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Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-11
PYRAMID ENTERS
MIDWAY DISTRICT
ACQUIRES SIXTEEN HUNDRED
ACRES OF GROUND
PROPERTY LIES ADJACENT TO
HONOLULU GUSHER
Additional Land Taken by Los Angeles
Company Is in Vicinity Of
Mays Well In Sec
tlon Thirty

G. S. Johnson has just returned to
Los Angeles after week spent in the
Midway oil fields in the interest of the
Pyramid Oil company, of which he Is
president.
While in the land of gushers Mr..
Johnson oonsummated one OF the piS
gest deals recently made in the Mid
way field, acquiring for the fyrailIu
company 1900 acres of ground in close
proximity to the Honolulu gusher,
which came in a short time ago with
big production of 20 gravity oil.
While in Midway Mr.. Johnson also
acquired for the Pyramid company q
twenty-year lease on twenty acres OF
proved oil ground in section 26-ol-zz,
North Midway, between the AMBER
and Santa Fe wells, and about mlle
from the Mays gusher, when came III
n few days ago with a production Oh
20 900 barrels a day.
Complete drilling outfits nave peer,
ordered for both these properties anu anu
drilling operations will be started WIN
in a few days.
The Pyramid Oil company's new
well on it's property near Santa Pauia
in Ventura county has reached a
6epth of more than 900 feet. This
territory is proved oil ground, and at
a depth of about 1900 feet the man
ggement expects q big well. better
than 200 barrels a day. This well Will
he rushed to completion as rapidly as
possible. The Pyramid company now
has a production from this property.
The oil is 2S gravity and sells at 10
cents a barrel.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-11
OIL IN STORAGE
FOR STANDARD
CALIFORNIA MIDWAY AWAITS
COMPLETION OF PIPE
FOUR THOUSAND BARRELS MAY
BE DELIVERED TODAY
Marketers' Line Rapidly Approaches
Well on Property and Manage
ment Expects to Make
Connection at Once

The California Midway Oil company
expects to be delivering oil to the
Standard under its contract today or
tomorrow The well has been flowing
spasmodically for the past several
days and all the tankage space on the
property is now filed, there being 1000
barrels on hand awaiting connection
with the Standard pipe line.
A. T. Jergins, II. c. Cole, Mr.. Crosse
of the Crosse building and DIR. Dugan
of Salt Lake City, all interested in the
California Midway, left last night for
the property, the chief object being
to be present when the connection is
made with the Standard pipe line and
to see the first oil delivered.
The contract with the Standard Oil
company calls for 1000, 900 barrels at
65 cents a barrel. The contract was
said to have been entered into ten
days ago, but officials of the California
Midway say the deal is not yet en-
tirely closed. 1t is therefore taken to
mean that the contract will not be
signed until the first delivery of oil is
made.
The we'll Of the California Midway
is now believed to be a larger one
than at first estimated. Several days
ago it was uncapped and started off
with n flow of 1900 barrels a day. 1t
gushed spasmodically at this rate
until the tanks, holding 1000 barrels,
were entirely filled. At last report the
well had again been capped, awaiting
connections with the Standard pipe
line.- The oil from this well is ap-
proximately "a gravity
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-11

these horses and mules is that piles
of lumber are strewn all over the
ELK and Buena Vista hills waiting for
carpenters and rig builders to make
them into shanties and rigs. Rig
builders get from $4 to 81 a day and
board and carpenters in town draw
S. to Sc without board.
The completed wells will range from
$15 900 up to some fabulous figures, and
it is idle to estimate what the whole
expense will be by the time all this
contested territory is proved and pat
ented.
1t is proposed by different parties
to drill a well on every quarter sec
tion in township 1924, on ever quarter
of twenty-five sections in 1928, and on
every quarter of seven sections each
in 1924 and 1923
In addition to this tremendous
amount of new work, each of the pro-
ducing companies in the older part
of the field is running from one to five
rigs, averaging, perhaps, two strings
to the company. and on the south front
of the field a large amount of new
work is going on.
Predicts $1,000 People
Taft has a right to be a busy place,
and it is certain to be even q buster
place for months to come. one con
SefVdIlNe OIL man WHOSt llOilV - ~
Los Angeles, but whose interests are
largely in the Midway field, predicts
Taft will have $1,000 inhabitants with
in the next two -'ears. He points out
that it Is in the heart of what proba-
bly, will become the greatest oil field
in the west.
Back of Taft is the old proved ter
ritory of Twenty-Five hill and adjacent
sections, where the wells are making
fortunes for their owners despite the
fact that they have only tapped the
first sand. In front of Taft is the fiat
or valley two or three miles wide and
fifteen miles long with the Standard s
90O0- barrel gusher near one end and
the phenomenal Mays toward the 9TH
er. The fiat is all good territory, the
oil men contend.
Beyond the fiat are the Buena Vista
hills. and looming beyond the Buena
Vista hills is the Elk range, the prom
Use of which has fired the hopes and
ambitions of oil locators, both rich ana
poor. For all this immense field
proved or improved, Taft is now the
distributing point.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-11
PROPERTY OF EIGHT
OIL COMPANY SELLS
FOR $1625 AN ACRE

BAKERSFIELD, March 1O.-The
Eight Oil company has sold 100 acres of
land in section 3e. 31-s3 to outside capi-
talists for 100000. The purchasers are
William Chappell and ID. McGiIIvray of
Seattle, II. II. Hart of Coalinga, Joseph
f. Burke Of Dawson and @. j. Berry of
Fresno.
The beneficiaries of the sale, the own
ers of the Eight Oil company, are II. 1.
Tupman, S. p. While, Charles Haber-
kern, Il. e. Klipsteln, w. e. Richardson,
j. Owen estate, f. w. McCutchen and
Il. 4. Dumble.
The land, particularly described. is
the south half of the south half of the
section and the new owners will at
once proceed to develop 1t.
The land adjoins the Crandal well on
section 81, and Is just south of the
Mays holdings, where a big well was
brought In last week.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-11
ONE MILLION DOLLARS
TO BE SPENT IN TEST

BAKERSFIELD, March 1O.-The new
rigs going up in the Elk and Buena
Vista hills, 1t is estimated, Will cost
about 5000 each, exclusive of rig irons'
which will cost $3.50 to $500 more.
About fifty rigs are up In the new
territory now, and If the work that
seems certain to materialize there Will
be no less than 300 derricks up in the
Elk and Buena Vista hills as soon as
material and workmen can be secured.
Many of the companies that are pre-
pairing to operate there will use the
combination standard and rotary rig,
which will cost about $4,000 each.
Exclurive of tools and casing, ac-
cordingly, the investment of the men
who are undertaking TO hold this con-
tested territory will be close to $10OO,-
600 at the time the drills begin to drop.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-11

Los Angeles.
CHICAGO, March 1O-Less calamltous
tone in the crop reports today and more linn
tied buying disposition both from local and
outside sources caused quite a reaction from
yesterdays closing prices There was more
important selling pressure on new crop months
today than yesterday. 1t has been Of a con-
servative sort and much scattered. The buy
ing has been better on sumps than on the
swells, apparently more of a disposition to
support against declines than to crowd ad-
vances. The secretary Of the Kansas State
Grain Dealers association gave out figures on
losses today which indicated a prospect of
about the same sized crop in Kansas as a year
ago, This led to some selling out of long
wheat. At the top price today July wheat was
Az cents above the low point of early in the
weak Reports that come for the near future
win be extremely conflicting and will keep the
trade stirred up and fearful to commit them
selves either way.
Corn took a weak turn again today. Very
moderate Improvement was shown in demand
for shipment while, on the other hand, cash
houses were good sellers of futures. Weather
was fine in the corn belt, some rain in south
ern and southwestern part In addition to SELL
ing on the theory that yesterdays rally was
the market had been somewhat stripped Of
smaller shorts and is due to continue on
down turn.
Except for a brief period Of frmness early,
oats ranged irregularly downward Cash con-
Germs bought early having made a few sales.
Provisions were higher early in sympathy
with higher hog market. but there was more
enthusiastic selling than buying swells
Later the hog market reacted and provisions
eased off with the decline in grains
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-11
INDEPENDENT OIL REACHES
COAST THROUGH PIPE LINE

Officials of the Produce Transporta-
tion company and the Union Oil COM
pany gathered at Avila, on the Pacific
coast, Tuesday, to witness the opening
of the pipe line. The first oil was run
through the pipe, marking the COM
pletion of the pipe line and the begin
ming of the Independent producers as
buyers and marketers of oil.
AS the pumping stations have been
built clear along the line. oil from the
Producers Agencies of Coalinga and
Bakersfield has been run into 1t, and
the completion of the last station will
allow the oil to be run into the Union
Oil company's tank steamers.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-11
WATCH ACORN WELL

COALINGA, March 10.-The bailer
which was lost in the well of the Pa
clic States Oil company Saturday
morning has been removed and opera
tions have been resumed.
The Acorn Oil company, on 2. 20-14,
struck a heavy gas pressure at about
400 feet, which forced all the drilling
water out of the hole. The crew
was laid off for a few days, but is
now drilling again. Experienced oil
men are convinced Of the possibility
of oil In this territory and are watch
ing the outcome of the Acorn with
much interest.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-11
STANDARD LOSES CASES

FRESNO, March 10.-Judgment for
the defendant was announced by
Judge Church in the warmly contested
case of the Standard Oil company
against Joseph Slye for the possession
of a strip of oil land in the celebrated
section 2S of the Coalinga field, which
brings in gross monthly income of
$500 and on which improvements to
the value of 100000 have been made
in the sinking of string of eight or
nine wells,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-11
FORAY ON CHICKENS AND
HARES BASIS FOR SUIT
Oscar \. Bowers Claims Arlington
Kennel Dogs Killed 1924 Worth
of Fancy Breed

A suit was filed in Justice Stephens
court yesterday by Oscar A. Bowers,
owner of a chicken and Belgian hare
farm, against H. p Beddeau and Jane
Doe Beddeau, owners of the Arlington
kennels, for $124 damages for the kill
ing of hins chickens and hares by the
latters canines
Bowers claims that in July last the
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-11
C0ALINGA CRUDE OIL
EXPECTS TO COMPLETE
FIRST WELL BY APRIL

The COalinga Crude Oil company ex-
poets to have its first oil well producing
before the end of this month. Work of
drilling a water well ON the property has
been completed and on March the first
oil well had reached a depth of 100 feet.
This work is being pushed night and
day and Sunday.
The CoalinGa Aladdin well has been
steadily on the pump since Feb. "a, and
Is showing a gradual improvement as
the water Is worked from the formation.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-11
UNITED WELL NO. 2 IN
NORTH MIDWAY COMES
IN WITH BIG VOLUME

Well No. of the United Oil company
In Section @, North Midway, came in at
$3.50 o'clock Wednesday night as
gusher. The stream of oil shot over the
derrick and continued to flow at this
rate until after midnight.
This makes the second producing we'll
on the United property, and well No. 8
1t is believed will come in within the
next ten days. Well No. reached
depth of 100 feet yesterday afternoon.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-11
MINING QUOTATIONS
NEVADA STOCKS

Exclusive dispatch to The Herald by L. A.
Crisler & Co, members Los Angeles stock ex-
change OO-0l l. W. Hellman building Los
Angeles.
SAN FRANCISCO. March io.-Consolidated
remained stationary at yesterdays hgures.
Florence dropped 2is points, st. Ives ?, Booth
2. Atlanta / and Daisy l. Jumbo Extension
was the one hard spot in the Goldfeld division
and moved up / point 10 3S cents.
Among the Tonopahs. Belmont was up b
points. while West End dropped and Tono-
pah Extension l.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-11
AVIATOR INJURED

PAU, France. March ION. Lorraine
fell today with a Bleriot monoplane
with which he was flying at a height
of thirty feet and was badly hurt.
The aeroplane was demolished.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-11
PRICES OF METALS
IN NEW YORK MARKET

o NEW YORK, March 10.-Lead, was @
g quiet today, $i.60@4.65. Copper weak; @
@ standard spot, $12.8714@13.1Oj May, @
% S128O@13.15. Silver 90 7-Bc. <3
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-11
.ERNDON
Oil and Mining
Investment Co.
Oil Lands. Leases and Producing
Companies bought and sold.
ROOM o, RINDGE BUILDING,
254 so. BROADWAY
Los ANGELES

defendants dogs broke into his chick
en- coops and killed twenty-five chick
ems and thirty-two Belgian hares. He
claims another foray was made by the
CANNES last December and sixteen
chickens and one hare killed.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-11

Morning sales-1OO California oil and Gas
Al 45; 200 Enos 1.30; 200 Fulton lis; 1000 New
Pennsylvania Sc; 1900 Palmer 125; 500 do
2715; 100 do 1.3J; 200 Republic SO; 500 Sauer
Dough LIS; 20 Sterling 800.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-11
News Of the Mines and Oil Fields
MIDWAY DISTRICT CLAIMS
BUSIEST TOWN IN STATE
TAFT SPRINGS FROM NOTHING TO SMALL CITY IN A FEW
MONTHS OF EXISTENCE

Distributing Point for Surrounding Territory Where Widest Elk
History of State Prevails Grows with Astonish
ing Rapidity Jumps $500 Every Trans
fer-Streets Are Being Graded-Water Company Lays
Pans--Banks Will Soon Be Opened
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-11
NEW YORK CURB

Special service to The Herald by j. c. Will
son, 212 West Fifth street, Los Angeles.
NEW YORK, March 1O-Followng were the
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-11
MIDWAY F1v1g63n coNrPANS
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LOstANCELES
10 OIL, STOCK INVESTORS:

in the if9oz 7o o1 9t 6tsls0f @
aefriot? aef mad 5orae is on Where
business end the YIN r6
for the purchase of Land the securing
o1 551oi 1oi1 or IN 'P'''
If an 4rteaan the barren Of Nevada
adn6s Sd BY @ 2aod eo ta1h Sa a1sss oo7
ssrss ns 3 f9ia % 29o
rs 900 barrels day have been devo1oPe produce
ay iuoR1s TRoF1T
the a high price,
acres of as % % Oil Oil io oa s F95i s8' se found is
1a9e y ri 1n61r % square oov IN nT @ on The property
line the ST. LAWRENCE gosh@s @ the s0aSn the
the
derrick @ a @ s3f9 ST. ss $
FoIIoS 1i1SD1ATEIY
sg s.s ss. .s os If
90 it will be the fault Of the 1aaarosas
some big Y1 int as'a & to make q our and
CAPTAIN R1C0R Hyer in a my life hSge
@ @ ar are & go1ng HP and Big G e4Sa1bs & tse @ 5i
h1q}a & s1s @ in @ soe big Tes H. In 30 days
sss % :.a y r.
promises atisfied that the MIDWAY
S VIII III max make US all IL How aoss Our
the Santa United or St. lawrence"
be SOs4rtRoo. I for !DF47 OIL
SHARES S-s
payent ONCE o to rae 0R R % oa01ea
and the stock sold to
, ~ 5DsAy II ground
SO splendid
Very s1ncerelyvyours,
G1DIAY COMPANY
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Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-11

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Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-11

Patlence-I feel awfully sorry for her.
Patrice--Why?
She's getting hard OF hearing, and she
does so like to hear herself talkl'--Yonkers
Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-11
BOSTON MINING STOCKS

Special service to The Herald by j. c. Will
son, IL West Fifth street, Los Angeles
BOSTON, March 10.-The copper producers
report which showed an increase in the copper
surplus of almost 5000, 900 pounds was great
dsappolntment to the bulls ON copper stocks,
and for a time liquidation was apparent all
through the list All the stocks thrown over,
however, were well taken and prices as a
whole showed little loss for the day North
ing The market on Indiana, Lake and North
Lake was narrow. but, all things considered
they held very we'll.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-11
SAN FRANCISCO OIL STOCKS

Service to The Los Angeles Herald by l.. A.
Crisler & Co, members Los Angeles stock
change, 200-2O1 1. W. Hellman building, Los
Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-11
CHICAGO GRAIN

Special service to The Herald by j. C. Will
son. member Chicago board OF trade, New
York stock exchange and San Francisco bond
and stock exchange. 212 West Fifth street.
Los Angeles
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-11

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1O-Following we're
todays quotations of the California stock and
oil exchange. -Opening- Closing
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-11
Teaming Business Heavy

1t is estimated that not less than
900 head of horses and mules are haul
ing material and supplies from Taft to
different parts of the Midway field.
Two hundred and fifty head of stock
came recently from Coalinga field, and
big additions to the former supply
have come fro melsewhere. Teamsters
get big wages, but they pay $40 ton
for hay, $42 for barley and cents a
drink for every head of stock they
own.
one result of the activity of all
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-11

Established 1897 Bank Referspcas
Office-Home Phone AS32l.
Residence-Home Phone 39523.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-11

NEW YORK, Marc
closing quotations:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-04-14
way.

protection of the half-open door. Be-
fore she could close the door behind
her the dog had closed it's teeth in her
right arm near the elbow.
Help" she shouted down the stair
way. Hes killing me-" Then she
swoOned as a man from the floor be-
low dashed UP the stairs and choked
the dog until it loosened it's hold.
Then he hurled the animal back on
the roof and carried the wounded
woman downstairs.
Some of Mrs. Caswells neighDors
carried her quickly to drug store,
where DR.. Andrew Maxwell cauterized
the wound in her arm. She was then
taken to her home.
In the meantime Mrs. Casweli's res
cuer hurried after an officer. He found
Policeman Henry Nieman and piloted
him to the roof of the apartment
house, where the bulldog was racing
about in a rage. Froth, flecked with
blood, covered the dogs lips.
AS the policeman came through the
door, revolver in hand, the beast
sprang directly at his throat. Nieman
warded the brute from him by a
glancing blow and a side step. AS
the dog gathered himself for second
Jump bullet from Nieman's pistol
crashed into it's skull and it fell dead.
After the excitement had passed oc-
cupants of the top floor of the house
recalled that they had heard strange
noises on the roof for some time be-
fore Mrs. Caswell went upstairs, but
had given no heed. No one was able
to say to whom the dog belonged. It
is thought that the animal either fol-
lowed some children to the roof or
strayed there and was unable to get
down.
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galvanized iron or copper can be
made and a shelf of sheet copper per-
forated with small holes and provided
with metal or wooden strips beneath,
so that it shall be half inch from
the surface of the wooden shelf. The
bottles of milk may be placed on the
copper shelf which prevents breakage
of the bottles through unequal heat
ing and allows the steam to circulate
freely about the bottles. The latter
should be placed so that the steam
does not strike them directly. Place
the cover in position, and turn on the
steam. At first only a small amount
of steam should be used so the bottles
will not be heated too rapidly. After
a few moments the supply of steam
should be increased so that the tenn
perature inside the cover will be 180-
1876 degrees, F., which should be main
tanned for at least Is minutes after
the entire quantity of milk has
reached the same temperature. The
time required to bring the milk to
these temperatures must be learned
by experience. It will depend on the
size of the bottles and will vary from
ten to IL minutes for pint bottles and
Is to Is minutes for quart bottles;
thus the entire time Of exposure
should be 20 to 30 minutes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-04-14
IMPROVING THE DAIRY HERD
Best Results Only Can Be Obtained
by Exactly Testing the Milk
Produced by Each Cow.

Every farmer is interested In his
herd of dairy COWS because of the
money the COWS bring him. Very few
farmers, however, have any knowl-
edge of what their COWS are doing.
Most of the farmers judge Of the quail
ity of their COWS from the amount of
milk each one gives. If she gives a
large mess of milk she is usually 'the
best COW on the farm" and if a small
This is an unscientific way of judg-
ing OF the individual COW or the herd.
To help farmers upon higher plane
of dairying has been a study of the
Minnesota department of agriculture
for several years. Through a long
series of experiments the department
has found that the testing of individu-
al cows, weighing their milk and test
ing it is practical and necessary If one
is to breed up his herd intelligentlyI
The department now recommends the
organization of cooperative COW test
ing associations in any neighborhood
where a sufficient number of cows is
kept. This Is not hard matter to
do. Let fifteen or twenty farmers join
together in neighborly way and sign
an agreement to stand by each other
for year, agreeing to pay $1.00 or a
$150 per year per COW for some one
who shall make it his duty to appear
at each farm once month for year
at milking time, see the COWS MIXED.
weigh their milk, test it, and make a
record of each cows work and leave
it with her owner. In this way prac-
teal man thoroughly acquainted with
the work can be employed to give his
experience to the dairyman at SO low
a cost as to make his employment a
necessity to every owner of a consid.
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Prize Winning Cross-Breed Heifer.

cradle number of COWS. Some say they
can't afford the cost. A few non-pay.
ing COWS will in a year cost more than
the expense of having the herd test
ed for a similar period. If cow isn't
worth the feed and care she requires
the farmer should know It. If she is
paying cow he should know it and
breed her to sire Of pronounced
qualities and thus build up his herd
to a standard of excellence and profit.
Good dairy cows are seldom in the
market. People as rule do not sell
such COWS, or if so they sell at an
exorbitant price few farmers can af-
ford to pay. So the really practical
and economical way to get a paying
herd is to breed up to 1t from sires of
such excellence as to leave no ques-
ton as to the dairy merit of their Off
spring, beginning with the best cows
in the herd as mothers and discard
ing those of inferior quality
The tester can visit one herd one
day and then the farmer can take
him to the next, and so on until he
has gone the rounds of the neighbor-
hood once each month. At the end
of the year each farmer will have
record showing a losing or winning
game on the part of each cow, besides
having been educated in various
branches of the industry. A limited
number of cow testing associations
have been organized in Minnesota and
the farmers are pleased with the re-
suits.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-04-14
A Happy Experience.

The sweetest experience in life is
the joy of salvation. 1t is unequaled
and not to be compared with any 9th.
err The heart that is still a stranger
to it has never yet tasted the real
sweets of life. AS Mont Blanc rises
above the surrounding peaks, and by
its towering height turns them into
foothills, so the joy of salvation in a
human soul surpasses and mounts up
ward beyond all the other happy ex-
periences. The pleasures of the world.
once so highly esteemed, earnestly
sought and tenaciously held, lost their
superlative value when God comes
into the soul with his redeeming mer-
cies, and retunes the heart and brings
1t into harmony with the infinite music
of his holiness.-Rey. E. ]. Blehkink