The border vidette., 1912-11-23
Jcs1 Solanes of Tubac. wh

WcOo l llIl ONSl cttAS- i.1-o tsi IT OIy NH
 ed by the switch engine at the
 Southern Pacific railway cross
 ing, left a large family to mourn
 his sudden tragic death. In their
 terrible loss, the stricken family | have the sympathy of a wide
 circle of friends here and at Tu- bac where they have resided
 many years. SOlanes was about thirty years of age, sober and industrious. He will be missed.
 Walter Holt, brother of Elgin B. Holt. manager of the CerrO de Plata mines in Sonora, returned the forcpart Of the week from Los Angeles, where he underwent 8 successful sur gical opera ton, and is now feel ing like a new man, thanks to Dr. Smith the well known, sue cessful Los Angeles specialist, who worked Walter over. From here Walter went down to Cerro de Plata, where the big mill and cyanide plant is making the Holt boys and their associates fortunes.
 William Journeay and E. Bar cello, two experienced mining men, who recently acquired min ing property out near the mines owned by the Float Gold Anal gamating Company, have re- ceived a core drill which they will use in prospecting their property. The drill was hauled out to the property Tuesday, and work will commence at once, and all wbO are acquainted with the Gold Hill mining district, cOnfidentally expect big things from that district, when the ore is developed at depth.
 O. K. Franklin, the mining man, yesterday visited his min ing property out near the great Three R mine owned by N. l.. AmSter, the Boston Globe mil liOnaire. MT. Franklin, who was accompanied by a representa- tive of big syndicate, also vii sited the property owned by William Schuckmann and Ri chard Fleischer of this city. The Schuckmann- -Fleischer group of claims are close to the Three R mines and are said to possess great merit; they and have the ear-marks of becoming big pro- ducers.
 MT. Frank Davis of Los An geles California, who has been employed by George M. Ryall, of the Pacific Smelling and Re lining Company, and by the Wy man Mining Company of San Javier Sonora, and other big lurgist and manager, and Chas. P. Reiniger of Van Vert, Ohio, own @ group of mining proper ties down near Sayope, Sonora, said to be very valuable, and it is their intention to in the near future organize a company for the further development of the property and erection of 1OO- ton shelter.
 Hon. George w. Atkinson, the big Gala abasas rancher and stock raiser, is a busy man these days on the Baca Float land pro- position, in the interest of him. self and other settlers down Sdld OdSdo way MI AOhl1oOlI believes now it is only a matter of 6 very short time when At torney Kingan, representing the settlers, will succeed in get ting the matter decided in their favor, when one of the richest agricultural sections in the state will be thrown open to home seekers, and millions of dollars worth of taxable property added to Santa Cruz county.
 On account of the splendid showing made at the mines own ed by the Havalena Mining Con- pany, of which George D. Gross of this city is general manager, the price of stock has advanced from o to 35 cents per share, and by the first of January, the stock should reach par or better It is said that the Copper Queen Company, recently offered the Mining Go. $15O,OO0 for their holdings in this county, and naturally those owning stock in the company feel that they have cause to rejoice. The future of the company is assur- ed and all who invested in the stock will make big money.
 Dr. Sneaker, who left last