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Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
GIROUX PLANS SHELTER
FOR NEVADA REDUCTION

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. I'll
The Giroux Consolidated mines will
erect a concentrator and smelter in
Ely to reduce the ores from the Alpha
and other mines owned by the COM
pany in the Ely district. Such is the
statement made here today by John
D. Ryan, head of the Amalgamated
Copper company and a partner with
Thomas r. Cole In the control of the
Giroux Consolidated and other valu-
able properties in the Ely district Mr.
Ryan arrived here today from Mon
tana to make an inspection of the new
plant at ToOele in company with E.
z. MatheWsOn, general manager of the
Anaconda company, who had charge
of the erection of the International
plant.
Mr.. Ryan made the unequivocal
statement that the Giroux company
will erect its own Independent plant
in the Ely district where it will re-
duce it's own ores to blister copper
and that the rumOrs to the effect that
the GirouX ore was to go to Tooele
are without foundation. The concen-
traitor will probably have an initial
capacity of 5000 tons of ore a day,
which will be mined by steam shovels
from lne large uepoSltS VI lON -SIdue
porphyry ore that have been developed
in the Bunker Hill, Morris and other
shafts east of the Alpha, while the
high grade ore from the Alpha will
go direct to the smelter. The blister
copper produced will be sent to an
eastern plant to be refined, where the
gold and silver contents will be ex-
tracted, though the company may later
erect a refinery In connection with its
Ely plant.
|. According to the report issued by
the directors of the GirouX Consoli-
dated. it is expected that the ore in
the Alpha shaft will be reached by
the new shaft and drifts by Decem-
ber Is or by the first of the year at
the latest 1t is also emphatically
stated that no treasury stock has been
sold and that there is no intention to
sell treasury stock.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
m HE origin Of petroleum, like the

IN HE origin Of petroleum, like the
origin of other minerals, is one
4 of the problems of economic ge-
ology that has been the subject of dis
cussion and controversy ever since the
beginning of the petroleum industry.
The majority of geologists and sclen-
tific observers agree In the belief that
petroleum is of organic origin. Others
hold that 1t is of inorganic or chem
ical origin. The latter theory has al
ways claimed a large number OF ad-
herents also. Thus there are two op-
posing camps.
The reason for uncertainty is to a
large extent the character of the MN
erals. says Leonard V. Dalton in Eco
nomic Geology, which being fluid, does
not. like coal, contain visible physical
traces of their original constituents,
while until comparatively recently
very few undisputable instances were
known of the recent formation of pc
troleum under circumstances similar
to those which have given rise to the
ancient deposits.
In the third place. there was the
difficulty of suggesting a feasible
method by which any organic material
could have been converted into such
a homogeneous mixture of hydrocar-
bons as petroleum.
Even those who are united in re-
garding mineral oils as of organic or
igln are divided on the question OF
whether vegetable or animal life was
the main source of petroleum.
LAND ORGANISM THEORY UNTENABLE
First geologically, as regards the
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
MANHATTAN MINES DROP
SUITS; WILL NOW WORK

After years of costly litigation. says
the Tonopah Bonanza, which has acted
in such a way as to retard the devel-
opment of the camp and district, Man
haitian Is now practically without a
lawsuit with respect to the different
mining companies. The lawsuits have
been stricken from the calendar of
the district court, according to the
wishes of the several plaintiffs in ac
tion. AS is of common knowledge, the
Manhattan-Dexter company has been
the defendant in practically all the
suits filed. At the annual meeting a
few months ago 1t was decided after
and If possible affect coalition with
several Of the adjoining companies.
This has oeen carried out as far as
possible.
According to the terms of stipula-
tion filed. all the claims for damages
against the Dexter and number of
eo-defendants have been dismissed. In
order to give a definite view of the
stipulation It is printed in full
The stipulation entities the Man
haitian Ore Reduction and Refining
company. a corporation, plaintiff, vs..
the Manhattan Dexter Mining COM
pany of Nevada, a corporation. defen-
dant and Milo Plamanaz, William
Veith, James Shea, c. L. Putnam, Man
ndlldn NlillllS anu ISNeioaiiN N''A+' tt-I-..'|
and w c. Lamb co-defendants. The
body of the document is as follows:
'Tt is hereby stipulated and agreed
that:
"Every and all of the parties hereto
do hereby expressly waive, release ana
forego all claims for damageS of any.
every and all kinds that they or any of
them could or might al any time
make. assert or claim upon any in
junction bond or undertaking, made or
filed in said case, or against any OF
the parties to said cause. or in aiy
manner arising out. of said litigation.
said suit shall be dismissed forth
with by order of the court. entered
on the minutes of the court. on mo-
tion of anv of the parties hereto, such
order to be pursuant to and in accord
anCe with the terms hereof"
A motion was also made to dismiss
the suit of William Veith and Milo
Plamanez VS.. the Manhattan Dexter
company. The motion was granted by
Judge Averill
Already the results of the end of lit
igation are to be noticed at Manhat
tan. according to reports received from
that camp during the past few days
A numbers of leaserS are hammerlng
awav. while others are making prep
arations to start operations. The Shea
placer lease is reported to be extract
ing a neat quantity of the yellow met
al, work having been started only
lately.
At the annual meeting of the Dexter
company the majority of the time was
spent i'm trying to settle all matters
at issue under an agreement, and TINS
was done only after many days labor.
It was agreed then that the suits filed
against the company would be dis
missed. an agreement to that effect
was signed by the different parties.
Now that the litigation is out of the
way the camp should once more come
into its own and before many months
pass it should be the banner district
of Northern Nevada.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
MAJORITY OF SCIENTISTS AGREE
PETROLEUM IS OF ORGANIC ORIGIN

derivation of petroleum from terres-
trial or land vegetation, says Dalton.
the general facts on the geological
side in regard to the lack of assocla-
ton between coal and oil are opposed
to 1t, for instance, the absence of coal
and lignites in the oil fields at Spindle
Top, Sour lake and Humble, Tex,
and of Jennings, La, and those OF Cal
ifornia and the gulf oil fields OF
Mexico.
Second, chemically, the majority
of oils show no trace of the participa-
tion to any extent in their formation
of land plants, and the destruction ot
the fibrous tissue of such organisms
is as far as is known, only accom-
plished by violent action at high tenn
peratures.
If petroleum is derived fro inorganic
life, it is plausible to believe that the
great majority of oils are derived from
the decomposition during long ages,
at comparatively low temperatures. OF
fatty matters of marine plants and
animals, the nitrogenous portions of
both being eliminated by bacterial ac-
tion, soon after the death of the or
ganism.
Further investigation may show
more clearly the relative parts played
by geological and botanical Kingdoms
in the process. The dual origin from
both plant life and animal life based
on the Engler- Hofer theories is now
more generally accepted by the be-
levers in organic origin.
This might be called the chemical
theory, as it assumes that one time
at least a portion of the earth was in
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25

molten condition carbon united with
different metals. forming carbides
similar to that known to exist in cast
iron. Gradually, throughout geologic
time water has come in contact with
these metallic carbides, and has
brought about a decomposition of the
carbides, producing oxides, oil and
e' VOLCANIC ORIGIN OF OIL
The theory of the volcanic origin of
oil now held by a number of eminent
biologists offers one of the most plau-
sible solutions of the problem. Hu-
gene Caste of Toronto, Ont, a geol-
ogists of eminence, who has located
numerous oil basins in Canada ana
the United States, and Il. 0rdones,
the Mexican geologist, have written
very convineingly on this subject.
Professor Robert T. Hill in discuss
ing the Beaumont and other oil fields
of Texas, made the statement that IN
endeavoring to interpret the geological
occurrence of oil, the geologist is con-
fronted by the fact that science mas
not solved the problem of its ORIGIN
which lies at the root of the subject,
and for the present we must consider
oil as a material In the rocks, the orr
gin of which is unexplained.
Professor Caste took exception to
Hilrs statement, remarking that the
origin of oil was inorganic and the re-
suit of solfataric volcanic emanations.
The origin of oil is pre-eminently "a
geological problem and not chemical
one. Chemists can extract hydrocar-
bons from organic remains and also
produce them from simple mineral re-
actions (as in the commercial manu-
facture of acetylene, for instance).
R1t the great question is how does ma
ture produce hydrocarbons or bitum-
ems?
The geological evidence is clear and
strong. disproving the organic origin
of bitumens, or hydrocarbons, found In
the earths strata, and showing plainly
that the natural geological process OF
today, and of ages past. in the for1na-
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
PART v

tion OF these products is a mineral or
inorganic process.
First, animal organic remains or
bodies are never entombed in rock
formation. and therefore cannot there
produce oil or anything else.
Second vegetable organic remains
in the rock formation always deeom-
pose into carbonaceous matter, such
as peat, Ignite and coal
Third, further distillation of carbon
aceous matter has not taken place in
nature, as is proved In all the Ignite
and coal beds of the sedimentary
strata.
Fourth. not only are gaseous liquid
and solid hydrocarbons or bitumens
among the most important products
of the solfataric emanations in the
volcanic districts of the earth, but
also carbolic. acid, chlorides (mostly
common salt), hydrogen sulphide, sui
phur, gypsum, and hot calcareous and
silicious waters are always conspicu-
Gus products OF these emanations; and
all these products are the unmistak-
able seal OF solfataric volcanic phe-
nomena.
EVIDENCE OF VOLCANIC ORIGIN
The volcanic process is the normal
and orderly mode OF petroleum pro-
duction. because:
First, 1t is the only geological pro
cess Of petroleum production to be
witnessed today in active operation,
as in the Java mud volcanoes and the
Trinidad (South Amerlca) pitch lake.
In all the oil and gas fields the gaseous
products are under strong pressure
increasing with depth which cannot
be anything but volcanic pressure. In
some of the oil and gas fields, heated
waters, oils and gases are met with;
all the oil and gas fields bear prod
ucts associated with the oil and gas
distinctly characteristic of solfataric
volcanic emanations; the oil and gas
fields are located along the faulted
and assured zones and crust of the
earth parallel to the great orogenic
and volcanic dislocations.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
The TROUBLE

A manager was sitting with the
writer of the libretto at a rehearsal
one day when things were going
wrong.
Great Scott!' exclaimed the libret-
tist, that sailors chorus was simply
awful. What's the matter?"
"The tars,' blithely replied the man
ager. haven't got the right pitch =
New York Herald.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-02
TENS and Uomen's Uedring apparel

Will be thrown the market at about the price of the materials
The Gordon Sales Company charge fully realized that in order
be made S The store has been closed all day. today during which time
been remarked and practically half
This like strong statement but visit to the store will
the old and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-02
Mems Suits, Overc0dts, Shoes
Furnishings, Hats

Mems Thompson Bros guaranteed - a.
$500 and $3.50 shoes; ow..........0 .00
Mems $780, $3.50 and $500 SUITS this falls
styles; have not been in the store more 60 -
than six weeks; big range Of patterns !. Wv
Mems $3.50. $500 and $3.50 perfect fitting
Hockett- Carhart brand suits; the most depend
able lines Of clothing ON the 81 -
Mems Hackeett- Carhart Suits; regular Gf7 ~
$500; in all the newest styles. - on
Fine line Of mems $500 and $l650 60 70
Good assortment of mems So 80 and $3.50 over
coats; well made, of best materials; <1S SfA
perfect fitting; OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OoeJO
Mems hats less than cost
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-02

We will not at this time give a
long list Of prices which are at
best meaningless and usually writ
ten without the least regard for
the truth. Those given below were
selected at random from the many
bargains offered and are fairly
representative of the stock.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-02

Mems regular SOC work Shirts not more Or
Mems 81 so and 81 25 dress shirts; good line En-
to select from; while they last ...............O OC
Mems 15c hosiery; fast black and big ill.,
value at regular price; Observation-Disclosures. zZC
Mems heavy fleece lined underwear; regular or
65c and Toe; now. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ZOC
About 10 dozen men s four in hand neckties: o.
regular SOC values now ........... OOC
Men, seryceable dress shoes; regularly e. or
Mems $3.50 dress shoes in Wei kid - -
patent and calf; now. do. ID
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-02
# Square Deal

throughout the Of their business dealings with
ueons to the Gordon Sales Agency se the merchandise
will
this sale expecting much They will the
ing hour Saturday a ia. m.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-11
COFFEE MARKETS.

NEW YORK, September 10.-The mar
ket for coffee futures opened steady at
unchanged prices to an advance OF 8
points owing TO firmness in Brazil, q
steadier market at Havre, where after
opening !. lower prices recovered their
Toss. and 10 the official weather reports
showing that rain had occurred in only one
district OF Sac Paulo. There seemed TO be-
very fair demand following the sharp
break of yesterday, but offerings contin-
ued rather heavy and in the late morning
the market eased off under realizing and
foreign selling. The close was steady.
net unchanged to points lower. Sales
We're reported OF $3.50 bags. Closing
bids follow: September and October. 8 20:
November $50: December. SO: January.
$40: February. S.45: March. So: April.
S53; May. S.55; June. So: July. $50:
August, $50
Havre closed unchanged. Hamburg was
* pfennig lower. Rio. firm. 275 reis
higher than last quoted, at SEQ. Santos
steady. 100 10 $50 refs higher: As, $3.50;
Is. $3.50. Brazilian exchanges on Lon
don. 3-32d higher, at 177sd- Receipts
at the two Brazilian ports. $4,000 bags.
against 101 900 last year. Jundiahy re-
ceipts, 7l,1OO bags, against 5000 last
year. New York warehouse deliveries
yesterday. 2S.211 bags. against 6,l3S bags
last year. Rain was reported In the
district OF Ribeirao Preto.
Spot coffee. steady: Rio No. Z. l0h;
Santos. No. 4. 11h; mild coffee. firm:
Cordoya, 11ka13h.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-11

Philadelphia, bills. 80; Philadelphia,
bulk. 400.
wool-Quiet: domestic fleece. 30a3l.
Rosin-Steady: strained common 10
good, els.
Turpentine-Steady: machine barrels, az
Rice-Steady; domestic. 2l1aJs4; patna,
51aa6.
enthusiastically: New Orleans open
kettle, 32a42.
Raw sugar-Steady: muscovado. 80 test.
3.s6: centrifugal 90 test, 4.36; molasses
sugar. 50 test, 1851.
Refinea sugar-Steady: cut loaf. 5.95;
crushed, 5.S5: mold "A" so: cubes, so:
xxx powdered, $50; powdered. 5.25;
granulated, SIS: diamond "A" 515; con-
fectioners' "A" 4.95: No. 1, 40; No. >.
ass: No. 3. $50; No =. 415: No. ). 4.10:
No. 6. 4.65: No. q. AGO: No. =. $50; No.
10. AS: No. IL. 40; No. Il, 4.35: No.
IL, 40: No. IA. 40.
Potatoes firm; state. per barrel, 1JOa
Isl: Jersey, 1.J0a1 90. Cabbages quiet,
unchanged. Freights and peanuts I'M
changed.
Cottonseed oil was firm on covering OF
shorts, firmeE crude markets at the south,
small spot supplies. moderate speculative
buying and local bull support. Closing
prices were / 10 IL points net higher.
September, 10. 20a1o25: October. s.s4as.s6:
763aI 80; December, 1.32a7.33:
1.S2a1-3 30 Prime crude October.
6.61a6S0; prime summer yellow. 1o.2oa
100; prime winter yellow, 1oT5a11. 80:
prime summer, white. 10.00ai2.O0.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-11
IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE AND TRADE
COTTON MARKETS.


NEW YORK. September 1O-The cotton
market was quiet today and no important
change occurred In prices. the close being
barely steady. net unchanged to points
lower. The opening was steady at I'M
changed prices to an advance of points,
near months being relatively firm in SYM
pathy with the Liverpool cables, and on
the reports of a steadier spot situation in
the south. But there was evidently a
feeling in the local market that the Liy-
erpool strength represented an extension
Of old crop conditions into September
through the operations of the bull leaders
which could exert little more than a SEN
timental or temporary influence here and
offerings were quite heavy at the initial
advance. Sellers were probably encour-
aged by reports that the West Indian
storm was losing its force south of cuba,
while higher temperatures I'm the north
west were also reassuring as to weather
conditions, and right after the opening
prices eased off to about the closing fig
ures of last night on September and to a
net loss Of 5a1 points on later months.
Threats of labor troubles in Manchester
appeared to make no important impress
sion. but as they were accompanied by
continued talk of mill curtailment in this
country the immediate trade situation
seemed to foster bearish sentiment. and
while the market rallied from the low
point on covering, business was quiet on
the advance and seemed TO be chiefly in
the way Of evening-up for over Sunday.
The weekend figures showed a decrease
of 2,04S bales in the worlds visible sup
ply Of American cotton. comparing with
an increase Of 30.32S bales last year, but
bullish statistics appear to be losing
force, as a speculative factor with the
nearer APPROACH OF a general new crop
movement. Further freight room en-
gagements are reported for Liverpool,
and 1t is claimed that September shorts
in Liverpool are attempting to get some
cotton from the local stock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-11
AVERAGE

Following the unusually heavy decrease
in cash shown in the statement OF the pre-
vous week, the associated banks Of the
city of New York reported for the week
ending September 10 a much more mod
crate decline OF s.. 4S7, 200 in specie and
leeals The loss in cash was accompanied
by a rise of 5000 400 in loans, and de-
crease of S2193,4O0 in deposits. The re-
suit of changes noted was TO decrease the
cash reserve S3.1SS, sJ0 making the pres
emit surplus above the % per cent require
ment S2S,O69,375, which is regarded as
very favorable showing for this season OF
the year An interesting, although unfm-
portant feature of the statement was an
increase of about S500.6Oo in national bank
circulation, due probably TO interior de-
mands for money.
The figures given are those of actual
conditions. The statement of averages
revealed very heavy changes, among
them being a decrease of nearly Sl2,UCo,-
900 in reserve, bringing the average sur
plus down to SO, So. 615. These changes
reflect the previous weeks operations, as
the average reserve and actual reserve
are now almost the same. The summary
of state banks and trust companies in
Greater New York not reporting to the
New York clearing house indicated de-
crease of about three and three quarter
millions i'm loans, a contraction of $1,000
COO in cash and a decrease Of four and
one quarter millions I'm net deposits. The
situation as regards money became de-
cidedly more favorable during the past
week and, there Is no anticipation that
rates will be other than normal in the
immediate future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-11
CHICAGO GRAIN.

CHICAGO, September Naturalization
said 10 be largely for prominent specu-
later who was a big factor in the July
wheat trade and who changed his July
holdings 10 December weakened prices
today. \ scarcely less important cause
was sympathetic depression with corn,
predicted frosts having failed 10 do any
serious damage. The finish in wheat
was a 70 "a under last nights figures.
Corn showed net loss OF S.alssa1i2 and
oats las. Latest quotations for hog
product were az advance 10 2ls decline.
Raiding BY elevator concerns and by
smaller professional spectators had Z
share in pulling down wheat prices. Al
together the trade was quite an active
one. and especially 50 for Saturday. Bulls
we're somewhat taken off their feet tenn
p0rarily BY private cable dispatches To
the effect that Russia was Offering wheat
Al figures equal 70 7l2aS under Chicago.
II was not until some time later that
there was an adequate explanation-ex-
sep ionally poor qua lily of the Russian
grain Some further reinsurance came in
The shape or a report that twenty boat
Dads had been sold FOR export at the At
.antic sesboard. This last bit OF informa-
ion particularly was responsible for a
steady tone al the close. December
.anged from 1Ji4 to 1904, with final sales
A. 49, TO sJasa991z. a net loss OF l2ass 10 =.
Indications that frost danger mad been
passed Tor the time being took the props
from under the corn market. The Sep
iember option which was the weakest of
the list yesterday was relatively the
strongest today. the reason being pur-
chases by some Of the warehouse people
who sold so freely yesterday.
December fluctuations were between
49, and :n,i1c, with the close steady. at
54%a 10 JisaaJi7sc. a net loss of is TO
l%sail-c. Ihe cash market wis weak. No.
: yellow closed at o1aj1a.
The week receipts OF oats showed a
decided falling cfs. beng the smallest in
four years for this season. Fairly i'm
2oTtant buying attributed to such a situa-
lion neutralized ia part the effect of the
depression IN corn. December varied from
S41sa342ic
Dealers in IN, 'isiCns were slow 10 fol-
low any dIr4Iys. Prices seesawed
finishing "a % ~ up for pork. ~ 10 :.
higher for lard. and at y: loss 10 2i=.a5c
gain for ribs.