The border vidette., 1920-01-24
PATAGONIA.
Interesting News Items Clipped From
 the Patagonian.


 lease on the Blue Lead is still freighting. by burro train. to the Patagonia shipped platforms lead silver ore. The property is owned by the Washington Trading Company.
 Forty one old saddle horses from the Empire Ranch. with the BH brand were sent to the soap factory at Nogales this week. They passed through Patagonia Wednesday. An in glorious finish.
 Sherman Rinehart of Duquesne and Mrs. Gertrude Wilson, Milwaukee, formerly of the San Rafael valley and Douglas, Ariz., secured marriage license this week in Tucson. Both are we'll know locally and have the best wishes of their many | friends.
 The weather has been some thin fierce" here for several days. Snow and rain have fallen to such an extent that the ground is plumb" soaked. Fine for next summers grass and the 1920 harvest-but last years harvest isn't all in yet, and that's about ruined.
 Southern Pacific auditors have been busy auditing the books of the local agent, F. A. Stone. It is hardly necessary to say that the accounts were correct and the books in excellent shape. Mir. Stone is an efficient official and courteous and accommodate ing to the company's patrons.
 In letter just received from S. J. Pressler, formerly resident of the San Rafael valley, the information IS given that he has sold his ranch and crop interest to Charles Curtis and will become permanent re- sident of Los Angeles. Mir. Pressler is printer and is employed on the Los Angeles Examiner. He asks to be re- membered to all friends.
 The Three-R mine is making preparations to start the Trench compressor which was purchas- ed and installed recently. Diamond drills have been ship ped, and will arrive shortly, for prospecting work. MT. A. A. Wren, in charge of the property for the Magma Copper Company is making arrange ments to push the work rapidly when things are in readiness.
 The First State Bank of Pata. gonia held it's annual stockhold- ers' meeting Tuesday of this week, and elected the following board of directors: W. P. Cape hart, D. B. Pierce, c. B. Wilson, B. F. Bohlinger, and Ray Ferguson. w. P. Capehart was elected president, c. B. Wilson, vice president, and D. B. Pierce, cashier. The bank has had a efficient handling by W. P. Capehart, and Patagonia is justly proud of the institution.
 The Hardshell shaft is down 412 feet and Manager. H. K. Welsh expects soon to cut the vein. Water is falling in the old workings at the rate of about 10 feet daily, being pumped out by several small pumps. The com pany is still looking for large pump to handle the water. The Bender claims, belonging to the Hardshell are being prospected with satisfactory showings. Some ore has been encountered, but not enough work has been done to ascertain the quantity or quality. Mir. Welsh expresses | himself as we'll pleased with the | indications. The ore is silver. w. S. Smith of Paris, Texas, who is interested with F. T. and F. s. Mckinley in the old Bland mine at Salero, arrived in Pata- gonia Thursday. The mine shows promise of becoming a producer on a large scale, according to F. S. Mckinley, who was Patagonia visitor Wednesday. Extensive develop ment work is being pushed for ward and the operators are crosscutting to strike the ore body at a depth of 200 feet. Al ready the mine is showing a streak of high grade silver. We may hear at any time that the Bland is one of the best mines