The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 3, 1896, Page 4

4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1896. FORTUNES FOUND IN MOJAVE SANDS Prospector Drouillard Seeks for Water and Gets Gold. JOY SLAKES HIS THIRST. Glittering Ore Uncovered by a Man Half Dead From the Heat. DEATH BRAVED FOR RICHES. A Mining Camp Springs Up at Once in the Vicinity of the Dis. covery. L., Ang. 2.—The .Y v been told briefly of the wonderful discovery of gold on the Mojave Desert; but only the bare bones of the romance (for it is a veritable romance) have been presented to the public. The account as previously telegraphed was that two prospectors, wandering far from sei- tlement or habitation on the superheated sands of the desert during the recent hot spell, when in the settled valleys deaths from heat were numerous, and even that fabled individual, the ‘*oldest inhabitant,” could not call to mind such another “‘spell | of weather,” had by merestaccident stum- bled upon a fortune in the shape of a ledge of gold-bearing rock of almost incredible richness. These men, Dronillard and Pyle by | name, being practicaily without meaus, naturally looked sbout for some method of recuperating their fortunes. Stories of the good luck that had befallen other men situated like themselves, and who had gone to the desert mining camps, reached their ears, and they decided that what others had done they slso could do. Neither had even the small amount of wherawitbal to obtain the outfit, without which it were worse than useless to ven- ture desertward. A brother of one of the partners was consulted, and promptly welunteered todo what is known as the #grub-stake act.”” In other words he agreed to furnish what was necessary for the trip, in return for an equal share in whatever discoveries might be made. Equipped then for the hardships and dangers for a desert trip in July the two partners started for the Mojave, with a de- termination to exhaust every effort in the search for a paying mine. As luck would have it they started just at the commence- ment of that hot wave which for three long, weary weeks held the interior val- leys in its fiery grasp and sent to death more human beings and animals than the newspapers have cared to publish. But such a drawback as 125 degrees, more or less, in the shade and up to 150 in the sun, could not daunt these two pros- pectors. They pushed their way out on to the Mojave Desert to the recently estab- lished camps fifty to sixty miles northeast of Mojave. Then they began their in- quiries. Had such and such a localiiy been prospected? Yes, and some .good mines found. Well, we don’t want to go there. Another locality? The same answer. Another? Still the same reply. Final How about that region? Oh, that’s been prospected high and low and never a sign or a color found. That's the place f s. That's what we are looking for—and toward it thzy headed. They made camp at the only water in the region and then started to prospect the entire locality thoroughly. Each day they filled their canteens and prospector’s pick in hand started out, hopeful that ere the thrice-heated sun fell below the blue hills in the west some discovery would reward their efforts. The heat was something awful. Nothing like it had ever been known in that region, 1 who could fled to the mountains or eashore. But the partners persevered. Two weeks in this earthly inferno passed and still no discovery to reward them. But thisdid not cause them to lose heart. They had gone to the desert with a definite object and they proposed to accomplish that ob- ject or die in the attempt. On the firstday of the third week Drouil- lard started out alone and in a different direction from any in which he had previ- cusly gone. Some one who claimed to be acquainted with the country told him where there was a spring in the direction in which he proposed going where he could find abundance of water. Very care- lessly, but quite naturally, he put faith in these instructions, took the bearings of the presumed spring carefully and started out with what he supposed was water enough in his canteen to suffice yntil the spring could bereached. Having full faita in the directions given, he did not hus- bana his supply cf water as he might otherwise have done, but drank freely whenever thirsty. “T'he result wasthat his canteen was empty long before he reached the spot where he expected to obtaina fresh supply of water. Some time passed after the last drink had been taken before he reached the spot where the spring was supposed to be. When Drouiliard arrived at the hoved-for locality at last he found j where the spring had been, but not a drop of water was there. It had vanished, evaporated compietely, and not so much as a sign of moisture remained. The un- usually bot weather had dried up every drop of what had been a fairly abundant supoly. Now the pangsof thirst which had as- sailed the prospector for the last two hours were redoubled. The very knowledge that there was no water to be had made him all the more thirsty. His parched mouth became still more parched, and he would have given anything in the world for a draught even of the most brackish water. He sought in every direction for another spring, but in vain. Not a sign of water could be found anywhere. While looking for the precious fluid, half blinded with the heat and glare and haif mad with the torments of thirst, he stumbled over some *‘float,” which his ex- perienced eye told him at a glance wasa good indication of the proximity ofi a ledge of quartz. Even his thirst did not deprive him of the desire which had prompted the trip, and, half uncon- sciously almost, he abandoned the search for water and followed up the float, deter- mined to find its source, even if it were the last thing he did. He had not far to go. Perhaps 500 yards he trayeled, led on all the while by the increasing quantities of float, and then suddenly Le came to the ledge which was its origin. At the point where he struck it the soil was nearly level and the quartz projected perhapsa couple of feet above the surface. A glance showed him thatit was beautiful “live’’ | it rock. Then a blow with his pick anda piece was broken off and picked up for examination. That wasenough; he had found what ke sought. All across the fracture the bright yellow motal glittered in the sun, a mass of wire- work held together by a spongy formation of half-decomposed quartz, dark red in hue and contrasting handsomely: with the treasure in iis grasp. Almost half gold was the fragment of rock. Another and yet another piece were broken off, and all with the same result. The ledge was fol- lowed some distance, and still the rock wherever broken off showed up rich with gold. It was a bonanza! To use Drouillard’s own words: “I was no longer thirsty!” Only a man who has actually experienced a desert thirst can realize whai this means. Think of the most acute bodily discomtfort one ever ex- Emenced, increase it a hundred-fold, then ave something transpire which drives that discomfort, even the memory of it, from one’s mind like a flash, and he can perhaps have a faint realization of the sen- ?ut:iuns of the lucky prospector over his ind. As soon as he realized what he had dis- coverea Drouillard saw that the ledee cropped out for a long distance in both directions. He at once put up a monu- ment and notice of claim, and then started for camp. Five mortal hours he went without water. Five hours without a drink of water? Pshaw, most of us do that every day and think nothing of it. But outon the desert—hot, dusty, shade- less, cloudless, with the fierce July sun beating down with 2 fervor which the cold figures of the thermometer cannot adequately depict—ah, that is different. Why, fifteen minutes without a drink is misery, baif an hour torture, two hours death almost to the man unaccustomed to | the terrible torridity. Yet five long hours did Drouillard travel with empty canteen at his side. The latter portion of the period he was buoyed up by the glorious news which he was hastening to impart to his companion. Had it not been for that it is doubtful whether hie would ever have reached camp alive. When he did ar- rive he was as near death as one can be and recover. 2 The rest of the story is easily told, inas- much as it is but a repetition of what has occurred hundreds of times. The part- ners went back to the scene of the discov- ery, staked out claims for themselyes and their backers, and then gave the news to the world. Four claims, making 6000 feet on the ledge, was their modest limit, and then the discovery was free for any one. As soon as the news got out miners from Red Rock and Mojave, from Goler and Randsburg, from Cow Weils and Coyote Hole, rusued in, and in an incredibly short time had the country staked out formiles. The original discoverers traced the crop- pings for a little over a mile and located but one man has already found crop- pi of similar character rine miles away and the intervening country has been pretty nearly all taken up. Oretaken from several points on the ledge shows assays of anywhere from $260 to $2500 a ton, mostly in gold but with a fair amount of silver. Allalong theledge, which is three feet in wiath on the surface, samples taken at random show the same wonderful layers and stringers of pure gold running through the guariz. A small shipment of 700 or 800 pounds of ore was taken from the croppoings and sent to be worked, and trom the assavs is expected lo)r;,tum from $1 to $1 50 per pound in free gold. Arrangements are being hurried by the aiscoverers for systematically and thor- oughly working the mines, and they re- turned yesterday to the desert from here, baving come in to procure supplies and make preparations for opening the mines. The exact location of these newly dis- covered mines is at the southern base of the range of mountains on the northern slope of which Randsburg is situated. They are about ten or twelve miles nearer Mojave than Randsburg. A dry lake known as Cuddeback Lake is close by, and at Cuddeback Wells, four or five miles distant, is an abundant supply of pure water. It is believed from indications that water can be obtained close to the mines. Rogers Station, on the Santa Fe Road, is about eighteen miles south-south- | west of the discovery and is the nearest railroad point. An old wagon-road from Mojave passes directly through the local- ity, and the ledge itself shows signs of the passing and repassing of many vehicles, yet never a man thought it worth whale to examine the rock till Drouillard came along. 3 Other locators on the ledge are finding rich rock, while dry washers are already at work in several localities along the ledge and are making good wages. The report has been circulated that this is probably the lost Pegleg mine. The proposition isabsurd on itsface. The Peg- leg mine is on a direct line between the Colorado River at about the Needles and Warner’s Pass, away to the southeast from Los Angeles. Itis not more than three days’ horseback ride from Warner’s ranzh, and is a couple of hundred miles or so from St. Elmo—the name given the new camp. SPIRITUALISTS AT REDONDO. Second Annual Camp-Meeting of the Southern California Association. 1.0S ANGELES, Car., Aug. 2.—The sec- ond annual camp-meeting of the Spiritu- alists of Southern California was opened at Redondo to-day. The gathering is one of the largest in the Listory of the organi- zation. LIS WGELES' © HEW SCHOOLS Eleven Houses of Learning Erected in the Past Year. COST THE CITY 8326,000. Large Increaée in the Number of Scholars Shown by a Late Census. BEST INSTRUCTORS ENGAGED. High Salaries Are Paid and All Modern Educational Ideas Brought Into Use. Following is the first of a series of articles prepared under the supes- vision of the three commercial bodies of Los Angeles—the Cham- ber of Commezce, Board of Trade and Merchants’ and Manufactur- ers’ Association — showing the growth of population and recent industrial development in that en- terprising city and vicinity. LOS ANGELES, CaL., Aug. 2.—Eleven new schoolhouses, with an aggregate of ‘ round numbers 87.000. This is a conserva- tive estimate. The School Census Mar- shal’s report for i890-91 showed a school population of 11,084. The total popula- lion of the city the same year, according to the Government census, was a little over 50,000. The ratio between the scnool and total population was about 4.2 per cent. The same ratio applied to the pres- ent year makes the total population 87,000, as already stated. The following table, taken from the of- ficial records, tells the story of the city’s growth: 1 Population. School Popi 8‘822 To accommodate all these school chil- dren there are now fifty-four well ap- pointed schoolhouses distributed at con- venient - distances over the forty odd square miles of territory which the City covers. Most of these buiiaings, espe- cially the new ones, are imposing edifices architecturally and are provided with all the modern conveniences and the latest improved school furniture_snd apparatus. A remarkable thing about the new schoolhouses is that they were all de- signed by and built under the direct super- vision of Charles L. Strange, City Super- intendent of Buildings, without any addi- tional cost to the City for architect’s fees. By placing the work in his hands ex- clusively the City saved $13,500 in archi. tect’s fees alons, This is all the more re- markable taken in consideration with the fact that the Superintendent of Buildings had in charge at the same time the de« signing and building of a new central police station and city jail, besides the performance of his regular duties as su- perintendent of the unprecedentedly large amount of private building operations. The contract price of the eleven school buildings erected under the superintend- ence of Mr. Strange was $180,000. They are located as follows: “Pico and Sentous streets, 12 rooms; Temple and Custer streets, ten rooms; New Macy and_Avila streets, eight roon.s; Cambria and Vernon streets, eight rooms; Twenty-first and Nor- wood street, ten rooms; Olive street' be- tween Fourth and Fifth, twelve rooms; 8econd street, near State, Boyle Heights, | eight rooms; Sixth street, near Maple avenue, ten rooms; Twenty-eighth and San Pedro streets, ten rooms; Griffith avenue, eight rooms; Boyd street, near San Pedro, five rooms. The entire outlay for the new buildings, repairs, additions, furniture, ete., during the year, exceeded $326,000, the amount of the bonds flnated for this especial purpose. The total amount of Los Angeles city tinuously for years by successive Boards of Education on account of the efficiency they have shown. i 'here is perhaps no section in the Union which affords better educational facilities av public expense than Los Angeles Cit and County. There are, besides the exce! lent public schools and the State Normal School, located here a number of private schools, both secular and paroch The children in attendance at these private schools during the last schcol year num- bered 1052. This is exclusive of the stu- dents enrolled in seminaries, business col- legesand institutions for higher education, of which there are quite & few, some of ex« cellent reputation. Patriotism is taught in all the public schools of the city, and *‘Old Glory” floats over every schoolhouse while school is in session. Many people considered school children’s aay atthe late fiesta, when 19,000 bovs and girls, bedecked with flags and garlands, marched in parade and partici- pated in flag-raising exercises, the most successful day of the entire festival. 1If schoolhouses are the country’s fort- resses, then Los Angeles needs no othet defenses. Sheis as well fortified as any city in the country. ARRESTED AT SACRAMENTO, ¢“Mind-Reader”’ Tyndall Strikes a Man Who Called Him a Fakir. SACRAMENTO, CiL. Aug. 2.—Profes- sor Tyndall, the so-called mind-reader,was tne cause of a street sensation here this evening. A committee had visited a downtown hotel and selected a certain name in the register which Tyndall was to find. When Tyndall had driven to the hotel he could not determine which name the committee had selected, and declared Clark pur- posely kept his mind on other names so as to confuse him. Tyndall then wanted to take the hand of Miss Clayes, an actress at the Clunie Opera-house, who was also one of the committee. To this Clark demurred and declared it was a_fake. Tyndall slapped him in the face. Just then the police ar- rived and arrested Tyndall for fast driving. He gave a bond. Blight on Fraser Vallsy Lands. VANCOUVER, B.C., Aung. 2.—The re- cent flooas have covered the Dewdney ranches with a most peculiar substance apparently unknown to scientific men. The water has receded and apparently blanketed the low-lying farms. This pe- culiar substance will absorb water like blotting paper, but will apparently not dissolve in water. It resembles Chinese L0S ANGELES HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING. ~~ The services began in the morning with open-air singing, after which Mrs, E. Browning, president of the Truth-seekers’ Society of Los Angeles, delivered an invo- cation. Atthe conclusion of her prayer the flag was raised. The crowd adjourned to the Auditorium, where 8. Dye, president of the Camp Meeting Association of Spiritualists, de- livered the address of welcome. He re- ferred to the conditions and outlook of the work now being much more favorable than when the association was formed three years ago. W. J. Colville of Boston followed with a few remarks, after whick J. R. Peebles of San Diego spoke. E. K. Hurlburt read an original poem, which had been written at 4 o’clock in the morning upon the opening of the mmp—meuuni. Professor E. A. Whitelaw gave several violin selections. W.J. Colville was again introduced, and delivered an address on “The Universal Mission of Spiritualism.” The afternoon session was occupied by spirit tests, Mrs. D. N. Place of San Fran- ciseo, and Mrs. Ladd Finnican being the medinms to interpret the messages. Dr. Peebles delivered an address iu the even- ing and tests were made by Mrs. Wer- mouth. FE e R Captain Harris Dies at Ilwaco. ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 2.—Captain ‘Al Harris, one of the best known men on the Columbia, and for many years engaged in steamboating on the lower river, died at his residence in Ilwaco this afternoon after a lingering illness. He was the first captain of the life-saving crew at Fort Canby when Major Blakeney was in charge of that branch of the service. i ol ZLos Olivos Accident.} SANTA BARBARA, Can, Aug. 2.— Adolph Roster of Los Olivos, while driv- ing a six-horse team down the grade from Echo Canyonyesterday, was attacked with vertigo and fell from his high seat. The wagon, which was loaded with grain, passed over his body. He was found lying unconscious on the road. It is uncertain whether he will recover. i e To Check Doubiful American Marriages. OTTAWA, O~T., August 1.—The new marriage law of the province of Ontario, which went into effect at 12 o’clock yester- day morning, makes it more difficult than heretofore for American couples who cross the border for the purpose of contracting a marriage that is to be kept secret for a while, to carry out their plans. Sl diny Mexico Redwces Import Duty on Corn. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 2.—Consul- Gereral Crittenden of the City of Mexico telegraphs the State Department that after Angust 1 the import duty on corn into Mexico is m-dedzl per cargo of 300 pounds, a reduction of 40 cents a cargo, To attack a man with any weapon is a serious matter in Madagascar. It is pun- ishable by death, " STATE 105 NORMAL SCrook ANGELES. SCHOOL €05 ANGELES ) 'STREETS SCHOOL LOS ANGELES. 101 rooms and accommodations for nearly 5000 pupils; nine old school buildings re- paired and enlarged by the addition of from two to six rooms, thus providing ac- commodations for about 1000 aaditional pupils. Such 1s the record for one school year in Los Angeles. 1f there is ome thing above another which the wide-awake residents of Los Angeles are proud of, it is the facilities afforded by the city for the schooling of the rising generation. Few cities in the land are better equipped in this respect, none have made more rapid strides in this direction. It is doubtful whether the rec- ord made by Los Angeles in vhe last school year in the matter of building school- bouses has ever been equaled by any city of the same size in a like period. Nothing, perhaps, more forcibly illus- trates the remarkable growth of Los An- geles than the building of so many school- houses inone year. These buildings were not erected to meet a future want, but to provide for a present necessity. Although new buildings were added from time to time, and the capacity of the schools doubled several times in the last decade, the buildings became so crowded last year that a large increase in facilities for the proper education of the juvenile popula- tion became imperative. Nocwitgsund- ing the greatly enlarged accommodations provided, all the buildings—new end old— will be full to cverflowing next school year, and if the growth in population con- tinues at the present rate, it will not be long before this year's hnndln; operations will have to be repeated. The last school census shows 20,639 children of school age—between 5 and 17 the city, an increase of 3683 over the previous year. This increase is partially accounted for by the annexation of suburbs to the city, but most of the in- crease is natural. total population of the city, based on the school tensus, is in school bonds now outstanding is $476,950, but this is a debt that the citizens of Los Angeles are not ashamed of. They have never yet refused to vote bonds for school purposes when the necessity arose. These bonds are deemed gilt-edge investments and do not have to go begging for pur- chasers. They are promptly redeemed at maturity. The total value of the city’s school property isestimated at §$1,146,650. he operating expenses of the Uity School Department for the school year ended June 30, 1896, amounted to $297,- 383 48, as against $257,557 46 last year. The new vear is begun with a balance of $64,146 74 in the City treasury accredited to the common school fund. " In the year 1894.95 290 teachers were em- ployed; in 1895.96 the number of teachers was iricreased to 377. The schools were open 93 months. The total enrollment of pupils’ in all grades was 16,054, The average monthly salary paid the 49 male teachers in the primary and grammar {ruden was §93 81; average salary of 328 lemale teachers in same grades, $76 73. The_average salary of 7 male teachers in the High School was $125 05 per month, and of 12 female teachers, $103 64. Tne High School had an average daily at- tendance during the year of 391 and grad- nated a class of 71. This is an excellent| institution, the graduates being_prepared to enter the State University and kindred institutions. The cost of running the High School lnls'. yel:r bwu m'fl?u 1!;. %‘:cc‘l:; ies an elegant building which, rumhhing. cost a few years ago $88,000. The High School is one of the public insti- tutions of the town which the citizens take special pride in, It may safely be said that the public schools of Los Angeles were never ina more prosperous condition. In buildings, equipments and efficiency of instructors they lenge comparison with the schools of any city in the country. The corps” of teachers employed em- braces some of the best educators in tne State. Most of them are graduates of training-schools or Siate normals, and many of them bave been employed con- sl paper, but completely shuts out the light and all vege:ation beneath it dies accord- ingly. Ifanyone can find out how this culiar substance can be turned into use e will be blessed by the long-suffering farmers of the Fraser Valley. prese- ey Railway Magnates at Seattle. SEATTLE, Wasa., Aug. 2.—Edwin ‘Winter, president of the new Nortbern Pacific Railway Company, Edward D. Adams, chairman of the reorganization committee, and a party of prominent New York and St. Paul railroad officials arrived in Seattle to-day from Tacoma and are uests of Receiver Burleigh. To-morrow the party will be in attendance upon the Federal Court, when Judge Hanford will be asked to confirm the sale, as far as con- cerns the property in this State of the Northern Pacific, made on July 25. R i Killed in San Timoteo Canyon. SAN BERNARDINO, Car., Aug. 2.— Francisco Jureva, a young man of this city, was hunting in 8an Timoteo Canyon with a single-barreled shotgun. In cross- ing a creek in the valley the hammer of the gun was struck against something and the piece discharged, inflicting a wound that proved fatal last evening. The lad was 16 years old, and of good family. e Los Gatos ¥iremen Elect UOfficers. LO8 GATOS, Can., Aug. 2—The Los Gatos Fire Department has elected the following officers: Chief engineer, W. H. Ross; first assistant engineer, Brown; second istant engineer, N. Baumgardner; secretary, George H. Adams. s Al e Failure of an Auburn Bank. SEATTLE, Wasn., Aug. 2.—The Bank of Auburn, at Auburn, King County, sus- pended payment yesterday. The liabili- ties_are about $25,000. E. R. Lilienthal, P. N. Lilienthal and I. Steinhart of San JKrancisco are the principal SAN MATEO ACCIDENT. Frightened Horses Overturn a Burlingame Tallyho and Three of Its Occu- pants Are Injured. SAN MATEO, Car., Aug. 2—A tallyho coach carrying a party of Burlingame pleasure-seekers came to grief on the Spanishtown road, three miles from San Mateo, this morning, and three of the occupants were badly injured. George Newhall, a member of the Bur- lingame Country Club, and Mrs. Newhall, his mother, accompanied by Mrs. Robin- son of Redwood City and Mr. Palache of San Francisco and two grooms, were driv- ing toward Spanishtown, when a flock of turkeys, emerging from the brush at the roadside, frightened the leaders of their four-horse team. The horses dashed up a bank at the side of the grade and the tallyho was overturned, throwing the occu- pants violently to the ground. Mrs, Newhall’s shoulder was fractured, Mrs. Robinson suffered a broken rib and Mr. Palache’s face was badly lacerated. The injured were taken to Burlingame, where they are now being cared for. Mrs. Robinson and Mr. Palache were guests of the Newhalls at their country home. iz i Failure at Los Gatos. LOS GATOS, CaL., Aug. 2.—The general merchandise store of W.D. Hudson at Los Gatos has been closed on attachment levied by Levi Strauss & Co. of Sun Fran- cisco. %he amount of the claim is $976 33. priumas-atun ey Elder Tanner’s Address. Elder Nathan Tanner of the local Mormon Mission, who bhas been recently laboring in San Jose, spoke to & large audience in Pythian Castle last night on “The ‘Necessity of 8 New Witness for God.” The speaker declared that Joseph Smith was a prophet clothed with au- iority from Gud and that. the “Book of Mor. mon” is the greatest evidence extant of the truth of the Bible, which Mormons profess to promulgate. ——————— The Maguire Club. The James G. Maguire Democratic Club of the Thirty-first Assembly District was organized Saturday night at the corner of Folsom and Eighth streets. W. J. Gallagher was elected president and F. E. Tracy secretary. About 300 persons were present. “ENTIRE BUTTS.” The Origin of a Malt Beverage That Be- came the Kavorite of Thirsty Souls. Plenty of people imagine this on public- house signs to signify a monopoly of sup- ply from one brewery; but it is really the old name of what is called ‘‘porter.” The following history of its origin may be ac- ceptable: It appears that in the early days of last century the lovers of malt liquors in Lon- don were accustomed to regale themselves upon three classes of these beverages; they had ale, beer and twopenny. Many who preferred a more stubtle combination of flavors than ' either of these liquors alone could impart would ask for half-and-half— that is, half of ale and half of beer, half of ale and haif of twopenny, or half of beer and half of twopenny. Others, again—and these were the real connoisseurs of malt liquors—would call for a pot of three ‘threads,’ or three- thirds—i. e., one-third of ale, one-third of beer and one-thira of twopenny. The drawer would therefore have to go to three different casks and through three distinct operations before he could draw a pint of liquor. But the hour had come—and the man. One Ralph Harwood, ‘whose name is too little known to an ungrateful pos- terity of beer-drinking Britons, some time about the vear 1730 kept a brewhouse on the east side of High street, Shoreditch. In that year, or perhaps a little earlier, 2s this great man brooded over the incon- vemence and waste occasioned by the callsg for the ‘“three threads,” which became more and more frequent, he conceived the idea of making a liquor which would com- biue in itself the several virtues of ale, beer and twopenny. 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D. 1895, and for the year ending on that day, as made to the Insurance Commissioner of the State ot California, pursuant to the provisions of sections 610 and 611 of the Political Code, condensed as pec blank furnighed by the Commissioner. ! ASSETS, Cash Market Value of all Stocks and Bonds owned by Company. Cash In Company’s Office. $1,757,485 00 481 18 Cash in Banks. : 61,255 24 Casb in hand: nit ‘Trustees. .. 611,556 30 Premiums in due Course of Lol 217,929 78 Due from other Companies for re- insurance on losses already paid Total Assets. LIABILITIES. Losses Adjusted and unpaid........ $34,33200 Losses in process of Adjustment or in Suspense........... 182,955 00 Losses resisted inciudin: 21,891 00 Gross premiums on Fire Risks ru ning one year or less, $1,867, 078 24, reinisurance 50 per cent.. § 933,539 12 Gross premiums on Fire Risks run- ning more than one year, $1,11 282 67, reinsurance pro rate. 577,838 03 All other demands 8gainst the pRRY.. 2. 149,640 92 Total Liabilities.. +eee $1,800,196 07 INCOME. Net Cash actually received for Fire premiums. . Received for on Bonds, Stoc! all other Source: $2,043,397 36 interest and dividends Loans, and from 68.238 04 Total Income. $2,111,635 30 EXPENDITURES, Net nmount paid for Fire Losses (in- cluding $228,892 00 losses of pre- vious years)'..... $1,160,124 88 for Commi Paid or allowed Brokerage. .. 384,246 18 Paid for Salaries, fees and other charges for officers, .. 108,882 61 Paid for State, Natl i 47,194 26 183,033 94 $1,838,481 87 Fire. $1,160,726 00 RISKS AND PRE- MIUMS. Fire Risks. | Premiums. Netamount of Risks| written during the, $370,207,264/ $3,497,754 08 369,271,198| 3,318,439 20 December 1895....... 31, 297,321,742| 2,983,360 91 E. B. CLARK, Assistant Manager. Subscribed and swora to before me this 23d day of January, 1896. GEO. 0. RUGER, Notary Public. PHENIX ASSURANCE COMPANY OF LONDGN, Established 1782. PROVIDENCE WASHINGTON INS. CO. OF RHODE ISLAND, Incorporated 1799. BUTLER & HALDAN, Gen’l Agents for Pacific Coast, 413 CALIFORNIA STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. ‘“ DON’T BORROW TROUBLE.” BUY SAPOLIO 'TIS CHEAPER IN THE END. md-hmmnnm yous or of ; Insomnia, Pains n the %ym xuwmuumiefi EST“RED “ulkecumnrr-mrznl. This great Vegetable Vitalizer,the oA, Wil aulcly Cors ] oo R . Seminal Emissions, Nervous Debility’ ¢ Drains, Varicocele and ‘day or night. Prevents quicks 9 ness of discharge, which if n, ed leads to Sp rThea and BEFORE ano AFTER ;‘,},fl;}g“'mm:‘};wmfi"c:‘#fix‘gnfilmnunver. the CUPIDENE and restores small weals organs P mmnfi‘g;’.flosmmw ™ i3 beckase-ninety per cent are troubled with B L ey o B, St A box, six for §5.00, by mal. Send for FREE ciroular fd i 3 Address DAVOL MEDICINE 0O, 1170 Market street, San Francisco, Cal. Forsaleby 5 5 BROCKS " FHARMACY, 119 Powell sirees