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Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-12
OWNER CONFIRMS STRIKE
IN SILENT KING MINE

PARKER, Ariz., oct. Thames U.
Nisbet, one OF the owners of the Silent
King, located near Alamo Springs, on
which property rumors of a rich gold
strike have been coming fast and furi-
Gus for the past couple Of weeks, is in
Parker. That the strike Is a most
meritorious one was confirmed by Mr..
Nisbet.
Since our last report on this property
the shaft has been sunk seventy feet.
At that time the entire shaft was av-
erag1ng about $50 ton, with a pay
streak running up to $2500 a ton. Since
this report the shaft has been sunk an
additional thirty feet, the ore ayerag-
ing better than $100 a ton for the inter
Vening distance from the 40-fOot point.
A whim was recently installed, but a
gasoline hoist is to be added to the
equipment in a short time. From all
reports the strike is the most impor-
tant that has been made in this county
for years. The property is located five
miles from the North Star mine, and
has every indication of equaling, if not
SURPRISING, that famous mines magniti-
cent gold production.
Interested with Mr.. Nisbet in the
ownership of the property are w. H.
and G.. r. Clark OF Salt Lake City.
two we'll known western mining men.
Consulting Engineer Humphries of that
city has just made a visit to the prop
erty. He is pleased with the showing,
and says the Silent King property has
every earmark of becoming one of the
greatest gold producers in the terri
tOry.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-12
BELIEVE SUSPECT
IS NOT INVOLVED
Local Police Convinced Man Held
at Sacramento Is Not
Dynamiter
tcontinuea from Psrs one.

Francisco five years ago. We came to
Los Angeles and since that time Muir
ray has been employed by Contractor
Carl Leonardt.
"Wallace came to my place a year
ago and has stayed at this place at
various times during that time. He was
a dishwasher and worked here early in
the spring Later he went to Santa
Barbara and worked at the Potter ho-
tel Later he went to San Francisco,
then to San Diego, and returned here.
He came to my place September IS and
paid for his room rent a month in ad-
vance.
HE and Murray roomed together and
both were here the night of the explo-
sion. / am positive of this, because
both met me in the hall when the news
boys were shouting Extra! and asked
me what 1t meant.
when wallace was arrested and or
dered to leave town he was greatly in
censed at being ordered out of the city,
and told me he did not want to remain
in town and run the risk of being ar
rested again.
Murray is a steady workman and is
paying for two lots at Wilmington. He
left last Saturday to go to a small town
in the oil fields, where he is working in
a gang sent from here by Carl Leon
ardt. the contractor"
After making a thorough investiga-
ton of the matter the detectives de-
cided that the two men are in no man
ner connected with the case.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-12
From Mines and Oil Fields
JAMES
MIDWAY FIVE BRINGS
IN 3000-B BARREL WELL
Gusher Under Perfect Control
Empties Production Into
Earthen Reservoir

After a period OF four months drill
ing the Midway five Oil company,
5, 1928, brought in a 1500-barrel well
yesterday. The report was received
by B. X. Dawson at headquarters of
the company in the w. p. Story build
ing from superintendent Lamb, who
also said that the we'll was increasing
in flow and has flowed 5000 barrels in
twenty-four hours, but was under per-
feet control.
The we'll was brought IN at depth
of 2200 feet, being ninety feet in the oil
sand. A gate valve and allow have
been placed in commission and the oil
is now flowing into an earthen reser-
voir, which was placed in readiness.
And as an auxiliary there are several
steel tanks. Thus all the oil will be
saved.
The gravity of the oil is said to be
higher than that Of the Hale-McLeod
we'll adjoining, which Is a fraction over
%. The Midway Five well, says Mr..
Dawson, is about 25 gravity and will
have a marketing price of 80 cents or
better.
The we'll was brought in with an
eight-inch casing. Every precaution
was taken in drilling the well and this
accounts for the four months that 1t
took to bring it IN. 1t is considered
one of the best wells in that section or
adjoining sections and because it is
under complete control shipments can
be made at once. 1t is said that
contract will be either signed at once
with one of the marketers or that the
oil will be sold through the contract
of the Hale Mcleod with the Standard.
The Midway Five will begin drilling
well No. 2 at once and will erect der
rick for No. without delay. 1t will
lose no time in drilling up the entire
property, as neighboring companies are
most active in putting down wells and
the Midway Five wishes to keep in the
race and enjoy its full share of the
nrofits from the oil underground.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-12
CONSOLIDATED MIDWAY
GETS ANOTHER GUSHER
Well Brought in with Rotary Drill
Is Example of Quick
Work

"The Consolidated Midway Oil COM
panys well on section 80, 1928 came
in yesterday morning and bids fair to
be a big one" says E. A. Wiltsee, vice
president and managing director of the
company, who returned from the oil
fields last night.
There has been a race on for some
time between the Maricopa Midway
and the Consolidated Midway compa-
nies for possession of this southeast
quarter of the section, and the tapping
of the pay sand first by the latter COM
pany gives 1t title to the land. The
rapidity with which the we'll has been
drilled under the supervision of Mr..
Wiltsee is something unprecedented in
the history of the California oil fields.
1t spudded in three months ago and
the first 500 feet were drilled with a
standard rig. At that depth some bad
strata were encountered, necessitatlng
a change to a rotary rig, and loss of
time amounting to twenty-five days.
When the rotary was started, however,
the remaining 1900 feet were drilled in
thirty-fve days. Pipe lines had al
ready been laid from the new we'll to
the pipes on section 80 and Mr.. Wiltsee
says oil will be shipped from 1t in less
than a weeks time.
The rotary rig Is now being hauled
to the company's we'll on the north
west quarter of section &c. which is
now 1860 feet deep. The rotary should
complete it in less than two weeks, and
there is every probability that it will
make third big producer.
A fourth one will be the well on Sec
tion 15, which is 1000 feet deep and is
being cemented off. These three new
ones, with the companys $4,000 barrel
controlled gusher on section 80, will
make the concern one of the very larg-
est producers in the California fields.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-12
K, T. & O. WELL INCREASES
TO 1900 BARRELS A DAY

COALINGA, Oct. 11.-About two
weeks ago the K. T. and o. brought in
we'll No. 65 on section 81, Polls, with a
production of about 300 barrels a day.
Since that time the well has continued
flowing and gradually increasing until
1t has reached a capacity of daily
production of 1900 barrels.
The we'll was finished al 2300 feet in
65s-inch casing and is one of the best
producers in the west side. At no time
has any of the oil been lost, as it was
under control from the time it first
started to flow and the entire output is
being cared for.
The Creme Petroleum we'll No. l.,
which was cemented off at 2400 feet in
81A A-inch casing. will be tested out to-
morrow and the Ga inch casing will be
carried on down to the end.
The director of the Marion Oil COM
pany held a meeting Thursday, and it
was the sense of the meeting that steps
be taken Immediately to remove the
packer from the hole, which is 20SO feet
deep, and the well put back again with
the producers
The No. 2 well has been drilled to a
depth of 1900 feet with a rotary drill
The derrick is being rigged up for a
standard rig, and as soon as the appli-
ances are in place a string of 10-inch
casing will be put in the hole and drill
ing resumed.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-12
DIAMONDFIELD JACK DAVIS
FIGURES IN OIL LAND CASE

BAKERSFIELD, Oct. 11.-"Dia-
mondfeld Jack" Davis of Nevada and
an alleged gang of gunmen under his
command figure as the cause for an
injunction granted by Superior Judge
Mahon to the Consolidated Midway Oil
company against Davis S. Bachman
and Charles A. Son. The southeast
one-quarter of section 32-l2-2S is the
land at stake.
The defendant alleges that it has a
well 1850 feet deep and the plaintiffs
a well 1850 feet deep on the same
section; and that Davis and his men
will use violence to prevent the Con-
solidated Midway's employees from
discovering mineral on the land. 1t
is a race to secure the first oil well
and secure title to the disputed sec
ton, which the court has been asked
to settle.
E. A. Wiltsee swore to the affidavit.
George Whitaker is his attorney.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-12
KEYSTONE GROUP IN HAT
DISTRICT CHANGES HANDS

TUCSON, Oct. 11.-One Of the most
important mining deals of recent oc-
currences in this city has been closed
by Col. Williom L. Davis of Colorado
Springs of the Keystone grup of claims
in the Reid, or Old Hat mining dis
trict of the Catalinas. A number of
parties have been on the deals for this
valuable group of claims, but Col.
Davis was the one fortunate enough to
close.
The keystone group consists Of
twenty-seven claims in a valuable cop
per belt. They have been owned for
many years by Frank Foran, an old
time mining man who has persistently
held on. The claims are situated about
half way between Benson and Wrinkle
man and the proposed route of the Ell
Paso & Southwestern railroad down
the San Pedro passes within eight
miles of the property. The Keystone
claims are some fifteen miles south
of those recently taken over by the
Copper Queen company, and in the
same district.
Col. Davis has been on a deal for
the keystone group since last spring,
and has made several trips to Tucson
since the deal has been pending. On
his last trip he was accompanied by
Fred AIilard of New York, the engineer
who examined the property and recon-
mended the purchase of the Utah Cop
per company's claims. Mr.. Milard
recommended the Keystone group very
highly as copper producers and con-
firmed the reports of number of pre-
vious engineers, no one of whom had
made an unfavorable report
The present purchase of Col. Davis is
his first in Arizona, though he has been
in the mining business in Colorado,
Nevada, Mexico and Cobalt, Canada,
for many years. He looked all over
Arizona before making purchase, and
pronounces the keystone group the
most promising he found in this terri
torW and even as full of promise as
any he ever saw. He will begin de-
velopment work at once and spend a
large sum making the claims producers.
Tncsnn will be his headnuartars.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-12
FIND HUMAN SKELETON IN
RIVER BAR AT RED BLUFF

RED BLUFF, oct. 1.-Two boys, ac-
companied by Carl Gunther, while
walking along the river bank Sunday
afternoon, discovered the bones of a
human skeleton protruding from the
gravel of a river bed, twelve miles be-
low this city.
The skeleton was we'll preserved and
from it's size bore evidence that the
owner possessed a large frame. The
teeth were in good condition. A negro
was reported drowned here several
months ago, and as no other person
has been reported missing in this vicin-
ity it is believed the skeleton is that OF
the negro.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-12
ACCUSED EMBEZZLER
GETS SUSPENDED SENTENCE

On his promise to return 81 which
he is alleged to have embezzled from
a local clothes cleaning establishment,
j. j. Seigwart, collector, was given
a suspended sentence of ninety days
bv Police Judge Williams yesterday.
SeigWart was arrested several days
ago on a misdemeanor embezzlement
complaint. He is alleged to have
withheld 81 of the company's collec-
tlons. Seigwart told the court that
he had been married a short time ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-12
WOMAN SUFFERS BRUISES
IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT

While crossing the intersection of
Third and Broadway at O'Clock yes
terdav afternoon, Mrs. Lewis Cohn of
$50 East Fifty third street was struck
and knocked to the pavement by an
automobile driven by Mrs. W. B. Rob-
erts, who lives at 2127 Thompson street.
Mrs. Cohn refused to be taken to the
receiving hospital and was taken to a
nearby drug store where she was ex-
amined by a physician. Her injuries
consisted of minor bruises and abra-
sions about the body she was able
to go to her home in short time.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-12
LIGHTNING SETS FIRE TO
2O,OOO-BARREL OIL TANK

FRESNO, Oct. 11.-Word was re
ceived here this afternoon that tank
No. SOL on the Standard Oil company's
pipe line, located at Miller, between
Mendoza and Firebaugh, Fresno coun-
ty, had been struck by lightning dur
ing severe hail storm and that It's
contents were burning up.
The tank is of 10000 barrels capacity
and these is no hope of saving any Of
the contents of the tank.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-12
OFFERS so CENTS

BAKERSFIELD, Oct. 1.-THE Stand
ard has offered a Midway oil company
so cents for oil 20 gravity or over on
daily runs or contract
1t is said the offer was not made on
any special conditions, and there is no
reason why the Standard should not
pay as much to any producer. Indi-
cations are, moreover, that the price
cutting around the bay has ceased
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-12
sPEEpERs ARE FINED

Two automobilists required the Ju-
dicial attention of Police Judge FREQ
erickson yesterday on charges Oh
speeding. d. Basso deemed It pest "
plead guilty and was fined $25. +. c.
Wolfe. another speed violator. was
given a suspended sentence of $26.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-12
BOSTON MINING STOCKS

Special service to The Herald by J. c. Will
son, 212 West Fifth street, Los Angeles.
BOSTON. Oct u.-Under the lead of Anal
gamated Copper the whole market was strong
er today and prices closed at the top. Han
cock showed the greatest gain, selling high
261s.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-12
PRICES OF METALS IN
NEW YORK MARKET
NEW YORK, Oct.

@ NEW YORK, Oct. n.-Standard G
q copper quiet; spot and December, (.
@ S12.25@ @12.35. Lead quiet, S4.4O@4.5O. q.
%s~D3%1,3& 100000 %e191.1&1D
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-12
MINING QUOTATIONS
NEVADA STOCKS

Exclusive dispatch to The Herald by L. A.
Crisler & Co, members OF Los Angeles stock
exchange, 2o0-201 1. w. HeIlman building, Los
Angeles
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1.-THE board trad
ers showed very little interest and trading
dragged throughout the session. Consolidated
was the hard spot in the Gold1eld list
showing a small gain OF PA points. Jumbo
Extension remained stationary, while Fraction
and Kewanas dropped peg each.
The demand for the Tonopahs was fair. To-
nopah Extension was up points and Montana
3. For Belmont $3.50 was bid, and for West
Epd 80 cents.
Tomorrow being a legal holiday Discovery
day. the San Francisco stock exchange will
stand adjourned until Thursday, October 13
Following were the closing quotations:
n
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-12
BUILDING PERMITS

Following are the permits issued
since the last publication OF the llst
and classified according to wards:
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-12

It's as easy 10 secure q pargLin in use1
automobile through want advertising. as II
used to be-end Stin A-to secure horse
and carrtaSA-
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-12
SAN FRANCIsco On srocka

Service TO The Los Angeles Herald bv I.
Crisler Co., members Los Angeles stock ex
change 200-201 l, w. Hellman building los
Angeles
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1I.-Following were
today's quotations on the San Francisco stock
exchange: Opening Closing
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-12
NEW YORK CURB

Special service to The Herald by j. C. VIII.
SON. 2I2 West Fifth street. Los Angeles
NEW YORK, Oct. u.-Followlng were the
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-12
SECURITY BANK REPORTS
AMOUNT OF RELIEF FUND

Subscriptions to the relief fund for
victims of the Times explosion, re-
ceived by the Security Savings bank up
to the close of business yesterday,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-12

Closing QlOtatICnB;
Rg1 AL,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-12

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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-10

grown, and the delay in the deli
very and collection of mail and
the hardship imposed on rural
carriers incident thereto, you are
informed that, commencing Feb
ruary IS, proximo, rural letter car
riers will not be required to col
lect loose coins from rural mail
boxes.
Patrons should enclose coins in
an envelope, wrap them securely
in a piece of paper, or deposit
them in a coin holding receptacle,
so they can be easily and quickly
taken from boxes, and carriers
will be required to lift such coins,
and, where accompanied by mail
for dispatch, attach the requisite
stamps.
This should be promptly an
nounced to the rural patrons
through whatever means you may
employ, without expense to the
Department, and you are at liber-
ty to give the information embo
died herein to your local papers
Tor publication, if 20 desire.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-10
Notice to Public.

We hereby announce to the pub
lie that we can al the present time
furnish farm machinery, engines
and threshing QUITS for prices
that are as reasonable as any
where. We take live stock in ex-
change for machinery which in it.
self is a great convenience to far
mers. Give US your orders now
for any machine buggy or wagon,
or engine or sled. Our large store
building will be erected this year,
but we can take care of your or
ders just as we'll. Tabor Mercan.
tile CO. J. G. Bouska. manager.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-10
Wanted.

Anyone knowing the where.
abouts of Frank Stepanek and
John Stepanek who resided in
Yankton and Bon Homme Coun-
ties, South Dakota about the year
1883 will confer a favor on the
undersigned by communicating
with him or with Holman & Ia
nousek at Yankton, s d. The
above information is desired for
the purpose of a%scertaining the
Whereabouts OF the above persons
in order to close up the estate of
Vincent Stepanek deceased.
Chas. w. Mach
Tabor, S. D.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-10
BITS OF SCIENCE.

Over 100, 900. 900 tons Of coal are
Used by the railroads Of the United
States each year.
In Montezuma, Ca, a cotton gin Is
operated by the power obtained from
.wo artesian wells.
BY soaking corks used in glue or
nucilage bottles In vaseline their
sticking will be prevented.
It is estimated that the number Of
'ailures In electrically welded rail
Joints Is not more than 2 per cent.
The long quiet volcano of Colima, in
Mexico, again has become active, emit
ling smoke and sparks in alarming
quantities.
Experiments with ostrich farming,
IN Australia, the eggs being Matched BY
artificial incubation. are proving G
cesss.I.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-10
SAYINGS = sAGEs.

Man Is a dupeable animal. -
'outhey.
Error is worse than iglo.ance.-
Bailey.
AS welcome as the flowers of May.
-Spenser.
The avaricious man Is always in
vant.--Horace.
Enjoyment stops where indolence
,egins.-Pollock.
Mans chief wisdom consists In
moving his follies.-Rochefoucauld.
Stone walls do not a prison make,
Tor iron bars a cage.-Lovelace.
It's not the whole Of life to live,
or all Of death to die.--Montgomery.
The devil did grin, for his darling
dn is pride that apes .humility.-CoA
ridge.
BE not arrogant when fortune smiles
Tor detected when she frowns.-Anto-
linus.
The b~lessedness or misery Of old
lge Is often but the extract Of our past
ife.-De Maistre.
There is a proper dignity and pro-
'ortion to be observed in the perform.
tnce OF every act Of life.-Marcus Au.
:elius.
Do not think that your learning and
genius, your wit or sprightliness are
Welcome everywhere. I was once told
hat my company was disagreeable be-
ause appeared so uncommonly hap
'y.-Zimmerman.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-10

Following are the contents of a
circular letter issued by the Post
master General to Postmaster:
In view of the extent u which
the practice of placing loose coins
in boxes by rural patrons has
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-10

The Independent has the
largest and finest line OF ealen.
ders, wall pockets, etc, etc for the
year 1911. Merchants desiring to
give out these next year to adver-
tise their business will do we'll to
see our line. Dc not be humbug-
ged by a travelling agent claiming
to represent "the largest calendar
firm on earth in the univers for
all we care. We can furnish a bet
ter calendar for less money than
any of them. Save us your order:
we'll call on you soon.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-10

Farm for sale:- The ]. F. Wag
ners farm of 100 acres 5 miles
southwest of Tabor. One of the
finest and best improved farms in
the vicinity. Price $50 per acre.
Also 80 acres pasture land 5 miles
from Tabor. SIS per acre.
]. A. Wagner, Tabor, S. D..
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-10

The ground hog saw his sha.
dow which means that Jack Frost
has another month to stay. How
would you like to be the coal
man?
wish to announce to the pub
lie that in the near future I will
open a first class hardware store
in the old Vlasak & Straka build
ing. | will also continue handling
all farm machinery and the Shinns
lightning rods and solicit the pat
ronage of the public. Jos. Skor-
pix.
A basket social held in the Bree
zy Hill school dist. No. 63. on Jan
uary 20 was a nice showing for its
patrons. Tho there are but FIVE
families there were ~ baskets
sold, netting $4,000 for the Bead
lie statue at Pierre. Auctioneer
J. H. Ptak certainly deserves as
much credit as the patrons.
A stack Of hay belonging to Al
Jezewski caught fire last Friday
noon and was totally consumed.
The fire hose however in the
hands of several hremen headed
off the flames checking their
spread. The incident plainly
shows that fire has no respect.
even for a fire chief. The loss is
nominal.
At the masquerade ball held
here Monday John Fejfar and
Frank Koblas, dressed as Indian
Chief and squaw received first
prize; George Homer and Mrs.
FIR. Koblas dressed as Indians. Sc
cond prize; Frank Kulis. dressed
as u. 5. arms officer, third; a
soung man from Chas Mix county
whose name we could moi ascer-
tain, dressed as a COW puncher, re
eeived fourth prize and Mrs. John
Fejtar whose costume represented
day and night received fifth prize.
This shows that L~estsrville
people, FIVE in number, received
four of the five prizes.
The State Normal School at
Springfield has made an arrange
ment to give a special course in
agriculture for those who may
wish to make IT. beginning March
I4th and closing March goth.
The lecturing and teaching in
this course will be by Professor ].
V. Bopp, Of the South Dakota Ag
ricultural Experiment Station.
The following essential factors in
crop production will be taxed up
1. The Seed.
2. The home or Lodging Place.
3 Moisture,
q. Heat.
Light.
6. Plant Food.
All those who are interested in
this subject of agriculture are cor
cially invited to attend, as the
course is gwen for the benefit of
just those who wish to learn some
thing more about scientific agricul
ture, and This should include espe-
cially the farmers of Bon Homme
neighboring counties. .