The border vidette., 1917-02-17
ARIZONA NOTES.
Items of Interest CuIied From Our
 Exchanges.

A new Baptist church in Buck the possibilities. The matter is now being discussed by those interested. Dr. Thayer, of Phoenix, we are informed, has offered to donate a splendid site if the people of Buckeye will build a suitable structure this
 spring or summer er.-Buckeye Valley News.
 The first bars of gold bullion
 produced by the big mill of the
 United Eastern were brought into Kingman yesterday and shipped to the mint. While nothing could be learned from the management as to the value of the bars, it was authoritatively learned from other sources, that the cleanup of the two weeks run of the mill amounted to the handsome total of $55 ,OOO.
 Persistent rumors that the famous Vulture mine is ready to start up again have been float ing around for some weeks. This mine, discovered in the early sixties, has had a wonder ful history, and is credited with having produced many millions of dollarS-some reports say as high as $71. 100000, but this is probably in excess of the gross values extracted from the ore.
 The bill introduced by Sen ator Winsor to enable the state to loan money for Improvement of land that is not improved but i. valued at more than S1O an acre, is a good measure. It will assist the poor man to establish a home and the security is of the best when limited to half the appraised value. Any inn provement makes tEe risk dou bly, safe, besides it creates homes and taxable wealth.
 While the steam railroad con- tinues to be the favorite convey ance for long distance travellers touring the Far West, lots of travellers chauffeur there by auto, regardless of tire troubles and longer time required The Grand Canyon of Arizona was visited in 1916 by 31, ,358 persons. Of this number 26, ,292 came by rail on the Santa Fe and 5,129 by auto, for the most part stopping off en route to or from California
 On Wednesday,, several pieces of school land located in Paradise valley were sold at public auc- tion. Price secured was in many cases ten times the appraised value. One section of raw land in Paradise valley brought SIS. ! O5O. Most of the land sold from $2O to $50 per acre. None of these lands are under canal. Water must be supplied by pumping or by water cource to be created in future. In Para disc valley, the Rio Verde dam, should it be built, would inn pound ample water for that sec tiop.
 Kingman can boast of more modern facilities than many other towns several times it's size, and in this respect the of the new offices of the Oatman Kingman Brokerage company in the lobby of the new Hotel Beale is step that should command the attention of the general public. In addition to it's regular stock market quota tions, the concern now receives daily reports and quotations of the New York curb coppers, Chicago grain market, Los An geles stock exchange and metal 
 Construction Foreman O. c. Joy of the Mountain States Tele graph and Telephone Company, with a force of lineman, is hard at work building the new toll line the company is putting in between Benson and El PaSo. l The new line has already been extended about fourteen miles eastward, while number of men are replacing the poles in town and vicinity, with heavier ones. The are several parties engaged l at different points along the route, namely at Wilcox and Lordsburg, and it is the purpose of the company to have the line in operation in the shortest time