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The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
Huge CoaIinga Production

The oil production of Coalinga, Kern
river, Midway, McKittrick and Mari
posa has been nearly $4,000. 900 in the
last u months. Coalinga holds first
place with a production for the year Of
15,324,374 barrels
Sixteen California oil companies have
posted e-Christmas dividends amount
ing to S453.074. Dividends to oil stock
holders for the month of December will
reach close to quarters of a mil
lion.
The producing companies with their
wells must furnish the three great pur-
veyors to the public of crude oil and its
by-products, the Standard, Associated
and Union oil companies, 10000 bar
rels of crude petroleum for the year
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
The Dead Horse Group

There is a prospect that mining ac-
tiyities Will be resumed on the group
ton, which includes the old Dead
Horse, Grizzly and other mines stu
ated on or near the north fork of the
Tuolumne river, north of Tuolumne.
The last year the operations were
conducted by the Erie mining com
pany, under lease, which it still holds
The directors of the leasing company
are to hold a meeting shortly in the
east. and it is thought plans will be
perfected whereby work can be re-
sumed and prosecuted without the fire.
quent delays that have hindered the
present and former mana gements.-So-
nora Union
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
Consolidated Mill

The Consolidated mill is now run
ing smoothly under its increase of ca
pacity from $50 to $50 or 900 tons daily
mills
This opens a new or larger earning
power for the Consolidated property
big plant or making undue demands on
the ore reserves now in sight in the
mines
Taking the normal output of the mill
under former conditions at $500, 900 per
month. there is reason to believe that
in future the output will be increased
from 20 TO 30 per cent to be added to
company-CoIdfeld Tribune
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23

of the weather last month caused
much freezing and disturbances of
work in the mill and cyanide plant.
consequently only about half a month
of actual operation of the mill was
effected.
This produced bullion to the amount
of $4,000, or about $1,000 per day. The
month of October yielded between
$1,000 and $4,000. November in
creased that yield by 25 per cent. pro-
ducing almost $4,000. Now comes
December with a still further increase
of over 20 per cent over that of No
vember, or $1,000 daily.-Goldfield
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
Big Ledge Found in Belmont

Tonopah advices state that the big
ledge encountered in the Belmont mine
now shows a face 13 feet wide of ore
that breaks between $50 and $50 per
ton. A rich streak has existed along
the hanging wall and the operations of
the last few days have disclosed a like
streak along the footwall which is
carrying high values. OF late the prog
ress in driving the drift has been some
what slow owing to the distance be-
tween walls. The drift is now in near
ly 100 feet on the ledge
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
CALIFORNIA
Champion Mine Dea!

The greatest mining deal in the
country in many years was consum-
mated In Oakland Friday, when the
champion mine was transferred TO a
large English and eastern syndicate,
which viii develop the property in a
manner in keeping with its size and
value.
News OF the deal was received at
Grass Valley Friday night in a brief
telegram from 3. y. ShOecraft, secre-
taTy OF the old company.
The Champion group has produced In
the neighbOrhood of S25.000, eco, but
requires a different system of mining
10 make il profitable. Only recently q
was struck, which is believed will
add many years to the life of the
property Il is believed the new COM
psny. which is organized with capi-
taliz6tiOn OF S5,000.000, will sink a
deep vertical central shaft and work
all the properties through it.-Sacra-
nento Union.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
Round Mountain Output

The bullion returns of the Round
Mountain mining company for the
month of December show that the mill
extracted during the month 2,56626
ounces of bullion. being about $50
pounds weight avoirdupois, and worth
approximately $4,000
The returns for the month are very
gratifying TO the mining company, as
it was forced to combat the severest
weather in its experience. with con-
stand danger that pipes, tanks, ETC.
would be frozen. and cause serious loss
of time and costly damage
Mining conditions in the Sunnyside
mine were never better. Development
on extraction. In the footwalIs in
the lower levels of the mine an inn
mense new ore body has been opened
up, this find being one of the most i'm
portant single ore bodies opened in the
DrOpertV-GOIdfieId News
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
ARIZONA
Mineral Output

Arizona's mineral output for 1909 to-
tails s42,000,000 The Copper Queen
led with a production of s11.361, 726 and
the United Verde at Jerome was second
with s5,460.S1S. The Old Dominion at
the Arizona copper at Clifton in excess
Of s4,5oo.ooo The total production was
z91.5e4, ,0S0 pounds of copper. 136.059
iron and sulphur ana 2,571 ,097 ounces Of
silyer.-Douglas Dispatch.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
Oil Deal at Bakersfield

G. w. McNear and p e. Bowles have
bought 110 acres of oil land. the pur4
chase price being $1,000 an acre. Emmett
Graham, Supervisor William Houser
and Dr. j. A. Knox were the owners of
the land.
Seventy acres in the northwest quar-
ter of section 26 1892, belonged to
Houser, Knox and Graham, and 40 acres
in the southeast quarter of the same
section belonged to Graham.
The land is in proved territory and
the new owners are to begin develop
ment work at an early day.-Los An
geles Herald.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
Alliance Oil Company

That the recently organized Alliance
oil company will resume operations at
the Oilport refinery in the near future,
shipping its refined product from Avila,
is corroborated by the action of L. A.
Phillips, who has applied to the super
visors of the county for wharfage privi-
leges at Avila. Phillips says the COM
pany will operate with oil from the
Pinal and Dome companies of Santa
Maria and will also get oil from the
Producers pipe line.
Later, when the Graciosa oil company
has completed a contract with the AS
sociated for 100000 barrels, the oil of
that company will also go to the re-
af 10 Alliance
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
Mining Suit Settled

The sensational suit over the Sixteen
to One mine at Allegheny has been set
tied. As result of the settlement out
Of court the property Will be actively
operated again and will give its quota
of gold to the world. Negotiations
looking to a compromise had been
pending for q mop+n and came to a
head at San Francisco on Tuesday. The
Sixteen TO One is now an incorporated
company and there is ample capital
TO push development work to a sue
oassflIl conclusion era ss VALLEY I-rlinn-
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23

1t is generally understood, although
not oficiaIIy announced, that immedi-
ately upon the dissolution of the trust
agreement January Is the Associated
oil company will be in a position to
draw upon the balance of the money to
be derived from it's $25.000,000 bond
sale to Southern Pacific interests. and
that the payment of dividends, not
less than 6 per cent per annum, will
he resumed
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
Mill for Gold Spring

The owners of the Gold Spring mine.
situated on the Doherty ranch. in the
carry out their announced intention a
few months ago to have the property
equipped with a mill by the opening
of spring, 1910. Negotiations are on
for the purchase of a 10 stamp mill
and concentrators. The owners are
satisfied that the extent and character
of the ore will pay good returns when
milled on the premises.-Sonora Union
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
Gusher at Maricopa

The Ethel d oil company we'll No. 3
at Maricopa went into oil sand Satur-
day week ago and has since been
gushing at the rate of 5000 barrels
daily The we'll will be completed as
soon as the flow of oil can be controlled
and it is expected to be better pro-
barrels when it came in not long since
A third rig is nearly finished and drill
ing will soon begin. Numerous i'm
provements are being made on the
lease
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
California Oil for Japan

syndicate headed by John A. Tread
we'll has signed a contract with the
Japanese government TO deliver 10000
900 barrels of California oil yearly for
the next 10 years, beginning two years
from date.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
THE OIL WELLS
Associated Contract Expires

The control between the Associated
and the Agencies of Coalinga and Kern
counties, entered into on February 5,
1908. has expired. In it the market
ing concern agreed to pay Sol. cents
and then 63 cents for the oil of the pro-
ducers. The oil marketed during the
life of the contract has value of
S6,50O,00o.
The amount of oil delivered and the
money disbursed are as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
Rich Ore in Oustonah Mine

Richer ore than ever has been en-
countered at a depth Of ! ,050 feet in
the Oustomah mine near Nevada City.
The strike was made 300 feet south
of the main shaft and in virgin
ground, where the ledge Is 2 feet wide.
high grade milling values. Mill tests
prove that the concentrates never
rea ched the figure which they have at
tsined since the rich strike was made
by superintendent Evans.-Sacramento
Zee.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
Jumbo Extension

News comes from GoldfieId that the
strike of ore which has lately infu-
enced Jumbo Extension stock is in the
shaft of the Goldfield Annex lease on
the Poleverde claim of the Jumbo Ex-
tension and east of the Clermont shaft
of the Consolidated estate. 1t is re-
ported that on Sunday last, at depth
of 7S5 feet, the Goldfield Annex shaft
opened a foot of ore that will run from
$40 to $40 and showing considerable
percentage of copper. The shaft had
been in quartz for 20 feet and was still
in quartz after passing through the ore.
The ore streak is literally impregnated
with globules of black copper and there
is more or less alunite associated with
it. In general appearance it resembles
the ores of the Mohawk Top vein
system.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
OWL DRUG COMPANY, us Markt

OWL DRUG COMPANY, 778 Market. 50
O'Farrell. 710 Market, Post and
Grant. 2045 Mission near Sixteenth,
943 Kearny. Wines. liquors and
brandies at big reductions all this
week Wilson's whisky, 79c; old
Crow special, $1.13; old Crow rye,
$113; Cutter o K whisky. 81; Cutter
Al whisky, 79c; Cedar Creek bour-
bon or rye, CSC to $1.47; Hunters rye,
Csc; Henderson's smoothest bourbon
s1.13: Jesse Moore whisky, 79c; Jesse
Moore whisky, double A. 93c; Black
Swan gin. s1.33; Burke's Old Tom
gin, 97c; California port, 43c; A. v H.
gin, $1.53; blackberry cordial. 62c;
Jockey Club rye, S3c; Black and
White Scotch whisky s1.15; Mono
gram rye, 93c: Duff Gordon sherry,
63c: $3.50 Owl bourbon. s1.13; Pacific
Club bourbon, 93c; Canadian Club
rye, S1.09; Welch's grape juice, 19c;
Marters one star brandy, 1927; Mar
tells three star brandy, s163; yell
lowstone rye or bourbon, S1.13; Old
Ripy. 93c; oscar Pepper. s1.23; Oscar
Pepper, five to gallon, Slip; Gilka
kummel, $1.47; Dewar's extra special
whisky, $1.43; Hennessey's brandy,
one star. s1.40; three stars, $3.50. Out
of town patrons mention The Call
advertisement.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
Lucky Boy Richie.

The phenOmenally rich mines of Es-
IEeralda county are not confined TO
GOldfeld, the Lucky Boy property at
the camp OF that name being one not
able instance at least. Since the expira-
tiOn Of the Hubbard lease last July.
which yielded 100000, the owners of
the mine. Miller & Adams. have dis
Coura ged publicity of any sort. Facts
which may offer explanation of this
are rather startling in the sum values
involved Up 10 January ] the United
states smelling company held an op-
ton on the property at the immense
rgure Of S1,500,00 and judging from
tleir actions in the premises IL is ap-
rarent that they did not want TO let it
90 at that.
The mine was guarded; the $50 level
was allowed TO food. and any miner
promptly discharged 1t is possible
that the smelling company may have
made payment anyway, but 1t is yet
TOO early for that 10 be known.
West drifts from the 500 and $50
levels are out ESQ feet, exposing ore
from Is inches TO feet wide. At the
bottom the width increases TO feet Of
$3.50 ore On the walls, the black
metal carries 5000 ounces of silver a
ton. and a round Of holes blow out ore
10 the value Of IS, 600. There is 81 000,-
600 worth Of ore blocked out, when
regular stoping begins all the teams in
that county could not move the output
Of that mine alone.
Ten leases are in oteration: the Nc
Cormack property Is the only one ship
ming at present. One carload OF its
40.000. At 10 feet deep the Balzar &
Stevens lease, on the same ledge, but
under other ownership. shows a Z foot
vein with punches Of good ore all
through it 1t Is considered the next
20 best property in camp. A hoist will
be installed Immediately and the shaft
DRIFT either way, no matter what shows
Gb-InyO Register.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
Campo Seco

It looks as If Campo Seco was to be
the coming mining town OF the county.
For several years the Penn chemical
company has been quietly at work
turning out tons and tons of copper.
II is q close corporation with no stock
for sale, consequently has taken no
pains 10 advertise its business. It's
works have gradually been increase
in capacity and recent developments
~ a depth Of 500 feet revealed immense
ore bodies heretofore hardly suspected.
IN the development Of this country. A
company entitled the Campo Seco
copper mining and development COM
panv has Just been incorporated and
will thoroughly exploit the old Cal
Iagher property, comprising large
area parallel with the Penn company's
holdings on the east. The company is
made UP OF wealthy san francisco men
and has plenty Of capital behind 1t.
The old Venus or Ingomar mine for
many wears worked with varying re-
suits al a gold proposition, has proved
10 be a very rich copper mine. A new
shaft is to be sunk on the property to
depth OF 500 feet, near the river and il
viii now be worked for the copper.
This mine is owned by San Jose people
and ii is said on good authority that
work viii be commenced at once on an
other parties interested in copper
have recently secured a bond on the
Berger and Creighton. combined prop
erty. This is large holding. covering
an extensive field that is rich in crop
pings Of copper.-Calaveras Prospect.
Eastern Belt Activity
Around Fairplay, Indian Diggins and
Grizzly Flats, on what is known as the
eastern mineral belt through El Dora
do county. there is much activity at
the present time The old Cedar creek
or Encinal gravel mine is being worked
By Sacramento parties. and they are
taking out large quantities of coarse
placer gold. The same may be said Of
I The FnsIey mine at Fairplay. which has
50 been recently opened up by Sac
ranento men. after having been idle
for more than quarter OF a century.
III is "A drift gravel proposition and is
Welding good returns
Extensive development work is go
ing forward on the Mount Pleasant
mine at Grizzly Flats. and the 10 stamp
mill is being run 10 hours daily. it
being the intention OF the manage
1nent 10 run il day and night as soon
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23

as the weather moderates in the early
spring and the roads will permit the
easy transportation of fuel. The De-
cember cleanup at the Mount Pleasant
amounted to about $4,000 in free gold.
not including the sulphurets.
l. J. Kendrick of Berkeley has been
at Grizzly Flats since the middle of
December. He owns the Eagle mine.
adjoining the Mount Pleasant on the
north. His property consists of a
strip of patented land $500 feet in
length by 500 feet in width. From
its contract with the Mount Pleasant
ground on the south the Eagle has
been prospected and partially worked
although the working has never
reached a depth of 400 feet in any
place. over S1,000,00O worth of gold
has been taken from the mine in
years gone by.-PIacerville Republi-
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
Dollar Oil Predicted

A Coalinga representative of an oil
company is quoted as saying:
"I understand that the Associated
oil company will be glad to continue
taking oil from the Independent pro-
ducers through this month, carrying
them in this way until the terminal fa-
cilities of the Independent pipe line
are complete. They want all the oil
they can get at 63 cents.
II noticed in going through the field
that they are taking oil from every
body else but on their own properties
are holding their sump holes and res
ervoirs full. I asked one of the most
prominent and best posted operators
in the field what price we could look
for for our oil during 1910 and he said
without any hesitation whatever ST.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
McKittrick Deals

The Midland petroleum company has
made several big deals in land in this
field, acquiring in all about 5000 acres
Among It's purchases is the locators
land on sections Is, 10, 2S and "a in
township % south, range % east, con-
sisting of $50 acres in the center of
each section, which the Union has un-
dertaken to prove by drilling each
quarter section.
The Midland petroleum company was
lately organized to take over the lease
of the Cousins oil company in McKit
trick. consisting of a royalty lease on
90 acres on section 49, 30-2S; the Mid
land oil company owning the north
half of section 16, 1928 Midway. and
$50 acres comprising the northeast
quarter of section 3S. 31-32. on the
strike of the randall and Santa Fe
wells in North Midway.
The company is capitalized for s2,
900, 900 and the incorporators are l.. A.
NJ L. and E. l. McCray: F. c. Ripley
general manager. and Martin Barber.
general superintendent of the oil de-
partment of the Santa Fe railway
Los Angeles Herald.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
New Workers Buy at Atlanta

Atlanta, in Lincoln county, Nevada, is
coming to the front, according to ad-
York syndicate has purchased from a.
number of Greek mine owners all of
their properties for 100000. The first
payment of $4,000 was made last week
The Atlanta mines company is said to
have bought another group of proper
ties with most promising showings at
500. 600, paying $4,000 of the purchase
price within the last 10 days.-Goldfield
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23

24S-26s Post street. Only one
week more of the annual clearance
sale of china glassware. lamps fur
nitUre. rugs, pictures; 10 per cent TO
so per cent off
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
Good Find in Humbug GuIch

Harry Doggett and Del and Arthur
Fiddler recently discovered a ledge in
Humbug gulch, one and half miles
west of Yreka, that promises TO be
good thing. The ledge runs north and
south across the Humbug gulch road
and dips to the east, ranging from six
10 sixteen inches in width. It has been
crossed thousands of times by men
since the early fifties without dis
cOvery.
The lucky finders sunk the first hole
about a foot from the wagon track and
uncovered the ledge for 100 feet, taking
out ore that goes better than 500 to
the ton. Their cut is at present eight
or nine feet deep and more than three
tons of good ore has been taken out
The boys have located the claim and
in the spring will build an arastra to
crush the ore.-SiskiNon News
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
Champion Strike

From Ollie Fisk of Coulterville. who
was in Mariposa Wednesday last we
learn of a good pocket having been
recently taken from the Champion
mine The Champion is we'll known as
a good producer. 1t is situated about
one and a half miles from Coulterville
and is the property of Dan Wagner, n.
c. Ray and Mrs. John Mentzer, and is
being worked by Louis Ferretti, W. NJ.
Wilburn, Joe Brooks and c. /. Mentzer.
The men had been working several
months, sinking and drifting, with dis
cOura ging results and were about ready
TO give up work on the mine when a
shot exposed a bunch OF rock from
which they took about $1,000. The pay
streak continued and in the last three
weeks between $4,000 and $4,000 has
haan aken nut- Marinnsa C.azette
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
Six Finds Oil

Midway Six oil company, near the
Santa Fe's big WE'LL went into oil sand
at 400 feet at Maricopa and gas pres
sure was such that II threw the oil and
sand over the top of the derrick Stor-
age will be provided before the COM
n drill
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
Greek Ledge Intersection

Of mining news issued in Grass Valley
in months is the announcement OF
The intersection of the Greek ledge on
the 600 level in the Union Hill mine.
The news is gratifying TO the manage
ment Of the Union Hill and to the
people Of the district because II au-
gurs the success and permanency Of
the property. It eventually means the
development Of a producer that will
add greatly TO the output OF Grass Val
ley and afford employment TO large
number of men. For with the inter
section Of the Greek ledge and the ap-
prOach Of spring surface and other i'm
prOvements viii be inaugurated that
viii place the mine among the fore
most in the state.-Sacrament Union.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
German Mine at Ormonde

After lying idle for many years oper-
ations have been resumed on the we'll
known German mine at Ormonde, four
miles above Washington. Men have
been put to work cleaning out and re-
timbering the tunnel, and from what
taken hold of the property intends to
develop 1t. Years ago the German was
one of the active mines of the Wash
has been taken out there.-Grass VAL
ley Union.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
IreIan Mines Bonded

The Irelan mining property. consist
ing of three full mineral claims said to
be among the most valuable in southern
Sierra, has been bonded by William Ire
Ian Jr. to Fred Clark, nephew of Mrs
prominent mining men in San Fran
cisco. The consideration of the bond is
TEMPTING offers have been made for the
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23

property in recent months, especially
since the wonderful strike In the Six
teen to One.
1t is the intention of Mr.. Clark to
start work on the property without any
unnecessary delay.-Nevada City Tran
Scrint
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
Big New Oil Company

What will probably develop into one
of the largest oil companies in Cali
fornia is a company just organized.
known as the Consolidated Midway oil
company Capital at the command of
some of the stock holders would, it is
said. aggregate at least $4,000, 600, part
of which is held by easterners who
have decided TO enter the California
oil fields in comprehensive way.
This company will begin operations
in the Bakersfield and Midway dis
tricts under what is said to be very
favorable conditions.
1t has secured control of 1000 acres
of oil land and has options on 1000
acres more in the Bakersfield and Mid
way districts. In the latter district
it has about 400 acres located in the
proved field.
1t is announced the company will be-
gin operations on proved ground and
that it contemplates putting down not
less than 30 wells during the present
year 1t will also develop ground lying
outside the proved district which has
every prospect of extending the field
of development far beyond its pres
ent limits-Los Angeles Herald
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23

DAVIS. sCHONWAsSER CO., Grant
avenue and Sutter street. Continua
ton of annual sale of muslin under
wear this week.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
WEAKMEN

DR. HALLS REINVIGO-
RATOR stops all losses
and unnatural discharges
In "a hours You feel an
improvement from the first
dose We have so much
confidence in our treatmeE
.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
Thirty Stamps Dropping

A few more than 100 men are en-
ployed in the Gladstone mine, which
keeps a 80 stamp mill going steadily
and produces about $4,000 in gold reg
ularly every month. The Gladstone has
kept this up for several years.-Sacra-
rnento Bee.