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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-07
MINING NEWS
OF
BELT WE'LL is MADE
Twelve Autos Garry Roswell Business
Men to Dayton Field TO Wit
ness Display.

ness Display.
Artesia. n. NJ, May Attention Of
oil men is focused on the Belt we'll, sit
uated on a quarter. section belonging to
William Belt. two miles east Of Day
ton Since its completion it has al
ways flowed some oil and gas along
with its a-tesian flow of water. A
log of the well shows y feet Of oil
sand, which exceeds that of other
wells with oil indications A few
weeks ago it was found by experiment.
ing that If the water were shut off
ana remained OFF some days, the oil
and gas would collect and make a dem
Onstrauon so that il was planned TO
exhibit the flow Of oil.
Twelve autos of representative bus
mess men of Roswell came to witness
the event, among whom were E. A Ca
noon, president Of the First National
bank; George NJ Slaughter, president
Of the American National bank, J. J
Jaffa, cashier Of the Citizens National
bank; judge G. A Richardson. W. s.
Prayer. a. PrUit, Clark Dmey. L P
Iannehill, mayor W. NJ Atkinson and
5. s. Toms.
The well has been closed down
about week and when opened the
gas, with roar, sent the oil 80 feet
in the air. With lessening pressure
OF the gas, the well gradually re-
sumed its natural flow until there was
Il
teslan water. A receptacle ad been ar
ranged to catch the flow of oil but
the wind blew the oil beyond it. 1t
was estimated that from 10 to 20 bar
rels Of oil was thrown out by the gas
This well is in the same condition as
it was left when the artesian flow OF
water was encountered.
1t is the intention Of the Belt Pc
trOleum company to go down deeper
as it gives promise of being a gusher.
-
now rom the well into watts or set
ting tanks and allowing the water to
60 of at the bottom 1t has been sup
plying oil TO pumping plants and had
about 70 barrels on hand at the time
Of the exhibit
As this was the first visit Of the
Roswell representatives to the oil
field II. I. Noah and Robert B. Ora
ham. of Roswell OF the Noah oil and
gas company showed. them the Brown
and other wells.
The Pecos Valley Oil and Gas COM
pany has sunk the Everest well to a
depth of 926 feet, after passing through
several feet Of rich oil sand. The drill
ers encountered a second flow of water
which they shut off by pounding about |
10 pounds of lead between the cas-
ings. The company is getting ready |
to insert a two and a half inch pipe, I
to pump for oil.
The Noah Oil and Gas company will /
begin drilling for oil in the near fu- I
ture The company has leased school !
section Is near Dayton on which the i
first well will be drilled. The owners /
have ordered their well rig from Tulsa, /
Oklahoma.
The flow of oil from the Brown wei /
has increased to % barrels a day. This
well is leased by the PecOs Valley oil /
and Gas company, which installed a /
pump that drew about % barrels of OH !
a day at the start.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-07
MINING NEWS
TWO MIAMI UNITS
RESUME OPERATION
Chu1n Drilling Resumed at
Inspiration; To Build
a Test Mil.

Miami, Ariz-, May Two Of the four
idle units at the Miami Copper COM
pany have resumed operations ond the
company expects TO have the mill rum
ming again at its normal capacity with
In the next week. This is practically
the first suspension that has occurred
since the beginning of operations at
the midi and the time has been utilized
10 good advantage in repair work. AT
the new timber yard site near the pow
er house, the grading has been com
lleted
The old canal channel has been filled
and a new channel eXcaVated- The new
channel adjOins and parallels the
highway leading past the ball park.
The work Of cOncreting the walls of
the canal at the turns started the first
Of the week Work on the Training
system has commenced and the entire
site should be completed by the last
Of next week
Inspiration Copper Company.
The listing recently OF the Inspira o
ton Consolidated Copper company
stock on the Paris exchange calls at
tentiOn to the widespread interest that
This company is creating. The English
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-07

and French were heavy buyers in Chino
and they are investing heavily in In
spiratiOn- The Inspiration Consolidated
is capitalized for S30,000,00O with
100000 shares the par value of which
is $50 per share and when the yearly
output has reached the intended pro-
ductiOn Of 73,50O,O0O pounds the yearly
earnings should be in excess Of $4,000
Underground work is again being
carried on at the normal rate of slight
~ over 5000 feet a month. The work
of driving the $500 foot drift that is
to connect the Inspiration ore body
with the Live Oak is progressing at q
fast rate. At the incline preparations
are being made TO sink the other ad-
dltlonal compartments, the incline at
present consisting Of only one COM
partment Stations are being cut on
the 300 and ESQ foot levels TO facilitate
this work. The changing OF the hoist at
the Colorado IS In progress.
Churn Drilling Resumes.
At the Inspiration, churn drill ex-
plOration, which was discontinued dur
ing the latter part of 1911, has been
renewed on that portion Of ground "
ing between the Live Oak shaft No.
and the silicate tunnel One Star drill
located about 1000 feet south of Live
Oak shaft No. I, is in operation and
within the next week the company ex-
poets TO have three other rigs drilling.
The present intention is to drill be-
tween IS and 20 holes.
Two hundred and twenty-nine holes
have been drilled having a total foot
age of 124 SIS feet The present drill
ing should materially add TO the al
ready enormous ore reserves Of the
company, as the ground from a geOlOg-
zeal standpoint IS Identical with the
other ore bearing portions of the
property Underground work is moving
along at q steady pace All connections
with the incline have been completed
and the sinking Of the two additional
compartments is to begin next week.
All the waste of the Inspiration d.
vision is to be raised through the in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-07
STARTS WORK ON
SANTA RITA MINE

White oaks. y. NJ. May III. B.
Dye has arrived here from St. Louis
and started work on the Rita mine,
sinking the main shaft, and running
drifts. The Rita has been closed down
for a number OF years, but has been a
good gold producer in the past. The
Wild Cat Leasing company is Install
ing a battery of ten stamps in the
mill here. which viii double the capac-
ity of the mill.
A number Of improvements have
been completed at the Yellow Jacket
mine, three and One-half miles west Of
here. New ore bins have been COM
pleted and new gasoline hoist in
stalled.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-07
MINING NEWS
SHATTUGK IS NEAR
THE MILLION MARK
Quarterly Settlement Leaves
Large Surplus on Hand;
Walker Optimistic.

Bisbee, Ariz, May 7-As q
! settlement Shattuck viii soon have
Z Sl,OOO,0O0 in hand Whether a portion
! OF the earnings viii be discussed in
I dividend payments or whether a policy
I OF increased Development for the next
quarter, ana increased surplus accumu-
lated VIII be determined upon, remains
/ for the direct ors to decide upon at the
/ meeting which viii be held late this
week
George H Walker. the Boston
! copper metal and finance authOri-
/ ty IS in the Warren district
I on his annual inspection of the
I large copper producing districts Of the
/ southwest NO business man or in
vestOr in Bisbee," ne said. has the
I slightest occasion for concern. he is
carrying no risk, so far as the life and
increasing activity OF this camp may be
concerned, for many years to come
BlSDee IS q wonderful copper camp II
IS going to be still more wonderful -
Mr. Walker comes here from On an
spectlOn Of the camps at Globe, Chino
and Ray He VIII return soon 10 ESs-
( ton.
The Higgins Leasing company an
nOUnces that work on the property is
going along in a very satisfactory way
with the findings conforming with ex
pectatlons- 1t is known that the raise
started on ore Showings found in the
drift is being continued and that the
pay streak has Widened- Prosecution
of the drift is also continuing vig7or-
ously in consummatiOn Of the develop
ment plan decided upon The best lire
furnished during the week with regard
TO the feeling Of the lesees is that all
stock has suddenly been Withdrawn
from the market It is, therefore, un-
derStOOd that shOWings have been 50
satisfactory that the owners have de-
clded to finance III proposition with
their own funds
VIII BE Taken Over.
The advance Of New COrnelia stock
IN the market was reflection of the
progress made OF the determination. By
the Calumet and Arizona, Of the value
no longer any doubt entertained but
that they win speedily be placed on a
large revenue producing basis thr0ueh
the employment of steam shovel min
ing construction and smelling. A great
amount OF ore has been located on these
properties with the aid of the -hurn
drill process, and it is Of better average
grade than some of the pOrphyries are
handling and earning liberal dividends
from Mining of this. ore viii mean a
new load for the Douglas smelter.
which is now rapidly nearing compile
ton, and which il viii be abundantly
able to handle. This viii make the
Calumet and Arizona smeIter particu-
viii not only have immense high grade
ores in the Warren district but viii
also have the low grade ores in the AjOs
susceptible OF the chea pest known man
ner Of extraction The reported taking
over of the New COrnelia comes lust
at the time when the directors Of the
company have approved the plans fer
the taking over Of the American Saei-
nav.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-07

A bottle can be obtained at any near
by drug store for fifty cents or one dol
lar The latter size is more economical
ana IS bought by those who have al
ready convinced themselves Of its mer-
its. Syrup Pepsin users learn to discard
pills, salts, cathartics and purgatives
generally as they are too great a shock
TO any average system.
If no member Of your family has ever
used Syrup Pepsin and you would like
to make a personal trial of it before
buying 1t in the regular way of a drug
g1st, send your address,. postal will
dO-tO DR.. W. B. Caldwell, AT Wash
ington St. Monticello, H. and a free
sample bottle VIII be mailed you
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-07
WORK PROGRESSING
ON Mill At PEARCE

Pearce. Ariz.. May Work on the
new mill at the property of the Com
mOnWealth mine is progressing rapidly
now and the frame work on the stamp
mill is beginning TO loom up Work on
the mill viii be rushed from now on.
and it is expected to set the mill run
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-07
SAN PATRICIO MINE
SOLD TO SYNDICATE

Chihuahua, Mexico. May THE San
Patricio mine at ParraI has been sold
to a syndicate controlled by Bernard
Macdonald. and work on a 500 ton cy-
anide plant has been started. The mine
is an old one that has produced ex-
tensively in the past Its chief prod
uct is silver
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-07
WORK CONTINUES ON
THE MAGISTRAL NINE,

Chihuahua, Mexico, May Work
has continued without interruption in
the Magistrah mine in the Inde district
by the re-OrganiZed company. Devel-
Opment has now reached the seventh
level and will be continued to the
eighth level A contract has been
awarded for an experimental treat
ment plant which will be ready by
July J. W. T. Curry. of Pittsburg. is
president OF the company.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-07
ALL GLEASON MINES ARE
WORKING FILL FORCE

Gleason. Ariz May Mines in this
camp were closed two days this week
to give the Mexican employees an op-
portunity to enjoy holidays. All the
mines in camp are working fun force
now and every thing is full of life and
spirit. Many buildings are under way
in the business section of the camp.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-07
RAILS ARE REMOVED FROM
SHAFT OF VANADIUM NINE

Cutter, n NJ. May Chris SchaIes
has gone to the lead mines owned by
the Nanadium company, and with
crew of men is removing the rails and
track in one of the 400 feet tunnels
The rails are Deing hauled here for
shipment.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-03
FORTY FIVE OF KeeN's
 HORSES BRING FORTUNE
Special Nuaast Service.

NEW YORK. Sept. 3.-Forty five of the horses of Foxnll Kcenc were sold today and bfought the sum of quar- ter of million of dollars. The bunch included Colin, IIeter and Fan which are amongst the most famous racing animals In the country. In the bunch were also included some old skates that had grown old and were Kept only because the owner did not want to destroy them. Keene himself was rather badly hurt in the polo accident at Colorado Springs recently hut he will recover and soon be around again although if Is feared that some of the effects of the injury may be lasting.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-03
CUSTOMS MEN
 ARE INDICTED
OFFICIALS cAUGHTH SMUGGLING MUST STAND TRIAL AS
 CRIMINALS.
Special Nugget Service.

Special Nugget SsrViess
 SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 3.-The ten customs officials who were discharged for smuggling a few days ago have been indicted by the grand jury on the charge of conspiracy to smuggle. War rants were issued for their arrest uni the men are now in custody. It Is supposed that the investigations by the government disclosed a most ex- traordinary amount of graft amongst the sustoms officials and some sensa . tlonai facts arc expected to come out at the trial.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-03
SENATOR'S TELEGRAM
 BILLS LIMITED TO seo

wASHINGTON.-R Recently tho con- tingent expense committee of the sem ate investigated the expenditures of senators on telcgrams, ostensibly sent on public business. and found fragrant violations of the law. A number of senators have quietly been informed that they must pay these questionable hills out of their own pocket.
 Senator shafroth introduced a re- solution limiting the amount my sen- ator can use during year for teie- graphing to s60. A number of senators have used this much In month.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-03
FILE SUIT FOR THE
 MONEY OF MARY SACHS

The Standard oil Company. Darling & Dean. F.. W. Carleton. the Telephone company and others have filed sui: against the Mary Sachs to recover money due to them from the Mary Sachs. Judge Lomen some time ago had Si,soo of the money derived from the sale of the boat but this sum was not enough to go around amongst the creditors. The money was finally att tached md Judge Lomen deposited II with the marshal.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-03

George Parks of the lana omcc visited the iron country in the Saw tooth range while he was in Nome some time ago. He bears out the state ment that Nome has already a great wealth of iron right close to 1t and that it is likely that the iron will be operated some day. A report made on that iron by a seologist says that there are one hundred million tons certainly there and that twenty million tons are actually in sight. The ore In sight carries 50 per cent iron.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-03

Danielson and Landgren are digging a system of ditches at the head of Dry creek opposite No. nhove to get supply of water for sluicing. This system Is most elaborate one and the operators have been working on 1t for about three years and are now ready to take out the money. The present rainfall Is expected to give them the opportunity.
 The case of the Anvil Hydraulic and Drainage company vs. Getchell Is still occupying the attention of the district court and will take some time longer
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-03
NEWS. NOTES

The shaft of the Wild Goose dredge arrives today nnd will be welded by Charley Reed whose work receives the greatest praise from dredge men. This shaft is the crank shaft Of the new engine. It broke immediately after The engine was installed but the dredge was going again in less than three days as the old engine was re- installed and worked all right.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-03

Fred Aver put big gang of men to work on his company's ground on Cooper gulch yesterday. The ground is No. 1 and and the operation of the property was made possible on n large scale by the recent rains. The Cook brothers on Newton gulch have been able to get water from the Wild Goose ditch and started work yesterday.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-03
GIRL OF 12 sWIMs
 HUDSON IN 4s MINUTES

NEW YORK.-Mary Elizabeth MIL Ter. twelve, champion child swimmer. swan the Hudson rivcr from the Man haitian baths to the old Fort Lee and- Inc. n mile and onc-half. yesterday She covered the mile and n half In forty nine minutes.
 The girl was paced by Frank Hnr' rinston ia fast long distance swimmer of the volunteer life saving corps.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-03
6. 6. coRWlN.

The steamer cor~in will sail for kotxsbus Sound and all way ports calling at Teller, York. ossrino, kss' walik and Blossom, on Saturday, Aug ust 90. For freight and passass apply the ketzsbus Trading . Transperta' ton Co., next lomsn Bros. Studio.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-03

A party of 10 or IF children enjoyed a pleasant afternoon last Monday at the residence of Mrs. W. II. Brown. Games were played and refreshments served and they all had a most pleas ant time.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-03

No news has yet been received from the seddon. Should the corwin sight the boat Captain Healy will telephone to Captain Tom Ross of the life sav- ing station and he will telegraph the Bear through the Victoria when that ship arrives.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-03

With respect to the telegram today from Juneau that the laws of the ses- sion are now for sale. 1t is stated that the enabling act provided for the sale of the laws and journals of both houses although the appropriation clause. In which the provision Is made. was not available today.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-03

ment. He recently left that phce and is now lord chancellor of Great Bri- tain. In that capacity he attends tho convention and as former minister of war, no doubt. he visited West Point.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-03

Mrs. Russ Downing is passenger on the steamship Victoria which will reach Nome tomorrow morning. A telegram was received from Mrs. Downing by MT. Downing today.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-03

Gordon Strange who Is said to De the most successful mining man oil Gold Run has arrived in the city and met many old friends last night whom he knew for years in that section. MT. Strange is one man who certainly made A stake in the old camp.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-03

ChristofYerson. the graphite mining man. is now in the city on business. He represents the Uncle Sam- Alaska mining syndicate which shipped out SC tons of the ore for treatment last year. Two hundred pounds of the crude ore which was tested showed 60 per cent graphite.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-03

The Pioneer Mining company started putting in a new elevator yesterday. Water was necessary to install the elevator and the rains supplied enough for the purpose.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-03

The Sunset dredge Is operating most successfully according to Max Hirsch- berg who Is now in the city on a visit for business purposes He will return to Grantiey harbor about Friday.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-03

Lord Haldane. who Is now attend ing the meeting of the Bar association at Montreal. Is no longer secretary of state for war in the British govern
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-03

The steamer Hsttis 3 will take the AIaska's place, carrying the mail for the U. 8. Mercantile Go
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-03

The Victoria brinas us . isrss chip rsnt ef meats. The quality end Prioss are the very best. Phone Slack 1oA Union Meat Co.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-03
AT THE NEW EAGLE.

1snrich eres.. "ApelIo" Beer ss drsusht. also "eslset" by the bottle ~ eass.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-03

The general merchandise imported to Nome this year up to the present time amounts to lG.oOo tons. The to- tai amount for last year was 26.ooo tons and it Is expected that tn" ton mage this year will be greater as the fall shipments have not yet begun Not more than half the shipping sea son can be said to be passed.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-03

The Victoria was delayed twelve hours by a fog at Unimak and will not arrive until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-03

Miss Ethel Ellis who arrived here some days ago has accepted position as teacher at Sinuk.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-03

GO TO THE NORTH POLE Bakery for the best broad and pastry. The only Coffee Houss in town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-05
OPIUM CONGRESSJULY1
Many Nations at The Hague to Con-
slider This Curse.

Washington. June 5.-The Interna-
tional Opium congress will reassemble
at The Hague July 1 next, and DR..
Hamilton Wright, who will represent
the United States, is taking up the
question of his mission with President
Wilson. The president has taken a
deep personal interest in the opium
traffic suppression regarding it as one
of the most striking and conservative
examples of efficiency of the commits
sion method of dealing with great in
ternational questions
Practically all of the nations of the
world that have any possible concern
in the opium traffic will be represented
at the July gathering except Turkey.
That country hereafter has refrained
from participation under the apprehen-
sion that the restrictions would Grip
pie one of its important industries. AS
it has now developed that the Turkish
opium is so high in grade as to be val
liable for medical purposes it is ex-
pected Turkey will see fit to adhere
to the general agreement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-05

scribed: THE grim chieftafn-you
got our goat
A massive loving cup of Is karat
tin was the prize awarded to Leslie
QUAINT, who delivered the Grafton orig
inally presented by J. F. Cell on THE
Policies of Hamilton
The Old Time "Cherubs.''
There was once formed at Wash
burn an organization known as The
Cherubs.' 1t was a male quartet, and
it consisted of exceptional fine sing
ers. 1t existed nearly 80 years ago,
and had a great reputation through
out the state.
1.-The Cherubs'' were resurrected for
the alumni dinner today, and fur
nished music throughout the program
They were dressed in snowy robes
and yellow wigs, and sang from the
gymnasium balcony, or running track.
Their repertoire included all the old
time college songs, and they made a,
big hit.
The quartet was made up under the
management of Sheriff. Smith and
consisted of present day singers at the
college.
One of the genuine old original
members of the Cherubs-Ed L. Plat
special invitation assisted the "resur-
rected' cherubs in singing that an
cient and honorable college song,
1.-The Bulldog on the Bank"
The dinner was an elaborate spread,
and was served by some of the wom-
en- of Central Congregational church.
Following the post-prandial pro-
gram, there was an important BUSH
ness session, including the election of
the program was the alumni-senior
baseball game.