The border vidette., 1914-08-08

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 Nacozari. From El Tiigre there arrived go bars of gold and silver amounting to 1875 pounds. The estiEiated value Ct the ores imported in Mexican currency was copper, l 1895, FOG pesos; silver, 491 800 pesos; gold PTS, 900 pesOc. The importa tiOns of COW hides amounted to 19, 76O pounds. The cattle shipments were 59S head from Rancho | NuevO. From COlOnia MorelOS 1855 goats were imported.
 In the July 26 edition of the Oakland (Cal) Tribune appear ed page article on Arizona s prison reform system by J. C.. GilsOn, well known scientist, who is principal of the Long fellow high school at Oakland. Gilson visited the prison some months ago and spent night in cell with Prof. Ernest Bates of the state university. He is enthusiastic in his praise of the humanitarian and utilitarian me- thOdS employed in dealing with Arizona criminals. His article is illustrated with portrait of Gov. Hunt and several views in side and outside the prison.
 On the account of the drop in the price of copper, due to the prospects of a general European war about one half of the force of men at the Warrior mine has been laid off However, the Warrior is not a large producer, employing only forty men all told. Mr. w. D. Fisk, of Globe, a member of the leasing firm which is in charge of the War riOr, stated this morning that there was nothing remarkable about the laying off of the twen- ty men; that the mana agement had concluded that it could not make any money at the present prevailing prices of copper and had acted accordingly.
 Rev. Fred Mitchell, a Presby- terian missionary who is station ed among the Navajo Indians, in northern ArizoLa, was recently
  there stated that he was work ing on a translation of the Bible into the Navajo language. A recent visit was made to New York by Rev. Mitchell for the purpose of arranging for the publication of the work. The | English alphabet will be used, with some variations to express the peculiar sounds of the Ma vajo language. It is believed | that the work will be of great ] value in spreading the doctrines of Christianity among the In 1ians.
 Supplying fresh trout to the l people of Prescott and Arizona is the object of the five men who have launched the Crystal i Spring Trout company, a cor poration to buy, raise, sell, pro- oagate and generally deal in all kinds of fresh fish and to build and costruct hatcheries for the of fish. The capital stock is $5O,OOO and the incor- oorators are Leroy Anderson, R. K. Porter, Dr. c. H. Totten, w. l.. Roberts and S. A. Cotter- rell. The first three named are ocal men. Roberts is the own er of the ranch which has been eased to the corporation and Jotterell is the man who will manage the business by virtue 0f a wide experience.
 The State Insane Asylum 'und is richer by 36, 989, IS lcres. the State Land Commis- sion having yesteday received rom the General Land Office covering that amount of selections. This makes a jotal of 42,O7O6O acres of the Insane Asylum grant of 1000, ,OOO lcres for which patents have been received to date The and lies in the following al. ricts: Williamson and Big Chi 10 valleys, II, ,471.47 acres; Queen Creek district, 6,363. 15 Lcres; Lower Santa Cruz valley, n the vicinity of Picacho and Red Rock, 12, ,765.98 acres; San a Cruz Valley above Tucson, ,, 36O acres; Lower Sulphur Spring Valley, near Douglas, 'OSO acres. It is all choice land, md is estimated by the State land Commission to have an