The border vidette., 1916-11-18
ARIZONA NOTES.
Items of Interest CuIled From Our
 Exchanges.

1 Perry J. wilson, San Rdfael farmer and also. something of a
 botanist, has photographed over 1 thirty five varieties of native
 wild flowers found in this part of the state. He is now await
 ing another rain in order to con
 tinue his work. The photographs | will be fiinted the natural cOlOrS, and when completed will prove
 a most interesting collection. It is understood that the North Dominion Copper Mining and Development corporation of ] Globe will erect large smelter on the company's property near l Radium station that wili not on 1 ly take care of their own ore,
 but will smelt all the ore in the district which is now being ship ped at great expense. Such a Smelter will save the producers of the section thousands of dol
 lars each year.
 1 Previous records for copper
 production were exceeded dur ing October by the Douglas smelters, when 24, COG, ,0OO pounds | of copper was turned out. Of shelter turned out l6, 4OO,O or exactly twice as much as the C & A. smelter where produc
 tion for October was 8,2OO, GOO pounds. The output of both SmelterS includes a considerab ble amount of customs ore.
 That the prohibition amend ment to the state constitu tion has carried by an overwhelm ingly majority is the news re. ceived at the office of the Ari- zona Temperance Federation. So far as returns have been re- ceived 1t is indicated that every county in the state has given it ! a substantial majority, though | the returns are incomplete. Lo- cal option has been defeated by much great majorities than the prohibition amendment has been adopted.
 A vein of rich ruby silver run ming as high as 5000 ounces of silver to the ton has been struck on the old American Flag mine in the Wallapai mountains. About two tons of the ore have been sacked for shipment. The American Flag mine was opened forty years ago, and was former erly worked by miners from Cornwell, Wales. The strike was made while crosscutting from the lower tunnel on the property.
 Following the sale of pre- or ganiza tiOn stock by the Jerome Verde Contract Copper company. the corporation commission has issued an order requiring the company to return all money collected to the subscribers for pre- organization stock, and to file with the commi iSSion on or be fore Nov. 15 a complete report of all stock selling transactions The company has also been or dered to furnish the commission with copies of it's letters to sub ScriberS.
 Title to fifteen townsites in and around the town of Oatman. Mohave county is vested in the holders of mineral patents to the land, according to advices received at the local U. $. land office in reply to a query from owners of lots in the townsites, owing to a dispute which arose recently between squatters and purchasers of the lots. Accord ing to the land office if mineral patent to the land has been is sued the lot owners should make their arrangements with the holders of these patents.
 w. H. Barnett returned home to Patagonia last Sunday after noon from an extended hunting and fishing trip of several weeks in the Verde and Mogollon coun- try. He reports a successful and highly enjoyable trip, and found plenty of wild turkey and trout. Like almost every one else who has lived in the great Patagonia country. MT. Barnett is glad to be back again. While he traversed many hundreds of miles of the southwestern coun- try while away, he says he saw nothing on the entire trip that