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Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
WOMAN'S PROFIT
ON BROADWAY LOT
RAKES IN S311,000 GAIN IN
SEVEN YEARS
Management Perciyal Apartments in
Charge of 3. F. Green-$5o,0oo j.,
Cash Sale on South Fieue-
roa Street

Seven years ago Mrs. NJ. A. Briggs
paid $1S,5O0 for a lot fronting sixty feet
on the west side of Broadway 100 feet
south of Seventh street. This lot has
just been sold by Mrs. Briggs to a To-
cal investor, said to be Arthur Let's,
for $3.50 900, or at $500 a front foot. 1t
is understood that Mr.. Let's has ar
ranged to erect a modern department
store on the lot.
B. r. Green, formerly of Columbus,
Ohio, and nephew of the Sells brothers,
the famous circus men, will become the
manager of the PerciYal apartments at
S45 South Hill street and will continue
in charge until the new Auditorium ho-
tel at Olive and Fifth streets is built.
W. G. Record has leased the Percival
for four years at a total rental of $780,
000 DR.. C. A Jones transferred the
lease to Mr.. Record, and Mr.. Green
was placed in charge. The PereiYal
contains 225 rooms.
Harry r. Calender of the Wright &c
Calender company will erect an or
| nate residence on a lot 300x190 feet
fronting on Mount Washington drive,
improvements to cost 600 The lot
is valued at $4,000. w. c. Patterson,
vice president of the First, National
bank, has invested $4,000 for a lot 150x
$50 feet fronting on San Rafael avenue
on Mount Washington. He plans to
| erect a fine residence on the lot, which
adjoins the residence site selected by
Mr.. Calender.
Range of Lease Values
The Mary Howell Estate company
has paid Jacob Morris $4,000 cash for
the property at 1887 South Figueroa
street. The lot is 51x156 feet and is 10
Gated on the northwest corner of
Figueroa and Ottawa streets. It is i'm
proved with a three-story brick struc-
ture, with stores below and apartments
above.
The one-story brick building at 416
West Sixth street which is to be used
as a skating rink has been leased by
Mrs. Emily &C. Hardaway to NJ. Z.
Miller at a rental of $500 month.
Boos Bros. have leased from Clark &
Sherman a one-story brick building on
the east side of Hill street between
Fourth and Fifth streets at $500 a
month. The space Is to be used for a
cafeteria.
William Bartling has leased from A.
G. Severance the Storeroom at 561
South Main street for term Of five
years; total rental $4,000.
Naumann & Schill have leased from
J. l.. Henne the storeroom at 306 South
Spring street for a term of five years.
Total rental $4,000.
The building on the northwest corner
of Ninth and Los Angeles streets has
been leased for five years by j. Loew
| to Messengre & Kimmons; total rental
$4,000. The building will be used by
the Sharp Arrow garage firm.
The Engineers and Architects asso-
citation members and friends will in
dulge in a banquet at the Hollenbeck
| hotel Wednesday evening, February 8,
| at o'clock.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
SUPPLY SHIP SINKS,
MINE SUSPfNDS WORN

As a result of the loss of one of
their schooners, which was laden with
supplies for their mines and the COM
pany store in the Sierra Pinto noun
tains in Sonora, a gold property about
thirteen miles from ST. Georges bay,
the owners of the Sierra Pinto mine
have been forced to shut down work
temporarily, throwing fifty men out
of employment and closing a promis-
ing gold property This information
was brought to Tucson Thursday
morning by Daniel +. Taylor, now a
resident of Sonoita, Sonora, but for
several years merchant and old,
time resident of Ajo, which is about
120 miles southwest of Tucson.
The Sierra Pinto properties were
sold several years ago to eastern cap
italists, who worked the mines for a
time, then closed them down. A few
months ago the properties passed to
the control of Los Angeles men. These
men, the latter part of December, put
on force Of fifty men and announced
that they would shortly put on 100
more They started the work of re-
pairing the properties for working and
put the railway in shape for use. Two
sehooners were then loaded with sup
plies both for the mines and for the
company's store at the mines and
shipped out from Guaymas to st,
Georges bay. When Tayor left
Sonoita late in December, neither of
the schooners had arrived, although
it is but four days trip. Later, how
ever, the smaller of the two sehooners
arrived safely in port bearing three
members OF the copany in control of
the mines. 1t had a tempestuous voy-
age and fears for the safety of the
other schooner were entertained at
the time A gasoline launch and
much other freight was brought along
on the smaller schooner, but the bulk
of the supplies was doubtless lost, as
the other schooner had not reached
port when Taylor left Sonolta again
on January 27, having been at sea
more than thirty days and no word
having been received from it.
The loss of the larger schooner will
necessitate considerable delay in oper-
ationS.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
UNITED GUSHER
SETS NEW PACE
WELL REPORTED AS FLOWING
1000 BARRELS
Lumber for Eight Additional Rigs Has
Been Ordered, and Company VIII
Start Two New Rigs
Every Month

Well No. of the United Oil company
in North Midway field was reported yes
terday to be flowing at the rate of 26OO
barrels a day. At the company's office
in the Citizens National Bank building
the rumor could not be confirmed as
no official communication had yet been
received. But the well is known to
have been flowing at the rate of 1900
barrels a day for some time. That the
we'll had increased its flow to 1000 bar
rels would be in conformity with other
wells in section which have attracted
wide attention this winter.
With we'll No. 1 connected with the
Standard pipe line and producing and
selling oil under contract, the United
Oil company has its well No. down
to a depth of over 800 feet, and will
spud in we'll No. 3 within the next few
days. Well No is located about $50
feet from the Santa Fe gusher and 200
feet from the United well No. l.
Lumber for eight additional rigs has
been ordered. A number of these rigs
will be constructed in sections "a and
26, the United Oil company owning
ground here as we'll as in section No. 6.
The derrick for well No. is being
built and will be the next, after No. 3,
to spud in. The United Oil company
has announced that it expects to start
two new rigs q month for an indefinite
period, and in this way fully develop its
proved territory.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
SURVEY REPORTS ON
CALIFORNIA GYPSUM

The growing use Of gypsum as wall
plaster (hard plaster) and in cement.
as well as for minor uses, such as in
stucco and as fertilizer, has created
a large demand for knowledge of gyp-
sum deposits. In most states such
knowledge is more easily obtained
than in California, where the gypsum
deposits are largely in long stretches
of sparsely inhabited regions in the
nearly arid territory along the east
side of the coast range and in the
Mohaye and Colorado deserts.
Little has been published about these
deposits, and accurate information
concerning them is not easy to obtain.
The geological survey has just pub
lished as Bulletin Alb a report by
prank L. Hess, entitled "a Reconnais-
sance of the Gypsum Deposits of Cali
fornia." According to Mr.. Hess, the
gypsum deposits of the state may be
divided into four es-Etiorescent
deposits periodic lake deposits, inter-
bedded deposits, and selenite or crys-
tallized gypsum veins. OF these all
except the fourth class-the veins
may locally be of value.
Mr.. Hess states briefly the character
and origin OF the deposits and de-
scribes them in detail, giving also
analyses or partial analyses of many
specimens.
The report contains section by
George Steiger on errors in the chemi-
cal analysis of gypsum.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
CALIFORNIA MIDWAY
is 1OOO-BARREL WELL

The California Midway WELL section
80, 1923, North Midway, which entered
the oil sand last week, will be good
for 1000 barrels a day as soon as it is
put in shape, according to Jack T..
Tehen, who is now in the field inspect
ing the property.
He reports that the first load of oil
was sold Saturday to the Canadian Pa
cific company, drilling on section for
fuel purposes. This was a little trans
action, but shows that the company is
selling oil from the very start.
Twice a day the strong gas pressure
shoots oil over the derrick and would
keep up the performance steadily il the
superintendent would permit. But
there are no tanks on the ground yet,
except an old second hand affair that
was hauled into the service from a
nearby property when the oil sand was
struck The production is being put
into this tank temporarily and until
proper facilities can be arranged.
The California Midway well went
into the oil sand at a depth of 2SSS
feet and is now producing a "a gravity
oil. Water has been completely shut
off and the well is in first class shape.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
AJO COPPER MINE QUITS;
MYSTERY SURROUNDS ACT

TUCSON, Feb. AFTER putting on a
large force of workmen, beginning ope-
rations on an extensive plan of deVel-
opment, installing a power drill and
sinking working shaft, the Ajo Cop
per company issued orders to Superin-
tendent Scowden, under whose super
vision the work was being done, to close
down everything, discharge the men,
take up the drill and put the properties
in shipshape for standing.
Considerable mystery surrounds the
company's action, as Superintendent
Scowden says the mines show every in
dication of becoming one of the best
producers in the country. He does not
know why the order was issued.
The Randall Ore Reduction company
worked these properties for two years,
under the supervision of Superintend-
ent Lee They were finally bonded to
the Ajo Copper company. A big force
of men was put to work developing the
mines, and so far as known everything
looked promising for the future. The
order to shut down came as complete
surprise to everyone.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
ORIENTAL MINE
SHIPS TWO CARS
GOLD MOUNTAIN PROPERTY
AGAIN PRODUCES
FORTY MEN WORK ON NEW MILL
FOR BONNIE CLARE
Railroad Will Be Built as Soon as Ore
Plant Is compIeted-Whole
Camp Throbs with
Activity

GOLDFIELD, Feb. Two carloads
of ore have just been received at the
Western Ore Purchasing company
from the old Oriental mine at Gold
Mountain which is now controlled by
Mike Drum and General Donovan. The
ore is of good grade, and is the first
shipment from the property for ABOUT
a year, during which time it has been
tied up by litigation. The Oriental
was rich producer several years ago,
and a high-grade specimen from it was
awarded first premium at the Centen-
NAL exposition in Philadelphia in 1876.
Now that title to the mine, which
was relocated by Drum two years ago,
has been settled, extensive develop
ment will begin. A large gasoline
hoist will be purchased and installed
within a short time and the old pro-
ducer rejuyenated.
The Oriental is but one Of the links
in the new life that is in evidence in
the Gold Mountain district. Forty
men are now at work on the new
Bonnie Glare mill, which is being en-
larged to a capacity of 100 tons day.
The machinery is all on the ground
now, and A. J. Trumbo, manager Of
the company, expects to have the mill
completed and practically ready for
operations by March l.
Railroad Is Next
The railroad with which it is pro-
posed to connect the mines at Gold
Mountain with the mill at Bonnie
Glare will be built as soon as the mill
is completed. Ties, rails and other
equipment for the road. eight miles in
length, are arriving, and the Rattle
snake, Courbet, Oriental, Randolph
and other properties will have trans
portation facilities that will assure
them of opportunity to be worked at
handsome profit, the ores to be treated
at the Bonnie Glare mill.
James Williams has two shifts at
werk on the Royal Flush group, for
merly owned by his mother, the late
DR.. Frances Williams. A tunnel is
being driven to get under the rich ore
shoot found on the surface, and Mr.
Williams has just taken a large guam
tity of lumber and other supplies to
camp.
Leasers are getting results on the
Rattlesnake, Courbet and other prop
critics, and the Randolph company is
energeticaAy developing its property.
The entire district is humming with
activity, and the camp is now getting
in shape for a busy career.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08

ElmWood avenue and Wilton place
r. j. Anderson, Mason building, own
er; S. w. Anderson, builder; one-story
fiye-room residence; $25OO
Rosewood and Western avenue
Same as above; $4,000.
Elmwood avenue and Wilton place
Same as above; $2500.
ElmWood avenue and Wilton place
Same as above; S2500.
MapleWood and Western avenues
Same as above; $4,000.
Court street. 1545-I. A. Hahn, at lot,
owner and builder; one-story, four
room residence; $500
Pasadena avenue, 2S10-William f.
Britins, at lot, owner; j. e, Olmstead,
builder; one-story, four-room resi-
dence; $3.50,
Sixtieth street, 1873 West-Edith
Moon owner; John MacLean, builder;
one-story, five-room residence; $140O.
Cummings street. 311-13 South-A. N.
Gibson, 419 South Cummins street,
owner and builder; two-story, ten
room residence; $4,000.
Second street, 127 West-A. L.
hawes, 1886 Budlong avenue, owner;
B. f. Yarnell, builder; alterations to
residence; $3.50.
. Budlong avenue, 4100-E. S. Robefti,
S4S East Thirty-ninth street, owner;
w. j. Gretten, builder; one-story,
seven-room residence; $26OO.
First street, 307 East-R. f. Bennett,
955 Crocker street, owner and builder;
alterations ;, building; $4,000. I
Spring street, 712-14 south-Victor
Ponet, owner; ]. Nelson builder; one
story, two-room store building; $4,000.
Occidental boulevard, 347 South-F.
Demond, 712 Rampant street, owner
and builder; two-story, eleven-room
residence; $4,000.
Hollywood place and Vermont ave-
nue-T. I. Gibson, 1929 Madison ave-
nue., owner and builder; one-story five
room residence; $500.
SEVENTY eighth street, 224 West
George L. Hansen, at lot, owner and
builder; one-story, f1ve-room residence;
Boulder street. 2451-M. P. okelberry,
at lot, owner and builder; alteration of
residence: 5000.
Forty-ninth street, 1851 East-Anna
Radonels, at lot, owner; j. MacLean,
builder; one-story, four-room residence;
$725. -
Dorchester street, owner; c. II. Me.
George, builder; two-story, eleven-room
residence; $3.50.
Bunker Hill avenue, 8O5-07 North
Mrs. ]. V. Bowman, at lot, owner; r.
E. Clifford, builder; one-story, three-
room residence; 1925.
Wadsworth street, 4950-Richard Du-
vail 4951 Wadsworth street, owner and
builder; one-story, six-room residence;
$1,000.
Wadsworth street, 496S-Same as
above; $1400.
San Pedro-Center street, 191 South:
]. w. Sherman, San Pedro street, own
er and builder, alteration OF building;
$500.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
NEW OIL WAREHOUSE TO
BE BUILT AT C0ALlNGA

Manning the erection of a new ware
house on its warehouse site opposite
the Coalinga depot. The present ware
house will be moved away and gal
vanized iron structure, 100 feet facing
on the railroad track and go feet on
fifth street, erected. 1t will be thor
oughly lighted ana equipped with plat
forms, lifting cranes ana all modern
warehouse appurtenances' Ihe plans
are being drawn and bids will be called
for in the near future.
This is the second important step
taken by the Oil Well supply company
recently in branching out to accommo-
date the rapidly growing business. Not
long ago large yard space was secured
along the railroad, and now more ware
house room is needed to care for the
increasing stock.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
TWO COMP PANIES
PICK COALINGA
NEW ORGANIZATIONS WILL
SOON BE DRILLING
REPUBLIC AND BIG NINE THE
LATEST OIL VENTURES
Santa Fe Brings in 25oo-5arreI Well
in Midway Field-Empire Is
About Ready to Spud in
Second Well

COALINGA,. Feb. IA new COM
pany to be Known as the Republic oil
company is being formed to operate
on the north half of the northeast
quarter of 32-19-15 by S. A. Guiberson
jr., and Fl. A. Whiteley. The incor-
poration papers are one the way tc
Sacramento and the company will be
organized as soon as they get back
The land is proved territory and work
will be started at once, the grade fol
the rig having already been made
This property is directly north of the
Empire we'll which has caused SO much
excitement lately.
Another company that has just or
ganized is the Big Nine Oil company
1t has the northeast quarter of 24-21-10
and will begin work soon. The COM
pany is directly north of the KaweaE
Oil and Development and east of the
Azores Oil company. The personne
of the company is:
President, T. B. Mathews; vice pres
ident, i. G. BroWnell; secretary-treas-
urer, f. A. Bushee; Farmers Bank oi
Selma, depository.
The directors are the above and A
w. Johnson, l.. r. PackWood, George
Ecyman, owen Kellogg, A. G. Bushee
and e. A. Perkins.
The company is incorporated fol
100000 of a par value of 81. The
home office will be 900 j street, Fresno
Oil Sprays
The Santa Fe Oil company has just
brought in a 2500-barrel well in the
Midway field. The gravity of the oil
is about "a.
The Coalinga Unity Oil company
12-20-14, is down $50 feet in 121a-inch
casing in its well No. 8.
The Silver Tip Oil company 62-21-15
is down 1900 feet in 121a-inch easing
in No. and report everything going
along fine.
The Empire OIL company, S2-19-15
is rigging up for its well No. and
will start drilling soon.
The De Luxe Oil company, 6 21-15
is over 500 feet in 121a-inch casing in
its we'll No. 2.
The Cosmos Oil company, 31-25-15
is 900 feet deep in 10-inch casing in its
we'll No. l. drilling in dry hole.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
METAL MARKET

NEW YORK. Feb, THE market for
standard copper on the New York Metal
exchange was dull with spot and all deliv-
cries up to the end of April closing at s13
@13 90. The London market was higher
early today but last the gain, closing easy
with spot quoted at $50 rs cd and futures
at $50 5s. Locally the dealers quote. lake
at $13 .G2 z @13.75; electroytic, S13 81 u @
13 so; casting. .12M@1S 37la, Arrivals
at the port of New York today were 1888
tons in bars and matte. and exports
according to custom house returns We're
SIPS tons, making -0460 so far this month,
Tin was dull with spot quoted at S32'45@
3270; Feb $32.471a q 80 .62R; March
April and May, s32 4O@32.65. The London
market lost part of an early advance,
closing easy but at a net gain with spot
quoted at f147 los and futures at Ll49 Is
Cd. Lead was dull with spot quoted at
$a.67M@4.721s New York, and S4.SoY
4 55 East ST Louis. English market un-
changed at f1s SIS sd. spelter closed weak
with spot quoted at 50 9O@ 10 New
York, and at s5.52k @5.67s East ST.
Louis. The English market unchanged at
E2s 5s. The English iron market was
higher. with Cleveland warrants quoted at
sis sd. No change locally
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
OIL MAN ADMlRES
SAND SAMPLE FROM
COALINGA ALADDIN

"The CoaIinga Aladdin sanded up yes
terday and we have pulled the tubing
and are bailing her out today" writes
C. II. Tobey from Coalinga under date
of Saturday. "The sand that we are
bailing out the hole is the prettiest look
ing oil. sand man ever saw. 1t is the
first real good sample we have been
abIo to get, as the water has been on 1t
right up to the present time. We find
that the fluid stands within less than
900 feet of the top of the hole in the
eight and a quarter inch casing, giving
us, as you can see, nearly 1900 feet of
fluid in the hole, and this certainly
should make a magnificent well as soon
rs we get through having to fool with
changing valves and cleaning out the
sand"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
SONORA NEEDS REAL
DESERT PROSPECTORS

publicity in connection with the
promotion of the mining industry in
Sonora is all right, as is every other
legitimate step which has that end in
I.VieW; but what we need most of all is
prospeetors-rea1, simon-pure prospec-
tors, men of the type who did so much
to make Montana and other great min
ing communities of the western part of
the United States"
This is an opinion expressed by u.
Combs, a mining man of conservative
tendencies who has large holdings in
the Sahuaripa district of Sonora, says
the Douglas Dispatch.
''There are prospectors down in So
nora, and then there are prospectors,
but the kind of a prospector have ref
erence to is the man who strikes for
the hills and stays with the hills, and
not the man who makes for the near
est available town and does his pros
pecting around q redhot heater. You
see mighty few of the Montana type of
prospectors down in Sonora There the
tendency is to prospect mountain
from the disadvantage point of a
fairly comfortable saddle on the back
of an easy-goipg horse or mule, which
ambles along an already blazed trail
Mines are seldom found, under that
system of prospecting.
One Real Outfit
at recall meeting but one genuine
prospecting party in all the trips L
have made into Sonora, and that was
quite recently. While out in the hills
we came upon camp which had every
indication of belonging to Americans.
1t was situated far down the slope OF
a big mountain, and horses were
staked around. Thinking to get ac-
uuainted with some fellow countrymen,
we awaited the return of the party,
and as it was late in the evening we
had to wait but short time. Present.
Iv we saw the owners of the camp re-
turning. There We're two of them, and
both were far up on the mountain,
coming in from opposite directions. And
they were walking, too. They turned
out to be- American prospectors, and
they were the first men l ever met III
Mexico who were doing thorough
Job of prospecting. They wereS right
out in the hills and their horses re-
NAMED in camp while they went over
the mountain as if with a fine-tooth
comb.
"trhey told me they had followed the
mountain chain for scores of miles.
From the tops of the mountains they
could look out into the valleys, where
inviting little towns could be seen, put
they-real prospectors-kept to the hills
and their transitory camps.
"They are of the kind OF men VINO
ultimately will make Sonora the great
mining country it is destined to be-"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
ARIZONA-MICHIGAN
MAKES A PAYMEN I

GLOBE, Feb. IA payment of 10
per cent of the purchase price of the
arizona Michigan property, amounting
to about SIS, 900, has been made to the
opiginal owners of that property by the
new purchasers. While, according to
the original contract, heavier pay
ment was to have been made at this
time, the owners consented to reduce
the payments and give the purchasers
more time in which to develop the
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
CALIFORNIA; MARVELLOUS MONEY MAKER

We refer to the oil industry-oil has
made more millions than mining or any
other industry, and this wonderful oil
business in California Is returning to
fortunate stockholders IN oil companies
over 81, 100000 monthly in dividends.
You can secure share of this only py
Investing in stock of a company operat-
ing In the absolutely proven field.
we are now able to offer just such
stock
This stock Is the initial ground moor
Offering in a company operating IN ap-
soi,teIy nroyen territory in Coalinga.
This property is owned outright, Small
contamination, no promotion stock shal-
low, easy drilling, but wells run from 10Y
to 400 barrels, owing to extremely pro-
lIac nature Of underlying sands,
Choicest piece of undeveloped snaIlo"
nroperty in entire state of California
Call or write to US at once for further
,oartiruIers before this opportunity
passes and If you desire we will arrange
so YOU can make a free trip to Coahnga
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
srazMerA oE NAvY Fixed

PARIS, Feb. 1.-The cabinet today
approved the project of new law fix
ing the permanent strength of the
French navy as follows: Battle fleet.
2s battleships, 10 scout ships, 81 sea-
going torpedo boats; for coast defense,
"a submarines, mine layers and for
distant foreign service 10 ships.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
PRICES OF METALS
IN NEW YORK MARKET

O. NEW YORK, Feb. 7.--Lead, dull; {
o spot, 67K@l.I2H New York; $3.50 Z
o @4.55 East st. Louis. Tin, dull; spot, (
o standard and March, Si3@ 1920. Tin, {
. dull; spot. SSe.45 @32.7O; March, {
z. 32.4O@32.65 Spelter. weak; spot, (
% s5.0O@G.1O New York; S5.5212 @1.011a {
% East St Louis. Iron, quiet; northern &
. grades, sls.s5@19; southern. sis@19. &
Z. Silver. 81 Iac. 4