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Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
CAMP sYNCLINE GROWS

The town of Syncline, which is To-
Gated Immediately west of the Range
16 Oil company and on the west half
of section STILL, is growing. ten
room addition to the hotel is under con-
struction, and this hostelry is doing a
thriving business.
They have a bar, garage in con-
nection with the hotel and general
store. Lumber for several dwelling
houses is being brought in.
The officers and directors of the
Range 16 Oil company have just re-
turned from a trip of Inspection
through the Vallecitos, or as it is
sometimes called, the Arnold oil dis
trict, named in honor Of DR.. Ralph
Arnold, and John M. Fairfield, secre-
tary of the Range 16 Oil company, re-
ports that in a conversation with w.
10. Mcconnell, jr., of Hollister, whom
he met in the Vallecitos in company
with a party composed of San Fran
cisco and Hollister people, he was in
formed by Mr.. Mcconnell, who is
searcher of records at Hollister, that
every piece of patented land in the
VaIlecitos valley was either leased or
else under option for sale, and that
much activity was prevalent in land
transfers in that section. Mr.. McCon-
nell also said prices were going up
steadily.
UNION FOUND OIL
Several years ago the Union OIL COM
pany, pursuing the methods of develop
ment then in vogue, drilled five wells
on or near the axis of the north anti
cline of the Vallecitos field. Some of
these wells penetrated the oil sands at
shallow depth, and two of them were
sunk in the cretaceous formation en-
.tirely behind the cropping of the sands
on the axis Of this anticline. The re-
suit was, as in all cases of this char
acter of development, a small produce
tion, although when the last well was
brought in by the Union Oil company
the oil was shot $50 feet in the air.
This story is vouched for by all Of the
old residents of the Vallecitos valley,
and also by w. 70. Mcconnell, jr., who
was attracted there by the report of
gusher and saw the oil from the Union
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
COVERS
LARGE OIL AREA
New Companies Grasp 0pportu-
nifty Extended Each Month
Adds to the Production
(contInued from Pare rourl

near the southeast corner of it's hold
ings. The Lyons anticline crosses the
section at this point and it is expected
that oil will be developed here at
moderate depths.
The Crouch well, drilling near the
mouth of the Torrey canyon, has al
ready passed through a good oil sand
at about 900 feet, but will continue the
drilling to the second sand.
The Bard Oil and Asphalt company
has completed its large steel storage
tank and Is now rigging up on several
new wells. The deep test we'll is said
to be good for at leas; 200 barrels a
day of light oil and the oil-bearing
formation still continues.
The Canadian Queen Is in the
neighborhood of HOO feet on No. well
and has been in the oil-bearing forma-
tion since $50 feet. 1t is likely that
the well will be finished at some point
between HOO and 1900 feet, and should
prove a good producer at that depth.
The Liberty company, drilling on
Sulphur mountain, is making headway
with No. 2 well and will probably fin
ish at about 5000 feet.
The Crown. Oil company is starting
work on a piece of property just
taken over in the lower Sespe. The
first well is to be drilled near the wells
of the BroWnstone Oil and Refining
company, and work is already under
way.
The Big sespe Oil company has
nearly finished it's new pipe line to
Brownstone and will be running oil
through it within a few weeks.
The Forest City National Oil COM
pany that lately bought the Slocum
group of wells in Santa Paula can
yon, is drilling it's first new well.
Slocum brothers, who lately sold
their holdings in Santa Paula canyon,
are putting in a rig and will drill just
north of Piru on land located just
east of the Ventura Oil and Develop
ment company's holdings.
The United Mining and Oil company
is already over 400 feet deep in it's
first we'll in Piru canyon and is put
ting up another rig.
The Colonial Oil company, organ
lied in Oxnard, is drilling on land
purchased from w. l.. Dunn in Nigger
canyon near Piru.
The Montebello Oil company is an
other new company headed by T. P.
Gable. 1t is drilling just east of the
Bardsdale wells of the Union Oil COM
pany.
The Bardsdale Crude Oil company is
drilling near the old Bardsdale wells
and making progress. The organizers
of the company are DR.. SchiHman'
Judge Ford, c. A. Shaw, Tom Shaw
and William Shaw.
The Santa Susanna Oil company,
headed by Tap. Clifford, is already drill
ing it's first we'll and moving in an
other rig. The property lies between
the wells of the Union and the Bards-
dale Crude.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25

Development in the Vallecitos oil dis
trict, in the southern portion of San
Benito county, California, is going
ahead apace. Much activity is preVa-
dent in several portions of this field.
The Range 16 Oil company operating
on section 3-17-11, has all of its lumber
| hauled from Mendoza, the nearest rail-
road point on the Southern Pacific main
line. This lumber consists of heavy
sills- a large walking beam, plank for
the construction of the rig and lumber
sufficient for the building of an auto
mobile garage, stable for mules en-
ployed in and about this company's de-
velopment, a large boarding house, en-
CINE house, boiler house, bunk house,
blacksmith shop and such other build
ings as go with a complete drilling
plant.
The carpenters have been at work on
the buildings of the Range 16 Oil com
pany for the past ten days, and the
rig builders have just reached the feld'
and will rush to completion the extra
heavy standard rig which the company
is erecting. The equipment, consisting
of a 40-horSepoWer boiler, 23-horsepoWer
standard drilling engine, S0OO-toot
sand line and a 3500-foot drilling cable,
has been shipped to the field from Los
Angeles.
MACHINERY ARRIVES
The first carload of this machinery
arrived in Mendoza on September Z,
and most of it is either at the scene
of operation or en- route. The second
carload of machinery for this company
leaves Los Angeles September 20.
The Range 16 Oil company has or
dered 500 feet of 151a a-inch screw casing,
with which they propose to start lIs
we'll, and it is the opinion of Col. H. e.
Heffron of Los Angeles, consulting en-,
gineer for this company, that 1t Wlll
experience no difficulty in carrying TINS
pipe to a depth of. 500 feet at wnlch a1;
point it is proposed to reduce to l21S-
inch casing, and carry that to deptn
of 1000 or 1900 feet, or more If possible;
when the casing will be again reduced
to 10 inches, which will be carried 10
a depth of 1900 or 17OO feet, or deeper
il possible. ,sidar-
able credit for going into this hel1
prepared, as it is, to go to depth %, oL
3OOO feet If it becomes necessary III
order to prove it's ground
ARNOLD WILL DRILL
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
PROMINENT OIL MEN

Prominent among the hustling young
men who are striking out for them
selves and achieving success is Mr..
William 3. Pinneo, whose city office
is located at 207 Mercantile place.
Mr. Pinneo was with the Pacific
Coast Steamship company for one year,
when he left them to take a better
position with the Northern Pacific
Steamship company. He left this com
pany July 1 to start in business for
himself, and his splendid success so
far has fully demonstrated the wisdom
of this move.
He is agent for the San Pedro dock
and also for the Pinneo steamship line
operating steamers to San Francisco,
Eureka, Coos Bay, Astoria, Portland,
Aberdeen, Seattle and Tacoma, Wash.
Mr. Pinneo has secured and shipped
by his line to all points in the north
west the largest consignments of as
phaltum and salt ever shipped out OF
the San Pedro harbor.
He is q young man, full of energy
and push, and has long since demon
strated himself to be a live wire in his
line.
Mr.. Pinneo is an enthusiastic booster
for Los Angeles and Southern Cali
fornia. Through his individual effort
Mr.. Pinneo has made 1t possible for
Southern California producers of honey
and kindred products to ship their pro-
duce on his line direct to northern
points without any delay.
We predict that before many years
have passed this energetic young man
will have made himself an important
factor in the steamship and CONNER
cial business of the western coast.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
VALLECITOS OIL DISTRICT IS
THE LATEST PROSPECT FIELD
Several Companies including the Range Sixteen Ship Machn
cry into Region and Prepare for Extensive Operations
Gravity Oil Is Said to Exs-Rich Fasteners Join in
Exploitation on Recommendation of GeoIogiSt

Oil company's well No. 5 shooting over
the top of the crown block of the der
rick.
And yet the Union Oil company at
that time withdrew the castings from
this well, caved the well by shooting
1t, and shut down operations in the
field, giving out to the public that the
field was not a good one and that,
therefore, it was abandoning 1t.
ACQUIRES LARGE ACREAGE
The records of the county recorder,
however, show that since that time,
ten or twelve years ago, the same
Union Oil company has had its agents
in the field constantly, acquiring all
of the desirable land which they could,
until now they have more than 5000
acres of oil land out of a possible 30,-
900 acres in the Vallecitos valley, and
report is rife they intend immediate
resumption of development in the VAL
lecitos oil district on account of the
shortage of high gravity oil, the pro-
duct of this field averaging about 30
Beaume gravity, 10 per cent of which
is tops testing 59..5 per cent pure gaso-
line, commercial gasoline, such as sold
for automobiles, testing but 81 per cent
on an average.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
GREAT GOLD BELT MINE
MAKES RAPID PROGRESS
Company Operating in San Ber-
nardino County Has Valuable
Ground Blocked Out

The nucleus of the property of the
Great Gold Belt Mining company was
five claims, which in years gone by
had been mined by the old-time In
dians and Mexicans. Numerous prim-
tive workings show from where the
ore was taken, which was packed to
the arrastra in Old Dads mountain,
some ten miles to the northwest; and
from which was also taken the ore
that was milled with the arrastra that
was still standing on the property
when it was acquired by the Great
Gold Belt Mining company.
To these five original claims have
since been added, partly by purchase,
but mostly by location, twenty addi-
tional claims, the holdings of the COM
pany now consisting of approximately
700 acres.
The greater part of this property
and it's larger camp are located near
Amboy and Cadiz, on the main line of
the Santa Fe.
For nearly two years the company
has been uninterruptedly carrying on
it's development force of from six
to twelve men having been employed.
Three separate and distinct vein
systems have been opened
The San Antonio, which is con-
tact between the lime and the gran
itolds, varying from granite to diorite.
GRANITE COUNTRY ROCK
The Glorietta, where the country rock
is granite, and whose ores are close
grained quartz.
And the Santana, whose true fissure
vein is in diorite.
The values are mostly in gold, and
practically all of the ore so far mined
is free milling.
Silver in smaller amounts is asso-
ciated with most of the gold; some of
the deposits also carry copper. Molyb
denite of lead was found in the 200
foot level of the San Antonio shaft.
Recent development has been con-
centrated on securing water for the
mill. In sinking the San Antonio
shaft water was encountered, and the
drifts and cross-cuts from the 250-fOot
level have already opened consider
able flow.
The company is about to commence
the installation of it's mill, which will
be of the roller pattern, and which
will have modern, up to date equip
ment. A water conserving plant will
also be a part of the plant. The COM
pany also contemplateS soon adding to
its equipment a core drill to thorough
ly prospect it's uneXplored ground.
The offices of the company are To-
Gated at 522 Grant building, Los An
geles. In active charge of its affairs
are L. /. Plummer, president, and S.
H. Baker, secretary.
other officers are C. B. Barnes, vice
president. who is also vice president
of the California National Supply COM
pany.
George A. Mattern, treasurer. teller
Of the German-American Savings bank
G. G. Mann, assistant secretary, city
passenger and ticket agent of the Chi
cago and Northwestern railway
L. j. Ollier, director, manager Los
Angeles branch Studebaker Bros. COM
pany of California.
James N. Harper, director, cap
italist of Watertown, S. d., and Los
Angeles.
The general management of the prop
erty is in charge of Alex McLaren, a
well-known local mining engineer, who
has had many years experience in all
parts of the west.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
The Best Ever
Don't Miss 1t
PAGE 4 of PART v
NO FATHER at ALL

Rev. DR.. Boynton, a Congregational min
lister of Detroit. talked one evening at a
meeting of workingmen held in the De-
Ss The next morning two Irishmen met on
a street car.
"och, pat" said one. 'ye should ha'
been out last night to hear Father Boyn-
aFather Boynton" replied the other.
.He's ma father at all. at all. He's a
married man with seven children"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
NEW BEDFORD ACTIVE

Iue+ east Of the Arnold grouno Is tno
N1eIU Redford Oil company, a close cor
11o,.o +ion which is financed by Boston
and New Bedford, Mass, capltails..Ss. 70.
This company is down 1850 feet Win aos los
first well. which is merely a prospec'
hole sunk for the purpose OF deterLllli-
ine the best location for a well OF COM
roesrciaI size. This we'll was starteu
some few months ago with only ~
;nch casing at the top, and hence
large production is not expected Ironl n1l.
this well. The operations OF the NeW S,
Redford are temporarily delayed uhtll
thew can get in it's 41s-inch casins' 70
which size the hole now must pe re-
duced. on account of having recently
successfully shut off the water VIII
their So Inch casing. - 4+o
Mr.. Landry, superintendent OF Io
New Bedford, reports many gas ploW-
outs. several of which blew the TOOLS
from the hole and he is preparing 70
care for a flowing well as soon as ne
nenetrates the second oil sands, snort
distance below the bottom of the hoie.
The Ashurst Oil company is actively
engaged in the development or It's hoio-
ings in this district. The San Carlos
we'll which is located just southwest
of the Range Is Oil company. has
reached a depth of $50 feet and has
fine indications of oil. In fact it's tools
come up covered with oil eacn Time
they are raised to the surface.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
ARNOLD WILL DRILL

On the next section east OF tne
Range 16 Oil company DR.. Ralpn ArlLolT ni,,i1
and associates are preparing TO slnh
q well exactly similar to that OF hne
Range 16 Oil company. Mr.. SpurIln, Sp
the field superintendent, says that tney
have ordered a duplicate of the hanse
1Ss equipment. and are prepared s w1@m gnoo
ample finances to go to deptn OF 'g SvSO
feet it being the opinion OF Dr. Afmoiu, arm H.
however, that 1900 feet depth VIII tad o., oe
aiIff,cient. This company is operated on
Ground which was leased from JOIN ..,
and William Ashurst, who are ranchers I3
IN in the Yallecitos valley. w. f.
Hanmon. the noted placer expert u
San Francisco, is one of the movlnS nii
snir;ts In this new company, as Wen
se edward A. Clark. the copper maj maj,
nste of Boston. This land was hlgilly
reconnended ,ast. to these men In TePoLe ,
,.ecentlv made for them by Or. atpp1 Ra4pt1
Arnold, until recently with the om''u
States geological survey. en-
This Company has purchased ov
horse power automobile for ITS 1 ne1u
work ruo and has placed it's order for lunl+ l+
wolH ,Ne', &c. I'll their rig and entire equipment
for for an an extra heavy standard derrick
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-16
APPALACHIAN RESERVE
Bill To Be Called Up in House
To-day.
From The Tribune Bureau !


Washington. June BY dlnt Of per-
sistent agitation, Representative Weeks
has obtained from the Rules Committee a
special rule providing for the consideration
of the Appalachian and White Mountain
forest reserve bill. The rule specifies that
there shall be four hours debate on the
measure, and It will probably be called up
late tomorrow afternoon
The bill appropriates 100000 to be ex-
pended by the Secretary Of Agriculture for
the preservation OF forests in those states
which maintain q fire control system It
also gives to the states the consent of Con-
gress TO enter into agreements with each
other for the purpose of conserving their
forests and water supplies. Provision is
also made that 100000 be appropriated
for 1911 and 100000 eacn year thereafter
until 1915, 10 be used in the examination
survey and purchase of forested lands on
the headwaters of navigable streams, or
such as may become navisable. Another
section creates a commission, composed of
the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the
Interior. the Secretary of Agriculture. two
Senators and two Representatives, to con-
slider and pass upon such forest lands az
may be recommended for purchase and re-
port to Congress at the beginning of each
session.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-16
JUDGE MOORE STILL WINS
American Continues His Sue
cesses AT London Horse Show.

London. June 15-Judge Moore, OF Ne"
York. continued his winnings at the inter-
national Horse Show to-day In the class
for pairs of harness horses shown to
victoria, sociable or barouche he took hrst
rrize with Lord Seaton and Lady Seaton
In the class for the Loudwater gold cup
four-in-hands driven by lady Judge
Moore's bays won him another first honor
Judge Moore tied for first, with Walien-
stein and Robin Hood, in the class tor
nairs Of harness horses exceeding sixteen
hands The same team took second prize
in the class for tandems. open only 10
those which had taken first or second
prize. The winner in this event took the
International Cup.
Miss Lulu Long, of Kansas City, won
first in the class for single light harness
horses with The King
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-16
MOVE AGAINST j. S. STEEL
Resolution Alleging Restraint OF
Trade Reported.
is LIKELY TO PASS HOUSE
Calls on Attorney General for ALI
Information Tending to Show
Unlawful Conspiracy.

washington. June 15.-The Judiciary COM
mittee of the House to-day made move
sgainst the United States steel Corpora
ton by ordering favorable report on a
resolution introduced by Representative
Stanley, OF Kentucky. calling on the At
torney General for all information wnlcn
would tend to show that an unlawful con-
spiracy in restraint of trade exists in that
industry. The resolution will be reported
tomorrow by Chairman Parker of New
Jersey. who said to-day that he had no
doubt the House would pass 1T practically
without opposition.
Representative Stanley declared ne was
in possession OF large amount of data
and evidence which he was prepared to
offer. He added that If the Attorney GenS
eral reported to the House that such an
unlawful trust existed, he would turn his
evidence over to the Department OF JUS
tice. but if the Attorney Generals report
was to the contrary. he purposed 10 take
the floor in the House and give to the
country the information in his possession
Mr.. Stanley's resolution asks II the Car
negie Steel Company, the Federal steel
Company, the American Tin Plate Com
pany, the National Tube Company, the
American Bridge Conpan ny, the American
Steel and Wire Company, and the Aneri-
can Steel Hoop Company are not in a
conspiracy in restraint of trade, and II
competition in these lines has not been
injured by the trust" the cost Of pro-
ducts increased to consumers, the quality
deteriorated, or the wages of labor re-
duced.
The resolution asks further If coal- COM
panies, railroad companies. banks and in
surance companies, or directors Of those
institutions. have not conspired and con-
federated with the United States Steel Cor
poration to cause the above results.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-16
NEW ANTITRUST SUIT ON
Government Acts Against South
ern Wholesale Grocers.

Washington, June 15.-Another action
under the Sherman antitrust law was
begun by the Department of Justice to-
day, when Oliver D. Street. United States
Attorney for the Northern District of Ala
hama, vas instructed TO file at Birming-
ham a petition against the Southern
Wholesale Grocers' Association, It's officers
and members. alleging that the association
constitutes a combination and conspiracy
in restraint Of trade, and asking that 1t be
dissolved.
The suit it was said at the department
to-day. is one OF the results Of the investt-
cations which the government for some
time past has been making with reference
to combinations which seek to eliminate
competition, maintain a high scale of
profit and increase the cost of living. In
the opinion of the officials. the investiga-
ton clearly indicated that an unlawful
conspiracy existed.
Mr.. Street was N conference for several
days with the department. and left here
last night for Birmingham. The issue will
be pushed to speedy trial, the officials
believing they have ample evidence to sub
stantiate the charges made.
The department for some time has re-
ceived complaints as to the burdens suf-
fered by the people of the Southern
States because of the operations of this
association. After careful investigation
the department believes that the associa-
ton operates to increase the cost Of the
necessaries Of life, such as coffee sugar.
cereals, soap and many other articles.
The association consists of various firms
and corporations engaged in the whole
sale grocery business in Alabama. Arkan-
sas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana. Maryland,
Mississippi. North Carolina. Oklahoma
South Carolina. Tennessee Texas. Virginia
and the District of Columbia
The prosecution under the Sherman anti
trust law Of the Atlanta Coal and Ice COM
pany, corporation formed to operate
by a resolution introduced to-day by Rep
resentative Clark, of Florida It was re
ferred to the Judiciary Committee