The San Francisco call., 1905-06-24
SPURR DESCRIBES ORES
OF GOLDFIELD.
Geological Survey Reports Upon
Nevada Mining Camp.
FIGHT CANINETII ACT BITTERLY

TON smeter for the Balaklala mine, one
mile and half from Kenneth ON tract
of 800 acres: the starting~up or tne Ban
ner mine in Nevada County by Senator
Charles NJ Belshawi the survey Tor
power line from Grass Valley into the
Rough and Ready District for mining
uses and the preparations TO start
new borax enterprise near the boundary
line between Kern and Ventura counties.
OF this last move the Bakersfield Cah-
fornian reports:
The calling OF the annual meeting OF the dl-
OF the Standard Borax company o,leJes y. hs
attention to an enterprise that Is ABOUT 70 oe
inaugurated near the boundary line oesWeSn pew S
Kern and Ventura counties. wnlcn VIII lII,,,s os
tributary to Bakersfield. Near the oorAA s niA.oss
that are now paying Handsomely Joseph
Warrington and j. A. Flood. some time since.
made a number OF locations and the territory
is said to be very rich in borax DEPOSITS.
company was organized, Of which A WshI 10
secretary, and some time since the mines "sre
ginning work to actively develop the property
Men will soon be engaged in mining the prou-
uct and teams have been employed 20 sH... nali ~
TO Bakersfield. which Is TO be the snlppins
point
There Is said to be no question as 10 the
product will be shipped from Bakersfield with
IN the next year. which is the time the lease
made with Berges and Clerc is to run
NEW OH. COMBINATION.
The Los Angeles Herald gives particu-
lars concerning lle movement oO0lA-
ern California to join oil producing In
terests that are not under the control
of the Standard Oil Company. People at
this end of the State are not sanguine
in the view that the Standard Oil. after
what has happened, can easily be beaten.
The Herald says:
With the Incorporation Of the Union Provi-
dent Company. capitalized at $4,000 000 with
paid in capital OF S192. 600. prominent oil men
see the beginning OF plan which. when con-
summated. will mean the arnalgamation Of the
possession OF the Standard OIL Company.
The articles OF Incorporation were filed with
the clerk OF Los Angeles County. They provide
for the purchase OF Union Oil stock to the
tent OF not more than 90. 600. at par value Of
500 each The fncorporators are: Lyman Stew
art OF the Union Oil Company: w. T. Bots
ford. president OF the American National Bank;
Fred II. Rindge. president OF the Conservative
Life Insurance Company: g. kellogg, secre-
tary OF the Union Oil Company; w. q. Hughes
and J. F. Torrance OF Pasadena
These men have holdings which win aggre-
gate nearly half OF the entire issue OF the
stock OF the Union Oil Company. and while
II Is said on their part that the object OF the
organization Of the Union Provident II merely
TO center the stock OF the Union Oil so that
IL cannot get into the hands OF unfriendly per-
sons. their real object 1t is claimed by Others
contemplates the purchase OF a number OF
other wells. At the present time the Union Oil
Company, with capitalization OF $40. 900. 900.
Is, next to the Standard. the most hourishing
company the Pacific Coast and has the
reputation Of distributing large sized dividends
Inc new company does not include among its
present tncorporators all OF the chief officers
of the Union OIL Company but IL takes in
enough TO make the interests OF the two seem
ingly almost mutual
Oil men say that there IS abundant oppor-
tunity FOR organization In the new fields which
are being opened up, and even in Los Angeles
wnere a large number OF wells have been
abandoned because the owners have not had
the money or the daring to push them farther
down with the hope OF striking another OIL
bearing strata
The Eureka TeIluriuun mine in Sbasta
County will be started with a new
plant
The zimmerman mine in Eldorado
County is reported to have been sold
Prospecting parties are looking for gold
near Donner Lake