Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-29
TO INVESTIGATE
PROPERTIES IN
PIUTE DISTRICT
CHAMBER OF MINES ISSUES
CERTIFICATE
GETS LIST OF OIL LANDS
WITHDRAWN
Railroads viii Haul Ore Exhibits Free
of Charge-Field Engineer Re-
signs to Organize New
Oil Company

The Los Angeles cnalnDef Oh AHlhSS
has lust issued a certificate under its
rules and regulations for the investiga-
ton of mining properties to the Mono
Mining and Milling company, which
owns six unpatented mining claims To-
Gated at the western base of the White
mountains, in the Piute mining dis
trict, Mono county, California ABOUT
eleven miles by wagon road nortn OF
the town of Laws and about five miles
north of the Southern Belle mine. +.
r Woodley, who has been connected
with the mining industry for the past
eight years, is the president OF the
eompanv. and all of the officers and
directors bear good regulations IN the
community. The company has COM
pleted about 1900 feet Of development
work on the vein, exposing the VEIN
very generally throughout the mine
The chamber of mines system OF
registering and issuing certificates to
properties carries a number of very
unique features. This certificate COW
ers specifically the location OF the
property, the conveyance of title there-
10 the personnel of the management
and actual development accomplished
and, while the inspectors are expressly
forbidden in their reports to show the
probable extent of the ore body, the ore
values (either from assay or mlll
+ests)g whether or not the ore be free
milling, or any analysis of the compo-
sition of the ore, the process most
suitable for treating the ore. the points
covered by the chambers certlncate
are such as to render adequate protec-
tion to the investor without covering
any of the technical phases of mining
or milling the ore, which properly
col of work of a
mining engineer.
List of Lands Withdrawn
The recent ruling of the secretary OF
the interior withdrawing from entry all
public lands in California presumed TO
be valuable for oil purposes has caused
a number of demands to be made upon
the chamber of mines for Information
as to the sections withdrawn.
Through the courtesy of the local
United States land office the secretary
has been able to secure copy or the
ruling of the secretary of the interior
withdrawing these lands from entry,
and also a complete list of the sections
withdrawn, giving the township and
range number in each instance. rms
list is now ready at the chamber OF
mines for parties wishing to consult
the same.
Will Deadhead E$lhlpltS
The chamber of mines has been ad-
yised by the A. T. & S. F. Railway
company and the Southwestern sys-
TEN. also the Tonopah & Goldfeld
Railway company that the next tariff
published by these companies will
contain clause granting free rate on
ore specimens consigned to the cham
her of mines for exhibition purposes.
Practically all of the railroads oper-
ating in the southwest have now
granted this concession, and it is an
ticipated that within a very short pc
riod of time Los Angeles Will have
permanent mineral exhibit at the
chamber Of mines second to none in
the United States.
In this connection the chamber has
been advised that three boxes of
specimens containing at least one
specimen from each of the mineral
districts of Nevada are now ready for
shipment to Los Angeles from Gold
field. These specimens were secured
as a result of the trip to Goldheld of
Rol King, vice president of the cham
ber. and the secretary, as special dele
gates to the American Mining con-
gress. The specimens wer carefully
selected by John H. Tate, e. M, official
classifier of the Nevada mineral eX-
hibit, which was on display at the
mineral palace tin GOldfield during the
sessions of thet American Mining con-
gress.
Field Secretary Resigns
Major George N. Nolan. field secre-
tary of the chamber of mines, has ten
dered his resignation from that posi-
tion, and the same was accepted by
the board of directors. Major Nolan
has accepted a position with Proctor
& Co. in the formation of a new oil
syndicate.
Major r. J. Whelan, a director, has
been appointed official delegate from
the chamber to the Nationl Farm
Land congress to be held in Chicago
for five days. commencing Noyem-
ber is.