The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 27, 1902, Page 40

40 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, UNDAY, APRIL 27, 1902. SANTA FE OIL DEAL 15 LARGE Property Transferred Is Rich in Producing Territory. Associated Company Gains From McKittrick Ac- ceseions, The largest deal in oil lands of late is that made by the Santa Fe in the Kern River field. The holdings of the Petro- leum Development Company, which have been acquired, amount to about 3500 acres in the Kern River field. The un- derstanding is that the actual cash price 0 be paid in is $1,270,000. Fully one-third of the entire lands involved is reported to be well proven territory. The output of the Petroleum Development Company is estimated at 30,000 barrels per month, with the possibility of increase to 50,000 barrels per month. According to the Los Angeles Herald two-thirds of the purchase price will go to E. L. Doheny. The remainder will go o other stockhoiders, among whom W. A. Bissell, A. B. Butler and H. M. McIntosh are prominent. The company was organ- ized in the summer of 1899 with capital stock amounting to $12,0K0, of which $100,000 was paid in. The payments as profits and surplus have amounted to nearly half a million dollars, so that the proposition has been a good one for those more largely concerned. The Herald gives the following particulars: RAILROAD MAKES SAVING. it is understood that the actual cash price to be paid is $1,270,000, the basis of calcula- tion being at f $11 per ghare, and the sellers to the bring_the purchase A close cxperting to be taken over has deter- one-third of the ertire bearing territory, and the Petroleam Develop- exceeded 30,000 barrels a can easily be enlarged to The former amount was all = induced to take over this contract providing Iroad Company should re production. At the mated that the cor- have red three-quarters of ure by the time the five year con- 98 cents will have expired. oven territory of the Midway dis- been widened by the strike of is e tract at The pr. trict k the Ba ¢ on section 25, 32-23 to the ex a quarter of a mile. The extent of the Barton strike is not definitely known. Drilling has been resumed upon several of the es of the Assoclated Oll Company ction 5 of the Kern River field a new headquarters has been estab- lished and there will be a supply camp. W. L. Fullerton tel Los Angeles Times that there market for of! propert lerton- district. The Time hands recently in the nd there are rumors of ng. Arques has written a_handbook on fuel which Cubery & Co. have pub- lished. Gi thé ofl industry is ac- terature of its own i to its development. atement made by Mr. Arques i n be produced in the terri- t to San Francisco bay by oil at the present price at 40 per less than the cost of the trans- ed electrical- current from the Sierra ntains. “*As we move further line of electrical transmis- on fuel oil increase and the cost of electrical transmission decreases, bence the saving effected by crude oil Goes not bear such a large ratio.” JOINING THE COMBINE. Two more strong oil companies have Joined the Associated Oil Company, the Giant and California Standard at Mc- hese companies have been ers. Concerning the steady panies to the combine the ornian says: As increases in size and strength th that it offers in join- t becomes the greater, success begetting there is e doubt that the accelerating and will ve lands of the county Change of Time. ¥The crookedest raiiroad in the world will have a change of timetable, com- | mercing to-day, and visitors to the sum- mit of Mount Tamalp be accommodated on the regular summer schedule On Sundays and legal holidays this will | provide for six round trips and on regu- lar week days three. The Mount Tamalpais scenic route is be- coming famous the world over as one of the great trips for beauty of land and sea and mount and is partonized by all the globe trotters at all seasons. The ac- quisition of a first-class tavern at the summit, with 2 menu adjustable to any urse, has resulted i ocal patronage. e Wants More Money for Schools. Superintendent of Schools Webster be- Beves that if Auditor Baehr's recom- mendation that the schools be allowed $1,200,000 is accepted by the Board of Su- pervisors the schools will suffer in conse- Quence. Webster says that what with the growth of the city’s population, the need for repairs to many schoolhouses @nd the lack of accommodations for i Jarge number of puplls who desire to at- tend school the department should be al- lowed a sum at least equal to that of last yéar, when $1,303,000 was appropriated. Insolvent Brakeman. E. R. Gaunce, a railroad brakeman, re- siding in Oakland, flled a petition in in- golvency yesterday in the United States District Court. He owes $492 and has no ~ assets. ed in a largely increased considerable prop- | ally that practieally the | can therefore” lost, for everything is in readiness to place it in | MINES ATTRAGT MANY STUDENTS University Society Now Boasts Numerous Membership. Placer County Deposits of Gold Get Official In- dorsement. Significant of the practical apirit of the times is the interest which the mining students of the University of California have manifested in the organization of a mining society. A list of members of the soclety has'been furnished to State Min- eralogist Aubury, who has assured the soclety’s officers that he will co-operate in every possible way in supplying in- formation. The following are the mem- bers of the organization: Y I, O. H. Reichman, = .C“imilhodu. C. H. Ashland, H. M. H. Dakin Jr., A. E. Drucker, H. A, Holley, George B. Lorenz, C~C. de C. R. T. Dozier, A. E. Almind, George C. D. Butler, D. A. Cavagnaro, H. 8. g D. Sumner §. Hughes, F. McPhall, W. 3. Pitshford, H. C. Rodden, Wise, A. J. Heger, L. S. Schofleld, m, B, A Burke, Frank Baird, E. G. Cahill, A. Knoff, Earle McBoyle, S. C. Faneuf, W. F. Coreland, R. D. Pickett, J. 8. Colbath, T. E. Stanton, A. B. Moulder, J. H. Cooper, L. K. Kennedy, | F. F. Weber, H. G. Hotchkiss, L. A. Laven- | saler, H. C. Cloudman, E. A. Nis, W. B, Al- bert . S. Dennison, B. Bowman, C. H. Richmond, L. A. Womble, L. Williams, R. H. Merrill, Fisher, M. Hyde, Charles J. Lyser, Smith, A. R, c.: 2. Moore, E. McCarthy. The Nevada City Transcript says that active operations have beem resumed at the New Independence mine and the work | of equipping the property will be per- | formed as soon as possible. The property is situated in the Piumbago district, which is well known as a mineral section. The Transcript reports that the shaft is down to the depth of 230 feet on the vein, with drifts to the north and south, show- | | ing 5000 tons of good milling ore in sight. | The New Independence Mining Company was organized in October, 1801. It has by | virtue of location, bond and option, ac- cording to the Transcript, three gold, quartz claims. The property is ten miles south of Downieville and twenty-four miles north from Nevada City, being | about one mile from the Plumbago mine. | The company expects to be miiling ore | | soon. | Placer County’s Gold. In a bulletin issued by the State Mining | Bureau concerning Placer County are the following interesting statements’ concern- ing its resources in gold: i Placer County is the center of drift mining | in California. A conservative estimate of the | ancient river channels remaining unworked | | which parallel each other and cross and re- | cross the. eastern portion of the county places | their aggregate length at over 200 miles. |~ The arift and hydraulic workings of the For- | est Hill, Towa Hill and Dutch Flat divides have | produced more than $68,000,000 in gold. The | Dardanelles, Todds Valley, Yankee Jim's, May- | flower, Paragon, Weske, Red Point, Mountain Gate, Morning Star, Big Dipper, Hidden Treas- | ure and other gravél mines have produced mil- | lions in bullion and are still being profitably | worke The development of quartz in Placer County | | has not kept pace with the gravel mining. The | surface of the county from the lower plains in the western portion to the summit of the, Sierra is traversed by innumerable veins and'| | Jedges of gold-bearing quartz. The product or‘ | the quartz mines has aggregated several mil- lions of dollars, nearly all of which has been | taken from pay chutes near the surface. These districts now offer good inducements for capi- | tal with the prevailing improved methods of | | mining. | " The deepeét quartz mining operations in me‘ | county are carried on by the Pioneer Company | | near Towle, where they have reached a total depth of 1250 feet. - . The Ophir district is thickly ribbed with | | quartz veins. With the exception of the Crater, | ‘Gold Blossom, Hathaway and Three Stars mines no deep mining has been done In this | district, which has a record of over $2,000,000. Five new quartz stamp mills were erected dur- | ing 1801. - They were the Three Stars at Ophir, Washington at Forest Hill, Shady Run near | Towle, Rawhide on Texas Ridge and the newly | installed mill at the Central Mine near Da- | mascus. | | Water is plentiful, timber abundant, is cheap and the l}uurlz and gravel mines of the county are easily accessible. , | The Oakdale Leader reports that the ar- | rangements of Doolittle & Donohue for dredging on the Tuolumne River for gold | | are completed and the work is about to | begin. lumber | Lively Near Folsom. | The Folsom Telegraph says that the mining industry In its locality continues to boom and that there will be five new | gravel mines in operation in a few! months. “Every acre of a strip of land | two_and_one-half miles long has been bonded. The Telegraph says: i The mackinery for the Prosperity Mining | which will operate on the Cohn ranch, near Mormon Island, has not yet ar- | rived, but when it does there will be little time | Company. position immediately. The first of the week a_contract was Jet to S. G. Beach & Co. of Placerville to erect the necessary buildings, which will consist of a blacksmith =hop, sheds, bunk houses and boarding-house, which will re- quire at least 60,000 feet of lumber. The first car load of material has arrived and building | { will commence tmmediately. This mine wilj | uz> crude petroleum for fuel. Aiout a dozen | men are now employed at the White Wings mine on the Perazzo ranch, getting shatt | ready to Teceive the machinery, putting the | | boilers and engines into place, erecting bufld. | | ings ana making other preparations for active | operat:ons, | Preparations to ‘incorporate a local com- | pan are now under way and organization will | be completed within the next week. In | ested. in this_company are J. P. Cox, J. Burnham, J. H. Donnelly. P. D. Eckhardt, | Imhboft, 1., N. Parks, D. Finch and J. E. ! | Blanchard. Theése men will bond the Blanch. | | ard ranch and will commeénce prospecting. im- | | mediately. Preston Woods and L. McDonald have bond- { ed the ranch of Mrs. Fassler, between the Pe- | razzo and Blanchard places, and have ordered machinery 10 0pen up a mine there. Work on | the twb mew dredgers progresses rapidly. The | | dredge company has its drill at work in the | Willow. Creek region and indications of a dredgs | being built there are good. b The Natoma Company has been pro | 707 several montha on ‘the Natoma® gmat "5 | shatt has been sunk to a considerable dia- | tance. Dredging on Large Scale. ‘While California is enlarging the fiel of 15 Beal MAGINE Operations: Mo ot Tand, where dredging for gold orlginated, has been maKing a showing in favor of the dredgers. The Otage Times makes returns of the mihing operations In New er- | H. | ISMAR. HIDDEN TREASURE $30,000 IS LOCATED BY ISMAR, T Mr. James R. Hammond, a rancher of HE WONDERFUL EGYPTIAN SEERESS f Banta Barbara County, visited San Fran- Hale’s. Dress Goeds. — Favorite stuffs —Favorite prices. Let’s look first at this Colored Aibatross 50c. It’s one of the soft, fine, crepey fabrics so popular for fancy waists. Every color and black—38 inches. Etamine Suitings $1.25. In fancy striped effects. One of the popular stuffs for full costumes— 44 inches. Wash Taffetas 75¢. In small figured /designs, all thé popular colorings, including cream— 19 inches. Black Grenadines 90c—They are the last of the $1.25 line. They are very stylish and The best choosing first. very popular. to-morrow. ii‘mcy Warp Silks $1.25—A charming - thing for waists— comes in dainty figures and striped designs—20 inches wide. Children’s Silk Wraps. $9.75. Samples—under their worth. Just here—charming in every de- tail. As stylish and snappy as they can be. Taffetas and moires; lined or not. Some with rich white lace: collars. Others tucked and stitched. You can’t equal them in: regular way under $12.50. Most are $15.00 garments, but an alert New York man picked them up at a bargain, °:‘md so may. you—$9.75. $10.00 ON A STOVE. They are all good stoves—as good as there are. $14.25, Were $18.50. Heavy, substantial cook stoves of best material and best workmanship, 6 holes, with side shelf, burns wood or coal Size 7 or 8. Set up in $14.25 h nickel trim- | warming closet—only the best quality 17x17-inch oven. your house for The same stove witl mings, $15.00 instead of $19.50. rocandi2;cWashGoods at7c Cotton foulards Thousands of yards. not full stocks of any one thing. Splen- did choosing when it's put together. Very pretty stuffs for wrappers. To-morrow for first time. Quite as important are these 15¢ PRINTED NAINSOOKS AT 10c. 200 pieces. Some of them ored stripes. Fortunate for you mer sewing yet. The Art Section. But first the new and prettily emb Another new piec 20c¢—16-inch. 25c¢—18-inch. 30c—20-inch, Now comes that sale of 500 Mantel Drapes at 25c Crepe tinsel ones, figured, finished on three sides with hand-tied fringe— pink, blue, cardinal, green—yes, all desirable shades. ——0 oMarket Sl Near Gth, @l L ful. But of l:cnurse he mufst know Near 6tll, s your case thoroughly before pre- opp' Golden scribing.. The remedy fits your trou- |* 0”' Go'del‘l Gate Ave. ! —GOoD GooBS bles exactly. Gate Ave. o— —0 There may not be as many as we had at | Stoves and Ranges Closing Out. Haven'’t enough room %o sell them—and sell them right. So~ we’ll quit tiil we can. That’s why you may things. SCARFS, 29c—18x54 inches or 32 inches square, in open-work roidered designs. Made firm to stand washing. and pretty line of SPACHTEL SCARFS = AND SHAMS, 25¢—18x54 and 32 inches square shams. New lot of TAPESTRY PILLOW TOPS—swellest up-to-date es you can find, in good colors—35¢. SILK FLOSS PILLOWS at low prices—the same good pillows we've been selling—filled chuckful of good silk floss. - Hale's. | Hale’s. I *Tisn’t Often You Have the Opportunity to Buy Fine New China and Cut (Glass At These Decided Savings. Once a year the foreign people send their samples over to New York. American mer- chants go there to see what they want. After they’ve placed their orders these samples are quietly closed out 1o some concern big enough to take them all. We got them this time. : No prettier or more tempting pieces made. They must be. No one dares show an inferior sample. When full stocks come, full prices will, too. Half prices for these forerunners. 8$1.00 Cracker Jars, Salad Bowls, Chocolate FPots at 48c. Not only half price, but in the newest and fanciest shapes, practical sizes—made of Carlsbad china, dainty decorations, tinted and with full gold tracing. Monday, for the first time, 48¢ instead of $1.00. 50c¢ Marmalade or Condensed Milk Jars 25c¢—Complete with saucer and cover, of Carlsbad china, decorated with ficral sprays and gold lines. $6.00 Cut Glass Berry Bowls at $3.75. Fine deep cuttings, of excellent crystal glass, heavy blanks, 8-inch bowls, that never sell in the regular way ur%d:; $gm Monday morning fgrétlrs fixfit n’met,t$3.75. Vi . - it 3.00 af ,48—New patterns with star bottoms and cut necks. 3.00 ol?‘?: Z{‘fiz;l?o‘;ffi}?,'w: at 81.65—6-inch, round, and of heavy glass, neat, bright cuttings. Best 50c Satin Ribbons at 22c. Five inches wide. Not a thing wrong with.a single yard. Colors are all good, with heaps of blues, pinks, lilacs and white 'mongst them. Think of half price for such a staple ribbon. Like fifty-cent cans Royal Baking Powder at 22c. We took all the factory had—1000 pieces, and it's one of the oldest and most conservative -factories—a concern thats long been the riBbon authority of the country. They don’t know what it is to make a poor ribbon., That's why good storekeepers are anxious to get their ribbons. That’s why you rarely se¢, their satin ribbons under price. That’s why you ought to buy all you need now. - Greatest May-Day Offer We Ever Made. The very ribbons for pillows, hat trimming, neck ruffs, bows—most useful of all ribbons—only 22c for identical quality some first-class stores sell at s0c. \ Mousseline de Soie and,, fancy Liberty Silk Plisse One price;: 25 Cents. L - SAVE $4.00 TO even 18 S. Not a yard worth less than soc. i Steel Range But maybe there’s a shade ortwo o qd‘”d $27.00, reduced from $37.50. missing, that's why you may Hhave fo-morrow. $29.00, reduced from $39.50. $33.00, reduced from $43.50. $37.00, reduced from $47.50. Full nickel trimmings, as well what's left at half-price. Mousseline de Soie—40 inches—in cardinal, blue, old rose, light and dark green, nile, cream and white. Liberty Silk Plisse—16 inches wide, quite the thing for yokings, fronts or for millinery. These col- ors, royal, blue, cerise, laven- der, maize and nile. 25¢ Monday for the first time. i them more thought than ever befo | of polished steel—wood or coal. 5 braid-or a graceful drape. floppy brims as well as jaunty sailors for Dimities Lawns Let us mention two of them (the tw: CUT 1—Fine Panama Shade Hat, bound | with black velvet, trimmed with unenJ color scarf and fancy black quill....$2.35 | Paper Flowers And Lamp Shades. Lowest prices we know of are made daintier by linen col- | anq prettiest creations you if you haven’t done all your sum- | can find. 65¢ grade al 50c. \ Chrysanthemums, any color, 6e. 95¢ grade al 856 or 69c a dozen. Carnations, any shade, @e¢, or 6% i dozen. s i 2 amp sha , any color, ol to $2.50. iz S Thistle or shaving balls. paper, 6%e package; larger sizes 135c. Rose, Carnation Leaves, 4¢ package. Package of 3 Chrysanthemum papers, 50¢ grade at 4oc. Hale's is a good place to buy HEMSTITCHED TAMBOUR and take no risks. Proof? Here it is: T%e. Wire, covered or plain, 4c coil. [+ © 15 pieces, 62 inches wide, all linen. 20 pieces, 70 inches wide, all linen, stu Dandruff CURED By Home T:ea:ment. bright, cheery patterns. 39c—22-inch. 42¢—24-inch. 50c—26-inch. — 18 inches wide, all linen, half bleached, 10e¢ Bleached Toweling at 8¢—17 inche: morning for the first time. Litile trouble. —Little money. —S8ur:z, too. . Our hair and ‘scalp specialist finds many without time or money to come downtown for professional treatment. So he has prepared a remedy for home use. It's proving wonderfully success- They have been $1.25 a dozen. Size 17x32 inches, hemmed, soft and thing for everyday use, S AL S No wonder women like them so well. Designers have given stiffness of the lines by a clever curl of the brim, a twist of the Here are some to go with tailored suits for dressy occasions. Many New Styles $1.00 to $3.75. Table Linens. broad, fresh stocks; pay the least good goods can be sold for 50c Damask 40c. 95¢ Damask at 856, 65¢ Damask at 50c. 25 pieces, pure white, 66 inches wide, all linen, ak excellent, firm quality, 10c Roller Toweling at 7 1-2c. 3600 Huck Towels at 8 1-3¢c each. | Hale’s. ale’ Silk Stockings For Women. Many new styles. Particular women will be delighted with them. Our ho- siery man was in New York lately. He took uniisual pains to find the latest and daintiest things. Stocks now are full and va- ried. We must mention these five items. Pure Silk $2.€0 Pr. Plain black pure thread silk hose— medium_ weight, fine gauge, long ani elastic, French heel and toe. Richelieu Ribbed $2.25. Black pure thread silk hose, medium weight, narrow Richelieu 'rib run- ning from toe to top—double soles, heels and toes. Heavy Siltk $2.50 Pr, Plain black pure thread silk hose, heavy weight, extra long and elas- tic, double soles, heels and toes. Lace Ankle $2.75. Black pure thread silk hose, medium welght, with two patterns lace an- kle, double soles, heels and toes. $3.50 Silk Lace Hose $2.95. Black pure silk lace hose, 3 styles, with solid lace openwork from toe to top—wide elastic lace welt—latest French styles. —0 ) D e PR S SRR Lace Robes. New—worth seeing. Handsome patterns in Repoussee and pompadour effects on white and cream embroidered net, with lace flounces. 2 The outfit is complete—skirt, waist, sleeves, collar and cuffs—$15.00 to $30.00 ecach. See them at the lace department, 2d aisle. ————p L LRI R [ R dog. nzw re. They have taken away the Others with vacation wear. o that are illustrated above.) CUT 2—A handsome straw sailor shape, trimmed with an artistic straw_bow, All colors, navy, brown, red or black} touched off with a bit of white. Ch:aper But as good as ever. <@ table linens. You choose from rdy stuff in charming designs. , 50 pieces. s wide, all linen, 40 pieces. Monday absorbent, with red .borders. Just the ot Market St., Zealand for the year 1901, - which show t r surpassed that that the output last yea passed tiat of any other year since 1571 says: \ The total vield of the New Zealand gold s is returned at 405,550 ounces, valued at £1.753,783, or an increase over the returns of i ‘previous year of 73,506 ounces, valued at ), No less than £135,000 ha been in- Josted in seventeen dredging companies reg- istered at the Dunedin office Auring the past Venr. besides £20,000 invested in other gold ing concerns. e high level maintained by the Molyneux River throughout the greater part of the vear st closed has serlously affected the dredging ipCustry, and though the return of gold from dredges ‘shows a substantial increase on the previous year. that increase is nothing like so Targe as was ‘at one time expected. The aver- age mumber of dredges reporting returns during the year was forty-six, as against thirty-four for the year 1900. The highest number report- ing in one week was sixty-seven, as against forty-four in the previous vear. The total Zold yield for the past year was 65,630 ounces S pennyweights, 16 grains, which Is well over 2 quarter of a million, the value in round num- bers belng £253,900. ' The total yleld for the previous year was 62,270 ounces, 1 pennywelght Fnd 20 grains, the Increase last year being 25+ ounces. The averago per dredge for the Past vear was 1424 ounces or 27 ounces per Week. The average per dredge for 1890 was again be one of the liveliest mining towns in the State and things look very favorably that A big_proposition'is on to sell the Souls- by mine, N. C. Merrill, one of a syndicate of Colorado mine owners, was in Soulsbyville this week and investigated the mine for his people, The Amador Ledger gives an account of the Keystone mine and mill at Ama- dor City. The old forty-stamp mill has been remodeled and twenty stamps have been added, The mill is run by a 150 horsepower electric motor. The hoisting works will be run by an air compressor operated by a 300 horsepower dynamo. The lowest working level in use is at 900 feet. The water is in the 1000-foot level. The necessity for pumping that out has not yet been experfenced. John Strougham and others have bou;}:t ND MORE DELAY [IDENTIFY THEIR ON SHORT LINE} STOLEN 500D Specal Dispatch to The Call. The investigations conducted by Police- b man Brailg, assisted by Detective Rey- LOS ANGELES, April 26—As a result | nolds, into the burglaries committed by of E. H. Harriman's visit to Salt Lake | Joseph King, the ‘‘convict preacher’; and his inquiry into the causé of the de- | Thomas Barker, Harry Hamilton, Annie lay in work on the Oregon Short Line's | Barker and Kittle Nihill are bearing extenslon to Los Angeles, it s now given | €990 {rift the John Dix mine in Butte County andya payment has been made of a part of the oty B peoa it ok Bl Mrs. James Reddington, 165 Market | there are. abeus 480 meres. . The ehonnel from a rellable, source in this elty | girpet, and Mrs. Glasscott, 1646 Market that all obstacles to construction have been removed and the mew railroad be- tween this city and Sale Lake will be completed and in operation before the end of the present year. ©rders have come from New York to the engineering de- partment of the railroad to rush the work of surveys, materials are ordered and are street, yesterday identified a number of articles found In the house at 835 Howard street as their property, which had been stolen from them. Miss Sheppard of the ‘Woman’s Christlan Temperance Union, 52 McAllister street, also identified a trunk, which contained a number of Bibles and other books, including her is from 300 to 600 feet wide and lles under 750 feet of a lava cap. The Calaveras Prospect reports that the Catherine and Belmont mine is-about to resume work. o A 10-stamp quartz mill is kept running steadily, day and night, at the Chloride gold mine near Dedrick, in Trinity Coun- ty. The Chloride is at an altitude of 6000 cisco only a few weeks since, and seeing a newspaper account of Ismar’s wonder- ful clairvoyant gift, called upon her, more out of idle curfosity than otherwise. Sne astonished him with the information that there was buried treasure on his ranch to the extent of many thousands of dollars. Mr. Hammond was surprised at first, but soon became incredulous, and upon returning to his family related _.er words as a humorous incident of his visit to San Francisco. His family took the matter more seriously, however. His eldest son, Charles, was so impressed by the statement that he made many searches for the * buried treas- ure, but to no purpose. At last, after a week or more of futile effort, he con- trived to come to S8an Francisco on an ostensible business trip. In reality he came to consult with the wonderful woman whose words had s0 wrought upon his mind. She reiterated to him the statement she had made to his father, but located the treasure at the foot of a large sycamore tree near the center-of his father’s ranch. Anxiously he returned home and without any difficulty succeeded in finding the right spot. Ismar's words were absolutely true in every respect. He took $30,03) out of an old iron box buried four feet under ground. Nearly everybody In the neighborhood has been digging for hidden treasurés ‘ever since. $ Thus it is proven once more that the secrets of bygone times, as well as the secrets of mature, yield readily to the psychic powers of Ismar, the marvelous geer, In everything pertaining to human welfare, in love, marriage, business, mining, speculating or adventure, her advice is equally valuable and accurate. In the locating of physical aflments she has no equal. t she has done for thers she can do for you. Her readings by mail are as satisfactory as those in erson. Send date and year of birth. Three questions answered, $1.00. Full life read- €, $5.00 A Ismar’s new quarters are with a_view to strict privacy. She can b Nited daily in her office in the Vendome, No. 104 Market street, from 10 a. m, p. m. Sundays, 10 to 12. 1831 ounces for the year, or 35 ounces per week. On the West Coast there are twenty-seven dredges in active operation; sixteen will start Within the next three months_and by the end of the year there should be fifty machines in full work, In California’s Field. e Calaveras Chronicle says that a rlztl: strike has been made in the Buffalo Blue Gravel mine in Chili Guich. The Randsburg Miner says the Dean & Jones Mining Company is crushing about 1300 tons of ore per month. The Arondo Mining Company is operating in the Ar- gus Range. Work was suspended for a few days at the Yellow Aster on account of a break in machinery. There is plenty of water for operations at the big mine. The New Era reports that the Golden ‘West or Old Comstock mine in Tuolumne County is sought by parties who have of- fered $250,000 for it. The Sunnyside mine, near the Mohican, has been bonded to Los Angeles parties. The Hardtack mine has been bonded to C. A. Holland and others and the Sweeny quartz mine and half of the Galway and Old Glory mines have been sold. > The New Era says also; x'x certain deals go through Soulsbyville will feet. An oil blast smelter will be erected at Los Angeles, according to the local pa- pers. A company has been incorporated with a capital of $1,000,000 for that pur- pose. g The Gold Cross mine at Hedges, San lown in- Diego County, has been closed definitely. The Grass Valley Consolidated mine has started up. An addition of ten stamps to the mill is probable, so says the Grass Valley Tidings-Telegraph. The_San Bernardino Times-Index says that Ballarat is lively once more; work will be resumed at Tuba canyon. The American gold mine in San Diego County, south from Oglilby, has been sold to Eastern parties. The Pasadena Daily News says that the consideration was abof 000, The property is repre- sented as including six gold claims and a 100-ton’ mill. A P —_— {2( all trains May 7, good to return until May already arriving and workmen are being engaged wherever they can be found and arc sent to several camps on the line of the road. There remains less than 300 miles of new road to build to complete the line, about the same mileage of old tracks will be re- laid with heavy steel rails and 110 miles of road southwest from Salt Lake, form- ing the Leamington cut-off through Gar- fleld Beach and into the Tintic mining district, will be constructed to shorten the distance covered by the present line. The order contemplates a complete re- ‘building of the railroad from Salt Lake and Callentes, th€ present southwestern terminus of the Oregon Short Line. The new line is surveyed from Calientes to Ludlow, on the Santa Fe, and it is semi-officially. announced that a joint traffic agreement with the Santa Fe has been made whereby ‘the Short Line will use the Santa Fe tracks from Ludlow to Los Angeles. - : § Make early reservation at Southern Pa- ¢cific Information Bureau for berth m ilman special to Penryn next Saturday. bank book, which had been stolen from “the place. King used to be a frequent v'sitor at the rooms. Her bank book is missing. H. S. Murray, orchardist, Gilroy, whose residence was broken into at the time Barker and his supposed wife, Annie, ‘were on a visit to her mother, who owns a chicken ranch there, yesterday identi- fled a sewing machine found at $35 Howard street as one of the articles stolen from him, besides bedding, sofa cushions and other articles. Mrs. George Hezden of Gilroy also identified a violin and two-shotguns that had been stolen from her rezidence. Trere are a number of articles yet un- identified, among them being 11 silver orange knives, cakeknife, 10 coffeee spoons and 9 white metal knives and forks, all having a corrugated shell on the end of the handle; a dressing case, marked “S. R. C.”; a kodak, large magic lartern, guitar, banjo, 3 grips, 2 han bags, 2 trunks and a large white canva: ficor covering marked *°C. C. Morse."” Hamilton was positively identifled yes~ terday by two other people as the wko snatched Mrs. Freeman’s purse om a 3 on car at Powell and Market March 28 and threatened to shoot Fritz when the Judge chased s s and ca —_— The annual “appropriation for the penses of the President’s office, in e the President’s salary, compensation for his clerks and secretaries, the furn of the White House and the maintenance of the grounds, is less than $300,000. 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