Free Press Saturday Weekly from Redding, California • 8

Amended Incorporation An amended certificate of Incorporation of tbe Bully Hill Copper Mining A Smelting company was filed' with County Clerk Blodgett Thursday Tbe object of tbe corporation as stated in -tbe articles is to own control and operate copper gold Iron and silver properties The principal pUceof business is in Jersey City New Jersey William Briuker hoff of that place Is the party upon whom service of pipers may be made Impossible to complete the develop meut work mapped out by July 1st wbeu the boud expires and they have ceased work It la said uutil an ex-enslon can be arranged 5MELTER SITE mouutaln lake aud rather deep Its waters are crude oil and Its waves kerosene It ie fed by Copious seepages find all tbe district around about gives evidence of oil in quantities surpassing the fields of Pennsylvania Texas or the Russian Caspaiu region Perry Heath pronouuces it tbe richest petroleum find on earth Tbe lake alone contains fluid that not all the railways on earth could carry away in 1000 years The oil la of such purity moreover that the care of the new railway may let pipes into tbe lake and pump up oil to fill their reservoirs The lake will transfer Senator Clark the copper king into new oil-king and make of Perry Heath a petroleum power 99 PER GENT PURE WEIGH 340 FOUNDS I DeLamar Former Operations The Ban Francisco Miniug Review says: It Is not generally known that Captain DeLamar the mining millionaire) who controls big interests In Nevada Utah and Shasta county wap at one time a diver on the Atlantic coast then a sausage maker in Chicago a prospector In Colorado a mine operator in Idaho and finally one of the richest mine owners in tbe world Dr Stevenson was called to Copley Thursday on professional business Emil Holdeu came down Thursday morning from Delta near which place he had a crew of men developing an iron prospect Jerry Ford who has been employ ed for several months at the Midas mine at Harrison Gulch is spending a few days in this city Charles Reynolds engineer for the Trinity Copper company has resigned his position and is thiuking of accepting a position with tbe DeLamar company Jack Eagan foreman at the Chlor-idy mine In Trinity county was in Redding Wednesday He was returning to his work after a visit to his parents in Mariposa county Harry Berg wae In Bedding late Wednesday evening from his mine about four miles west of town He stated that he was busily engaged in sacking ore for shipment to Keswick A Malm Jr has sold to the Balaklala Mining company four quarts claims located in the Flat Creek mining district and known as the Frozen North Jasper Garnet aud Ruby The price named was nominal Wllfley Has Good -Ore Jeff Wilfley the Flat creek miner who was in town Monday states that his California mine at the head of the creek is fulfilling his expectations He had with him some-ore specimens very heavy with enlphurets and gold An assay showed the ore to mu $117 in gold The ledge is sixteen feet wide Drilling Near Chico Yesterday the directors of the Houseman Oil company visited their lands on tbe Houseman tract for ths purpose of deciding jjpon just where the first well should bp bored says a Chico exchange They returned via the Hesperian Oil well which has now been sunk to a depth of something oyer 800 feet and which gives most encouraging indications The drill has passed through the strata of clay and is now working in a sandy soil which is strongly charg ed with gas Has Much Flux Ore Fred Hliakin came up from Berke ley Thursday morning and went to the Uncle 8am mine near Kennet on the swing train The Uncle Bam expects to furnish flux ore to the Trinity Copper smelter when built The flux capacity of the mine is being estimated Couuling down the shaft 150 feet 800000 tons of flux JOHN LANG TELLS MILWAUKEE ABOUT US When Shasta Begins to Produce Oil it Will Startle the World The following paragraphs from the Milwaukee Times show what one fibasta man Is saying in the east to advertise the county: John Lang who has spent a number of years in California and Who has been extensively interested In mining is at the Pfister and the stories that he tells of the oil produo tion and the possibilities of making money on practically a small Invest meut are In keeping with the roman tic and fascinating tales that are told in Kamona He said: "Just at present the Texas oil fields are absorbing the attention of this section of country but when one compares notes upon the California and Texas markets there seems to be without question a large margin in favor of the Golden state The oi territory of California which runs like a mineral zone from southeast to northwest has been demonstrated to cover an area of 42000 square miles So far as I am aware the east and the middle weBt are not very thoroughly posted on the new industry of the Golden state In California coa costs from $8 to $14 per ton It is im ported from the state of Washington British Columbia and is also brought In ballast from Australia Tbe die covery of oil from Kern county north ward within the past eighteen mouths has made millionaires bytheBcore and has Increased the fortunes of the laboring man the sewing girl and the clerk upon small investments which if not substantiated by actual facts would seem Mr Lang was formerly associate editor of the Mining and Soientic Press of Ban Francisco and superintendent of tbe Black Spider mine at Taylor Cal He says that the gold outputof California last year amounted to over $15000000 and the copper product of Shasta county alone will this year surprise the world There are two smelters in operation one by the Mountain Copper company an English corporation the other by Captain De Lamar and a third is in process of construction by a Boston syndicate Notwithstanding the great resources of Shasta county in the mineral Held of gold and copper Mr Laug says that the discovery of oil which is of a high grade character and far different from that found in the central and southern counties Inasmuch as it brings a value of from $12 to $14 a barrel will far supercede even the great output of gold aud copper and that the news which will come from Bhasta county on the production of oil will startle tbe world T1BBITTS APPOINTED Is Field Deputy In State Mining Bureau Tibbittx the mining man received a letter from State Mineralogist Lewis A bury Tuesday Informing him that he had been appointed by Governor Gage a field assistant in tbe State Mining bureau He is assigned to Humboldt Meudo-cino Lake Glenn Colusa and Sonoma counties for immediate work in reporting the copper mines snd deposits of those counties Mr appointment is simi lr to that of Anderson for this district His work will go into the official work on copper mining in California which the mining bureau Is to issue as soon as statistics can be gathered The northern tier of counties will be finished first The position of field assistant is im portant aud carries a good compensa tion Lively Summer at Abrams John Doebliu formerly of this eouoty was here Wednesday from his home on the north side of Trinity inountaiu near Abrams He says prospectors are beginning to coine Into bis country and he predicts lively summer at Abrams Trinity Copper Company nay Select Kennet It is rumored that a determined effort is being made to have the Trinity Copper smelter located at Kennet The directors of the company at Boston are divided upon the matter some of them urging Ken net as tbe natural site while others contend that it should be built upon the 800-acre tract which the company owns at the mouth of Motion creek a half mile below Copley The two possible sites are about equidistant from tho Shasta King King Copper and other mines of the company and the ronte from the mines to neither site offers special advantage over the other It is understood that those most intimately associated with the selection of the site strongly favor that at Ken-uet Here there is sufficient ore available to meet all demands Should the announcement that Kennet has been selected soon be made little Bur-prise and much gratification will be felt A prominent mine of the vicinity which is again being worked is the Mammoth A force of seven men is at work under Fred King and it Is reported that the force will be increased to twenty men The further exploration of this mine ft is hoped will be followed by tbe passing of the big copper property to the bands of a company able to make a pioducer SOLD FOR $40000 Kline 4k Wall's Mine Brought a Large Sum Special Correspondence Free Press Keswick June Kev Van Anda of Woodland will give a free lectnre in the church this evening on the Yosemlte valley RevVan Anda is an able and attractive speaker Instead of $400 as tbe Free Frees stated last nfgbt tbe selling price of Kline A mine should have been $40000 Strike on the Expert Walter Richards the French Gulch miner who is In town tellsof a strike he has made on the Expert claim a mile and a half north of French Gulch In au upraise he struck free mllliug rock running $00 per ton The prospect ore vein is six feet wide in the face of the tunnel Tbe Expert is three' miles southwest of tbe Gladstone mine bil Near Corning Masterson the marble man received word by telephone Saturday morning from Corning that a good seapage of oil had been encountered in a well now being bored a few miles west of that town The depth at which the discovery was made was 800 feet Foster to Drill for Oil Tom Foster the oil expert who has made so many locations in Surprise Valley passed through Alturas Thursday on ills way to San Francisco He informed us that he would leturn about July 1st with machinery when the sinking of a well would at once be commenced on the Hornbeqk place a lease on which has' been Alturas Plaludealer Compressors at Shasta King Work at tbe Shasta King mine near Copley Is besng pushed ahead as faBt as possible The air compressors were started up Saturday aud will be kept going night and day John Fletcher an employe at the Shasta King mine was a Saturday visitor to Redding Thomas Hoskins a well known miner left Wednesday morning for Tuolumne county where he will visit a brother for several weeks Dave Andrews formerly shift boss at the Shasta King mine was a passenger ou Monday traiu eu mute to San Francisco on a pleasure trip The drillers at the Mt Shasta oil well spent Sunday in town They again lost their 800-pouini bit In the weilaiid by successful fishing brought it up again Hill the miner who is well in this city was registered at Temple hotel Monday from Cape Ala-ka Mr Hill was fora interested in the Yellow Rose mine near Carrville Trinity Giants Are the Best USED ALL OVER THE WORLD Manufactured by Tbe Empire Foundry Marysville Gal Workers in Brass and Iron Manufacturers of Mining Milling and Agricultural Machinery SPECIALTIES! Giants and Deflectors Center Bolt Giants Water Gates SHEET IRON WORK AND GENERAL REPAIRING BELIEVED AN OFFER WILL BE ACCEPTED President Malm Gets in the Outside Claims by Paying $4000 The Balaklala Mining company has purchased f-om A Ellis William Murray James Murray and Willett a group of thirty-two claims located in the Flat Creek mining dietrict and known as the following claims: Cbincapin Rain Crow Em ma Star McKenzie Jefferson Bryan Blaine Blue Jay Big Chief Snow elide Alta White Grouse Lucky Boy Creek McKinley Blenheim Spring Gulch Rainbow Trail Cold Spring Copley Dry Creek Frozen North Jasper Garnet Ruby Sunny South Rocky Gulch Iron Cap Trade Dollar Good Mope Triangle The price named in the deed which wae filed for record late Monday even ing was $4000 These claims have been held by the Murrays Ellis and Willet for many years with the hopes that the Bala1 klala group would be sold when their properties would be included and they would realize from them Now the Balaklala company with A Malm at the head has secured this outside group and unless a sale of tbe Balaklala is effected in a shor time they will commence active work themselves It is the opinion of miniug men that before many days elapse the Iron Mountain Investment company will make an offer for the property hich will be accepted This company fought In the court for the Balaklala under its former bom of $200000- The Balaklala property has never before been In stash com plete shape for a ready transfer as it is now NEW CONVERTER Add That DcLamar Company Will and New Hospital Bpeolal Correspondence Fun Puss DeLamar Juue Mr Bradford is building au ice factory In the north part of town It will soon be in operation It will be a great couven ienceas all the Ice consumed here has to be freighted from Redding Mrs Lewis and Lee Hof Keswick spent Sunday in Sallee and DeLamar visiting Lewis and viewing the eights The discarded boarding house at tha mine is to be transferred into a hospital for the company There are probably fifty tents in camp now and every one is occupied Of course there is not a vacantj house in town Carpenters are busily engaged building au addition to the smelter It is for another converter as the present one is not able to handle all the metal being turned ont by tbe one furnace when it is running to its full capacity All laborers are given a halt hour off Saturday evening aud ah hour off on Sunday The rule applies to the mine also There is considerable smallpox flying around In the air but there is no well authenticated case in DeLamar Ugly reports come from Copper City but nobody seems to be alarmed over the matter lORE CASING Will be Used to Shut Salt From Oil Well A load of five and five-eighths casing bus arrived at Bella Vista for the Shasta Consolidated oil well The casing will lie hauled to the well for immediate use This well is now down 930 feet At 890 feet a heavy flow of salt water caine into tbe well and has continued The water is as briny as the ocean The casing will case this out of tbe well The salt water is taken as au excellent indication Tibbitbi went to San Francisco Wednesday to consult with the state mineralogist relative to bis new duties as field assistant II Williams 'who is prospect- ing ou Mule inountaiu was in towuj after supplies Wednesday i Bally Hill Smelter Is Remarkably Complete and Convenient 8pecUl Correspondence FbbsPbess DeLamar June For the past week the smelter has been the center of all Interest in the town Everybody has been up to see its men women and children Every stranger who comes to town at once gravitates to the institution Everybody who 1b capablelof judging such things says that it is the best smelter the most conveniently arranged they have seen There is no hot-cake pulling -no pot-pulling no sacking of matte as at Keswick The converter turns out bullion not matte It is said to be 98 or 99 per cent copper to say nothing of gold and silver The bullion is in the shape of rectangular blocks about two feet square and three inches thick Each block weighs about 840 pounds and several tons of them have already been produced The converter floor and yard are now crowded with them A road has been graded so that teams can drive up to the converter flow and load the bullion Shipments will doubtless commence soon Tbe boarding house at the mine closed June 1st All the miners-will consequently have to board down town This will help out the numerous boarding houses and hotels 'Apparently however they needed no more custom for they were all full to overflowing Frequently lodgers have to be turned away for the lack of accommodations If you come to DeLamar you need not worry about getting plenty to eat but you had better first look out for a place to sleep The miners have been given a raise in wages They are now to receive $275 per day instead of $250 and muckers are to get $250 instead of $225 There seems to be no trouble about miners getting work Fred Kline of the Keswick firm of Wall Kline is in town looking over his branch store here They in tend to move their entire Keswick stock to DeLamar in the near future LAKE OF OIL Alleged Remarkable Find of tors in flexlco In the abtence of corroborative testimony it Is dollars to doughnuts that tbe following dispatch is a dream: Chicago June Senator Clark of Montana Senator Keaius of Utah Kearns of St Louis and Assistant Postmaster-General Heatfi projectors of the Salt Lake-Lrs Angeles railway have struck a great oil lake In Mexico near the Gulf of California in a region desolate arid and uninhabited It is as big as an average A VAN DER School of Practical Civil lining KLKOTMCAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Surveying Architecture Drawing and Assaying Cyaulde Chlorination Metallurgy liJ Fulten St ona block west of City Hail San Francisco Cal OPEN ALL YEAR Assaying ol Orra S25 Bullion and Chlorination Avay fttt Blowpipe Away $10 Full Coarse of Aay log $S0 Established 1S91 Scud tor Circular PEASE President 573 579 Market Street F(1 a Bub ber Rubber jj-y ti I- v- iS i Corraspoadanca Solicited Empire oundry ROBERTS Mgr Marysville Cal CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS MOST Efficient and Economical FOR Mining and Irrigation Jackson Centrifugal Pomp Canbe operHted by steam Gas a a Water Electric or other motive Direct Connected to Motor power Thousands in use all over the Pacific Coast scriptive Matter and Price List to Write for De S411 Market 8treet San Franciscoi RUNYON Secretary il SHEPARD Treasurer miners RUBBER GOODS Crack Proof PUKE RUBBER BOOTS Rubber Boot Belting Packing Hose Oil Clothing 73 and 75 First St Portland Oregon Cal 9 Want Bond Extended 1 The dozen or more miners who bave been employed at the Afterthought mine under bond to the Terhet syndicate by the Enright estate came totowu Saturday afternoon and reported that they hd been laidofT Tbe bonders have found it i county Amos known the Nome time quarlz.