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Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-09

representative, and Sierra County
surveyor, said:
"The Isham geophysical meth
cd is putting the gold mining
prospecting drills back with the
pyramids"
The records of miners who
through their own efforts have
come through the depression on
their own are many.
In one place, the course of the
Middle Fork of the Yuba River in
California was diverted through a
tunnel so the stream bed could
be worked with a dragline. Others
have found real prosperity in the
old mine dumps, using various
means of mining, from sluice to
improvised trommels and minia-
ture cyanide plants.
Even the ground at Coloma
where Jim Marshall first dis
covered gold is being mined by
man who brings the gravel to a
hopper by means of a dragline
operated by tractor. The gra-
vel is washed through a sluice
box by water pumped up from the
American River.
Millions of dollars in gold-bear-
ing quartz have been taken from
the rugged hills of the Pacific
slope. Early pioneers garnered
fortunes within a few brief years,
lost them, and on borrowed
stake" settled down to make
another start. For many years
mining men have claimed that al
though millions were dug from
the earth, still more millions re-
mained-to be discovered only by
more modern and economical
methods of mining. And today
this is being proven by courag
eous men who bring into use new
inventions, the weapons of sci
ence, and their own ingenuity.
The days of the '49ers may yet
be repeated, and by men who have
the ability and determination to
wrest a living from earth that
had been thought to be dead"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-09

by metal equipment and has
proven particularly successful in
locating lost veins.
Their second invention Is a
combination of other geophysical
methods which have been known
for some time which simpli-
fies the equipment. 1t is easy to
operate, portable, being carried
on the back or in the hand and
can be taken into any type of
country and worked. 1t requires
but two men to operate, while
other successful methods require
trucks for transporting and as
many as a dozen men to operate
them
The Isham instruments force
electrical current, supplied by
radio B batteries. into the ground
through non-polarized electrodes
of their own .....yention, and is one
of the secrets of the instruments
success. They cab it the earth
resistivity m method. Oscillat-
ing needles on the delicate mech.
anism point to the amount of re-
sistence as the current penetrates
the earth.
When the electrical energy
strikes a mineralized zone it can
be determined by mathematical
formulas, as the resistance is less
when the current enters an ore
body. They can tell the exact size
of the ore body and the depth it is
from the surfare of the ground
and whether it is highly mineral
lied.
These men show many pages of
charts and blueprints and letters
as evidence of the faith of min
ing men in their methods. Each
of these has true story behind
it which tells of the success of
the survey made by the instru-
ments and which in many cases
has saved miners from spending
thousands of dollars needlessly.
In commenting on the earth re-
sistivity method, George F. Tay-
lor. United States Mining Bureau
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-09
By F. Leland Elam

- OLD! Old prospectors have
" spent lifetimes following its
elusive trail, and have OCCASION
ally become millionaires over
night. But for the amateur-for
the inexperienced "tenderfoot"-
the search for the yellow metal
is one of the toughest games in
the world" Disappointment, dis
couragement and failure have
been the fate of all but few per-
sistent seekers.
Gold from the deserts and hill
sides of the West has recently
brought small fortunes, a bare
existence, or utter failure to small
armies of men and women who
have turned prospectors in des-
peration, trying to turn the eco
nomic tide. Some have succeeded
beyond their dreams green
tenderfeet miners! Some have
found only enough gold to pro-
vide hardtack, bread and beans.
Still others-the vast majority
have fallen back on relief.
In the past few years a great
army of amateur prospectors set
out to find their fortune. But for
most of these a pair of calloused
hands, broken shovels and a
weary determination to wrest
gold from the "1eavings" of the
'49ers brought only failure. Thou
sands of them are today on relief.
Where gold lies deep, plain
Drawn and muscle have seldom
earned more than enough for
bread and beans. Modern machin-
cry was needed, and the ingen-
ious have invented methods of
handling ores and gold bearing
gravel which actually pay pro-
fits. Gasoline, diesel and electric
power shovels, tractors, bull
dozers, trommels, draglines, high
powered trucks and small dredges
were the tools of those few sue
cessful miners amateurs who
learned to become professionals.
One dramatic case is the old
Black Oak Mine of Garden VAL
ley, Calf, now renamed Dude
Mine in honor of two business
men who suffered from economic
stress and made their comeback
in mining. Russell j. Wilson and
Edwin w. Wilson tenderfeet
Doth! - concocted schemes that
made old mining men shake their
heads.
They took a mine considered a
failure and made it pay. Machin-
cry replaced panning, and better
machinery replaced the cruder
pieces which they rescued from
the junk heap and used when they
first started. Today the mine is
one of the best producers in that
region.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-09

gold logs to a depth of
thirty feet by short tunne nd
mined samples claimed to assay
S64O a ton.
One item which often means the
difference between success and
failure is water and one of the
largest expenses connected with
mining many properties is the
digging of bitches to bring water
to the mine from long distances.
This difficulty has been over
come by two men-Pat O'Brien,
World War veteran of the 91st
Division, and B. Howell, a Span
ish American War veteran, are
working an old mill dump near
the Champion Mine on Deer
Creek, near Nevada City-utiliz-
ing an old automobile engine to
pump water from the stream for
their operations.
Another project which is MAX
ing success of mining is a
dredge operating on Deer Creek,
constructed of automobile, trac-
tor, and discarded machinery
parts, all hand made, powered by
a tractor and an automobile en-
gine.
Deer Creek is one of the
streams where gold was sticking
out like bushes" in the early days,
but where now the miner has to
fight for every ounce. However,
many a miner today is making a
good living along its banks.
Another water problem was
overcome by William Landerdale
and j. Burroughs who built what
they call a floating mine. These
men constructed a small boat on
which is mounted a gasoline en-
gine and pump. 1t also carries
portable sluice boxes and fire
hose. The boat is taken from one
gravel bank to another along the
American River. The pump, re-
quiring only a draft of three
inches, pumps the water through
the fire hose and washes down the
gravel banks and through the
portable sluice boxes.
There are many gold bearing
gravel deposits in the Georgetown
area, which have never been
worked because they could not be
made to pay. Three men, led by
F. o. Beutke, took over the Pine
Ridge Mine, one of these proper
ties. Tests showed there were
eighty acres of land with values
of from 80 cents upwards per
cubic yard.
In processing 400 yards of
gravel every twelve hours this
mine now is one Of the most eco
nomical and modern layouts in
California and Is an example Of
successful gravel mining.
The gravel is collected In a four
yard scraper attached to trac-
tor. 1t is hauled to five inch
grizzly. through which it is
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-09

RADIO School of Mines about the
time the depression began and in
terest in mining picked up, de-
cided an assay office would be pro-
fitable. There was the matter of an
assay furnace which would cost
more money than he could get
together. but that did not bother
him.
He obtained a discarded safe
and salvaged other materials
from the junk heap of an old
mine. Lining the safe with Ger
man fire bricks. heat is supplied
to the furnace by Diesel oil at
a cost of 10 cents per hour.
Biologists and mining engi-
neers have estimated that not
more than two percent of the
ore bodies ever come close enough
to the surface to be discovered by
the old system of prospecting, or
by following a lead. The other 98
percent remains hidden unless
discovered by accident. This
means that the present mining
methods have only scratched the
surface.
Recently rapid progress has
been made in the science of geo.
physics and is being used extern
sively in locating some of the
hidden ore bodies. Thousands of
dollars are thus saved in sinking
useless shafts and tunnels in
search for a supposed gold vein
which is not present or if it is, is
of little value.
Two men, now recognized as
leading geophysists are Charles
A. Isham and son, Buford, of
North Sacramento. Young Bu-
ford studied geology and elec-
tricity in college but conditions
made it necessary to become a
drug store clerk. When mining
came to the fore again he and
his father took up the study of
geophysics.
They have developed one new
ore-locating instrument, depend
ing for its operation upon the
degree which different ores and
metals will return high frequency
radio waves. The feature of this
instrument is that it can be oper-
ated in tunnels without being af-
fected by iron rails or other near
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-09

IIlen pdSSes through fUU Ieet OF
hume to the tromme, where it is milcd
In going through the trommel the ore
crosses a one-eighth-inch mesh screen,
then passes through blind part of tho
trommel, where it is milled.
1t next crosses one-eighth and three
eighth-inch mesh screens, beyond which
the debris goes to the stacker. The fines,
gold and gravel go over ten feet of one
inch steel rifles of a new type which
have been especially designed for use in
this type of gravel and a set of thre'
corduroy tables. another innovation.
A AUBURN, California, Quentin L
~ Brewer, graduating from the Colo
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-15
GREEK SURVIVORS
TELL WRECK STORY
CHASTITY Struggle by Men
From Lost Ship in Bat
Ting for Lives

Norfolk, Va, Nov. 15.-(AP)-Fif-
teen survivors of the sinking OF the
Greek freighter Tzenny Chandris ar
rived here today aboard the Coast
Guard cutter Mendoza and through
interpreters told their graphic story
of men against the sea.
The captain of the crew OF 49, seven
of whom lost their lives, bore req
cash across his nose to witness MS
story of how one seaman on the ra1t
with him went mad before the re-
scue and bit his captain in the race
before he died.
Commander Henry Coyle, OF the
Mendoza, said the rescue was extreme
w difficult" as heavy swell mace
it almost impossible to see the sea
men floating on small pieces o.
wreckage.
Konstantinos Balaskas, third engl-
neer on the vessel, said he belleveo
all the crew could have been saved
had an sos been sounded five hours
earlier.
Balaskas charged that the distress
s;onaI was not sent until he stood over
+he radio operator with a drawn knife
Continued on Page T'hree.'
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-15
laps Seek
L. s. Money
InInduStYy

Tokyo, Nov. Is (AP)-The news
paper Nichi Nichi reported today IN
dispatch from Hsinking that at
tempts were being made to enlist one
billion yen (2S0,OOO,OO0) of American
capital for development of industries
in Manchoukuo.
The dispatch quoted Yoshisuke Ayu-
kawa, president of the newly-fOrmed
Japan Industry Company as saying
that proposed development of Man
choukuo heavy industries entailed an
expenditure of three billion yen.
Of this amount, Ayukawa said, it
was planned to raise equal parts in
Japan, Manchoukuo and the United
States. He added that American
firms to be approached for backing
included the Ford Motor, General Mot
ors and Standard Oil companies.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-15
Special Session Asked for
Quick Action on Crop
Control and Wage
Hour Bill
REORGANIZATION is
LIKEWISE INSISTED
Planning of Natural Re-
sources Also On List Roose-
welt Sends Up for Speedy
Approval; Business Recess
sion Is Not Considered
Serious as Yet

Washington, Nov. 15.-(AP)-Presi-
dent Roosevelt recommended removal
OF tax injustices ito encourage pro-
ductive enterprise" today in submit
ting four-point legislative program
to Congress.
In message opening the special
session, which was read to the Senate
and House by clerks the President
asked "early action" on legislation on
farm crop control, labor, wages and
hours, reorganization Of the executive
branch and planning of natural re-
sources.
But of at least equal Importance to
members were these remarks on
.aXeS:
Wants Some Revenues.
unjust provisions should lie re-
moved, provided such removal does
not create now injustices Nor can
we at this time accept revision of
our tax laws which involves a reduc-
ton in the aggregate revenues or an
increase in the aggregate tax burden
of those least able to bear them.
1--WE should give special considera-
ton to tightening inequitable burdens
on the enterprise of the small bust
ness men OF theFnatlon. In this way
we may also find assistance in our
search for a more effective method
| of checking the growing -cOncentra-
| ton of economic control and the re-
| sultant monopolistic practices which
persist today in spite of antitrust sta
| tutes. A further search for addition
al methods to meet this threat to free
competitive enterprise is called for
| at this time"
Mr.. Roosevelt did not ask action on
tax revision at the special session, a
course advocated by many members
of his party He noted that the ques-
ton was receiving study by the Treas
ury and congressional committees.
Expects Balanced Budget.
Again he reiterated that he expect
CONTINUED on Page ThreeJ
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-15
Japan Boldly Censured
By Brussels Conference
Italy Votes "No", Plead ng Fear of Complications
While scandinavian Matt ons Refrain Entirely;
States Involved Must onsider Their Attitude

United States, Britain and French
delegates.
at next Mondays session, Belgian
Foreign Minister Paul Spaak said that
the clue was to be found in the last
paragraph of the declaration. It as
serts that, while hoping Japan will
not maintain twice-voiced refusal to
attend the conference, the states rep
resented must consider what is to be
their common attitude in a situation
where one party to an international
treaty insists it's action does not come
within the scope of that treaty.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-15
Court Again
Stands Firm
With Black

Washington, Nov. Is (AP)-The
Supreme Court turned back today
tire new challenges directed
against the eligibility of Justice
Hugo L. Black to serve on the tri-
bunal.
Three Florida corporations lost
in their second effort to gain re-
hearing of litigation on the
ground that Black was not quail
field to sit in judgment.
The tribunal denied the petition
for re-hearing and suggestions of
disqualification filed by the Ryan
Florida Corporation and others.
They protested against efforts of
the Securities Commission to OBJ
tain their kilograms, cOntending
that Black, when chairman of the
State Lobby Committee, had fav-
0red similar action.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-15
AGRICULTURE POST
:. CAUSES SOME STIR
Week in Capital Also Hears
Dry Bones Ratified in
Patrols Closet
WOMAN AFTER SENATE
Mrs. WohI Prominently Mentioned for
Reynolds Seat After Polling 1OO,-
600 Votes for State Treas
urer Last Year
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, Nov. 15-Raleigh got bit
of mild excitement last week out OF
hints that all is not exactly as it
should be in the office of the State
chemist at the Department of Agrl-
culture.
There was also rafting of dry
boones of an ancient skeleton in the
State Highway Patrols closet.
Armistice Day was celebrated with
all the usual full and feathers except
the prayers of Raleigh's parsons, who
piously held themselves aloof from
what they chose to call the "glorifica-
ton of war;"
But with a bit more than little
seriousness, the Duke against Caro-
lima football game was the outstanding
subject of conversation in virtually
every group Of two or more which
gathered anywhere in the capital city
during the period.
Politics took decidedly back seat,
with little more than obscure rumors
an obviously-inspired propaganda com
ing under observation.
The so-called Department of Agri-
culture scandal" if it can be nlagni-
fled to that extent, DfOhe III SIOly
in Raleigh's morning paper to the gen
eral effect that one Hall, proprietor of
a meat market, and who had been con-
victed of adulterating sausage, had
charged that Dr. B. w. Kilbore, State
chemist, had disseminated for bust
ness reasons and had not ordered
prosecution of others reported to his
office as violators Of the food laws.
DR.. Kilgore quickly replied that war
rants had been issued against all vio-
lators, and that if they hadn't been
served it wasn't his fault.
DR.. Kilgore is president of the Pine
State Creamery Company.
The highway patrol incident involv-
ed switch of Lieutenants Moore and
Lambeth, stationed previously at
Greensboro and Fayetteville, respect
lively. Commissioner of Revenue A. j.
Maxwell issued statement regarding
the transfers in which he recalled that
some years ago Lieutenant Moore
made serious charges (adjudged not
to have been sustained) against then
Lieutenant and now Captain L. r..
Fisher, under whose jurisdiction he
would have had to serve had he been
(Continned on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-15
Ians Start Offensive West
IF Shanghai in Drive
Upon Stronghold
of Sooch6w
COAL OF CAMPAIGN
is SET AS NANKlNG
Central Government Resolv-
ed To Defend Their Capt.
tai City; Another Capital,
That of Rich Shantung
Province, Is Also Threat
ened by Drive in North

cborohai. Nov. Is (AP)-Japanese
eorcos endangered China's whole Hin
darbnrq line" defenses today IN a
drive on Soochow.
Thu offensive westward from Shang-
hai. japanese officers said, was the
onenina of a campaign against Nan
kline. China's capital, 125 to $50 miles
vost Of the "Hindenburg line"
Advjces from Marking said Soochow
ras desolated by more than 700 Japa-
nese bombs dropped on it within 81
hours.
The central government was known
70 he resolved to defend Marking.
Knowledge of that determination and
If Soochow's fate fastened heavy
civilian exodus from Marking. Gov
eminent officials remained, however.
Another Chinese capital, meanwhile,
appeared in danger in north China.
Swift japanese columns were reported
within Is miles Of Tsinan, capital OF
wealthy Shantung province.
Chinese defenseS appeared to be
crumbling under the weight of super
ior Japanese ornaments, although the
Chinese had about 100000 troops in
the field to Japan's 100000.
After the Japanese captured Kun
shan, strong point near the center
Of the "Hindenburg line" 50 miles
west of Shanghai, they reported more
than $4,000 Chinese fleeing in con-
fusion by road and canal toward 500
chow. japanese planes bombed the
retreating lines to turn the flight into
a complete rout.
Experts predicted the fall of Kun
shan would hasten the Japanese adj
vance to Soochow, still 20 miles west
Of the Japanese vanguard.
The main Japanese column pushed
toward SoOchow along the Shanghai
Marking railroad.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-15
COMPULSORY PLAN
ONCOTTON COMING
Smith and Ellender to Of
fer Measure in Senate
Probably Tuesday

Washington, Nov. 15.-(AFD-Sena-
tor Allen Ellender, Democrat, Louisi-
ana, said today he and Chairman
Smith, Democrat, South Carolina, of
the Senate Agriculture Committee,
would introduce tomorrow a hill to
control cotton production.
at will provide compulsory control
by regulation Of acreage in a way to
protect the small farmer" he said.
He said allotment of acreage for
planting would be governed under
the bills provisions by soil fertility,
previous diversification of crops and
other factors to make the establish
ment of acreage bases more elastic,
and would set up minimum acreages
for the small grower.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-15
CONGRESSMAN HAS
BAD AUTO INJURIES

Fayetteville, Nov. Is (AP)-Repre-
sentative John Costello, of the 10Th
California district, was in hospital
here today with broken legs and
broken collar bone as the result of an
automobile accident Saturday night.
The car, driven by J. A. Cummings,
Warrenton, N. c., Marine on fur
Tough, turned over about six miles
from here. Cummings, who suffered
only minor hurts, said the mechanism
of the steering gear broke and the car
got out of control.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-15
SIS, 900 Tax Exemptions
On Profits Agreed Upon
House Subcommittee Also Planning Further Relief for
Small Business Men; Car ryOver on Operating Loss
Also Now Co nsidered Likely

$4,000 net income or more"
Additional means of easing the tax
burden on business, he said, also were
decided upon tentatively. They in
cluded
Allowing a carry-Over of operating
losses for one year to be applied a
gainst adjusted net income in the
following year in arriving at the basis
for the undistrisuted profits tax.
Thus, if a corporation had net OPP
Grating loss of $500 this year and a
net income of $1O0 next year, the firm
would have to pay no undistributed
earnings levy, but only the normal
corporation tax.
The loss from this relief provision
would be several million dollars, he
estimated.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-15

Washington, Nov Is. = (AP)-A
House tax subcommittee tentatively
agreed today to exempt all corpora
tons having $4,000 net income or less
from the undistributed profits tax.
Chairman Vinson, Kentucky, Demo
crat, in announcing this step to meet
growing demands for tax relief for
business, said it would apply to two
thirds of the corporations which have
a net income.
A loss of some 100000 in annual
revenue will result, Vinson said.
"The committee he added, "is still
considering added relief provisions
for corporations having net income of
more than $4,000, and extending up
to a bracket not yet tentatively ag-
reed on. But the limit will be at least
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-15
Ryan Unable
To Remember
His Marriage

Hickory, Nov. Is (AP)-Basil (Pat)
Ryan, wealthy New Yorker, said in
an interview here this afternoon that
he did not remember going through a
marriage ceremony November with
Miss Martha Barley, 21-year-old Nor
canton girl. ~
Ryan was discharged today from
the hospital here which he entered
November 5, few hours after his sur
prise marriage to Miss Barkley.
Accompanied by friends, Ryan went
Immediately to the office of w. A. Self
a Hickory attorney.
The 30-year-old grandson of the late
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-15

Brussels, Nov. Is (AP)-A declara-
ton summari. ing the Far Eastern con
flict, and criticizing Japan, was adopt
ed today by the Brussels conference,
with Italy voting mo, and three Scan
dinavian countries abstaining.
The italian delegate said that he
must vote against the summary be-
cause Italy believed it presages a
course which can lead only to compli-
cations.
The conference voted against send
ing a copy of the declaration to the
Japanese government, then adjourn
ed until November %.
The declaration was prepared by the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-15
Weed Crop
577,l9O,OOO
Poundsl937
Continued Increase
In Consum p ito n
Holds Prices Up AS
Cotton Drops
Daily Dispatch Bureau
I'm the Sir Walter Hotel

Raleigh, Nov. 15.-North Carolina
farmers will harvest 77,190,O0O pounds
of tobacco, the third largest crop in
the history of the State, this year, w.
H. Rhodes, chief of the State Depart
ment of Agricultures statistical divi-
sion, said today.
Basing his information on State
Federal crop reports, the statistician
said tobacco has shown quite con-
trasting conditions to cotton in spite
of the heavy production this year, Z"
and, whereas the price of cotton was
very low, due to production, to-
Continued on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-15
UPWARD TREND IN
COTTON is NOTED
March Holds at Best at Midday, How
ever, With List One to Two
Points Lower

New York, Nov. 15.-(APD-Cotton
futures opened steady, down 6 to 3
points on lower cables liquidation and
hedge selling. March advanced from
7.87 to 791, and shortly after the first
half hour prices were within a point
of the best thus far, but at net losses
of 4 to points. March sold up to
1893 and was holding at the best at
midday, when the list was one to two
points net lower.