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Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-26
LITTLE OIL is RUN
FROM C0ALINGA FIELD

COALINGA, Sept. 25.-R. W. Dallas,
secretary of the Coalinga branch of
the Producers agency, says there is
now but very little oil being run from
the Coalinga field, and that unless the
storage tanks are completed in short
time every company in the entire field
which Is connected with the agency
will have to shut down pumping. He
says that there are now over 200 men
out of employment in the field, and
that many more will have to be laid
off unless these tanks are completed
in a very short time.
He has been promising the pro-
ducers fer the past forty five days that
their oil would be run, expecting the
completion of the tanks, but under
the present conditions he can see nc
other condition than the shutting
down of the wells.
Yesterday morning members of the
Producers Transportation company
and some of the producers, with mem
bers of the agency and those connect
|. ed with the concerns which have the
contracts, talked over the situation
and decided to ask the support of the
city trustees, officers and citizens in
keeping peace until these tanks are
completed.
There are now forty tanks beng
erected by the different companies for
the Producers Transportation COM
pany at various points along the pipe
line, and they are almost all of a
capacity of $4,000 barrels.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-26
FOOTHILL FARMS
NEAR This CITY

Have you ever hoped to have home
OF one, five or ten Acres-on the foot
hill slopes near Los Angeles?
Haven't you wished that some friend
had taken you by the shoulder and
made you pick up few acres at Holly
wood, Altadena or Sierra Madre before
they advanced from $500 up to $4,000 an
acre? Those places have passed for
ever from your easy reach.
The Western Empire. California's
famous homeseekers' and rural home
journal, is now completing an organi-
cation of 200 local ana eastern readers
to take over 14OO acres Of land at Sum
land, in the original Monte Vista VAL
ley. 1t Is a mountain hidden valley
seven miles back of Glendale This
district surpasses Altadena or even
Redlands in Its richness and grandeur
and Is only fifteen miles from the
Chamber of Commerce building in Los
Angeles. Sunland's Monte Vista VAL
ley has the best climatic protection OF
any district on the coast side OF the
Sierras. Come and see 1t now.
John McGroarty. the famous poet OF
our southland. says of his visit: "And
/ saw vale that day as fair as any In
all the Land of the Hearts Desire.
was aShameQ To mink InaC mad le9
the years go by and had wandered far
in quest of beauty, while all the time
Sunlands Monte Vista had been there
in it's ravishing loveliness just beyond
the threshold Of my door,"
A few heads of famiiIes may join
this organization, which secures this
land at low wholesale price, improves
1t with roadways. townsite, schools
and trolley line, ana distributes the
land to members so that the total COST
to you is not one-quarter of prevailing
prices in the open retail market.
When this kind of land Is opened 10
goes up beyond your reach The dis
trict lies in an open valley running
from Pasadena west to Fernando, In
cluding La Canada, La Crescenta and
Monte Vista-Sunland. Don't try to
imagine about it's conditions-come and
investigate. 1t is only one hour from
town.
The editor OF the Western Empire
has managed the location of eight sue
cessful town projects on this same
plan.
ity. Level. rich in productivity and
water. frostless. balmy and 1900 feet
above sea level.
Daily auto stage leaves our office 10
a. m. except Sunday, returning 2 p. n
Or special trips may be arranged. En-
gage your ceats in advance. Fare 81
round trip.
Call or write at once for booklet.
Western Empire Suburban Farms
association, 100 to 119 Chamber of Com
merce building. Los Angeles California
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-26
STRIKES ODD SUBSTANCE

COALINGA Sept. 25.-Thursday
morning the Hub Oil company, in the
south field, struck some black sub
stance which is beyond the ken of the
drillers who have seen samples Of it.,
and no one who has seen it can make
out what it is. The substance is about
as heavy as axle grease, black and will
burn like paraffine. Many tests were
made by the local people, but they
could not decide whether it is paraf-
fine, axle grease or graphite and oil,
Samples have been sent to Ralph
Arnold, the geologist; Lewis Aubury
of the state mining bureau, and Dr.
Cottrell of the state university.
George Satchell, secretary of the com
pany, is expecting a reply from these
sources in a few days, when 1t Is
probable that the Hub people will
know whether their discovery is
worthless or of great value.
The we'll is down 1860 feet In the AZ
inch casing, and the drillers believe
they have gone through about forty
feet of this black substance, the sam
pies of which were brought up on
the bit,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-26
RECALLS PALMY DAYS

KINGMAN, Sept. 25.-More than
thirty wears ago, when the big Nc
Cracken mill was turning out its thou
sands of dollars daily in silver bullion,
raids on the bullion and amalgan
chests were common. AT one time
twelve large retorts were stolen and or
these eleven were recovered, but the
other was either broken up ana re-
melted or cached away and never
found. Remembering the events or
those early days, Fred Keonhan or
Planet has been following up clews TO
the stolen bullion, and last week came
upon a 2O-oound chunk Of retort.
This retort was brought to Kingman
by ]. c. Potts, who has been at Mr..
Keohan's place on Bill Williams Fork.
unlike the retort of the McCracken,
this piece of bullion shows respects like
the bullion output on the McCracken
or Signal mills. ,,, -.
The recovery of this bullion brings
back to mind the days when the Nc
Cracken mine was one OF the greatest
bullion producers on the Pacl1c coast
From Signal, Dick Grid, assayer ana
amaIgamator in the big mill, went forth
to brave the Indians of the southern
part of the territory as the partner or
Ed Schiefflin in the mines that after
ward made Tombstone.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-26
NOTE MAY REVEAL
MYSTERY OF SHOT
Brother of Man Killed by Bullet
in Airdome Receives Threat
ening Letter

The police were furnished with the
only tangible clew to the mystery OF
the bullet which killed Rudolph Gas
telum, a recent arrival from Mexico
City, in an airdome at Twelfth street
and Central avenue a week ago, When
Richard Gastelum, brother of the dead
man, living at SS7 Hawthorne street,
called at police headquarters yester-
day and presented a letter he received
Saturday inclosing newspaper clip
pings of the recent shooting and a
card bearing the name of Louis the
Light" known to the police as a IA
natic.
The letter described the shooting as
a visitation from Providence and
warned the brother to beware of the
same fate. Gastelum, considerably
annoyed at the receipt of the letter
placed it in the hands of the local de-
tectives for investigation. The police
are inclined to place little credence In
the letter as having any direct bear
ing on the case, but are seeking the
writer.
The mysterious killing of Gastelum
was followed a week later by the firing
of a bullet through the front window
of the second floor of the building at
1901 Central avenue. on the southwest
corner of the street at the intersec-
ton of Twelfth. 1t entered the work
room of a neckwear establishment and
passed between two employees, Mrs.
Jennie Wood and Mrs. Anna Overman,
who were conversing with the man
ager, Mrs. G. S. Stoll.
The police were notified, and Detec-
tives Ziegler and Ingrahm detailed on
the case. A thorough canvass of the
district failed to disclose any weapon
that might be fired or any person who
had heard the discharge of the gun.
The bullet hole through the window
name indicated that the rifle was of 20
caliber. The scene of the shooting
was within 200 feet of where Gastelum
met his death.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-26
FAMOUS MONITOR S
WORKMAN IS HERE
Man Employed in Building Fight
ing Craft Makes Home in
Long Beach

LONG BEACH. Sept. 25.-Living at
1167 Olive avenue in this city 10 Aug
ustus Peach, one of the men who
helped to build the Monitor, the Yam
kee "cheesebox" which put the Merri-
mac out of cambat during the Civil
War. In 1862, when Captain Erickson
was given the contract to build boat
after his own design, good workmen
were scarce and Mr.. Peach went down
from New York to work on the vessel,
which was built in an inclosuro on the
Stevens estate in Hoboken.
Working as a boilermaker he drove
rivets and helped set the four boilers
of the Monitor, being employed in
this work for two months Late in Feb
ruary orders came to hurry the con-
struction of the Monitor, as the Merrl-
mac had left Richmond for cruise
up Chesapeake bay for washington.
The hundred men working on the boat
behind the big stockade rushed the Jop.
1.-THE Monitor was completed March
or g." said Mr.. Peach, "and we
showed her out into the water. she
turned her nose toward Chesapeake bay
and on the evening of March 8, think
it was, she sighted the Merrimac His
tory tells the rest.
'Before the war the Merrimac was
passenger boat which piled UP and
down the coast between New York and
Richmond When the war broke out
she was covered with railroad iron ana
nut in the fight. She was about three
times as big as the Monitor and looked
beside the latter boat like big rooster
at the side of a bantam.
"The Monitor was steel-plated all
over and was so arranged with her
four compartments that she could
slowly sink into the water when an en-
envy fired upon her until nothing was
left above save the oval top ot steer.
THE halls and bullets bounced off this,
The sinking device was operated by
system of gates which let the water
into the lower compartments. l have
never seen one of the other workmen
enpa gel in building the Monitor since
1872. and I don't know what became of
the strange little vessel"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-26
Personal Mention

NJ Paul Starr of Kenilworth' HI Is req
istered at the Van Nuys'
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Palmer of New York
city are guests at the Angelus for re"
days. ....g
l. preyfus and wife of San Antonio. Tex
are among the late arrivals at the Alex
andria.
A. e. Pennell, a theatrical man from Bos-
ton is stopping at the Lankershim for
few days.
John F. Moore. a New York lace Inn
porter is stopping at the Angeius Tor
few days.
r. p. Mclaughlin. an oil operator from
coaiinga, is. among the late arrivals at the
Lankershim.
Arthur Mayer. an attorney from San
Francisco is stopping at the Van Nuys LOT
a few days.
Ia making the Hayward his headquarters
during a short business stay here
Mrs. Henry Gray accompanied by her
daughter. Miss Helen Gray, both OF san
Francisco, are late arrivals at the Alex
andFia.
G. w. Currie a tourist from Edinburgh,
arrived in Los Angeles yesterday and is
guest at the Alexandria during snort
visit here.
G. J. Blanchard, connected with. the
United States revenue service at Wasnihs, +,
ton, d. c.. is among the recent arrivals at
the Angelus.
+ James q. Givens and Elmer A. Wilson,
merchants at Las Vegas, New, are In Los
Angeles on a short business trip guests at
the Lankershim.
Mr. and Mrs. S. H.. Kroff of san Diego
are among the recent arrivals at the Ian
lxershim Mr.. Kroff is well known real
estate operator in the southern city.
e. N. Dickman and wife. of Tucson are
amonp those who registered at the Hay
ward yesterday Mr.. Dickson Is well
known mining man. AeH
George Chalmers, owner OF one of the
largest sugar plantations in the Hawaiian
islands Is in Los Angeles for a few days
lstay with Mrs. Chalmers he Ia regis
tered at the Westminster,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-26
MINING AND OIL
EGAN CANYON DISTRICT
AGAIN BECOMES ACTIVE
Region Near Ely After Lapse OF
Thirty Years Receives
New Blood

ELY, Sept 25.-After a lapse of al
most thirty years the Egan canyon dis
trict, near Cherry creek, is again COM
ing into it's own. Picture ore worth
So pound is being taken from the
Easter group of claims owned by r. A.
Nuckols and Fred A. Borchert pioneer
residents of that section of the country.
The gold hearing ledge was encoun-
tered in an open cut about 15O feet long.
That portion of the ore body from
which the free gold is being taken is
only two inches, although other parts
of the vein will carry values in the yell
low metal.
After endeavoring for several months
to discover the ore body that they
were certain existed on their posses
sions, Nuckols and Borchert were fin
ally rewarded for their efforts about
three weeks ago when the gold stringer
was first opened up. Further develop
ments indicate that the vein is increas-
ing in width.
By. the crudest milling methods the
owners of the valuable gold mines
have extracted $500 from the recent
find during the last two weeks. With
the aid of a sample grinder, Borchert
and Nuckols have saved practically all
the values in the ores. When they
brought a small bottle of gold dust to
Cherry Creek several days ago they
created quite an excitement among the
residents of that staid community.
But little has been done in a mining
way at Cherry Creek for some time"
said Mr. Borchert, one of the owners
of the eastern group. "Mr. Nuckols
and myself are the only ones that have
accomplished anything at Egan can
yon. We have been working on our
properties for the last year, and have
been searching for the main ore body
all that time. 1t is our belief that we
have discovered it. 1 anticipate that
the new strike will prove more extern
sVe with further work.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-26
CURB MARKET LEADER
! IN NEW YORK ARRIVES
E. S. MendeIs Sent by Governor
Hughes to Miners and Bank
ers' Conventions

E. S. Mendels of New York city,
head Of the New York curb market
and representative appointed by Gov
ernor Hughes to represent the Empire
state at the coming meeting of the
american Mining congress, arrived in
Los Angeles yesterday. He will re-
main here until after the American
Bankers association meeting, as he is
a delegate to both conventions.
Mr.. Mendels has done much toward
furt...ring the mining and oil industry
in the United States, as acting in the
capacity of agent for the curb market
he has an opportunity to pass on all
stocks listed. He has been factor in
improving the condition of the curb
market, and, according to w. r. In
gals, editor of the New York Mining
and Engineering Journal. has made the
curb market a place of clean dealing
Mr.. Mendels bears personal commits
sions from Governor Hughes and from
the New York curb market, and will
act as official representative Of both
Ehile here.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-26
w. K. DRILLS WATER WELL

CoALINGA, Sept. 25.-Fhe w. K Oil
company is drilling a water well on
the top of the w. K. hill. The well
today is 270 feet deep, and the water
from the well is to supply the w. X.
and the Turner properties.
The w. K. we'll No. is down 1850
feet. The we'll Is being sunk with a
rotary drill, and operations were com
menced on the hole less than thirty
days ago.
Well No. 7 of the same company is
being drilled with a standard rig and
is now at depth of 1850 feet in 1871
incasing.
It's we'll No. was finished few
days ago at about 300 feet. The men
are now under-reaming preparatory
to putting in the last few joints of
pipe and the perforated pipe, when
the well will be tested out.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-26
VALUES LIE At DEPTH
IN KEWANEE DISTRICT
Experts Advance Theory That
Rich Ore Will Be Encountered
Below the Water Level

That rich gold values are said to lie
at depth in the Kewanee district OF
San Bernardino county is the settled
opinion of mining men who have ex-
amined the active and prospect proper
ties of that district recently J. X.
CHM, with postoffice address OF GINA,
Cal, who is in the city for few
DAYS, says that marked progress has
been made in the Kewanee district the
past several months
The Sunnyside group, comprising
originally seven claims, to which mas
Been added two or three more, IS
working on a ledge that goes from SlS
to $40 a ton on the surface. The sun
nyside has done about 300 feet OF smart
work and about 200 feet of drifting.
They began on a shoot of about three
feet in thickness.
Mr.. CHM says vein matter pitches
to the southwest and that they went
through this and kept on sinking TO
the 20O-foot level, where they cut
ledge at right angles, shifting to the
south. At the 250-foot level the sun
nyside caught the same ledge, but with
larger and better showings. AT the
3O0-foot level they encountered water
and drifted to the south to catch the
ledge. which proved to be eight feet
in width at that point 1t is believed
that at this point the apex was struck
or that it was very near the apex,
where an average for twenty-five rect
gave an average across of from SO TO
$3.50 An average of twenty feet went
So to the ton.
TWO BLACK DIKES
The district is traNersed by two par
allel black dikes. Along the east dixie
a large mineral formation carrying
values according to assays made across
twenty feet of 81 a ton on the surface.
Both dikes have the same formation,
dipping to the west. From the west
assure there are cross dikes cutting
through the mountains. All along poth
dil<es there are rich showings, but Mr..
CHM says the dikes have not been IN
telligently prospected and for that
reason the status of the country mas
not vet been established.
Concerning the formation, Mr. CHM
saws the ore on the surface is found
chiefly in altered granite, that not
MANY veins are found in quartz on the
surface This fact leads experts to be-
lieye that at depth rich values Will be
encountered, probably below the water
level.
Mr.. CHM has three groups of eight
claims on the east fissure. No work
has vet been done here, but there are
evidences of large bodies of ore.
Another group owned by Mr.. CHM Is
on the Shady side. Several shafts,
ranging from ten to twenty feet in
depth, have been sunk and one tun-
mel has been driven twenty-five feet.
A recent strike made by Mr. CHM
was on the Thunderstorm. This is the
claim, above all others, to which Mr..
CHM pins his faith. Here there is a
blind ledge, passed over for years by
nrosnectors 1t lies on a parallel ledge
and according to Mr.. CHM now shows
200 feet of rich ore. Mr.. CHM believes
this to be a poor mans proposition and
he is now in Los Angeles for the pur-
pose of securing a partner to engage
with him in developing the Thunder
storm. He brought with him speci-
mems taken from the Thunderstorm
ledge which show free milling gold In
large quantities.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-26
GOLD KING BONDED

NEVADA CITY, Sept. 25.-The Gold
King mine, owned by w. H. Weldon of
Grass Valley, has been bonded to w.
F. Kipp, manager of the Mammoth
Copper company of Shasta county. The
Gold King is situated on the ridge be-
tween Forest and Allegheny and con-
siderable development work has been
done on the property. Active work by
Mr.. Kipp will begin October 1, and
Clifford Weldon will be placed in
charge as superintendent.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-26

Nov, where did I lay my rat, l
wonder?" fretted Mrs. Trousseau
"Your-er-rat? said her husband. DO
you mean that fluffy thing you put on
your head?" "Of course!" I'm sure
I don't know, my dear; but why cali
II a rat? Rabbit would be better-it
would sound more like real hare
Lipplneotts.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-26

lAbnshed and most reliable trunk manniAs-
tarsr. store and factory, $50 south AAl-
It's as easy TO secure q bargain IN nsea
automobile through want advertising. - u
used 70 be-and still b-to secure horss
and carriage
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-11-24
RemedIes For seaaIclsnesa.

Among curious remedies for sea.
sickness Is that which is popular
among the mariners in the Levant-1
the daily swallowing OF iron rust,
which is obtained by scraping It of
the anchor or anchor chain. But this
Is only part Of the necessary treat
ment. for small pouch containing
roasted salt and flowers Of thyme must
be tied upon the abdomen as firmly as
can be borne--this being considered
to counteract the effects OF the inter-
nal disturbance caused by the rolling
of the vessel.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-11-24
MAN WAS TOO ENTHUSIASTIC
Noted Horse Trader Would Not Lid
About Horses Good Traits-Mere-
ly Suppressed Truth.

Hank Dobbs was noted as an hon
est" horse trader. He would not lie
about horse. He would merely sup
press the truth. Incidentally, he al
ways beat Nthe customer who dealt
with him. The way he could slur over
the defects and buzz about the vir
tues of an animal amounted to genius
Once Hank was trying to sell 8
neighbor a horse that had an eye
which was nearly sightless. The neigh.
Dor knew Hank would not lie outright
to him, so he questioned the horse
trader as to the various points of the
brute.
How about his eyesight? Can he
see out of both eyes ?"
Sure said Hank, hes got good
eyes" Here he leaned forward, his
eyes fairly scintillating with sup
pressed honesty. "One eye Is particu
larly good"
Hanks enthusiasm for the truth had
carried him too far. The deal was of
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-11-24
stranoe Hobby.

William James, probate court dep
uty, tells Of pest extraordinary that
comes about that Office. She is a
woman, middle-aged, heavy jowled
person, who comes around shortly
after she has read in the paper of the
death of prominent man. AMI she
comes because she wants to read the
dead mans will as soon as 1t is pro-
bated. She has no hopes of receiving
a bequest in any of the Wills. She
just likes to look them over. Read
Ing Wills is her hobby.-CleVeland
Plain Dealer.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-11-24
Bulls Haul Street Cars.

-Four miles of street. railway and
some bulls are making a rich man
out Of resident of Daet, in the Phil
ippines. The little railroad runs from
Daet to the port. and has no lack Of
passengers or Of freight traffic. The
cars are of the small street railway
type. and they make the four miles
uphill from the port to Daet in twen-
ty-eight minutes, although the bulls
who draw the cars do not exert them
selves unduly
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-11-24
Happy Thought.

Your story is good said the pub
fisher to the author who had called
to learn his fate, but there is one
thing about 1t that can't under
stand"
What's that?" queried the author.
You have the climax in the mid
die chapter instead of the last" said
the publisher. why is that?"
"Oh," answered the author, that Is
a little scheme of mine to keep WON
en- from knowing how the story is go
ing to turn out by reading the last
chapter first"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-11-24
Not According to Webster.

A Bad Copper-A policeman who
takes bribe.
A Mad Bull-A broker who sees the
market decline when he wants it to
advance.
A Polar Star-The leading lady OF
an Eskimo operate company.
A Lyric Note-A singers Il. o. u"
A Work of Love-Kissing ones sis.
ter.
Stays of Execution-A corset toe
tightly laced.-Judge's Library.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-11-24

Liberia, the West African negro re-
public. was founded mainly through
the efforts of American quakers, or
ganized under the title of the Penn
sylvania Cotonist society. The chief
bar to the development of Liberia is
a law by which white men are not
allowed to hold property in the coun-
try. Capital has, therefore, gone else
where and Liberia possesses none of
the resources of modern civilization.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-11-24
Costly Articles.

The most costly book in the world
is Hebrew Bible, owned by the Ger
man government, which few years
ago refused the Pope's offer of $685.
900 for it. The most costly medicine
a few years ago was metallic gallium,
which sold for $150,OO0 pound; but
radium is now the priceless gem of
the mineral world, selling for more
than that price an ounce.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-11-24
Anxious Fathers Advertisement.

A Frenchman's advertisement, in
Boston paper, ran in the following
singular strain: Lost, last evening;
child about five years old; whoever
will return him to his home, in Fore
street, shall be handsomely rewarded
by his afflicted father, Jean Baptiste,
who likewise deals In French bran
dy."-From a London Newspaper,