The border vidette., 1921-03-26
PATAGONIA.
Interesting News Items Clipped From
 the Patagonian.

| tl9men who realize that It IS well to raise feed and have it on hand ready for dry spell.
 MT. Lane says he has been blowing the past week and was much encouraged by the condi- tion of the soil, which was much better than he expected as it was much holster than he anti cipated.
 E. A. and W. D. Schultz of Patagonia passed through Elgin the first of the week enroute to Mesa. They have accepted posi- tions as engineer and fireman at the mlne plant of Goldfield, Ari zona, p miles east of Mesa.
 B. Lewis, we'll known stock man from the Parker Canon country, was transacting busi- ness in Patagonia Wednesday and reported the range benefited by light rain which fell over in his country a short time ago.
 Southern California and large portion of Arizona have this week been visited by heavy rains, literally flooding some sections. Arizona cattlernen say that these rains will be worth millions of dollars to the cattle interest of the state.
 The county board of supervis- ors have decided to grade an other place out of the canon avoiding the steep grade known as the Best Hill. This section will appreciate this action of the board as the Best Hill was an unusually heavy grade.
 c. L.. Northcraft has been having some painting done on his handsome residence this week. This is one among the incest residence in Patagonia and MT. Northcraft, like most of our citi zens, believes in keeping his premises in first class condition.
 Ed. Mainline is erecting in front of his brick residence a large sleeping porch with cement floor and walls. When complet ed it will be quite city like in general appearance and conven- fence, and will add considerable attractiveness to the entire pre- miseS.
 The scores of fruit trees in Patagonia, now in full bloom, present a gorgeous array of loveliness and fragrance, and the owners of these most lovely trees have every reason to be proud ofthem and proud of their own farsightedness and good judgment in planting them. The only regret that a treeloving person ever has it that he did not plant more trees.
 Al Chapman, one of our we'll known stockmen, was in town Wednesday. the first time for quite awhile. He explained his absence from his former rendez- vous by stating that he has been kept busy for some time past in feeding and looking after bunch of cattle that he is hold ing down on the Santa Cruz river some eight miles this side of Nogales. He is also doing a little farming and is planting barley, maize corn and other feed crops with which to tide his poor cattle over next winter, in case there should be any poor ones. But at any rate he thinks it advisable for stockmen to prepare for the worst while the sun is shining and the summer rains are falling.
 The following named mines are placing mineral exhibits in the new ore bins just completed in Patagonia: Hardshel, Gray Brothers, Wondering Jew, Du quesne, Great Republic, Rhea, Worlds Fair, Castle Butte, Flux, April Group. A be Lincoln, Jose phine Canyon. Hermosa, Morn ing Glory, Joplin, Mcdonald, Bonnie Carrie, Andes, Dixie, Mammoth and Three R. Other mines will have displays here in short time. The collection now on display is simply fine and is attracting a great deal of favorable comment. The time will come, and that before long, when many of the mines will be developed and made producers of great wealth. Then Patago-