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Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-04
WESTON PLANS WALK
ACROSS CONTINENT
Aged Pedestrian Says He viii Leave
Los Angeles February I on
Trip on Foot to New
York City

Edward Payson Weston, the Ions
distance pedestrian, is going to round
out his career by walking from Los
Angeles to New York city in 100 days,
starting from here February 1. He has
written his plans to a friend at 2o9
Mercantile place. Weston, who is now
20 years old, declares this will be the
"crowning effort of his career" His
intention is to leave New York city
January 23 and arrive here in time to
start on his long walk February / at
p. m.
Weston will have a stretch of the
Mojave desert to cover, but evidently
he doesn't mind it. He writes:
Through the kind intercession of Gem
eral Thomas II. Hubbard, e. p. Rip
ley, president of the Santa Fe railroad.
has given instructions that I be ac-
companied over that railroad system
by one of their trusted employees on
each division from Los Angeles to
convey the material (on a motor rail-
road velocipede) necessary for my use
en- route"
AS Weston will be in Los Angeles
several days before leaving on his long
jaunt, he hopes to be able to deliver a
lecture in a hall large enough to ac-
commodate a crowd. Some of his
friends think it would be a kind act
to have the lecture in the nature of a
testimonial to an old ped" who is now
demonstrating that age is fiction and
that a man can be young and active
at the age of 20 years.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-04
BIG SESPE WELL
MAY BE GUSHER
OIL RUNS OVER FROM SECOND
STRATUM
DRlLLERs EXPECT HEAVY FLOW
AT THIRD SAND
Objective Point Is 700 Feet-Company
Stores 1900 Barrels in Field Tank
from Well No. 1, Flowing
1870 Barrels Daily

The Big sespe company, operating
| in the Sespe field near Fillmore, accord
ing to Manager A. f. Jonhns, H. w.
Hellman building, is expecting its we'll
No. to develop into a gusher within
the next few days.
Conditions are favorable, judging from
results at 565 feet, a depth which was
| reached the middle of last week, when
drillers struck the second stratum of
oil sand.
When this stratum was struck oil
came over the top The strike was
made by the night shift, which imme-
diately cased off with 75s casing. Work
of drilling was resumed the next day
to see what would develop when the
third stratum is reached.
According to the formation at 565
| feet it is believed the next stratum
! will be struck at a depth not exceeding
700 feet, and that a gusher will be the
result.
The Big Sespe is now running oil
from its we'll tanks to the large tank in
the field. The latter has a capacity of
1000 barrels and connects with the
| Brownstone tanks.
At present there are about 1900 bar
rels of oil in the field tank from we'll
No. 1. This we'll is pumping steadily
with two shifts at the rate of about
1870 barrels a day of 70 gravity oil.
In the new we'll the oil is reported
as about three degrees lighter or be-
tween IA and Is.
Work is advancing rapidly on the
new well, and the drillers expect to
reach 700 feet, or the depth of the
third stratum, some time today or
| tomorrow.
A. f. Johns left yesterday for the
| field and expects to see a gusher at well
No. before he returns.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-04
MASCOT COPPER COMPANY
ISSUES ANNUAL REPORT

According to the annual report of
the Mascot Copper company very fav-
orable progress has been made at the
property and predictions for its out
come, when sufficiently developed, are
indicative of large returns.
An excerpt from the report follows:
"The mining camp of Dos CabeZas,
where the Mascot Copper company is
making such rapid headway, is situ-
ated but eighteen miles from Wilcox,
a station on the Southern Pacific real
road, and from which point the camp
is at present reached by a good wagon
road.
Geographically it's situation in the
great copper zone of Arizona may be
compared with the trunk of an i'm
mense tree along whose branches in
either direction will be found all the
great copper producing camps of Ari-
zona.
mo one acquainted with the camp
and its immense copper blowouts and
groupings along the surface has ever
dout ed for a moment that it
would, when properly developed, play
an important part in the copper pro-
duction of Arizona"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-04
PRODUCERS PIPE LINE
REACHES KERN RIVER

BAKERSFIELD, Jan. S.-The Pro-
ducers' Transportation company's pipe
line is now laid into the edge of the
Kern river field, and the work will be
completed within a very few days. The
line is practically continuous from
Kern river to McKittrick, and between
that point and Junction there is only
a small gap. Also between Junction
and Port Hartford there remains vt a
few miles of pipe to put in place. The
pipe is also strung between McKittrick
and Maricopa, and the work of ditch
ing will be rushed.
The pumps are all on the ground for
the stations, and the building material
also is being received. The stations
will be Kern River, Rio Bravo, Button
Willow, McKittrick and then north will
be Midwater and Junction, and be-
tween Junction and Port Hartford
there will be stations at Shandon,
Creston, Santa Marguerite. 1t is now
anticipate that if the weather is good
the actual work of pumping oil through
the line from Kern to the coast will
begin about February 10. 1t is esti-
mated that twenty days will be re-
quired to fill the pipe line to the sea.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-04
COLLISION WITH AUTO
INJURIES DELIVERY BOY
Driver of Machine Rushes Victim to
Hospital, Where Injuries Are
Treated

While returning to his home at 1346
South Hope street last night Elmer
Williams, a 15-year-old delivery boy
employed at Bullock's departnl ent
store, was struck by an automobile
driven by j. A. Lindenkohl, proprietor
of an automobile rental agency, 525
South Spring street.
Williams was riding a bicycle and
was about to turn the corner of Wash
ington street and Union avenue, when
his wheel was struck from the rear by
the auto, throwing Williams against
the curbing and demolishing the oil
cycle.
: Lindenkohl placed the unconscious
boy in his auto and drove to the re-
ceiving hospital, where it was found
that Williams had sustained two severe
scalp decorations, body bruises and a
sprained back.
Although painful his injuries are not
considered serious. No blame is at
tached to the driver of the auto, as it
is said Williams turned the corner on
the wrong side of the street.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-04
MAGNATES VOTING TO SEE
IF THEY MUST KEEP QUIET

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-National league
club owners are taking a mail vote on
the question whether a manager or a
president shall be required to keep Sc
cret requests for waivers on his play
ers sent him by other clubs. There has
been complaint from some clubs that
the present practice does them damage
by giving away their plans in advance.
A circular letter also has been sent
out by President Lynch, asking club
owners to fix dates when their teams
viii have to carry only twenty-five
players and when thirty-five. When
the National league clubs adopted a
resolution last month to have limit
of thirty-five men in the off season
and of twenty-five later, no dates were
specified.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-04
NEWS OF DIAMOND

MANAGER MCCORMICK and
N Black, the local colored baseball
AA magnate, agreed yesterday to
play the postponed game between the
McCormicks and Occidentals of last
Saturday on the same day this week.
This should prove good news to the
local fans who were disappointed by
the rain causing the postponement last
week. This will be a real diamond
battle as the rivalry between the two
clubs is of the Jeffries-Johnson variety
Manager Abbot of the Directory
baseball team wishes to notify the
members of that club that a game has
been arranged with the Santa Paula
club at Santa Paula on January and
with Chino at Chino on January 16,
All members of his team are invited
out to his home, sos Mission road
Wednesday evening to talk business
and have a general good time.
Chino wants a game for next Sunday
on their home grounds. Expenses for
eleven men will be allowed. Only fast
clubs need apply. Call Boyle S25 ana
give lineup.
Kerwin, the center fielder on the
Mccormick baseball team, is the ac-
knowledged wit of that organization
and the one to whom all look for a
little humor to while the moments
away when the team is on the road
Sometime ago an admiring fan was
complimenting Manager Jim about his
team, saving: you very seldom
change your players, which I think IS
the secret of the teams success.
Kerwin, standing nearby, overheard
the remark and corrected the ardent
fan in the following manner: you
mean that he never gives us any
change"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-04
META MARKET

NEW YORK. Jan. 3.-The market for
standard copper on the New York metal
exchange was easy today, No sales were
reported Closing prices with spot and jan
uary, s13.27h @13.62h; February March
and April. s13.40Q13.70
London market closed easy, with spot
quoted at f61 13s Sd and futures at f62
13s Cd,
Local dealers quote Lake copper at s13.75
@14O0; electrolytic S1S.5oq1 1875; casting,
SlS2501S.50.
Tin was weak. with spot and January
quoted at S33.OO039S7A; February, s83,1O
a $3.50; March and April, SS3.121s @ 1852 1s
English market lower, with spot closing at
f15i and futures at Elsa 5s
Lead closed quiet; spot quoted S4671a q
4.72iz New York and $465 asked East st.
Louis The London market was unchanged
at ft3 lis Sd
spelter closed quiet, with spot quoted at
s6l0QB.3O New York and s6,05@610 East
ST. Louis. The London market was un-
changed at f2S 2s Cd.
Locally iron was unchanged.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-04
CHICKEN SANDWICH IS
MADE BASIS OF SUIT
Woman Wants Damages of $3195 from
Proprietors of Cafe at Arcadia
Race Track

A detailed account of the distressing
effects of a questionable chicken sand
wich, taken internally, was told to a
Jury In Judge Bordwelfs court yester-
day in the trial of the suit of Louise
Kerr-R against H. o. Comstock and
FL. Lawrence, who, before the legisla-
ture placed a ban on race track gam
bling, conducted a cafe and lunch coun-
ter at Arcadia.
Mrs. Kerr-Rix said she bought the
sandwich February Is, 1909. She was
then Miss Kerr, her marriage taking
place some months later. Immediately
after eating the sandwich, she said, she
became il and fell to the floor in agony,
She added she was seriously i'll for two
months or more. In her suit the plain
tiff asks for damages of $3l95.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-04
PITTsMOUNT PROPERTY
ENTERS NEW ORE BODY

DOUGLAS, Jan. at is officially re-
ported that a new body of ore has
been discovered in the Pittsmount
property of the East Butte Copper
company in a part of the mine where
heretofore no ore has been found. The
new ore carries about the same per-
centage of copper that has averaged
in other sections of the property and is
encouraging in that it shows an eX-
tension of the ore reserves.
The December output will exceed
that for November and will also show
a greater proportionate profit due to
the lower cost of production. The gem
eral conditions at the mine are re-
ported as being very satisfactory. All
departments are running smoothly, the
shutdown caused by the switchmens
strike having lasted only a part of one
day.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-04
OIL SEEPAGE FOUND
ON CROWN C0MPANY'S
PROPERTY IN VENTURA
Management Awaits Completion of
Wagon Road Before Start
ing Work on
Well

Word comes from the Crown Oil COM
pany's foreman that splendid seepage
has been found in the center of the
Grown company's 800 acres in Ventura
county near Fillmore.
This is the first oil seepage found on
the property and indicates the Crown
will produce large quantity of oil
when tho necessary developments are
completed.
1t has been known for some time that
there were many olI-bearing sands on
the Crown property, but never before
has crude oil been found on the surface.
Way C. West, secretary of the Crown
company, Laughlin building, says es-
Inmates on machinery for the company
plant are now being furnished and that
the purchase will be made as soon as
expedient.
The management is now awaiting the
completion of road over the property
to the bunk house. Work upon the
road has been delayed somewhat by
the rains, but nevertheless is making
favorable progress.
The machinery and derrick material
cannot be taken in until the road Is
finished, or, as Mr.. West says, drilling
would have been started before now.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-04
NEW MINING COMPANY

PHOENIX, Jan. 3.-The Whitehall
Copper Mining company is the name
of the company now being organized
for the purpose of taking over and
operating the Doran & Gallagher group
near Paradise in Cochise county. The
company will be incorporated under
tlon is 81 100000, divided into 100000
shares of the par value of SO each Of
ficers will be: President, Joe Larrien;
vice president and superintendent, J.
B. Cross, secretary and treasurer, w.
H. Stoncr. w. w. Richards will act
as consulting engineer.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-04
Rod and Gun

II ACK PRINCE and Pete Barre, who
are building the automobile race
y track near Playa del Rey, are
erecting that structure near the prop
erty Of an adjoining duck club. The
members of the club have become in
censed at this intrusion on the quiet
and peace of the neighborhood, that
has caused many a feathery habitue
of their ground to depart for places
where the clang of the hammer does
not continually sound the presence of
man.
w en- the two promoters were hunt
ing a few day ago, they could not re-
sist taking crack at some ducks on
the clubs grounds, and Barre, with
perfect craftsmanship, dropped four
beauties. Just as he was about to
pick up his bag, the clubs ganekeeper
appeared ON the scene and the two
MIN. ds were soon given to understand
that all che trespassing law called for
would be handed to them.
your pincked,'' roared the keeper,
Il have had my peeps on you two
high fence builders for some time and
you can come and have a talk with
his honor, the judge, right now
The two crestfallen sportsmen meek
Iy followed the representative of the
law 10 II6 uGdI6SL dlSpGloCl VI Jus
tice, where both We're separated from
seven and a half plunks.
The four beauties were forgotten.
Robert Campbell journeyed to Hunt
ington Beach last Sunday to try his
luck with rod. The weather proved
very dislgreeable for the sport. He
managed to land several nice surf
fish.
Ed Mitchell and Lee Slocum went to
the Big Four duck club last Saturday
morning, but as there was no shoot
ing at lle other clubs in the neigh
borhood their opportunity at the
quackers were few and far between
Whe. the two were ready to start for
home, the track at Hynes was flooded
and on inquiry, they were informed
that the trains had stopped running.
1t W aid have been case of "hoof
it," had not "a kindhearted rancher
condescended to drive the two hunt
ers TO Long Beach, where they took
the electric lire route for home.
Dan Jeffries of the Hoegee COM
pany is another rodman who braved
the weather -nday and an3led after
the inhabitants of the deep, at both
Redondo and Play del Rey. A few
yellowfin were caught at the former
beach.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-04
AMERICAN IS FIRST
IN BOBSLED CONTEST
international Race on Ice at Cald-
we'll, NJ. j., Is Won by Walter
B. Varian of New
York

CALDWELL, n. J., Jan. 3.-Cald-
wells annual bobsled carnival was held
here last night. First honors in the
international races" went to Walter
B. Varian of New York, who coasted
over the half-mile course at a rate
slightly better than a mile minute.
The town fire department flooded the
course, long straight hill in the CEN
ter of the village, early in the morning.
1t froze as smooth as glass before
nightfall. Fifty sleds were entered for
the races, each of them carrying a
mechanician besides the driver. There
was also a steeplechase race over a
course with artificial hazards formed OF
tall snow hummocks. This was won
by a Canadian expert.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-04

California oil stocks are earning tre-
mendous profits for their owners. Dur
ing 1910 the listed, dividend-paying Cal
ifornia oil stocks should pay to the
shareholders about $1,000,0000o per
month. If you wish to start the new
year right you had better invest your
idle funds, or a portion of your savings,
in good, legitimate, listed, dividend-pay-
ing California oil stocks.
We believe you can earn more money
on your investment in this industry than
in any other way. We are thoroughly
familiar with the oil situation in Califor-
MIA, and hundreds and hundreds of our
clients are receiving monthly and quar-
through US.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-04
ONE HUNDRED PER CENT IN
7 WEEKS

Last fall we offered our clients an in
vestment IN Illinois Crude, which is listed
on the California Stock and Oil exchange
OF San Francisco. At the time we called
the attention of Our clients to this in
vestment the stock was quoted at 25c per
share. We predicted that it would quick
ly go to Soc, and it did. Had you bought
Illinois Crude on our advice at 25e a
share within seven weeks you could
have sold your stock at profit of 1002o.
Can you double your money in such a
short time in any other form of invest
ment?
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-04
ONLY FEW COLLEGES
OPPOSING FOOTBALL
Brown University Professor Says Only
Radical Modification of Rules
Is Necessary

NEW YORK, Jan. S.-"Few. if any,
of our American colleges are going to
abolish football" is the statement of
prof w. H. P. Faunce of Brown uni
versity. But the game must be rad
ically modified. The spirit of winning
at any cost is too prevalent these days.
If Is evident in all phases of our life.
sincerely hope that the men interested
in the future of the sport will keep this
in mind. Personally, like the game"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-04
Baptist Monday Club Meets

At the meeting of the Baptist Mon
day club yesterday in the Federation
club rooms the semi-annual election of
officers was held as follows; f. S.
Yager, president; Rev. j. F. Watson,
vice president; J. f. Elwell, secretary;
C. A. Baskerville, treasurer; d. p.
Ward, j. Norton and f. C. Cressey, to-
gether with the officers, board OF man
ayers. The club adopted resolutions
commencing the work of DR.. J. Q. a.
Henry, who will leave on a world
evangelistic tour the first of February.
DR.. H. Russell Graves was the princi-
pal speaker.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-04
MINING QUOTATIONS
Nevada Stocks

Exclusive dispatch to The Herald by L. A.
Criser g. Co., members Los Angeles Stock
exchange, 20o-201 1. w. Hellman building, Los
Angeles.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3-Consolidated was
the one hard spot in the Goldfeld division,
selling as high as IS ex-dividend SOC.
Due to short covering here and in the east
Fraction in fair demand and moved up
2 points to 40c. Florence and Jumbo Extension
remained unchanged.
Trading was light in the Tonopah list, and
quotations remained at about last weeks fig
ures.
Following are the closing quotations.:
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-04
MISTAKE IN FIGURES

In yesterdays issue of The Herald,
by an inadvertent error, the statement
was made that the United Oil COM
pany has reached depth of 100 feet
on its North Midway field and that the
within a few months. The well actu-
ally has been driven 1900 feet and is
expected to yield oil in a few days.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-04
ROLLER GOES UNDER
KNIFE AND MAY DIE
Seattle Wrestler Submits to Opera
ton and Lies in Critical Con-
ditlon in Chicago
Hospital

CHICAGO, Jan. 3.--Dr. B. f. Roller,
the Seattle wrestler, is in a serious con-
dition at a hospital, threatened with
blood poisoning. He underwent an oper-
alton today. DR.. Roller had been suf-
fering with boils for a week. He kept
on wrestling until he found the boils
were becoming infected.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-04
ASSOCIATED CONTRACT
WITH AGENCIES EXPIRES

BAKERSFIELD, Jan. 3.-The con-
tract between the Associated and the
Agencies of Coalinga and Kern coun
ties, entered into on February 5, 1908,
has expired. In it the marketing con-
cern agreed to pay 601a cents and then
63 cents for the oil of the producers.
The oil marketed during the life of
the contract has a value of $6,500,000.
The amount of oil delivered and the
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-04
NEW DISCOVERIES
IN NEVADA CAMP
THREE STRIKES ARE MADE AT
BATTLE MOUNTAIN
RENO MAN FINDS FREE MILLING
VALUES
smuugIer and Pioneer Leasers Report
TweIve-lnch Vein of Ore Assaying
$3.50 Gold-omaha Lease
Gets $79 Ore

BATTLE MOUNTAIN, New, Jan. 8.
H. M. Campbell of Reno has uncoV-
cred a large body of easily mined ore
northwest of camp and carries golo,
silver, lead, copper and iron in pay
quantities 1t is a new discovery but
a. few days old, and therefore not much
development work has been accom-
plished.
Still another boost for the camp was
brought in by M. A. Hanks, formerly
of Contact. He, with G. j. HaWes ana
j. H. Miller, have taken a lease on
parts of the Smuggler and pioneer
claims belonging to the Buzzard group
and living less than a mile north. Mr.
Hanks says that they have twelve
inches of ore assaying $3.50 gold to the
ton and below the body is eighteen
inches of gangue matter carrying ma
tive silver. Although at work less thah
two weeks they are sacking ore,
Closer in to the town Walter Murray,
leasing on block of the NeVada-
omaha company's estate and the north
half OF the Valley View claim, mas
opened eighteen inches of ore that as
saws $40 gold to the ton. 1t is we'll
defined ledge in the quartzite. In order
to more speedily get depth and be
under cover during the bad weather
he is running a crosscut tunnel and
while doing this has cut another ledge
which looks about as good as the first
He Wilde sacking ore when he reaches
the latter which has been traced by
f. p. Crews through one corner OF the
Fortune, which he is working under
lease, and it is believed its trend is
into the Golden Ledge fraction, belong
ing to Duncan and West.
Assay on MoIybdenite
The rock carrying the molybdenite
and found in the Parker tunnel last
week. waS assayed for gold and re-
turned a value of 1920. The per cent
of molybdenite, it is expected, will be
determined by the mining department
of the Nevada university, to which in
stitution a specimen was sent through
J. A. Parker of Reno.
Another ledge, not revealed on the
surface, has been cut in the tunnel OF
the Bannock Mining and Leasing COM
pany 1t is from four to six feet wide
and pans well; no assays have as yet
been returned on it. In the high-grade
shaft the miners are following the
ledge into the hill and every shot
brings down rock that pans coarse
gold in profusion, although none IS
visible to the eye. The free gold still
holds out in the bottom.
Hereafter it will not be necessary
to add to ones letters to Bannock, via
Battle Mountain, for the Bannock post
office was opened on December IL.
The sagebrush rustlers, who have
been relieving the hills and flats of
their vegetation in order to keep Ban
nockites warm because of coal fam
inc which has lasted three weeks, were
temporarily relieved of their labors
Saturday when two tons of coal were
brought in by Percy Feltham, and no
one kicked at paying at the rate of
$40 a ton.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-04
California Gold & Copper
Company
Rooms lee, Central Block
RTVERSInE CAL.

RIVERSIDE, CAL.
The annual meeting of the Stock
holders of the California Gold and
Copper Company is called to meet at
the office of the Corporation on Sat-
urday, January s, 1910, at o'clock D.
m. of said day, for the purpose of
electing a board of directors to serve
for the ensuing year and for the
transaction Of such other business as
may come before the meeting.
1t is very important that every
stockholder should be present.
H. c. -Iibbard,
Secretary.
A. H. Cram,
Presideuf.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-04
FOUR PER CENT PER MONTH
DIVIDENDS

If you had bought Illinois Crude as a
permanent investment, and for the divi-
dends, at 25c a share, you would now be
receiving regularly monthly dividends of
496 upon your investment. This is at the
rate of 1870 per annum. Understand.
this is not mere talk, but it is an actual
fact, the proof of which we will be glad
to send you.
This is only one of the many oppor-
tunities that we called to the attention OF
our clients during 1909. We believe that
the same opportunity is now open to any
reasonable person who will study the oil
situation in California and make an in
vestment through Our House. We do not
refer to promotion stocks or the wildcat