The border vidette., 1916-09-23
PATAGONIA.
Interesting News Items Clipped From
 the Patagonian.

| still drifting on the 9O-foot level.
 James Heating is doing his annual work on the Pitts burgh in Flux canyon.
 w. A. Calderhead, a mining man of Douglas, interested in the Hardshell, came in Wednes- day and went out to that prop erty.
 Jewel Trask has reported a rich find of silver-lead ore out in the Tyndall district. Groupings assay 83 oz. silver and 17 per cent lead.
 At the christening ceremony of the little son of MT. and Mrs. Rafael Amado last Saturday, at which priest from NogaIes of ficiated, Mayor Wm. Powers was godfather.
 The Pinal mine, formerly the Hosey, has finished placing it's compressor and development work is progressing more rapid ly.' They are billing out good ore with every shot.
 Mrs. Jack Price and sister, Miss Rodriguez, who had been visiting in Patagonia for the past few weeks, left last Satur- day for El PaSo for a two months visit with home folks.
 Clark and Peterson are report ed to have made a rich strike on the American Boy. It is said that the pay vein is from three to four feet wide and runs high in silver and copper values.
 Joe Davenport of Elgin. is planning to bring down his ma chine and starting an auto stage line from here to Noga]es and Tucson, the car not to run by a regular schedule, but as ordered.
 Those worthy democrats who -s~oro--so- -eraortsotia-7ir 7ira-hoha1f of Geo. Olney for the democratic nomination for governor, can now get in the Hunt band d-wagon and ride to certain victory in November.
 Herb McCutchan. who has the contract for doing the excava- tion work for the new 1OO- ton oil fiotation mill at the Three R, was in town one day this week. He expects to finish his contract within a few days.
 Arcus Reddoch, candidate for re- election to the office of re- corder, and Mrs. Josephine Sax on, for school superintendent, each received 63 votes, the high est of any candidates on the ticket in this precinct.
 For the primary election here Tuesday. Tom Shultz was ap pointed inspector; Mrs. Anna H. Fortune and Ed. Ellis were the judges; Mrs. E. P Cook and P. M. O'Neill were the clerks. This made very good board.
 A carload of machinery is on the platform here for Kennedy Bros, who are operating the Rupert mine, adjoining the Mans field. This is an old producer. They are shipping a carload of lead-silver ore this week that looks good.
 MT. and Mrs. A. J. Hook were in town a short time Monday from the Alto district. Three shifts are now working on the Royal Blue, and work is also being done on the Wandering Jew. A 2O-ton mill has been ordered to treat the ores of these two properties, and MT. Hook is expecting it's arrival within a few days.
 Miss Lottie Wilson left last week for Tempe, Arizona, to at tend the State normal. Miss Lottie is one of the best scholars ever graduated from the local schools, and last term substitut- ed on different occasions for the regular teachers. Her progress at the states big normal will be watched with interest by her many friends here.
 A movement is said to be on foot by few of the big operat- ing companies in this county to erect a hospital in some con- venient place, probably at Pata- gonia, for use of the mining companies adjacent. Relief or temporary hospitals may be put m at each mine where a large