The border vidette., 1913-12-13

succeeded by Captain Chas E. Hardy of Tucson, arrived home Thursday from Phoenix where he had been attending United States court as a witness.
 Rodolfo Vasquez, the mining engineer, formerly of Nogales, now of Los Angeles, where he resides with his family, is a business visitor in the city. Mir. Vasquez is interested in valuable mining property in Santa Cruz county and the state of Sonora.
 T. P. Thompson, Santa Cruz county's efficient assessor, is here from his ranch in the San Rafael valley. MT. Thompson during the past year, has made many important improvements on his homestead thereby great ly enhancing the value of same.
 John E. Bentley, director and treasurer of La Cobriza Mining Company, is here from La Co., briza, Sonora, the copper prop critics of his company, the prin cipal stock of which is owned by MT. Bentley's English asso- ciates. MT. Bentley's home is at Blackpool, England.
 Last week B. Cumming, the fire and life insurance man, ac- companied by his chief clerk, Fred. Hannah, went out to Tom Cummings Pima Blanca stock ranch to hunt deer and bear. They succeeded in killing two fine young bucks, and report having had great time.
 Sam Baucher, one of the owners of the Three Linemen mines in the Harshaw district, this county, was here Wednes- day from Douglas, where he now resides. Sam says he hopes soon to dispose of his Santa Cruz county interests for a nice sum of Uncle Sam's kale.
 Henry Plaul, one of the lucky owners of the Uvalama silver mines down at San Xavier, So- nora, has for several days been a guest at the Montezuma hotel, from the mines. He brought with him big lot of silver. The old Uvalama is a fine prop erty and will no doubt make MT. Plaul and his associates big money.
 The Jarrillas mine in the Pa tagonia mountains owned by MT. Bracey Gun tis and Dr. A. L. Gustetter of this city, is showing up fine. The recent strike of high grade ore is bigger and richer that at first reported. The lucky owners are to be congra- tulated.- They backed their faith on the property with money, and deserve success.
 Hon. George w. Cass, one of Arizona's best known successful lawyers, has this week been a visitor in the city, having legal business in the superior court. MT. Cass is well known in No gales, where he resided a num- Der of years ago, when connect ed with a big mining company operating in Sonora. He is now located at Douglas.
 B. B. Holt, president Of the Cerro de Plata Mines Co.,, is here from the big silver bon anza, having brought up another consignment of silver bullion. MT. Holt reports everything at Cerro de Plata running like a we'll oiled clock, and says this months production of white metal will duplicate last month.
 Earl Griswold, of this city, who is in charge of the mercan- tile department at the Durazno camp, is business visitor in the city. Earl, who is financially interested in the Penn Sonora Mining Company owning the gold properties at DuraZno, con- tinues to have great faith in the future of the property, nOtwith standing the fact that just at present there is very little doing by his company.
 B. V. Anaya, representative of the Constitutionalists after visiting Hermosillo. where he had been in conference with General Carranza, the constitu- tionalist leader and Governor May ytorena of Sonora, returned to Nogales Monday and last Tuesday continued on to Tucson, his home. MT. Anaya, who was recently appointed constitution