The border vidette., 1919-05-24
PATAGONIA.
Interesting News Items Clipped From
 the Patagonian.

Good copper silver ore is be- ing found at the California mine, near the Flux property, as de- velopment work progresses. The California is owned by B. E. Bethell and w. s. Wilson.
 Ed. Collie, Henry Ismond, John Mcdonald and G. A. La Bounty, who had the contract to put down the first 50 feet of the new shaft on the American Boy mine, have completed their work.
 J. R. Finlay. mining engineer of New York, in company with Ed.AF. Bohlinger,' local mining man, made an inspection of the Three R mlne, during the past week, it being MT. Finlay's de, sire to more thoroughly acquaint himself with the character of this famous copper property. q Lieutenant R. E. Meyer of Tucson has arrived in Mowry and will have charge of the as say office at the Mowry mine. MT. Meyer was recently dis charged from the army. Dur ing his service in France he was connected with the French army. since he was proficient in the native language.
 Ed. Sheehy is doing develop ment work on the Wellington group of claims, adjoining the Worlds Fair mine on the south. Considerable low grade ore has been uncovered and it is expect ed a better quality of rock will be found as work progresses. The property is owped by Sheehy Brothers.
 J. F. Johnson has recently made several shipments of ore by parcel post from Parker Can yon, the nearest postotfice to his property in the West Huachucas- From Pata gonia the ore is sent by express to the Ell Paso smelt- CT. Surely only high grade ore could stand such an expensive method of transportation.
 Ed. Mcfarland, a we'll known old timer in the Patagonia dis trict, spent several days here during the week from Tyrone, N. M., where he is engaged in mining. MT. Mcfarland owns a ranch home near Patagonia, and while he has gone back to New Mexico it is possible he may later locate in this district.
 It was happy bunch of school l., Eri6 ir, front of the Patagonia Drug Company'S store at the close of the school term. The teachers treated the children to ice cream, and to say the hundred or more youngsters enjoyed this pleas ant ending of strenuous school session would be stating it mildly
 Frank Wilson, now with the American army in France, has recently written his grandfath- CT, Ben Powell, that he is in good health and enjoys foreign service. Mir. Wilson states he does not expect to return to the United States until 1920, from which statement it is presumed he has enlisted as volunteer to remain in Europe.
 A new Stover 10. horse power engine has been installed at the opera house, and this change will insure better lights and better service A new Simplex protector has also arrived and will be used by Mir. Gardner in giving his motion picture show tomorrow night. The new pro- jector is equipped with the ex- traiite shutter, which produces a picture without any fiickering whatever and relieves all eye strain.
 The Abe Lincoln mine, form
 erly known as the Blue Nose,
 has been taken over under bond
 and lease by the Layman Syn.
 dicate of Jerome, which will proceed at once toward develop ing the property on an extensive scale, the first work contem, plated being to sink the present 15O-foot shaft to a depth of 25C feet. The Abe Lincoln mine is at present owned by Colonel R.
 R. Richardson and in the past
 has produced a quarter of a mil
 lion dollars worth of lead silver
 ore. It is located two miles
 southwest of Harshaw and about
 ono half mile west of the rich