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The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
Flow of Squires Well Lively

In three and half years the Squires
(Santa Maria oil and gas company
well No. 5 of the Union has produced
1.343.231 barrels and is still flowing.
No. 10 of the same lease in two years
and three months has produced to
January l last 1.343,231 barrels and is
still flowing. To January l Hartnell
No. /. the greatest gusher of Santa
Maria, now pumping 400 barrels daily
for Is months had yielded 1901, 1874 bar
rels. In six years Fox No ] has pro-
lease of 142 acres, with eight wells,
has produced 100000 barrels during
its operation, No. alone yielding
1900 900 barrels.
All drilling has ceased on the Hart
nell. Folsom, Fox and Hobbs leases for
the present. With the completion of
three wells under construction there
will probably be no more immediate
drilling on the Squires. Development is
very costly and there is no necessity
at this moment for more work The
ground here Is thoroughly explored.
leases, and the Union evidently prefers
to test these now, especially as they
are giving such good returns.--Los
Angeles Herald.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
North Star Report

During 1903 the North Star mines
produced q total value Of Sl.2A5. .071.S3.
al a cost FOR current operation of S479,-
5-.-O5. and for development of $685.
g7U--4. or total outlay for operating z
80 Development OF s5SS.l97.29, leaving
lays during the year for improvements.
SS.l15.t9. and property purchased, S43,-
%, amounted 20 S5l,5G3.T1, leaving
- alsnce of S605.306.S3. Interest and
a5.t iuends earned during 1903 amounted
T. S4n.09I-Ss. increasing the total net
esrnings from al: sources for the year
- the sum OF S645. .4O4-fI, IN addition
a. which a profit Of s19,742 was derived
1-1m tile sale O. certain securities held
fy the company under Investment ac-
counts. From the earnings OF the year,
trere were paid dividends amounting TO
$4,000, . per cent on the capital Ia
Stock. leaving surplus OF $50, ,4O4.l Z,
together with the said prOht Of Sl9,-
Tt- realized under investment account,
70 he added 10 the cOmpany's available
resources. which amounted. at the END
OF 1903, I'M cash or equivalent. to nearly
81 per cent of the total issued capital
The above stated total value was wholly
produced from the North Star during
1903, and was obtained from $3.50
IONS Of ore milled, with an average
cost Of 1923 per ton for current oper-
sIOu and sIS1 per ton for develop
menJ, making an aggregate cost Of
S6.4e Compared with S6.55 IN 1909 and
leaving a realized profit Of $7.17 per
ton over all cost Of operation and de-
Improvement and property purchase
amounted, per ton 10 SO cents, leaving
net mining profit over all outlays
OF $3.50 per ton.
The total resources at the end of the
8 ear were $95s, s,659.50.-Grass Valley
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
THE OIL WELLS
Lakeview GuSher

All eyes are on the big Lake View
gusher. owned by the Union oil COM
pany, which has been flowing .unceas-
ingly for the last II days, flooding the
direction with oil and presenting a
sight never before witnessed in any
oil field in the world. It is the biggest
well in the world today, and its steady
now since IL was brought IN is unprec-
edented, and is causing people in
terested in the oil industry all over
the world TO sit up and take notice.
wasted and the ground for half a mile
around is literally oil soaked. Little
streams Of the pay grease are 10 be
seen everywhere trickling down the
hillside into the main channel which
flows swiftly down a big ditch into the
various sump holes.-Midway Oil
TOrs-fHr
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
BIG RUSH FOR OIL LANDS
ON SHOWING OF WELLS
Thirty Companies Organized in California With capitalization
of $21 100000, to Bore for Gushers

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The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
California Midway Cuisines

Well No. 1 of the California Midway
oil company has at last been given a
chance TO show what it can do and It
has given a good account of itself. After
piercing the shell and entering the sand
about two months ago, the well was
allowed to remain undisturbed pending
the completion of arrangements to take
care of the oil These arrangements
consisted in erecting two steel tanks,
the building OF a 10000 barrel cement
lined reservoir, the placing of con-
tract with the Standard oil company
for 100000 barrels of oil at 65 cents
per barrel, etc. The oil started to flow
and continued all day Sunday at inter-
walls of about 10 minutes. While gush-
ing the well produced at the rate Of
about 10000 barrels per day.-Oil Age
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The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
Consolidated Midway

+. A. Wiltser who will act as man
aging director in the field for the Con-
sOlidated Midway oil company, says
It is certain that those companies that
have gushers are the first ones that
have got down. There are no dry holes.
and those that are drilling are going to
get oil. There is no question about it.
This territory will not be fully devel-
oped for years TO come" Wiltser is a
noted mining engineer of New York and
also partner of John Hays hammond in
several enterprises. He believes the
pipe line to Arizona and Mexico is a
solid financial proposition and that it
mining centers of the southwest. Drill
ing Will at once begin on the 5000 acres
OF the Consolidated Midway property
north of Taft. Work on section 10 is
going ahead rapidly. the well being
down $50 feet. On fractional section 30
a depth of $50 feet has been reached.
This is next to the Lakeview gusher and
is being watched with great interest
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
Mayhower Mine

Work a the MayfOwer mine was re-
Eumed this morning and viii be con-
iinued without cessation until the prop
ertT Is put on a basis that will make
81 one Of the best in this section of
California. ". H. Martin, who has
charge of the operations. went TO the
sline today and set q number Of men
at work cleaning out and reha bilftat-
ing the main tunnel. This tunnel Is in
q distance Of more than . 600 feet
and when Il has been cleaned out and
reha bilitated II is the intention of Mar
ain and his cOnfreres 20 sink q shaft
2 point 1000 feet in from the porta
Competent machinery viii be in
stalled when the shaft is deep enough
snd the work viii be pushed TO sue
Cessful conclusion
Eastern capital is back OF this enter
prise.
The May7ower in years gone by has
been one of the great producers of the
Nevada City district. Il has a splen-
did record and the output OF gold has
heen large There IS a 20 stamp mill
- the property and other surface i'm
NemenIs have been effected that
iIa ke the Mavfower one Of the most
desirable investments IN the whole Of
Nevada county.
TX is the intention Of the men who
are reOpening the Mayfiower TO pump
out the old shaft. which is now 700
feet deep, after a while and resume op-
erations through that aVenue.-Nevada
CITY Ira nerrirr
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
Stamp Mill for No. / Mine

A five stamp mill viii be erected on
the No. 1 mine near Hornitas, Nariposa
county The mine is owned BY Will
sam MCGinu OF Stent who recently
bonded IL TO the Cold Treasure mining
company. which IS composed OF James
MeGinn. r A. Williams and John
Brown.
There are several thousand tons o<
ore on the dump. which were too low
grade TO be hauled TO the mill when
the property was operated a number
of years ago and which viii yield a
profit with a mill close at hand This
viii be crushed while the mine is be-
big development Union-Demo-
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
Big Bid for Oil Land

It IS stated that the Wellman oil COM
pany, of which w f. Young of Los
Angeles is vice president and treasurer.
has refused an offer of a million dollars
for two quarter sections of land The
offer was made by a syndicate composed
of Eugene de Saba, John Martin of San
Francisco and L. A. Crandall of Los An
geles. It is said De Saba and Martin.
backed by eastern capitalists, are pre-
pared to invest S20,000.000 in oil land
in the Kern field The Wellman oil
company owns the southeast half and
northeast quarter Of 36. 1924, Summit
field. Lakeview gusher adjoins the
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
California Midway Well

Early in the week, according TO re-
ports from Midway, the well of Califor-
mia Midway section 80, 2123, began
flowing at the rate of 10000 barrels
il up. The well is about a mile from
the Mays gusher and is the property of
southern California people. The COM
pany has made contract with the
Standard at 65 cents per barrel. Lake
view is also doing its wonderful stunt
without tryiug-Exchange
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
Buys Interest in Gusher

J. w Brooks of Los Angeles has pur-
chased a one-eighth interest in the
Lakeview property. including the fa-
nous gusher. and lease of so acres
of land. These have been turned over
by him to the Frantic oil company, a
new concern just organized with
tended at once. and 10 wells will be put
down at the earliest time.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
American OiIfeIds Big Storage

The American oilfelds company will
complete within the next day or so one
of two tanks being constructed on sec
ton SO, Midway field. Each of the tanks
has a capacity of 55, 900 barrels and
marks the beginning of large storage
facilities planned by the American OIL
fields company.
This company is approaching the oil
sands in a number Of it's wells and will
be in position to care for the output
without waste when these wells are
brought in
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
Oil Bids Accepted

Bids Of the Union oil company to fur
nish the county &c. 600 barrels of oil to
be delivered at the county oil pit at
S105 a barrel, and 5000 barrels deliv-
cred at the county tanks at Norwalk
at 81 a barrel, were accepted by the
board OF supervisors of Los Angeles
county The bid of the c. c. Harris oil
company for 1,500 barrels of fuel oil at
S11t barrel was also accented
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10

out. according to our informant, liter
ally in large slabs OF almost the pure
metal The Rainbow already had a
record second to none in the county,
save possibly the Sierra Buttes, and
this late find viii largely augment the
amount OF gold she has produced. The
find has been expected for some time.
as the ore has been gradually but
steadily improving in value for several
weeks past.-Downieville Messenger.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
Palmer Annex Makes Payment

Mrs. Mary E. Post of Santa Barbara
has received the first of four payments
of 100000 each for her 400 acres Of land
in the Santa Maria oil field, mile tract
which has been purchased by the
Palmer Annex oil company. The price
was $500 an acre, or 100000 for the
tract.
The Palmer Annex now owns the
entire section IA of $40 acres Eighty
acres lying on the north line of the
Post tract have been leased to the Dis
patch oil company of Los Angeles
which Will begin drilling at once
The Palmer Annex company was or
ganized last June and the financing
directors are L. E. Blochman of Santa
Maria. Frank Brown, president of the
Palmer oil company of San Francisco.
tors: c. Lenhardt. ]. r. Mckenzie and
J.. Lindsey. A. A. Daugherty is general
The Palmer well No. 2 is in 200 feet
of oil sand.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
United Oil ComnanY

was finished al 1920 feet with rs inch
casing. is expected to. be. producing
within a few days. The last report
shows that 900 feet Of fluid is in the
hole. Well No. 2 has much less trouble
with sand than No. /. and 1t is flowing
most of the time at the rate Of 1000 to
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
The Del Rey Oil Company

The Del Rey oil company, owning the
north half of the north half of the
southwest quarter of section 5, 1928,
soll-Rand air compressor of 4SS cubic
feet capacity to increase the produc-
tion of the 10 wells now on the prop
erty. These wells produced during the
month of February $500 barrels net,
and il is expected that the application
of air will result in increasing this to
,000 to 10000 barrels per month. The
west Is acres of the strip is now being
operated under lease by the South Kern
oil cOmpany-Oil Age Weekly.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
Rush for Oil Land

There is rush for oil land and much
capital is going into that industry.
Within the last two weeks there have
been organized in the state SO oil COM
panies with capital of S21, 100000. Most
of them will operate in Kern river and
4, IN lna no
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
To Double Pipe Line

Standard oil company is now at work
doubling its pipe line from Midway TO
the main line, a distance of so miles.
The cost viii be about 100000 and the
expense is necessary TO meet the rap
idly increasing production in Midway
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
Netherlands Oil Comnanv Sold

In Fresno Saturday the Netherlands
oil company the south half of the
north half of the southeast quarter
of section 26. 20-14, was sold to a
company of Coalinga oilmen composed
of H c. Kerr. the banker, pr. e. E.
Galloway and e. r.. Walker. The con-
sideration has not been made public
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
Oil Land Advancing

Since completing the deal for the
Monte Cristo land the American oil
fields has had the opportunity to sell
for 100000 advance over the purchase
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10

price. Negotiations for this tract were
taken before the big gusher came In
and the consummation of the deal was
delayed because of the objections
raised by some of those interested to
buying SO much high priced land.
The result was the coming in of
Standard wells close by and the figures
were advanced. The Lakeview gusher
has raised the value since then still
more and it could not be bought for
a good deal more than the American
oilfelds paid
The same objection to high prices
has. in the case of a good many other
concerns. stopped a few other good
buys. The great strikes on the fiat
coming so thick and fast have called
attention to this condition. 1t is not so
long since a number of men whose
opinion was considered valuable were
suspicious of the Monte Cristo land
and of all to its east and northeast.
If the truth were ever ascertained it is
likely that it would be found that
quite a few good chances have been al
lowed by big men to slip by.
The Monte Cristo land was once
owned by the Superior oil company
now out of existence. which sold it for
"a song" There are quite a few stock
holders who feel sick every time they
hear the last deal or the Lakeview
gusher mentioned.-Los Angeles Her
aid
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
Gold Blossom Samples

Samples o. ore from the Gold Blos-
som mine were brought into town yes
terday evening and placed on exhibit
ton in the Office of Thomas & Grenfeli,
where the rock attracted quite little
attention. The ore is characteristic of
the deposit in that district, being de-
composed and crystaliZed in places,
but specks Of gold may easily be seen
with the naked eye and with a glass
more can be found
since acquiring the Cold Blossom
from its former owner, Richard JEFF
ferry the Thomas brothers have done
consfdera BILE work. The tunnel has
been run distance of about 500 feet
and the ledge has been exposed all the
rvav-Nevsda CITY Transcript.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
More Rainbow Strikes

News reached Downieville by tele-
phone on Wednesday last OF the strike
Of some more phenomenally rich ore
in the Rainbow mine at Allegheny. The
strike was made last Monday. and was
kept secret as long as possible, but on
Tuesday night the gold was being taken
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
In1neriaI Mines Sold

The famous Imperial mines. located
on the Forest Hill divide. were sold AT
sherins sale Monday to the highest
bidder, the property being bid in by
W. II. Duffy superintendent OF the
mines for S696432. Duffy secured a
5udgment for ST, S25.9S and $3.50 costs
- the superior court against the
E0wpanv February 24-Placer Hera Id
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
Butte County Activities

The quartz discoveries near Huyle-
ron. Butte county, are creating a great
deal Of interest in that section. DR..
W ?. Burke, owner Of the Phoenix
quartz mine, has taken nearly three
quarters Of million dollars from the
property in less than 10 months. A
short distance from the Phoenix Will
sam NJ Mcmillan uncovered 2 ledge
that assayed about $4,000 TO the ton.
Last week r. A. Andrews and Fred
Hecker found a quartz vein that YIELD
. few days ago a rich vein Of quartz
was found IN the Beik mine Other
mines being developed in that section
of the county are the Carlisle. owned
bv former Mayor Schmitz of San Fran
cisco: the Kanaka Peak mine by Doc
tor Burke: the Crystal Peak by +. O.
els, by 4 company OF San Francisco
capitalists. Other smaller quartz prop
0sitions are being developed.-Sacra-
mento Union.
A Siskiyou Strike
Last Friday the Fiddler brothers and
Doggett brothers took out about s4OO
on their claim west Of Hreks.
The claim was proved TO be a wonder
snd one Of the best poor mans claims
struck in this district in a great many
years Last winter, before the boys
30 up their arrastra, they made wag IS
with a hand mortar. The ledge was
about three inches wide at the start.
md the rock went about 800 to the
ton. II has broadeneJ out to the width
of about 10 inches. and gets richer as
they go down They have three claims,
and the ledge has been traced for 500
yards, carrying the same values. Since
they have erected the arrastra they
have made three cleanups. Out OF the
first batch Of four or five tons they
took out $439. From the second they
received s20O.30 from about two tons,
or five tons netted them about $500
Siskivou News
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10

49, BIG AUCTION-By order B. J. Wurch
F I will sell 20 head Of work horses and
mules 10 sand wagons 10 L. S farm wagons
70 sets OF work horses Also q all purpose
horses wagons. buggies. All this stock must
and Will be sold WEDNESDAY, April 13, IL
a. m j6j Fourth ST. Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

Honolulu .......
New York via Ancon.
Puget Sound Ports.
Astoria < Portland.
Portland & Way Ports
Los Angeles Ports.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
Taking Care of the Oil

How to take care of the production
of the Midway field is a question that
is worrying everybody concerned The
Producers transportation company has
been given an illustration of what may
be expected of transportation com
panies by the action of the Lakeview
well, which in 10 days produced twice
as much oil as the big tanks could
hold. The Standard is flooded with oil
and has the production of the Mays
and California Midway. both big pro-
dueers, to care for. 1t is reported here
that the company will at once begin
the construction of a second eight inch
line out of the field.
The Associated is rushing its pipe
line in from McKittrick, but will not
be able to take care of the oil for
some time TO come. 1t begins to look
like case of closed in wells and cur
tailed production for some one.
An embarrassment of riches threat
ems the Standard in the Maricopa and
Midway fields. The company has q
pipe line capacity of 900 barrels an
hour. 21.600 a day, and storage OF
220, 600 barrels. OF late the company
has been getting an average of $500
barrels daily from one well, its own
No. 2 on section 80, besides its other
production in the field.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
w. K. Company

The W. X. oil company, operating in
the north half of section 2. 20-15, has
brought in an excellent well of the
gusher type. When it came in few
DAYS ago it started off at a 5000 barrel
clip, but sanded up. 1t gives every in
hest wells in the field oil Age Weakly
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
J. 5. Branch Hydrographic once

ABBOTT IS ADvANCED-St Paul, Mimi.
April 9.-Archbishop Ireland today announced
the appointment Of Rev. Vincent Wehrle,
o. s. D., abbott of the Benedictine monastery
at RichardtOn, ". D., to be bishop OF Bis
marck, n. d.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
TO SAIL FROM SEATTLE

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Seward & Way Ports. :
Skagway & Way Ports.
Skagway & Way Ports.
Valdez & Seward. .....
Seldovia & Way Ports.
Valdez & Seward.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10

The yacht Fulton g, owned by Harry Anderson
and H. Madden, will be launched from Ander
sons ways South San Francisco, on Sunday
April 10. at u m. The vessel is named after
Commodore Fulton G. Berry
Per stmr Hvades-Experieneed very strong
NE trades and heavy head up TO lat % O5
N, then light winds and nd smooth m II seas
w no date passed u S stmr Sherman hence
April for Manila via Honolulu.
LONDON. April 9-Malta reports that Br stmr
with main steam pipe damaged.
The Nevada County picayune., 1910-10-11
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gulls appeared-birds never before seen in that locality within the memory of man. They came in tremendous locks and devourod without stopping the hosts of the enemy. and they completely saved the crops from destruction. Now the gulls follow the plains like chickens, and in Utah at least. 1t Is said that one has any desire to raise his hand against them.
 What the gull was to Salt Lake region the toad was to one section of a northwest Texas county some time ago. There was but com paratively small area of the county under cul. tivation, but the growing things were threat. ened with destruction by horde of Rocky Mountain locusts then there appeared to the astonished gaze of the resident Texans an army of toads before which fin numbers the great army of Xerxes was but a These dismallooking warty backed Hop-o'-my thumbs came along as on business bent. They said nothing and they ate grasshoppers. They cleaned up utterly entire flight of the crea- lures. And they quietly sat under the cab bage leaves and beet tops to wait for more. They didn't come. The toads had saved the crops. and 1t may be judged that if one wants to be certain to get in quarrel he can get 1t if he will go that section of Texas and ma lign toad.
 Should anyone be inclined to doubt the in- sect-eating capabilities of common everyday American toad let him listen to the evidence of an expermenter, who Is at once a scientist and clergyman, the one fact establishing his accuracy and the other his veracity. This theologue,naturalist. as the record shows. found toad in his garden and proceeded to make pet of it. He went to call on master toad one morning about ten o'clock and with out knowing how many insects already had fallen before the toads darting tongue. pro- Ceeded to feed him on plant pests. The toad ate readily and greedly twenty-three large squash bugs which were offered him. and then locked up inquirngly for more.
 The squash bug larder was depleted. so the clergyman turned his attention to caterpillars Of these hairy, repulsive creatures the toad ate ninety-four so the story record goes. and then he shut down to hop heavily of to shady corner to take that rest which 1t is said aiSs animal digestion
 Now this same experimenter tells tales of toads which might appear bit overdrawn. were not the gentlemans cloth what it is. He took in his experiments with one toad some