The border vidette., 1914-02-14
ARIZONA NOTES.
Items of Interest CulIed From Our
 Exchanges.

One or the nSnteSC calendars
 ever known in Pima county was
 presented when the superior
 court convened for it's February
 term. There were but three cases
 awaiting disposal, one on the
 criminal and two on the civil
 docket.
 Prosperity of the San Simon
 valley is indicated by increased
 bank deposits. Although only
 established six months the state
 ment just issued by the San
 Simon Bank shows a doubling
 of deposits within a period of less
 than three months.
 Sheriff Harry Wheeler's re-
 port for the year shows that his | office received for fees during
 1913, upwards of $2O,OOO. As
 the sheriff's salary is $5, ,OOO per | year, it is evident that the abOli-
 tion of the fee system in this
 office has resulted in a great
 saving to the taxpayers of Co., | chiSe county.
 Advices received at Douglas are | to the effect that the director of the agricultural department of l the state university will soon confer with the board of super visors of Cochise county relative
 to the selection of a site for the
 drilling of the experimental well
 in the Sulphur Springs valley, fer which the legislature appropriate ed S75OO at it's last session and that work may start in the spring.
 The distributing companies have been in the Imperial Valley the last week trying to get the cantaloupe growers to sign up contracts for 1915. By CTS of the I'm perial Valley are learning, and are using more caution each year in making contracts. It is estimated that about $500 acres will be planted the coming season, which should produce a crop of about 5000 cars. Last years shipments reached $500 cars.
 There is considera ble excite ment in the town over new gold strike made in the Yellowstone mountains on the Clark and Hi WO properties, about twelve miles north of Benson. Mr. Hi Wo had a specimen of the ore sent to Tucson, the assay of | which shows it will run $26O a | ton in gold. It also carries big 1 values in silver Mr. Hi Wo | says that the ore of which the | assay was made is @ poor speci- | men as compared with other ore exposed.-Benson Signal.
 Thomas A. Flynn, recently United States attorney by President Wilson is going to visit both Tucson and Phoenix before deciding on his official headquarters. At present, the official station of the United States attorney is at Phoenix but now that Tucson is the off cial headquarters of the judge of the district, it may be located here. The chamber of commerce hopes to prevail upon United Sta tes Attorney Flynn to reside at this point. Citizen.
 The contract for the building 0f a S2, ,5OO,OOO smelter has been et by the International Smelling and Refining company to the Bridge company of Fl Paso. The matter of constructing he new Smelter will be one of ten or twelve build ngs will have to be erected and ] large force of wOrkmen em 0loyed, it is not known at pre- sent just how large an acreage will be required for the entire shelter, this being determined oy developments in construction. Globe Record.
 A Mason. Nevada, dispatch says: The Mason Valley mine, coated in the heart of the Mason district, and at the back door of he town of Mason, recently made one of the richest strikes ( Il the history of copper mines n this district-a large deposit 'f native copper. It was not discovered until after five car oads had been shipped to the { shelter. When dumped into the the heavy jaws made { 10 impression upon it and when {; fhnnn F~,~1 l>O | ,