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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-29
TIPS FOR THE AMATEUR OIL PROSPECTORS

prepared BY Alexander Dru~~cn. l~n-truc-
tor IA Geology. University Of Texas
The structure uf the Subtcrrancan
strata j. the important consideration.
Uniformly tilted strata are unfaVurabic
for he accumulation oi oil. III a porous
stratum capped ht impcrNouS gumbo or
Shalc has been elevated by one cause or
another. into an arch ur dome. II viii
form 4 receptacle which ~ capable ui
storing oil oil Serping into the porous
stratum from oil bearing rocks dnrng
long ages j. Heated GA water until Il
reaches the top ~ the dome ~ arch ROOF
s.s ,he folded impcryi0u> lrlta ana
il j. held until the hit of the drill
cr libcratcS a..
The finding Of oil at ~Spiudlctop was
the deliberate purpose 81 The undertake
ing. Capt. lLIca>. Who WAS a scientific
man and a competent ~gcoiugl>t. was
brilliant enough % Sec that the mound
at %Spindlctup was due "a a~rchiHg !. the
strata underneath. AMI this connection
of the mound. coupled with the fact that
natural .a> was known To- occur 10 The
vicinity. lead Ia the discovery ~ the
pool. which established the ul industry
in TcNa..
The Conditions which are favorable go
the accumulation at oil m depth are
also favorable tp the accumulation ot
small quantities ut uIl and gas close tu
the surface and i'll thi, NAY they give
"A clcv "a the dumr> of oil underneath
But il may often happen where folds &C.
eur that there are iallt> aud trdrturc~
which permit the oil and gas a. escape
aud in these ra>c> no oil MAJ hc found.
Ii j. usually advisable 90 drill only
in those regions where there are some
evidences that the formations a. hc pen
ctralcd have in them some oil on gas.
Evidence ri this kind consists 81 oil ~
more CT less quantity ia wells or
springs. outcrul, III asphalt. and pvtru.
lrum gas III shallow wells, ar springs
In the coast country am outcrnp 90 sui
phur and ~ some instances gypsum j.
4 good indication.
Ia seeking evidence NJ this Kind. the
pru>pcctor must make certain that II a.
real oil. on nj asphalt. or real pctrole.
nm gaS thai he has found. and not sub
stances which resemble these things
There IL Il scum Of iron >ulphatc that
often collects on springs and ponds that
looks somewhat like oil. aud j. often
mistaken for IL. 4 satisfactory test Ia
distinguish the two j. the burning test.
Ii the substance will burn with q flame
il j. oil; if il will not burn. il i NOT oil.
Lights cal and bituminou> Shalc are
often mistaken for asphalt. The asphalt
can usually he iguited with a match. but
the Ignite. coal. and hitnminouS Shalc
cannoi. Gas j. often formed by decay
ins Ncgcts ion Ia ponds and springs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-29
WOMEN
Of SAN BEN|TO
MEET FRIDAY
PRESIDENT AND ORGANIZER OF MIS-
SIOHARY SOCIETIES TO BIZ GUEST
or HONOR.
MRS. D. S. MILLER COMPLETES TOUR
or VALLEY WITH A DAY AT
SAN BENlTO.
Special IN The lcraldJ

San Bcuitu, TyAa-. April 20. The Bap-
mist women Nd thc Cameron and lhdalau
county a--uciutlnn will meet here tumur
ROW. Friday, April ~. Ter au al day -c-
sion. TIL, I-- %o,Iaiiou Viii have Ivy u
guest Mr.. ID. y. Miller VT San Antonio.
president and organizer WY thr Women
Missionary ~ucirtIc-. Young woman.
1uNiliaric~ and thr sunbeam bands 40 the
Southwest district She ha- been work
mg among the Wuman'~ auxiliary ot the
Cameron and lildal4o association since
April IT,. and Will CLOSE her tour ~ The
Valley mere Friday. During her stay Mr..
Miller viii Nv the guest VT the Woman
Missionary society WI the san Bcnitu Bap
ti-t church.
Delegates are expected from all the So
.ictic- ri the Valley. Committees IN en-
.%crtainmcnt have been appointed IT, meet
lll tran-. \ luncheon viii ~ served at
fhe church.
The following program viii wv held:
~ w. wv. Devotional exercise. Mr.. al.
Fulz. IIuriiugcu.
Words Wi welcome, Mr.. Nrule of san
Brnlto.
Response, MIS- Mamie Seal. Donna.
Appointment ui committees um enroll
meut. education. bcncyoIcucc and missions.
Echoe- from societies, three minute
.alk-.
solo, selected. Mr.. Burnett ri san Be
nito.
Talk on Sunbeam work. by Brownsville
delegate.
Young Woman Auxiliary, Mr.. q. X.
Watson. Myrccdc~.
Personal Service. Mr.. Harvey, Browns
Vile.
Hymn. Help Somebody To-day"
Woman Work. lt- Relation a. DE
aominatlonal interest,". Ecr. \. Foiz 81
I%iarlinern.
Adjournment i"r lunch.
Afternoon session:
lI5 y. m.-Dcyotiongl, Mr.. J.. :. Hum
DE. Pharr.
Southwest hospital. Mr.. ID. :. Miller.
| San Antonio.
cur Obligation to tue Foreigners Al
Our Door. Mr.. n. r.. Iicrndon, Browns
vile: Mr~. ". Y. Dawson. San Bcnito.
Bible Scholarship Fund. Mis- Drake.
san Beuiio.
Special music.
Round table. led by Mr.. r.. =. Robert
son.
Review of the field. Mr.. i. :. Miller.
Business and adjournment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-29

This Kind being known az marsh ea>. II
nds y" value az IA Indication Tor oil.
II can often hc distinguished from ~
trui"um ga> hl burning a. Marsh yd~
burns with q blue ilamr. Petroleum gl>
often burns With q yellow flame. If the
gas burns with 4 yellow ilamr u may u,
considered II gcod indication" a black
icrrugiHnu> sandstone IN often mistaken
for hitgninou> sandstone. The latter
viii burn with i ilamr when heated:
the former viii upt.
H. useless lu drill in an area where
granite or similar rocks "utrrup at The
%uriacc. II il only in regions where
san i>luup>. sands. rl5,>. ana limc>tunc~
WIZ, crop Ihat The prospects are favorable
ter fniiu. Oil
In thc coast uuntr1 low rounded
d"m,~ and hills IRE Favorable, umrns.
ln other sections. however. isolated
bills and mounds have u>Iali, nu CON.
.|nc,ii'n with oil
II III places were known where arch.
.iu. ui thp >~JbturruurJu strata has Iak
cu place. thr problem uf tindiu. oil
would hr cnmIHrtiNtl, simple thing
The gcuiogi~t can often tell 4, STUDYING
thc w. ittdr of uUr -ruppiug strata uhr.
Their such :rchr~ tJutiyliur> ur dumr~i
exist bur iu many places the strata are
MIR nh~rurcd or hr formations arr >o
variable ~ makeup thai uo couclu.
>i"f> cam hc drawn iu advance We actual
drilling.
Mess porous strata such a~ sand.
sandstone aud porous lines. one or duIo.
mite. alternate with imprr1iuu> strata
>urh Ety. clay. gumh,. ~halc. wv rumllct
limestone. IN the region ~ hc prospect
cel. n In useless tn cNpr Oh ID be- found.
III those districts where The formations
consist entirely III sand W. sandstone.
~ rr irrly ~ clay and gumho. nn ui.
can ir had. lu most places i'm Texas
this Ilicruniiou of prryiouS and impcr
Niuu> beds IVY Jhp rule.
some signs poIullrll surpassed Nv ia
dictate oil ARE hadNa>tine water. bar,
spots la fields. ;md. very small hum
mockS ~ mouuds. THESE signs have VA
uc uuit when II can W. shown that they
owe their origin ln the presence NJ oil
I'm some uf tlc uil fields nf Texas th,
volatile sulphur compounds from OF
dhd Gas have escaped through thr
ground water. which haS taken ~ these
gl>cS. The waiter has hu> acquired u
nauScnu> taste and smell. When the
bad taste can W. shown w W. due W.
this 1u~c such u w..-cr would ~ Val.
liable "uil sign. Ii should not hc for
gotten. however. that sulphur aud min
cral water may br formed i'll other wav>
and INV >uch eases has un relation W Ill
Small hummock>. 10 due ,n escaping Gas
are valuable I'm Indications. but the,
may ~ formed Id other WAYS and III
l>uch cases they are yIluclr>>.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-29

w Tumpiru until th, CJrrauri-tu- killed
thc issue. Mr.. Cox -aid. Mr.. Cox then
took TIE funds NV received for ~ corn
and HAY. along with some tund- belonging
M hi- friends. into territory where the
money was still good. lie WIS., arrested at
Torryon uu the charge that The money was
counterfeit.
NJ. !. Storm oi Tampico viii D. 4 ma
tcral wituc~~ fur the defense. M. Cox
sent for Mr.. Storm tu testify w hI- be-
hali. Storm lett Tampiro WA April 20. AZ
wv wv Chihuahua ~ give testimony
Tumpicu in- quiet. Mr.. tsN nm aud
there IN little tu Indicate that war i-
abroad iu the land except the regular.
orderly preparations tor defense ~ the
GUS. The ol companies arc working only
small @turcr-. enough w krrp equipment w
condition. N trw tank tcam.r- NV kept
running.
Mr.. Cox WY thr guest ut Ir-. Robert
Run,un. She will remain IN Brownsville
until herr husband vase NM tried ~ Chi
iuuhuu.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-29
EIGHTH STREET
BEING OPENED
HOUSES JUTTING OUT INTO PUBLIC
THOROUGHTARE ARE BEING
MOVED.

Work began today on the removal of
several small houses from the public high
way along Eighth street, near the Little
Indiana spur 81 the ~. Louis. Rrown~vil
a Mexico railroad. The city will also have
constructed VI tins point 4 railroad cru~-
ng. the Improvement resulting from the
establishment Al the end OF Eighth street
of the Buena Vista burial park. The burial
park association ha> built AT its own en-
pease 2 modern road connecting filth
Eighth street.
The small houses were built in the street
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-29
MRS. cox SAYS
WAS M|SQU0TED
IN IN TERVIEW
FORMER BROWNSVILLE WOMAN Is
HERE FROM MEXICO IN The IN
TEREST OF HUSBAND.
w. B cox STILL UNDER ARREST AT
CHIHUAHUA CHARGED WITH
HAVING BAD CURRENCY.

The statement that -lll.nHn in Mon
ci"Na m"ne, had been given iu mv husband
hy tw" person. IA Tamrico io hc changed
mt" American money ID T"rrcnu " uot thc
exact TRUTH sand Mr.. Ibby COX. whose
husband. M. H.. Cox. w under arrest wv
Il hihuuhua. Mexico. charged with attempt
INK tu pas counterfeit MyNirHu money.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-29
NO NEW SONGS COMPOSED
Beginning to Attract Attention
Throughout Empire.

ondcnce of the Associated Prc~-l
April 29.-rhc fact J. boinninc
attention that the var has not
~ Germany 4 single musical
Il 81 note. 4 number ~ COM
= brought 81 ~u-called linden
le~. but not one ot these has
public attention; the average
not even heard one Of them.
r song has attained even the
Egrec 81 popularity. New war
considerable numbers have been
lat they are All sung ID old. we'll
.d melodies; Vet they have failed
the poular ear. The soldiers con
i sing the traditional national songs
H. .Watch ON the Rhine 'Deui>ch-
Deutschland ueber Alles," and Others.
bat few new songs they 10 sing are for
K most part melodies from comic operas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-29

several years ago. the owners not having
considered the locatiol of the street in
erecting the houses. Fey will BE- moved
back within the propefty line, allowance
to be made also for 7&ewalks.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-03-25

| The mass meeting which nominated
the citizens ticket appointed a com
mttee consisting of Walter H. Han
son, James A. Wayne and Franklin
Pfirman to prepare a platform. The
committee completed its work We'd
Inesday evening and the platform here
follows:
THE candidates on the Citizens
ticket, nominated at a mass meeting
held on the 23rd day of March, 1915,
pledge themselves if elected to give
the people of the City of Wallace a
businesslike, honest, capable and pro-
gressive administration.
THE enactment of statute by the
state legislature prohibiting the future
licensing of the liquor traffic will in
vOlve an approximate loss of revenue
of $4,000 per year to the City of Wal
lace, and we therefore pledge ourselves
to a curtailment and retrenchment of
municipal expenses wherever possible
and consistent with the public needs,
to the end that the anticipated in
crease of the burned of taxation oc-
casioned thereby may be as little as
possible.
Recognizing the fact that the peo-
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-03-25
BIG BODY OF ORE IS
STRUCK BY BEEBE
SIX FEET OF MILLING ORE is
FOUND ON sURFAcE-THREE
CLAIMS COVER LEAD.

When Frank n Beebe of Columbus
Ohio, way back in the sos located
mining claims on Beaver creek, did the
assessment work on them for years
and finally patented them, he certain
ly builded better than he knew, as re-
cent events have abundantly proved
One of these claims was the Carlisle
which was sold a few weeks ago by
Ray-Jefferson for large cash amount
and stock in the Ray jefferson. Upon
the consummation of this deal Mrs
Beebe and j. d. Beebe returned to the
east, the latter announcing that he
would soon return and undertake
some development work on a group of
three claims lying across Beaver creek
which were years ago patented by his
father. These claims are the Column
bus, Wayup and C. A.
Tunnels Missed the Vein.
Two tunnels were run on the claims
by the original owner, but they failed
to catch the vein. In the intervening
years they have caved in and brush
has grown over them until there is
little left to show where the work was
done. About two or three weeks ago
J. D. Beebe returned as he said he
would and proceeded to undertake to
accomplish what his father had failed
to do His work soon proved that
while his father did not share the pro-
fits he had nevertheless a wonderful
ing a spot that appeared to be the
outcrop of the vein, Mr.. Beebe ran an
open cut which soon exposed the vein
and a nice showing of ore as well
Continuing the cut across the vein
exposed over five feet of good milling
ore, with chunks of clean shipping
ore in places from 3 to 6 inches in
thickness. Since this important strike
the vein has been traced for almost the
entire length of the three claims.
Planning Extensive Development
Since locating the vein along the
surface Mr.. Beebe is now running
shallow prospect tunnel preliminary to
preparing for more extensive develop
ment. TT q strike was made on the
Wayup claim, the middle one of the
three The claims cross Beaver and
the vein has been definitely located on
both sides Of the creek. 1t is possible
to get great depth by tunnel and Mr.
Beebe is now considering plans which
include the installation of com.
pressor, but no definite steps have
been taken in that direction
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-03-25
RAISE ON JACK WAITE.
Contract Let and Work Will Be Under
Way in Few Days.

The Jack Waite company has given
"a contract TO Chris Grimsmoe to COM
plete the raise between the lower and
upper tunnels, The distance to be
run is 100 feet. 800 feet having been
made already Work on the Jack
Waite has been suspended for several
months on account of shortage of
water for power purposes. but with a
continuation of warm weather 1t is
expected that sufficient water will be
available, when work in the raise win
be resumed under the contract to Mr..
Grilasmoe.
Nothing is now being done by Mr..
Grimsmoe on the Bear Top, above
Murray, which he has under lease.
Work was suspended on account of
the low price of lead, and the i'm
proved price may lead to resump-
tion there at an early date.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-03-25
HECLA DIVIDEND.
Company Makes Regular Monthly
Disbursement of Cent Per Share.

The Hecla Mining company paid the
regular dividend on the goth amount
ing to $4,000. or l cent per share,
This makes a total of $4,000 for the
year 1915 and a grand total to date
of $3,22O,OOO.
The curtailment of output made
last fall on account of the poor mar,
ket for lead forced the Hecla to re-
duce the usual monthly dividend one
half While no announcement has
been made by the company, 1t is be-
lieved that continuation of the pres
ent price of lead will soon restore the
regular dividend of . cents per share.
According to reports from the mine
the amount of ore available is greater
than ever before and all that is now
needed is a steady lead market at a
fair price.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-03-25
Platform of Citizens Ticket.

pie of Wallace have Just cause for
complaint on account of the light and
power rates now charged by the
Northwest Light and Water company
of Wallace, which as compared with
the rates charged for similar service in
other like communities are unques-
tionably excessive, we pledge our
selves to continue the proceedings al
ready begun by the present city ad
ministration before the Public Utilities
Commission to the end that just and
equitable rates may be secured.
believing that the paving of the
streets and alleys of the city is the
most economical solution of the prob
lem of permanent street improvement,
we pledge ourselves to an extension of
street paving as far as municipal
finances will permit, wherever re-
quested by the abutting property
owners.
1.-THE nominees on the Citizens
ticket are men experienced in mnniC-
ipal affairs and we'll qualified for the
positions for which they have been
nominated. The majority of them
have served the city in the past, stand
Ion the record they have made, and are
entitled to the support of the people
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-03-25

Taylor by maliciously publishing
false and exaggerated account OF an
incident which in fact had no signif-
canoe so far as he is concerned either
except to his credit In displaying un-
usual forbearance, the Wourms- Walk
err Mahoney Light and Water organ
resorts to methods that no newspaper
can practice and at the same time re-
tain public respect.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-03-25

No city administration was ever
known to conduct the affairs of gov
eminent in a manner that met the
approval of all citizens or of any one
citizen in all its acts, and no admins
ira ton ever will. This is true of the
present mayor and council but they
have done much that strongly appeals
to the progressive citizens and they
promise so much more for the benefit
Of the city in the way Of carrying out
measures which they now have in
hand than could be expected from any
ticket the opposition can nominate
that there seems no doubt that the
present administration will be retained
in control of the city. The council
has given much attention to several
matters OF vital Importance to the
people and which are now in fair
way to be adjusted in a manner much
to their advantage. A change in the
administration would probably result
in undoing all that has been accom-
plished and probably delay for years
the relief that is now in sight This
is good time to follow the advice Of
Abraham Lincoln. who said that 1t
was never wise to trade horses whils
crossing stream.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-03-25
SINK SUCCESS SHAFT
TO THE 1900 LEVEL
DRIFTING ON BIG ORE SHOOT ON
THE 11oo-PoWERFUL PUMP
oRDERED-PAY DIVIDEND.

Drifting east on the 100 level of the
Success mine continues in the big ore
shoot that was opened a few weeks
Iago in the winze and which disclosed
20 feet of 80 per cent zinc ore. This
big ore showing still continues and is
reported to be of better grade than
where first encountered With this
big ore body to draw upon the Success
is not worrying over the drop in the
price of speter. In fact with spelter
between and cents, St. Louis, as
it has been during the past two or
three weeks, the situation is even more
satisfactory than at the unnatural
prices that prevailed prior to that
time. There is a feeling of stability
about the present market and the
price of spelter is expected to range
around 8. cents until the close of the
war and perhaps longer.
Sink Shaft to 1900.
This main shaft is being extended
and Is now nearing the 100, where it
will connect with the drift above re-
ferred to- Sinking the shaft will con-
tnue until it reaches the 1900, where
a powerful station pump will be in
stalled. This will be Dean pump
having a capacity of Ais gallons of
water per minute with a lift of 900
feet. This is greater capacity than
is needed at this time, but as the
amount of water to be handled is ex
pected to increase as depth increases,
the company took that into considera-
tion and provided for it in ordering the
pump The pump station on the 1900
will be adjusted to throw $50 gallons
per minute with a lift of 900 feet, that
being the distance below the working
tunnel.
May Declare Dividend.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Success Mining com
pany will be held in this city at 2:S0
Saturday, the 27th. Following this
meeting it is expected that the direct
ors will declare a dividend, although
no announcement has been made to
that effect. As was stated by one
close to the Success manag cement, If
the Success can't pay dividends now
with the unprecedented price Of spelter
that has prevailed for some months.
there is nothing to look forward to in
the way Of profits
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-03-25
THE VIRGINIA.
Small Mill to Be Erected-Lumber Is
Now Being Delivered.

Parties coming over from Beaver
creek yesterday report that lumber is
being delivered at the Virginia mine
for the construction of a small concen-
traitor, consisting Of crusher, two
jigs and a slime table of some de-
scription. The Virginia is under lease
to Patrick Burke who Is now on the
outside to arrange for the shipment OF
machinery for the mill, 1t is stated
that almost a carload of ore Is now at
the railroad at Prichard and that %
or 80 sacks Of ore are being hauled
down daily, the team bringing a load
Of lumber on the return trip. There
is said to be fine showing of zinc
ore in the Virginia which can be haul
ed to the railroad and shipped at a
profit.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-03-25
THE MONARCH.
Property to Be Extensively Prospected
to Locate Ore Shoot.

Under the personal direction of
Archie McCulum, a man of eXcep-
tional qualifications for the work in
hand, a systematic effort is being
made to locate the Monarch ore shoot
on the 400 level. This work is being
watched with much interest on the
North side, for its success will have
a most beneficial effect in encourage
ing mining operations in that vicinity
Allen G. Kennedy, who has control
of the property, returned from Spo-
kane Tuesday where he was detained
for more than a week by an attack OF
inflammatory rheumatism. He went
to the Monarch mine yesterday.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-03-25
CITIZENS TICKET NOMINATED At LARGE
MEETING Of REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS
WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS ALL PRESENT OFFICERS WERE
RENoMlNATED- STRONG TICKET THE SUPPORT
OF A0HERENTs ALL POLITICAL PARTIES.
CITIZENS TICKET.

CITIZENS TICKET.
For Mayor--JAMEs H. TAYLOR.
For Clerk-L. l. LEGHTY
For Treasurer-CAARLES A. KEATNG.
For Engneer-RoBERT S. MERRIAM.
Councilmen
First Ward-WlLLIAM FlsHiNGER and OSCAR NoRpouIsr
Second Ward-CARRoLL BEAMER and HENRY E. HoWEs
Third Ward-EDWARD WOOD and GEORGE r. GILMORE
Fourth Ward-cHARLES M. JOHNSON and GEORGE MoIsoN