The border vidette., 1922-08-26
PATAGONIA.
Interesting News Items Clipped From
 the Patagonian.

R. de B. Smith, general mana ger of the Hards shell mine, near Harshaw, was a Patagonia visi tor Tuesday.
 Black Jack" Gardner is send ing in some lead silver ore from Salero for shipment to the El Paso smelter.
 E. F. Bohlinger was in town Monday and Tuesday from the 3 R mine, where he is in charge of development work for the Su perior Patagonia Copper Go.
 Tom Fraser was a Nogales business visitor Monday. MT. Fraser has an interest in the contract for a new water system in Nogales, which was let to Ben Pearce at cost plus 10 per cent.
 Mir. A. D. Sydenham received were on the Steamer H. l.. Alexander, which was sunk re gently at sea. Both boys were among those rescued. The/ship sunk in Puget Sound.
 James Brash was in Patagon- ia Wednesday with a load of fruit from his orchard, near town. Mir. Brash raises some fine fruit on his place, and is the most successful fruit grower in this part of the state.
 MT. Paddington of Superior, chief engineer of the Patagonia Superior Copper Company, ar rived in Patagonia Tuesday to l inspect work at the 3 R mine, where some high grade copper ore was struck by B. F. Bohlin- ger recently while doing devel- opment work.
 Albert Gatlin and Mrs. H. J.. Patterson are hustling for votes for Pat" while he is laid up with smallpox, as are several other friends of the sick man. Friends of MT. Patterson think his chances for nomination for the office of sheriff will not be impaired by his enforced in activity.
 Arcus Reddoch was in Pata- gonia Monday taking "an hour and a half" to convince voters that he is "the" candidate for the office of county treasurer. Arcus says if he can have an hour and half to state his case he can switch vote for himself. But who can stand that much political talk at one time?
 If Supervisor Fred Noon need ed an ocular demonstration of the necessity for a bridge over the Sonoita creek at Patagonia, he received one Monday, when he was held up for some time by the flood following the heavy rain on that day. MT. Noon and family were returning from a week end trip to Ramsey Can yon and Douglas.
 P. M. Etchells was in town Tuesday from the Mansfield dis trict. MT. Etchells has a. con, tract to drive tunnel 25O feet to tap the vein of the Deep Down mine near the American Boy mine, in the Santa Ritas. The tunnel, when extended, will tal the ore body of the American Boy, which is under bond and lease to George Gross of Min nesota, who also has the Deer Down mine.
 Messrs. Going and Cady o1 the Western Pacific Drilling Go. which is drilling the test oil wei at Elgin, met MT. R. B. Leslie the company's president, in Pa tagonia Monday afternoon anc went to several mines inspecting boilers to replace the one in use at the well, which is not large enough to do the work required They located the boiler they need and it will be nstalled i'm mediately, where work will be pushed On the we'll.
 The Black Eagle lessees, Me Cutchan and Hogan, ,havesecureC an extension of time on theil bond ard lease, and have taker c. l.. Scheler into partnership Owing to bad roads to the mine the Black Eagle lessees were unable to haul ore to the load ing platform in Patagonia fol several days, but the "blacl horses" are again making re gular trips and there are severa carloads of ore ready for ship ] ment to the Douglas smelter.