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Imperial Valley press., 1911-10-21
Letters From Uncle Frank

Ell CENTRO, Oct 21. 12ll.-My dear
.aphew:-You will find it very difficult,
fully realize. to draw from my fran!
tiers true comprehension OF condi-
:ons. one can take in his own en-
.ronment at a glance, giving due weight
. all the complex factors. but he can
.ot send /. asother VINO has neve.
5een in the same environment prop
dea of the whole.
But for the reason that TIE elimata
: one Of tie big factors Ii all pursuits.
an in this letter gong 70 limit my
elf TO this subject
Here for coAvenience's sake. We re
am the season terms. spring. Summer.
.utuun and winter, bat each OF these
Aes on different meaning larc FROM
at lou are accustomed 10 attach to -
words
>Jout October /, after long. no.
.sr.ner. the weather is 50 moderate
e. to be as perfect as weather eve.
> anywhere. At this season the nor
~ temperature ranges from 90 in tao
srolning to S5 in mii-afte.0oon. a Il a.
ne season advances tas days and
..n,s become gradually cooler. uatJ
winter, when Tor about month tn
u.rcdry gets as low IS 30 or o. II tit
a,rning, in the day rising 70 60 to ~.
n June, july, August and septe ~
,er the common ma>iman Temperature
r.ages from 100 to 1l0. With from -
If q dozen 20 dozen days that r.r.
.-ur or five degrees higher. am thi<
.adually tapers down to the ideal sea-
IN which opens OctoDer [
During the heat of the summer, eS-
...cially during July and August there
$ "a general relaxing Of tAl strenuous
lie and the nature of The industries of
c valley makes this possible Dul-
ag the two months mentioned alfalfa
-.,es not grow as rapidly as in o;her
onths. while Egyptian corn and cot
on are growing most rapidly preparatory
o the harvest after the weather modar-
atss.
During the hot summer there is
avy shipment of hogs fattened on the
lrley harvested in May and June. au.l
nothing better illustrates the difference
IN climate between this valley and the
East than this movement of hOas
to market in the heat OF the summer.
You know that in your country the ship
nent of hogs in summer is accompanied
~ heavy fatality on account Of lie
heat, but here it is not so, the drynes, o.
the atmosphere which protects nrl.aa
beings from the temperature also pro-
tecting the hogs, which go to m:J.,t
without losses on the hottest Of days.
No one claims to enjoy the summers
lere, any more than they do the SUM
.aers in the East and south, and the re-
Imperial Valley press., 1911-10-21
j. l.. TraverS
PIONEER CONTRACTOR & BUILDER
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

INOt Coal LANDS. ds.--OI2U13).
department of the Interior. u. S. Land
Office at Los Angeles, Cal, Oct r.
1911.
Notice is hereby given that Eta B.
lenifer, of Eel Centre, Cal, assignee OF
hade Desert Land Entry No. O63S6, for
.ots 6, Z, 8, -, 20 ana q, Section 2S
Township 1G s.. Range 13 e., S. b. Meri-
liam, has fled notice of intention to
make Fnal Proof, to establish claim to
he land above described, before the
Clerk of the Superior Court of Imperial
County, at Ell Centre, California, on the
list day of November. 1911.
Claimant names as witnesses: George
VI. Jenifer James Milligan, John f.
Ieild, Howard Ware, all of Silsbee; Cal.
FRANK BUREN,
Nov IL
Imperial Valley press., 1911-10-21
Gnunty Arua Autfa|
BRAWLEG,

Brawley has q 800 Club"
Thomas Prim is back from visit OF
several months in Illinois.
Mr. and Mrs John Cox have returned
from their visit in Kentucky.
Newcomers to Brawley are Wiley vi
vian and family from Crystal, Texas.
Asa Bright has come from Batesville
Texas TO make his home in Brawley.
Mr. and Mrs. y. X. Thompson. of Niles
Michigan. are visiting Brawley friends.
Mrs Earl C. Pound mas returned from
Los Angeles, where she passed the sam
ner.
r B. Edgar has been elected to Il
the vacancy on the board of city tius
tees.
The old water tank of the Brawley Wa
ter company is to be removed from tn
Plaza park
Mr. and Mrs. ]. H. Pirtle will le w"
this week for their former home il
Washington.
County Supervisor f. +. Wills has
purchased the Parks. 100 acre ranch near
Westmoreland.
W. A. Gaines. a Los Angeles attorney
has been the guest of his sister. MIR
Edith Abbott, this week.
Woods & Nike han h7ye dissolved
their partnership a., T. D. McKeehar
w continue TIA business
=, s.,ay - -. . : = ha, aG, d. 4
so,ut;ers con3e.-n'ns he a,:e u, %
iIo ense saloons in Imperial.
Paul Jones has come from Crystal.
Texas. to reside in Brawley. He is q
hrother-in-law of ]. Blakeney.
c. c. Jenkins has been elected pres
ident OF the board Of trustees of tht
Prawley Union High School.
Eight hundred head of cattle arrived
at Brawley this week from Arizona foi
feeding on the Oakley ranches
Supervisor Wills has brought in three
carloads of cattle for winter pasturins
on his ranch east Of Brawley.
Mrs. Blanche Warren. of Dandy, Cal
ifornia. has been here this week t.
make final proof on her 16O-acre ranch
Andrew Giispie has leased the build
ing formerly occupied by the Brawley
Mercantile Company and is erecting y
brick oven for his bakery.
The proximity of bee hives to streets
is causing complaint among Brawle,
citizens and the city trustees have taken
steps to have this nuisance abated.
Mrs. Hiram Plush has returned from
her summers visit in Kansas. On he
return she was accompanied by her
mother. who will spend the winter here
A three years lease has been secured
on the W. w. Dagnall ranch by j. G..
Hook. who has come here from Los An
geles with his household goods and
horses and cows.
Nine hundred head OF cattle are to be
brought from Nevada to Brawley for
winter feeding on the Wills and Farr
ranches. Mr.. Farr has been visiting
Nevada points to secure this stock.
The Methodist Sunday School has a
new roster Of officers. as follows: Sup
erntendent Z. W. Martrom; assistant
superintendent Harry McMath; treas
urer Ralph Stilgebour; assistant treas
urer. Marion Stilgebour; secretary. Lois
Jenkins; assistant secretary, Bernice
Cooper: organist Miss Bessie Breon. A
membership contest is to be started
soon.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-10-21
-

lain sewing. Mrs. Eaton, half block
east OF steam laundry. as
The Pioneer Transfer Company is pI
pared to handle your baggage or any
kind of drayage work at reasonable
prices. Office on Fifth street just north
of Main street. Phone Main /. Il
C!euVes is here. He carries a fun linz
oi spc.taclcs and eye glasses. Satisfac-
tion &uarantccI Prices reasonable. FL
Centre Hotel. If.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-03
EASTERN CAPITAL Is
SECURED FOR SYLVANIA

An important deal was consummated
here this morning whereby the Esmeralda
Silver-Lead company. which controls a
large acreage Of valuable property in the
Sylvana district. is placed in a strong
financial condition so that Il will at once
and develop its property on an extensive
scale.
\ prominent capitalist of Philadelphia,
who has previously been largely inter-
ested in the company, arrived here Tues
dav 10 represent the eastern financial In
terests. and with the directors Of the
company conci Nled negotiations.
richly nineralized district in which strong
veins of silver-lesd and copper ore
abound, The principal vein of the Es-
meralda Silver Lead company Is from ten
to forty feet wide, and development mas
proven up large bodies of ore. The dyke
has granite foot wall and porphyry
hanging wall and can be traced on the
miles. Where the principal work has
been done the vein shows a width OF
twenty feet OF ore that Will break ar
average Of $40 per ton. Numerous streaks
OF much higher grade ore are stratifcd
through II. This ore has been driftec
pinching at either end. but Dinches anc
bulges are one OF the characteristics o
this formation. The ledge matter Is
lime.
Two shafts have been sunk on The
property, one being 1870 feet deep and the
other ll0. The former is equipped witt
a gasoline hoist and plant Will sooy
sive and systematic development will b,
inaugurated at once and the l00-ton con
ccntrating mill completed as quickly a,
possible.-Goldfeld Tribune. June IS,
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JAMES A, POLLOCK & CT
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given by the city
council OF Salt Lake City of the inten-
ton OF such council to make the follow
ing described improvement. to-wt
Constructing and laying sewer lateral
of vitrified pipe eight 90 inches In di-
ameter In Pennsylvania avenue: which
runs west from Iowa street between
Second South and Third South streets.
in sewer district No. /. and defray the
ebutters' portion OF the cost and expense
thereof. estimated at three hundred forty
nine and eighty one-bundre6ths (S3i9. 500
dollars. or one and six one -hundredths
Cl.06) dollars per front or linear foot
OF abutting property there being $50
feet abutting said Improvement. by a
local assessment upon the lots or pieces
OF ground within the following described
district, being the district to be affected
and benefited by said Improvement.
namely:
The north side OF the south 7o.6 feet
OF lot s. the north side OF the south 50 5
feet OF lot g. block 43. plat B. Salt
Lake City survey
All protests and objections to the car
rying out OF such intention must be pre-
sented in writing. stating therein lot and
block, or description Of property, to the
city recorder on or before the 10th dav
OF July, 1911. being the time set by said
council when II will hear and consider
such protests and objections as may be
made thereto.
BY order Of the city council of Salt
Lake City. Utah.
Dated NAV Goth. 1911.
g. 8. RIVES. City Recorder.
Sewer extension No. 293.
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ELY HAMILTON HAS
STARTED UP WORK
White Pine County Properties
to Be Given Benefit of
Development.

Thomas F. OBricn, manager Tor the
Ely Hamilton Investment company, went
to Hamilton this morning 10 take charge
OF the comppany's interests in the White
Pine mining district, and will remain at
Hamilton for some time.
This company has recently been organ
lied TO acquire property iii the White
Pine district and do general mining
and Investment business. Some good
and more claims win be located for the
company by Mr.. O'Brien as soon as he
can inspect the ground.
A lease on the san Toy group OF five
claims has also been acquired by the
company and work will be resumed on
the shaft on the san Toy No. .. which is
being sunk to reach the shale-hme con-
tact on the west side OF the Treasure
Hill fault, about thrcc-quarters OF mile
north OF the town Of Hamilton. The
property IS owned by the Metals Mxpiora.
tlon company, which has granted the
lease with privileges running until No
vembcr j, 1913. The bottom of shaft.
now l56 feet deep. is believed to he near
the objective point where it Is expected
between the Shale and lime. small
streak of the silver quartz comes IN at
the bottom that carries small silver and
This claim, the San Toy No. 2. was
formerly part of the old Silver Plate
mine which was worked In the early days
OF producing S250,0O0 From reliable
sources it is learned that the great bulk
OF the ore averaged 275 ounces silver,
while large quantities OF high grade ore
was also found, some OF IL carrying as
much as 1000 ounces 10 the ton. The
Silver Plate workings were on the east
side OF the fault and near the surface.
A displacement has occurred. exactly
as i'm numerous places on Treasure Hill
where the big mines were located, and 1t
Is believed the Silver Plate ore body was
cut in two and that IT. will be opened by
the shaft referred to. This SHAFT has
been sunk I'm shale all the way but some
calcite Is now found In a strinser near
the bottom which is thought TO be an
indication OF the near approach to the
contact.
A whim will he set up at the shaft
and sinking operations will be under way
In a few days. The company believes
the contact will be found within few
feet from The present bottom OF the
shaft, and that good ore will be found
there also.-EIy EXpositor, June 30
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GOLD CIRCLE BOUND
TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS
The Hnmholdt star SANS


NJ j. Paisley, a well-known business
man. miner and leaser Of Gold Circle. Is
in Winnemucca He Is enthusiastic over
the future Of Gold Circle, which has the
ore and only requires capital and the in
stallation Of proper and adequate treat
ment facilities 10 make IT rank with the
best of camps In bullion production.
Speaking OF the present operations In
the camp. Mr. Paisley said:
The Rex has solved the veNed prob
lem OF proper ore treatment and as u
result the company Is employing thirty
men and returning q good profit on the
capital invested. with the promise Of a
much greater future production. On the
EllSo Prince work is being forced on the
big tunnel and on the Hard Scrabble al
4 depth OF 140 feet, leasers are taking
out very high grade ore and making big
| money. In one day they extracted sl50C
worth Of ore and the regular production
! Is from $3.50 to $500 per day.
"Menking & Schein arc opening a fine
body of ore on the Golden Chariots and
. other properties in the district are show
1 ing UP WELL.
| Mr., Paisley is insistent that Gold Circle
Will make good on the predictions thai
were made for 1t In the early boom days
| of the camp.
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NOTICE..

Notice is hereby given by the city
council Of Salt Lake City Of the lnten-
ing described Improvement, to wit:
To grade. gutter and curb with cement.
ard l., construct ,9 storm sewer inside curb 6
fweye 9r y1S pine eight @ tan O' AND and
across streets of wrought iron pipe
twelve I2) inches In diameter; also con-
s,ruct Inlet to storm sewer from gutter.
diameter; also construct of cement water
boxes two t2) feet by two (2) feet. said
vltrified and iron pipe and water boxes
storm and irrigation water and dlstrib-
uting irrigation water: and paving with
asphalt (sald asphalt pavement to be
nine and one-half tol) !nches thick,
Ninth East street from the old city linn
Us to Sugar avenue, In Paving. District
Of the cost. and expense thereof, est!,
eight Gs1s.5oS oo5 dollars. or T four and
tO-ioo CS4;i0) dollars per front or linear
being 3070 feet of abuttinE property by
local assessment upon the lots or pieces
Of ground within the following described
fected and benefited by said improve
ment namely:
The west side of lots g. 6 and 7. block
Of block T. Evergreen Park subdivision.
block /; the west side of the south POP. rs
feet CT lot 3. block /; the west side Of
lots I to 7. inclusive, block l. Perkins
Boulevard addition. block 1: the east
side OF lots II. is and 19. block 2: the
east side OF the north 173 20 feet OF lot
20. block @: the east side OF lots 1 and
20 to 80. inclusive, block l. Winfield sub
division. block 2. all in five-acre plat
"a" big field survey.
The total cost of said Improvement Is
estimated at fourteen thousand five hum
dred twenty-five and 5S-10o S14.522.53)
dollars, of which sum the city's portion
Is one thousand fourteen and 53-10O
(S1o14.5 53) dollars. leaving thirteen thou
sand five hundred eight (s13 50S.oc) dol
lars to be raised by local assessment.
All protests and objections to the car
ryinE out Of such intention must be pre-
sented in writing. stating therein lot
and block. or description of property, TO
the city recorder on or before the 3rd
day Of july 1911. being the time set by
said council when 1t Will hear and con-
slider such protests and objections as
may be made thereto.
BY order OF the city council OF Salt
Lake City. Utah.
Dated April g. 1911.
3. S. RIVES City Recorder
Paving Extension NO. rs. 1861
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IRON BLOSSOM WILL
SECURE NEW MACHINERY
rhe Eureka Reporter says:

The Eureka Reporter says:
The Reporter learns from thorough
~ reliable source thai an order has been
placed with the Nordbers Machinery com
pany for new hoist for No. | workings
OF The Iron Blossom mine The new en-
cIne will be similar 10 the one in use at
the Chief Consolidated mine and Will be
one Of the largest and best engines ever
brought into the state, being good for
a depth of fully 400G feet. II VIII have
direct connection with 25O-horsepower
motor and everything in connection with
The new plant will he Of the very latest
pattern.
Jesse Knight has always declared that
the Iron Blossom is to become one Of the
largest mines in the state and he believes
that the ore bodies which have alreadv
been opened UP contain only a small por
lion OF the mines wealth. He Intends
| TO do come deep mining In Tintic and
states that in no part of the district are
the conditions half as favorable for this
| work as at the Iron Blossom.
il will perhaps be four or five months
before the new hoist can be delivered
here.
The new machinery for the Gold Chain;
including the hoist timber. Kramer. drii
sharpener and other equipment. was re-
| ceived during the week and has since
| been hauled up Ia the mine. " VIII per-
haps require six weeks or two months &c
put up the necessary buildings, install the
| new hoist and get everything In running
order. but Superintendent Wetterstrom
expects 10 be able 10 keep things NOV
| ing as usual al the mine and this means
that the regular tonnage OF ore will &c
| forward each week. II is the intention
| TO build. I'm addition 10 the new shaft
house. a carpenter shop. assay office and
| mine office.
The new compressor is being taken TIT
| to the Victoria mine this week and 1ust
Il as soon q II can be installed the sink
| ing OF the main working shaft will be
| taken up. Manager j. G Sullivan Us o
| the opinion that everything will be II
readiness for sinking some time next
! week.
The mine is looking as we'll as ever anC
| II will be possible TO put the shaft dowr
a. few hundred feet deeper without In.
terfering with the ore production an6
the development work which Is unde
| MaN upon the 1000 level.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-03
SPECIAL STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

SPECIAL STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
Notice is hereby given that special
meeting OF the stockholders OF the Hall
fax Tonopah Mining company will be
had and held at the office of said COM
pany. room 1908. kearns building, Salt
Lake City. Utah. on Wednesday, the 9TH
day Of July. 1911. at the hour of 2 o'clock
p, m OF said day.
Said meeting will be had and held for
the purpose of considering and passing
upon the question OF amending articles
Of incorpora ton OF said company by re-
ducing the capital stock OF said COM
pany from SO 100000 divided into 900
600 shares OF the face or par value OF
So each. to $1,000. 900. divided into 1000
coo shares OF the face or par value OF
81 each.
And for the aforesaid purpose to amend
Article No. VI of the articles OF incor-
poration OF said company so that the
same shall read as follows. to wit:
ARTICLE VI.
THE capital stock OF this company
shall consist OF $4,000 900. which shall be
divided into 100000 shares or the face
or par value of one dollar each"
Such other and further business will
be considered and disposed OF at said
meeting as shall lawfully como before
the same.
By order of the board Of directors.
f. NJ. SMITH. President.
+. ]. Westcott Secretary
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-03
STALL BROTHERS WILL
ERECT MILLING PLANT

Frank Frcy's team arrived here satur-
day from the camp of National with a
ton sample of ore from the big dump
at what Is known as the Stall brothers
lease on the property of the National
Mines company. The ore Is for A mill
test and was sent TO Denver. Colo, and
so anxious were those interested TO rush
IL through TO its destination that the
whole ton was shipped by express through
Wells. Fargo &. Co.
There are thousands OF tons of ore on
this famous block Of ground and Frank
and George Stall, who own the ore. have
had a thorough sample taken of the pile
for the purpose Of determining the best
milling process for the reduction of the
same. With this test completed a large
milling plant is TO be installed at the
property. when this big tonnage OF ore,
which is known 10 contain In the neigh
borhood OF s250.0OO. will be reduced to
bullion.-Humboldt Star.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-03
Hay Fever and Summer Colds

Must be relieved quickly and Foley S
Honey and Tar Compound will do it..
F. NJ. Stewart, 1924 Wolfram ST, Chi
cago, writes; "I have been greatly
troubled during the hot summer months
with Hay Fever and find that by using
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound !
get great relief Many others who
suffer similarly will be glad to benefit
by Mr.. Stewards S experience. Schramm-
Johnson, Drugs, FIVE stores.
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ACCOUNTS SOLICITED.
National Bank of the Republi

thoroughly modern savings depart
rnent conducted In connection with this
bank Safe deposit boxes for rent u s.
Depository.
Frank Knox. president; James A. Muir
ray yice president: w. 2. Earls, cashier:
z. a. Cubertson. assistant cashier.
Capital paid in. 100000. Interest paid
on time depo6itS-
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EXCURSION TO SAN FRANCISCO

For National Educational association
convention Tickets on sale daily to
July 7tb, except July 9th. limited to
September 18th See agents for rates
and further particulars. City ticket
office, Hotel Utah
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ONLY $50

To San Francisco and return daily TO
July 9TH, except July 9Th, via Oregon
Short Line, for National Educational
association convention. Limit septen-
also via Portland or Los Angeles re-
turning. City ticket office. Hotel Utah.
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NOTICE. TO CREDITORS,

Mrs. Bessie S. Seaboldt has severed
her connection with Casa -Contcntia and
will not be responsible In any way for
debts contracted after June /, 1911
(Signed)
MRS. BESSIE S. sEABoLDT.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Office OF the Board or PUBLIC Works,
Salt Lake City. Utah. June .. 1911.
Sealed proposals will be received g;
this office until s o'clock D. m. Friday
June 80. 1911. for the work OF eXteudin
the gravity outlet sewer from IT'S present,
outlet to Great Salt Lake. according TO
plans on fle In the office OF the Cit.
Engineer.
Instructions TO bidders, together with
plans prohles. specifications and forms
for contract and bond. may be obtained
upon application at the office OF the
Board OF Public Works or the City En-
glnecr.
The right is reserved to reject any anu
all bids.
By order OF the Board OF Public Works.
II. C. MCMILLAN. Chairman.
The time for receiving proposals on the
work included In the above notice to con-
tractors is hereby extended until Friday.
July Z, 1911. at s o'clock y. m.
BY order of the Board OF Public Works
II. G. MCMILLAN. Chairman.
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JULY FOURTH RATES

Via Oregon Short Line. Tickets on sale
July 1st to 4th, inclusive, limited TO
July 5th. See agents for further par
ticulars. City ticket Office, Hotel Utah.
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EXCURSION TO CANADA
August 3rd.

Via Oregon Short Line. Very low
rates 10 Lethbridge, Cardston, Ma
grath, Raymond, etc. Further details
later.
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Prof. enc !
BLOOD POIS

The famous sos surgeon II
Salt Lake administering the
German Remedy. tIe has
possible for every sufferer q
Poison to get cured privaf
secretly. Mr.. Sufferer. the q
Blood Poison creep on like e
the night, as many sufferer
had his symptoms patched
suddenly awakened a few yea
ward 10 find himself stricken
horrible aftereffects. such a
motor Ataxia. Heart Failure
ness. Paralysis. Lost Memory.
you take this terrible chnnce2
The success OF this most m
cure OF the century depends
wholly upon the manner In
Is administered. Don't allow
10 be experimental upon. but
consult the skilled surgeon.
votes his entire time to the
tering OF this wonderful rem>
will arrange 10 suit your conv
and will detain you only hall