The border vidette., 1915-11-20
ARIZONA NOTES.
Items of Interest CuIIed From Our
 Exchanges.

l One of the most important
 deals that has been made in the | Wallapai district in some time
 was coDsummated this week by
 the taking over of the Bethel
 and Silver mines by c. B. Bell of Douglas, Arizona, and aSSO-
 ciates. The deal was brought 1 about in 2 measure by William
 Ochs of Kingman
 That asbestos mining is becom- ing a genuine business in Gila county was demonStrat ted by the fact that a carload of fine asbes-
 tos was shipped Friday morn
 ing from the property of the
 Arizona Asbestos Association. The mineral was declared to be | the finest ever seen in this local 1 tity.-Miami Silver Belt.
 An illicit still and & quantity
 of wines and liquors were dis
 coved by officers when they an swered to call to 3 fight on the
 edge of the city. An automobile
 truck piled high with barrels | and casks of wine was brought to the county jail. This is the first "moonshine" eSta blishment found in the new dry" state.- Phoenix Republican.
 Secretary of Labor Wilson, of President Wilson's cabinet. has ordered full and complete in vestiga ton of the troubles in Cliff ton and MOrenci. Mir. Mayors, who has the matter in charge is one of the most competent men in the nation for such inveStiga- tionS and the public can rely up
 on the truth, the whole truth.
 and nothing but the truth being told.
 In January, 1914, the Arizona Farm Improvement Association was organized at the Farmers
 Short Course with forty mem
 bers. Today it has four hundred members. The A. F. I. A. is en deavoring so weld together for ty local farmers organizations with about 1900 members. There are two county and twenty six local Farm Improvement Asso- citations. nS.-ProspectOr.
 One of the most important events in the history of Navajo 1 Apache counties is the recent | appointment of farm advisor, who will devote his entire time | to the farmers of those two coun- ties. The Agricultural Exten- slon Service of the University l of Arizona College of Agricult- ure announces that the newly | appointed farm advisor is Chas. | R. Fillerup, of Cochise Arizona. I
 Sheriff Frank Haynes, who returned from Winkleman, re ports that on last Thursday night on claims belonging to Stewart and Lavelle, located be- tween Winkleman and Christ mas, a rich gold pocket was found Two men are said to have taken out during that night ores the value of which is estim- ated from $3, 500 to 1000. And it is stated good gold ore is still being taken out.-Silver Belt
 George w. Long and wife and J. l.. McIver and wife were over from Oatman Thursday to look after business connected with their mining investments. Messrs. Long and McIver have many properties in the Oatman field, upon which they have or ganized companies, looking after the preliminary work themselves and seeing that the money is being properly expended to get the best results. They are the best miners of the country and have made the one big success of the county.
 Another big strike has been made in the Red Cross mine. At the hundred foot level the shaft has run into high grade silver ore, very much like the ore found on the surface. This last ore will run 50 per cent pure silver. How big the new body is can ] not at present be determined, but it certainly looks good to H. G. Glenn and Charlie Norton, who have the mine under lease. Now many more carloads of this 1 rich horn silver ore will be un- f; and shipped and the Red Cross will become more {; famous than ever. Colonel Geo. 1 w. Norton is the owner of the mine and has leased if to the