anaheim-gazette 1909-01-07

PRECIOUS METALS IN ISLANDS GOLD AND SILVER PRODUCTION IN THE PHILIPPINES First Results of American Mining Report of Geological Survey—Aggregate Large in Past, but no Records Although gold mining has been carried on in the Philippine Islands for several hundred years and the aggregate value of the product has been great, exact records of production have not been kept. Since the American occupation of the islands, however, there has been much prospecting and considerable development of gold and copper deposits, principally of the former; but until 1907 the production was confined chiefly to placer washing and gopher mining for gold by the non-Christian tribes of the hills. During the nine years ending with 1907 the annual production by natives of the islands probably averaged about 1500 fine ounces of gold, valued at about $31,000. The production by Americans and Europeans from 1898 to 1906, inclusive, probably did not exceed 600 fine ounces, valued at $12,400. The preparatory work which had been carried on by the American miners for several years began to bear its first real fruit in 1907, and statistics for that year, collected by the division of mines of the Bureau of Science at Manila, are now available. The total production of gold in the Philippine Islands in 1907 is given by the division of mines as 4,540 crude ounces. At the average fineness of 0.850, this would represent 3,859 fine ounces, valued at $79,773. The production of silver is given as 83 fine ounces, valued at $55. Although gold occurs in many islands of the group, the production of 1907 is credited to but two—Luzon and Masbate. In Luzon there are two producing provinces—Benguet in TO CHECK GAS WATER Public Oil and Natural Gas Withdrawn from Entrance By the President's order the Interior has drawn from entry all the public embracing about 6,500 acres petroleum and natural gas northwestern Louisiana known Caddo oil field. This action en pending a careful geologyigation by the United States Survey with a view to pave a waste of natural gas that estimated at 75,000,000 cubic day, or more than one-twentieth the amount of this fuel used sumed in the entire United States. The Caddo oil field is miles northwest of Shreveport in Caddo Parish. As at preplanned by preliminary well field is very narrow and is miles long in a northwest direction, but geologists ofvey who have recently visited field report that although limits have not yet been drawn it is probably of much greater than has been supposed. This field has but lately to prominence as a producer leum, but it includes gas have for several years given of very great pressure. A years ago one of the gas well field began to leak badly and casing, as a result of poor packing the well above the ing sand. This leakage increased and the well soon "that is, the pressure blew the pipe out of the gate away the surrounding the pipe, derrick, drilling etc., all fell into the well submerged by water which with the gas. Gas continue out from this well for a years. Around another well about 300 feet in diameter formed, which is usually with water or thin mud some petroleum. In the Manila, are now available. The total production of gold in the Philippine Islands in 1907 is given by the division of mines as 4,540 crude ounces. At the average fineness of 0.850, this would represent 3,859 fine ounces, valued at $79,773. The production of silver is given as 83 fine ounces, valued at $55. Although gold occurs in many islands of the group, the production of 1907 is credited to but two—Luzon and Masbate. In Luzon there are two producing provinces—Benguet in the northern part and Ambos Camarines in the southeastern part, on the Pacific coast. Masbate Island, southwest of Luzon, is part of the province of Sorsogon. From a report on the production of gold and silver in 1907, published by the United States Geological Survey as an advance chapter from "Mineral Resources of the United States, Calendar Year 1907," by Waldemar Lingren and H. D. McCaskey, the following extracts are made: "For centuries the Igorots of Lepanto and Benguet have been mining gold, washing it from the streams or recovering it by impounding water in the hills and releasing it in floods over decomposed surface material, in this way procuring additional auriferous gravel and at the same time exposing the rich and narrow veins, which they worked to slight depths underground. The rich vein material thus procured contained free gold, which was recovered after the ore was crushed in crude stone mortars and washed by hand. The Igorots and later the Spaniards worked extensively the copper ores at Mancayan, in southern Lepanto, near the northern boundary of Benguet. For a number of years considerable quantities of copper were recovered, which did not however, add to the output of precious metals, although the ores, which are mixed sulphides, arsenides, and antimonides, sometimes carry as much as $5 to the ton in gold, particularly in the nyrite. Since the American occupation production of gold by the Igorots has continued. "In the Camarines, particularly in the Paracale and Mambulao, European capitalists at one time did extensive underground work and erected modern mills. Their work was interrupted by the native insurrection of 1896 and has been resumed only in a small way by American miners in the last few years. There has been no production from the mines during the last twelve years. Before the Spanish conquest of the islands the natives of the Camarines worked the placers of these districts and have ever since made an annual increased and the well soon that is, the pressure of blew the pipe out of the gate away the surrounding rock, the pipe, derrick, drilling etc., all fell into the well submerged by water which with the gas. Gas continue out from this well for a years. Around another well about 300 feet in diameter formed, which is usually with water or thin mud some petroleum. In this the gas bolls up, more large mud volcano, and piles the entire crater fills with water and overflows into Cayman Persons familiar with gas estimated that 15,000,000 of gas is wasted from their twenty-four hours. A still waste is reported at a dry mile due west of this on the gas is burning with varying from 70 to 100 feet. No effort whatever is being to control these wells. They have a fanciful belief that gas has blown off the prooil will be improved, but this justification for this belief rapid escape of gas rather than oil chances of the field mitting an influx of salt water gas pressure is removed. reasons for this profligate parently, are the facts that no immediate use for the gas that now supplied to Shrew Texarkana, and that the al spectacle of this burning night will advertise the field passing through it on trail. An investigation of this in cooperation with the Survey of Louisana is now press by the United States Survey, and additional information it will soon be obtained." THE MINERAL SPRINGS FORNIA As California's fame assures tourists increases her springs arouse more attention some of them may eventually as famous as the celebrated Europe. Realizing that as come better known there demand for definite inform to the volume, temperature, local constituents of their w United States Geological Cooperation with the State ofnia, is making an investi these springs. The state is too large springs are too numerous to the work to be completed single field season, but it the Paracale and Mambulao, European capitalists at one time did extensive underground work and erected modern mills. Their work was interrupted by the native insurrection of 1896 and has been resumed only in a small way by American miners in the last few years. There has been no production from the mines during the last twelve years. Before the Spanish conquest of the islands the natives of the Camarines worked the placers of these districts and have ever since made an annual production, which in the early years was of considerable importance. During the last year a dredge installed by American and New Zealand capital has made an output of gold most encouraging to the operators, and additional dredges are contemplated for this district. "In the northern part of Masbate, at Aroroy, many old, abandoned gold mines of the Spanish regime, or of earlier times, have been actively prospected and partly worked by the American miners. The total production to date from Masbate has been small. "Considerable gold is mined by natives in Mindanao in placer workings each year, but reliable estimates of the output are not available. "Silver ores occur rarely in the Philippines, the one notable deposit having been found in northern Benguet, near the Lepanto line. This in part native silver, but the deposit has not been developed. Lead ores carrying silver occur in the islands of Cebu and Marinduque, but they have not yet been developed." Copies of the report on the production of gold and silver in 1907 may be obtained free of charge by applying to the Director of the United States Geological Survey, Washington, D.C. FOR SALT—Fifteen more ton of No. 1 baled alfalfa left. $18 on the ranch, $20 delivered in Fullerton or Anaheim. Address Page & Anderson, Buena Park, Cal. The 2-cent postage rate arranged between the United States and the German postal agency recently went into effect new year. But it should be mind by correspondents to avail themselves of the postage that their letters are marked as intended for sailing direct from New York man ports, otherwise their will be sent by way of England France, and the old postal unit of 5 cents will be charged. Further, it should be noted letter writers that this country reach Germany by way of England and come if speed is their object the cent rate must be paid. CHECK GAS WASTE Poll and Natural Gas Lands Withdrawn from Entry President's order the Secretary has just withdrawn entry all the public lands lying about 6,500 acres, in the Gulf and natural-gas fields in Eastern Louisiana known as the oil field. This action is taking a careful geologic investigation by the United States Geological Survey with a view to preventing the formation of natural gas that has been found at 75,000,000 cubic feet more than one-twentieth of the entire United States. Aadoo oil field is about 25 northwest of Shreveport, La., and Parish. As at present out-preliminary well drilling the very narrow and is about ten miles in a northwest-southeast but geologists of the Surge have recently visited the port that although its exact value not yet been determined probably of much greater extent has been supposed. The field has but lately come in influence as a producer of petroleum it includes gas wells that several years given evidence of great pressure. About four million of the gas wells in this area to leak badly around the basin as a result of poor work in the well above the gas-bearer. This leakage rapidly inflated the well soon "blew out" its pressure of the gas pipe out of the ground and by the surrounding earth, and derrick, drilling apparatus, fell into the well and were filled by water which blew out gas. Gas continued to flow from this well for about four round another well a crater 10 feet in diameter has been which is usually half filled water or thin mud containing oiloleum. In the middle of WITHDRAWN FROM ENTRY Important Order Concerning Western Phosphate Lands The western phosphate lands recently withdrawn from entry by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with the President's order comprise portions of Morgan, Rich and Cache counties in Utah; portions of Bear Lake, Bannock, Bingham and Fremont counties in Idaho; and nearly all of Uinta county in Wyoming—in all about 7,500 square miles of land more or less underlain by phosphate rock and constituting the greatest known phosphate deposit of the world. Phosphoric acid is an essential constituent of productive soil. Work at agricultural experiment stations in Wisconsin, Ohio and Illinois has shown that in fifty-four years the cultivated soils in those states have been depleted of one-third of their original content of phosphoric acid, or at an annual rate of about 20 pounds per acre. Even if the loss has been only one-half this amount it would require 6,000,000 tons of phosphate rock annually to offset this depletion in the 400,000,000 acres of cultivated lands in the United States, without allowance for increase in the area cultivated or in the agricultural yield. There were 2,265,000 tons of phosphate rock produced in the United States in 1907, and of this amount 900,000 tons, or about 40 per cent was exported. The phosphate rock of South Carolina is nearly exhausted, the Florida deposits have reached their maximum production, and through the output of the Tennessee deposits is growing, these deposits, if the increase in the rate of production shown during the last decade continues, will last only about eleven years. There is some phosphate in Arkansas, but it is of low grade. At the present rate of mining the known available supply of high-grade phosphate rock in the United States will last only fifty- and the well soon "blew out" gas, the pressure of the gas pipe out of the ground and by the surrounding earth, and derrick, drilling apparatus, fell into the well and were fed by water which blew out gas. Gas continued to flow in this well for about four round another well a crater 10 feet in diameter has been which is usually half filled water or thin mud containing oilroleum. In the middle of this gas boils up, making a volcano, and periodically the crater fills with oil and overflows into Caddo Lake. Familiar with gas wells have that 15,000,000 cubic feet wasted from this well in our hours. A still greater reported at a dry well about due west of this one, where it is burning with a flame from 70 to 100 feet in height. Import whatever is being made in these wells. The oil men financial belief that after the blown off the production of the improved, but there is no reason for this belief, for the escape of gas rather injures chances of the field by perin influx of salt water as the sure is removed. The real horror for this profligate waste, apart the facts that there is dilute use for the gas beyond supplied to Shreveport and Ana, and that the sensation circle of this burning gas at advertise the field to those through it on trains. Investigation of this oil field formation with the Geological of Louisiana is now in progress. United States Geological and additional information it will soon be available. GENERAL SPRINGS OF CALIFORNIA California's fame as a resort state increases, her medicinal house more attention, and them may eventually become as the celebrated spas of Realizing that as they better known there will be a definite information asume, temperature, and chemituents of their waters, the states Geological Survey, in with the State of Califor-making an investigation of things. State is too large and the are too numerous to permit to be completed within a old season, but it is expect- The phosphate rock of South Carolina is nearly exhausted, the Florida deposits have reached their maximum production, and although the output of the Tennessee deposits is growing, these deposits, if the increase in the rate of production shown during the last decade continues, will last only about eleven years. There is some phosphate in Arkansas, but it is of low grade. At the present rate of mining the known available supply of high-grade phosphate rock in the United States will last only fifty-four years, and if the increase in production shown during the last decade continues the supply will be exhausted in twenty-five years. It is therefore evident that the large deposits of the public land states must be depended on to replenish the fertility of the farms of the United States, and the only available method of preventing the acquisition of these phosphate deposits by foreign companies for shipment abroad and of insuring their use on our own lands is apparently to retain the title in the government and lease the lands under provisions that will prevent exportation. The list of lands to be withdrawn was furnished by the United States Geological Survey as a result of preliminary examinations made in the field. Further work will be done by the Survey as soon as practicable, for the purpose of making a careful classification of the lands and restoring to agricultural entry such portions as may contain no phosphates. It is pointed out by the Survey that the situation of this western field is most favorable. The smelters at Butte and Anaconda give off gases, chiefly sulphurous, which are very injurious to vegetation. These gases can be utilized to great advantage by converting them into sulphuric acid for the manufacture of superphos phate fertilizer, thus transforming a substance that is injurious to vegetation into one that is beneficial. "My youngest boy, 3 years old, was sick with fever last June, and when he got better the doctor prescribed Scott's Emulsion, and he liked it so well that he drank it out of the bottle, and is now just as plump and strong as any child of his age anywhere... two bottles fixed him OK."—MR. JOHN F. 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