The border vidette., 1925-11-21


who has been pasturing a big
herd of cattle ON the Dude ranch
near Patagonia, is shipping his
stock back to Gila county.
Herbert Drachman and Monte
Mansfield, two live wire young
business men of Tucson, where
both the boys we're born. visited
the border yesterday few
hours.
Postmaster Chas. L. Beatty,
Colonel Donald w. Hare, Sena
tor Leslie G. Hardy and County
Recorder Tracy Bird returned
Monday from the state fair at
Phoenix. They report the free
state fair last week great sue.
cess in every way.
Pat Stouffer, many years en-
gagged in the business of erecting
mills and smelters for mining
companies operating in Sonora,
Mexico. is guest at the Evans
hotel, from the south country.
Many years ago. Pat, who is a
native of Maryland, resided in
Tempe, Arizona.
w. J. Mitchell, manager of the
Placeritos silver led mines near
Hermosillo, writes that a won.
derful body of bonanza ore has
been struck in the mine which
will run $1,000 per ton. The
property is owned by Mitch, Writ
Bowman and Arturo Cubillas,
Sonora state treasurer.
Frank Reagan and Mr.. Flew.
elling were in the city couple
of days this week on business
connected with the purchase of
the Hunter stock ranch situated
in the Huachuca mountain foot
hills near Canile. The deal in
cludes all the Hunter cattle as
we'll as the ranch and improve.
mentS.
w. Banning Vail, manager of
the great Empire ranch in this
county owned by Toe Vail Com
pany. was a county seat visitor
this week few days. The Vail
Company has vast herd of cat
tie feeding on the Cocospera
Rancho in Sonora owned by the
estate-of the late Louis and An.
ton Proto.
Bill Wilkey, beloved brother
of Jim. Frank and Dave WiIkey,
of this city, died recently in
Mexico. where be was superin
tendent of big American min
ing property. To the bereaved
mother and brothers, we extend
our sincere sympathy. Bill Will
key was a man among men. He
will be missed.
Hal Chase, one of the baseball
players America has ey er pro
duced, is in the city from Doug
las, on business connected with
his mining interests in Sonora.
Mr.. Chase is financially inter.
ested with G. H. James, well
known English geologist and
mining engineer, who is a guest
at the Montezuma hotel.
G. w. Phillips, owner of the
Durazno gold mines in Sonora,
is a business visitor in the city.
He reports an important. strike
of bonanza ore ia the old mine
which Hugo Miller. local assay.
er and ore buyer, who recently
visited the property, says is a
sure enough bank" Bully for
Phillips. We hope he'll make a
million, then some.
Fred. E. Carrnthers, who for
many years was superintendent
of the United States Graphite
Company's great producing prop.
critics in Sonora, is visitor in
Nogales, from Los Angeles, Cali.
fornia, where be owns the Ger.
aldlne Apartments. Ia honey
home) $50 Crocker street. From
here Fred will motor to Miami,
Florida, where be will spend the
winter looking after his exten'
sive real estate interests.
Prospects are said to be very
good for an immense crop of to
matoes. green peas and other
perishables on the West Coast o1
Mexico, this season, which be-
gins early next month. It is es
timated there will be at least
5000 carloads shipped out of the
Los Mochis district alone. 1t is
estimated there probably will be
1000 cars shipped from the en-
tire West Coast, including ba
nanas, oranges. etc., via No
GALES t0 naStarn nnarkatS