The border vidette., 1921-07-16

COnCo n CrdCeS continue to come in from the Black Jack Mining Company's mill in Salero.
 An unconfirmed rumor, al though having it's origin from a reliab ble source, is to the effect that the Mansfield mine will re- sume operations are being made by the officials to carry on de. velopment work on a larger and more extensive scale than ever before.
 Mining men all over this sec tion of the Patagonia district are very busy at present doing as- sessment work on their respec- tive mining holdings ot $1OO for each claim. Good miners are available in these parts by the big interests owing to the shut down of the big copper proper ties, and are finding work in the assessment line.
 Albert DeSaules of Miami, who owns a group of claims in the Patagonia district, has just completed his annual assessment work. and reports that during the prosecution of same he un- covered some very excellent ores carrying high values. It is the intention of MT. DeSaules to inaugurate campaign of de- velopment work on his group of claims some time early this fall.
 John c. Holmes, who is work ing a placer claim six miles southwest of Patagonia between Bloxton and the Three R mine was in town this week on mining business. MT. Holmes stated that his property is looking up in excellent shape and that he is working the same on small scale. He further stated that the placer grounds would prove very valuable if worked on an exten- sive dredging scale.
 According to word reaching The Patagonia office big things will soon be doing at the Mowry camp. It being reported that a combination of eastern capitalists had decided to take over the properties and spend $25O,OOO on the same, of which $5O,OOO was to be used in the sinking of a new shaft and the erection of buildings, while the remaining $2OO,O ,OOO was to be expended in putting up a mammoth mill and developing the property.
 Work is being rushed on the big concrete foundations at the Blue Nose mine of the Arizona Patagonia Silver Mining com. pany, and everything will short ly be in readiness to received the new machinery recently re- ceived for use at the mine. De- velopment work as usual is to be carried on at the Blue Nose and new ore bodies being block ed out for future extraction as soon there after as new mill, now being contemplated. has been installed to handle the ores.
 Pete Hansen, who recently took an option and lease on the Rhea mine, three miles south east of Patagonia proper, has been busy during the past week supervising the removal of a big compressor from the Mansfield mine to his newly acquired pro perty. At the present time work is being carried on in the main shaft, which is 23O feet deep. The property, which consists of ten claims, carries high value in both load and silver, and Mr. Hansen expects to be making regular shipments to the smelt- CTS within the next two months.
 The Ivanhoe group of mines, which is situated about six miles northwest of Patagonia and con sists of g claims, has been sur, veyed for patent. This makes the second property to be sur veyed for patent in this section within the last few months. As sessment work is now being carried on at the Ivanhoe and some development work is being prosecuted under the supervision of F. D. Valles, who at the pre- sent time is working a force of four men. When a mining com pauy, after having thorough examination made, decides to spend the necessary money for patenting, it certainly indicates | the DrOSDerjtV which this camD