anaheim-gazette 1919-05-08

IN THE OIL FIELD (From Brea Progress) The month just closed has been one of the most active in Southern California oildom. The great boom of operations seemingly begun with the bringing in of the Chapman well by the Union Oil Company several weeks ago, and has been gradually increasing all the time since. The Fullerton Oil Company has set a water string in its No. 13 at 2320, secured a successful shut-off and is now drilling again at 2500 feet. The formation is shale, with no oil showing as yet. At 2668 feet the Amalgamated's Ibitson well is drilling in brown sandy shale and as yet has not shown a sign of oil. The well is close to the Standard's Kramer No. 1, where oil was found at 2300 feet. Two strings of casing were crushed and collapsed by a sudden formation movement in the Brea Canyon's No.31, a new well drilling at 2200 feet. This shifting of the formation puts the well in bad condition for further drilling, and may cause the loss of the hole. This portion of the Brea field seems subject to these sudden and unforeseen earth movements. Only a few months ago one of the largest producing wells in the field was destroyed by the shifting of the strata, resulting in the cutting off of three strings of pipe and the complete shutting off of the oil. The Fullerton Oil Company's well now drilling east of the original Kramer is looking better every day. At 2000 feet a shale carrying considerable oil was struck. This same formation has continued to the present depth of 2275 feet, making the outlook for the well exceptionally good. A. U. W. CO. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT Following is the report submitted by the superintendent: Regular employees $985.00 Oil well, employees 100.00 CONSTRUCTION. Work at yard, (41 sks. cement) 108.00 Work on foundation for house (30 sks. cement) 49.00 Work for J. des Granges 6.75 Work on pipe line at No. 2, (51 sks. cement) 83.40 Gate for Robinson, (9 sks. cement) 14.80 Filling ditch Cypress Ave. 257.50 Filling ditch, Gardiner's place 27.50 Cementing ditch, Horseshoe Bend, (307 sks. cement) 467.00 Work for Frank Kirker, (16 sks. cement, ½ bbl. lime) 123.60 Work for B. Dauser, (1-3 bbl. lime, 6 sks. cement) 16.60 Mrs. Key's pipe line, (6 sks. cement, 56 jts. 8" pipe, one 8" valve) 17.50 REPAIRS. Office 4.70 Newell avenue 3.90 Ross avenue, (9 sks. cement) 10.90 Raising ditch at head, (184 sks. cement) 391.00 Work on division gate 155.20 Work on flume and dam, (25 sks. cement) 213.30 And T. Speaking of years ago, when Center street once of oil in his waist firmly convinced there operations. A considerable distillation had been informed, included going deep was abandoned operation gradually the pioneer well hills, and there may have the will willing neverthe idea that this history. This city is in stantial improvement pal power house opened for a motor. It trustees to connect one of the two lieving that there for the increase pump will raise it considerably trained by the water supply additional well will who looks with fairs of the public gestion that they upon a site to the ing the natural help maintain p During the summer in the eastern plained of a lack water pipes, on the wall at times his usual Saturday in bad condition for further drilling, and may cause the loss of the hole. This portion of the Brea field seems subject to these sudden and unforeseen earth movements. Only a few months ago one of the largest producing wells in the field was destroyed by the shifting of the strata, resulting in the cutting off of three strings of pipe and the complete shutting off of the oil. At 1550 feet the Heffron well is showing its first oil colors. The formation is conglomerate, and it appears as soon as the long stratum of conglomerate has been pierced an oil sand will be uncovered. Located in a sand wash east of Placentia, this well has been up, to a few days ago, considered a joke. During the past week the formation has been so hard that only a hundred feet could be made in the seven days of rotary drilling. At 300 feet the Petroleum Development Company ran into a heaving sand in its Bradford Brothers well No. 1 and for a time it looked as though the hole would be lost entirely. A quantity of stovepipe casing was hurried to the well and after considerable difficulty was installed. The caving and heaving of the sand prevented any progress being made on the well for a week. On the Joaquin property the Petroleum company has completed the rigging-up work and will start drilling today. On the Bradford home place No. 1 is in the rigging-up stage and will start drilling before the end of the week. The Petroleum Development Company has located a well in the heart of the little town of Richfield, and will start drilling at once. The well is located in the business section of the town and is doing a lot to raise the values of the town property. After being drilled to 3700 and 3750 feet, respectively, the Standard's Anaheim Union and Lock wells are not showing anything that looks like oil. Both wells are drilling in a very hard sand. Getting into a very hard and compact sand at 1200 feet, the Standard's Kramer 2-1 made only 170 feet of hole during the last week. This well is located a few hundred feet east of the Chapman well. Six hundred feet more of hole will probably get the Standard Work for B. Dauser, (13 bolt lime, 6 sks. cement) 16.60 Mrs. Key's pipe line, (6 sks. cement, 56 jts. 8" pipe, one 8" valve) 17.50 REPAIRS. Office 4.70 Newell avenue 3.90 Ross avenue, (9 sks. cement) 10.90 Raising ditch at head, (184 sks. cement) 391.00 Work on division gate 155.20 Work on flume and dam, (25 sks. cement) 213.30 Work at P. P. No. 2 363.90 Repairs to ditches, Fullerton, Placentia and Anaheim 173.65 Repairs to road 96.00 Work at P. P. No. 1 on reservoir 244.00 $1656.55 Yard man 104.00 Pump man 228.00 Pumper 110.75 Truck driver 106.80 CLEANING. Main canal, sec. 2 284.20 Placentia 16.20 Anaheim 85.20 CEMENT ACCOUNT. On hand April 1...1592 sks. Received in April...1600 sks. 3192 sks. Used on construction 460 sks. Used on repairs 419 sks. Furnished with pipe 76 sks. On hand May 1...2237 sks. 3192 sks. REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE The Finance Committee submitted the following report for the month: Apr.1, 1919, Cash in hands of Treasurer $7828.08 Cash in hands of Secretary...60.72 Water collections...5455.95 W. H. Slevers 176.78 R. J. McFadden 28.80 G. Siefken 204.72 Construction 91.20 J. Knutzen 58.15 A. G. Wright 2.75 A. G. Oswald 166.48 Loftus & O'Brien 3.00 Yorba Irrigation Co...30.40 N. T. Brewer 439.89 St Helens Petroleum Co...867.28 Vernon Oil Refining Co...1845.35 Cal. Oil & Asp. Co...38.49 Amalgamated Oil Co...63 City of Anaheim 89.60 R. A. Marsden 460.54 A. S. Bradford 71.45 A. C. Wintter...152.24 R. C. Annim 250.38 Gravel 7.50 C. McFarlane 8.29 C.E.Ford 74.56 M.Strain 1.50 T.L.McFadden 295.34 W.F.Scott 12.00 Getting into a very hard and compact sand at 1200 feet, the Standard's Kramer 2-1 made only 170 feet of hole during the last week. This well is located a few hundred feet east of the Chapman well. Six hundred feet more of hole will probably get the Standard well through the hard stuff. The fastest drilling time made by any concern drilling in the Chapman field was made last week by the Standard on the Collins well. Here over 400 feet of hole was made in the hard formation in six days. The Union started work on two new properties during the last week, besides starting work on Chapman No. 3. On the Newell Ranch the Union is building a rig and expects to start drilling at once. A rig stands completed on the Thompson-Goodwin property and drilling will start there before the end of the week. Both of these new wells will be drilled with cable tools. Cutting through 150 feet of solid conglomerate is the record made for a week by the Amalgamated at its Xorba No. 1. This hard formation was struck at the 1300 mark and still continues at 1673, the present depth of the well. Three days after closing the deal for the leasing of the Chas. F. Potter property, the Amalgamated has the rig lumber on the ground and commenced the erection of the derrick. The work has progressed so rapidly that the rig- And They Say Speaking of oil, time was many years ago, when a resident on West Center street one day detected traces of oil in his water well. He was so firmly convinced that the oil strata existed there that he started drilling operations. A hole was bored for a considerable distance, but, as we have been informed, financial difficulty precluded going deeper, and the project was abandoned. The trend of oil development gradually leads this way from the pioneer wells up in the Olinda hills, and there are men—who perhaps may have the wrong hunch—who are willing nevertheless to incline to the idea that this is good wildcat territory. This city is in line for some substantial improvements at the municipal power house. Bids will soon be opened for a modern deep well pump and motor. It is the intention of the trustees to connect the new pump with one of the two wells at the plant, believing that there is ample water there for the increased demand. The new pump will raise 1200 gallons per minute, considerably more than now obtained by the old pump. In case the water supply proves deficient an additional well will be sunk. A citizen who looks with interest upon the affairs of the public advances the suggestion that the new well be located upon a site to the north, thereby gaining the natural gravitation which will help maintain pressure in the mains. During the summer months residents in the eastern part of town have complained of a lack of pressure in their water pipes, one gentleman intoning the wall at times he has had to forego his usual Saturday shower ablution for the meat, but he didn't care as he only wanted the hide for a shammy skin. Up in Los Angeles they arrested a Mexican for bootlegging. He was a musical gent, and went among the peons, playing a mandolin and singing La Paloma to beat the band. He had large audiences, and the fly cop smelled a mouse. He joined in the hilarity and nudged the songbird. The mandolin was tipped up and out came a glass and the latest brew of mescal. The vender was pinched and marched off to the cooler. He said he emptied the mandolin eight or ten times a day, holding two quarts at a filling. A gentleman from this city paid a visit to Vernon Sunday out of curiosity. He reports the 4-round burg fairly bubbling—the hombres banked up to the fourth and fifth line trenches each division moving up in solid formation at given signals. Some of the gents take their knitting along and stay all day. A lady here threatens to take legal action against some persons whom she claims poisoned her cat. If the feline was of the "him" species that meet and strike up a duet usually at 2 a.m. there's no jury in this neck of the woods that would convict. Whenever a soldier boy hops off the train here his first remark is usually, "Gee, I'm glad I'm back here once more." The cub reporter horns in to say that these new style short skirts are too flamboyant, but say, says he, when a pretty pair of 'er—shapely ankles are shown it's not quite so bad. ditional well will be sunk. A citizen who looks with interest upon the affairs of the public advances the suggestion that the new well be located upon a site to the north, thereby gaining the natural gravitation which will help maintain pressure in the mains. During the summer months residents in the eastern part of town have complained of a lack of pressure in their water pipes, one gentleman intoning the wall at times he has had to forego his usual Saturday shower ablation. The ubiquitous gent who wears false hair when he's out in society rushed into the barber shop the other day and underwent the exhilarating experience of having the fringe around his neck clipped, and then to be a real sport turned the wig around and called it a haircut. Can you blame the barbers for hoisting prices? Some grand juries can start a lot of muck-raking, but don't seem to be able to finish the job, and sometimes some good reputations are shattered. A young man, who wishes his name omitted, had his room burglarized Friday night and among the booty secured was a quantity of whiskey, value $37.00, all for home use, of course. Just like robbing a bank. The boys around the barber shop are talking about how Carl came to dispose of the goat of a "his" variety which he bought at a bargain. Godfrey told Carl he could have the goat for five berries and as the billy was not a very old one Carl decided to annex him. Friday afternoon he journeyed out on Walnut street, taking his 32 with him for the purpose of putting the finishing touches to his goatship. Carl put a ball between its eyes and the goat turned his toes up to the daisies and was ready to have his throat lanced. The goat dressed about 75 pounds and was fat as butter. Carl came up town and immediately decided to buck the big five and help reduce the high cost of living. Brown and Menges each spoke for a ham apiece while Lee took a side, and Metz lay claim to the head and a great hunk of the shoulders, which he expressed up to his home in a town called Los Angeles. Other friends came in and soon the carcass was disposed of. Brown had a mulligan Sunday and said he ate so much of the nice juicy meat OIL IN STORAGE The rather alarming amount of oil in storage was emphasized when 23 leading oil companies submitted offers to the government to supply fuel oil at prices ranging from 25 cents to $1.38, against a similar range of $2.15 to $2.30 six months ago. The state railroad commission of Texas reported 4,321,651 barrels of crude oil belonging to the leading producing companies and 252,404 barrels belonging to others in storage in that state March 1. It was estimated that total storage capacity would be reached within 40 days. Additional storage may be provided, however. Five standard oil companies were among the companies that offered to supply the government with fuel oil. Last week the South Penn company warned producers in the Texas and Louisiana fields that it could not agree in the future to purchase all oil offered. Bob Jones, one of the oil drillers for the Standard, was in town a few days ago. Years ago Bob used to set type, but gave up that business and went in for oil. Bob has many friends here who are always glad to see him. REGISTER If you want to vote for the Orange County Harbor Bonds on June 10th you must register before May 10th if you have not registered since Jan. 1st, 1918. Register with Bertha Meyers at Meyers Bookstore or Hannah HorWitz at Judge Howard's office. CLASSIFIED MINERAL DEPOSITS IN THE UNITED STATES The United States Geological Survey, has published recently as its Bulletin 660 its annual volume entitled "Constribution to Economic Geology (short papers and preliminary reports). 1917. Part 1. Metals and Nonmetals Except Fuels." This bulletin contains 11 papers describing deposits of ores of iron, manganese, tin, antimony, lead, silver, and gold of the United States and deposits of green sand, clay, and strontianite. The shortage of manganese, which is used extensively in hardening steel, and the high prices resulting from its scarcity, caused the Survey to examine undeveloped deposits in western Arkansas and in Shenandoah Valley, Va., the results of which are described in "Manganese Deposits of the Caddo Gap and De Queen quadrangles, Ark," by H. D. Miser, and "Possibilities for Manganese Ore on Certain Undeveloped Tracts in the Shenandoah Valley, Va." by D. F. Hewitt, G. W. Stose, F. J. Kats and H. D. Miser. The green sand deposits of the eastern United States are considered by G. H. Ashley particularly with reference to their possible utilization as a source of potash, for their green color is due to their content of glauconite, a mineral that usually carries about 7 per cent of potash, although the sands as a whole contain somewhat less of this useful alkali. An interesting paper on "Strontianite Deposits near Barstow, Cal." by Adolph Knopf forms part of the volume. Strontianite has been successfully used in the recovery of sugar from beet-molasses, large quantities of the molasses being unavoidably produced in the manufacture of beet sugar. Among the mining districts described in this bulletin are the Cuyuna iron district, Minn., by E. C. Harder and A. W. Johnston; the came up town and immediately decided to buck the big five and help reduce the high cost of living. Brown and Menges each spoke for a ham apiece while Lee took a side, and Metz lay claim to the head and a great hunk of the shoulders, which he expressed up to his home in a town called Los Angeles. Other friends came in and soon the carcass was disposed of. Brown had a mulligan Sunday and said he ate so much of the nice juicy meat that he is now ashamed to look a sheep in the face. Menges had enough to last him a week and almost decided to take a vacation and was thinking of passing up the barbering business for the present. All hands have been living high and are anxious to have Carl go out and look for another goat. Brown says he heard that when Carl hit the goat over the head with his hammer the handle broke and the surprised but pugnacious billy chased him over the lot and up a tree, before he was finally dispatched by the pistol route, but Carl denies this, saying its all a yarn. Carl says it kinder got his goat the way the boys butted in G. W. Sherwood 6.50 W. F. Sacey 21.38 A. G. Miller 5.00 H. H. Hale 5.00 T. L. McFadden 5.00 E. E. Beazley 5.00 J. Chas. Thamer 5.00 J. J. Dwyer 5.00 T. F. Stewart 19.94 Pay Roll, Reg. Employees 985.00 Pay Roll, Labor 3863.35 Total $7582.94 Available Cash 7209.06 Deficit $373.88 Warrants returned include Gibbs Lumber Co. $1412.00, W. F. Stacey $58.65 and $34.72, T. F. Stewart $17.20 and $26.15 and S. B. Cowan $14.37, not included in last report. REGISTER If you want to vote for the Orange County Harbor Bonds on June 10th you must register before May 10th if you have not registered since Jan. 1st, 1918. Register with Bertha Meyers at Meyers Bookstore or Hannah HorWitz at Judge Howard's office. CLASSIFIED Anaheim Gazette, per year, $1.50, payable in advance. FOR SALE—5room house, lot 50x158; $600 cash/balance $1,000 mortgage. Phone 163-J 1-t WANTED—Girls Call Anaheim Laundry Co. 1-t BARGAINS IN USED CARS Dodge roadster $750.00, 1917 Oakland touring car $825.00, 1915 Overland touring $475.00, 1917 Dord $650, 1917 Maxwell, one Partin Palmer $610, 1917 Ford touring with electric starting and lighting system $495.00, one new 1500 commerce truck at $550.00, 1914 to 1917 Ford tourings, roadsters and trucks,—all in good mechanical and overhauled condition. Our prices are right as shown by our sales of eighteen new Fords and Oaklands and used cars from April 21st to 30th.Wickersheim Implement Company, Fullerton, Calif. PASTURAGE FOR HORSES Good pasturage for 100 head of horses, on 640 acre tract—not a hoof of stock on range this year. $3 per head per month. Jim Williams' Ranch in Carbon Canyon. May 8:5t Whole contain somewhat less of the useful alkali. An interesting paper on "Strontianite Deposits near Barstow, Cal." by Adolph Knopf, forms part of the volume. Strontianite has been successfully used in the recovery of sugar from beet-molasses, large quantities of the molasses being unavoidably produced in the manufacture of beet sugar. Among the mining districts described in this bulletin are the Cuyuna iron district, Minn., by E.C.Harder and A.W.Johnston; the Kings Mountain tin district, N.C. and S.C., by Arthur Keith and D.B.Sterrett; the northwestern part of the Garnet Range and the Dunkleberg district, Mont., by J.T.Pardee; and the Arabia district, Nev., by Adolph Knopf. The bulletin which consists of about 300 pages and contains a number of small maps an dline illustrations, may be obtained on application to the Director, U.S.Geological Survey, Washington, D.C. ENGLAND WANTS OUR OIL California oil fields will soon pass under the absolute control of the British government unless prompt measures are taken to prevent it, and Secretary of the Interior Lane took first steps to make this action impossible. According to reports, vast purchases now being made in the California fields by the Royal Dutch Shell Oil company will wrest control from American firms and place oil at the disposal of British naval and merchant ships which is needed by American shipping. Secretary Lane communicated to the state, war and navy departments and the shipping board information showing conclusively what British government agents are doing in California.A conference is planned on the return Have you ever heard this? "My baking powder," says the smooth solicitor, "costs less than Royal." But he omits to say that it often leaves a bitter taste, that food made with it is likely to stale in a day and that it contains alum, which is condemned by many medical authorities for use in food. England and France prohibit the sale of alum baking powders. ROYAL Baking Powder is made from Cream of Tartar derived from grapes Royal Contains No Alum— Leaves No Bitter Taste is made from Cream of Tartar derived from grapes Royal Contains No Alum— Leaves No Bitter Taste POSITS IN THE UNITED STATES States Geological Surveys recently as its Bullet volume entitled Economic Geology and preliminary reports 1. Metals and Non-metals." This bulletin describes deposits manganese, tin, antimony, and gold of the deposits of greenmontianite. The short, which is used ex-tenning steel, and the long from its scarcity, may to examine under western Arkansas Valley, Va., the are described in deposits of the Caddo quadrangles, Ark." and "Possibilities for certain Undeveloped Shenandoah Valley, switt, G. W. Stose, F. Miser. The greenstone of the eastern United States referred by G. H. Ash with reference to their use as a source of potash color is due to lauconite, a mineral about 7 per cent right the sands as a somewhat less of this than interesting paper Deposits near Barndolph Knopf, forms. Strontianite has been used in the recov- beet-molasses, large molasses being un- ned in the manufactur- Among the mining in this bulletin are district, Minn., by A. W. Johnston; the from Europe of Secretaries Daniels and Baker. Senator James D. Phelan, in a telegram to Secretary Lane, among other things, charges the British with using money which the United States advanced in loans during the war, for the purpose of purchasing these fields. There are rumors of British investments in Merican oil stocks. REMOVAL OF BURLESON URGED BY LEGISLATORS Refusal to Permit Collective Bargaining and to Listen to Workers Are Given as Reasons. Partly as the result of a cabled request to President Wilson to remove from office Postmaster General Burleson because of his refusal to permit collective bargaining on the part of the telephone employees with the Government, the strike of the New England operators was settled favorably to them the following day, and it is now considered likely that the new Congress will force the Government head of the postoffice, telegraph and telephone systems to abandon his until rigidly adhered to policy of preventing workers from organizing. Francis J. Finneran, president of the Democratic Club of Massachusetts, four Democratic members of the State Senate and eight members of the Bay State House of Representatives joined in the cable to the President which read: "Burleson wrecking the party. Remove him and settle the telephone strike." One of them declared that "Burleson is in league with the powers behind this fight. Nothing else could be expected of a man who made all his money exploiting prison labor. Laboring men and women cannot expect any other treatment from a man of this kind. As a public official it is hard for me to go on the stump and criticise a member of the President's Cabinet, but if the President wishes to prevent such injustice and discontent he can remove Burleson. By doing so he will be only living up to pledges he made during the war to the workers when he said they have the right to organize and bargain collectively." As a matter of fact, Burleson has pursued a course toward labor which has been consistently followed by the present Administration since taking over from private ownership to public control of all the great lines of communication. Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo as director of the railroads refused to permit employees not only collective bargaining but the right of participation as citizens in ordinary political affairs. The heads of the brotherhoods lodged with him vigorous protests. With Director Hines they have fared no better. To cap the climax, Secretary of Labor Wilson has issued an order forbidding any head of a bureau in his department from organizing the employees in any such bureau into an integral part of the organization fromed by the Government employees to, in effect, deal collectively with the Government in order to secure better working conditions and to remedy such rates of wages as have been long considered by members of Congress to be ridiculously low. Anaheim Gazette, per year, $1.50, payable in advance. The Military Back YOU see it here; it goes with the new waist-seam suits; snug, body-tracing, emphasizing the shoulders and making the waist look narrower. 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