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Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-20
ASSOCIATED PIPE LINE
BREAKS, CAUSING Loss
Unity Gasser in Coalinga Will Be
Drilled Into the Oil Sand
Stratum

COALINGA, June. ia break oc-
Cured in the siX-inch feed lines OF
the Associated Transportation COM
pany, on section "a, 20-14, a few days
ago, and before it could be fixed con-
siderable oil was lost The oil laid
the dust for a considerable distance
aIon- the derrick boulevard.
THE Unity well No. 2, on IL, 20-14,
which came in a heavy gasser several
months ago, blowing the tools out OF
the hole and making a spectacular
sight by burning the derrick, and af-
terward shooting a flame of fire into
the air for twenty-four hours, will
now be drilled into the oil sand. The
water had not been shut off in the
hole and the pressure drove the gas
back into the sands so that very little
has been escaping from it lately. jim
Shreeves, who has contracted for all
of the wells of the Unity, will now
start work on the gasser and hopes
to bring in a good well. The lumber
is on the ground for the derrick. No.
A. which was put on the beam few
days ago, is pumping a nice stream,
but all the drilling water has not yet
been pumped out. Shreeves states
that when pumping through the sand
which showed the gas in No. the
sand was so dry that 1t took num-
ber of days to get enough water in
the hole to continue drilling, so it will
probably be on the pump for some
time before all this drilling water is
out. He will start cleaning out No.
today, as it is partly choked with
sand.
A new boiler has been installed at
the Zier in place of the one which blew
up some time ago and the battery is
again in operation.
The Security, on s, 20-15, which has
made a splendid. speed record with a
rotary, has a fishing job on hand.
A new derrick is up and rigging
nearly fin ed for another we'll on the
ST. Clair, on IL, 20-14.
No. 1 of the Nevada Petroleum, on
2O-21-15, is down 3041 feet in six-inch
casing and producer is expected to
be brought in shortly. Superintendent
Haseltine is having No. 3, on Is. Polls,
rugged up for rotary drilling.
The Six Acres, on 6, 21-15, is down
1920 feet in 121s-inch casing and is
making good progress.
No. 1 well of the New Era has been
cleaned out since the property was
purchased by the British Consolidated
and is now pumping close to 300 bar
relS.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-20
TEN STAMP MILL ORDERED
FOR CAVE CREEK PROPERTY

PHOENIX, June ia ten-stamp
mill will be ordered for erection on the
Philes group of mining claims in the
Cave Creek district. The order will be
marked rush." and it is said the ma
chinery will be on the ground ready
for erection in twenty days The owner
of the property, W. A. Bondurant, ar
rived here from Chicago last week and
is now grading the site for the MILL
Since acquiring the property Bon
durant has been working the ores with
319 foot Huntington mill, requiring the
services Of two men and working two
more men in the mine. 1t Is said that
under the present conditions at the
mine two men can knock down ore fast
work. This little Huntington mill has
been showing fine results and has
tested the ore values to the full salts
faction of the owner. 1t has been
cleaning up $1,000 month above ex-
penses. Another gold brick was brought
to Phoenix from the mine last week.
1t is said that the mine is now
opened on a five-foot ore body that is
all of a good milling grade and requires
no sorting, being worked as 1t comes.
The results have been about $23 a ton
on the plates beside the concentrates
that have been saved and which run
$196 to the ton. With a ten-stamp mill
under such condition the property
should become a fine producer, and
realizing this Mr.. Bondurant feels that
every days delay in it's erection means
good money lost to him.
The Philes property is an old group
of claims on which c. E. Philes has
lived for many years, shipping some
ore and working some in small way,
being his own mine and mill boss and
much of the time the whole force. Ad-
vancing years and lack of capital to
properly equip the property moved him
to place 1t in the hands of Mr.. Bon
durant
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-20
SEVENTY SILVER BARS
FROM THE RIO PLATA

CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, -une 19-
Seventy bars of silver valued at $500
apiece have arrived here from the
Rio Plata mine in the Arteaga min
ing district General Manager D. w.
Shanks reports that over two thou
sand tons of failing were treated on
the property last month, and 57,136
ounces of silver were recovered.
There are $50 men on the payrolls
of the company, and they have to be
constantly watched to keep them from
stating the ore. They enter the mine
clad in nothing but a . breech-clout,
"guaraches," or leather sandals, and
occasionally a shirt.
They are stripped and searched each
day before entering the mine, and in
the evenings when they come out. The
mine is so arranged that they all have
to come out of the mouth of one tun-
nell, and every man that enters in the
morning is checked off at night.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-20
SANTA FE FRETS WITH
TEST WELL ON IN KERN

BAKERSFIELD, June 19.-The Santa
Fe is still endeavoring to obtain cir
culation in the test well on the bluffs
overlooking the Kern River field. After
several unsuccessful attempts at the
bottom of the hole, which is 1854 feet
deep, the hole has been filled in and
bridged to the 2170-foot mark and there
perforated for fifteen feet.
An effort is now being made to force
circulation but thus far no results
have been obtained. If successful, how
ever, it will be cemented Immediately
and test made at the depth.
The work is in the same stratum,
loose sandy shale, as the bottom of the
hole. The perforations are about 1875
feet from the top. Arrangements have
been perfected to use the Perkins
methods of cementing.
1t is considered doubtful if the COM
pany will be successful in effecting the
circulation as it is believed the larger
string of casing is frozen almost its
entire length of 1866 feet.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-20
NO LIMIT To AREA OF
CALIFORNIA OIL LAND
Theory That Find Extends North
east of CoaIinga viii Be
Thoroughly Tested

SAN FRANCISCO, June 19.-Recent
developments in the California oil in
dustry indicate that practically there
is no limit to the area of oil-bearing
lands in this great state. Each sue
ceeding day the judgment of experts
is upset by the bringing in of wells
in territory that had been deemed
not worthy of consideration in the
feverish scramble to bring forth the
mother earth.
Many oil operators of conservative
judgment now admit that there is not
a foot of ground in the great oil belt
from Coalinga to Sunset that they
would stake their regulations on as
not being oil producing. Many experts
are now of the opinion that the length
and breadth of the state is underlaid
with one vast sea Of petroleum and
that the development of the great in
dustry has hardly begun.
Development work in new field that
heretofore has been overlooked and
which has excellent indications of being
rich in oil has been started by syn
dicate of San Franciscans. This field
is known as the Parkfeld district,
which is situated in the Cholame val
ley, between the Mount Diablo and
Tremblor ranges, with long pass con-
Meeting 1t with the San Joaquin valley
at its conjunction with Antelope valley
Working on the generally accepted
theory that petroleum is most plentiful
wherever there are bays in the ancient
sea which covered what is now the
San Joaquin valley, many new COM
panieS are drilling in these highly
prospective fields, including the Park
field district, which is on the same side
Of the Tremblor range as the Sunset,
Midway and McKittrick fields, and
but fourteen miles south of Coalinga.
Recent inspections of this district have
led experts to declare that 1t would not
be surprising IL the whole area between
Coalinga and Parkfield and beyond
should prove to be rich in oil. which
would make one continuous field from
Coalinga to McKittrick.
The strong oil indications in the
Parkfield district have induced a num-
ber of San Franciscans, headed by Dis
trict Attorney Fickert, to form a COM
pany for the development of 5000 acres
in this field. This company is known
as the Parkheld-S San Antonio Oil COM
pany. and already has commenced de-
yelopment work, having a rig on the
ground and a we'll under way.
The Parkfield district Is fortunately
situated with respect to transportation
facilities. being in close proximity to
the pipe line of the Independent Pro-
ducers' association, which crosses the
pass at Cholame. Seepages indicate
that the oil of the Parkfield district
is of high gravity, which would mate
rally aid in the transportation of the
heavier oil of other districts through
the pipe line to Port Hartford.
Following the lead of Fickert and
his associates, other companies are
Being organized to develop the Park
field section. and the next few months
may see the opening up of another
productive petroleum district in the
Golden state.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-20

The great United Verda zone again
comes into prominence, and following
the big determinations made a few
months ago on the Little Daisy, an
nouncement was made last week by
arrivals from Jerome that a counter
part of the mineral combination proven
on the two mines above is now incon-
trovertibly linked to the Haynes Cop
per company.
Decidedly lively is the interest pre-
vailing in that field today, over the
outcome of the explorations on the
latter, lying as 1t does on the west of
the big mine, and with the Daisy on
the east, the extent of that vast min
eral problem Is connected with one of
the most gigantic copper belts the
world has ever known, or probably
ever will.
The important discovery that is now
centered to the Haynes interests comes
as the result of years of persistent and
practical forethought of a condition
that has been faithfully fostered by
every man engaged in practical opera
tion in that field. With the Daisy
exploitation solved the striking of an
ore body on the Haynes of a similar
character, and through the avenue of
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-20
ON PALMER BLocHMAN

rigs are being built ION the Palmer
Blochman lease. which will be called
Nos. and 6. No. is about ready to
spud in.
The No. we'll on this lease Is down
2140 feet, where the crew found it
necessary to start down the eight-inch
casing. This we'll has been put down
very rapidly and as it has already
shown signs Of gas and oil the predic-
ton of a good we'll is extremely liable
to be fulfilled. No. spudded in about
the first of the year.
Palmer Nos. 1 and 2. the producing
wells, are estimated to be averaging
about $4,000 barrels of oil per month
at this time, although No. is expected
to again become big gusher when
the hole is cleaned out, thus doubling
the production.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-20
'INSTALLS PLANT TO TREAT
500 BARRELS OIL DAILY

SANTA MARIA, June 19-The latest
Maria field is an enormous treating
plant recently built by the California
Oilfields, Ltd. 1t was constructed at
a cost of approximately 100000, and will
treat between 400 and 500 barrels of oil
a day.
The company installed this plant on
its lease in the Lompoc field, where 1t
is within a few yards of one of the
producing wells. The oil from this we'll
passes through 1S,200 volts of electricity
and this process enables the distillate
to be drawn from the heavy oil.
The plans for the plant were drawn
up by the Western Precipitation COM
pany of San Francisco, and it is the
first of it's type, although electric treat
ment has been in vogue for a number
of years
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-20
OBTAINS OPTION

GEORGETOWN, June 19.-Julius N.
Lawson of Lawson of Stockton has OBJ
tanned an option on the Bright Hope
quartz mine, about a mile northeast of
town.
Mr.. Lawson is engaged in erecting a
five-stamp quartz mill on the property
for prospecting purposes, and expects
to be crushing ore in a few weeks. The
quartz is free milling and shows good
prospects.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-20
TO SHUT OFF WATER

SANTA MARIA, June 19.--On the
Western Union lease in the old field
we'll No. 80 has just been cemented at
the depth of $40 feet in an effort. to
shut off the water at the bottom.
While pumping the water off prepara-
tory to forcing in the cement a large
quantity of oil was pumped UP showing
that good production can be expected
when properly finished.
On we'll No "a the crew has had
much bad luck and is now fishing for
tools that have become lodged in the
hole
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-20
LEADER IN BROWN sHALE

McKITTRICK, June 19.-At a depth
of 2750 feet the Leader Oil company
has been in brown shale containing
lots of gas for 200 feet, on the south
half of the southwest quarter of sec
tion 35, 1921, with 6A-inch casing and
is still going. j. M. Smith, who visited
the property last week, says the for
nation is identical with Midway, and
that sand should be found under the
shale.
The Leader is owned by Ball & Will
liams. The hole passed through two
small showings of sand.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-20
ACORN AT DEPTH

COALINGA, June 19.-The Acorn Oil
company, section 2-20-14, is 242O feet
deep with 5ssinch casing. The forma-
tion has been brown shale, with alter
mating layers of sand carrying some
gas. The effort of this company is to
reach the light oil sands that are sup
posed to underlie this section, known
as the Home oil sand formation.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-20
SECURITY AT C0ALINGA
DRILLS THROUGH SHELL
SAFELY WITH A ROTARY

COALINGA, June 1s.-The Coalinga
Security Oil company, section 8-sO-15, is
1900 feet deep with the rotary. The hard
shells have been gone through in a satis-
factory manner and the work now Is
going much faster. 1t is now believed
that the weIl will be finished in contract
ffn1a
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-20
SELLS THIRTY ACRES

FRESNO, June I'D. s. Ewing as
agent for the owners has sold thirty
acres in section 26, 31-22, Midway dis
trict, to A. e. Fano, W. H. Linferth
and others of San Francisco. The con-
sideration was 1880 an acre. Discov-
cry has already been made and appli-
cation for patent is pending.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-20
HuAsNA AeANpoNs WELL

SANTA MARIA, June 19-The Huas-
ma Oil company has abandoned it's we'll
After drilling to a depth of 4100 feet
and eXpending an enormous sum OF
money in an attempt to get a producer
the company has at last yielded and
called all operations off.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-20
ADDS SECOND AlR UNIT

McKITTRICK, June ia second
unit has been added to the compressed
air plant of the Jewett. The COM
pressor has played an important part
in the production of this company,
bringing it up to 1000 day from twelve
wells, an increase of 400 barrels daily.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-20

with violating the antitrust laws Of that
state is a convincing argument that there
is one law for the poor and none for the
rich The methods adopted by the govern
ment's attorney in his prosecution OF me and
his refusal to take cognizance of similar acts
on the part of bankers and others, strength
ems our argument that there are two wholly
different kinds of law in this country; and
your decision will, il that decision upholds
the action of the lower court, add to this
belief in the public mind.
The theory of law that a man is presumed
to be innocent until proven guilty was wholly
overlooked in my trial at Fort Scott. 1 was
convicted and sentenced before 1 entered the
court room. I was not prosecuted as pre-
sumably innocent man charged with an al
! legged violation of the law. L was prosecuted
| by partisan politicians. before a partisan
jury, three of whom it proved later had
| declared they were prejudiced against me,
| a before a partisan judge and on perjured
testimony But this is not the first time
in the history Of the world that this same
farce has been enacted. When the ruling
class of any epoch is forced to use such
means to bring about the imprisonment Of
man advocating revolutionary doctrines it has
always foreshadowed the dawn of new era.
| Several million men and women in the
United States today believe that have been
prosecuted in the federal courts because Of
my political beliefs. 1t Is true L ann in
revolt against the presen: capitalistic regime
of graft and Doodle and I have dedicated my
nte TO the revolution OF tomorrow. Our
cause will triumph in America Just it is
winning in Germany, France and England.
The Milwaukee Socialist victory is a prophecy
of what will happen throughout the nation
at no distant day.
personally, it is a matter OF no consequence
to me what this court may decide in this
case. II this court concludes to sanction the
S ndalous methods employed to secure my
conviction and the outrageous sentence i'm
posed upon me for the commission Of what
Judge Pollock termed "a mere misdemeanor,"
shall consider 1t the proudest day Of my
life when 1 enter the jail at Fort Scott, i'm
prisoned because Of my defense of the poor
and oppressed. You will by that act in
crease my power a thousandfold and carry
my message to the toiling millions from sea
to sea- Gladly will make this small sacri-
fee in a cause TO which I would willingly
give my lfe
/
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-20
ARRnWHEAD HOT SPRINGS

Weekend rate $500, Saturday dinner
to Monday morning breakfast. Baths
and outdoor swimming pool Dancing
Saturday night. Mountain air, no fog.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-20

It's easy to a bargain In a used
automobile, through want advertising. Il
used to be-and still is-to secure horse
and carria
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-20

course of year at the Girard postoffice.
This certainly establishes my good faith NO
man with criminal intent would voluntarily
submit the evidence OF his contemplated crime
to the agent of the institution against which
the crime was directed
Weekly journal-miner., 1910-07-20
PROBATE COURT PROCEEDINGS
(From Thursday's Dailyl

In the Probate Court, yesterday, the accounts of G. c. Ruffner, special administrator of the estate of Nelson Gable, deceased, were allowed, ap- proved and settled. The administra- tor was charged with having received s3lS, and credited with having dis bursed a like sum in funeral, last ill., ness and other incidental expenses. An order was made disenarging the administrator and closing the estate.
 T. G. Norris was appointed admin istratOr of the estate of the late Mamie Norris, deceased.
 Fred C. Moore, administrator of the estate of the late Francis E.. Forsee, filed his final account. with a petition for distribution. The hear ing of the petition was set for July 18th.
 J. H. Robinson, Frank Williams and Frank Heisler were appointed appraisers of the estate of George Holmes, deceased. The estate con sists of money in bank and several mining claims at Mountain Springs. near Copper Creek, on the Santa Maria river.
Weekly journal-miner., 1910-07-20
IMPORTANT MINE
 SALE ANNOUNCED
Bugler Group in the Cherry District Sold to Milwaukee
 Capitalist

59O and the other of 165 feet, are shown, with shafts of 60, 30, and a number of 90, feet in depth.
 The new syndicate will place Kirksby mill on the ground, and will introduce the Kirk system of con- eentration. In the meantime the mill of the Arizona Copper-Gold com pany, located on the Prize mining claim, will be used to make tests of the yield.
 A very extensive plan of mine work is the first consideration to be followed out by the new company, and with the good showing made at several points, the new company an- tieipates success.
 MT. Smith is also a large stock holder in the Arizona Copper-Gold company, and has devoted consider able time toward exploiting the Bugler group in previous visits made to the district.
Weekly journal-miner., 1910-07-20
ANOTHER GOLD BAR
 FROM MOUNT ELLIOTT
CFrom Wednesdays Daily)

Yesterday the Bank of Arizona re- eeived a bar of gold bullion from the Mount Elliott Consolidated at Chaparral, that went to the value of s3,25O, and in addition to that output over S4,O0O in a concentrate yield is ready at the mine for ship ment to Humboldt.
 This good result was accomplished during a part of the month of June and a few days run in July. It was the heaviest made by this com pany in recent months.
 The new five drill air compressor that is to be electrically driven, ar rived in Prescott from the East yes terday, and will go out to the mine today. It will be ready for opera tiOn by Saturday night, and with this appliance all mining in the fu- ture will be conducted at the five points on the system, which will give some idea of the magnitude of the work projected on this great under taking.
 In recent development on the 200 foot level of the Teonderoga, some very important determinations have been made in two old shoots lying at a point above the said level, where a good grade of ore in 8 strong vein has been cut into. From these work ings the recent mill yield is the best
Weekly journal-miner., 1910-07-20
CFrom Saturdays Daily)

With the gathering here yesterday of many Democratic notables from all over the Territory to attend the Territorial Democratic Central com mittee meeting today, speculation is rife as to whether that august as- semblage will call upon the "Faith- ful'' all over the Territory to sup port the election of non-partisan dele gates to the Constitutional eonven- tion, Or issue an edict instrueting the county organizations to push the election of Democratic delegates on strict party lines. Following two hours caucus of the visitors and local Democratic chiefs, held yester- day afternoon, in the Hotel St. Michael. murmurings were heard on the streets and in the cafes, last night, indicating that the session to- day will not pass into history as a harmonious one.
 With the exception of a few, every Democrat present at yesterday even- ing's conference, held office at one time or another. Mark Smith was one of the central figures, as was also Col J. F. Wilson. Attorneys Flu gene S. Ivies and Frank Cox, lead ing corporation lawyers of the south, and the legal representatives of the Southern Pacific interests, were also present, to guide the deliberations and incidentally deliver a few "opin- iOns'' as to the Democratic policy to be outlined at the Central com mittee meeting today. Col. J. B.. Breathitt, ostensibly of Tucson, but actually of Cananea, Mexico, arrived early in the afternoon, and was among the first to assemble for the pow-wow. Col. Breathitt mas been a central figure in Democratic cir eles of the Territory the last fifteen years, and is not without experience in framing the Democratic policies of Missouri before the "Show Me" state became politically intelligent and swung into the Republican col umn. And then there was Henry F. Ashurst, wearing his Stetson cam paign hat, who has senatorial aspir- ations, but who has been personally ordered by E. E. EEllinwood, the at torney for the Copper Queen, and the Democratic boss of southern Ari