The border vidette., 1912-05-04
ARIZONA NOTES.
Items of Interest Culled From Out
 Exchanges.

telephone service, an additional central operator having been installed the first of the week
 Senator Mark Smith has mo- minated c. R. Jones of Lehi, and
 c. CT Smith of Globe, for mid Shipmen at the Annapolis Naval Academy.
 The cavalymen of Troop HI of the Fourth cavalry have made up a purse of $ )3 and forwarded it to Mr. and Mrs Eugenio Cap
 DO of BiSbee, as token of sym pathy on account of the death of
 little Nara Cappo who was re- gently run down and killed by a mounted trooper. Hans Hansen,
 is in jail in Tombstone, waiting trial
 While the Salt River valley is not entirely devoid of fat cattle and sheep, prime beef and nut ton are by no means plentiful. This sectlOn has been pretty well combed by buyers, who are pay ing 6 cents a pound for high class beef cattle. Lambs are bringing and 71-2 cents a pound and older sheep from 1 to
 I 1-2 cents.
 The ore body at the Capote mine which was recently encount- cred is proving to be much greater than at first thought, as it now runs down as far as the 700 level This makes it proven from the third to the seventh level It is not known how much deeper it goes but the work already done shows it to be one of the biggest bodies in the camp--Cananea Sonora News.
 Mrs. Cenzi Brecht, worthy grand mat1 Ol of the order of Eastern Star was a guest of the local lodge last evening". The distinguished lady was met by d Gelega ton of Eastern Star m mbers upon her arrival, and las t evening was the guest O honor at the lodge meeting. A sum l. tuOuS spread was provided by the ladies and toasts and res pOnses marked most enjoyable evening. The worthy grand ma trOn left for Douglas this after no n-TombstOne PrOSpector.
 There are indications that the famous old Hedges mine may re- open at an early date. B. F. Sanguinetty yesterday received a telegram from W. J. Nicholson him to furnish equipment and supplies for a camp of fifty men who would establish camp and go to work at the old mine Just what the work will consist of we were unable to learn. The camp will be opened up on next Friday. Yuma Sun.
 The University of Arizona will have another fine dOrmitOry ready for occupancy on the open ing of college next year, and the building of the structure has been awarded to M. l.. Tophoy of the city. His bid, which was S29, ,62O, was the lowest of the many bids which were made. sent in check for five per cent of his bid and will place a bond of $15, ,OOO to guarantee the fulfillment of his contract.- Star.
 The powder que stion has been settled in many ins tanceS for the | larger mines of Sonora and dur ing the past week powder has been received by almost all of the big properties in the State. | The Cananea company will not | suffer for the want of explosives the inSurrectiOn unless it | should spread to Sonora, which is unlikely. At all properties now operating there is sufficient help to be secured, the MeXicans seemingly 6esiring to work rather than become embrOiled in the OrOzcO affair.
 Work will be resumed within the next six weeks on the prop erty of the Mineral Hill Conso- lidated Copper company, twenty miles south of Tucson, which has been closed down during the | past four years because of the | low price of copper. A contract | has just been closed with the Edison company of east Orange, N. J., for a huge electric con- which will be shipped | to Tucson at once and installed | at the mine with all necessary l A ton and half of | ore was shipped to East Orange and tested in d concen-