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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-27
PROSPECTING UTAH LANDS FOR OIL


qAF HILE Utah takes a great deal OF
wv pride in it's metal mining indus
try. there Is a very good pros
IS very old the state viii enjoy
a &oom in the oil mining bust
ness. More or less prospecting in
this field has been going on for several
years past. but IT. was only recently
that big operators were induced to take
hold and prospect for oil i'm the Salt
Lake valley. Since the LIST Of the
present month, however. machinery for
several drilling rigs has been arriving
and it viii be but a short time till Dor
ing begins in the vicinity OF Farming
SION. fourteen miles north Of this city.
by one and possibly two different COM
binatiOns. while others VIII be at work
81 the vicinity Of Brigham City and on
the west side Of PromOntory. in Box
Elder county.
J. 81. Gufey and John II. Galley. the
millionaire operators OF Pittsburg. men
who have the reputation of being the
largest oil developers in America, have
decided. after personal and expert in
vestigation. that this valley holds out
, excellent promise Of yielding oil and
gas In inexhaustible quantities In
EuppOrt Of their judgment they are
now preparing TO sink a half dozen or
more wells and spend a large amount
OF money. They have acquired some
thing like 5000 acres of land upon
which TO demonstrate their opinions.
and If they succeeds they are very
certain they will-derrieks viii be as
numerous between here and ogden as
are telephone poles at the present time.
Men who have been through oil ex-
elements declare that there is nothing
extravaeant I'm such an assertion and
NOT a Few of them can now be found in
4his city who agree that conditions
most favorable TO astonishing results.
Scramble For Oil Lands.
Since il WIS learned that the Guney-
Galley syndicate had decided 60 invade
this region there has been the liveliest
kind of a scramble for leases. bonds
and options upon lands ia this and the
valleys 10 the north, and a well posted
individual stated a few days ago that
fhere was no question but that more
than 100000 acres Of land were then
tied up by men who invariably travel
in the wake Of such explorers as Guffey
and Galley. Some of these men. &c is
said. viii be Instrumental in bringing
rot n little capital into the field them
selves. and before the pioneers have
had time 20 show the value Of the field
they have selected. drilling viii have
tEgen commenced at numerous other
points.
During the past month another SYM
dlcate of eastern operators has Sc
cured land in the vicinity of the Galley
Guney tract. as well as a large acre
re Just west of Brigham City. IN Box
Elder county. and the promise is made
fhat 81 viii be doing business within
Fhe next thirty days. Another coInbin-
alton Is preparing 20 go 20 work al
the north end Of the lake. where oil
oozes out and spreads over the water
for miles around. while still other par
ties are getting ready to test the lands
rIong the lake shore from the mouth
or the Jordan river to Saltair.
Natural gas was produced at Farm
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-27
SHELTERS KEEP PACE WITH MINES


n YER 100000 tons OF ore and
fuxes, exclusive Of fuel, has
passed through the furnaces of the
magnificent smelling plants located a
few miles south of this city during the
past twelve months. OF this great ton
mage the American Smelling & Rein
ing company alone handled 421 500 tons.
while the Bingham, United States and
Utah Consolidated have easily, between
them. reduced 1000 tons per day. or
$4,000 tons during the year. This
statement being true. what may be ex-
pected Of the smelling industry in this
state year from nOw2 Data has been
presented to show that in another year
Bingham viii be turning out more ore
every day than is nov coming into this
valley from all sources. In other
words, the camp named will be pro-
ducinE at the rate Of over 800 600 tons
per annum, while other. sources Of sup
ply win be greatly augmented. What
win be done with all this ore2 The
problem is one that must be left to the
operating smelling companies to an
swer. That they win do it SATISFACTORY
~ is just as sure rs is the fact that
the GRE will be produced
American Company's Plans.
FOR a year past the American COM
pany has had its experts in the fell
making a study OF conditions in all the
western mining camps with the pur-
pose, no doubt Of learning what it may
expect in the way o. tonnage in the
immediate future. The company s
Murray works, which were erected at
a cost of $1,000. 900 and designed to haR-
ole 600 tons Of ore. exclusive Of fuxes
and fuel, per day. was planned By
August Raht with an eye to the future
and, while the local management Of the
plant processes not 10 know what may
be done during 1904. 10 can be taken
for granted that the plants capacity
VIII be nearly. if not quite, doubled.
When leading officials Of the company
were out here a short time ago the an
ncuncemeut was made by them that a
complete copper reduction plant would
be added during the next year After
the visit Of Engineer Raht however.
IL was learned that plans had not been
definitely decided upon The inference
was thus left that much might depend
on the action of individual producers.
IF they decided to build shelters of
their own the enlargement Of the Muir
ray plant might be delayed; if they
were willing 70 make contracts de-
handing il, additional furnaces would
be added. Quite recent developments.
however, point plainly to the fact that
the American company viii be COM
PEELED to add largely to its facilities,
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and the belief now exists that it VIII
eNpend anywhere from $250.0OG 90 S50G.-
600 during the. next season I'm new
smelter construction BY so doinE.
snelter experts say, the company can
easily take care of 5000 tons Of ore per
day
Bingham Con. VIII Expand.
The Bingham Consolidated company's
plant has not yet beeu crowded uD 10
capacity. but that it will be run to the
limit during the next very few mortbs.
developments in IT'S own mines are p
guarantee. AS the company makes
feature of handling custom ores adapt
ed to its methods Of smelling. it seems
certain, also. that additional furnaces
Will be added TO its plant during 904.
What is true of the Bingham is also
true of the UEited States company and
its works. The sixth furnace is now
being erected there and. IF Sc Is found
later that more capacity is needed,
there is no doubt at all that st win be
provided. Everything is so arranged
that to keep adding furnaces and thus
increasing the capacity of the plant is
the easiest thing in the world. while the
expense viii be only nominal.
BY the first day Of June the Utah
Consolidated company viii be handling
In its furnaces at least $50 tons of ore
sion demands it. Manager Claiming
win be able to shoot over the 1.O00-ton
mark without any great amount Of
trouble or delay. The enlargement or
the plant is now IN progress, OF, more
properly speaking. everything is being
placed IN readiness FOR making addi-
tions when material begins TO arrive
and. as in the case Of the United States
company. all he will need to do to keep
increasing the capacity IS to 60 on add
ing new furnaces.
Equipment Of Tampa.
The Yampa's new mating smelter is
now being placed il commission at
Bingham. While its Initial capacity wiz
allow only for the handling Of go 20 $50
tons Of ore per day. il has been de-
signed with a view TO increasing it with
the simple addition OF other furnaces.
Should it later be deemed advisable,
the plant can be so equipped that il.
too viii be able 10 turn out blister
copper, as well as its big brothers down
liz the valley, at a lively clip.
The Majestic cOmpany's smelter at
Milford has just completed a most sue
cessful forty days run on copper ores
from the COmpany's mines The plant
has but one copper furnace at the pres
ent time and with it it has been dem
onstrated that from 25p 60 $50 tons OF
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-27

a S shown by the figures given above
the mining companies Of Utah
have diStributed among their
shareholders during the past year more
tPan $l.500.O0O. a sum which is a little
I'M excess of the amount paid during
l.O2' il the $525.00O which went to the
? shareholders Of the Anchor company
last year through the sale of their prop
erty to the Daly-Judge company, is
lFtt out Of the reckoning. This. Of
course. does not take into consideration
The profits Of the close corporate
some of the contributors 10 the 1902
lists are dropped forever. The Quincy,
with $4,000 to its credit for 1902; the
CentenDial-Eureka. with $780, 600. and
the old Mercur company with 80 500
VIII not again appear as separate prop
osiuons. So, viewed i'm that lght. the
gain Of the year just closing should be
counted as a most substantial one. The
May Day company, which paid 50, 600,
and the Yankee Consolidated. with
$4,000, have both fallen out Of the list
> ering the past twelve months while
the Consolidated Mercur. on account Of
the. changes which have been making
forATeveral months past in its milling
plant, comes TO the front this year with
only S150000. as against Sf25.000 during
q 1892. The Ontario is also shy this year
10 the tune Of $4,000. and the Gemini
100000
con the other hand. some new con-
tfbUtors are added this year. while
number Of the old ones make a much
better showing The Annie Laurie
which was credited with $4,000 in 1892
? oflicially acknowledge to having paid
$lA9,516 this year The Butler-Liberal
and Century companies appear as new
pah, as do also the MonJana-TOnO-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-27

Since the mountains Of Carbon coun-
ty were tapped and developed by Den
yer & Rio Grande railroad interests,
coal mining has ranked as one OF
Utah's most important industries.
The output for 1903 from the mines
of Utah approximates 2.iS5,425 tons,
which. al the average retail market
value of S. per ton represents the pro-
digious total Of $40 ,927 ,125. The pro-
auction Of this coal represents the
average daily employ Of 2.263 men.
The important coal mining concern OF
the state is the Utah Fuel company
which is owned largely by the Rio
Grande Western railroad, and the FIG
ures here given in connection with its
years business are vouched for by the
auditors Office. The company operates
mines at Winter Quarters. Clear Greek.
Castle Gate and Sunnyside, and the
following table speaks eloqUently Of
the record at each of these properties:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-27

I ington, on lands secured by Guney and
Galley a dozen years ago. 1t was
piped to this city and used for some
time. but it gradually decreased in vol
ume and finally practically played out
altogether. This was due to the fact,
il is now claimed, that the wells did
not go deep enough to tap the perma-
nent supply, and the experts sent here
by the Pittsburg operators contend
that both gas and oil VIII result from
the sinking OF deep wells. The same
conditions are found around Brigham
city
Interesting Oil Field History.
Jan. 10. 1900. marked the greatest era
in the American oil industry the world
has ever seen, when the great gushing
or well at Spindletop just south OF
Beaumont Tex. broke loose during the
process OF drilling by Captain A. p.
Lucas. who was backed by and assoc
ciated with ]. NJ. Guffey and John Fl.
Galley. the most successful and largest
independent oil operators in America
Captain Lucas. after many months OF
exploring and investigating. located
this well. as results have shown with
scientific certainty. The flow Of oil
from this first well. named bq Guffey
and Galley. iB compliment 20 Captain
.
powerful that fl flew a solid stream OF
oil twice as high again as the derrick
and such was the force that IL required
the greatest Of engineering skill and
many days Of hazardous work to bring
it. in control with gate valves This
Lucas Geyser was soon followed up
by other wells, ranging in fow from
10000 to $4,000 barrels per day. the
/ Lucas well yielding an estimated fioT~
Of $4,000 barrels daily. Not many
months passed before hundreds Of der
ricks were erected and wells drilled
: which demonstrated the limits of the
/ oil field to be about eighty acres. on
( which are estimated now to be over
B 90. 600 wells.
Developing the Field.
/ After this first well was brought in
Guney and Galley lost no time in drill
4 ing In other wells, building enormous
! steel storage tanks, laying pipe lines,
and having several tank cars for oil
/ built and shipped In to other side
/ tracks. and extensive loading racks.
/ nor were they long ia having sea going
/ vessels built to transport oil to east
/ ern and foreign ports as well as naval
/ stations.
During this time Guney and Galley
/ with their characteristic business fore
/ sight were placing large contracts for
OH with the railroad companies and
/ manufacturers Of the country 70 supply
( oil for fuel. three barrels and a half
OF which were equal TO a ton OF the
J best steam coal They also built and
equipped large refneries, and today
the people of the south are burning
: refined Texas oil
Stimulated by the success of their
. discovery Of oil at Beaumont Guffey
fErffN frH1
/ IN other fields. and soon thereafter
Z opened up the Sour Lake and Saratoga
/ fields in Texas. now giving promise OF
! The largest fields in the world, unless
they are 10 be found right here in Salt
! Lake valley.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-27

Industry During 1903 Has Had Prosperity Greater
Than Ever Before Known in the State.

Increase in Output Value Applies to All Four Metals
Produced Here-COpper Now in Third Place and
Likely to Jump to Second in 1904
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-27

Paid during 1902 Cess Anchor sale price of s5a5OOO
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-27

. HE mining industry OF Utah has
enjoyed unprecedented prosperity
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-20
Feel Your Pulse

II it beats fast, then slow-skips
beats, your heart is weak and should
be treated at once. DR.. Miles Heart
Cure is the best and safest remedy.
sold on guarantee. Send for book on the hea IT.
DR. MILES MEDICAL Co., Elkhart, Ind.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-20

aiunal fare. % Is sufficient Tor the pur-
poses OF this case to say that the ride
which he did take was well within an
the limitations prescribed by the stat
ute.
The main argument for the defend
ant Is thut to uphold the plaintin's
contention Is to enable "a passenger 40
ride around and around" for "a single
/ fare or at least 10 open the door for
fraud of that kind. We do not hold
that a passenger may SO ride. As 10
the possible preparation of fraud. the
company is authorized by the statute
to make, with the approval Of the
Governor, reasonable rules and regu-
lations to prevent Il and It's officers and
employees will no doubt be able to de-
wise such rules as viii prove effective
to carry Gu, that purpose and prevent
passengers from riding beyond the
point to which they may lawfully ride
for one fare.
The plaintiffs ride was a continuous
one, and the line to which a trans
fer was demanded was a connecting
line within the meaning of the statute.
The mere fact that the overhead wires
were not then connected at that corner
would not of course render the Me-
Gully street lines any the less "A con-
Meeting line (see Dickey v Haw. Tram
ways Co. SUPRA and Haw. Tramways
Co. V. Sturdevant, ID. $50, $500; nor can
I the company by a mere rule make
line a connecting one for some pur-
/ poses and non-connecting one for
other purposes. Its power to make
rules is always subject to the limita-
! ton that such rules must not conflict
with the other provisions Of the stat
ute.
| THE exceptions are sustained, the
judgment set aside and the case re-
manded to the Circuit Court with di-
rections to render judgment for the
plaintiff for the amount claimed"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-20
LONDON BETS.

BY Cable to the Planters Association.
From Williams, Dimond e. Co.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19-The
London price of SO analysis beets this
day is 8 shillings 81 pence. The last
previous quotation was November 10,
S shillings, pence.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-20
HARDY AFFIRMED.

The Supreme court yesterday affirm
ed the decree of Judge Hardy in the
ejectment suit of Kuala against Kua-
PAM, in favor of the plaintiff. The
syllabus says: In an equity suit to
quiet title, in which the plaintiff relies
on adverse possession, an objection
that the title had not previously been
determined at law, comes too late when
made for the first time in this court
and this court should not of its own
motion dismiss the bill because of such
alleged want of equity.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-20
For Sale

CONVENTION TENT-Large and
commodious. Just the thing for rally
meetings, in good condition, complete.
Will sell cheap.
BUNTING FLAGS-one lift, one
1S-ft. American Flags. But little used;
for sale at q bargain.
TELESCOPE-An excellent Telescope
Field Glass, with fine tense, in good
order.
KNOCK-ABOUT BUGGY-CanoLy
Top, side spring, well ironed will sell
with or without Pole and Yokes.
WALTER c. WELDON,
Room Mcintyre Building.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-20

When you cannot sleep for coughing
it is hardly necessary that any one
should tell you that you need a few
doses of Chamberlains Cough Remedy
to allay the irritation of the throat,
and make sleep possible. 1t always
cures and cures quickly. For sale by
all dealers Benson, Smith & Co., gem
eral agents.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-20
GET ONE TODAY

THE BANK OF HAWAII LTD.
WILL FURNISH EVERY ONE WHO
WILL BECOME A DEPOSITOR TO
THE AMOUNT OF ONE DOLLAR
OR MORE A HANDSOME PRIVATE
HOME SAFE LIKE THE ONE
SHOWN TO KEEP AT THEIR
HOME. YOU ARE INVITED TO
CALL AND ASK FOR ONE OF
THESE SAFES.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-20
PaCheCO'S
Dandruf
Killer

Is the one absolutely sure
remedy for dandruff, be-
cause it penetrates the scalp
cleanses it, corrects the
cause of dandruff and hence
STOPS FALLING HAIR
which will surely result in
badness if allowed to con-
tinue.
PACHECO'S DANDRUFF
KILLER.
Sold by all Druggists and
at the Union Barber Shop.
Telephone Main 232.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-20
A Bargain.

"A fine large Building lot on the
slopes of Punchbowl graded and ter
raced, and commanding a beautiful
view of Diamond Head and the sea, is
offered for sale at a bargain. The
place is high and dry, yet not two min
utes distance from the Rapid Transit
ears. Just the place for home out of
town as far as dust and smoke are
concerned, yet within such an easy
distance that man could have plenty
of time to go home to lunch.
Anyone interested can have full par
ticulars at this office.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-20
Nov "a ~ Qnm :!

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Y years old
OK equals TO- which Marys years
equals
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-20

THE PRIVATE HOME SAFE IS A
STEEL STRONG BOX, HAVING A
LOCKED DOOR IN THE BOTTOM, A
SLOT IN THE TOP FOR MONEY
AND A PATENT DEVICE INSIDE
TO PREVENT THE COINS FROM
SLIPPING OUT. IT IS DESIGNED
THE SLOT BEING ALWAYS OPEN
TWENTY-FOUR HOURS A DAY
TO HELP SAVE THE SMALL SUMS
THAT ARE so OFTEN NEEDLESS
LY SPENT JUST BECAUSE THEY
DON'T AT THE TIME SEEM TO
AMOUNT TO VERY MUCH.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-01-07
PLANS FOR THE NEW
ORIENTAL LINE
OF THE CHINA COM
MERCIAL STEAMSHIP. COMPANY
IN WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, December 21.-Eng
Hok Fong and Leung Kan Ming of
Hongkong, president and ce-president
of the new China Commercial Steam
ship Company, are in this city, accom-
panied by Lyman 1. Mowry of San.
Francisco, counsel for the company.
They will leave tomorrow for St. Louis
and the City of Mexico and will visit
ports along the Mexican coast before
returning to San Francisco. The first
steamer of the new line, according to
Eng Hok Fong, will leave Hongkong
in March. The steamers will have 5000
tons capacity. They will be chartered,
though three new steamers have been
ordered. The ports of call of the new
line will be Kongkong, Shanghai Moi,
Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu, Manzanilo,
Mazatlan and San Francisco in the or
der named, the steamers leaving San
Francisco direct for Japan. The OBJ
iect of the new line said President Eng
is to build up commerce between Mex
leo and South America and China.
Traffic arrangements have been made
with the Kosmos line. he says, for the
delivery of Chinese and Japanese pro-
ducts to Panama, Callao and other
southern ports. Little return business
for China is expected from Mexico, but
from San Francisco full cargoes will
be taken.
There Is a big demand for Chinese
labor in Mexico, which the new steam
ship line will try to supply. Fifteen
thousand laborers are wanted says
Eng. in the rubber plantations of Mex
! leo Both the Chinese and Mowry en-
phaticallv denied that the new line
was intended to promote the unlawful
entry of Chinese into the United States
on a wholesale scale. 1--WE have an
appointment with the Treasury office
| tomorrow" said Mowry, land We'll
disabuse their minds of this suspicion.
We want to do a legitimate transporta-
ton business and have no intentions of
abettng the unlawful entry of Chi
| nose -
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-01-07
SOUNDS AN ALARM.

PHILADELPHIA (Pa), Dec. U.s.
Carnegie Rockefeller and Rhodes,
made rich by corrupt bargains with
office-holders, monopoly of oil wells and
pipe lines, control of law courts and
politics, advance of taxes, ruthless
crushing of Independent dealers, con-
troll of markets by trusts, tariff pro-
lection purchased--is it safe and good
to take charity from such men as
these?" That was a question asked
today by John A. HObson, English
economist. in an address to the Society
for Ethical Culture.
Hobson's subject was THE Charity
of Millionaires," which hew as invited
to deliver because of his high standing
as a writer and lecturer on economic
subjects. He said I'VE are too COM
placent. We accept the gift of the
horse with never suspicion of the
midnight traitor. Get all yo can and
grumble If it is not more That is the
temper of the average citizen. These
great millionaires are not our enemies,
it is cried. What a cynic part it is to
question their benefactiOns. And 1 do
not impute any special villainy. l adj
init their energy and capacity But l
ask, Is 1T safe to take money so gain
ed and spend it for public purposes at
the wish of a millionaire"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-01-07
OverWeDrk
and Worry bring on Ne'vous ProStration,
SeepleSSneSS, and an endless train
of Painful Disorders.
Dr.. Miles Nervirae.

When the nerves and organs of the
body are we'll and strong, and the
WORKOUT tissues and waste products
are quickly removed from the system,
. tremendous amount OF hard work
can be done without serious injury.
1t Is when the nerve tissues and brain
cells are used up faster than they are
replaced by new ones, when the fires
Of life consume faster than the fuel
can be furnished, that brain, nerves
and vital organs suffer-cry out with
neuralgia, heart disease, rheumatism,
nervous dyspepsia-and finally break
down. DR.. Miles Restorative Nerv-
inc is food for the WORKOUT brain and
wasted tissues 1t gives a healthy
appetite; makes the weak stomach
strong; increases the flow OF digestive
juices and puts the lazy liver to work
1t Is the greatest blood yitalizer aud
nerve remedy science has produced.