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Ednar.. rnr, n..,.

Herman a. Meyers Of Davia. w. Va
became incensed at an article in III.
Parsons Wv. Vs,) Democrat which Mr..
Meyers declared offended the people o,
Davis in general and hirr in particular.
and Tor that nnsun " rut- the ]l,ernocrat
Tor HE bill. ordering. tie editor tn sion
his p"Ter and cnllinr the pnre u .pusiI.
ian'nn"ie sheet" In MI article MIN nat
II c'iuu II long ting editor M. wc.ed I'm.
letter, after puslishinp il in fun, closing
his article with The following: .You
hive used the wrong word. MIR. Ne, err.
Pueil'an'm"ns mivht apply la ecme
county pal ers. bnt not to the Democrat.
The ing word pu.il!adin ons mem =
feehh, COW ardly. destituta OF strength
lack Uf courage The Democrat eau
look any nun in the fscr and tell hIm to
20 m h"ll.'-Baitimorr American.
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q. u. !,

AnOtltey III The rlL reside mis- of E,Iko
county has crsssed the Great Divide
IL. NJ. Reed laid down life's burden nj
Long Beach, California Wednesday
evening.
MIR. Reed was born in the State Of
New York in 1874. When the Civil war
broke out he was living IN Iowa aud en-.
listed in the Sth Iowa regiment NJ
v"iuntecre, and served five yeare. In
1872, he moved to this state md settled
IN Pleasant valley. He afterwards
moved t" J amoille valley and in 1879 he
went to the station on the Trecarora
rnnd now Known M Reeds station, He
remained there until 1900 when he
moved to t:Iko.
Mr.. keed has been IN poor health for
u" last six years AMI thus summer he
wen: /" Southern California for the
benefit nf his health. Last night lire's
limp ccased to burn and the old soldier
p' sstri over the river and "camped in the
shnde 81 the trees"
a widow, II son and two dauphtere.
Mrs. W. b. Griffin Of Vale, Oregon, and
Mrs. W. n. Harrah oi EIko, survive
him. Mrs. Reed aud Mrs. Griffin were
with him when the end came.
MIR. Reed was a member of EIko
Lodge. No IL, l.. .. OF, and his funeral
viii he conducted by the lodge. Nc
word has yft been received MS to when
the remains will arrive.
MIR. Reed was a good citizen. lie
measured up tai the standard ~ u man
~ every wink Of lie. lie held tn,
Office "f commissioner nf tria count,
and his record was without II stain
Lies turmoil and battles over may the
gallant o!d soldier peaceful sleep INIT
he trumpet sounds an the morn.rg NJ
Of the resurrection.
The family nave the sincere eympaib,
OF this community in their beret vemeni
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DECAY OF IMAGINATION.
Assertion Made Tint Civilization Is
Not Only Killing Poetry, But
Sense of Humor.

-
An italian scientist thinks that CIV
ili2ation is no only killing poetry,
but tho sense of humor. Both de.
ponds upon the seer object suggest.
Ing other things to the mind, in one
case congruous, In the other incon.
gruous. Science has made our minds
more rigid so hat we sec only what
we see. More rigid" means less vi.
talized.
Under now conditions at hand. we
Shall get back our vitality, shall once
more have some to spare, once
be able to see the naked visible in
It's proper robes. Imagination is the
seeing of real relations. 1t is seeing
what We feel ought to be, which,
when sane, is n deeper seeing of what
they are. Humor is imagination re-
Taxing herself and playing tho carl
caturist. While she lives at all, she
must DO permitted to %recreatc. She
thrives on the surplus age of mental
vitality.
Nordau dwel!s somewhere on The
tendency OF artists lie calls dcgenCr.
alto to paint everything more or less
violet. One would suppose that every
color, like every sound. must be yield
ing It's o~vertones. Any one can see
tho color ms II stands. 10 takes an
artist to scc-fcel. "imagine"--its
ovcrtones and bring them down for
us.-Studcnt IN the New Century.
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Mitchell 8, Ring 6

Mitchell 8. Ring 6
Cutting o. Henderson 4. Siarreit g.,
Sunderland 8
Hansen 6. Levers 8, Phillips 9,
Souchereau 3
For the amendment 8, against the
amendment
Brown Q
Chryell 5. Hunter 3, Jenuess 4, Nc.
BRIDE Z
BellinRer 5, FernaId q. Ilansel I. Hy.
man !, Russell &, Skaggs 3. Williams G.
Winter 3
Clark 8
Dawley 1, Doughty S
Angel Z, Grover =
Caine 9
Weathers Q
Haws 9
Miller 8
Dewar 8, Hesson 4
Hardesty Z, LyttoD
Carey 4, Primeaux 5
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FutL.nn 1Ipr Foot in IL.

futl"S ttCr Foot IN 1t.
Two girl friends met in the street
and stopped To shake hands.
80 glad to sec You. Grace" said
the ial'or-nado Alice. "Nss just on
my way 10 ask you. Oa my oldest
friend, to be one OF my bridesmaids"
bridesmaids! How lovely! did
not know .ca we're engaged" replied
Grace.
ITS sudden, very sudden, but he's
awfully in loTe. and Is Just too swee,
TO live. VIII you act?"
Act! OF course. I'll be charmed.
But movip; forward and speaking
I'm an undcrt0ne. do come round the
corner and tel mo all about H.. There
comes that iiiOtlc. irreprosslble don
key, Jim BcSton. He's grInning ms
though he meant to stop. and I don't
care 10 he seen talking TO him"
"Jim Beri0n? He's the man I'm &c.
ing 10 marry!"
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tariff. MI. Black yell said:

republican tar:tf. Mc. Black Hel said:
Our coal tax is felt in every house
Lol6; our lumber tux near higher
rents and poorer accommodations. 1t
Is harder TO live than ever before, nj.
though our imports a,d exports are
greater, and We are told that the country
is prosperous and that We should let
well enough alone. BUT this pros perity
is more apparent thaD real, because the
proceeds of our industries are not fairly
distributed. a few thousa and stockhold.
ers in over protected corporations get
the lions share. Let me ask you.
gentleman. who are present, u simple
question. How many OF you are richer
than You were last year? How many
thing for your old age? How many OF
you see before you any prospect OF
improved corditior? Not one in fifty.
Why? Because are all sui ject to
great monopolies. vii ID b. irn'e agree
ments have eli .intt,d d"mPsti: rcm
petition, and IA. - per cent imiT
these noDo %inli-f ar" enah :, :" charge
consumers an advnurt III 30 per ce,.i
upon almost Eve Il m. liz we c.u
sumo.
4Onr coal hut. AL +, n."l'nT IL ton a..
our fuel bill; our lumber tax raises our
rents; our tariff on textile fabrics IN.
ere uses the % NJ onr clothing; our
tax on sugar d"Gh /, lis cost o. imporia-
ZION,
"ln orde: to keep up these excessive
rates :" duty, mi government spends
lavIshiy, so that its outlay now amount
to 81 ,0u0.0 o 900 annually. The Diapers
and Whitman hive patents and protec.
ton ON their products appruximatlng
aud exceeding lOi per cent. The iron
and steel tr Ist gets a profit OF from l0C
&" 100 per cent. Steer rails which Mr.
Sihwnb says "ap he made without loss
~ sl2 81 !On were eolf week before last
=" the Panama commission for so. 80 (
q l.. at baltimore" equivalent to Si9.5C
Il tit' '>ti,m }. while a recent sale was
mndr tn - foreign customer for S2I a tor
delivered at Tampico. No wonder the
cost Of living has advanced 421b pei
cent! Ii will go higher. All depenhG
on the tariff. itaise it % per cent and
prices will go up 20 per cent. Lower
it 90 per cen and prices will fall 90 pei
cent. The exactiors made by the trust!
are all paid by the labor OF the country
In the interests OF the consumer we cal
for tariff revision. In the interests o.
manufacturer and operator and con
sumner alike, we need free importation
of raw materials. Many OF our raw
materials come free already. Lot III
add to them coal, iron ore, lumber
hides md wool pulp. Let us reduce
our tariff OF Canadian products 20 pei
cent and thereby enable our neighbour
to buy more nf III ina ufactureG
go IDS"
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Deafness. canno. be Cured


with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, rs
they cannot reach the seat OF the disease.
Catarrh is u blood or constitutional dis.
ense, and in order to cure it you must
take internal remedies. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, and acts
directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not n.
quacx medicine. 1t was prescribed by
one of tho best physicians in this coun.
try for years, and Is IL regular prescrip.
tion. 1t is composed of the best tonics
known. combined with the best blood
purifiers. acting directly on the mucous
surfaces. The perfect combination OF
tibet NO ingredients is what produces
such wonderful results in curing Ca
tarrh. Send for testimonials free.
l.. }. CHENEY IL co. Trlr.in. q
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O.. united E-cap-s sn Awfui wr.rk

The overland limited irrir, west.
0onn". had n narrow escape from n
frirh fol %Hecls ThuIsIny after moor,
leaving tn" track whil" running on .L,.
lU"G-tco' pr.cipir" II the. American
River can, ra.r.irnm WIS iiv. hon,s
late and InIr iis crew was lr,,Ir To
mnkc NJ tile lost time the .i.-,rr l. I,
the track. lii" hir WITS applied ia IN, di.
ately and the enuiI q r. vrI scd, bu, IN
grea' WIS the speed TINT tlIy lruin ran
several hundred feet on the ti,e,
threatening every nIomeEt to 70 over
into ia" canyon, carr, iup ever, car
and hnrdreds Of r~nssrnrers tn u fright.
iul emf.
The accident Unopened IL ar e. pc
Horn. IL took several hour l." repair
the track and put the train back on
the rails --Guzrttc.
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omcc.-No. 1887 Bush Street, Rooms 81, ap
San Francisco. California.
Rhodesin Nugget.

a huge gold nugget, believed to be
tho largest yet found In Rhodesla. was
lately taken to London. 1t weighs
2l.G2 ounces and measures about five
and one.half inches In width. It was
found about 10 miles southeast OF
Bulawayo. G2 feet below the surface.
The nugget was two inches longer
when found, but on taking IL out OF
The ground n portion broke away.
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Labor Unions IN Holland.

Every department OF labor Is united
In Holland and all other departments.
80 tho other night the spectacle was
seen at the Amsterdam opera house
OF Il crowd OF bootmakors and cob
blers wrccking the performance of nm
opera for which nonunion choristcrs
had been enlisted.
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The m"rnnGrs NJ Eito la ~. ~ -.
/. .. d. +. nre n.qucs "t t. ur ! at
their Hall nj 3 o'clock tiir cvrnrml fnr
the pmIp"% ~ making arrn grniruta
for tire %tTrsrn! NJ the ir lBt" ,ircther II
NJ. Reed.
Every OdI Fellow in this Vicinity In
requested 4" De present.
/. j. CHIrCmLEy
y. BRuoE N"hrr G'HDd
Secretary.
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Power of Good Acting.

Acting Is n real art. II trades with
OR souls by the art OF Illusion. In
The thcater we can live over again our
'wn lives, suffer even the torments Of
tho armned. and that even after n good
llnher and II motor waiting for us out
lie Observer. London. "'
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Onicc.-No. 1887 hush Street. Rooms 2Oi, 213.
San Francisco. California.
DISAPPOINTMENT.
n.,inunsut S.i. So,lcc.

NAVAJO MINING COMPANY. LOCATION
~ oiPrinGipal place Of business. San Fran
cisco. California. Location 81 Works, Tus-
carOra, Nevada.
NOTICE-Thcrc nro delinquent upon the fol.
mcnt No. IA levied on the l9thdny Of august,
COG. the several amounts set opposite the
names Of the respective shareholders, las fol-
lows:
Shares. Amount
Unknown owners, numbers
and amounts OF cCri'h-
Gates unknown 1890 sI,0qS.00
Aud I'm accordance with law and TN order Of
the Board OF Directors made on the 18th day OF
August 1905, so tniny shares of'Cach parcel OF
such sioch as may be- necessary will DO sold at
1891 Bush Street. Room 2E3. san Francisco
California, on Monday. tho 22rd day OF Oc,o.
Der, 1000, At the hour Of I O'Clock l.. ~. of snid
nv TO pay said delinquent, assessment the. o.
ON. together with costs of advertising aud OK.
peuacs OF tho sale.
u. H. GUkzBURGER,
Secretary.
Omcc.-No. 1857 Bush Street, Rooms 81, ao,
san Francisco. California.
POsTPONEMENT
The day Of sale OF tho above Delinquent stock
2lst day OF November, 1909. ut The Same
hour aul place.
By Ordor OF tho Bontd OF Directors
n L. GUSXBUGER, Secretary.
Omcc-No. 1a3; Hush Street, rooms 2i ana 200.
san Francisco California.
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G"'er"m :" W. '%"npI-I- W"nE.
The government will control H.. out.
let OF Lake Tahoe through the TrucEee
river, regardless nf the oppu.ition Of the
San Francisco people who are opposing
this feature OF the T-ucker Carson pro
jeci,' said l.. II. Taylor, supervising
engineer 81 the reclamation service in
Nevada, who is i'll Reno. Next year
the government will construct the dam
At the hrudwHters Of the Truckee, and
II the question Of damages in favor OF
the persons who own land Mt the outlet
IS not settled by that Tins construction
will proceed anyway. At iirat the
persons who bunght up the land M the
in"c's ontlei wnnted Slr0,0 600 dana yea
his wns promptly denied. Iliru they
'JLccd their claim4 Ia $50, go. Now
they Si5,OIO. We are wor. ing
now III the completion OF tie Truchse.
Car-on project, the government dong
Ia" WORK itself. tho contractors having
refused l." perform it ut wlInt ia, 4,Tvi =.
contid"rrd Il reasonable price. After
this rs completed We will turn our
IitentIun Ia the reclamation OF about
%. DO nrTrs Of InDd above Wudswnrth.
iiri Z the TrUc'r" river anh in the
the vicinity nj Pyramid river me- II.
the vicinity Of Py .mid and Mut lakes
h "ork is della! ed hy the lnck of
,hhor. ia" government can tiud en-.
pln. mcni fur 25O men. Wages are fr0.n
1926 up
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NORTH BELLE ISLE MINING COMPANY
~ Location of Principal place OF business
San Francisco, California. Location 81 Works,
TuScarO Nevada.
N~OTICE-rhcrc are dclinqucEt upon the fol-
lowing described stock. on account Of Assess
rnent No. IA levied on the 18th day OF August
1906. the several amounts set opposite the
names Of the respective shareholders. as fol-
owa.
Shares. Amount
Unknown owners. numbers
and amounts OF cCrtiii.
CutGS unknown gJ,SJ1 SI,g92D
And In accordance With law and an order of
{ The Board OF Directors mace on the 18th day
Of August, 1896. so many shares OF each parcel
OF such stock rs may be necessary will be sold
AT public auction NJ the ONCE OF the Company
No. 1887 Bush Street, Room 203, San Francisco.
California, on Monday. the 22nd day OF Octo-
Der, 1906, nj the hour OF $50 O'clock l.. NJ, OF
said day, to pay said delinquent assessment
thereon, together with costs OF advertising and
expenses OF the sale.
II. l.. GUNZBURGER,
Secretary.
Onicc.-No. 1887 Hush Street. Rooms 2Oi. :13.
san Francisco. California.
PoSTPONEMENT.
Tho day Of sale or the abo"c delinquent stock
has been postponed until WEDNESDAY tho
2lSt day OF November, 1890, ut the same hour
and place.
by Order OF the board OF Directors.
H.. l.. GUNXBURGE Secretary.
Onlcc.-NO. 1881 bush Street, rooms 2l aud n3.
San Francisco, California.
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IAKtrF

Henry a Blackwell y distinguished
republican II NJ isssnbus"'is. recently
~registered an eloquent project against
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For any period under six months. 10 cents
per month. Payable In advance Delivered by
In Elko Mt 20 cents per month or .
cents per week. Issued every afternoon, Sun.
days excepted.
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III,h

REED-Ai LonR lieach, alibrn'", ~,
vember I, 1908, Mr.. lLM Reef, ~.
tive Of New YORK, pger O! ynrs.
months and ~ day
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Douglnss ., Mannix 9
Cults 3. Ryan IL
Eggers 10, Raftlce
Elliot /, Kelley 10
Springmeyer 3. Stoddard II
Lewis ii, Mccarthy
Mitchell Z. Nelson |, Rnu
Cutting .. Henderson IL, rIb' ar : I,
StarretI 3. Sunderland IL
Han sen 3. Levers Q. Philips !.
Souchernu
For the Amendment I3
Coryell 6, Hunter 10, Jeuuess 3, Nc
Bride Q
l3%ellinNer 10. Fernald 5, EInnsel o,
Lyman =. Russell 8. Skaggs ii,
Williams I, Winter 10
Dawley I, bought, s
Angel g.. Grover s
Dewar 3. Hesson IL
llardesiy 1. LytSou 10
Carry T., Primeau1 3
SPRUCE mont
Bartlett l, Smith 1
Mitchell 3, Sparks2
Dickerson 3, Mill-3
Anderson o, Dodge 3. Swesnr, .
Douglass 4. Mannix .
Cults 4. Ryan ,. Smith 0
Eggers /, Raftirr
Elliot 4, Kelley ,
Lorke o. SprmnVm r er !, StoL ar.I .
Lewis ., McCwihy4
Mitchell ], Nelson q. Rings
Cutting 3. Henderson ., IliLbird T..
Starrott 4, Sunderland ,
Hansen 4, Levers >. Phillip
SoucherHu 1
For The Amendment
Against The Amendm, m4
Coryell 3. Hunter ,, Jenncss 3,
Mcbride 4
Bcllinger >, FcrnaII 3, iIanscI 3
Hyman ., Russell 4 Skaugs ;,
Williams !, Winter
Clark =
Dawley /. Dnurhy
Angel .. Grover
Cnine 3
WeaLhers 1
iinws .
DcMar 4, ~IIrsson .
Hardcsty J, Lyitun
Carey ]. Primeaux
MARpIs
Bar lcti :. Smith IL
Casey q, Mitchell IN \; arGp 10
Diclscrsou.7. HrnInc' |, Mill -
Anderson |. - "ilp L.. Iwern 8
DuugIa4a II, Il 'nuix 7. K'iker
Cutie Is, Ryan 3, Smih
EggGre IL. Rnftjcr 8
Elliot Is, Kelley I
~SprmHmclrr II. St"d' Rrd
Lewis 7. Mci artl,y IL
Mitchell 10, Rug
Cutting 10, lJrn crson II. S,urnitI,.
Sunderland 4 t....
Hansen II, Levers 6. rhiiipr l3
5~onclIcI emu 7
For The Amendment II
Against the 8menhmpDt
Brown rs
CorjcII II. Hunter .. Jeuucse IT,,
Mcbride
BallinRot g ,'cfnnId 10, ~llansel II,
|1y man d. Rusacll u. ak . z 6,
VIII aus IL, Winter 7.
lark ~
DiNl"i Ii. u "VhrI
Angel 8. Grover l3
taiHc ~
Wr.ti cS 2
II oAg
Miller ~
Da"nr 10, II ~ mg
lIarlcsi, T.. Lnu,n7
Cn.", = Pirir ~, ~
low RDALE
! arii'i 3 g. III
Ni'"i. 20 iarks
III trsnn i"miriai |, Mia o
b"r !. Sw' cn"y
llouvl, ~ q. Nannix !
t'uiir q liyab3
lNgcn I. Il iti".
En'o g.. k~it., 3
SItipL ne az u. Stddafd
l"wi- 4, Met m,h, .
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HYMN 5, Russell II, skurrs 6, win.

Hymno s., Russell II, Skurrs 6, VIII.
lame II, Winter 8
Clark II
Hhnhy IL, Doughty!
Angel 10, Grover G
Game IL
Weather "a 10
Haws IL
Dewar 8, Hrsson II
Hardesty 10, L!iton7
Carey q, Primeaux ii
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THE DAILY INDEPENDENT
T

Ono 90
Six Months. 90
The Washington times., 1906-04-08
Title to Ocean Bed.

The title to the ocean bed at Sum-
merland is embraced in the purchase
of lot on the Pacific front. Lots,
25x60 feet, in the oil section. now sell
at from $500 up; while otherwise
more desirable lots, of the same size,
on the opposite side the tracks, bring
but $40 or s25. Strangely enough,
at Summerland, the oil district
extends for just about a mile
along shore, and to about 800 feet
inland. There it disappears, to ap-
pear again none know where
Inland, some OF the Summerland
wells were exhausted only after six
years of pumping In the sea quite
a number have been pumped steadily
since the marine discovery, and show
no signs of exhaustion yet
Hindrances to the work are really
not many Now and then the sand
about the pipe ends will shift and
break them of; otherwise there IS
but little trouble, save when some
great storm will overturn a derrick.
Summerland's oil is of good
asphaltum quality, running about
fifteen gravity. Although there are
but twelve men working in the field,
The Washington times., 1906-04-08
Asphalt From tie Sea.

Down where the oil cars congre-
gate waiting for their loads of $500
gallons each. a liquid asphalt con-
Germ has been opened among the
older derricks to utilize the oil from
the sea.
The oil. for this purpose. is run
into great stills, holding 125 barrels
each-set on their sides, and resemb-
ling kitchen boilers, brieked in and
about, below. Here, with other oil
for fuel, the marine oil is heated up
to $50 degrees F.; where the
distillate is run out, and through
condensers to be sold at Santa Bar
bara for treatment into fuel and gas
oil. What remains after these
twenty hours boiling, is the asphalt
of commerce
OF 100 barrels of crude, Tor, as they
say here, raw oil, at Summerland.
twenty-sight barrels of asphaItum
are Obtained. The raw material
for this work brings here about so
cents the barrel; the finished product
sells at SO TO s12 the ton. Some
thing like $50 tons OF the asphaltum
The Washington times., 1906-04-08
Summeriand's OILY Keiqhbors.

Summerland'G sights can be seen
in short order The oil that has
escaped and floats on the surface
of the water, the derricks, and the
pipes. divided up among half a doz-
en- concerns, and one has seen it all.
Summerland has a neighbor in oily
wealth that has been unique among
great cities for years. and like the
derrick section of Los Angeles, in
what was an exceedingly pretty sub
urban section of the City of the
Angels, arose IS if over night; driv-
ing down residential values, BOOM
ing the prices on vacant lots, until
today there is a duplicate of Lima,
Ohio, right within the limits Of Los
Angeles.
Nine years ago, they say, there
was not well in this part Of Los
Angeles. Then the so-calIed Castel
Bernard Company came in. hoping
to find oil thereabouts. since the
western part of the city had been ex-
plotted. and available parts of town
worked over until this point was
The Washington times., 1906-04-08

eter is driven down to where the oil
is struck, when still smaller series
of piping regulates a still smaller
flow of oil.
Inasmuch as the oil is located in
the sand. this must be pumped UP
until the oil Is practically clear, and
the density that of the natural fluid
alone. Then the final two-inch pip
ing is inserted and the well is ready
for actual work.
Closely connected with the sinking
of the well is, of course, the erec-
tiOn Of the derrick, and for this, in
the sea, piles are driven often as
much as seven feet into the bed.
In fact. with the best of luck, it is
estimated that it viii take just
week to get we'll i'll running order,
counting from the time the oil is
struck. Now and then, however,
gas pocket will be encountered in a
new well, when the oil will flow very
fast for a day or two, yielding per-
haps one hundred barrels per diem.
In cases other than these pumping
alone is resorted to.
Combination of forces is the secret
of the successful bringing of oil
from the sea. A single well beneath
the pumps at Summerland viii yield
probably three barrels a day, with
the oil bringing from so to so cents
the barrel One pump, however, will
be set to pump thirty-two wells, in
creasing the yield so manyAfold.
Nor is the pumping done at great
expense. The engine for this work
uses natural gas, fresh from the
The Washington times., 1906-04-08
Passing of Queer Corner.

Los Angeles queer corner Of der
ricks and wells, however, is doomed.
Seven years ago, when derricks were
at first put in folks front yards.
SIS TO SIS a month were paid. That
lasted through the first two years.
Then some of the wells began to
give out. and it paid to take out the
castings, selling them and saving
the rentals as well.
What had been the cottage HONS
Tract, or subdivision, had by this
time been ruined for residential pur-
poses by the wells coming in- Folk
would no longer come, owing to the
mussiness of the OIL.
Then the flow became less and
less. Now they still pump little,
just en- Lgh 10 prevent the wells
clogging with sand. So much oil
has been found at Bakersfield, that
it can be shipped in cheaper than 1t
can be pumped here. In fact, 1t IS
hinted that they now only pump.
here in Los Angeles, to store, In
hope OF better prices.
The competition is hard TO meet
Probably the wells will come up be-
meath it Then, with the removal OF
the derrieks and the piping, set ten
or fifteen feet above the ground.
when it might be set upon the
ground; and the pools of oil and the
creaking pumps, the West will lose
another Of its old-time queer cor
pers, FELIX ]. KOCH.
The Washington times., 1906-04-08

are turned out here month; being
shipped away for paving and roofing
purposes.
This factory is about the only one
of the sort producing both the hard
and sort varieties in this region. At
Carpentesia the asphaltum mine is
of the Hux asphalt variety. which is
not considered as good as that made
from oil. and its destinies are not
thoroughly known.