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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-03-12
,,oT1CE OF FORFEITURE

AUllG4
|, william v. Smith and george H.
Smith.
W, are hereby notified that during
war ending December 3lst, 1909,
1. Undersigned have expended one
,,arsd (sloo.oO) dollars in labor and
...vemeuts upon each of the follow
hide mining claims, known as the
;,,olu group, and named as follows
q. lincoln No. /, Lincoln No. 2, Lin
lin No. 8, Lincoln No. 4, Lincoln NO.
lincoln No. 6, Lincoln No. Z, Lin
\, No. s and Lincoln No. 9, situated
the Cactus Range Mining District,
Ive County, State of Nevada, for the
.rnose of holding said claims under
! provisions of section 1924, Revised
t.tutes of the United States, and If
the expiration of ninety days after
. date hereof you shall fail to con-
,;bute your proportion of the expendi-
ire required by said section 1924, your
.o,est in said claims shall become the
of the undersigned, who have
ade the expenditure required by law.
Dated Goldfeld, Nevada, January %,
THOS. G.. COCKINGS,
FRED HOULDEN.
Date of first publication, January %,
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-03-12

of pumping water in other places. and con-
sidering the cost of power at that place. it
should be delivered to the land at a cost not
to exceed $3.50 per acre-foot.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-03-12

The proposed power for the use of pump
ing will either be electricity or by the use of
a gas producer plant using crude oil as fuel.
1t is not possible at this time to state which
will be the method employed as the Nevada
California Power Company is figuring with
our Company on the possibility Of extending
their transmission lines to this point with the
idea of furnishing power. We have figured
also on installing a gas producer plant and
using a gas engine of modern design, and from
estimates submitted to us we find that with
crude oil as a fuel we can have a plant in
stalled which will consume under an absolute
guarantee not more than one and one-eight
pounds of crude oil per horse power hour,
this being a guarantee not of the theoretical
horse power, but of actual horse power de-
livered under a break test. Figuring on a
basis of six dollars per ton for the railroad
transportation of oil and a wagon haul or 1--WE
miles and the cost of crude oil, t. o. b. Los
Angeles points, we estimate that We can pump
water to the above tracts at an actual pump
ing cost of not to exceed $1.75 per acre foot
of water pumped and then figuring depre-
citation of plant and interest on investment we
base our estimate not to exceed a cost to the
land annually of five dollars per acre for the
delivery of water. We have gone into these
matters in relation to the cost OF producing
water and find that our estimates are not only
within what is possible but are very reason
ADle EIOh IN Vial
possible to raise and the value of the same, we
find that a tax of five dollars per annum per
acre for water is very moderate indeed. We
find that they are installing at the present
time in Colorado, Utah. Oregon, Southern
California, Arizona and practically all over
the arid west plants for irrigation where
pumping is necessary and by which method
the cost per acre for irrigation runs from
three dollars to as high as ten dollars per
acre on land in which the values of the crops
and the conditions of the land do not exceed
the possibilities Of the tract we are making
application for.
In conclusion will say that we have had
our stimates gone over very carefully by
such competent engineers as l.. B. Curtis or
Denver, Colorado, a civil and hydraulic engl-
neer of great and varied experience and whose
preliminary report we are submitting In
Exhibit D." / am also exhibiting a letter
transmitted by Civil Engineer w. G. Luck
hardt, in which he summarizes all OF the de-
tails of the physical possibilities OF the
scheme in such a way as to give it the very
highest approval.
We submit this for your approval with
the assurance that you will find the physical
details as represented to be proven by the
actual facts on the ground.
Respectfully submitted,
@. PATRICK,
Chief Engineer.
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Amargosa Land and Irrigation Company
Starts Work on It's Extensive Re-
clamation Project and Fully
Outlines Plans and Posi-
bilities of Its Work

showing that the statement that we propose
to irrigate this tract by the use of two acre
feet Of water per annum. plus one foot of rain
fall, making three acre feet for irrigation
purposes per annum. will be sufficient in every
way. as it will be the purpose of the Company
to absolutely enforce and insist that all water
conveyed from its main pipe lines or fumes
should be diverted in concerted bitches, pipe
lines. or fumes SO as to do AWAY with the
possibility of any loss by seepage. thereby
getting the highest efficiency for the duty of
the same.
GTHoD OF IRRIGATION.
The method of irrigation will be by
pumping the water from the main stream as
indicated through thirty-inch wood or steel
conduits. The tract will be irrigated in units
Of $500 acres each, as we have decided that
1t will give greater elasticity and economy of
operation to have the pumping plant consist
of a number of units Of comparatively small
installations and thereby enabling the Com
pany to operate with greater economy when
the minimum quantities of water are used.
Our surveys show that the difference in elova-
ton from the water level at the point of
diversion to the highest point in the tract
where the pumping plants are located will be
sixty-ive feet and from this point the water
will be carried by means Of pipe lines and
fumes by gravity and distributed by this
means. IN the estimating Oh pumping we VIII
take as a basis Of our figures a unit Of $500
acres. This, when settled and under culti-
walton, will give an actual irrigated area of
approximately two thousand acres and to
furnish. during the period of two hundred
days of the irrigation season, the two acre
feet will give a total Of four thousand acre
feet to be pumped in that length of time. so
an installation will be made of a twelve-inch
centrifugal pump with a normal capacity of
ten cubic feet per second for each $500 acre
unit, which. in continuous service, would give
the necessary discharge for this amount OF
water.
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In relation to the duty OF water IN me-
section will state that 1t compares win =
c,,uatic condition of Southern California ana
rag,ons m the Majave Desert and / am SUD-
hitting I'm Exhibit c" extracts and tables
from the Government reports. and also state
ments from the state Engineer of Nevada
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All three samples contained a trace OF
black alkali." (NazCOs
Sample No. 1 would be a very hard soil
to work for agricultural purposes. Tests made
in the laboratory show that this soil would
cause trouble from baking" The chemical
analysis also shows the soil to be weak in
nitrogen. one of the most essential plant
foods. and to contain an excessive amount Of
Calcium.
Sample two and three are also rather
weak in nitrogen. which seems to be a char
acteristic of all desert soils. This element.
however. can be readily furnished in various
ways. These samples contain a little above
the average of potash, about a medium
amount of phosphoric acid and the required
amount Of lime. These soils would work
easily. would not cause trouble from ''bak-
ing" and would retain moisture well.
Amy further information l may be able to
give you I will gladly furnish.
Very truly yours.
(signed) SANFORD c. DINsMoRE.
Chemist.
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IRRIGATION PROJECT UNDER WAY

of pumping water in other places, and con-
sidering the cost of power at that place. 1t
should be delivered to the land at a cost not
to exceed $50 per acre-foot.
wArEn
Water to be used in irrigating this tract
will be collected from four large springs and
a large number of small springs, which form
an extensive swamp known as Ash Meadows.
AS the water in these several springs has a
uniform temperature of about So and has
practically a constant flow throughout the
year. it would seem that they have a common
source of supply at a great distance from the
outlet. and that the high temperature Of the
water is caused from the fact that it reaches
a considerable depth between its source and
the point Of outlet.
The larger spring consists Of what IL
and three smaller springs in Section 20. A
portion Of the water from these smaller
springs has been used for a number of years
to irrigate a few acres of meadow land.
The greater amount of water in the
swamp comes from numerous small springs
covering a large area, and at this time 1t Is
impossible to make a close estimate of the
spread over such an extensive territory, and
from the fact that undoubtedly a large amount
of it is flowing beneath the surface.
From what 1 was able to see 1 am salts
fed that a sufficient amount of water is
available to irrigate at least 10000 acres. and
1 believe that with the proper system of
trenching and drainage a sufficient amount
times that amount.
1t is impracticable to go into the details
of this proposition until some close estimate
can be obtained of the amount of water OBJ
tainable. and 1 would therefore recommend
that as soon as your Company has secured
some hold on the land. preferably by having
1t set aside from entry under the Carey Act,
secure an absolute appropriation Of the water.
that they proceed at once to ascertain the
amount of water which can be secured. In
order to decide upon the best method of doing
this, it will be necessary for an Engineer to
spend some time on the ground, and by study
ing the conditions he will be able to work out
the best method of collecting the water.
1t seems to me however. that If a trench
were excavated across the swamp near the
south line of Section 16. a greater part OF
the water could be collected thereby.
In conclusion 1 would say, that l am
satisfied that there is a sufficient amount of
water available from these springs to irrigats
enough land to make your Reclamation project
a profitable enterprise. / believe the land
under irrigation will be worth at least 500
per acre, and If, upon investigation it were
found that not more than 10000 acres could
be irrigated. l am satisfied that it would still
prove to be a profitable undertaking.
Very truly yours,
LOREN B. CURTIS.
roNoPAH q rIDEwATER COMPANY.
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EXHIBIT A."
NEVADA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT.
STATION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD N
DRUG INSPECTION.

j. E. STUBBS. Director.
SANFORD S.
Chemist in Charge Food Control.
M. BRYCE KENNEDY. Assistant Chemist
Reno, Nevada, Dec. Is. 1909.
Dear SIR
Following are the results of the analysis
of the three samples of soil you sent to the
Director of this Experiment Station, recently:
No. /. White soil Ash Meadows.
No. 2. Loan Grease-wood Land.
No. 8. Bunch-grass Land.
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"ExHIBIT B."
Ash Meadows Water.

julius Koebig, Ph. D., Scranton" Los
Angeles Chemical and Metallurgical Labora-
tories, 127 West First street, Los Angeles.
California. Certificate of analysis of water
Scranton from A. ]. Klampt. December End.
1907. Laboratory No. 1881:
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Sulphate of SODA o-'
Chord of Sodium --.~----------- Zoo
Total mineral solids -------.----2l.95
Organic Matter-slight trace.
Nitric Oxide-slight trace.
Ammonia-none.
The water is good drinking water. and
also good water for boiler purposes.
DIR. JULIUS KOEBIG.
Los Angeles, December 9th. 1907.
Verbal Advice.
This is excellent water for all purposes.
and is almost identical with the Los Angeles
city water. 1t is some of the best water that
has come to my office. The addition OF a Ut
tie soda occasionally will entirely overcome
the small amount of lime present. though this
is not necessary where the boilers are blown
off with average frequency.
376 parts solid in one million.
500 parts solid in one million are con-
sidered permissible in drinking waters.
EXHIBIT c."
State Engineer: Water Duty.
l Gu. TT. per sec. g 2O acres in So. New. by
piping and fluming by rotation.
Truckee River l sec. TT. 100 to 100 acres
ample water.
Santa Barbara. CAL, groves = 1"-lo acres
l sec. #. = 500 acres and rainfall Il LIZ acre
TT. per acre.
Salinas Valley, CAL, Il 5-6 acre 1t. acre.
Amargosa Valley 2 acre IT. and rainfall.
2 IL to 3 acre TT. per acre.
Maximum appropriation in Nevada 8
acre TT.
EXHIBIT D."
loren B. Curtis. Hydraulic and Civil Engineer.
Denver, Colorado. 54S Equitable Build
ing.
January 2S. 1910.
Mr.. Charles G. Patrick,
Goldfeld, Nevada, Box S29.
Dear Sir
herewith submit you report of my in
,estigation of the contemplated irrigation
uoject of the Amargosa Land and irrigation
Company near Ash Meadows, Nevada.
owing to the limited amount of time
scent on the land, due to the fact that 1T was
necessary to make certain train connections
d enable Mr.. Nicolas, State Engineer 10
leep a previous engagement, l was unable TO
90 into the matter of the water supply as
fllly as should otherwise have DONE
LAND.
The land which your Company proposes
4, irrigate is situated in the Armagosa valley
. what is known as Ash Meadows, and
Considered from the standpoint OF the aVan-
ale water supply is almost unlimited IN eA-
tnt.
The soil consists of a sandy loan haVihe
a considerable depth. as is indicated by sew
enl small washes running across the tract
Tie land is covered with a growth OF punch
gnss and mosquito. which is an evidence that
with the application of water it VIII produce
ay crops that can be grown in that climate
1t has a gentle slope to the southwest. sum
clint to insure good drainage and a nign outy
of water. and Judging from a soil analysis,
which has been furnished me. should De wen
adapted to fruit culture.
AS a greater part of the precipitation IN
this region occurs during the fan ana winter.
1t would probably require z IL acre-iee
wat,r to insure the best growth of fruit and
vegetables. while a larger amount might Dc
necessary for alfalfa and forage crops OWING
to tie length of the growing season.
A survey of the land shows that oo Zee,
will be the total height that the "a.e' VIZ
have to be raised: and judging from 'he '"''
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ronopAH q r1DEwArER COMPANY.

~
Mr.. F. M. Chambers.
Goldfeld. Nevada
Dear Sir
In compliance with your request for an
opinion regarding your and your associates
reclamation project. near Scranton. California
The land, which you wish to reclaim by
irrigation. is that portion of the Amargosa
Valley forming part Of and lying adjacent TO-
on the northwest of the Valley known as ASH
Meadows. and covering an area of approx
mately SO, 900 acres. 10000 of which will be
Immediately available. This land lies at an
elevation of about 2400 feet above sea Level
and about 60 feet above the present river
channel.
The soil from 2 or 3 feet to 10 or IL feet
where exposed by cutting thinly covered by
desert growth, principally grease-wooo ana
sapebrush is alluvium and detrital deposits,
washings and erosions from the very exten-
sive water shed of the Amargosa River. IL
contains Just enough clay to retain the moist
ure and being loose and warm II VIII not
bake" There seem to be no detrimental
chemical salts or alkali present.
During a recent visit to your land and
water supply, in company with severai others'
measured the flow of water from springs
Nos / and 2. The flow of spring NO l.
located in Sec. 9 of T. II s., r. SO +, Nj. u.
r g. NJ. was FIVE second-feet; of NO. T. ABOUT
two miles southeasterly, was flowing double
that amount. The water from these springs
;s remarkably pure and clear, the temperature
is a little less than blood heat and the velocity
indicates that the flow is under a very con-
siderable pressure. In addition tnere are
numerous small springs located in the marshy
river bottom lying between these two large
snr,ngs which will very materially increase
your water supply.
Your scheme to trench the channel OF TINS
tributary of the Amargosa River ana coAect
The water at a central point somewhere near
the northwest corner of section Fl of the same
township and range. and from there convey
ing it by gravity pipe line to a pumping
station. the first unit of which is to have a
capacity of from $500 to 5000 gallons ana
raising the water to a high point on your
ground. approximately one and one-halt niles
distant and then distributing 1t by grade
aow nine lines to the land. is feasible ana
practical. With the amount OF water winch
Won have and with what I feel conhdent you
can develop you can irrigate from $4,000 10
5000 acres. With the irrigation or TINS
land / believe you can produce the same
varied crops of the Pahrump Valley.
Yours very truly. 4
(signed) ". @. LuchhAD
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-03-12
rr.et;on Immediately Adjoin-
0" ing the
famous Mohawk
FOR SALE

-. M "Fake" about this
a., and it offers you a good
- "make back" some of that
|a,sy you may have lost in f0rme.
~,sculations. Better write and
:. about it, just the piece OF
for that leasing company OF
burs
e41s. Goldfeld, New.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-02-24
YOUTHFUL BANDIT
On TRIAL

Corydon, Ind, Feb. 24.-The case
of Thomas Jefferson Hoal. the youth
full bandit whose murderous exploits
aroused the whole of southern Indi-
ana and northern kentucky last No
vember, was called for trial in the
Harrison circuit court here today.
The trial has attracted numerous
lawyers, witnesses and other visitors,
the almost unprecedented gathering
recalling recollections of the days far
distant when Corydon was quite lit
tie metropolis and the seat of govern
ment of Indiana.
Hoal's trial, which was brought
here on change of venue from the
Floyd circuit court, is expected to
occupy several weeks. Able counsel
has been retained to defend the young
desperate who, during his three
months confinement in the reforma-
tory at Jeffersonville, has become
very repentant. It. is expected that
a plea of insanity will be made the
basis of defense.
The charge upon which Hoal is to
be tried is the murder of ]. Hungary
Fawcett, cashier of the Merchants
National Bank of New Albany. On
the morning of November II last
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-02-24

young Hoal entered the bank and af-
ter commanding everybody to throw
up his hands, ''and get in the vault, :
began shooting. Cashier Fawcett
died almost instantly after being shot
through the neck and chest. John
X. Woodward, president of the bank
was shot through the stomach and
for many days fingered between life
apd death.
Following the shooting the murder
er made his escape from the bank
and jumping into an automobile that
stood near by he commanded the ne
gro chauffeur to drive away at full
speed. The chauffeur, paralyzed by
fear, failed to obey the command
Hoal then fired a shot into the ne
gro's body, jumped from the automo-
bile and sped down the street. Ar
irving at the river front he jumped
into a skiff with the evident inten-
ton of crossing to the Kentucky side
of the Ohio river. He was overtaken
in midstream, however, by party OF
officers who pursued him in fast
motor boat. When the murder OF
the bank cashier became known there
was some talk of lynching the pris-
oner and he was removed for safe
keeping from the police station in
New Albany to the reformatory in
Jacksonville.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-02-24
GREAT NORTHERN A
| LIVE ADVERTISER
is SPREADING THE
GOSPEL OF ssMOVE TO THE
NORTHWEST" THROUGH EAST
AND MIDDLE WEST.

Three exhibits established in big
cities of the east and middle west,
one travelling through Middle West
ern states, real estate information
bureau in course of formation and
descriptive pamphlets spread broad
cast and stereopticon lectures given
in small TOWNSHIPS is the record
of the Great Northern railroad in
advertising the Pacific Northwest,
and it is not equalled by any other
corporation, public service or mu-
nicipal, in the nation. The plan of
making the east and middle west
thoroughly familiar with the north
west, its resources and opportunities,
is one in line with the established
policy of the railroad, but it has been
pushed to point OF efficiency prob
ably never before equaled by Louis
Hill, president of the system.
The man who is carrying out Hills
plans is E. c. Leedy, general immi-
grafton agent of the Great Northern,
and this official has as his lienten-
ants every local agent of the road
in the northwest.
The established exhibits are To-
Gated at st. Paul, where the head
quarters of the railroad are, at Bos-
ton and Philadelphia. At st. Paul
samples of the products of the
northwest, as well as descriptive
pamphlets issued by chambers of
commerce and other advertising liter
ature, are kept on display, and it is
here that lists of land for sale along
the route of the line are being col
lected, tabulated and thrown open
for the information of the public.
At Boston and Philadelphia the ex-
hibits are of much the same charac-
ter and they also serve as informa- |
tion bureaus where those who con-
template emigrating to this part of
the country are told of the resources.
of the best places for farming on
small or on a large capital, or realty
values in general, of chances for OBJ
tanning employment in various lines
and of opportunity in general.
The travelling exhibit is housed in
a big 70-foot freight car which at
present is following the c. B. & @.
lines through Illinois, Iowa, Missouri,
Kansas and Nebraska In it is a part
of the exhibit of resources shown orr
ginally at the A.-Y.-P. exposition 1t
is devoted more particularly to the
agricultural resources of the Puget
Sound country, and for wealth of va
riety and sagacity of selection is said
to be a masterpiece. 1t stops at
every town of any size along the
route, and is thrown open to the in
spection of farmers of means, small |
and others who make
up the backbone of the country.
Accompanying this car are expert
publicity men, who rent halls at every
stop and give lectures describing the
country, illustrated with stereopti- |
views showing the various industries,
the character of the land, the size OF
the cities and other phases of the
life in this section.
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Court Sets Farm Values.

Wilson Creek, Wash, Feb. "a
The condemnation cases of the Cor
nell-Northern railway against E. o.
Thomas, D. G.. Grindstaff and J. G.
Grindstaff have been decided by
Judge Steiner, who has awarded
Thomas $500, D. c. Grindstaff 1929
and J. G.. Grindstaff $500. In rem
dering his decision Judge Steiner said
that a larger sum would have been
steads taken over two years ago and
have not been extensively improved.
The sums were larger than the rail-
way had offered.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-02-24
Newark Decorates for Taft.

Newark, n j., Feb. 24-Market,
Broad and other downtown streets
have been decorated with flags and
buntings and festooned with electric
lights in anticipation of the visit Of
President Taft, who comes to Newark
tonight to speak at the annual ban
ing his brief stay in the city the pres
ident is to be the guest of former
Governor Franklin Murphy The
banquet takes place in the Kruger
auditorium ana promises to be one
of the most elaborate functions of it's
kind ever given in the city.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-02-24
Case of Accused Pastor Reopened.

Harrisburg, Pa, Feb. 24.-For the
purpose of hearing the appeal in the
case of Rev. DR.. George D. Dryer, of
Rochester, N. Y, the court of appeals
of the Methodist Episcopal church
convened here today, with Bishop
Charles w. Smith, of Portland, Ore,
presiding. At the Genesee confer
ence meeting in Buffalo last October
DIR. Dryer was convicted of violating
a contract he made with the Western
Methodist Book Concern, in which he
had agreed to pay to that institution
the sum of $4,000 upon the publica-
ton of set of books he had writ
ten. He was also found guilty of un-
ministerial behavior.