The border vidette., 1915-03-27
ARIZONA NOTES.
Items of Interest CulIed From Our
 Exchanges.

IOdO WOOlO Oc OullO lIOIH
 Bend to the New Cornelia mines,
 and not from Tucson. was the
 statement made by Water Doug.
 las, head of the Phelps Dodge
 interests in the west, in Tucson
 Friday.-Star.
 Two cars of lettuce left Phoe-
 nix Sunday en route for Chicago and Pittsburg and intermediate
 points. The Hill Seed House,
 engineered the deal whereby the
 association of lettuce growers
 send these consignments to the
 eastern markets. tS.-TucSOn Star
 The preliminary work at the
 FluX has continued this week,
 the camp has been completed
 and the material for the tram
 freighted to the grounds. The
 arrival of the tram expert is eX
 pected soon, when the construc-
 ton work will proceed. .-Pata
 gonian.
 Mining is one of the basic in dustrieS of mankind. War can
 not destroy, it can only post
 pOle mining activity. After the destruction of war comes the re- construction of peace. With
 peace will come an intensified demand for the metals on which
 material civilization depends Mining Magazine.
 October 29, 29 and 30 have ] been fixed as the dates for | holding the fourth annual South .i1 Noix l These dates fall on Thursday, | Friday and Saturday immediate | ly preceding the state fair The officers of the associa ton will go to work immediately making pre- parations for this big show. The people of the Pinal coun- ty have inaugurated a movement to bond the county for S1OO,OOO | to build good roads. The board of supervisors is said to be favorable to the enterprise which favor. The road will open up the rich mineral and agricul- tural districts of the county.
 The fruit growing industIy is receving a considerable impetus in the vicinity of Bowie. So far more than 15, ,OOO trees have been planted in that vicinity this spring, and there is a very strong disposition evident to plant orchards. All that section has been blessed with abundant seasons and the outlook for the farmers this year is just about h of 10 country. y.-Prospector.
 The Gray brothers are doing much development wo, k on their copper claim to the south of the | Three R camp. says the Santa Cruz Patagonian. Two shafts | have been sunk, one of which is what is known as the mother | lode" of the Patagonia range. This lode is six hundred feet | wide and contains on the sur face chiefly pyrates of iron and 1 copper exposed throughout it's width in Alum Gulch, on which the Arizona mines are situated.
 The McNeal basin is rapidly filling with water. This great reservoir in the lower end of the Sulphur Springs valley has been built by nature and will hold billions of gallons of water for irrigation purposes. The great snOws in the ChiricahuaS and DragOon mountains, together with the copious rains of the past season, are bringing from the mountains on all sides, hun dredS of small streams of pure soft water that are emptying in to the great basin. n.-PrOSpector.
 Nogales is just now reported to be the liveliest bailiwick in the state. This has no reference to the Mexican war, though of course every little movement" on their side of the line, ''has a meaning all it's own" that adds to the general hilarity. But all Santa Cruz County is coming alive to it's agricultural possibil- ities and the Nogalcs Chamber of Commerce is waking up to it's opportunities. We believe the secretary of that body will verify our statement and suggest that a couple of thousand homeseek- CTS in other states write to him about it and lay the blame or the Arizona Magazine if they want o.-Arizona Magazine.