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Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-12
NEWS OF THE MINES AND OIL FIELDS

the elimination of the party circle,
which allows men to vote straight
ticket by a single cross, blindly and
| foolishly, without entering into serious
consideration of the merits or dement's
of the various candidates grouped in
column under that circle
"Rech also voted to keep our judi
ciary in politics. That is, he voted
against placing the names of the judges
in a separate column on election bal
lots, which, if done, would place them
beyond the pale of political influence,
result in a non-partisan judiciary and
rid our courts of corrupt outside in
fluence and political control.
"Rech also voted for the bill impos-
ing a license tax on all fishermen by
which, even for man to catch trout
the city, he must pay an unreasonable
license and go through considerable
unnecessary red tape.
"And yet Rech. you tell me, denies
he is a machine man! We who were
in the legislature with him know that
it was one of the very worst of the
push politicians with which the decent
element of lawmakers had to contend.
He is machine to the marrow"
WORCESTERSHIRE CANDIDATES
Running fagainst Otto Rech in the
Seventy district is H. Stanley
Benedict, Lincoln-Roosevelt Republi-
can candidate. who bears an excellent
reputation and who has long been
identified with good government work
and municipal Improvement Benedict
lives at 1889 Church street. He is a
we'll known real estate dealer with
offices at APO Exchange building, and
for some time has been studying law in
the Southern California law school. He
has been a resident of Los Angeles for
twenty years.
H. O. Hawley is the Democratic can
didate for the state assembly in the
Seventy district, and like Bene-
dict is known throughout the city as
an able and energetic good govern
ment worker. Hawley is the man who
waged the memorable battle in Los
Angeles against warrant shavers, as
member of the fire commission, and in
this work endeared himself to hun
dreds of working men and women in
Los Angeles, but more especially to
the firemen.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-12
PIONEER MIDWAY FLOWS
10000 BARRELS DAILY

TAFT, June 11.-Pioneer Midway No
2 has broken loose again, and at last
report was flowing at the rate CT 10000
barrels, the column of oil shooting 15C
feet above the top of the derrick
The well was drilled into the sand
April 8. and flowed for a short time at
terrific rate. May II it broke loose
again, flowing for four days and six
hours, during which time it produced
10000 barrels of oil.
Ten days ago it started to flow in the
middle of the night and kept it up for
four hours.
The we'll is in the southwest corner
of the northwest quarter of section 30
31-23 and is one of group of big wells
comprising the Mays, California Mid
way and Hawaiian. The bit reached
the sand at 2750 feet.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-12
DRAWS MACHINE
RECORD ON RECH
Claims Candidate Did Bidding of
Railway at Last Session
of Legislature
VOTED FOR PARTY BALLOT
Hindered Steamship Bill as Intro
duced in Meeting of
Assembly

]. N. O. (Otto) Rech, Republican can
didate for the state assembly IN the
Seventy-second district, has denied he
is a machine man.
MIR. Rech's denial comes close on the
renudiation OF the push" by Sheriff
Hammel and other noted machine men
in the last few days, who have made a
desperate attempt to explain Their
nolitical status because deeply con-
cerned by the ever increasing public sem
timent in favor of their -Roose-
welt league opponents.
Concerning Rech's denial, prom
inent Republican and member of the
Lincoln Roosevelt league sad yester-
day:
lotto Rech, the latest candidate to
repudiate his bosses, was admittedly
the chief lieutenant of phil Stanton
Walter Parker and Jake" Transue in
the last Legislature, where he per-
formed numerous duties for the South
ern Pacific bunch.
HE was a member of the assembly
committee which had under considera-
tion the steamship bill, one of the most
important measures in the interest of
the people of California ever presented
in the state legislature, and it was this
same Otto Rech now running for the
assembly in the Seventy-second dis
trict, who refused to report the federal
steamship Dill back TO the assembly loF
action.
"Rech voted to keep the bill in COM
mittee, although up and down the state,
from one end to the other, the people
were crying for it's enactment. Stanton
and Transue also stood by Otto Rech
when in the assembly Rech voted to
strike out all reference to Senator Bris-
tow's famous report on the coastwise
shipping conditions, in which, as a
federal commissioner, Senator Bristow
cited the need of a federal steamship
service on this coast.
AGAINST REPORT
"Rech, Stanton and Transue also
voted to strike out all amendments
criticising the combination of the
steamship lines on this coast, whereby
certain ports are favored to the detri-
ment of others, and by which San
Francisco, through the Pacific Mail
Steamship company, has been able to
develop to an abnormal extent and the
Los Angeles harbor has been grossly
Disseminated against.
This man Rech also voted against
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-12
ANACONDA THE DEEPEST
HOLE IN SUNSET FIELD

The Anaconda Oil company, on sec
tion u, 11-2S, has the distinction of
having the deepest hole ever drilled in
the Sunset field, declares the Maricopa
News. This we'll is near the center of
and is now 2S00 feet deep. The hole is
down to four-inch casing, but the bit is
1000 feet ahead of the casing, having
passed through that thickness of shale.
AT the usual depth that wells are
brought in in the Sunset field the Ana
conda failed to get a good well, and the
company determined to test the lower
formations. The drilling will be con-
tinued and the hole sunk as deep as
possible. The indications are said to be
splendid for a we'll.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-12
.RED|SCOVERS MASSIVE
LEDGE NEAR GOLDYKE
Vein Lost to Sight Years Ago Is
Picked Up Anew by a
ProSpeCtor

DIR. Plymire of Luning. New, reports
the rediscovery of a rich ledge north
west of Factolis Well and about seven
miles south of Goldyke.
The discovery was made by Martinez
and Scott, and all signs point to the
fact that it is the property for which a
diligent search was made for years
past.
The story is told that several years
ago an old prospector en- route from
Antoine's Well to Cloverdale ranch,
taking a short cut with his burros, saw
a ledge from which he knocked a piece
of quartz, and on arriving at the camp
of BEETLES & Smith gave them the
sample and a description of the loca-
ton of the find and passed on.
Afterward BEETLES & Smith, who were
camped on the other side of the noun
tain, panned the rock and found it to
pe very rich in gold. They Immediately
tried to get on the trail of the pros
pector, tracing him as far as Sailors
ranch, where they lost all trace of him.
Since then for the past five years Smith
has made a thorough search to locate
the lost ledge.
When the ledge was finally found
one of the monuments placed by Smith
was discovered close to 1t and within
400 feet of the very rich ore.
The strike shows a ledge three feet
wide from which good paintings can be
obtained for a distance of 900 feet with
some especially rich spots.
The ledge seems to be a spur running
from an immense quartz ledge run
mig parallel some fifty feet up the
hill, having a width of from forty to
100 feet as near as can be judged from
the float and outcrops.
So far no surface work has been done,
but preparations are made to lease the
ground.
~ considerable rush is one from the
surrounding camps of Berlin, Goldyke,
Manhattan and elsewhere. Luning is
the nearest railroad point and more
direct route to the new strike, which is
reached via Antoine's Well, twenty five
miles, then ten miles over a new road
which is being made to the camp.
A stage line will be in operation July
l from Luning to Marble which will
pass within a few miles of the camp.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-12
MARIPosA is ACTIVE

YOSEMITE, June 11-Gold excite
ment prevails in the vicinity of Mari
posa. With the advent of the Yo-
semitic railroad and consequent cheap
ness of transportation for heavy ma
chinery, the gold field promoters and
claim owners are on the ground, look
ing to the immediate development of
their various interests.
With a railroad in close range, the
outlook is bright for the resumption of
Central CALIFORNIA; oldest industry. A
stage line is in operation from Bagby.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-12
MIDWAY PREMIER SPUDS IN
FIRST WELL ON SECTION 5

The Midway Premier, on section 8,
1928, in the gusher belt in the North
Midway territory, spudded in last
Wednesday. The company has COM
pleted a camp and arranged for water.
The company has been largely financed
in Los Angeles. where the proposition
seemed very attractive on account of
the we'll known territory in which drill
ing has begun.
The company officials are hopeful of
bringing in a good well, and if it is not
a gusher they will be disappointed, to
say the least.
Lumber and rig irons have been or
dered for the second rig, and the der
rick will be constructed Immediately.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-12
IN GRAY SHALE

SANTA MARIA, June 1.-THE re-
port from the Los Flores Land and
Oil company in the middle Santa Maria
field shows the No. l well to be 1865
feet deep in gray shale. No. is down
1920 feet in gray shale and No. 4SO
feet as yet in the surface formation
with 15-inch stove pipe casing. The
company expects to test the No. .
within "A very short time.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-12
MOHAWK SETTLES DOWN

steadied down to a 11O0- barrel day
production, regular and steady. The
water we'll drilled on the outside of the
casing of well No. l has been complet-
ed, and furnishes water for drilling
purposes. Well No. 2 is being drilled
and No. has been rigged up and will
spud in this week.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-12
PALMER sR. INCORPORATED

SANTA MARIA, June 11.-Nine hum
dren and sixty acres of land formerly
held by the Central Trust company of
San Francisco. lying in the region di-
rectly north of the Old Mission Oil
companys property, has been pur-
chased by a syndicate of San Francisco
capitalists headed by Frank L. Brown,
president of the Palmer Oil company.
The company is incorporated under the
name of the Palmer Sr., and is taking
steps to begin development work with
in a short time.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-12

on the Yosemite road, thus putting the
town of Mariposa in close touch with
the outside world.
The snow is melting fast in the up
per country, thus making d heavy flow
of water over the falls of Yosemite
More than 5000 guests have visited the
national park in the past six weeks,
and there are 200 or more daily ar
rivals.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-12
2OO.BARREL WELL

1928, in the Midway, has completed its
second well, No. ~, and it is good for
800 barrels a day.
No. Il was completed several months
ago and started off at 300-barrel clip.
The we'll has been maintaining the aver
age, the company already having run
several tanks of oil. No 73 is drilling
and is down more than 400 feet.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-12
MOHAWK SETTLES DOWN

The Visalia Midway, in the North
Midway field, continues to make good
headWay and has landed the big 16-inch
casing in the two drilling wells. In No.
the 16-inch was landed at $40 feet,
and 700 feet of 1922 inch is now in. In
No. the 16-inch has just been landed
at 610 feet, and the 121a-inch is being
put down.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-12
COMPLETES FOURTH WELL

No 8 of the Boston Petroleum in the
Kern River field was finished Wednes-
day at about $50 feet, making four pro-
ducing wells now on the property. No
s is being drilled in after cementing and
Nos. and 3 have been cemented. No.
4 is almost ready to be cemented. Rigs
are up for Nos. IL and IA. The three
other completed wells are Nos. /, 2
and z,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-12
CoALINGA SHIPMENTS

COALINGA, June 11.-Shipments of
oil from this district for May amount
to 1,540000 barrels, as against 1,746, ,299
in April; storage, TAO, $50 barrels Wells
producing, 626; suspended, 80; drilling,
163 suspended, 81. These are advance
figures, subject to correction.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-16
SOUNDS VERY GOOD.

The following editorial in this morn.
ing.s Times is good enough Tor every
citizen of the Monongahela Valley to
rend and rejoice over. We gladly pass
!. along:
Most encouraging statements come
from the Pittsburg and Lake Erie rail.
road as to its intention of building at
once into West Virginia. The latest
Is from Mr.. j.. VI. Schoonmaker, Vice
President AMI In charge OF this exten.
sion, to n friend In Fairmont. The let:
ter was somewhat personal in It's ma.
tnre. but In It he took pains to den,
again the story which appeared In the
Pittsburg Dispatch recently to the ef-
feet that tine Baltimore and Ohio anu
the Pennsylvania had joined interests
Tor the purpose OF blocking the Pitts
burg and Lake Erie out of this region.
Mr.. Schoonmnfier said that such state
ment was not only absolutely untrue,
but that both these companies hn,l
joined In recommending the compile
ton OF the Lake Erie over the B. and N.
route as far as Fnirmont with the least
possible delay. We think this state
ment should set at rest all further
doubts as to the Intentions of Mr..
Schoonmaker's company. and gives to
I'll the assurance that at last we are
70 have two railroads leading from
Fairmont 10 Pittsburg and reaching
.he markets OF the country from that
point both east and west. The build
Ing OF this line of road. added to the
efforts OF the Baltimore and Ohio to
Improve Its facilities and lines. will
stimulate the development OF this part
of the upper Monongahela Valley more
than anything that has been done in
the past twenty-five years. Property
values here ought to respond quickly
10 the impetus OF the conditions prom.
ised. and manufactures will be seek.
ing this section as the Ideal place for
the location OF their concerns. Ponu.
lation AMI prosperity will promptly
follow the railroad developments and
1T last the people of this region will
come into that heritage of good for.
tune that nature provided when she
filed our hills with coal, furnished nm
uncqualled supply or yofl and gas and
adapted this section to be the favored
seat OF manufacturing enterprises.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-16
4 BARNARD FABLE.

Z e. d.
The supply man who does not ae
rertise should read this little tablet,
lin a certain barnyard there wer.
two hens. one Of which, when she laid
an egg, eaekIed, because she knew.
when she had a good thing, and want.
ed others to know It-that men be,
lieved in advertising. And many were
the breakfasts ner enterprise sup
piled: =
"Wten the other hen fa:i eggs she
disdained to caekle. Whats the use q
she said. Everybody knows 1 lay
cggs,' and si7e caekled NOT.
"ons day the owner of the hens by
accident discoveries the nest Of the
Noiseless Ore, and It was full witt,
csas. But They We're Too Old to
Use. And Immediately lie cut off the
head Of the hen that had refused t.
&c modern and advertise.
"Mr. Merchant, are your goods be,
coming 'over-ripeT Try 'eackIing'-
MISUNDERSTANDING.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-16
SHAKING THE BUSHES.

Prof. r. NJ. Fisher. former principal
Of the Watson school III this county, is
stirring. things up in Harrison county.
He has made quite n record there rs
4 school man and Is now in the race
for county superintendent OF schools.
The Telegram at Clarksburg shows 1t.
self very friendly to his candidacy. say.
Ing. among other things. the following
about him:
prof. Fisher Is good educator, and
II he is candidate for county super.
intendent his opponent will find an IN,
tagonst worthy of his steel.
. Five years ago one OF the book.
keepers In the Union National Bank
and one OF the young men In broker.
age company received common school
Diploma from him in school where
none had ever been given before
Three OF his last years graduates re-
ceired teachers certificates. r.
prof. Fisher Is a generous. big
hearted teacher. and an orator that
few will care to compete with in that
line. and his friends would AXE to see
him In the race"
Prof. Fishers Fairmont friends ARE
glad to note his success. The West
Nirginian would be glad to hear OF his
nomination and election as superin
tentlent Of the Harrison county
schools.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-16

A man who has seen the experiment
'rfed suggests that those people, who
insist upon letting the wards and not
he people OF the whole city decide the
question OF license. be given sali,n
text door to the councllman's resi-.
lience. II we are to have saloons. this
nan thinks they ought TO be in all the
wards that give majority in favcr OF
hem and put them on the same street
With the councilmun's residence. What
TO you think of the fdea?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-16
BELL HOLDINGS
y WILL Be SOLl
POSTAL WILL BECOME. ACTIVE
COMPETITOR WITH WEST.
ERh UNION.

NEWYoRk., Feb. 16.--Just to Pile as
the public, as Il were, the Maek7y cor
ponies arc going to sell their holding
in the American Telephone and TeIt
graph, which N turn controls tn,
Western urinn. with this announce
snent disappears the talked Of "blllies
cuIlar'' merger, and the Postal .TeIe
srspn.cabte company, Il the prom1t
be carried out. becomes more ke..
competition Of Western unicn.
When, severaI months ago. tn.
American 7'elepl,one and Telegram,
Company bought George Goutd's atoei
:, the Wcstern Union, carrying practi
cal eontrsI, It was pointed out that thu
Maekay companies held approximate
" $1,000 shares of the formers ttoeA
THIS was interpreted as facit MERGE
OF the three great Companies, whic.
wauII mean death 10 competition.
Clarence y. markay, hehd Of thu
Maekay companies, was quick to den .
that any merger had been consuni
mated or was even urder considera
ton, but the runner would not down
No" eorras the announeen,nt Of /;
decision of the Maekay companies to
sell Its holdings In the American Tet
cphone anr Telegraph Company
agreed upon at the annual meeting oil
the eonpany's In Boston yesterday. A
statement issued in New York last
night BY c. c. Adams, vice president
of the Postal Telegraph Cable Com
pany( says that the, step Is taken ii
Difference to public opinion. The state
mart concludes:
The Postal Telegraph system viii
continue to lie free and independent
prepared to maintain the competition
"lnch 1t has. furnished for Is years."
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-16

= : l. ) - 2.
The Grafton Sentinel gives the eIl.
:or OF the West virginian the following
calling down"
THE editor of the Falrmont West
Virginian refuses TO be read out Of the
party Mt the behest OF contemporary
.ditor who has taken unto himself the
responsibility OF setting up the stand.
.rd OF subseryiency to which his fellow
pencil pushers must walk by. Wonder.
Edl how intractible some people nre.
IS not this Innovation OF carrying a
fellows sovereignty under ones hat
being carried too far by the intractible
'airmont newspaper man? Such inhi-
'idiality must not be permitted in the
man who sits upon the tripod"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-16
STUDENTS HONOR HAEckEL,
t-rrnlon !Assuc1nied Press.

JENA. Germany. Feb. 16.--Proies
sors and students OF the University oil
Jena united today in honoring Doctor
Ernst Haeckei, the worlds greatest
naturalist. whose seventy-sixth birth
day IT, Is. DIR. .Haeckel has retired
from active duties as professor OF 20
ology, which chair he has held since
1869. and will devote the remainder oil
his life to scientific. research. and liter
airy lnbors In connection with the ply
logenetic museum founded by him.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-16
NEWS OF THE OIL FIELDS.

On Bear Fork. Duvat district, Lin
coin county, TIE Big Creek Develop
mcnt Company has drilled Its Mo. 5 on
lie Mason-Tackett farm through tn.
Rerea grit, and has show for a IS
Lsrrel producer. on sam's Branch. ir
the same district, the Big Creek Oh
Company has started to grill a test on
lie Ad!.;on Eager farm.
| On the .uyan river. Sheridan dis
tr'st, the Interstate Gas Company has
ther ig completed for Mo. 8 on the ]
r. Branch tract, located i,4oo fec.
east Of No. on The same tract.
| Big Lime Producers.
J On Two-Mlle Geek, Sheridan dis
tritt, the Hamlin OH conipany's No. i
On the Lincoln Laid Association tract
completed some time ago, is holding
up at IS barrels a day, from the Biz
Line formation. About enc milk
south Of this we'll, the Pure oil Com
Pany has completed two wells on tho
( .4oiderberry estate: The first is a GAS
ser in che Big Lime and shows a ca
pasiiy of 100000 cubic feet a day
| The second test on the same lease. ha.
been spraying oil for som. weeks a,
the rate Of 10 barrels day. Some o
the largest wells completed In Lin
colin county got their production II
tic BIG Lime. Unfortunately the,
lack staying qualities and the o.. is Of
an inferior quality, as compared witt
the 9erea grit production in DIVA
district.
On Pyle's Fork, Warrington dis
ftriet, Marion county, the Fisher OF:
company'< No. 1 on the H. c. snyde!
farn has dropped to go barrels a day
This is the last we'll drilled I, in tn,
a0-foot territory. By the end OF tn,
/ %-ek there will be several fmportan
tests due to get the sand.
Pleasant County.
Near Calcutta, jefferson distric.
Pleasant county, J.. D. .Baumaarner ha
eornplete5 No. 9 on the Walker farm
and has 4 dueter in the Cow Run sand
In the same district, Bradford G. CO
have drilled a test on tine w. E. Bile
farm through, til. same formation, an,
have show for a light pumpcr.
On Middle Island creek, Union dis
Itri>t, Tho Gerrett Farm Oil Company
lseeend test or the Oliver eorreII farm
very light pumper in tire Big In
jun sand. On Mckin1 creek Lafayett
district. the American Oil Develop
jr1cnt Company has made tie location
for test OH the r. 3. Freeland farm,
On Sugar Creek, Union district, tn,
Carter Oil Company Is drilling ties
on the n. A. GorreIl farm.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-16

6 Governor Glasscnck seems to be u
man with highly practical aeaA on
his shoulders says the Grafton Sen.
itinet. Laying the increased cost
of living in u large measure to
the abandonment OF tine farm by
the Young men Sot the country for The
professions and trades he would snro-
vide for a higher degree OF instruction
Tor the young men Of the State in tile
way Of q more complete. training in
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-16

agricultural pursuits That is, he
would make more intelligent farmers.
md through an educated and trained
feomanry improve the art OF culuyat-
ing the soil The State needs educat.
ID farmers lust as much as ii needs
trained men In the professions aud in
he shop To that end the governor
s In favor of establishing better facil-
ties for educating the farming ele-
,nent In the itrie science OF agriculture
nd thereby improve the quality and
luantity OF the products Of the soil. )