The border vidette., 1917-06-30
ARIZONA NOTES.
Items of Interest CuIled From Our
 Exchanges.

l near the Three R, returned re
 markedly good assays in copper,
 silver and gold. A big crew of
 men are to be put at work at
 once on development.
 Second crop of potatoes that
 will keep for winter use will be
 the middle of August. The crop will then mature in November
 when the weather is cool. The spring crop is plan ted in F'ebru-
 ary. It is dug in June and at
 that season the crop must be sold or used speedily because of
 the heat.
 The maximum price of baled | alfalfa in the history of the Ala
 mogordo, N. M. section was re-
 ached the past several months,
 when most any kind of hay
 brought around S35 per ton in
 Alamogordo. The price was
 broken considera ply when the new crop was baied and put on the market. The growers are | realizing SIS per ton now, deliv- cred at warehouse or station. Old High Cost of Living got another jolt in the short ribs last | week when the merchants of Ray held a second meeting within the past month and lowered the prices of food stuff On the first of June the merchants de- cided to reduce the prices on the necessities of life and a list of prices was sent out to the patrons of the stores announcing the new prices. Some of the articles have again been reduced.
 Owing to trouble at the power house in Nogales, forcing a diminution in the amount of cleo trio power, the oil Notation mill at the Three R mine was tenn porarily closed down this week. Only enough power is furnished to run the pumps and compreS- sor, and while awaiting repairs at the power house, the mine continues it's regular shipments of high grade ore to the smelter. Workmen say the 8th level is opening up in splendid ore.
 J. D. Rountree, the we'll drill Ter. had d narrow escape last Friday, when driving down the big hill at the head of the San Rafael valley the brake gave way and the four horse team ran off the grade, throwing MT. Rountree under the wagon. The front wheels of the heavily load ed wagon passed over him, but fortunately no bones were brok- en. He was taken to Patagonia for medical attention, and re- mained a few days at the Con- mercial Hotel.
 Work is progressing rapidly on the highway between Bisbee and Tombstone and will be con- within a short time. The grad ing work has been stopped for the present and the entire crew is now engaged in the work of surfacing. No more material is being hauled from the old Ex- tension dump, as the haul became too long, and instead surfacing is now being hauled from cal iche bed alongside of the road about three miles from the pre- sent camp.-Prospector.
 Plans for the four-day 700 mile endurance run of Southern Ari- zona motorcyclists have been completed, and the race will start from Douglas on the morn ing of July 1. The race is for a purse of $500. There are 25 en- trants, among them S. P. Bouch- CT, now of Douglas, formerly of Patagonia, where he was en- gagged in mining at the Mowry for some time, and J. J. Vestry. also of Douglas. we'll known in the San Rafael valley. Mr. Boucher, writes The Patagonia. the racers will be through Pa tagonia on the 1st of July and again on the 3rd All they ask is plenty of room as they expect to be going some" Each rider must average at least p miles per hour for the entire 700 miles. Repairs must be made and gas and oil taken on running time. The race is limited to Arizona riders only. Motorcycle men say this will be the hardest race