The border vidette., 1917-01-06

| IT Om Up to u Ol 0XG0uu0O W1HSS,
 was captured on the desert on
 the edge of Lost Basin last week
 by an employe of mining com psny operating in the basin.
 Preparatory to shipment of ore to the Sasco Shelter, sam ples of ore from Pinal Develop rnent will be forwarded at once to the smelling plant in southern Pinal county. Arrangements ts to ship the first car Of ore to Sasco shortly after the first of January are now being made.
 Nine bootleggers, four at Su- perior and five at Sasco, were taken in the dragnet operated by Sheriff Henry Hall this week and last. Eight of the nine have already been arraigned and given sen enees ranging from $50 fine 8 nd ninety days to $500 fine and six months in jail. Camp Colonel Harris, adjutant gen eral of the Arizona National Guard, has received a wire from Congressman Hayden stating that there will be no action talk en by congress on his bill. to relieve guardsmen now on the border from doing assessment ork on prospects held in their names.
 The worlds output of pig iron in 1916 is estimated by the Lon don Ironmonger as 75, ,973 ,OOO tons, compared with 63,784, ,O51 in 1915, and 62,243, 164 in 1914. The output of the United States is estimated at 39, 5OO,OO0 gross tons. Germany 13, T9O, 900 metric tons, Great Britain 10, 900 ,OOO gross tons.
 The supreme court in a deci-. sion handed down rece 1tly rules that the operation of the pari- mutual betting machine does not constitute an offense under the Arizona statutes. As a result of this decision, it was said to be probable that race meeting tracks during the early spring.
 Ray Broken Hill will be the next shipper from the immediate Ray district, according to all indicatio, S. Operations at the property 8 mile south of Ray are being pushed with all speed, and as soon as the new tramwsy can be installed, it is expected that ore shipments will begin to drop into. the cars just below the R. and G. V. bridge.
 r. B. Bert Aaron. former city councilman from the Second ward, must serve the sentence of one year in jail,- pay fine of $500, and all costs of his appeal to the supreme court of the state. This was decided when the su- preme court handed down a de cision affirming the decision of the superior court of this county in the case against Aaron for introducing liquor from New Mexico into Arizona.
 Automobile owners will have to run on their old mum mber plates for possibly a month of the New Year, because of the non arrival of the new plates, according to the secretary of states office. There plates were ordered last July and the secretary says he is a good waiter. They are now reported to be on their way, were reported so about a month ago. In the meantime licenses are being issued on paper and will continue as long as the applica tiOnS and cash come in.
 One of the worst storms in years broke over this county Sunday evening. Many parties returning from the Blackberry celebration reported having en- countered a sandstorm- so dense that is was impossible to see the roadway. Many were compell- ed to stop and wait for it to clear away. The sandstorm was followed by a heavy fall of snow. Many places reported six to eight inches of snow. From Copperville came news of four feet of the beautiful" Reports from the Lost Basin section are to the effect that the storm to- tally wrecked the camps in that portion of the county. All tents were blown down and roofs blown from frame buildings gs.-Mohave County Miner.