on burros. The ore is said to be very high grade.
 Reports from Mrs. B. E. Be- thell who went east for medical treatment are of the very best. She is at Kirksville, Missouri under the best medical care. She expects to spend Thanks giving with friends and relatives in Virginia and will return home in about two months.
 John D. Wanvig, the new Superintendent of the Three R mine, was in town Tuesday. He reported that all matters were progressing alright at the mine but there was nothing to give out at this time for publication. He came in by auto and register ed at the Commercial Hotel.
 MT. Greve, MT. Giroun and E. B. Bethell went out to the Chief mine on Wednesday and inspect ed the property. Report has if that native silver has been struck in the tunnel that is now being run. The tunnel is now in. 275 feet and the ore body increases in value as the work proceeds.
 August Yarrick and James Keating paid visit to the Blue Eagle mine on Alum Gulch or Wednesday. The gentlemen con firm the report of the rict strike made in the mineFa a few days ago by Kane, Mcdonnell and Stevens, mention of which is made elsewhere in this issue
 The Dry Farmers from thu . eastern part. of the county ar' coming, into Patagonia daily an( marketing the crops for Whicl , they receive good prices. The! all feel assured of the ultim at, success in their work and it i: j, surely to be hoped that the. have accomplished what the. started out to do. ., -.-... :
 Lou Stevens came in from tn, Blue Eagle mine to vote ol election day and then went bacl to the mine without casting hi ballot The reason was that h' and his partners had just strucl another body of very rich ore and in his hurry to get back h. plum forgot to vote. He brough some samples that carried nativ' silver and it looks like the boy have struck bonanza.
 Everything is looking brigh at the Three l. mine. A bod, of copper ore has been uncover ed that is very promising. Su perintendent Boucher was il town this week and gave ou that the mine will be thourough 1y examined this week by Max well. C. Milton, a mining engi neer from Tucson, and that upol his report the sale of the prop erty would probably be consum mated
 Dr. Hardtmayer of the Blanc Mining Company has commenced active operation. All of th' past week he has had teamster at work hauling lumber ant camp supplies and he has ; force of men sinking shaft. H. expects to increase the force a an early date. He has selected an ideal place for the camp lyins about a quarter of mile iron