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Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
STRIKE IN KOFA DISTRICT
RETURNS UNUSUAL ASSAYS

YUMA, Feb. 3.-Don s. Rae. we'll
known mining man of the Kofa dis
trist, discoverer of the recent rich sur
face showing of silver in the Castle
Dome range south of Kofa, has brought
to Yuma samples of rock from the
claims owned by him and Charles De
Corse of Yuma, they having staked
thirteen. The ledge on the claims Of
Rae and DeCorse has an 1S-inch
streak in it, which has been fol-
lowed $50 feet, and samples taken from
it have run as high as 1000 ounces in sill
yer to the ton; 100 samples assayed,
average 800 ounces. Some gold is also
found.
Old miners claim the formation is
chloride, similar to the Comstock dis
trict in Nevada. The results or de-
velopment WORK. may cause rush to
the new strike, which is seven miles
north of the Thumb Butte mines. Rae
and DeCorse have q force of men at
work on their ledge and are preparing
to make smelter shipment to test
its value in bulk. They have mapped
q townsite nearby, which they have
christened Mars.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
BLACK BUTTE STRIKE
REMAINS HIGH GRADE

GOLDFIDLD, Feb. 3.-The recent
strike on the Campbell lease Of the
Black Butte is holding UP to best
promises, and there is every evidence
that it will prove to be Of permanent
character. The winze that is being
sunk from the short tunnel on the
north side Of the butte, in which the
ore was first encountered is now down
about thirty feet, and the values still
range from $125 to s4OO a ton. The
best values are in the extremely hard
quartz, which is burned and stained
with bright, rainbow colors from iron
and copper solutions.
A survey has been made and indl-
Gates that the vein passes over the
old tunnel driven from the south side
of the butte, and 1t can be reached by
an upraise of about twenty-five feet.
There will be about $50 feet of backs
on the vein between the lower tunnel
and the upper.
1t is believed the big fiat vein that
formerly produced most of the ore
from this property is an off-shoot of
the newly discovered vein, and the
values in 1t have come from the same
source.
Nearly all the material being taken
out of the winze in sinking is being
sacked for shipment. A great deal of
it pans" freely, but some that does
not show much gold in the pan runs
better than 800 ton by assay tests.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
GUGGENHElMS MAY BUILD
BIG SHELTER AT BENSON

According to the Benson Press,
tide of prosperity has been gradually
rising for Benson, and the time has
come when it must be taken with wis
dom, strength and courage, or the sec
ond alternative will follow.
Four days ago representative OF
the Guggenheims who was then In
Arizona said his people had requested
him to look the situation over and see
where would be the best place for
them to locate large customs smell
ter in Arizona. He said that in MAX
ing coke from Durango coal there was
only half the ash results as from Daw-
son COAL that therefore the proposed
smelter must be at point convenient
to the ores of the southwest where Du-
range coke would be most Inexpensive
ly delivered; that IL he could certainly
know that the proposed line of rail-
road from Durango to Globe, the line
from San Carlos to Winkleman and
the line from Winkleman to Benson
would all be built then he would de-
eide tosrecommend that the smelter be
built at Benson, but if there should be
O. failure as to construction of either
of the links necessary to give Benson
direct railroad connection with the
coal fields of Durango then he would
look elsewhere.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
MANAGER SUES GREAT
DIVIDE OIL COMPANY

General charges of unfair dealing as
against the stockholders Of the COM
pany are made in a complaint filed at
Fresno against L. r. Eccleston, o. f.
Lundelius, A. M, Drew, A. B. Smith
and j. Q. Anderson as individuals and
also as directors of the Great Divide
company, with II. Holland and the
corporation named as defendants.
The action is by Samuel Sanborn for
an injunction to prevent the defend
ants from interfering with the busi-
ness of the company, from exercising
any of the acts incumbent upon them
as directors and that they be re-
moved; also that they surrender all
capital stock alleged to have been APP
propriated by them without valuable
consideration, and finally that an ac-
counting be had and judgment be rem
dered against the directors for the
sums found to be due from them. The
defendants named were elected di-
rectors OF the company September 1,
1907, and Sanborn, the plaintiff, says
he holds $4,000 shares and on March
13 was chosen general business man
aGer.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
MIAMI COPPER EMPLOYS
SIX HUNDRED W0RKMEN

GLOBE, Feb. 3.-The Miami Cop
per company is now employing about
800 men In general mine and surface
work. This number of men will prob
ably prove to be the maximum dur
ing the present period of concentrator
and power plant construction, as the
foundation for the concentration is
practically complete and the erecting
of the steel frame work for the cor
rugated iron side walls, while requir-
ing more skilled labor, will not give
employment to as many unskilled work
men.
Much of the steel to be used in the
erection Of the side walls is now on
the ground and more is arriving con-
tinually The foundations, as completed,
allows for six units. Now that the
foundation work is done, the rest Of the
work on the concentration can go rapid
ly forward, with little or no possibility
of delay.
Work has been started on the foun-
dation for the crushing plant, in con-
nection with the concentration. Other
buildings, now under way at the Miami
camp, include the erection of twenty
five cottages.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
METAL MARKET

NEW YORK. Feb. 3.--The market for
standard copper on the New York Metal OK
change vAas dull with spot and Feb. closing
at S13@l3.20; March. April, $l3Q1S.12h,
The London market was lower and closed
easier with spot quoted at 500 los ana tu-
tDres at $50 rs Cd Local dealers quote
lake at s13.62M @1S971A; electrolytic,
S1S.371A 913.50; casting, S13 u @ lS 373s.
Arrivals were reported at the port of New
York of los tons and exports, according to
custom house returns We're 100 tons, making
1878 so far this month. Tin was easy IN
sympathy with London. SPOT closed at
S32 500 $3.50; Feb. March, April, May, S32'20
1S250 Tho London market closed lower
but steady with spot quoted at fl47 5s and
futures at fl4S los Lead was quiet with
spot quoted at s4.67@4.723s at New York;
sl55@ 4.sO East St. Louis. The London
market unchanged at E1S rs Cd. spelter
va ann with spot quoted at S5.9o@6.20 in
New york. and at $5,65@5.75 East St
Louis. No change was reported In London,
spot closing at f23 5s. The London iron
market was higher at Sis AID for Cleveland
warrants The local market unchanged.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
NEW YORK PREPARING TO
CONDUCT DECENT DANCES
Mayor Gaynor's Park Commission
Promises Novel Method of Putt
ting Stop to Grave Evils

NEW YORK, Feb. S.-The establish
ment of a series of municipal dance
halls in New York, where young men
and women can go without being sun
iected to serious temptation, has peen
promised by Mayor Gaynor's new park
commissioner, as the result of report
recently submitted to him by a com
nnittee on amusements for working
girls, appointed by the Womens Uni
versity club. .u4.,.,
The report, following an inyestlga-
tion of more than 500 dance halls IN
upper New York, declared that condl-
tions in many are worse than any
thing that can be found in Paris.
"The work for evil that is being zone
cannot be estimated" said the report
aThe dances are largely given by So
called associations of men, some OF
them with a political pull, who make
this their trade. :
''They get out fianboyant posters OF
their forthcoming dances ana the
names of the associations are in them
selves a forecast of the invitations TO
RIGHTEOUSNESS which is held out at
every dance hall"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
OIL AND MINING
MEN JOIN HANDS
MOVE OFFICES TO NEW CLUB
BUILDING
PREPARE FOR OPENING METALS
BANK
Financial Organization with Capital of
S5oo,ooo Will Start in Business,
DispIacIns Columbia Trust
Company, Feb. 1s

Yesterday was moving and settling
dav in the Columbia Trust bulldlhs'
where mining and oil men are locating
their offices in preparation Tor tle
opening of the Oil and Metals bank
on the ground floor of that building
bia Trust company will cease to De
and the bank in the future be known
as the Oil and Metals Bank and trust
company. r.,,s
Those that are already in the build
ing or intend to move this month are
the Manhattan Securities conPahy,
operating through the Haynes copper
company at jerome, Ariz.; the Edha
Goodrich Consolidated Oil company
headed bv Nat C. Goodwin, that re-
GENTLY organized to develop oil lands
in the San Joaquin valley; A. D. Myers
II. A johnson and u. A. Montgomery;
the Johnnie Mining and Milling COM
pany, the SlIidoo Mines company
Frank G. Tyrrell and Edwin Hlgglns'
Mr.. Higgins was formerly associate Gu
itor of the Engineering and Mining
journal of New York, but in Los An
geles he will follow his profession as
consulting mining engineer.
The Los Angeles Mining Review,
which for some time occupied offices
on the third floor of the Columbia
Trust building, moved yesterday to the
fourth floor in order to provide better
space for it's needs and make room on
the floor below for a large mining
company wishing q location in the
building. The Sierra Madre club al
ready occupies the entire top floor.
Others to Follow
Other mining men and companies
that will move to the building Wlthln
a short time are Thompson & Gilliam'
mining engineers; Tim Spellacy' the
we'll known oil man; j. ID. Thomson'
the Premier Oil company and the Mas
cot Oil company and others. 1t rs
said that several have reserved
suite of eight rooms and will move IN
as soon as provisions can be made.
Final arrangements were made IN
January for the reorganization OF tne
Columbia Trust company and 1t VIII
change its name and formally open as
the Oil and Metals Bank and Trust
COMPANY February IS. 1t will have a
paid in capital of 100000, being an
increase over the stock of the Column
bia Trust company from 100000. The
reorganization was perfected by Lloyd
c. Haynes, who will serve as vice
president of the Oil and Metals bank.
The president will be L. l.. Elliott. 10:
K. Hum, formerly of Plttsnurg anu
vice president OF the Beaver trust
company, will, it is said, be one OF the
directors when the bank changes
names. The officers Of the new bank
will be:
L. l.. Elliott, president; Lloyd c..
Haynes, vice president; r. B. Braden,
secretary; L. D. Williams, assistant
secretary; Frank ]. Thomas, counsel
X The board of directors will comprise
the following:
r. ]. Waters, l.. L. Elliott, Lloyd G.
Haynes, Frank J. Thomas, +. b.
Braden, Horace o. Smith, William Lof-
tus, w. S. Collins, S. ]. Chapman, G..
B, Barnes and Edward D. Silent.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
lN coALINoA DISTRICT

The Los Angeles chamber of mines
is lust in receipt Of bulletin 1896, pub
lished by tho geological survey, on the
paleontology of the Coalinga district,
The information in this bulletin was
compiled by Ralph Arnold, one OF
the foremost geologists of the oil fields
of California, the material being col
lected during two separate investiga-
tions in the Coalinga district in 1905
and 1907
Mr.. Arnold discusses in this bulletin
the general geology of the region, de-
scribing the fossils in detail. The work
is OF exceptional technical interest and
value. in view of his discussion Of the
geologic strata Of the district and the
Explorations made to determine the
limits of the oil bearing stratifleation
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
CENTRAL AMERICAN PEACE
CONGRESS Is IN SESSION
Assembly at San Salvador Will Exert
Its Influence to Quiet ReVolu-
ton in Nicaragua

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-After hav-
ing been postponed at the stipulated
time of melting in January on account
of the disturbed state OF analrs IN
Nicaragua. the second Central Ameri-
can congress to promote peace and
better commercial relations has at
last convened in San Salvador, the
capital of Salvador.
1t has taken up the work agreed on
at the first conference last year at
Tegucigalpa. Honduras
on being informed of the assembling
OF the members of the conference Sec
rotary Knox today sent a cablegram
TO It's president congratulating the
body on the happy Inauguration of the
meeting.
Central American diplomats in
Washington today said they thought
the conference would take some steps
toward exerting its influence in bring
ing about a peaceful settlement OF the
present revolution in Nicaragua,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
CROWN OIL COMPANY
TO BEGIN DRILLING

FILLMORE, Cal, Feb. 3.-Treas-
urer B. X. Dawson of the Grown Oil
company is in Fillmore today arrang-
ing for the complete delivery of rig
material for well No, 1. He says that
the machinery will be shipped from
Los Angeles whenever needed.
Accompanying Mr.. Dawson is Ed G.
Miller, an eastern driller who has
taken a contract to build the rig and
drill we'll No. l. Mr.. Miller has moved
his family TO the company's new
buildings and taken charge OF the
work.
Drilling will start within few days,
and it is proposed to rush the work
night and day until the company de-
velops a producing well.
Fillmore people who have inspected
the Crown Oil property are confident
that the company will develop wells of
high quality oil. A number OF them
are stockholders in the company.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
RECEIVES SECOND PAYMENT

NEVADA CITY, Feb. 3.--H. H. No
hle Of san Francisco has received the
second payment on the famous Rain
bow mine at Allegheny, the sum of
s25. 900 having been turned over to No
Bile by Manager L. p. Woodbury..
This indicates that the Colorado
company operating the Rainbow is
well pleased with the prospects there.
Since they took hold last year Il large
amount of development work has been
done aud improvements made and
some of tho most beautiful specimens
ever seen have been taken out.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
News of the Mines and Oil Fields
MEXICAN WELL SAID
TO FLOW AT RATE OF
$1,000 BARRELS DAILY

CITY OF MEXICO, Feb. 3.--Advices
reaching here from Tampico arc to the
effect that Mexican Petroleum company,
of which E. L. Doheny is at the head,
has just brought in a new well In Chi
!joI district where the company has al
ready secured considerable oil. Accord
ing to information received here yester-
day n new well just brought in has
capacity of about 10000 barrels day.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
REAR RIVER TO RESUME

GRASS VALLEY, Feb. S.-Directors
of the Bear River Gold Mining COM
pany are planning an active campaign
and will resume work in their tunnel
as soon as spring begins in earnest.
1t is in now a distance of 500 feet on
a large ledge which promises we'll. By
driving ahead it is confidently expect
ed a rich pay shoot will be encoun-
tered before a great distance has been
made. The stockholders elected d. A.
Russell of Colfax, c. H. Barker, b. A.
Penhall, DIR. w. G. Thomas and Frank
Hooper directors.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE CHARGED

DENVER, Feb. 3.-The coroner's
Jury investigating the death OF three
persons and serious injury of a fourth
in an automobile accident i'll TINS city
Monday night returned a verdict to-
day charging criminal negligence
against Morris Meyer, who was guld-
mig the machine.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
ISSUES BIG REPORT

The geological surveys report entitled
Mineral Resources Of the United
States, Calendar Year 1905" is now
ready for distribution. The report is in
two parts or volumes, part 1 covering
the metallic products and part the
non-metallic products.
Anvance chapters of these volumes
have been published in pamphlet form
during 1909 as rapidly as the reports on
the different substances could be COM
piled, and any of these chapters can
still be obtained from the survey.
The report includes ffty-tive chapters
by thirty-two authors. Its arrangement
and scope are practically the same as in
the twenty-four preceding reports Of
the series Mineral Resources of the
United States.'' Part 1 includes maps
showing the distribution Of iron ores
and the location of blast furnaces in the
United States. Part includes q map
showing the known productive oil and
natural gas fields.
The statistics Of production for 1908
were collected in some states under CO.
operative agreement with state geologl-
cal surveys, to avoid troubling pro-
ducers with duplicate requests for in
formation, to obtain prompter returns,
and to enable state geologists to keep
in touch with producers and with new
developments.
Demand for Statistics Grows
The work Of collecting statistics of
mineral production is done as expedi-
tiously as possible, but some of it can
not be hurried. Replies to requests for
information are given only by the cour-
tesy of the producers, and not all Of
them are received as promptly as might
be desired, so that nearly a year may
elapse before all the returns for the
preceding year have been collected and
tabulated by the survey 1t is crafty
ing to note, however, from year to year,
a more cordial cooperation on the part
of the producers, a higher appreciation
of the value of the statistics and the
collateral matter published, and larg-
er demand for the surveys report
The volumes can be obtained without
charge by applying to the director OF
the survey at Washington.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
MINING QUOTATIONS
NEVADA STOCKS

Exclusive dispatch to The Herald by l. a.
Crisler & Co. members Los Angeles stock eX-
change. 2OO-201 1. W. Hellnan building Los
Angeles.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3.-Due to selling
pressure from the east, Consolidated sold of
20 points. Florence was weak with very little
selling pressure In evidence. Fraction dropped
one point to 81 cents. Jumbo Extension and
Atlanta were steady at yesterdays prices.
The mines Of the Tonopah district shipped a
total of 5413 tons of ore, of an estimated value
Of $780, 325, to the mills last week.
Following were the closing quotations
GOJDETELD DISTRICT
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
BOSTON MINING STOCKS

Special >rvice to The Herald by ]. C. Will
son, 212 West Fifth street, Los Angeles.
BOSTON, Feb. 3.-The market was weak
under profit taking, and the throwing over Of
lightly margined accounts. North Butte was
especially weak, selling off S. on heavy sales.
Closing quotations were as follows:
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
PRICES OF METALS
IN NEW YORK MARKET

q. NEW YORK. Feb. Stopper, duh; :
., standard spot. Sl3@ 1920; March, Sl3@ 9
&. i3.I21s. Lead, quieti spot $l'6I1s@ .
Z. 4.721%. silver, 55ac- =
.s.ss. :r.4 80 >: % :. q. , -: -: .s:s:S.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
OIL SALES

san TnANcIsco. Feb. s.-Morning on
sales: 100 Claremont s2.O7iA; lao ct S2.o5i
Dough, s945; 200 $242h; 100 ss.4O; 20
Palmer $l.10.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
SAN FRANCISCO LAWYER DEAD

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. S.-John a.
Spinetti, .a-Well known attorney OF TINS
CITY. died suddenly following heart
attack at his home here early this
morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
NEW YORK CURB

Special service to The Herald by ]. c. WILL
SON. 2l2 West Fifth street, Los Angeles.
NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-Following were the
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
BOSTON CURB
BOSTON. Feb. 8.-Folowing were the clos

Special service to The Herald by ]. C. Will
son, 2l2 West Fifth street. Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04

NEW YORK, H'ep.
closing quotations
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-06-10
A Strange God Tree

What is a god tree? Nobody knows
or had ever heard of such thing un-
til, not long ago. au chronological ex-
plorer came across quite lot of them
on certain little known islands along
the west coast of Sumatra.
The god tree is carved out of wood.
with curiously fashioned branches of
the same material On these branches
are hung strings of bright colored bits
of cloth and tiny baskets filed with
grains of rice. The whole affair is
not more than three feet high.
According to the belief of the ma
tives of the islands aforesaid. a god
lives in the tree. He is not a partic-
ularly good sort of divinity and. if Ire
takes a notion to leave the tree he is
liable to do folks mischief. The
best way to persuade him to stay at
home in the tree is to make the latter
attractive by adorning it in the man.
ner described and by supplying rice
in baskets for the god to eat
The god is a household god and the
tree which he inhabits is kept in a
corner of the family dwelling.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-06-10

ceiling. The cows stand back to back,
but this may be reversed If desired.
The entire floors. cutters and managers
are formed of cement The walls and
ceilings receive two coats of Portland
cement. both exterior and interior
The hangers are arranged to be flood
ed when watering the stock and the
floor has drain traps at convenient
points for draining away the wash
water with an ordinary one-inch hose.
The entire barn, including the walls
and ceiling, may be washed down In a
short time The cutters have four
inch drain tile leading to manure pits.
The silos are of cement, as is the
foundation. The roof Is covered with
manufactured roofing, and all exposed
woodwork receives two or three coats
of best paint.
Feed and litter carriers are installed
and reach all parts Of the barn. The
walls have ventilating ducts or shafts
between the studding at proper dis
tances. leading to vent stacks in the
roof. The studdings are 2x6 inch. and
the ventilators are built between
same. The stucco, or cement finish
for the exterior walls. compares favor
ably with the wood construction,
where sand is not too expensive, and
1t requires no paint, no repairs, Is
warm in winter and cool In summer
1t will last practically forever.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-06-10

A plan is shown herewith of mod
ern dairy barn, with capacity for
ninety cows. AS will be seen by the
floor plan, there are stalls for eighty
milk COWS. ten stalls for dry cows or
young stock, two bull stalls, and a
large calf pen in one wing of the pro-
posed barn, says a writer in Farmers
Review. The opposite wing has eight
single stalls. and four double stalls
for the horses. Opposite the horse
stalls or stable is a large feed room;
also a large room for the wagons. The
two silos are each 1Sx34 feet in the
clear, and will hold $50 tons of silage
each, or sufficient for feeding 100
cows. The barn is very complete, and
so designed that its capacity may be
increased or decreased, without affect
ing the general arrangement or the
exterior architectural appearance of
the barn. The two wings may be built
later If desired. Possibly every dairy
man would not want the horse barn
in connection with the dairy barn. The
main barn can be built larger or small
er, as required.
The barn as designed has gambrel
roof. or as some call it, double or
hip roof. The walls are twelve feet
to the caves. and the lower story eight
feet In the clear. The stalls are built
of gas pipe. and the pipe supports the
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-06-10

and culls at that-paying $40. They
had been bred to pure bred ram. He
put them in a field adjacent to a box
stall where he fed them some oats dur
ing the winter.
They brought eight lambs. The best
lamb he sold to a neighbor for five dol
lars. half the cost of the flock. Four
buck lambs sold to the butcher for SIS.
The three eve lambs were kept to in
crease the flock.
The next season the eight ewes with
13 lambs following were sold immedi-
ately after shearing for $55. A clear
profit of course. counting wool and
manure to balance keep of the flock.
The great secret of this success was
care. This is only one of the many ex.
amples of just such kind of business
that can be done when the man is de-
termined to do the business.