Mohave County miner., 1910-04-23
Report on CaIifonia-Arizona Pipe
Line Company.

two or three weeks ago, E. l.. Doheny
and others at the head of the big con.
cern got busy. They at once sent into
Arizona William H. Workman, Jr.
and Louis Blankenhorn with instruc
tions to secure all the available data
on the fuel possibilities of the Terri.
tory. These gentlemen made daily re.
ports to DR.. Norman Bridge of the
Doheny companies, and the result Of
their findings has been tabulated into
a report that is very instructive. to say
the least. This report follows:
Replying to your inquiry on the
fuel situation in Arizona and tributary
territory, we beg to state that in
eleven mining centers and towns Wis
tied, we found that the consumption of
fuel oil will run above $500, 900 barrels
by January, ISL. Other districts not
canvassed and the increased use which
will undoubtedly be stimulated by
cheaper oil, will easily add another
100000 barrels-total, 4,5O0,OOO bar
rels per year. This is exclusive of
consumption by the Southern Pacific,
Santa Fe and subsidiary railroads.
"About one-quarter of the present
fuel oil supply comes from Texas; the
balance from California.
'The cost of fuel oil, delivered at
points of use, varies from l.60S TO 2.l0S
per barrel. which represents prices of
from 65 to S5 cents for the oil, and
balance transportation.
Goal is available throughout the
Territory from the mines at Gossan,
N. NJ, via Ell Paso and Southwestern
Railroad, and also mines at Gallup, N.
NJ, by Santa Fe and Southern Pacific,
at 6. sos to IS per ton for lump coal,
and 4S for slack. II 5 a significant
fact that not single property of any
magnitude is. using coal to any large
extent, except at Nacozari, where reg
ulations of the Mexican government
forbid the use of oil.
Replying to your inquiry as to wa
ter power in the Territory: There is
little water power possible of develop
ment, and none at present developed
except 5000 horse power at the Roose-
velt dan. Two Thousand horse power
of this goes to the Pacific Gas and
Electric Company at Phoenix, under a
long-term contract. The Reclamation
Service engineers in charge of this
work for the government have found
thems lives unable to satisfy applica-
tions for the large blocks o. power
5000 horse power in one instance) re-
quired by mining companies; and even
if more power should be developed
some years hence, mine managers will
hesitate to contract for it, since the
control of the power plants is ulti-
nately to pass from the government
into the hands of a large body of farm
erS owning the irrigated lands.
"Our general impression of Arizona
conditions is extremely favorable.
The mining industry, the biggest in
he Territory, is everywhere on the
Upgrade, the output of old mines is be-
ng increased by enlargement and by
improved methods of operation, and
-ast amounts of money are being ex-
'ended, by responsible people, in the
development of new properties of
inown worth. The hotels are filled
Up with mining men, the cities and
owns, especially Phoenix, Tucson,
3isbee, Prescott and Globe, are build
ng up rapidly. The construction of
-ood roads is being undertaken; also
he pumping of water for irrigation by
sOlated plants or by electricity devel-
ped in central stations.
1--WE consider Arizona an unusually
ood field, and just now an unusually
hirsty one for California OIL"
The directors of the California-Ari-
ona Pipe Line Company are not able
t this time to say when the meeting
ill be held for the election of officers.
hey point out that the building of
ipe line 700 to 800 miles in length is
ig undertaking, almost equal to
uilding that many miles of railroad,
nd there are many preliminaries to
e considered before active steps can
e taken. For this reason, the build
lg of the pipe line in question will
OF be accomplished in a short time.
he big interests back of it, however,