The border vidette., 1915-03-06
ARIZONA NOTES.
Items of Interest Called From Our
 Exchanges.

To supply the nomadic Pagagc
 Indians to the south west of Tue
 son with water for their stocl
 and for domestic purposes the
 gove rnment has contracted fol
 the drilling of two deep wells
 one at Indian Oasis and the other
 at Topowa.
 A new Infantry company fol
 Tucson has been authorized by
 the adjutanU general of the Ariz
 ona national guard. It is under
 stood that the organization will
 be made up of college men and
 friends and an effort will be
 made to make it a crack com
 pany
 Walnut culture in the San
 Pedro Valley, when you get
 down to the kernel of the mat
 ter, is going to be a cracking
 good graft for getting the out
 side consumer to shell out to
 secure the prod uct. Now is the
 time to join the nut fraternity - 1 Benson Signal.
 Some time ago a Gila monster
 was sent to the University of Kansas from near Tucson. This | animal is said to have caused the l death of Prof. l.. L.. Dyche, Fish and Game Warden of Kansas and a well known scientist. The animal bit Prof. Dyche, and he died about ten days later.
 A one fare for the round trip rate has been given by Arizona railroads for the Southern Ariz- ona fair at Tucson, March ,-19, and 20, according to an announce ment made by Secretary Myers. The proposal to have the boys band from the. State Reform school play at the fair is the re- ceiving consideration of the fair officials. .*.-..
 If the present demand con- tinues the United ;Yerde will be operating full blast in the next few months," said State Mining Inspector Bolin in an interview at Phoenix after an inspection trip to Jerome. More men are being put on all the time, and in fact, the situation through out the state is particularly en- couraging.
 Mining men are now looking to this county for zinc properties and it is probable that many new mines will be brought in within the next six months. | Production at the present time would be worth considerable to | a mining property, as the | market would be able to absorb | large quantities of the metal Mohave County Miner
 The bridge across the Colo rado river at Topock will soon | be a reality, as the government | has been assured of the money with which to do the work, and it will be but a short time until the bids have been let. The will move rapidly in this matter as it is not hamp- cred by red tape, as in many of the other departments
 Regulation of the jitney car passenger service in Tucson is asked for as a simple piece of justice to the street hallway sys- tenn by E. N. Sanderson, presi- dent of the Federal Power and Traction Company, principal owners of the Tucson Rapid Transit company, which is los ing heavily on account of the competition of the new transit system. m.-ProSpector.
 The Chiricahua National For est, situated in the southeastern corner of Arizona, is a treasure house to those who delight in tall straight trees and rocks. Here and there in the noun tains, one can drink the dearest and coldeSt spring water. A climate that is superb; trees that are of the equal of the Black Forest of Germany; rocks and boulders that invite rest.
 With wool quoted at 28 cents the sheepmen are jubilant, es- pecially when at this time last year wool was selling around IS. It does not seem to have hurt wool to any extent when placed on the free list. Beef, wool, hides and other range products have gone up steadily since the new tariff became effective, which would diSprove all the bowling C k1 ,.if f011 l