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Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-13
WO0ED FOR 20 YEARS;
SHE COMES TO HIM
Miss Geekie and Mr.. MCInneS
Never Had Met

NEW YORK, Sept, 12.-After darting
back and forth across the sea for
twenty years in an effort to unite the
hearts and hands of a couple who
never saw each other, Cupid has just
completed his task. Mr.. and Mrs.
James N. McInnes of Rockford, ILL.,, are
at the Hotel Imperial ready to testify
to the ability of the little fellow with
wings as a matrimonial agent.
Anybody who needs the testimony
will have to get it quickly, for the
bridal couple will depart for honey
moon trip to Niagara Falls and other
places in that direction previous to re-
turning to Rockford, where they Will
make their home.
The bride was Catherine Geekie, a
resident of Dundee, Scotland, and she
arrived shere on board the California
of the Anchor line. 1t had been ar
ranged by mail that Mr.. McInnes
would meet her at Ellis island, but
when he went there he found that he
had no pass, which was a necessity,
but he said he slipped little some
thing green into the hand of one of the
minor officials and got privileges.
Even then, Mr.. McInnes said, his
troubles were not ended, for when he
was allowed to step in among the pas
sengers on the California he was unable
to tell which of the women aboard was
his bride-to-be. He had a photograph
of Miss Geekie, but 1t was taken six
years ago, and he was unable to see
anybody who looked like the picture. 1t
was with a woman'S instinct, he said,
that she singled him out, and soon they
were known to each other, and Miss
Greekie was permitted to come ashore
with him.
They started out to get married.
More difficulty was encountered. They
could not at first find a clergyman who
had finished his vacation, but finally
somebody told Mr.. McInnes about the
Rev. Henry B. Elliott, retired clergy
man. There the ceremony was per-
formed, and the happy couple returned
to the hotel and made their plans for
the honeymoon trip.
In explaining his romance, Mr.. Nc
Innes, who is 81 years old, said he and
his bride were remotely related. His
parents came to this country many
years ago and settled in the west.
When he was a much younger man he
got into correspondence with Miss
Geekie about family matters, and
gradually, extending over a period of
twenty years, their exchange of formal
letters took on terms of endearment
until 1t finally was understood by them
that they were to be married.
The one obstacle to this was the fact
that Miss Geekie was keeping house
for her father, her mother having died
many years ago. Last January her
father died, and there was no obstacle
then to wedding. The parents of Mr..
McInnes died in Rockford. His bride,
he said, is SO years old.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-13
MELWOOD PETROLEUM
STARTS FOURTH WELL
contract Calls for Twenty Holes
to Be DriIIed-In Proved
Territory

The Melwood Petroleum company,
operating on forty acres of proven
territory in the Kern field, has just
started to drill its fourth we'll and
will push this to rapid completion,
says the management.
The Melwood is one of the local COM
panies that are making success in
the Kern field. It has three producing
wells, all of which are to be brought in
within the next fourteen months. Its
properties are exceedingly valuable;
on the west the Ojai Valley Petro-
leum company has brought in produc-
ing wells and is drilling more.
The Melwood has recently acquired
124 acres in fee simple, in section 33-
1926 Midway Maricopa, gusher dis
trict. This it expects to develop as
soon as expedient. In addition to
pushing it's drilling operation, the Mel
wood is improving its holdings so as
to bring the cost of production down
to the lowest possible point 1t has
lust installed a set of 140-horse power
boilers which will be used to supply
power for drilling and pumping opera
tions of the entire Melwood camp. Nos.
/, 2 and 8 are producing fifty to sixty
barrels a day, the flow being regular
and constant, and obtained from a
depth of 700 feet.
The Melwood expects to install
within the near future, in order to
further decrease operating expenses
and to increase its production, new
pump, the invention of a local man
which was tried out by the Ojai Val
lev Petroleum company and found
successful. BY the use of this pump
it expects to increase the production
of its present wells from fifty to sixty
barrels a day, to seventy-five or eighty
barrels.
w. l.. Twining, secretary, is IN the
east but is expected to return to Los
Angeles shortly.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-13
UNITED NOW PRODUCES
FROM FIVE BIG WELLS
Company in Midway Field Adds
to Holdings in Proved
Territory

Five wells are now producing on
property of the United States Oil COM
pany in the Midway, with a monthly
production of 10000 barrels, according
to a statement to stockholders just is
sued. Five other wells are partly
finished and eleven other rigs are on
the ground. The United's property is
equipped with three complete camps.
This company purchased 400 acres on
September 8, all in proved territory.
Several excerpts from the company's
report follow:
I'VE believe in buying this ground
that we have added to the United Oil
company enough proven territory to
make us a factor in the oil business.
We purchased this ground at very
reasonable figure, and have made ar
rangements to pay for 1t out of the oil
produced from it, which we consider
one of the very best deals ever made
in the Midway field, especially as we
assume no heavy obligations of any
kind and have $40 acres of the very
best prospective ground, giving US a
total of 80 acres.
ION the 320-acre piece of ground in
section 20 there is one well 1855 deep,
which is a gas well. This is one of the
largest gas wells in the field and has a
gauge pressure of $50 pounds pressure
and connections have been made with
the other rigs of the same property
where the gas is used for fuel. We ex-
pect to pipe this gas to other of our
properties and supply our neighbors
with fuel in the same way, thereby
realizing several thousands dollars a
month income to the company.
1.-The second well on this property is
down about 900 feet. and a third and
y, x.yaI1 ,fe h q c
already been started, and drilling will
be rushed as rapidly as possible, which
will give the United Oil company a
total of six rigs in operation. Others
will be started as rapidly as they can
be made ready, and January l, 1911,
should see the United Oil company
with more than double its present pro-
duction.
"It has been demonstrated that we
can expect a very prolific oil sand un-
derlying the gas strata at from 300 to
400 feet, and as soon as other wells on
this property reach the gas it will be
cased off and the wells completed in
the oil sand at a depth of from 2200 to
2400 feet.
"The beginning of this month found
the United Oil company with resources
as follows: Property valued at $1,279,-
900; improvements, S199, 435.11; cash and
accounts receivable, $102, ,320.21, making
our total assets $3.50, 755.32.
Liabilities-Property, $21, 1898; bills
payable, $40, ,406.54. Total, $S1, 1,7S9.S7, and
current bills.
"This gives the stock book value OF
$1.19 a share, and 1t Is safe to assume
that with a fair speculative value
added the stock is worth at this time
considerable more than the above
figure"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-13
METAL MARKETS

NEW YORK. Sept 12,-standard copper
duh; spot, $12.16@122O; September sl2l2h
@122O; october, $12.15@12.22h; Novem-
Der, si2.17h @12.22h; December, s122O @
s1225 London steady; spot, f55 SIS cd; fu-
lures f56 3s cd Customs house returns
show exports of 9491 tons so far this month
Local dealers reported a quiet market fol-
spot copper. Lake, $l2.55@12571 y cleo
trolytic, $125O91275; casting. sl2.25@l 200
her, s35.55Q35.7O; October. S5 a $3.50
November, $S467h @s4.97h; December
sS5.70. London closed firm; spot fl62; fu-
lures f159 IL Sd.
Lead-Quiet; spot. $44o945o New York
s425@430 East st. Louis London. spot
f12 SIS Cd.
spelter-Quiet; spot, $5.4O95.5o New
York; $500 5.35 East St. Louis. London,
spot, f22 lis Cd.
Iron--Cleveland warrants. 49s AID in
London. Locally the market was quiet; No.
] foundry, s16.O0916.25; No. ., 1850 70
1900; No. l southern and No. southern
soft $15.75@16.25.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-13
RANDOLPH DENIES KING
OF ARIZONA PLAYED OUT

TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 12.-Statements
made in Yuma to the effect that the
King of Arizona, reputed to have been
one of the heaviest gold producers in
the history of mining in Arizona, has
been closed down permanently, and
that the mine has in effect become a
thing of the past, were denied at the
offices of Col. Epes Randolph, presi-
dent of the company, and one of the
chief owners of the mine, and E. S.
Ives, general manager of the property.
While the mine has been closed for
some time 1t was announced develop
ment work has been started on an ex-
tensive scale, and the management is
sanguine in expectation of picking up
new lead. When that is done the
mine will resume it's former activity.
The King of Arizona did not definite
ly 'play out" 1t is said, but ran down
to a low grade proposition, with which
the owners were not satisfied.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-13
WILL MINE COMMERCIAL
SALT FROM DEPOSIT IN
REPUBLIC TO SOUTH

F. w. Ford, a local capitalist and a
well-known Colorado mining man, has
Just secured an option on the large
tract of land in Lower California con-
tanning valuable deposits of CONNER
cial salt. This property is located at
Sanquintine, 12O miles below En-
senada,
Mr.. Ford secured from the Mexican
Land and. Colonization company, Linn
tied, a long-tim lease, and is putting
1t in shape for immediate shipments
to this country. He has just let con-
tracts for the construction of piers
and wharfage facilities, and is arrang-
ing for vessels to transport salt to
the Seattle, Vancouver and Ean Fran
cisco markets. Some of the salt will
come to Los Angeles, but the bulk will
go north.
The proposition is a steam shovel
one the pure white salt being SHOW
eled from its bed practically on ves-
sells in the bay.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-13
MINE WILL SHIP PAINT
TO AMERICAN POINTS
Rare Discovery Near EScondido
May Stop Import of Min
eraI from Europe

About seven miles southwest from
has recently been started paint mine,
being operated by San Francisco, who
say when there mine gets in opera
tion they will be able to supply a large
quantity of the mineral paint now be-
ing imported from Europe These
same people will. 1t is announced, con-
struct a paint factory at San Diego
and from that point ship to all points
the factory to cost a large sum and
be we'll equipped for making all kinds
of paint. The mine. located in Whit
ney's canyon. is in place for a splendid
down hill haul TO Encenitis on the
Santa Fe railroad, from whence the
raw product will be shipped to San
Diego.
The interest back of the paint mine
is the Premier Investment company.
Ralph E. Pearce. vice president and
general manager Of this company when
seen by The Herald at the paint mine
several days ago. said:
'It may be interesting to learn that
practically all paint pigments are pro-
duced in Europe. A small amount
comes from Pennsylvania and the south
Atlantic seaboard. Geologic survey
reports for 1906 show an increase of
Sol short tons against 1905, while the
demand is rapidly increasing and the
production growing less.
FORMATION is RARE
"The geological formation at our
mines is of very rare occurrence
the only similar formation being in
Patagonia, Sicily. 1t is known as pin
ite, an alteration of iolite.
1.-THE Palagonite group of mines you
see here comprises four claims of
twenty acres each and the pigments We
have discovered number twenty-one
separate and distinct colors. The mines
in Sicily contain only seven, thus max
ing this the greatest paint deposit on
earth. The mines have been examined
by engineers versed in this form Of
mining and they all pronounce them
the most wonderful of their kind
Mr.. Pearce is now on his way to San
Francisco, where his company has
Headquarters in the Phelan building.
Among others interested in the new
paint proposition are Charles L. Brown,
president; Charles c. Mathews. treas
urer: Hartwell Bishop of the United
Railroads, and Richard p. Boyer. vice
president of the Lincoln Mortgage and
Loan company.
The company expects, says Mr..
Pearce to begin shipping within sixty
DAYS at the rate of ten tons a day as
a starter. These shipments will be
made by rail from Encenitis, but lat
er on it may be found advisable to
ship from Encenitis by water and with
this in view the people of that town
offered to donate space for the con-
struction of pier.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-13

BOSTON, Sept 12.-The weather to-
day was ideal for navigating the air
at the Harvard Boston aviation meet
at Atlantic, but during the early hours
only one of the amateur aviators as
cended.
Ralph Johnstone, in Wright BIZ
plane today broke all American rec
ords for duration at the Harvard
Boston aviation meet remaining In
the air three hours i've minutes and
forty-four seconds. In landing he
broke the worlds record for accuracy,
coming down five feet four inches
from the center of the circle.
Clifford B. Harmon, to whom Claude
Grahame White had lent his Farman
biplane. was early on the course. HIS
first flight was for duration, and IN
this event his time was eighteen min
utes thirty-fve and three-fifth Sec
onds. Harmon then tried some bomb
dropping and secured twelve points
out of thirteen shots. Ascending
again in the slow lap contest, he made
the lap in seven minutes forty-seVen
and four-fifth seconds.
CURTIss PLANS LONG FLIGHT
With his racing biplane now
equipped with a new sixty-tive horse
power motor and a Burgess propeller
Glenn H.s Curtiss expected today to
attempt the Boston light fight for
the $4,000 prize. Up to this time no
one has tried to better the time or
forty minutes one and three-hfth sec
onds made in this event by Grahame
White in his racing Bleriot monoplane:
To demonstrate the aVailablllty Oh
the airship as an accessory In war,
lieutenant j. E. Fickel, u. s. A, went
up in a Curtiss biplane, operated py
Charles f. Willard, today, and shot
at targets about the field. F1ckel
used the regulation army rifle ana
fired while the airship was speeding
at the rate of thirty miles an hour lVO
feet above the field.
Out of six shots fired, one struck
within a foot of the bullseye and four
hit within three feet. One shot went
wild.
PASSENGER ON AIRSHP
The professional events were start
ed by Claude Grahame White, VINO IN
the distance and duration trial carried
a passenger, A w. Lambert, orother
of A. B. Lambert OF 81. Louis; tne
international balloon pilot. Tney
were in the air nine and one-half min
utes. =.
Graharne White after remaining IN
the air one hour sixteen minutes and
thirty-nine seconds in the duration
contest in Farman biplane took out
his Bleriot monoplane for a trip to
Boston light in an effort to better
his own record in the $4,000 contest
over a -three-mile course. On
his first lap he clipped three minutes
off the previous record for the night
made by him last week. He made the
thirty-three miles in thirty-four min
utes one and one-fifth seconds. as
against his time last week or forty
minutes one and three-fifth seconds.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-13
From Mines and Oil Fields
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OJAI PUTS TENTH WELL
ON PUMP-RUNS SEVENTY
TWO BARRELS IN A DAY

The Ojai Valley Petroleum company,
operating in Kern river and Ventura
county. has just put its tenth well
on the pump. On recent test this
checked seventy-two barrels in twen-
ty-four hours. No. II is down quite
a ways, and No. II will spud in with
in a few days. Several strings will be
kept busy. The Ojai has just given
a thorough trial to a new pump in
vented by superintendent Carl, and
reports a saving in operation expense
and increased production as a result
of it's installation.
The Ojai has 140 acres in Ventura
county northwest of Santa Paula and
forty acres in Kern county. 1t has
ten producing wells and has contract
ed for six more on its Kern river
holdings and ten on the Ventura
county land.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-13
coALINoA BRIEFS

COALINGA, Sept. 12.-In pulling the
8-inch casing of the Boychester, in
which the water broke In after cement
ing, the casing parted and the drillers
are now waiting for a casing spear.
The Continental Petroleum company,
2-19-15, In which the Grahams are the
principal owners, has five strings of
tools going at the present time and the
intention is to drill the property as
quickly as possible. The Grahams have
also secured property in the Midway
field, adjoining the Equitable, and will
start operations there in a short time.
John Bruner, one Of the old-timers
of Goldfield, New, and an old friend of
j. f. McDermott, of the firm of Louis
& Co., is in the city Bruner is large
stockholder in the Goldfield Consolidat-
ed and also has other interests in the
DeViFs Den country.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-13
u. S. OFFICIAL WILL VISIT
CALIFORNIA OIL FIELDS

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-California
oil fields will be visited in October by
First Secretary Pierce of the interior
department, who will investigate the
oil situation insofar as it relates to the
publ" domain.
Mr.. Pierce will seek light on what
legislation should be recommended in
regard to these oil lands. He will be
in bakersfield and vicinity about the
middle of next month.
The situation which Mr. Pierce will
look into grows out of the withdrawal
of lands with the entry of companies
on them The department has been
called upon to determine whether GER
tain companies are acting in good
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-13
COAL OPERATORS RATIFY
CONTRACT WITH MINERS

KANSAS CITY, Sept 12.-Operators
of the southwest coal mining district
today ratified the contract agreed up
on last week by representatives of the
miners and operators after weeks of
conferences. Ratification came with
out discussion.
The ratification convention of the
miners is to be presented Thursday,
and it is expected the mines will be
opened and the $4,000 miners who have
been on strike for months back at
work EridaV
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-13
WALTER DOUGLAS IN CHARGE

BISBEE, Ariz. Sept. 12.-Walter
Douglas, who for nearly eleven years
has been general manager of the Cop
per Queen company, has been named
as general manager of the Phelps
Dodge interests which own and oper-
ate a number of copper properties and
one coal property.
Instead of Mr.. Douglas activities
being confined solely to the Copper
Queen he will be in charge of the oper-
ations of all the Phelps-Dodg mining
interests, which include the Copper
Queen of Bisbee, the Montezuma Cop
per company of Nacozari; Morenci the
Burro Mountain company of New Mex
leo. the Stagg Canyon Fuel company Of
Dawson and the Phelps-Dodge inter-
ests at Globe.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-13
HAYNES PLACES PUMP

JEROME, Ariz., Sept. 12.-The new
pump at the Haynes Copper company's
property has been placed and is work.
ing most satisfactorily; the shaft and
drifts are clear of surplus water
Drifting on the ore body recently en-
countered and penetrated for distance
of % feet when work was discontinued
owing to the large inflow of water, is
being continued.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-13

Cherry street, 1896; S. w. Slinkard,
1435 Wright street. owner and build
er; one-story siX-room residence; $500.
Wright street, 1895; S. w. Slinkard.
at lot, owner and builder; one-story
six-room residence; $500.
Wright street, 1885; S. w. Slinkard,
at lot, owner and builder; one-story
six-room residenceJ $780,
Montclaire avenue, near Fourth
Francis Flynn, 633 South Hill street,
owner; f. Rosen, builder; one-story
five-room residence; $500.
Forty-seventh street, 1927 West
Miss Cora A. Rood, 24231a South Grand
avenue, owner; Lucas & Litzsinger,
builders one and One-half-story
Eastlake avenue, 422 South-Henry
Morris, at lot, owner and builder;
one-story six-room residence; $500.
Paul place, near Franklin avenue
Nancy Howlands, 1882 Falrmont ave-
nue., owner; F. L. Paul, builder; one
story four-room residence; $780,
Wall street, $685.. C. Haag, at lot,
owner; addition to residence; $3.50.
Los Angeles street, 264 South-Tay
company, Third and Los Angeles
streets owner; j. Olson, builder; al
terations of building; $500.
Main street, 1870 North-L. p. Lowe,
314 West Third street, owner; eXten-
sion to building; $500.
Seventh street, sol West-W. ].
Schmidt, Seventh and Olive streets,
owner; Gilt Edge Cabinet works,
builder; alterations of building; $500.
Portland street, 2638-A. H. Naftz-
ger at lot, owner; Cook-Fruitt Con
struction company, builder; addition
to residence; $500.
Montana street, 2229-J. Bloom,
1927 Mohawk street, owner and build
er; one-story five-room residence;
$1,000.
Kingsley drive, near Second. street
]. II. Boye, 267 Kingsley drive. own
err one and one-half-story two-room
garage; $125.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-13
SALT LAKERs MAY BUY

KINGMAN, Sept. 12.-Work on the
Pilgrim group of mines continues and
the showing of ore in the new crosscut
is good. 1t is understood that the
mines will soon be taken over by Salt
Lake people and a large amount of de-
velopment work done on them. The
property is now owned by William
O'Dea, the original discoverer.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-13
TOMBSTONE SETS
8 NEW RECORDS
Birdman in Wright BipIane Re-
mains Above Earth at At
Iantic Three Hours

BOSTON, Sept. 12.-One worlds and
two American records were broken by
the fiIers Mt the Harvard-Boston aero
meet today. Ralph Johnstone' In
Wright biplane, made new marks In ac-
curacy, duration and distance events
An achievement no less mervelous was
a flight by Claude Grahame-White OF
England. in which he went twice to
Boston light and return, distance OF
thlrty-three miles, In S4;O1 1-6, or al
most a mile minute for the entire dis
tance. lie used n Bleriot monoplane.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-13
NusCELLANEOUs NOTES

The steamer Roanoke. Captain Durham.
returned tonight from San Diego She was
not damaged from grounding in the mud
while entering that port on her first trip
Saturday night and after floating Off at
high tide yesterday morning took 800 ex-
cursionsts to Coronado island. The Roa-
noke will sail for Portland tomorrow.
The steamer San Gabriel Captain Yves
terdahl arrived today from Umpqua with
500 600 feet of lumber for the Kerckhon-
Gunner Lumber company.
The steamers Hoqulam, Captain Reinert-
sen and Lakme. Captain Malgren, sailed
today for San Diego with partial cargoes
loaded at Willapa and Eureka respectively
The steamer Brooklyn. Captain Madsen,
arrived today from Westport with 1900
ties for the Pacific Electric.
The steamer Alcatraz, Captain Johansen
arrived today from Union Landing with
800 900 feet OF lumber for various dealers
The steamer Noyo. Captain Linder. com
pleted the discharge of a cargo of ties load
ed at Newport Landing today, and sailed
for San Francisco for orders
The steamer Hanalei, Captain Mcfarland
sailed today for San Francisco with pas
sengers and freight for the Independent
Steamship company.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-13
OPERATIVES FACE LOCKOUT

MANCHESTER, Eng, Sept 12.-The
cotton mill operatives, not having COM
piled with the demands of their en-
ployers, arrangements are being made
by the latter for a mass meeting next
Monday, when a general lockout will
be recommended. The impression pre-
walls, however, that the differences will
be adjusted this week.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-13
Shipping News

SAN PEDRO. Sept. 12.-Arrived: steam
ship Roanoke from San Diego; steam scnoo-
ner Brooklyn from Westport; steam schoo-
ner San Gabriel from Umpqua river; steam
schooner Alcatraz from Union Landing.
Sailed: Steamer Hanalei for San Fran
cisco direct; steam schooner Hoouiana Tor
San Diego; steam schooner Noyo for New
mort (north) via San Francisco; steam
schooner Lakma for San Diego.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-13
WILL ASSIST COUNSEL

GOLDFIELD, Sept 12.-Henry NJ.
Hoyt of San Francisco, has arrived in
Goldfield to assume the position of as
sistant to the general counsel of the
Goldfleld Consolidated Mines company.