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The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-10-17
on Exploration Encouraging

The progress OF oil exploration in
New Mexico Is most encouraging at
the present time. More actual in
vestigation Is going forward by the
biologists. investors. and drillers
than at any time heretofore. Re
ports that come direct from drilling
utnts indicate that they are find
ng encouraging formation. But
sery little reliable new Information
s available. None q the rigs now
At work depend on financing
through the sale Of stock. These
interests have little concern In at
racting public attention 10 what
hey are doing. Publicity is Of no
advantage unless you want TO use
a. But what these interests are
ioing is OF much interest 10 New
Mexico, not 80 much from a spec
ulative point Of view as from a
point Of advancing development Of
his latent resource.
II may be worth bearing in mind
hat Il takes money 10 investigate
4 probable new field. New Mexico
Is fortunate In having already a
number Of strong companies al
work or getting ready 10 drill. At
least a dozen wells are being sunk
in various parts Of the state by this
class Of companies. More are get
Ting ready 10 drill.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-10-17
sEsUs RENTERIA Is srILL
ALINE IN CHIHUAHUA

n Paso, Tex. oct ~i7.--Jesus Rem
terra who captured and hold for
ransom Lieuteuants RaroId q. Pc
terson and Paul u. Davis Is alive
and IN hiding near Coyome. Chi
huahua. Captain Leonard r. Mat
lerso- md Paul II. Davis. is alive
today.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-10-17

Callfornla Co Getting Im
The Commonwealth Petroleum
Company backed ~ California cap
iiaiistA has acquired mosl Of tho
leases Of the Roswell OIL DEVELOP
mcnt Company. THIS company has
selected ~ first drilling ste IN
township eleven south range e|gh-
teen east near 1innle IN western
chaves county.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-10-17
GOVERNOR LAZZAROLO SEES
MEXICAN TROOP REVIEW

Governor Larrazolo, attended Che
Ozarks Trail convention at Alamo
Eordo last week and inspected the
state school for the blind. He also
visited VI Paso and Albuquerque,
where he attended a meeting OF
those In charge Of the coming visit
.of the Belgian royal party. While
at NJ Paso he was the guest Of
General Emilio p. Campo at q
review OF the troops Of the Juarez
garrison Saturday afternoon. Later
the governor was entertained at din
ner by Counsel General Andres g..
Garcia and General Campo. In the
governors party were Nels Field.
state land commissioner Of New
Mexico; W. ID. Day. Of Roswell. A.
DigDeo OF Santa Fc. Frank Curry
Of Lordsburg. Elfego Baca Of So
zorro. Antonio Baldarrama and DR..
Romero. Of NJ Pasc.
The n Paso Morning Times says
OF the governors visit 10 the
scenes Of his youth at San EliEario:
Governor o. A. Larrizolo, Of New
Mexico arrived here Friday after
noon on his way 10 Santa Re, N. NJ.
after attending the Ozark Trains
convention in Roswell. Judge Ad-
rian Pool Of this city accompanied
him by auto as far as Alamogordo,
from which point the trip was
made here by train. Also In the
party were Judge A. 4. Green and
sheriff Elfego Baca OF Socorro and
County Engineer White.
Many OF the road matters dis
cussed were Of great importance
in II Paso.
The governor and his party re-
served rooms at the sheldon hotel
and then went out 10 San Elixario,
his former home. where he was
the guest Of honor at a celebration
held Friday night.
he went out there al the sug-
gestion Of his brother. John Lar
razolo, who thought Il would in
teresi the governor 10 see a relig-
Que ceremony he had not witnessed
for 20 years. when he was a young
man in San ElizariO. The feast
OF San Elizario is celebrated al the
church annually on September n
and people come from many miles
To attend, hut the celebration was
postponed this year until Saturday
on account Of the railroad wash
outs. The celebration proper Il
Saturday, but the governor attend
ed the vespeg service Friday night
At Alamogordo Governor LARA
zolo held a conference with the
lchamber Of commerce at the request
of that body TO discuss the main
tenance Of the road between thai
city and II paso. The state high.
way commission is reported /,
have decided 10 build a hiehwa,
between Alamogordo and La
Cruces. but the Alamogordo peopl,
are complaining about the linl
from Alamogorio 10 III paso.
Governor Larrozol0 said he "a
vored the road between Alamogord,
aud Las cnces, but realized tina.
much OF the traffic over the road
including tho tourist business wen
! through n paso and that there.
fore, o. soon ~ he got back :,
) Santa Fe, he would take up will
the highway commission the neces.
) sity Of maintaining The road be.
tween Alamogordo aud n paso.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-10-17
DriIlInu Discontinued

Drilling has been discontinued on
the Lincoln well near Lake Arthur
Tor some time. But Il is reported
that drilling may be resumed in
the near future. Lincoln well No. ?
may also be under way soon.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-10-17

The Cox RIG Is about ready 10
start In the west part Of The lula
rosa Basin. This location - eomc
distance away from a railroad and
all material had 70 be hauled BY
trucks. Provisions hal allen 70 be-
made for housing. This has al
taken much time.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-10-17
TIlE VALLEY OIL COMPANY
Incorporated
Capilal S350.000 Non Asscssahlc
E.N...k... = a

CAPITAL S350.000 Non Accessible
Columbus, n. N.
October %. 1919
To the stockholders Of the Valley
OIL Co. of Columbus. n. N.
Our books show that you own
shares Of stock In the Valley OIL
Company. This Company was in
corporated by Mr.. +. c. Kninin and
others under the laws Of New Mex
leo. with a capital stock Of $4,000
shares. Mr.. kniffin at the time Of
incorporation had leases 10 iioO
acres OF land and a well drilled
10 a depth Of $50 feet. eased with
an 81 inch casing with a good
showing in the well Of both oil and
gus.
In compensation for 100 acres
Of leases. the well with its showing
Of oil and gas and some easing and
other material on the ground, the
company issued 10 Mr.. Kniffin and
his associates $1,000 shares Of the
capital stock.
since that time 5000 shares
have been sold at a par value OF
500 per share.
The money received from the sale
thereof has been expended for car
rying on drilling operations and
other expenses incidental to the
business Of the company.
81 many oil companies. have been
orsanized IN the last lew months
aud such a great numb h OF then
being unreliable concerns, that The
business has been divided up 81
that our company is running shor.
81 funds.
We. therefore take this mean.
o. ask every shareholder 10 sub
scribe for a. much additional stock
a. be- can afford 10 buy. that W,
may be- able 10 finish the well.
since the Valley OIL Company
took over the proposition, We hav,
encountered In drilling the well. 0
splendid showing Of oil and gas al
different depths. The formation
has been lime rock. sand rock and
shale. The well IL cased with (
inch casing 10 a depth Of nearly
1900 feet and We are now drilling
inside Of this casing with a 9 inch
hit and al 23O0 feet we encountered
hard lime mixed with shale. with
a heavy gas pressure and a show
ing Of oil. We are nov in this
same formation.
The hole is in good shape and
our prospects are pronounced. by
every competent oil mcn who has
visited the we'll, as being as eooc
as they can possibly be without
having oil in paying quantities.
Ours Is n clecn. honest PROPOSE.
ton. No promotion stock has beer
issued. no high salaries have beer
paid. and all Of TIE unissued stock
when The well Is completed. viii
belong 10 the shareholders Il
proportion 20 their investments.
N order 10 protect the interest o
ihe company and yourself for VIVA
you have already purchased. vi
hope you will send Us a good size'
thcck and we ssure you that thl
money thus received will all b
expended toward the completion o
The well.
A certificate for the amount o
YOUR purchase will be sent % yos
immediately upon receipt OF you
remittance.
Very truly yours.
THE VALLEY oil co.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-10-17

that there Is much oil Ia NE hole.
The veil THIS company Is drilling
IN Dayton a few miles further.
north has already passed tuc ioOO.
foot mark
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-10-17
Nu-Mek MeIl aspudded In.r

The Nu-Mex OIL Company Of
Portalcs -spudded In" this week
and the occasion was duly celc-
hratcd with a barbecue dinner and
general festivities. The location
Is on the Jack Wilcox ranch
southwest Of Portalos.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-10-17

In Union County The SHORTY Cob
bier Company has received is rig
and will be drilling rs soon rs set
up. The Ute Greek people are also
making rapid progress on their To-
cation al Bueyeros. No late report
is al hand Of the progress OF the
United oil Company.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-10-17
Gypsey Is Doing Wei.

The latest reports from the Toll
tee and Gypsey wells r that The
drilling is progressing satisfactorily
and that the formation improves
rs they 90 deeper.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-10-17

A Huntington, W. v. man drank
a pint Of witch hazel in Ashland.
Ky the other day. One hour later
he whipped the entire police force
and tore down a stoye Ia the jail
aud wrecked the house.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-10-17
Mccee Wen Down 1000 Feet

In Quay county the MeGee well
Is down 1900 feet. This IL about
the speediest drilling any rig now
IN the field has accomplished. Vis-
TORS that have recently visited the
well bring back the report that the
formation is very promising. Mr..
Niece Is well pleased with what he
finds and is negotiating with the
people al San Jon 10 sink a second
well there. Across the state line
al Glenrio drills r al work In
much the same formation as runs
through the Quay county.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-10-17

The Southwestern ularOsa BASIN
Oh q Refining Company has re-
|oeived y standard drilling outfit al
rularosa. The drilling locations have
been made In township thirteen
south range seven east and the
gther IN township thirteen south
range eight east northwest Of Tula-
rosa in oiero county. This com
pany was promoted by employees Of
the II paso a Southwestern rail-
way.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-10-17
on NEWS OF MExICO;
LATEST prom NEW FIELDS

Unless The unexpected should
, roen in New Mexico there viii
be 40 large oil wells brought in
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-10-17

nilRpls Go. L0ses Drill
The Illinois Producing and Re-
filming Company Il waiting for
special tools 70 fish out the lost
drill Ia is well near Lakewood
The latest authentic report is
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-24
Want ADS
FOR SALE.-One pair of we'll
matched, high grade silver fox
skins. Simson's.
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE

Passengers leaving on the train
for any point on the line south of
town are required to purchase
tickets before entering the train.
Tickets can be purchased from
the station agent, whose office is
in the employment office, on the
ground floor of the general office
building, Alaskan Engineering com
mission.
Tickets will he on sale at any
time during office hours, and can
be purchased in sufficient time be-
fore the departure of the trains.
Regular trains leave the foot of
A street on Mondays. Wednesdays
and Saturdays.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-24

had some trouble in having to feel
their way ahead. This caused the
biggest part of the delay on the
way, as every time the sled left the
trail it tipped over in the deep
snow lying on either side of the
trail. From the Summit to Ignite
the trail was found to be in ex-
cellent condition, except in the
neighborhood of the Canyon. In
this short stretch there was alb
solutely no snow and therefore was
quite impossible for a heavy laden
sled. They came through the can
yon on the river ice, which al
though rather dangerous, was the
only feasible route for the heavy
sled
Mr.. Thomas and his associates
expect to remain here few days
ere leaving for the lower Yukon
river camp.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-24
CHUfCH WILL AID
FRENCH WOMEN

PARIS-Actual work in the es-
Enlistment Of three general work
shops for the employment Of women
ard girls whose bread-winners were
killed during the world war. has
been begun BY committee of re
ligious leaders of the Methodist
Episcopal Church of America The
committee, which has the sanction
Of President Poincare and Marshal
Joffre will devote s2,500,000 to re-
construction and reclamation work
during this year.
Among other projects for the re-
lief Of the devastated region al
ready started is the purchase OF
site for French orphans at Gren-
oble. which includes 250-acre farm
to be used in demonstration work
among the French peasants to
teach them the value of modern
methods of farming. The COM
mittee also gave to the French
Protestant commission $4,000 to
be expended in rehabilitation work
without regard to religious denom-
ination.
France needs so many, many
things that whatever you do will
be of value, particularly in the de-
vastated regions" replied Marshal
Joffre, to question by the re-
ligious leaders as to how the Meth
odist Chuch in America could best
serve France. when people re-
turn to their former homes in the
devastated areas and see the fright
full destruction that has been ac-
complished there" he said, 'they
will need not only material, but
also moral assistance A great
tendency to immortality will follow
the shock of their loss"
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-24

Charles Lathrop Pack, president OF
the National War Garden commits
sion in a speech before the School
Garden Association of America re-
Gently in session at Chicago, in con-
nection with the Natioal Superin-
tendents' Association.
Gould there be anything more
inspiring" said Mr.. Pack. than
TO have a day set aside in the
spring on which all of US shall get
out of doors and into the sunshine
for the first garden planting Of the
year? On the last Sunday in March
we will have an extra hour of day
light which will mean millions of
dollars in increased home produc-
ton. Think what it would mean
every year if on the first Wednesday
in April or on April 6, the day We
declared war, the millions of mem
bers of the garden army marched
out into the burrows of freedom in
the war for food?
In the great garden army there
As the making of the better and
healthier citizen-the creation of a
longing for bit of land for the ia
dividpaHthe creation of the desire
for a home With that spirit im-
planted in those who will come
after US we will have to set this
nation upon rock that none can
shake-the great American home.
By all means let US mark this con-
tinued building for better citizen
ship with a national holiday as
sign to the world that the frontiers
Of freedom will be maintained"
Eenara-Tle Gateway 20 Mckinley
National PARK.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-24
TRAVELLER FROM
ANCHORAGE IN
BOUND 10 RUBY

George F. Thomas, a Ruby min
ing man. returning from a sojourn
in the States, arrived on the train
from the end of steel on Saturday
night. having mushed in over the
Broad Pass trail.
Mr.. Thomas with two others
started out from Anchorage with
$50 pound load on a sled dlawn by
three dogs, and the journey over the
tr-;l by reason of tt" heavy load
was rather slow. His trailmates will
probably arrive tonight.
Mr.. Thomas arrived at Anchor
age on the steamer Farragut and
stayed there ten days ere taking
the trail for the Interior Several
people who arrived on the same
boat and who had intended hitting
the trail" for Nenana and other In
terror points, deferred by the news
received at Anchorage, that the fail
ure of the passage Ct the bill carry
ing the appropriation may curtail
railroad operations to some extent,
remained behind TO try their luck
on the coast.
The shipyards strike in Seattle
had not been settled when he left
there. and the first intimation he
had that the shipyards had resumed
business was the account of it he
saw in the Nenana News
Mr. Thomas fully bears out what
has already been said. by returning
Alaskans, regarding living eondi-
tons in the States. His experience
was confined to Seattle and the
neighborhood, and he
positive in stating that there can
possibly be no comparison between
zxisting conditions in Seattle ami
Alaska otherwise than is detri-
mental to the former. Men who
mad been in receipt Of wages in
accordance with the scale ruling be-
fore the abnormal war activities
came into being, which about fifty
per cent less than the wage scale
now in force, assert that they were
in a better position then to live
better and to save little money,
both of which are now impossible
in spite of the higher wages.
The question of rent is said to
be the most serious item, and this,
coupled TO the very high cost of the
necessaries of life, make existence
in the States a continuous struggle
to break even.
The many Northerners met with
during his stay in Seattle are very
far from satisfied, and will come
North just as soon as they can
possibly break away, and, he thinks,
Alaska will gain greatly in popula-
ton during the coming summer,
and that the great majority of them
will remain in the country.
Speaking of the trail from Ta'
keetna to the end of steel on this
division, Mr.. Thomas thought that
it was the only logical trail to the
Interior and that with a little fixine
it could be made into one Of the
best trails in Alaska. From Ind
river to the Summit drifts had OBJ
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-24
WANTED-AN ELECTION LAW

An election law tha. will guar
antee the sanctity of the ballot
boxes is an Alaskan need which
should receive the earnest attention
Of the Legislature. declares II
Alaska Daily Empire (Juneaub. In
dams who cannot read or write.
who have not severed their tribal
relations. who are not living as
civilized people live, should not be
permitted TO vote. On the other
hand, Indians should be encouraged
70 prepare themselves to assume
the duties and exercise the priv
ilges Of citizenship.
Such performances as those
which were enacted in several
Alaska precincts in the last two
elections-at Seldovia. Afognak.
Unalakik and. perhaps, others
should be made impossible in Alaska.
Those Indians. however, who arc
living like white people, VINO speak,
read and write the English Ian
guage Understandings. who know
what American principles of gov
eminent mean, who are doing their
bit in the DEVELOPMENT of Alaska,
should be allowed to vote. The
right TO participate in the govern
ment should be held up TO Alaska
Indians as a prize which may De
won by honest and Industrious eff
fort.
There should be an Australian
ballot law passed about the man
datory nature of which there can
be no doubt. People should not be
given an opportunity to purchase
votes with cake and coffee or other
wise. People should be free from
the danger of intimidation. None
should have an opportunity to fix"
the ballots that go in the boxes
The ballot boxes should be pro
tected by registration Of voters pre-
vious to election Without regis
tration the permission that is grant
ed electors TO vote in any precinct
within the division in which they
reside is a direct invitation to COM
nit fraud. Registration Of voters
before election would permit the
voters lists 10 be checked up by
interested people and would enable
them 10 prevent disqualified per-
sons from exercising the franchise,
The Empire characterized the Dris-
coll election law, passed by the 1915
legislature. as an invitation for
fraudulent elections when it was
pending in the Legislature. 1t has
never changed its mind about it. 1t
Is the worst election law that has
been passed in this century. as far
as we know. except one-that one
is the election provision of the
Alaska Organic Act. which Judge
Wickersham said was prepared
specially to prevent the Legislature
from amending it. That law per-
mitted the use of any sort of scrap
Of paper for ballot. and had alb
solutely no safeguard against brib-
cry intimidation or any Of the other
methods of fraud.
Let US have an honest election
law, and let it be SO plain that
elections may be held, the votes
counted and canvassed without the
need of courts and lawyers to tell
people what to do.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-24
GARDEN DAY

"A Sixth Of April Garden Day"
as a new national holiday with the
millions OF soldiers Of the soil
marching to the burrows Of free
dom" every year was adv orated b.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-24

Daddy Won Valkenburg, the pior-
eer fox farmer of the Atlin country.
died at Atlin on January Goth.
The sun., 1919-03-06
FEAL ESTATE JorTINGs.

Henry Brady will sell for Charles L.
Craig, City Comptroller. the old school
at 7 Downing street, running through
to Carmine street. VAT the same time a
ten year lease will be offered so that the
Comptroller may decide whether II will
be better for the city to sell or lease the
premises 1t Is the FIRST time that such
a method OF selling city property has
been adopted. so that the city Is sure to
obtain the best results. Tho sale will
take place at the Real Estate Exchange
on March 10 at IL o'clock noon.
Judge Platzek appointed Henry Brady
receiver for the northwest corner of
Fifty-ffrst street and Sixth avenue. SIX
100 pending litigation concerning the
lease.
The old Townsend home. at 843 West
Thirty-fourth street. owned by Nine.
Giovanni Tagliapietra, daughter OF the
late John D. Townsend. will be sold in
foreclosure proceedings on March 81 ut
the stand of Joseph p. Day. In tho
early 7os 1t was q favorite gathering
place for the legal talent OF the city,
and in recent years Mime. Tagliapietra
has surrounded herself with leaders in
the world of music. literature and art.
The judgment against the property was
obtained by Allan Marquand and others
and amounts to about $4,000.