Arizona state miner., 1919-08-15
Southwest News
From All OUer
NeU Mexico
and Arizona
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS.
Arizona State Fair-Nov. 3 to 8. 1918

Exploration of the large, low-grade
ore body opened up on the 1,100-foot
level of the Verde Combination recent
ly at Jerome, Ariz., is developing a
much better grade Of ore, which is
steadily improving in value with depth.
The ledge cut is now fifteen feet in
width, and widening out.
"The Livestock Squad" sent over
Arizona by the Agricultural Extension
Service have experts on poisonous
plants of the range grasses, browse
and grazing, livestock breeding, ami
NAL parasites, livestock diseases, silos
and livestock feeds, and many other
livestock subjects. Twenty public
meetings are being held.
One of the largest mining deals
completed in Arizona since the war
broke out was consummated at Phoe-
nix, when thirty-two claims of the
"Daggs group" about a mile from Su-
perior, Arizona, being sold to a syndi-
cate of about forty New York and
Philadelphia men, headed by @. G.
Steinbrenner of New York.
In the presence of a crowd of thous-
ands Of people from all parts of New
Mexico which packed the state house
grounds at Santa Fe, N NJ, Maj. Gen
Leonard Wood, U. S. A, was presented,
on behalf of the state, with medal in
recognition Of his services to the coun-
try during the great war. The presen-
tation speech was made by Maj. w. II.
II. Llewellyn, who served under Gen
eral Wood as a Rough Rider in the
Spanish-American war, members Of
this historic organization being present
in force at the ceremonies.
In Union county, n. M, all phases Of
county club work are being presented
not only in the towns but in the coun-
try as we'll This county now boasts
Of having one Of the largest If not the
largest calf clubs in the world. To sup
100 head of high grade and registered
HOlstein calves and about fifty head Of
Jersey calves have been brought into
the county. Club work of this kind is
not only interesting to the children but
many of the parents are becoming in
terested and it is believed that through
the efforts Of the club the county will
be we'll supplied with fine dairy cattle
in the next two or three years
The Chamber of Commerce Of Ma
gales, Sonora, across the border line
from Nogales, Ariz., and other cham
bers in Mexican towns near the line,
have petitioned the Mexican govern
ment to legalize acceptance of Ameri-
can money in payment for stamps,
taxes and duties. This was learned
from members of the chamber. In
many Of these Mexican towns, the
members said, American money virtu-
ally is the sole circulating medium, the
Mexican coinage in the hands of busi-
ness men there being Of very limited
volume. Efforts to obtain a larger
quantity of Mexican coinage to relieve
the situation have been fruitless, the
Mexicans said
An estimate that the Phoenix Yuma
road advocated in many quarters as
needed link to connect Arizona with
the California paved highway system,
could be built from funds now avail
able or soon to be available, has just
been made by State Engineer Mad
dock. Mr.. Maddox said there was
$1,775.O00 in hand or soon to be avail
able through county funds, bond issues
and state and federal aid, which could
hn iS Ud0n
to be found later To get along with
out this sum temporarily, Mr. Mad
dock suggested certain portions of the
road Improvement be omitted for a
time, where such was feasible.
Arizona corn acreage shows an in
crease of 10 per cent About $1,000
acres were planted this year, which
compared with $4,000 acres last year.
Based on conditions July 1st Of "a
per cent of a normal crop, the total
production should be about 1.35SOOO
bushels. This compares with $4,000
last year and 1854, 900 bushels two years
ago.
A letter bearing what is believed to
be the only authentic signature of King
Ferdinand Of Spain-co-patron with
Queen Isabella Of the expedition Of Co
lumbus to the now world-that is ex-
tant in this country, forms one of the
most important additions to the collec-
tfons Of the Historical Society of New
Mexico. The letter is written to his
cousin, the duke Of Infantazzo. The
document, which is dated Dec. %, 1912,
is remarkably well preserved. 1t deals
with the arrangements for the ap-
preaching marriage of the kings niece
and the dukes son. The letter con-
cludes: Everything is already pre-
parpd for fha wnddinp inc1udinU tho