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Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
COAL|NGA BOYS DRILL
FOR OIL IN BACK YARD
Organize Company and Sell Stock
for Marbles and Empty
Tin Cans

COAIINGA. June 24.-Three of Co.
alinga's youths have organized COM
many. called the Silver Tip Junior, and
have started to drill for "oil' in the
back yard of one of their parents.
They have rugged up derrick about
eight feet high and for bit have
made use of a window weight and
manipulate it by pulling on a rope
run through a pulley and tied to the
weight.
The lads started on another hole
few days ago, but say they had TO
abandon it on account of the hole be-
ing too large at the top. 1t took them
some time to move the derrick ana
they spudded in the second hole Weu-
nesday. They made good headWay,
making about seven feet OF open hoIe
in one day about five inches IN diam
eter. and have rigged up small piece
of casing for a bailer and 1t surrey
does the work
The lads are selling stock in the con-
cern. hut are somewhat in doubt as
to it's capitalization, although the
shares are being rapidly taken up py
youthful associates for marbles anu
coal oil cans They are more famlllar
with the actual drilling than in the
promotion of the financial end of it,
calling each tool by its proper name
and fixing up tools for every part OF
LLOYD Hill is president of the Silver
Tip Junior Eddie Phelps is the drliler
and general manager and Eugene AT.
mold is the tool dresser. They expect
to bring in a we'll In a short time. The
average age of the lads is about Z
wears.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
TIGHTNER ORE LOOKS
LIKE A JEWELRY SHOP

NEVADA CITY, June 2L-Mining
men who have visited Allegheny dur
ing the past week marvel at the won,
derful discovery in the lower tunnei
of the Tightner mine. 1t Is pro
nounced by all who have visited the
underground workings of the Tightner
to be the greatest strike in the history
of Sierra county and is having no
ticeabIe effect on the interest in gen.
eral in the Allegheny district
III. L. johnson, owner of the right
ner. is not saying much, but he simply
let's out a smile of satisfaction When
talking of the big find in response 10
CONGRATULATIONS from hundreds OF
friends. The work of running ahead
on the six-foot ledge of bonanza ore
goes steadily on and it has been driven
on now for a distance of 145 1eet'
showing the richest kind of ore all the
way.
tits the biggest thing I have ever
seen. and I've seen lots of them, says
a well known mining man VINO mas
been at Allegheny.
"Why, if a strike half the magnitude
of the Tightner was made over IN the
state of Nevada there would be lO,OOo
people on the scene by this time. Just
think of encountering the wonderful
shoot over 600 feet below the SHAFT
where it was just as rich as In the
lower tunnel. 1t certainly shows that
the great shoot of jewelry shop stuff
goes down, and how far no one can
tell"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
STANDARDS PIPE LINE
Is PRACTICALLY DONE

The Standard Oil company's new
pipe line to the Midway from Bakers
field is practically complete and by
the first of July it is expected to be
running oil. The line was built in fast
time and will double the company 8
capacity from the Midway field.
Pipe is on the ground for another
six-inch line from the Midway station
to the section 30 property of the same
company and several run tanks have
been erected at the No. 1 well of the
Standard on section 2S, 1924. This
we'll has been drilling for almost two
years past and has been an expensive
one. The well is expected to be a big
producer.
Construction crews are at work on
the first one of the new 500,000-barrel
reservoirs to be constructed on section
l in the Kern river field. But two of
the big holders will be put in at pres
ent, according to the plans, although
provision has been made for the con-
struction of seven. By the time the
first two are completed, however, it
may be deemed necessary to continue
with the work. The first big reservoir
will be concreted.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
FOUR METALS MINE
WILL Be REOPENED
Arizonans Pay $4,000 for Con-
troll of Long Litigated Mexi-
can Property

TUCSON, June 24.-W. T. Smith and
]. w. Walker, both well known in min
ing circles in the southwest, have gone
east to make payment on the famous
old Four Metals group of mines, situ
ated in the Huachuca mountains, two
miles north of the Mexican line and
twelve miles east of Nogales. The
price of control of this property, which
is a celebrated one with splendid pros
poets, is $4,000, much of which has
already been paid.
Upon their return they will begin
work at once upon a tunnel to be 1000
feet long, every foot of 1t in copper ore
running from to per cent, with gold
and silver values to So ton.
There Is at present on the property
some 5000 feet of tunnels and shafts,
all of this in the same character of ore
as will be penetrated by the new tun-
mel This body of ore is already de-
veloped to a length of 500 feet, and
explorations have shown that the ledge
is just 600 feet wide. In short, they
of ore 600x600 feet, running 2 per cent
copper and SO in gold and silver.
The property was opened several
years ago, but of late has not been
worked, owing to litigation which
ragged about it. Smith and Walker,
however, have succeeded in bringing
this to an end and have secured con-
troll. They will put in machinery as
fast as needed, and in other ways
strive to make the property a paying
producer.
The Four Metals was once owned by
A. J. Edwards and F. L. Blumer, the
latter at the time interested in a Phoe
nix building and loan association, and
both we'll known here.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
GOLD STRIKE NEAR LUNING
CAUSES RUSH OF MINERS

Advices received from Tonopah say
a big stampede is on for a new gold
district sixty miles northwest of Ton
opah, ten miles from Goldyke and
about the same distance from Luning.
1t is in the Rich Hills district, and
the camp was discovered about three
weeks ago. Manhattan, Goldyke and
Atwood are said to be practically de-
serted and the rush will be on in full
force this morning from Tonopah.
The new district Is said to be about
two miles square, and abounds in big
outcrops and strong lodges that give
big paintings. Assays show as high as
$500 a ton on the surface. The coun-
try rock is porphyry and dacite. Two
townsites have already been located,
one on each side of the main hill, and
saloons and other business places are
being rushed in.
Several leases have been let on one
side of the hill. and it is said that
others will be let on other ground
within a few days. Some of the ore
was brought into Tonopah yesterday
afternoon by H. J. Hall and J. j. Nc
Quillan, who declare the new camp to
be one of the finest surface showings
they ever saw. The quartz has a red
dish hue and shows free gold plenti-
fully.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
ROCK CRUSHING MILL
GETS OUT THE GOLD

DOUGLAS, Ariz., June 2O.-It is re-
ported that the American Mining COM
pany which is operating one of the
GUNNER rock crushing machines on the
Ben Brey lease at Baludo, are clean
ing up from 40 to 80 ounces of gold
daily.
AS this is equivalent to about 5000
it indicates immense richness in the
ore in the Altar district, in which the
Ben Brey is located. AS the bulk of
the gold in the district is found in
concrete" that is it was once placer
gold but has become cemented togeth-
with its matrix, it is easily obtained
by dry washing, and this fact enables
prospects far from water to be profit
ably worked.
The prosperity of the Altar district
is attracting mining men from all over
the county and already many valua-
BILE claims have been sold.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
STRIKE AT ALLEeHANY

NEVADA CITY, June 21-Flne. ore
has been uncovered in the tunnel at
the Caesar mine below Allegheny.
ArsenIcal sulphurets have been found,
which is what appeals to every min
ing man who prospects in that section.
1t means that there is surely some-
thing good ahead.
The Caesar is located between the
Oriental and Kenton properties, both
of which have been good producers in
years past. The tunnel is now in a
distance of 900 feet and the ledge runs
from thirty inches to three feet in
width.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
METAL MARKETS

NEW YORK, June A.-Standard copper
and September, sl2.0oQ12. rs. London closed
easy at e54 1ss Cd for spot, and e55 12s Cd
for futures. Arrivals reported at New York
of 140 tons; exports, 22O4 tons, making L. 154
tons so far the month. Lake copper is quoted
at $12 .62kq12.S71h: electrolytic, $12.37kG
IL .621s; casting. s12. .121z6D12. .371A.
Tin weak; spot, $32. .50Q32 60; June, $32 $50
80 571s; July, sS2. 45q32. .6O September, $32 500
80 IS. London weak; spot, e14s bs; futures,
9149 IS 3D.
Lead steady; spot, &4o94.5O New York,
and s4.2OQ4.25 East St Louis. London un-
changed at s12 Is.
spelter firm; spot, IS .40d5 so New York. and
$5 .0065. O21s East St. Louis. London unchanged
at 922 IS.
Iron lower at 49s for Cleveland warrants in
London. Locally the market was unchanged.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
EXPECTS EXTENSIVE WORK
IN THE KETTLEMEN HILLS

COALINGA, June 24.-J. r. Baird.
ir oDerating IN the Kettlemen hills.
says he expects a great rush and de-
veiopment era in that field. An i'm
mense amount Of drilling material is
being hauled to the district daily, and
big capital is negotiating for land.
Baird is the owner of the land on
which the Coalinga National is oper-
ating and was greatly impressed by
the showing of the we'll when 1t was
brought in. The we'll is sanded up,
but work is progressing rapidly and
in a short time it will be on the beam
and prove a better well than is gem
orally expected. Very few people have
seen the we'll or the stock would prob
ably be more than double the present
price.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
BUILDS REFINERY

Construction of an oil refinery which
will have a daily capacity of more
than 10000 barrels and cost about
S150,000 has been begun at Avila by
the Union Oil company.
The new plant is approximately a
mile from the company's refinery at
Port Hartford. which has a daily ca
pacity of 10000 barrels.
The providing of additional refining
facilities has been made necessary by
the growth of the Unions business.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
RETURN OF {. C. RITTUE,
CROP ROTATION EXPERT

E. C. Rittue, representing the sorghum and
sugar cane culture Of the United States agri-
cultural department, has returned from Wash
ington after an absence of several months.
The proposition is pending at Washington
looking to the location Of a permanent expert
mental station in Southern California, with
headquarters in Los Angeles. Special atten-
tion will be devoted to experiments in crop
rotation as applied to the sugar beets and other
crops Two experts from the department are
expected to visit Los Angeles in the near future
and view the situation. Mr. Rittue will
main here for indefinite period.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25

SAN FRANCISCO. June 24-Nevada mining
stocks were generally quiet on the local ex-
change today. but a few issues in the leading
grouns were sufficiently active to afford some
os the brokers fair commissions. There was
another had break in Consolidated. $s.15 being
the best bid at the close. This was loss Oh
25 points over night Florence was weak ana
sold OFF 2M points.
Although the Tonopahs were dull the lead
ers showed an upward tendency-sS'S'h was
bid for Tonopah Mining, and Belmont was up
points with $S.571k bid. Jim Butler and West
End were off ! point each.
EoIloV;inr were the closing quotations.;
GOIDFIEI.D plSTRlCT
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
DECLARES DIVIDEND

A quarterly dividend at the rate of
8 per cent a year and amounting to
$2O,S 800 has been paid by the West
Coast Oil company Pacific Electric
building.
The West Coast is a subsidiary or
ganization of the Associated, +. r.
Henderson being general manager Of
1t, as he is of the Amalgamated
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
IMPERIAL PAYS DIVIDEND
OF SEVEN DOLLARS SHARE

The Imperial OIL company, wrich in April
transferred its property to the Kern River
Onfelds OF California, Limited. has paid its
stockholders dividend No. 70 Of 81 a share,
amounting 10 100000.
The company is capitalized at 1OO'O 600 shares
Of the par value of So each and has now dis
tributed to it's stockholders a total Of 49,
OOO 1t is understood that other dividends are
to follow from the proceeds of the sale Of
it's property
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
MILL RUN ON DE VOTE
MINE RUNS $40 A TON

GOLDFIELD, June PA carload Of
ore came in from the Devote property
at Hornsilver, and returns from the
Western Ore Purchasing company
show it ran $40 ton. The boys have
several carloads more which will be
shipped in the near future.
A whin will be installed at once and
extensive development will be inaugu-
rated. The property never looked bet
ter and great results are expected.
The shaft is sixty feet deep, but will
be sunk deeper to get under the ore
that has been opened in the drift.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
ADMITS STEALING GOLD

YREKA, Cal, June 21.-John Money
Lowden, who robbed Frank Noonan of
Scott Bar on June of $50 in gold dust,
pleaded guilty to petit larceny today
and was sentenced tc 100 days in Jail
by Judge Chambers of Montague The
grand larceny charge was dismissed.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
SYNDICATE PAYS $55O,0O0
FOR SANTA MONICA ACRES

The Wright & Calender company. c. =. W.
Palmer and Robert F. Jones have purchased
the Santa Monica Heights tract of 1905 acres
at a reported price Of $550,OO0. 1t is expected
that the tract will be subdivided for villa
home sites of highest class.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25

sales-10O Caribou 1850; 500 Pacific states "A;
900 Palmer / S71a; 300 Premier, .95 300 do 80;
100 S w and 40
Informal sales-5OO Associated AS
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
WILL DISPLAY PRODUCTS

Arrangements rave been completed by VIII ch
Imperial valley cotton and other products viii
be placed on exhibition in a special car that
Will be sent to the various fairs in the south
elm states.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
MINING QUOTATIONS

Exclusive dispatch to The Herald by l.. A.
Crisler & Co, members of Los Angeles stock
exchange, 2OO-2O1 1. w. Helman building Los
Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
BOSTON MINING STOCKS

Special service to The Herald by }; u VIII
son. 212 West Fifth street, Los Angeles
BOSTON, June 24.-The action OF the market I,8I1
was disappointing again today. Extreme uuii- IL
ness ruled IN Boston, but there seemed to be
o uou,datton from tired holders and the
bnying power amounted to practically nothing'
ConnaT ouoted at 12Ih cents with poor de-
mand at even that figure.
Closing quotations were as follows; 49,.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25

IT'S as easy to secure a bargain in a used
automobile through want advertising. it
used to be-and still is-to secure a horse
and carriage.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
KERN WESTERN ERECTS
HOUSES AND DERRICKS

No small amount of progress is being
made on the property of the Kern
Western Oil company in the Kern river
field, judging from reports from there
yesterday. This is the property which
adjoins the recent purchase of 5000
acres by Capt. Barneson.
The Kern Western is now erecting
houses and derricks on the property,
and active development work will be-
gin shortly.
Tickets Auto Livery, 246 S. ~ f'"g
Phone Main 719.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
eNNERANc,sco OIL STOCKS

Service TO The Los Angeles Herald by L. A.
Crisler G. CO.. members Los Angeles stock ex-
change 2OO-2O1 I. w. Hellman puildlhg' Los
Angeles.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 24.-Following were
today's quotations on the San Francisco STOCK
Closing -OloSlH6
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
NEW YORK CURB

e.,., sa-yica 70 The Herald by J. C. Will
- 90 west Fifth street. Los Angeles.
nrrv YORK. June 24.-Following were the
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25

NEW YORK, June
closing quotations:
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-06

at the core repugnant TO every tenet OF modern
enlightenment and reason.
Except in England, which under the name
and style of a monarchy maintains the pattern
Of democracy for the world and in Japan where
in spite of all its progress Ill Western methods
loyalty Ia the Emperor Is enthroned rs the ma
tonal religion, the principle of autoerahc or
monarchieal government has in every country
worthy Of the name one solitary crutch. 1t de-
ponds utterly upon the army and upon the navy.
1t holsters itself against the people by a force
drawn from the people themselves. 1t holds
its tanaticai sway BY reason Of popular IL
noranee and lack Of assertion inseparabe from
such false condition. Herein lies the great
weakness Of every form Of kingship. that il j.
even more helpless without and even more depend
cnt on the popular support No matter what the
tradition Of military honor. no matter what the
development Of discipline. no matter how cal
ion>ed 10 abuses the army and navy may he by
reason ef the practice Of arms, the fact remains
that heF are of the people. Theirs is the Popu-
lar blood. Theirs is the popular sympathy. In
the final crisis the army and the navy will de-
ser their artificial master for their natural ally.
In the face OF a disciplined aud loyal army no
popular revolution could IN this day be success
full. When the test comes. the basic education
and understanding of the rank and file Of these
organizations are such that they Will not be irue
To their official obligations at the cost Of being
untrue 10 themselves. The man in The uniform
has the heart OF citizen He will nowhere
much longer permit himself To be used against
his KIND As IN Portugal. 50 II will be III Rus
sla, 50, sone day, il may be Ill Germany. The
arm of he government will turn and snte it,
| he species of selt-tyranny masquerading as
patriotism Will have It's eyes opened. The armies
of the world will 10 their work and disband.
There Is growing talk as taxes mount, as
economics are forgotten in The building of the
great war machines Of he nations of dsarma-
ment agreements. l. not the true future of this
question disarmament by the armies them
selves after they have used their own power to
the destruction of the powers which they were
organized 10 uphold
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-06
italize the acquisitive powers of the Vienese
MANNING AND RUNNING AWAY.

1t is to be hoped that in some way the police
may yet find the automobile party that late at
night ran down an old ex-Confederate and,
after seriously wounding him, took him III the
machine to the Soldiers Home, laid him on his
own porch, and then cruelty departed without
making themselves known ANDY without procur-
ing assistance
Acts of this character whet the growing pre-
indice against the automobile. They are, II Is
true. exceptional instances, but the public does
not always examine averages. Above all they
show that the person capable Of doing them is
not the proper person to run an automobile.
In the absence OF proof other than the INJURY,
such action itself raises strong presumption OF
gross negligence, that we think is competent to
be taken into consideration by the courts. 1t is
equivalent 10 thee man who a crime committed,
fees where no one pnrsues. If the victim die,
the New York precedent of conviction and I'M
prisonment for nanslaueher is tine medicine !;
if he be only MANNED damages can be had, as
weIl as Imprisonment imposed
The man who reckesslv injuries with an auto
mobile. and who Is then without the stamina to
stay and take the consequences Is not 'desir-
able citizen in or about Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-06
81 ICII1E.

Suicide reports are beginning 10 gain more
serious notice Time was when America furnish
ed fewer of these deuded and despairing ones
than any other country. Now. with the number
of those who take their lives doubled IN less than
decade it is taking first rank in these unevi-
able statistics.
What is the cause. l. the population not
only less tenacious of life but less fixed with
that sense of deep and natural conscience which
makes it duty 10 live. Is the national fibre
weakened Are conditions of life, III seeming
prosperity. in reality harder than before Is
suicide the result of a want Of opportunity Does
il mean lack of moral stamina. Why, when
there is much more apparent reason to live,
this increase in the proportonate number Of
those who refuse to submit themselves to a primal
obligation
II is an interesting fact that poverty seems
to bear trivial relation 10 the trouble The sui
eides are for the most part amply >elf-slstaining.
Many Of them are highly educated. Many of
them apparently circumstance for happi-
ness. The dreaf mystery of human lives max
ing for this morbid crime is one of the mos
battling Of human manifestations.
1t is. however. thoughtful fact that suicides
proportlonatev preponderatc in isolated and con
GtSfed communities. i he Sheep-nefder goes INTO
the barn to hang himself: he hotel dweller turn
on the gas. At the bottom in each ease is the
trouble not the essential loneliness which presses
on the human soul The Hal sameness of the
open stars, the even more biting iteration Of the
same passing crowds l. there not somewhere
in these two dissimiar conditions lack that,
pressing on the BRAIN binding the eyes, bring 1t
halfrocognized pam where madness turks.
We have often wondered when the genius
wonld appear who would attain the ideal of a
personal charity TO people who would flush at
the 1erm When there would be sort ,1
home for the homeless wellIodo. When ii the
cities there would be some sort of practical APP
phcation of brotherhood. without otfensc and
without condescension Man is gregarous 70
certain point only can he live alone When that
point is reached something snaps lie hears the
call. Mad though he he called by the weird
which heeds him not, he goes home TO a world
that in his despair he pines for though he knows
il not.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-06
AND UNIVERSAL DIsARM
AMENI

Difficult as il il to form any sort of cor
|1ect Judgment a. 10 the eanses underlying the
|sncccssful revolution IN Portugal. the Danish
enSnt Of the King the recognition of the Repub-
" by the Spanish Minister. together with the
Nm apparent weakness Of the existing govern
nenf. lead to the conclusion that the wave of
8epublcanism in Europe is again coming to a
1eat-
~ The fate Of Portugal IN particular Of course
lbends upon the manner in which the people
ho have taken the reins show themselves cap
Ia OF self-goyernment In a country which for
ars has been the SYNONYM Of misgoyernmcnt.
1knt they show ihemselves capable, would be
the nature Of a miracle, but such miracles
happened before What is of more sig
eance i the added warming which the revolu-
aixes M the final destruction of system