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The oasis., 1908-07-18

THE OASIS was the first American newspaper to call attention of the world to the romantic history and. wonderful riches of the great Ala mos district of Sonora, it's antigud mines with their record of produc- ton almost fabulous in extent, that in the days of the conq,tasto- dOres and their successors flowed to Europe a steady stream, to the vast enrichment of Church and Crown; its rich and fertile alluvial lands, in the Mayo delta, rivalling the fecundity of Egypt, its vast virgin forests where millions of acres of lofty monarchs of the grove have never known the ax of the wood man; and the great commercial possibilities there lying dormant amid so much latent wealth, await ing the magic touch of capital and enterprise to send forth results un- paralled. Long years ago, while railway connection with the out side world was yet in the dim and hazy distance, THE OASIS editor, riding day after day in the saddle, sealing lofty mountains, threading narrow canons, fording and even swimming torrential mountain streams, visited all parts of the great region, and conveyed to its readers accounts of the wonderful wealth there to be found and dew eloped.
 Following the suggestions given anumber of we'll known and ex- perienced mining engineers went into the Alamos district in advance of the advent of the railway that was built across the district last year, to look over the great field, and pave the way for intro duction of capital to carry out the great work of development which the railway would set in operation Among those who did so was Mir George M. Boomer, practical and theoretical engineer of wide experience, long familiar with Mex leo, its laws, customs and charact- erstics, who has devoted the last three years to a complete and thorough study of the various local ltles in the district, has delved into their history, learned all about their antigua mines and the great output they sent forth for cen turles, at the same time picking ul here and there some of the best O them, for development Of which ht has succeeded in enlisting men 1T New York of wide experience 1T the financial world, who command the confidence of the investing public; and they have put theil shoulders to the wheel, with the re suit that they have now organized the
 ALAMos MINES CORPORATION
 winch owns and controls large number of very valuable mining Piopertles in different parts of th' ulS'rict, to the development anc exploitation of which intelligen ana S scientific methods are to b, uirected, now that railway trans pOftatlon has rendered availabl, ". "n1 accessible the regions des '''0ed' The officers of the corpora
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fame of Alamos as one of the rich est and weaIthiest mining centers in the world. One Announcement named La Teresa, including twelve pertenencias Is an extension of the contact vein in the Zambona mine at Minas Nuevas, but two leagues from Alamos, and along the con- tact 1t is but one mile north from the Zambona.
 At the other end of this great contact lies the rich Promontorios mine, one of the most famous pro- ducers of silver in Mexico, yet pro- ducing the white metal after al- most two hundred years of contin- uous operation; and adjacent to the Promontorios is a denounce- ment of ten pertenencias owned by the Alamos Mines Corporation that is named La Luna de Plata, through which runs a ledge fifteen feet in width outcropping on trail leading from the Promontorios mine; and presumably it is an ex- tension of that great ledge. The vein lies between walls of granite and porphyry, and on the ledge there are workings that date back some thirty years. About 300 tons were extracted and taken to the smelter at Quintera, in the imme- diate vicinity, and treated there with very good results. Assays made by MT. Bloomer yielded ] ounce gold, and eight to sixty-four ounces silver per ton, with p to 249o copper.
 About league away from La Luna de Plata, in the same Alamos mountains, a couple of leagues from the Promontorios, and six leagues from the City of Alamos, lies another very valuable property that is listed among the holdings of this corporation, known as La
 Plata Key, and embracing ten per tenencias of ground. It is on the western slope of the Alamos noun tains, and 1t crops out in the crater of m extinct volcano, across which it is traced a distance of 1900 feet. In one place where it crosses a small arroyo the outcrop Is nine
 feet in width. The ledge has never
 been opened, but surface assays
 taken by Mir. Bloomer have yielded
 46 copper, 130 ounces silver and } ounce in gold per ton.
 In the southern part of the Ala
 mos district, about sixty miles
 from Alamos, one mile from the , Fuerte river, and but five milcs , from the line of the Kansas City, Mexico < Orient railway, now in
 operation from Topolobampo, on the coast of the Gulf of California, to Fuerte, in the Arroyo Vallecito, . the company has fourteen perte- nencia Announcement named Cobre Grande, in which there is a ledge fifty feet in width, with seventy five foot tunnel crosscutting the ledge, exposing ores that show good
 values in gold, silver and copper.
 Away over on the eastern boun- 3 dary of the Alamos district, and of , the state, right on the
 CHIHUAHUA LINE
 l, the corporation has two splendid holdings, which are extensions oi : the famous Dursznos Peaches |. and as mines they were "peaches") : mines, which bore world wide
 fame as producers in the days ol
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of copper and showing strong values in gold.
 In the same vicinity as La Vina- teria is the Sabino Solo property, an antigua working which lies two miles north of the Guiracoba ranche and three miles from the Plomosis, on an arroyo through which runs a good trail, in which at small cost there could be constructed good wagon road that would admit driv- ing wagon right up to the mine. The ledge is large and it's outcrop can be followed along the arroyo a quarter of mile. The dntigua workings on this property date back about 200 years, and during an indefinite period the ores taken from this ledge were assorted, the high grades being packed across the mountains to Mexico and ship ped thence to Spain, while the poorer ores were treated by the arro8tra process, and the bullion shipped. The ores are very rich in gold, and carry good values in sil- yer, Mir. Bloomer having taking assays that ran as high as 60 ounces gold and 32 ounces silver to the ton.
 Another very valuable property
 in the same vicinity is named La
 Golconda. It carries a strong cop.
 per ledge showing good silver val
 ues. In one place where the veir
 crops out from the hill the ledge
 has been cleared fifty or sixty feel
 on the surface, exposing a great { amount of valuable ore, like that
 found in the development at other
 points, strong in copper and silver
 Upon the eastern boundary oi the Guiracoba ranche, extending over into the Baboyshui ranche
 about thirty-fve miles eastward ,, from Alamos is the Cerro Guira coba property, through which TUT two distinct veins, extending in {
 N. W. and s. k. direction. Tn, , first is strong outcrop of hema tite, a very heavy iron ore, abou fifteen feet in width, carrying gooC , values in gold, silver, lead anC
 copper. Assays taken by MT
 Boomer yielded 10% copper, 5%
 to 6Go lead, silver 30 ounces, golt
 two one-hundredths of an ounce
 The other ledge runs parallel tt 3 the first mentioned, at a distanc l of about 100 feet eastward, and i ] strong outcrop of iron, eighteen t : twenty feet in width. Arroyos an' water courses cut this ledge int several sections, and in each tn @ croppings show strong indics tion r of gold and silver.
 !, Situated in the Baboy rancht !, about d mile farther eastward thal is the property descrb q in tn 2 last paragraph Is the Cerro Bapoul | property. It Is traversed by tw' \ strong lodges, capped with re- hematite, both showing strong in ,. dications of copper and silver, an' t the ores from both showing
 e FREE GOLD
 n in the banning. The small ledg e is about eight feet wide, while tn {, large one exceeds sixty feet i @ width. They are true Assure veins e in porphyry, with strong intrr t sion of diorite, the latter demon n strating depth and permanenc'
 The property bears all the cal :. marks of a great gold mine.
 A A ~ l.,
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ALAMOS MINES
 CORPORATION.

hcrest Mining Enterprise Which Has Reached Out and Gathered to Itself Bunch of Good Things in One of the Greatest Mining Regions on Earth.
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7 wide fame and experience, who has built cableways in all parts of the world, as president and managing director of the New York Cable way and Engineering O.; second vice president, Doctor Cyrus J. Strong, prominent physician and surgeon in New York City, and one of the three governing physi- clans of Bellevue Hospital; treas urer. J. Bushnell Sperry, a noted mining operator, with wide and successful experience in Nevada, California, Idaho, and elsewhere; secretary, E. R. Marshall, gentle man of wide experience as tinan- cier and promoter; Giles s. Allison, director, a gentleman cor nected with the management of number of important manufacturing enter prises in St. Louis and New York !; George M. Bloomer, mine manager, with headquarters at Alamos. The New York office is at No. IS Broad way. The holdings of the company include both placer ground and quartz lodes. The placer property is known as
 THE VAUGHN PLACER,
 and lies southeast from Alamos at distance of thirty-fve miles by wagon road, although over short CT mountain trail it is nine miles nearer. The Announcement em- braces twenty-six pertenencias tha { contain about 100000 yards oi gravel which will wash $4, as de- monstrated by extensive and care ful tests made by Mir. Boomer. The auriferous gravel beds average about eight feet in depth. Another extensive tract of similar ground equally rich as the Vaughn has been found in the vicinity and Announcement of the same for the company is now in course of per lection. The mother lode iron which these placers derive theil gold has been discovered in this ground by MT. Boomer. The quartz mines owned by the cor poration are numerous and dis tributed widely and include a
 COBALT PROPERTY
 that is situated about thirtv-on, miles northwest from Alamos, anC the holding embraces seventeen pertenencias a pertenencia in cludes a square that measures 10( metres on each of the four sides and it is named "La Luz" Whil the ores carry gold and silver thei principal values are in other metals } including cobalt, arsenic and nickel and their assay value reaches $4O( , per ton, while there is a standing offer of $160 per ton for them de livered in Guaymas. The rock averages go nickel, go to 10% cobalt, and 659o to 75% arsenic . The ledge is nine feet wide, bu the pay streak, from which com the rich ores, is eighteen inches il
 width. Upon the dump there ar
 now fifty tons of the richest rock , that have been piled there from th , prospecting work done. Activ , work of extraction and shipmen of this ore is expected to begin il October.
 } Thirty miles eastward from Ala mos, in the Guiracoba region, is , very rich Announcement of ten per : tenencias named La Vinateris
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-24
EareWeIl to Mrs. Beatty

Mrs. Jane M. Beatty of Highland
Park left Saturda.y for an absence OF
six months She will visit San Fran
cisco and other points of interest en-
route to Montreal, Canada, wrom which
port she will sail for her old home in
Ireland, where she will visit her mother
and her son.
Mrs. Beatty was special guest at sew
eral affairs previous to her departure.
among them being reception given
Monday afternoon by Mrs. c. M. Cor
don of West Avenue Fifty-three. Mrs.
J. Alley of Toronto was also special
guest on this occasion. Mrs. M. T.
Colby of West Avenue Fifty-two also
entertained for Mrs. Beatty, and re-
ception was given for her by members
of the child study circle of the, High
land Park school, of which Mrs. Clark
G. Mahan is president.
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For the Young Folks

The spacious home of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. F. Graft of Hollywood was the scene
Of merry party Friday evening, given
by their two youngest daughters,
Misses Lillian and Eulalie raft.
The Misses Blanche and Bertha Graft,
who assisted, were becomingly gowned
In white crepe de chine, Misses Lillian
and Eulalie Graft wearing white
French lawn over pink and blue silk.
The dining room, library. reception
hall and drawing room were festooned
with streamers intermingled with palms
and flowers. Dancing was enjoyed In
the early part of the evening and later
numerous games were played. A boun-
tiful repast was served.
The guests included Misses Ella
Stems, Jessica Parks, Frances Clay
pool, Helen Williams, Elizabeth Will
Jams, Florence Hamilton, Esther Frye,
Adelaide Harrison, Charlotte Hoag,
Amanda Halahan, Cecil Halahan, Ev-
elyn Maechelson. Ferilla Shoning, Mil
dred Briefly, Irene Kelly, Marie Young,
June Gates Grace James, Katherine
Melville, Dorothy Ferguson. Dorothy
Duncan, Aida Vole, Lorene LIE Veau,
Pauline Longpre, Marion Phyllis Bever-
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Luncheon and Whist

Mrs. Edward H. Quimby was hostess
Friday afternoon at a pretty luncheon
and whist given at her home on West
Eighth street.
The color scheme was confined to
pink and green, and the flowers used
were roses, sweet peas and cosmos.
luncheon was served at o'clock and
later whist contest was enjoyed at the
same tables.
A framed oil painting of colonial
head was awarded as first prize to
Mrs. C. M. Campbell, and the other
prizes, a dainty apron and an opera
bag, were secured by Mrs. Reuben
Shelter and Mrs. Albert Wilson.
Assisting the hostess were Mrs. U. p.
Clappfelter, Mrs. w. III. Smith, Mrs.
Albert Wilson, Mrs. H. F. Plato of
Pasadena and Miss Bella Prentice of
Seattle
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Wedding Invitations

Mr.. and Mrs. G. e. Harpham have
issued invitations for the marriage of
their daughter, Miss Alice, and Percy
Harley of Redlands, the ceremony to
take place the evening of June at
the family home on Burlington avenue.
Miss Harpham's friends are making
the most of these last days before her
marriage and she has been honored
guest at several pretty affairs this
week.
Mrs. J. Harvey Mccartney and Mrs
Robert Granger are entertaining a few
friends informally for Miss Harpham
Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. McCar-
they's home on Eden avenue, Miss
Lima Johnson OF Hoover street is Civ
ing small bridge for her Thurs
day, and Friday Mrs. Benjamin Har-
wood of West Twenty-first street Will
open her cottage at Ocean Park for
a week end party, whose members will
be Miss Harpham and few intimate
friends. Mrs. McReynolds Of North
Grand avenue is also planning to en-
terrain for Miss Harpham with an in
formal affair soon.
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compIimentina Warwick

Miss Marion Churchill, who will be-
come the bride of David Mccartney In
June, is to be complimented guest at
several affairs planned for this week.
Mrs. Ira o. Smith of CORTLAND ave-
nue. Is entertaining Wednesday at Ho-
tel Virginia, Long Beach, with lunch
con for Miss Churchill, and Thursday
Mrs. Charles w. Hinchcliffe of South
Grand avenue has asked friends to
meet Miss Churchill at luncheon to
be given at the Jonathan club.
Mrs Erasmus Wilson will -compli-
ment Miss Churchill and Mr.. Mozart
ney, also Miss Constance Britt and
her fiance, David Barmore, with an
elaborate dance Thursday evening.
Miss Churchill and Miss Elizabeth
Drake, another popular bride-elect, will
be entertained Friday afternoon by
Mrs. H. M. Bishop at her home on
Hoover street
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blended their hues with the color of
each room.
The receiving party stood in the
drawing room. The gown worn by Mrs.
Leonard was exceedingly handsome,
being a robe of cream tinted satin,
hand-painted in floral design. her own
work.
The receiving party consisted of Mrs.
William L. Senour, who wore an I'M
ported robe of white lace over white
silk; Mrs. Charles T. Jones, in cream
tinted lace over white silk Mrs Fred
erick McGregor. wearing pink crepe de
chine with lace trimmings, and Miss
Mary Higgins, in tan-colored silk
trimmed with white lace and blue
velvet.
The Misses Blanche and Bertha Grass
served coffee, while Miss Serbia Shon-
ing and Miss Alice La Suer presided at
the punch bowl, which was in the
library. Asbuffet supper was served In
the dining room during. the entire even
ing, and here Mrs. T. Heinig and Mrs.
Ferry graciously presided.
An attractive musical program was
rendered by Mrs Nellie Hibler, Mrs.
Gates and Miss Jessie Andrews. Miss
Edith Leisk gave several charming
readings.
The host and hostess were the recipi-
ents of many handsome gifts from
their numerous friends.
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For Popular BrIde-to-5e

Miss Constance Britt, an attractive
young bride-to-be. was special guest at
a luncheon given Thursday at the San
Gabriel Country club by Miss Eva Gray
of West Twenty-fifth street
The decorations were yellow CEN
taurias and the place cards pore
sketches of the same graceful flower.
places were marked for the hostess
her complimented guest and Miss Lila
Hawkins of Prescott, Ariz., Miss Dor
othy Parry-Jones, Miss Josephine Sea-
rrr- Miss Allies Smith Miss Ethel
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Pre.Nuptlal courtesies

For that popular young New York
natron, Mrs. Sidney Irving Wales,
there are many affairs being planned,
among them a luncheon of thirty COW
ers which Mrs. Walter 8. Newhall OF
Chester place is giving Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter r. Leeds of
Berkeley square gave an Informal
bridge Wednesday evening for Mrs.
Wales, other guests entertained be-
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Chandler, Mr..
and Mrs. L. Avery Mccarthy, Mr.. and
Mrs. Nathaniel Wiltshire, Mr. and Mrs.
John v. G. Posey. Mrs. Arthur Ken
needy Atkins. Misses Annis Van Nuys.
Grace Mellus, Katharine Mellus, Bri
Conroy. Louise Amy Brunswig. Messrs.
Carl KIokke, Charles Seylor, w G.
Van Pelt, Quincy Newlin. Will Work
man, Volney Howard and Miller.
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Entertalns for Niece

Mrs. Alphonso Burnand and daugh-
ter. Miss Juliet Burnand. of Burlington
avenue, were hostesses Thursday after
noon at a bridge given for Mrs. Bur-
hands niece. Miss Miriam Hodges of
Denver, who is their house guest
Those assisting the hostesses were
Mrs. Seeley w. Mudd, Mrs. S. s. Shep-
ard, Mrs. Henry G. Brainerd and Mrs.
Edwin Childs Andrews.
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Reception for MIss corbett

Mrs. j. F. Kanst of Westlake ave-
nue. will be hostess at a reception to
be given Thursday afternoon In COM
pliment to Miss Bertha L. Corbett, the
clever originator of the "sunbonnet
babies"
The rooms are to be decorated with
a profusion of bougainvillea and green
cry. During the, afternoon a musical
program will be rendered consisting
of vocal solos by Mrs. Mary J. Shallert,
Mrs. R. s. Rollins, Mrs Francis Thor
oughman and others.
Receiving with Mrs. Kanst and Miss
Corbett will be Mines. w. H. Housh,
w. s. Taylor, Harriet Barry, w. j.
Chambers. w. A. Morehouse, Ira Hard
ing Scott. Morris Albee and Marion
Welsh. A number of Miss Corbett's
original sketches will be exhibited.
Mrs. Kanst has been giving series
of pretty affairs, and those who were
her guests upon these occasions will be
welcome Thursday afternoon.
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MRS. HoRATIoN NELSON MAC HARe

Shaw, Miss Alice Shaw, Miss Caroline
Hall and Miss Violet Burton.
Miss Edith Mitchell of West Fifteenth
street complimented Miss Britt with
an informal luncheon and bridge party
Tuesday. Sweet peas of cerise hue
were used as decoration and the place
cards bore dainty Japanese designs.
Covers were laid for Mrs. e. W.
Britt. Mrs. Alexander Barrett, Misses
Mary Hunsaker, Sara Goodrich, Evelyn
Barmore, Hazel Kirkpatrick, Agnes
Bethune. Lila Murrieta, Lila Hawkins
and Gertrude Workman.
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Outdoor Entertainment

Members of the intermediate class
Of the Cumnock School Of Expression
entertained the faculty, the Expression
seniors and the academic seniors Satur-
day afternoon with an outing among
the Hollywood hills. The occasion was
delightful one, refreshments being
served in wigwams built out of DOORS
Guests were received at the home Of
Miss Harriet Candee, vice president of
the intermediate class.
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For Miss CorveIIa

Miss Ruth Shepherd of East Twenty
eighth street is to entertain the Her.
mosillo club with dance Friday even
ing in compliment to Miss Lolita Co.
rella, who will leave soon to be the
guest of her cousin, Mrs. o. w. Rich
ards, at her country place on China
lake, near Chicago. The Mexican ma
tional colors, green and white, will be
used as decorations.
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Informal Afternoon

Miss Dozier, a charming bride-elect,
is to be special guest at an informal
afternoon to be given by Miss Nellie
Potts Friday afternoon at her home on
Grattan, street. Miss Potts guests are
to be members of the Sigma Sigma Sig
ma sorority,
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Hit and Miss Shower

Miss Mamie Redmond, who is soon to
become the bride of Paul Mccormick,
was special guest at hit-and-iniss
shower given Monday evening by Miss
Claire Sweetman of West Seventeenth
street.
Hearts were played during the even
ing, the first prize being won by Miss
Sylvia and the second by Mrs. Joe
Atchison. The gifts were concealed in
"A mink wedding bell
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To Meet Miss Berry

The home of Mrs. Ernest X. Foster,
1.-THE Sycamores," was the scene of a
delightful matinee party Thursday,
when Mrs. Foster entertained for her
niece, Miss Virginia Berry.
Miss Berry has recently returned from
successful season as ingenue of one
OF the San Diego stock companies, and
all of the guests on this occasion were
also interested In dramatic art. Dur
ing the afternoon an especially pre-
pared vaudeville program was given by
those present.
A color scheme was beautifully car
ried out in the decorations, the luncheon
and the favors. Punch was served in
the court.
In theatrical guessing contest prizes
were won by Miss buffet and Miss
Lambert. The guests enjoying the de-
lightful hospitality OF the afternoon
were Miss Florence Barker, Miss Mango
buffet, Miss Rose Lambert. Miss Cecil
Lindley. Miss Marian Tiffany, Miss
Avis LObdell
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Meeting of Harmonic Club

Misses Helen and Willy Smyser of
West Twenty-first street will be hos
tesses Wednesday evening at a meet
ing of the Harmonic club at which
Arnold Krauss will be special guest.
The program is to be devoted to spring
music and flower songs. those who con-
tribute wearing symbols suggesting the
theme of the composition. The num-
bers will include vocal, piano and vio-
lin selections.
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A SPRING FANTASY

The regal rose is friend of NINE
And cousins all are the birds that sing:
My sister shy is the violet,
We both were born in the glad, young spring
'Icng, long ago in cypress grove;
we danced In circle on the leaves.
The brook went laughing with melody;
frhc fairies. festive in lily sheaves
'Clapped their wee hands from the bending
boughs
While the faint breath OF zephyr sweet
Scattered thu petals of rare wild blooms
Over out heads and under our feet.
Maybe you danced with there-who knows?
Maybe your heart was that regal rose.
LAURA c, KING.