The border vidette., 1916-12-09


 bonanza ore from Frank N. Cox
 at Washington Camp, are being
 held to the superior court, thei ) bond being fixed at $1 ,OOO each H. T. Richards, the wei
 known engineer who is superin
 tending the erection of the ne "
 mill at the Three R mines, Was 2
 business visitor at the county seat this week couple of days l Says the mill will be ready tc start about January first.
 Supervisor George w. Parker, re elected at the last election
 has been visitor at the county seat this weak. Supervisor J. A. Gatlin, the hold over membe ( of the board of supervisor, also spent a couple of days here at 1 tending a board meeting. This week the local Knights of Columbus purchased a new i piano from R. Zellner, Jr. the | well known Los Angeles piano dealer. The instrument is a self-player of the latest make. It will be greatly appreciated by members of the local organiza- ton.
 Horace Melee, who for some time past has been running an automobile truck for the Du- quese Mining & Reduction Com pany, has been a business visit or in the city this week several days. Horace understands auto mobiles from A to z, having had many years practical experience in the business.
 Colonel NewbilI, U. S. A. after months visit with re- latives in old Virginia, has re turned and is again looking after Uncle Sans army at this point. During the absence of Colonel Newoill, Major Harry Newton was in charge of the quarter masters offices, being ably as- sisted by Capt. Graham Parker, U. s. A.
 A. M. Conard, we'll known, successful mine and land pro- motor, who for some time past has been residing in Los Angeles with his family, has gone down to Sonora, being accompanied by Fred Afford and a number of capitalists from California, who are associated with Mir. Conard in valuable lands located in the south country.
 John Henderson, one of the 1 lucky owners of the great Lista l Blanca copper mines at Caborca, Sonora, is here from the mines, where extensive exploration and | development workeis being done | under the personal direction of 1 his brothers. Alex and Harry. of copper ore are being made from Santa Ana, to the smelter at Douglas. |
 Early Wednesday morning, fire gutted the Wells, Fargo Ex- press Company's office on the Mexican side of the line. Or gen of the fire is not known. Loss; several hundred dollars. Fhe flames were exiting oy couple of young Americans, rom this side of the line. The o1a CACtISh6 ~ot 6hd oIO | entitled to much credit.
 Oscar Ashburn, general man. Lger of the Crittenden Land & Cattle Company, was a business visitor at the county seat a couple of days this week, from he Monkey Springs rancb near Patagonia. MT. Ashburn's com ,any owns one of the finest lerds of white-face thorough ,reds in the state. He reports ange conditions first class.
 Charley Fisk, a wealty I'm ,erial valley ranch owner, and Jlaud Valarde, for a number of 1ears agent for General Car anza, arrived in the city last Tuesday, making the cross-des- .rt trip from Los Angeles by . automobile. Mir. Fisk will pur- hase a train-load of Sonora teers which will be shipped to lis farm in the Imperial valley. :,
 Friends and acquaintances of $ )r. C.. l.. V. Hedrick, many | ears a well known Kansas City, Mo. mine operator, who I visited this section, when he was interested in So, $ Iora mining properties, being associated with I. E. Bowers, of