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Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-25
COLORADO RIVER PLACERS
PREPARE FOR OPERATIONS
Prominent Los Angeles Man Will
Ship Machinery-ReCen
Strikes Run $50 Yard

W. H. Newerf of the Newerf Rubber
company, who purchased a twenty
acre claim adjoining the property of
the New La Paz Gold Mining company,
four miles from Ehrenburg on the
Colorado river, is making preparations
for installing a hydraulic plant for
developing the ground.
Newerf will buy water from the New
La Paz company and will probably
be working the claim early next fall
The Seattle Placer company, with
the property adjoining that of the
New La Paz Gold Mining company,
is putting in a pumping plant.
S. B. Guernsey, superintendent of the
New La Paz Gold Mining company, in
a letter received in Los Angeles yes
terday, reports making two strikes on
that property which ran on an average
of $50 a yard. The gold in these
strikes was very coarse. Other strikes
made on this roperty the past several
months show the ground is very rich
throughout the entire five claims.
D. A. Raser, the engineer; G. A.
Scroggs and o. L. Grimsley president
of the New La Paz Gold Mining COM
pany will leave Wednesday for the
property, travelling by automobile all
the way. They will go across the Col
orado desert, leaving the Southern Pa
cific cut at Salinas and taking the road
to Blythe and Parker. They expect to
be gone ten days and while at Ehren-
burg will see the first machinery in
stalled at the New La Paz property,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-25
TONE Of MARKET
STILL UNSETTLED
Industrial Prospects Are Con-
fused by Many Conflicting
Reports
BANKS BUILDING UP RESERVE
Declared Intention of Holding
Down Copper Production
May Be for Effect
BANKS BUILDING UP RESERVE
TAssociated Pressl

NEW YORK, July 24.-Incidents of
last week served to keep the attention
of financial markets to unfavorable fea-
lures in the conditions of business and
to unsettle the speculative tone in the
stock market.
The spring wheat prospect has lost
the foremost prominence which was
given it by the government report OF
heavy deterioration during June. Also
the offsetting advantage of the large
yield promised for other grains, notably
corn and winter wheat, have neutral
lied the influence of the spring wheat
shortage. The Importance attached to
this offset came into view in the mani
festation of anxiety over less favorable
reports during the week from the corn
belt and the need of rain to carry out
the promise for the crop.
There was a good deal of confusion in
the reading of the financial prospects
A rise in the price of copper industrials
was based nominally on reports of an
agreement among the principal pro-
ducers to curtail output to the limits
of the present demand, which is large
in itself. These reports were subject
to the usual suspicion of design for
effect on the stock market. The sus-
picion was heightened by unexpected
reduction in the dividend on National
Lead stock and the violent decline in
the price of that security which re-
suited.
Strong forces are at work to build
up the reserve strength of the New
York banks, but the banking position
il the country at large remains open
to discussion.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-25
UNION PRoSPERs

Reports showing the affairs of the
Union Oil company to be in most pros
porous condition were submitted at the
July meeting of the directors of that
organization held at Oleum Friday
These reports related to the shipping,
manufacturing, production and field
departments.
The directors inspected the COM
pany's refinery at Oleum and improve
mentS made recently.
Meetings of the directors of subsi.
diary companies were held, these being
the Mission Transportation and Re-
fining, Union Transportation, Unior
Provident, United Petroleum and New
love Oil.
Lyman Stewart, president of the
Union, went from the Hotel Del Monte,
where he has been several days, to
Oleum in an auto, and will spend soma
time motoring in the Lake Tahoe coun-
try before returning to Los Angeles,
Giles Kellogg, secretary, and w. w
Orcutt, geologist, of the Union, re-
turned to the city yesterday morning
from Oleum.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-25
IDA MAY COMPANY WILL
DEEPEN OLD OIL WELLS
Concern with Headquarters in
Los Angeles Makes Plans
for Improving Property

The Ida May Oil company, 207 Mer-
camille place, has organized to operate
in the Maricopa- Midway field.
The property consists of eighty acres
in section 2, 11-24, Kern county, adjoin-
ing the town Of Maricopa and sur
round by big producers. They are
about 5000 feet from the Lakeview
gusher and in close proximity to the
Sunset Monarch, the Boston-Pacit1c
and the Adeline company, which prop
erty was recently sold by Barlow &
Hill of Bakersfield for 100000, and in
connection with these the Ida May
company is equal owner in pipe line
located on the property also water
well. from which the company derives
a revenue. 1t is producing oil from
three wells which were on the prop
erty when it acquired the lease, which
is a perpetual one.
The company has just installed a
brand new 70-horsepower boiler plant,
and is splendidly equipped with all
kinds of surface Improvements, includ-
ing drilling rigs, pumps, pipe lines,
loading racks, necessary for economic
and rapid development.
AS soon as the company finishes the
cleaning out of the old wells 1t will
start putting down two of the ten new
wells which the management proposes
to drill as fast as possible, as the field
is a shallow one, oil being struck at a
depth of less than 600 feet. The com
pany produces an oil similar to the ia
nous Adeline road oil.
The president and general manager
of the company is Ham Hartzell who
is an old time oil operator and devotes
all of his time at the property in di-
recting the work. Associated with him
are practical men who are deyoting
their time and energies to the success
of the company.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-25
RIO TINTO MINE NEAR
SILVER CITY IS SOLD
Valuable Property of 173 Acres
Passes to New Owner for
Liberal Sum

SILVER CITY, N. M, July 24.-The
largest mining deal consummated in
this section for the past two years has
just been made, according to advices
received here. Some months ago, rep
resentatives of the Rio Finto Copper
company of Cleveland visited the prop
critics of the Savanna Copper company
which includes practically all the mines
OF the Pinos Altos mining district sit
uated nine miles north of this city
George A. Easton, a practical mining
man of this city, has gone to DuIuth
to further the negotiations of the deal.
The properties include a total patent
ed area of 1713 acres, and also fifteen
to twenty claims unpatented, IN the
town of Pinos Altos, a large residence,
Office buildings, store and warehouses;
and necessary buildings to conduct
large mining business.
The purchasing company owns
smelling works in Mexico, about 100
miles from Ell Paso, and the Pinos AL
tos ores are needed for fluxing pur-
poses. 1t is the intention of the COM
pany to resume work on the Pacific No.
/ and Pacific No. 2 mines, on which are
the Gillett and Hearst shafts, the nrst
being to depth of 1000 and the latter
to depth of 400 feet. The last work OF
the Hearst estate was on these two
nllfl6St anu eACepJ lllht tllS t"'S
filled with water, they are in good con-
dition
RAILROAD TO BE OPERATED
The Comanche Smetinng and Min
ing company built narrow gauge rail
way from this city to within few hun
dred yards of the town of Pinos Altos,
and the road was successfully operated
until the smelling works of the com
pany closed down and later passed into
the hands of the Savanna Copper COM
pany. The Tinto people will put this
road again into operation which means
that the ores can be transported at
great saving.
The camp has been practically idle
for the past three years, but it is
known that the mines are rich and
can be worked at profit The Pinos
Altos camp occupied first place as
gold producer in the territory until the
past two years, since which the Mogol-
lon district has taken first place. 1t is
also the oldest gold producing camp of
importance in the territory, and in
early years work was often interrupted
for months because of the numerous
Indian raids.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-25
ApoPrs RoTARY pRILE

SANTA MARIA, July 24.-The Pal
mer Annex Oil. company has installed
a combination rotary and Standard rig
on its No. 9. This new mode Of drill
ing was adopted on the suggestion of
one of the drillers on that leases and
is the center of considerable interest,
The rotary is very popular in this sec
tion owing to the fact that heavy drill
ing is necessary to get through the sur
fact formations, and it is opined that
the adoption of this method viii sim
plify the work. The we'll will spud in
within a day or two.
The Annex No. 1 is now running
down a string Of stovepipe and has
reached a depth Of 160 feet
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-25
WELL NEAR LIVERM0RE
HAS OIL INDICATIONS

LIVERMORE, July 24.-The Alasal
oil company has considerable showing
of oil at about 1000 feet Sixty feet of
sand is claimed. Below that more sand
was reached. 1t is now stated that
drilling in this hole is to be discon-
tinued and this first sand perforated.
The drilling outfit is light affair,
hence operations have been slow and
difficult The well Is located on the
southwest quarter of section 10, 3-3, NJ.
d. B. M.
The w. NJ. & S. Oil company, COM
posed of Oakland people, is planning
to put down a hole on the same section.
1t is stated that the Standard has re-
newed most of its leases in this local
ity. This company drilled hole about
5000 feet farther over near Altamont.
1t Is claimed at the time that only
small showing was had. It's machinery
was removed.
The gravity of the oil in the Alasal
is claimed to be 3S B, paraffine base.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-25
BEES MAKE ATTEMPT TO
HIVE IN TROLLEY CAR

NEW YORK, July pa swarm of
bees tried to hive in a trolley car of
the Bloomfield avenue line, occupied
by fifty men and women, between
Verona and Caldwell, N. j., yesterday.
They were not driven off for nearly
twenty minutes. While the car crew
assisted by a few of the graver male
passengers attacked the bees the
women ran screaming from the car
as soon as it was stopped and did not
board it again until they were sure
that the last bee had been chased out.
Several, men jumped out of windows.
Frank Van Amburg, the conductor of
the car, says he saw the swarm ap-
proach, but thought it would fly over
the car. When it entered the vestibule
he tried to enter the car and shut the
door, but was not quick enough.
William McKelvey, the motorman,
seized his rancoat, which proved to be
a good weapon, and the car was soon
littercl with dead bees. Three passen-
gers were stung.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-25
FOR KETTLEMEN HILLS

COALINGA, July 24.-There are sew
eral sets of rig irons at Huron which
railroad men say are for the Kettleman
hills. The large shipments are now
made from Turk station formerly
stanley and large quantities of pipe
line supplies are there ready for ship
ment by team to the right of way The
teaming headquarters for the Kettle
man hills has heen transferred to Turk;
a large stock corral with forty ami
mails used in hauling pipe line and oil
well supplies for the Associated Pipe
Lines company. and operators in the
Kettleman hills are now kept at this
point The little station is very busy
with its temporary buildings as head
ouarterS
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-25
SIX MONTHS ON STOCK EXCHANGE
MORE BUSINESS THAN LAST YEAR
Trading Stocks Cause Immense Gain and Busi
ness Since January Than ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Promising for Continued Gains During Coming Months

the stock trana
70 months bust
the of SO6
business
for the first 81 mmth of he
h las month comparatively dull 1t
months the exchange
sad II
tabuate of
in the nited
months continued Mr Parsons
the
the record become
the of business Is o
in oils
the
possibilities and probabilities
of Ou o. o
The OF
through the clearing hOuseO the Los Angeles
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-25
WARNER COMPANY OF WHITTIER
SELLS SAVAGE LAND INTEREST

of the Warner company felt that il
was a desirable move to turn oven
the property.
In 1900 the Warner company was
organized with a capital of $200,0OC
and in former days it was fine divi-
dend payer. Recently things have not
gone along quite so smoothly and in
view of the prolonged litigation all
parties concerned thought the move to
sell a good one.
The price paid was $4,000 for the
lease. Officers of the Warner company
are: Isaac Collins, president; John
Crook, vice president; A. c. Maple
treasurer and secretary, who, together
with ]. T. Kirkwood, A. Jacobs and
Truman Berry, form the directors OF
the same.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-25

WI HITTER, July 24.-What is re-
w garded as a rather important
W deal in local oil circles was con-
summated Saturday whereby the War
nner Oil company disposes of its hold
ings in the Savage lands to the Cana
dian-Pacifc Oil company
The deal carries with it the lease of
forty acres of land, whereon eight
wells are now in working order. The
purchasers are located on adjoining
land and are we'll equipped and ably
backed, financially, to carry on the
work in a successful manner.
owing to the fact that there has
been some prolonged litigation involv-
ing title to the lease and for other
and sufficient reasons the promoters
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-25
MIDWAY FIVE

TAFT, July 24.-Well No. 1 of the
Midway Five, operating a lease on
thirty acres fr I'm the Mcleod Oil
company O.. the north end of the south
west quarter of 5, 1928, is down 1920
feet with 121A-inch casing. According
to the log of No. of the Hale Mcleod
the first sand should be reached at
1000 feet.
Hale e-McLeod No. 4, with a packer in
at 500 feet. Is flowing steadily produc-
ing 500 barrels a day. This we'll was
drilled to 2113 feet and finished in 65
feet of sand.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-25
OVER 600 EEEr DEEP

SANTA MARIA, July 24,-The Sum
zen tract in the northern end of Cat
Canyon district reports No 1 well now
over 900 feet deep. The hole is farther
north than other oil in the eastern field,
and if it gets into oil will prove up a
big section of intervening territory ly-
ing between it and the Palmer (Bloch-
MANI lease,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-25
COMPANY ORGANIZED
TO DEVELOP LARGE
HOLDINGS AT SIGNAL

The Iirigo Mining and Milling COM
pany, with n capital of $5OO,OOO, has
been organized in Los Angeles to de-
veIop gold, silver and tungsten proper
ties at Camp Signal, near GOffs The
officers are A. L. Lombard, president; j.
Il. Main, vice president and general man
ager; +. d. Wise. secretary; L. j. Eshle-
man. treasurer; and j. S. Wang. addi-
tiOnal director.
The Leiser-Rae company has been Ope-
rating in this district for two years, and
the Monte CristO company has recently
been organized TO work in the same
camD
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-25
LANDS IN HARD SHELL

COALINGA, July 24.-The Coalinga
Security, section 8, 2O-15, has landed
the SK inch casing in the hard oyster
shell reef and the hole was found to
be in perfect shape from top to bot
tom. The pipe froze in the shell and
if they fail to loosen this pipe the wa
ter will be shut off with SIS at little
deeper point.
The main body of the oil sand is un-
der this oyster shell reef, which is
estimated to be about twelve feet thick
at this point and will be drilled
through next week.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-25
In COIN sHALE

McKITTRICK, July 24.-The Carne-
cie Oilfelds limited, operating on the
northeast quarter of 10, S1-22, a quar-
ter of mile from the Coin, which is
in an oil sand at $500 feet is down 1850
feet in the same brown shale that the
Coin has. The 10-inch casing was car
ried down 14O0 feet and the balance
of 1860 feet is open hole and standing
up we'll
Because of the Coin strike Manager
Burns feels much encouraged over the
prospects of the Carnegie, in which
the laird of Sllibo is interested.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-25
EXPECTS PAY SAND

McKITTRICK. July 24.-The Mahas-
ka Oil company, section 36, 1921, is
down past 1850 feet and expects the
pay sand within 300 feet. A gas blow
out occurred at 100 feet and some
light oil was encountered just below.
front a mile northeast of the Nacire-
ma, the first discovery in that local
itV
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-25
AMERICAN OILFIELDS TO
DRILL NEW TERRITORY

McKITTRICK, July 24-J. e. O'Don-
nell, field superintendent for the Amer
ican Oilfields, says that company will
soon start work on the front east OF
McKittrick.
The success of the Bobby Burns on
section & 9o-2, and the Mahaska on SO,
1921, the GEst named mile southeast
of the Nacirema and the Mahaska the
same distance northwest, has demon
strated the existence of the oil sands
under a wide area.
The holdings Of the American Oil
fields are shown on some maps as the
Midland Petroleum company,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-25
STRIKES GAS POCKET

COALINGA, July PA pocket of
gas opened up in a back recess of
some underground channel caused the
Blue Moon to throw oil up into the
derrick one day last week.
The flow quickly subsidized.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-25
DEEP HOLE WELLS

SANTA MARIA, July 24.-The Union
is carrying down several deep-hole
wells on the Puxima hills and is evil
IDENTIFY sparing no money in its en-
deavors to get oil. The report shows
some of the wells far past the $500 feet
mark and more are to be added 10 the
deep hole tests.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-25
coALINeA CROWN RESUMES

COALINGA, July 24-The Coalinga
Crown, section SO 1915, has resumed
operations, after shut down of two
months. The hole was left at 1910 feet
with 81 inch casing
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-29

more than a rumor in regard to the
Coie-Ryan people attempting to get
possession or control of the Ohio Cop
Per. This company could furnish a
large tonnage for the smelter and
with Utah Consolidated ore 1t would
h've an excellent base for smelling
the ore.
iEINZE IN 1T.
The relations of f. Augustus
llelnze and the Cole-Ryan people
nave become more cordial of late and
1t would not be improbable IL his in
'erests became more closely allied
with that of the International Smelt.
ing u Refining company. This would
lake with II the ores from the Ohio
copper and the contract for the Sill
yer King ores in Park City. which
are now diverted to the American
'melting & Refining company at
III esent.
on account of deal which IL now
o' FOR the Western Utah Copper CON-
pany mine In the Deep Creek district.
work has been stopped there for some
time. Heinze Is one OF the chief in
terests in this company and as It is
believed the deal has great chance
o. being carried out II was not behey-
e,i to the best advantage Of the cort.,
.pray to continue development vV Vss,ir. ].
The Cole-Ryan people are now
among the heaviest interests in Ely.
and there has been considerable talk
Of big consolidation there. The ex-
act scope CT he i' deals that are
now Oh are hard 20 contemplate.
mere is plenty Of reason to believe
that large corporation Is reaching
ou to consolidate some of the larg-
est and best properties In Utah and
Nevada, or TO secure ore contracts
which will make the international
smelter one of the largest things Of
kind in the west.
The smelter is being built with a
small capacity, but this will undoubt-
ed'y be increased within few
months after 1t starts next July.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-29
Salt Lake Real Estate
Association Asks For Data

The Salt Lake Real Estate associa-
ton has become interested in the
building of the Salt Lake Route main
line via Phoebe. AT least as much is
indicated by a letter from Secretary
]. L. Perkes to e. A. Hodges few
communication that he would endeav-
or to get a resolution passed at the
Bext meeting of the association, fav-
oring the Phoebe route.
In order to get this resolution
passed." Mr.. Perkes added, ''it will
be necessary to have some data show
the commercial Importance of the
Phoebe district as a customer in this
tSalt Lake, market"
Mr. Hodges in reply sent the follow
ing:
Il am in receipt of your letter of
the 18th inst. and am glad that your
association is taking an interest in
the welfare of Phoebe and this great
mining district by offering to assist
us in inducing the Salt Lake Route
to bring its main line around this
way.
The washout' was a very disastrou
thing for this region; but event
ually. feel confident that 1t will
work out to our advantage, and also
to the advantage of the Salt Lake
business houses, especially If the rail.
road company constructs its line to
the west of the section now out of
commission.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-29

According to story by New
York correspondent for a western pub
lication, says the Deseret News. the
Prince Cor solidated mine at Phoebe
is under option to syndicate of east
ern capitalists. Local officials are
noncommittal on the subject. This
announcement lends credit to the ru.
NOR that has been afloat for several
months OF a giant consolidation
which content ,ates the merger of not
only a nrmDer of large Phoebe mines
bit mines al Bingham, Deep Creek,
ark City and .,ay.
Al! the matters connected with the
affair Lav, been kept most secret.
Through various agencies the work
mas been going on and behind 1t all
the mine owners have been working
IN the dark, naming their price and
their terms with some reputable en-
sineer acting as the between man.
For several months it has been
known that deal has been on for
a number Of big properties In Bing-
ham Canyon The Bingham Butte
property has been the center of this
combination which involved four larg
groups of properties. On the Bing-
aan-Butte there is some excellent
or ana a tunnel is now being driven
10 demonstrate more definitely the
value of the property. This consoli-
dation would give large acreage in
the very heart of Bingham.
BINGHAM AND PIOCHE.
il is understood that practically
the same people have made negotia-
tions for the Bingham-Butte as have
been concerned with the Prince Con-
solidated deal. The class of ore that
could be obtained and the great bod
les of 1t that could be developed in
Phoebe and Bigham has led to the be-
lief that the Cole-Ryan crowd Is
pushing the deal for the purpose of
controlling the smelter situation of
the State.
Further, it is declared that 1t is
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-29

Relative to the purchase of mer-
chandise and food supplies from yuor
city for Phoebe during the year 1903,
! think it is conservative to say that
they aggregated at least 1925, 900
while purchases from machinery
rouses reached anyway, $4,000.
Il am satisfied that the foregoing 8
only drop in the bucket to what the
business would have been this year
had the disaster to the railroad not
occurred. for things were shaping up
nicely for an unprecedented era of
prosperity In this section.
with reference to traffic in the
future there is not the slightest doubt
but what the Phoebe route offers the
greatest inducements in the way of
tonnage from the mines. not only
o. this district but the districts con.
tiguons to it; to say nothing about
what would be gained from the agri-
cultural and stockgrowing regions
which the road would penetrate or
bring tributary to it. OF the Phoebe
mines, ! will mention the Prince Con.
solidated, which has about 5000 900
tons of ore ready to ship to the Utah
smelters, saying nothing about a doz.
IN other mines that are ready to
go upon the shipping list.
Il assure you that any action which
the Salt Lake Real Estate associa.
tion may take in our behalf will be
sieatly appreciated by the people OF
this entire community"