The border vidette., 1916-01-01
PATAGONIA.
Interesting News Items Clipped From
 the Patagonian.

Monday of this week the can cellations at the local postotfice were larger than for any one day in the history of the camp.
 Mark Lulley has a crew work ing on the Jew, doing the years work. The crew is taking out good ore and will have a ship ment soon.
 Annual work has been done by Louis Zeckendorf on the Georgia claims, one of the oldest claims in the Alto district. The work was in good ore.
 Mrs. James Parker Sr., of Parker Canyon, left here Tues day morning for Tombstone, where she will visit during the holidays with relatives and friends.
 Chas. Witting has secured the contract for driving the 1OO-foot drift from the 45O level at the Lee shaft of the Ruby Copper Co.,, and work is to be started immediately.
 Col. R. R. Richardson is work ing a crew on the Connecticut mine. This reliable oldtimer, under Hogan and McCutchan, came into the shipping ranks a couple of years ago.
 Wm. Murphy was down from Harshaw Tuesday for supplies. He reports considerable activity in the Harshaw district at this time from assessment work and regular mining operations.
 A Sunday school has been or ganized in Patagonia with Miss Jeannette Shaw superintendent. Meeting Is held at 3 o'clock each Sunday afternoon in the school house. All are invited to attend.
 A. H. Glidewell brought in some nice specimens of galena ore this week from the Buffalo group, in the Harshaw. district. The ore from the Buffalo carries good per cent of silver values.
 Dr. T. B. Pitts has moved his family over from Tombstone to make this his permanent home, having assumed the practice of Dr. Harris in Patagonia. His office is located in the Harris home.
 Representatives of one of the large eastern development con- panies have been looking over the untington and O'Neil mine north of Alto, with the idea of doing some development on a large scale.
 The face of the work on the Silver Grown is all in fair ore, carrying gold, silver and copper, and it is thought some ore can be shipped from hele at present prices. The ore gets better as depth is secured.
 Jake Johnson came in this week from the Dixie, bringing in some more pretty lead ore, which he encountered in an up- raise. Jake says he intends to put the Dixie in the shipping class within a short time.
 Mike Hannon, the we'll known mining man and politician, was in the district this week, arranging to have work done on claims which he owns here. MT. Hannon says the district looks better to him with each succeed ing visit.
 Josiah Bond has been doing the annual work on the Pitts burgh group since September and lately some good looking ore has been struck as the drift draws near the main shaft. This is lead ore of good silver con- tents, and can be sorted so as to ship.
 Joe Collie has been in town this week from the old Harrison group, which he and his brother are working. He has been fram- | ing timbers for the mine all week with the assistance of George Coughlin. The astute j. D. says he can now qualify as an expert tim Der framer.
 Harvey P. Greene, who has edited The Patagonian for the past year, left Friday of last week via Nogales for Phoenix, where he will pass the winter. MT. Greene is newspaper man of wide experience. He made many friends both for himself and the paper during his man