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Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10
Where the California Oil
Mems Association Stands

The broad purpose association is
the connected herewith
problems that brought about the OF
adopted by the board the
association meeting held in Bakersfield September "a lo Inc res
procedures have been followed for
where's procedures
through
Whereas through approval Of
period time they
recognized law upheld as law by the courts OF
located and their development
proceeded accordance with these customs and
prevailed and have
and regulations department
faith accordance with established Gus
Resolved is the belief OF the California on Mems association
California and said
adhere the established customs of the
given by the commits
the locating developing and
change to begin to be effective at date sub
sequent to this day
certain oil lands situated the state of
California and ,, o tho odor =, the Tinted states ssuea
with the provisions of the
% be same lands embraced In the withdrawal of September
doubt to the date when said with
Many the dates of both of
orders their descriptions proceeded
accordance with the customs and procedures prevailing
in such matters; and IL,
drawn from entry by the wal
endngering the rights and property OF thousands OF c
o oil % operators @ Of caifiornia; now therefore be it
the California OIL Mems association TPorgnss s
faith to the date when the said
order 6 oTn Seeems 9Ge tn deyop % and % Se it % Uher nave
attention the president be directed the fact
by the said withdrawals seriously hand
capped in instances prevented them
they considered in demin
ing wha constu able diligence"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10
CROSS-T|E SALES
INCREASE IN YEAR
Ten Per Cent Advance Reported
in Supply for Steam and
Electric Railways
Especial to The Herald1

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 9.-There
was a substantial increase, amounting
to about ten per cent, in the num-
ber of wooden cross-ties purchased for
consumption by the steam and electric
railroads in the United States in the
calendar year 1909, as compared with
the number purchased in 1908. This
information appears in a preliminary
comparative report covering 1909, 1905
and 1907, which was transmitted today
to Census Director Durand by Chief
Statistician William M. Steuart, un-
der whose supervision it was prepared
by ]. E. Whelchel, special agent OF
the division of manufactures. The
census bureau, in conjunction with
the forest service of the department
of agriculture, annually collects and
publishes a special report relative to
the consumption of cross-ties.
The comparative table, embodied in
the report, shows the principal kinds
of wood used in the manufacture of
cross-ties. These, in the ranking order
into which they fell in 1909, are: Oaks
southern pines, Douglas fir, western
pine, cedar, chestnut cypress, lamar
ack, hemlock, redwood, white pine,
lodgepole pine, gum, spruce and beech,
and the remaining varieties are group
ed together In an "all other class.
In 1909 the total number OF cross
ties of all kinds of wood, reported as
having been purchased, was 123,754,-
900, costing $50, ,321, 900 at the point OF
purchase, as compared with 112, 46S 0OO
costing $56,2S1.00Q. in 1908, and l5S,7OO,-
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10
LET SOUTHERN PACIFIC
MAKE GOOD TO AGENCY
Agreement Between Independents
and Associated Will Work
Well Properly Handled

The natural course of events having
been allowed to prevail finally, the in
dependent producers Of the several
fields of the state and two great mar
keters, the Union and the Associated
Oil companies, have got together into
q compact which should have been
made long ago. Identical interests call
for Identical methods of handling, ana
in the present instance that condition
could only be brought about by some
such arrangement as has been con-
cluded during the week.
There are two results to be obtained
in the production and disposal of fuel
oil. The first Is the securing to the
producer of a profitable price; the sec
ond, the securing to the consumer of
q profitable price. In other words,
both producer and consumer should
be enabled to make money out or
oil, and that double result can best
be secured when control of the mar
ket is concentrated. An approach to
this control has been made-and, prob
ably this means what amounts, virtu-
ally to complete control-whlch is
well.
Only one doubt remains as to the
success of the deal now consummated
and that relates solely to those in
charge of the Associated who in the
past nave GdIllGi IL IiiOSI wi Niehi Nt'
trust and disesteem on the part of the
public. Possibly their conduct can be
Justified by exigencies never fully ap-
precated in other quarters, and 1t Is
to be hoped that this has been the case.
At any, rate. the Associated Oil COM
pany and it's masters, the Southern
Pacific Railway company of Kentucky,
have now an opportunity of demon
strating that they can act fairly and
on the square. The public will be In
clined to withhold an adverse verdict
until time sufficient for demonstra-
tion shall have elapsed, 1t being under
stood that they are so bound by con-
tract that they must refrain from in
dulging in the savageries and barbar-
tiles of former years.
With all due consideration given 10
an intention of carrying on dealings In
the future in spirit the reverse Of
that animating it heretofore, 1t may
as we'll be remarked that it Is for
tunate circumstance that the Associat-
ed is restrained with thews 1t cannot
break-"hog tied" so to speak.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10
CROOK CANYON STRIKE
SAMPLES $40 THE TON
Venezia Mine Will Soon Attain a
High Rank Among Gold
Producers

PRESCOTT, Oct. s.-Reports Of a
rich strike in the Venezia mine, in the
Crook canyon district, which reached
the city a few days, have been con-
firmed by j. B. Tomlinson, consulting
engineer. He is elated at the showing
and confident that the mine will soon
attain a high range among the gold
producers OF the county. The new find
was made in the main shaft at a depth
of eighty-two feet The shaft is now
down 100 feet, with twenty-six inches
of ore on the footwall sampling $40 in
gold and sixteen inches of quartz on
the hanging wall carrying a heavy
percentage of iron that assays three
and half ounces of gold to the ton.
Mr.. Tomlinson says that since the
shoot was struck in the shaft it has
grown larger in size and richer in
values with depth. 1t has every in
dication of permanency. and is the
same shoot exposed 275 feet in the tun
mel on the vein which starts on a level
with the collar of the shaft Much Of
the ground above the tunnel was
stopped several years ago, giving good
returns.
1t is the intention to cut a station in
the shaft at the present depth, run
drifts and start stopping to the>tunnel
level. The output will be treated in
the new twenty-stamp mill recently
erected and. which is now ready for
occupation.
The Venezia is one of the we'll de-
fined veins of the district. 1t is asso-
ciated with granite and porphyry
contact. 1t has a northerly and south
erly strike, and unlike others of the
immediate section, dips easterly at
an angle of 78 degrees. The mine has
an excellent record in gold production
considering the amount of develop
ment. It yielded rich returns to its
early operators. who reduced the out
put by the crude arrastra method.
This is the first attempt at deep
mining on the property and the show
ing is better than anticipated. That
its exploitation will be continued to
greater depth on practical lines is the
intention of the owners who have
financed the proposition for large
plan of development.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10

900, costing SIS, ,959, 900, in 1907. The lat
ter year does not, however, represent
the true standard of comparison, as it
was one of unusual railroad develop
ment The decrease in 1908 was about
26.S per cent, but in 1909 the balance
swung back to 80.5 per cent of the
1907 record, and was, as stated, an in
crease of about 10 per cent over 1908.
While there was considerable varia-
ton in the number of cross-ties pur-
chased during the three years, the
average cost per tie remained close to
80 cents.
A significant feature is the fact that
in 1909 there were 16,437, 900 cross-ties
reported as purchased for new track,
as against 7431, 900 in 1908, and 2S,557,-
900 in 1907.
The purchases by steam railroads
formed about SO per cent of the total
in 1909 as compared with approximate
ly "a per cent in both 1908 and 1907
The oaks continued in 1909 to lead
in a wide margin all the other kinds of
cross tie material. Moreover, in the
general return of the industry toward
the 1907 record, lowing to renewed
activity in railroad extension, the oaks
have come back faster than any other
species In 1907 the total number of
oak cross-ties reported was 81, 757, 900;
in 1908 it was 4S, III, 600, and in 1909 1t
was $780, 900.
During those years the proportion of
oak cross-ties in the total number pur-
chased ranged from 40 to 46 per cent,
Southern pines, which numbered more
than half as many as the oaks in 1907,
dropped to considerably less than half
in 1908 and decreased little further in
1909. The figures are 34,21500O in 1907,
21,529,0OO in 1908 and 21,SS4000 in 1909.
In each year the oaks and southern
pines together formed about two-thirds
of the total number purchased. Doug
las fir, While showing a material gain
over 1908, was in 1909 still short of the
number purchased in 1907, which was
14524,0OO. In 1908 the total was 7,9S7,-
900, and in 1909 it was 9,06S 600. From
third place in the ranking order in
1907, Douglas fir dropped to fifth in
1908, but came back to third in 1909.
In 1907 cedar, with S,953.OOO, was fourth
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10
STRIKE STARTS WORK
IN TYPO DISTRICT

TONOPAH, Oct. 81. Roberts, who
with associates is interested in the Hot
Creek section, about eight miles south
of Tybo, arrived in town today, bring
ing number of samples from the
property he has been working. The ore
he is exhibiting comes from a ledge
that crops out about fifty feet in width
and on the surface can be traced for
quite a distance. The assays show the
surface rock to carry about $S in gold,
while prospecting shaft sent down to
a depth of twelve feet shows the
values to increase materially, The
property is located in the porphyry
foothills and the gold-bearing rock is
of a jasper formation, bearing a re-
semblance to the Ellendale high grade
The district affords excellent milling
facilities, as there is an abundance Of
timber and water. Mr.. Roberts stated
that a tunnel can be driven into the
ledge on one side of the hill On the
side a 400-foot tunnel would open the
ledge at a depth of 400 feet, while on
another a depth of 1000 feet could be
attained by a tunnel of practically the
same distance. The camp is only about
two and one-half miles from the pro-
posed Ely-Goldheld railroad.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10
BIC COPPER DEPOSIT
FOUND NEAR CARSON
Sheep Herders Sell Stock and
Prospect Country with Fa-
vorabIe Results

CARSON CITY. New, Oct. "a few
miles south OF this city there has been
quietly worked what looks like one OF
the biggest copper deposits in the en-
tire west. The ground is situated on
the main range back of JACK valley ana
is known as the Greeley French ground
Several years ago a couple or Basque
sheep herders uncovered ledge there
showing heavy copper sulphldes anu
considerable gold and silver values
They staked the ground and figuring
that it belonged to Greeley French took
him into the combination, thus saving
litigation and difficulties that generally
arise from such discoveries.
The sheep men sold their herds'
scrape their money together and have
done a vast amount of prospecting and
developing. Several tunnels nave been
driven into the hill and in each instance
a large body of high grade copper ore
has reculted. During the spring a
cloudburst swept down the canyon and
instead Of damaging the workings II
washed the surface off and exposed
another ledge that showed up big
values. During all the development and
nrcspecting there has been little noise
made. Mining men have been mace
welcome at the section and several nat
terinR offers have been turned down
Careful assays have been kept and the
entire work carried on in a thorough
manner.
Greeley French during the past year
has interested parties who haVe kept
the affair moving One survey is lot
seven-mile tram from the mines TO the
railroad. All the data is complete FOR
the building of such a tram, and the
parties who have been building the
tram from Silver City to Dayton have
been over the ground and furnished
estimates. Every tower is located, pins
planned and the dumping room at the
railroad has been gone over. win dh
of this work there has been no noise.
Specimens of the ore have from time
to time been brought to this city. 1t is
rich in copper. being bornlte ana otneI
high grade in character. The fact that
a mine is situated practically on the
summit of the Sierras and away from
the general trend of the prospector mas
prevented others from doing much
work in the district.
Just how and where the ore Is to be
handled the interested parties nave not
made public. 1t is possible that they
are planning to help supply the Bruins
wick camp. At any rate everything Is
ready for a move at any time, ana from
what was stated IN tnlS city lew uay
ago, it is likely that the tram VIII be
put up this fall. From the amount ina,
is hgured on for expenditure there must
be a quantity of ore exposed to warrant
the contemplated work.
One thing is certain and that is the
specimens exhibited in this city are the
richest in the way of copper of any
thing recently brought into camp
with the success of this property 1t Is
safe to say that others just as i'm
portant will be opened up.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10

in rank; in 1908 is rose, with S,172 900, to
third place, dispfacing Douglas fir; but
in 1909, with 6,77S000, it gave way to
western pine, and took fifth rank. In
1907 chestnut was fifth, with 1851, 900.
in 1908 fourth, with S,074,000, and in 1909
sixth. with 6,629,0 900.
Cypress held the sixth position, with
6.779 600 in 1907; seventh, with 3457,000,
in 1908; and seventh again, with 1850,
000 in 1909. Western pine was seventh
from the top, with 100000, in 1907;
ninth, with 3,O93,0OO, in 1908; and fourth.
with $4,000, in 1909. Tamarack was
eighth in rank in 1907 and 1909, but
sixth in 1908. Hemlock was ninth In
1907 and 1909, but eighth in 1908. Red
wood has held tenth place each year.
A marked increase Is noticeable in
the use of gum and beech woods. OF
the former there We're $4,000 cross-ties
purchased in 1907, 262,0OO in 1908, and
37S000 in 1909. The total number of
beech cross-ties purchased was 81 900
in 1907, $4,000 in 1908 and $4,000 in
1909 =
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10
COUNTY WILL OFFER SALE
OF BONDS FOR GOOD ROADS
Supervisors Will Put $525,000
Securities on Market

Good roads bonds in block of $685.
900 worth will be offered for sale today
by the board of supervisors The bonds
to be sold amount to little less than
half as much as the first block sold in
November, 1908. 1t is expected that a
smaller rate of premium will be realized
on this block than on the first one. as
at the present time 1t is stated that
the bond market is not in as good con-
dition as at the time of the last bond
sale, and buyers predict that the rate
will be much less for this reason.
The supervisors have on hand $780,
900, remaining from the previous sale of
bonds. The amount remains after all
claims for last August have been paid
and the amount needed to cover all
the contracts. The supervisors have
been informed by G. Fl. Bixby of the
highway commission that this amount
will last until after December /.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10
BODY DROWNED WOMAN
WILL De BURIED TODAY
Police Think Ocean Park Dress
maker Jumped from Pier
While Insane

Miss Caroline Shafer, the ocean Park
dressmaker, whose body was found
washed ashore at the foot of California
street, North Beach, Santa Monica,
Saturday morning, will be buried at
Inglewood cemetery this afternoon. In
yestigation of the case seems to con-
firm the theory that the young woman
ended her life by jumping into the
ocean while suffering from temporary
insanity due to i'll health. Miss
Shafer disappeared from her home on
September 80, after expressing her be-
lief that she was a hopeless invalid
and would like to be dead. 1t is be-
lieved that she plunged into the ocean
from one of the beach wharves on the
night she disappeared.
The young woman is said to have a
number of wealthy relatives in the asst,
but had earned her living for some
time at her trade of dressmaking. She
was 80 years of age.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10
BURDEN FALLS ON AGENCY

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 9.-Whne
under the newly made agreement the
Associated guarantees no minimum
price for oil the Union and Agency
continue to guarantee 30 cents on the
certificates to be issued on storage oil.
There will be no changes whatever in
the certificates which are being signed
and the issue of which is being de-
layed only by clerical labor. Should
the Associated average price in any
month fall below 35 cents the Agency
will make up the difference out of the
receipts for the following month to
the holders of the certificates. 1t is
not anticipated, however, that this will
be the case.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10
ORCHESTRA OF METHODIST
CHURCH TO GIVE CONCERT

The First Methodist church Sunday
school orchestra will give it's twenty
fourth concert at the First Methodist
church, Sixth and Hill streets, next
Tuesday night, commencing at s
o'clock. This is one of a series of con-
certs that are given every three
months by this organization.
The feature of the program will be a
cello solo by Hans Mettke. an ocarina
solo by w. r. Sonnanstine and a violin
solo by E. B. Valintine, director of the
orchestra.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10
vALEN rlNE-AFrER ONE YEAR

Having no talent ne'er wrote valentine
When I was counting you, dearest-I bought
'em;
Colored extensively, gilded expensively-
Well 1 remember how lovely you thought
'em!
Flowers I sent you, too; books-for I meant
you to
Take a large view of my taste and my
wallet;
idea impractical Deviiish tactical
Error, I call It'll
straightway you married me-busted me-car.
ried me
Into a debt that cannot get out Of;
Therefore this fretting Of soul. and this
sweating OF
Blood and OF ink in a stunt I'm In doubt or
This wear. for vioets substitute triolets-
Crude and home-made-for your tribute; and
maybe,
Granting the price enough, purchase some nice
enough
Shoes for babyi
e. NJ Robinson in Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10
LARGE NUMBER OF WELLS
ABOUT TO COME IN
IN MIDWAY TERRITORY

TAFT, Oct. 9.-One hundred and fifty
four wells, large proportion of which
are in the gusher belt, are about due
to come In between North Midway and
the old Sunset field. These wells should
add enormously to the production of
the west side territory and the present
relation of consumption to production
will probably be materially changed. 1t
is reasonable to assume that the present
surplus is not to be decreased at once
even though considerable number of
the big wells 60 off.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10
sHRlpAN 400 FEET DEEP

McKITTRICK, Oct. 9-The Union
is down 44O0 feet in its Sheridan No.
1 on 10, 1922, North Midway. At about
1000 feet some two weeks ago a small
showing of oil was encountered the
first yet found in this well. The for
nation is becoming more encouraging.
The quantity is too small yet to be OF
any commercial value or to determine
it's gravity. 1t is little more than what
is found in the water when the bailer
comes I'm
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10
ON SAGE LEASE

MARICOPA, Oct. 9.-The Union OIL
company will reopen No. II on the
Sage lease, which a few weeks ago
startled the community by acting as if
another Lakeview had been brought in.
The derrick has been rebuilt and every
thing Is ready for the work. No. II is
on the north line of section 35 and due
west of the Lakeview.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10

T,.s a. easy o secure a bargain in a used
autonohile through want advertising, a. II
used TO band Still is-to secure horss
and carriaGep
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-28
DETROIT PLAYERS
MAKE RICH HAUL
Tigers Get in on Copper Dis.
covery at Bisbee,
Ariz.

DETROIT. September 2s,-A select CO.
terie Of Detroiters who owned shares In
the. Bisbee mine Of Bisbee, Ariz. were
overjoyed to hear Monday morning that
ore had been struck.
For two years this mine has been
worked with no traces Of ore until the
other day, when a rich copper vein
was uncovered. All signs showed a
rich deposit.
Perhaps none OF the stockholders was
more elated than a number of the ball
players. They were advised to buy
stock. which they did, paying SD share
for it,
Ball players who invested world 3
series money during the fall Of 1907 are
Jennings, Donovan, Mullin. Summers
Willetts, Crawford, Cobb, O'Leary,
Schaefer and Rossman.
Members of the board Of directors are
all Detroiters, and include William &.
Yawkey. Frank Poss. Frank Craig. Frank
c. Navin and F. c. Hueston.
There were $4,000 shares. AS this was
all purchased here 1t will be seen that
comparatively small number In the
company will share in the profits.
Mining men say the Bisbee extern ion
is rich one. All the stock has been
sold. Among the other big stockholders
are Vaughn CHASER, the actor; Robert
Tannahill, John Ford, Charles Bray and
others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-28
Walsh First American League Player to Pick Cubs to Beat the A
BIG ED WALSH PICKS CUBS TO
WIN WORLDS SERIES EASILY
Sox Star Twirler Gives His Reasons for
Predicting Athletics Defeat-Tom Hughes
Will Not Report This Fall.

and the west. and from now on to the
end the Maps and the Tigers are the
only teams that will be seen on the
South Side yard.
There has been some talk of Tom
Hughes joining the Nationals while
they are here, but Manager Jim an
nounced last night that the star of the
Minneapolis team will not report at
present. Hughes lives in Washington,
and it is possible that he will be there
by the time the Nationals return to
their own grounds next week.
The game yesterday between Scott
and Gray was one of the best battles
of the season. Gray lost his own game
by making wild pitches at critical
times. but Scott held the visitors safe
at all times. Only two hits apiece
were made off the opposing pitchers
and one base on balls was handed out
by each pitcher. The two wild pitches
that Gray made were the only advan-
tages that the Sox had over him.
The final battle today will be an in
teresting one, for it is likely that Wal
ter Johnson will pitch for the Wash
ington men and Doe White will go to
the front for the SoX. Any time these
two men hook up there is a battle
worth seeing.
The SCORES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-28
MARLBORO OPENS TUESDAY.
Many Good Horses to Race at,Mary
land Meeting.

Tuesday next will see the opening of
the new track at Marlboro under the
auspices of the New York Jockey Club
Good officials, first-class horses and
everything that goes to make a meet
ing q success is what the management
of the association has catered for. All
these will be found at the track, as there
are now over a hundred and fifty horses
getting their daily work, while over q
hundred will arrive the end of the week
A train Of four cars will leave the Wood
bine track at Toronto Friday night. which
will bring forty-odd horses to Marlboro
while a carload is looked for from Mon
treal and two from Kentucky. This will
about complete the lot that will come to
the meeting. The horses now stabbed
at Pimlico will be shipped Thursday OF
Friday, SO that there will be close tC
three hundred horses for the meeting
The idea of the club putting on events
for gentleman riders has created a re-
newed interest in the city of Baltimore
and is sure to be a strong attraction.