Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-02-13

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who have expended several tho u
sand dollars in preparations to de-
velop their oil claim in the Sespe
District, commenced the actual
work of boring Monday. They
have forty-horse power engine
and The most approved machinery
in place and their work will be
very rapid, doubtless making a test
of the capabilities of that section
inside of six weeks or two months,
should no serious accident ensue.
The company have suffered severe,
ly by the heavy rains and cloud
bursts, which occurred in that Sec
ton, having their derrick and
buildings completely demolished
once, and the road to the claim,
Quilt at an expense Of thousand
dollars or more) entirely swept
away on two successive occasions,
But these difficulties have all been
met promptly and energetically,
and now that boring has been COM
menced, We trust that no more un-
toward circumstances may occur to
retard their progress. This will be
the first thorough test OF the oil
bearing resources of the Sespe Dis
trict. Although men of experience
have pronounced its surface indi-
cations far superior to those of the
San Fernando District, there seems
to have been lack of pioneer en-
terprise heretofore to make the
proper development. Messrs. Jones
d Co. have been at work for sew
eral months, it is true, and have
reached depth of about one hum
dred and fifty feet, with good
promise, but their apparatus is of a
primitive kind, consisting of a
spring pole and horsepower and
this, together with the frequent
break-downs which they have suf-
fered, rendered the progress very
slow and tedious. We would not
be surprised to learn OF a fine flow
ing well resulting from the opera
tions of the Los Angeles Company
in the near future.--ErpresS.
Scene, Wholesale business street
of Los Angeles. Merchant talking
to friend. Tramp, who has loaded
on fearful amount of ot-gut |
whisky, and who is seated on the |
curb, eying them askance. Pres.
emily he gathers himself up with n
mighty effort and makes a devious
wobble towards merchant and
friend, reaching them. Tramp, al.
dressing merchant, "Saw you in
Prescott tother day" Merchant
"'raint so-never was in Prescott
in my life." Tramp-"No matter.
Can't ye gimme bit to buy Il loaf
of bread?" ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
got too much whisky aboard now
TO carry anything else. BE Off"
Tramp departs dejectedly, taking
up the whole sidewalk, and COM
bitterly upon mans inhu-
mainly to man, which makes
thousands mourn that
drinks between drinks are u some-
what doubtful thing these hard
times.
We Learn that work in the Pico
Oil District Is progressing in the
most satisfactory manner. In addi-
tion to the sixty barrel well of the
Standard Company, reported in a
recent number of the HERALD,
that company have two other wells
Of a capacity of thirty barrels each.
At the Mcpherson we'll work is
most favorably and we
should not be astonished, at any
time, to hear of wonderful results
from that enterprise. Mr.. McPher-
son, ii pluck and untiring energy
count for anything, deserves sue
shortly attain it. Work Is being
prosecuted en- the old Temple we'll
with every indication of getting a
good flow Of oil. Altogether, the
outlook is very encouraging.
Col. Hewitt returned yesterday
rom visit to Yuma. He informs
Is that freighting is very active at
hat point. There are $50 tons of
reight for Ehrenberg, Aubrey,
Prescott and other points up the
liver, and loo tons for Tucson stored
n the railroad company's ware
house, all of which is being for
varded as rapidly as possible. In
'egard to the smallpox, the Col
mel states that the disease has
lbout disappeared and that, during
is prevail ence, the people of Yuma
~ i'll nffnnfinu fn IL ! :
We would to cbicken-pox or any
'ther harmless disease. The NOR.
atty was very slight among the
natives and there was but one fatal
Ease amongst the Ang 10. Saxon
lenizens.
A man was brought to police
headquarters yesterday who had
'een acting in such an eccentric
manner at the depot that he was
bought to be insane. He was kept
II Chief Harris's office for some
ime, where he acted moro ration.
lily, but said that his head panied
aim and that he had difficulty in
.omprehending what was said to
aim. After examination by Cour-
~ Physician Harmon he was taken
o the hospital and to-day will be
allowed to proceed to Fresno, where
he had been engaged in sheep
lerding and to which point lie has
ticket, should he DO in a condi-
ion to travel.
Senator Raymond, on Saturday,
Introduced an act to amend the Po-
itical Code. 1t provides that IL
lenses TO do business shall not be
granted to persons who cannot I'M
ler the law become citizens. Also,
an act to amend Section 67l Of the
Twill Eoda in raI a Ia onJ tn do