The border vidette., 1916-02-26

gales was in Patagonia early
 this week, looking over mining
 property he owns in the Mowry
 country The judge was return
 ing from visit to the place o1
 Uncle Tom" Wills in the Hua.
 chucas. several miles above Ga.
 nile. From this property samples
 of ore were brought back to be
 assayed. It is believed the ore
 contains tungsten.
 Sinking at the Trench has now
 reached depth of about 400 feet during the progress of which
 several good veins have been
 cut. The shaft will be continued
 on to at least 500 feet before
 croSScuttipg, according to Gen.
 eral Manager John Hoy It is
 only a matter of a short time
 now until the old Trench will be
 adding it's quota to the worlds s
 alth.-Patagonian.
 J. T., Larrieu, of Turner, was
 a visitor in town yesterday,
 bringing in several rich samples of copper ore struck the day be
 fore on the Buck Claim of the Two Peaks Mining Company. He states the company feel con- tident that they will make a mine out of the properties and if more strikes of the nature that have been uncovered the past mont tn, are encountered, it will be de- monstrated that they have a mountain of ore on their claims. ---Prospector.
 Last Tuesday morning the Su- perior Court of this county was convened in jury session. A large number of boot-legging were to come before it, many of the defendants having plead not guilty. but owing to the ruling of the Supreme Court on the prohi bition amendment to the constitution the men had to be which relieved the jury from ali duties, and the jurors were also discharged, not having tried single case.-Mo- have County Miner.
 The government has just given out the figures of the estimated number of all kinds of animals in the United States January 1st of this year. The number of cattle other than milch COWS as given is 39, ,453, ,OOO, an increase of 2,396,O ,OOO. This is nearly D. 900, GOO head less than the num- Der according to the census of | 1910. The number of sheep has decreased 794, ,OOO in the past l year, being now 49, 162, ,OOO head Swine have increased 3,429, ,OOO head. Horses have decreased %, poo and mules increased 86,OOO. l
 Mining operations in the Has, sayampa country, one of the | richest mineral bearing areas in Yavapai county, are increasing in scope and are attended from time to time by the opening of new and valuable ore bodies. High grade gold ores are being mined in the oxidized stratas, aota bly, in the Climax workings, where black tellurium having ! value of $2O per pound features operations, while in the under ying or sulphide stratas deposits silver, gold, lead, cop per, tungsten and zinc are being developed.
 Mrs. Geo. H. Francis has just finished painting the portrait of Miss Lucretia del Valle, the ac- young actress of Cal fornia, who is visiting at the nome of her uncle and aunt, MT. md Mrs. c. l.. ,Northcraft, in Patagonia. Those who have 'een it pronounce it an excellent likeness of the young lady. Mrs. Francis is quite talented with he brush. and has painted many portraits. Her works of Pata- ,onia scenes, or more correctly, If mountain scenes pear Pata- ,onia, are especially good and n demand.
 Another important mining deal { n CochiSe county was consum- hated yesterday when Douglas 1ray, we'll known mining oper- tor of Tombstone closed a deal whereby he took over the pa ented mines known at the State if Texas group of lead and zinc hines in the lower end of the mountains. having l purchased from Mrs August Baron, or from the Baron estate,