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6 BUREAU OF MINES WINS Hi PRAISE Director Joseph Holmes Speaks to Delegates at National Congress in This City LIVES TO BE SAFEGUARDED Improvements in Method of Work Underground Urged and Ex plained at Session (Continued from Tat* Onal will be, he said, the Dureaus omy concern in this respect. "The country is going to grrow and the needs of the peoplte will increase in proportion, and therefore the re sources should be developed in Just keeping with progress. The fact re mains, however, that there Is a lim ited supply of natural resources in the United States, and we should not exhaust them while the nation is in its infancy. Tho. curtailment of waste is the best remedy in prolonging the life of natural resources." Dr. Holmes closed by saying that the suggestions and advice of all mining men will be welcome, although it might be impossible in all cases to act, and that the bureau's great object would be to serve all the mining people of the country. Dr. S. B. Christy of the University of California followed Dr. Holmes and said that the establishment of the bu reau of mines was tho llrst step toward the establishment of a mining cabinet officer and department. He said: "The government has at last recog nized mining as a distinct industry, separate from any other, and the time is not far distant when full recognition ■will be given and the creation of a de partment equal In importance to that of agriculture. The bureau of mines is a new influence to strengthen the hand of the miner." Another speaker of the evening ses sion, which followed a reception to E. R. Buckley, president of the congress, and Mrs. Buckley, was Capt. C. Henry Thompson of Los Angeles. He heart ily Indorsed the bureau of mines, say ing that it will take on a greater im portance within the next few years than Dr. Holmes ever dreamed of, and lie also said that it would not be long before the mining men had a cabinet officer. David T. Day of the United States geological survey said in a brief ad dress that the survey would work hand In hand with the bureau of mines in every particular and labor for the good of the mining men. MORNING SESSION | The first part of the morning session of the congress was taken up In re ceiving resolutions from delegates and referring them to the committee on resolutions. These resolutions relat ed to mine workings and provisions for promoting- safety in and about mines. A resolution was referred back to the congress by the committee advocating an investigation of rail road rates on metals mined in the several states. This resolution urged that the railroads, through the inter state commerce commission, be com pelled to give a more reasonable rate cm the metals, especially high grade. At present there exists an entirely dif ferent rate on high grade from that of ! loiv grade. In the resolution it was held that weight and not the grade of the ore should be the standard govern ing railroad rates. The report of the committee on re vision of mineral land laws was read by Will L. Clark of Jerome, Ariz. The findings of this committee were that there should be a complete revision of these laws and that to change some thing here or there would be unsatis factory. Mr. Clark read from the report as follows: 'The reasons for such needed revision are s . imperative and well understood In the mining communities affected, that we will not burden this report •with any detailed statement thereof, but as was stated in part in the ex cellent report of the committee on ver tical side line law, submitted to the twelfth annual session of the American Mining congress, it is well to refer to the early chapters of our mining his tory, which practically commenced with the first gold discoveries in California, when this state had just ceased to be Mexican territory; and to remember the great immigration into this favored section; the absence of any mining statutes applying, and the adoption by the miners of rules governing mining rights; the marked similarity in the rules of the mining districts of the west, of all them recognizing dis covery, followed by appropriation, as the foundation of the possessor's title. and development by working as a con dition of its retention; the sanctity of law given to these rules; the dis covery in 1860 of the great Comstoek lode, the development thereof; and the disputes and endless litigation arising out of vagueness of rights and uncer tainties of title. "The early western miners occupied lands that were unsurveyocl and had rot been open to settlement. Strictly speaking, these miners were trespass- Ing: upon the public domain, and con tinued so until the enactment of the federal 'lode and water law* of July 26, 1866, by which the rights which had been acquired under local rules were recognized and confirmed, and the prin ciple laid down that all mineral lands of the public domain should be free and open to exploration and occupation, and that titles to certain classes of mineral deposits or lands containing them would be granted. This act was accepted as a step In the right direc tion, although its details were faulty ond crude. It was replaced by the act of May 10, 1872, the essential features of ■which are contained In the revised stat utes substantially as thoy exist today, and with which we are principally con cerned. "In spite of the good intentions of the makers of those early acts, the fact re mains that our mineral land laws are Imperfect and obsolete, and not suffi cient for our present conditions, and that many of the existing provisions tend to unsettle rights to discovery, to discourage investments and to retard developments of latent resources. PRESENT LAW rNADEQCATE "And in spite of the many interpre tations of the courts, the numerous volumes of mining laws that have been written, tlio millions of dollars that have been spent in litigation ami ef fort to adjust new conditions to these laws, cases are continually aiislnp fur adjudication. Every active mining community has its share thereof. Judge Lindley, to whom special ac knowledgment is due for his admira ble treatise on American law In rela- Californians Who Spoke Before the Mining Congress Yesterday w N^^^^S—' ' m viti.is c. JONES tion to mines, prefixes his text in vol ume 1 with a table of adjudicated cases —some 2000 in number. These are lead ing cases. Other suits in the lower courts, wherein no new questions of mining law have been raised, have been so numerous as to preclude computa tion. Time and space do not permit any recital of these disputes. They are matters of common knowledge. Neither is it necessary now to discourse on the iniulequacies of the present mining laws, for there have been extended printed articles concerning this and special acknowledgment is due Dr. Ros siter W. Raymond, secretary of the American Institute of Mining Engin eers, for his printed expositions of the need of the revision of these laws. BONE OF CON'TBNTION "The great bone of contention has been the extralateial right. It has, however, been found so difficult to make adjustments of the extralateral right wherever extensive and deep min ing operations have been prosecuted, that settlements out of court have been the only way of determining such con ilicts. Nearly every consolidated group of mining" claims is an example of this sort of prudence, but where purchases or consolidation could not be effected, the owners of adjoining mines have ex ecuted agreements and releases where by vertical plane boundaries, following same compromise Hue, have been agreed upon as limiting the rights of both par ties. Agreements of this kind have I been made by the owners of many of the large mining groups of the west. It has been suggested that this atti tude of the mining men, whose interests are most vitally affected, is the final argument against the present value and importance of the extralateral right. "In the judgment of your committee the evils ari.-ing out of the direct ap ! plication of the extralateral rights are possibly of less importance than the secondary evils. In one way and an other the present laws are so loaded down with cumbersome provisions that it is almost out of the question for the poor claim owner to proceed with an adjudication of adverse conflicts through the courts. The final result in every active mining district is a tangled group of conflicting locations; and unfortunately it is not only the claim owners who are thus injuriously directly affected but this involves the class of men who would invest in min ing enterprises, but are deterred from doing so by uncertainties of title and fear of litigation. "Everyone interested in this subject recognizes that starting from the very first necessity in acquiring a mining claim, the present law regarding dis covery is obsolote and needs imme diate revision. There should be en acted a clear, definite and practicable procedure for acquiring rights to both metalliferous and oil-bearing claims, nn which, from the nature of the doposit, discovery must be long deferred. "The question of tunnel rights and the uncertainties of title arising there- under. "The location of an unlimited number of claims by one person. "The abandonment and relocation by tho same locator. "Location by poxy. "The uncertainties of placer locations and grouping thereof under the present laws. "The conflicts between placer and lode locations under the present laws. "The foregoing are only a small num ber of the vexations and uncertainties that now exist in our mining laws. "In the second plate we believe thai one of the main reasons for this failure Is that the laws are so Interdependent that it is difficult and in most cases impossible to correct one fault without affecting the entire code. "We therefore strongly urge that the idea of patch work revision must be abandoned, and, as stated before, with many new measures now pending or to be proposed, It is clearly of the utmost importance that a general re vision should be undertaken. As the problems involved are particularly'dif ficult, a revised code should be the result of tVie most experienced judg ment and a full dicussion by the min ing communities and a careful con sideration of the question, and it is certain that the national congress will welcome the active co-operation of the mining and oil men of the country 1 in the suggestions of practicable re visions. The national congress must first assent to the general proposition and agree to undertake a genoral re vision with the co-operation of the mining Industry. And as to the details of the plan to bring this about your committee is of tho opinion that this can and should properly be left to the national congress, with the under standing that the American mining congress is ready at all times to give whatever assistance may be desired. It is suggested, however, that iiw vital Importance of the subject and Imme diate necessity of the quickest pos sible action by the national congress may be expedited by the creation and appointment of a national commission to prepare such revision. In the event of the adoption of such suggestion It is manifest that a sufficient appro priation should be granted for the needs of the commission to quickly gather and consider adequate data and information." The report was signed by E. B. Kir- LOS ANGELES HERALD: THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1910. It ■ lßfitfH(BßMSefev^- v % I W^*j by, chairman; Will L. Clark, acting chairman; T. C. Tyrrell, W. H. Dick son, M. Baumgartner, committee. C. Colcock Jones of Los Angeles spuke on "Iron Ores of the Southwest," giving valuable information about one of the greatest undeveloped proposi tions in Southern California today. "It has long been known," said Mr. Jones, "that in California, and more especially in Southern California, there are large and commercially val uable iron ore deposits, which, con sidered in connection with other known large deposits In the adjoining states of Nevada and Arizona, in Low er California and Mexico, afford a source of raw material for one or more steel and Iron plants large enough to supply what the Pacific coast demands, provided a solution of the fuel problem and the growth of population and other economic ques tions justify the large investment of capital. "For many years large deposits of iron ore were known to exist In San Bernardino and Riverside counties, but until the building of the Salt Lake railroad and the Tonopah & Tidewater railway all of them were too far away from transportation to receive serious attention. These deposits are capa ble of being connected with the main lines of the Southern Pacific, the San ta Fe and the Salt Lake or the Tono pah & Tidewater, by branch lines of from one to fifty miles in length. "Within the past few years a num ber of tho known deposits have been patented, and a large part of the ton nage Is now owned or controlled by strong interests connected with trans portation or manufacturing, which only await the successful outcome of certain experiments to actually en gage In iron smelting. •'The various deposits lie within lim its of from 150 to 300 miles of the port of Los Angeles. At a reasonable freight rate of five mills per ton per mile for main line traffic, they come within the freight limits of 75 cents to $1-60 a ton. Adding to this the cost of branch lines, mining cost and fair profit, these ores can be landed In Los Angeles at not to exceed $3.60 to $1 a ton, and I have had offers of similar ore from Lower California for the price on dock at Los Angeles. "It Is estimated that there are 200, --000,000 tons of available ore and doublo that amount of probable ore In South ern California and of this tonnage about three-fifths Is owned and con trolled by the combined Iron Chief and the Union Oil company, the re maining tw-^flfths being divided among a number of individual holders." | The Iron Chief Is an organization allied with the Southern Pacific. Fur ther in his remarks Mr. Jones said that the smelting of Iron ore up to a recent period depended upon cheap coke. This fact up to the present time has prevented the smelting of Iron on the Pacific coast. But, as Mr. Jones said, this difficulty has been ov ercome through the practicable dem onstration here of the electric fur nace. "My own investigations," said Mr. Jones, "have been along the" line of a combination method taking a pre liminary reduction of the ore by means of fuel oil or gasoline and finishing up the operation In the electric furnace." In regard to conservation Mr. Jones said: "The proper policy to pursue with regard to Iron, particularly as far as we Americans are concerned. Is to manufacture all we can, as fast as we can, and as long as we can, supplying all our needs and the needs of the rest of tho world so far as possible. Thlß accomplishes not only the object of putting this mi'tal In perman3nt form to be used and reused In commerce with but a small fraction o" loss an nually, but should such an unlooked for thing as the exhaustion of our own iron deposits take place, we are even then in the best of position in having all the equipment for cheaply manu facturing iron ores brought from all other parts of tin world. 1' . AFTERNOON SESSION | The afternoon session adjourned early in order that the delegates could visit the chamber of mines and oil ; and inspect the ore exhibit, which is considered one of the best in the coun try, and also for tho purpose of at tending the women's reception at the < Hotel Alexandria. There were only two speakers at the afternoon session —namely: Lewis E. Aubury, state mineralogist for California, on "The Elimination of the Fake Promoter," and James W. Abbott of New York. Mr. Aubury declared the elimination of fakers one of the most important problems before the American mining congress at this time. "As a suggestion to prevent fraud in mining investments," said Mr. Au bury, "I presented my views in a pa per to the congress which was held in El Paso, Texas, in November, 1905. At that time I suggested the adoption df a law by the different states, sim ilar in character to one which I had the honor of presenting to, and which I was passed a short time previous by the California legislature. This law, briefly stated, made it a felony for any I,EWIB K. AtTBriVJ .state Mineralogist officer of a stock corporation to Issue, by prospectus or otherwise, any un true or willfully exaggerated statement which would have a tendency to give to the shares In such corporation more or less value than they really possessed or with the intention of de-. frauding any person, or the public, etc., etc. "The suggestion offered was accept ed, and through the efforts of the of ficers of the American mining congress a similar law has been enacted in sev eral ates. "There is no question but what this law haa had a beneficial influence. "This law has not entirely eliminat ed the fraudulent promoter from Cali fornia, but it has had the effect of reducing his numbers to a very great extent. It seems almost impossible to put an end to the operations of some of this class, and they continue in the face of all obstacles. "While such avjaw as I have quoted has a deterrent effect on the 'faker, 1 the damage he inflicts cannot be cor rected until it is too late, and the dupe has parted with his or her money. What is needed is some meth od for the prevention of fraud, and I do not doubt that many members of this congress have given much thought as how best to accomplish the desired end. "What I believe will be a surer means of obtaining the desired result, and a long step in the right direction, is a. suggestion offered by Hon. James N. Gillett, governor of California, and which, I understand, Is that the office of commissioner of corporations be created, with full power to investigate companies, and to whom all corpora tions shall render sworn statements concerning the details of their opera tions, assets, and holdings; also to have free access to all books and papers concerning the affairs of a company. "While an act creating the office of commissioner of corporations has not yet been entirely formulated, I believe that should such office be created the powers would be similar to that of our state bank commissioners. With such an official, and the proper powers vested In him, in my opinion. It will tend to lessen the possibilities of fraud. "It is probable that this matter will be recommended by Governor Gillett to our next legislature. "Another means of suppression, and which the faker most dreads, is pub licity of his methods. This has been found to be a very effective weapon in assisting to wipe out this evil." Mr Abbott spoke upon the relation of mines and the railroads, favoring many of the acts of the railroads in relation to the mines and deploring others. He said that the time la com ing when the mines will be even more dependent uppn the railroads than at present and that it Is up to the rail roads to treat the mines In a broad minded way, for the mines furnish, us he explained, one of the greatest mar kets In the world. Reviewing history, Mr. Abbott told of the early struggles of the railroads in the west and of the great good they had accomplished in building up the west, making it a point in his argu ment that the railroads are entitled to their reward the same as any other concern. "The people owe to the railroads as much as the railroads owe to the peo ple," he concluded. SHOW MINING MEN ACTION OF SATANITE EXPLOSIVE Experiments Prove New Powder Minimizes Danger in Handling In Miller's canyon, beyond Hollywood a short distance, a party of mining 1 men, most of them delegates to the American Mining congress, yesterday saw several experiments with Satanite, an explosive recently introduced, which, it is claimed, expedites mining ; operations by minimizing the danger I to the miners, enables them to enter tunrtels and shafts sooner than when other explosives Have been used and exerts as much force against the rock I in which it Is exploded. Satantte, invented two years ago, is practically a Los Angeles product. It does not explode, It is said, from direct contact with flame, but will burn harmlessly. The smoke is not dense or disagreeable. The pov»der was exhibited yesterday under the direction of J. W. Patrick, * Wiggers acting as demonstrator, wo automobiles conveyed several of mining men to the scene of ex plosion, among whom were D. W. Brunton, president of the Institute of Mining Engineers of Denver; I. C. Allen, chemist of the bureau of mines, Washington, D. C; H. A. Grine, en gineer chemist, and T. D. Woodbridge, ore sampler. Three tubes of the powder were placed side by side on the gTOund within six inches of each other and the center one was exploded. It did not affect the other two. Following this demonstration Mr. Wiggers poured several ounces of the powder on the ground. Then, placing some of the powder in his mouth to further demon strate its safety, he touched a lighted match to that on the ground. It burned, causing considerable smoke, which, instead of being of the suffo cating variety, was rather agreeable in odor. , . It was stated that the only method of exploding the powder was by means of a California cap placed In the end of the tube of powder attached to a fuse, which is then lighted. Several days ago Mr. Wiggers placed seven and a half pounds of the powder fn a crevice in a granite formation in the canyon, and the explosion result ing tore out a large granite boulder weighing more than thirty tons, aside from other boulders of various weights, scattering them for 200 yards. Tester day afternoon powder was put down nine inches In a drill in this large boulder and the explosion tore It to fragments. One of the novel features of the afternoon was the explosion of powder which had been packed in Ice for near an hour, and which proved of equal force, Indicating that freezing does not prevent Its successful explosion. It was stated that while dynamite deteriorates rapidly, sometimes becoming useless In six months, the new explosive lasts in definitely. The company has. established a fac tory at Rowland, about eighteen miles from Los Angeles by the Santa Fe. and machinery will be installed by January 1 that will manufacture from ten to fifteen tons of the powder daily to meet the large demand. WOMEN OF SIERRA MADRE CLUB RECEIVE VISITORS Wives of Mining Congress Dele gates Are Entertained At the reception and tea given at the Alexandria yesterday afternoon by the wives of members of the Sierra Madre club of Los Angeles to the visit ing women of the American Mining congress, more than 250 women re sponded to invitations. The receiving line consisted of Mrs. A. J. Hemphlll, Mrs. Seeley W. Mudd, Mrs. Tim Spel lacy Mrs. Sidney Norman, Mrs. Lloyd Haynes, Mrs. C. J. Berry, Mrs. T. J. Carrigan, Mrs. L. L. Elliott, Mrs. Carl Hand, Mrs. E. K. Hum, Mrs. T. A Johnson, Mrs. M. M. Jenifer, Mrs. F A Keith, Mrs. G. L. Knight, Mrs. J. E. Krepps, Mrs. H. L. Miller, Mrs. W. Margrave, Mrs. Alfred Mayland, "Mrs. George Nack, Mrs. C. A. Mahan, Mrs T A. O'Donnell, Mrs. H. L. Percys, Mrs. F. M. Raife, Mrs. L. P. St. Claire, Mrs. C. H. Thompson, Mrs. Frank G. Tyrrell, Mrs. J. Tehan. Mrs. W R Wharton, Mrs. R. H. Willson, Mrs. G. Grant Gillette, Mrs. Frances Pierpont Davis and Mrs. Charles H. McNeill They were assisted by the guests of honor, Mrs. E. R. Buckley of Rollo, Mo., wife of the president of the congress; Mrs. George W. E. Dorsey of Salt Lake; Mrs. James Call breath of Denver; Mrs. D. W. Brunton of Denver, and Mrs. W. L. Clarke of Jerome, Arizona. After the reception, which was held in the library and parlor of the hotel, a buffet tea was served in the dining room The table was gorgeously dec orated with immense banks of Ameri can Beauty and My Maryland roses and ferns, while on the four corners of the table were beautiful baskets filled with fruits of all kinds and candied fruits and bonbons in candied baskets. CHAMBER OF MINES AND OIL GREETS DELEGATES Luncheon Tendered to Visitors at Alexandria Hotel A luncheon was tendered the officers and the members of the ' American Mining congress by the board of di rectors of the chamber of mines and oil of Los Angeles yesterday at the banquet hall of the Alexandria hotel. About nifty attended. A table running the length of the hall, at which the guests were seated, was decorated with roses and greenery for the occasion. When the guests had partaken of the foods, Calvert Wilson, president of the chamber, arose and in a short address, welcomed the degelates to Los Angeles. E. R. Buckley, presi dent of the congress, responded and expressed appreciation in behalf of the delegates of the splendid treatment and courtesies extended by Los An g«les citizens. On request Dr. Joseph A. Holmes, director of the bureau of mines, made a short talk on conservation. Among those who attended were: X R Buckley, Georgo W. E. Dorsey, John Dem, J. F. Cnllbreath, Jr., D. 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Promoter's Opportunity By PROMOTER is meant, not a stock salesman but a man of past successful accomplishments, bent upon adding to his store of the world's goods by the honest development of Nature's re sources or the legitimate creating of profitable industries. In this particular instance the industry has been created, the demand enormous and the profits ranging from 100 to 1000 per cent, and over. All the time-consuming and painstaking prelimi nary details have just been completed. Additional capital is needed. The right man now has one of the few opportunities of the last several years to make anywhere from $50,000 to $600,000 profit, dependent on his ability and whether he utilizes his own money or that which he controls. Two skillful and efficient or ganizations will be under his control—one-the business itself and the other the financial. Immediate action commensurate with sound business judgment is necessary. Address confidential communication for interview to BOX 287, Care of Herald, Los Angeles. man, Sidney Norman, Lewis Aubury, David T. Day, E. W. Parker, James W Abbott, W. W. Orcutt, George S. Rice, S. B. Christy, Joseph A. Holmes, Sylvester C. Smith, W. L. Clark, E. H. Benjamin, L.. W. Powell, J. H. Holman, Seeley "W. Mudd, J. P. Bain, R. W. Brock, Lyman A. Slsely, T. A. O'Don nell, S. A. Guibesson. Col. O. B. Steen, F. Li. Ranson, T. H. Bain, Frank Short, C. A. Barlow. MINING QUOTATIONS NEVADA STOCKS Exclusive dispatch to Th» Herald by L. A. Crlsler A C l)., members of Los Angeles stock exchange, 200-201 I. W. Hellman building, Los Angeles. SAN FRANCISCO, Bept. 2S.—Consolidated was the best trader In a very dull market on Bush street today. This Issue sold up to ($.95, but the supply was too great and it dropped back to J8.85, Ztt points below last night's closing figures. Jumbo Extension was (airly active with sales at 65 and 60 cents. Flor ence was oft ZVi points and Fraction 1. The Tonopahs were heavy. Belmont dropped tVt pegs, and Tonopah Extension 3H. West End was offered at hi cents and Jim Butler at 28. Following were the closing quotations: GOLDFIELD DISTRICT Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask. Adama 1 2 Kewanas .... 8 9 Atlanta 11 13 Great Bend.. 3 4 Booth 11 12 Gt Bend An. .. 1 B B Exten.. .. 1 Grandma .... 2 3 Blue Bull ..6 7 Jumbo Ex .. 63 66 | Blue Bell .. .. 2 Kendall 3 B B Bon 2 lone Star 4 Col Mtn .... 4 6 Ljou Dillon .... 2 Comb Frac. 38 40 'Oro 7 8 Crackerjack.. 2 3 Red Top Ex. 2 4 Daisy 3 4 Rod Hills ... 3 4 Florence ....220 226 Sandstorm ..4 Flor Ex .... 1 2 3t. Ives 20 Ft Moh .... 2 .. .Silver Pick ..7 8 3old C0n....885 890 yellow Tiger. 6 8 TONOPAH DISTRICT Did. Ask. Bid. Ask. Belmont ....422!4 430 North Star .... 7 Jim Butler.. 27 28, Rescue 9 10 Midway 20 .. Ton Mln ....887V4 912W Montana .... 98 100 Ton Ex 99 102 ft MacNamara.. 27 29 Wst End Con .. 64 BULLFROG DISTRICT Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask. Amethyst .... 1 Montgm Mtn .. 1 Bullfrog Mln .. 2 Mayflow Con. 4 6 Bullfrg N B .. 1 Tramp Con .... 6 Bonnie Clare 4 6 Val View 1 MANHATTAN DISTRICT Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask. Little Grey.. .. 2 Man Dexter.. 6 7 Man Con ... 4 6 Mustang 1 2 Man Mining. .. 1 Thanksgiving. .. 4 OTHER DISTRICTS Eld. Ask. Bid. Ask. Eagle's Nest 5 .. Round Mtn .. 44 F'vlew Eagl 40 60 Pitts Sllv Pk 45 Nev Hills ..240 .. Coalition .... 10 11 BOSTON MINING STOCKS Special service to The Herald by J. C. Wil son, 512 West Fifth street, Los Angeles. BOSTON, Sept. 28.—Following were the clog- Ing quotations: Bid. Ask. ■ Bid. Ask. Am Pneu .. 4% 4% Mohawk .. .. 4614 47H do pM .... 1514 16 Nevada Con. 13%. 19% Adventure ..644 «H North Butte. 2614 26% Allouez .... 41 42 Old Dominion 8614 8914 Atlantic .... 6 7 Osceola 112 125 Arcadian ... 4% 5 Parrot \'... 1214 13 Ariz Com... 16% 1614 Quincy .. ..70 72 Apex BV4 314 Santa F« .... 114 -1% Butte Coal'n 1814 18% 'Shannon .... 9V4 9% Calu & Ariz 67« i5B Shoe Mach.. 67% 68 Calu & Hec.543 860 do pfd .....2714 28 Centennial .. 16 18 Sup Cop .... 4SH 49 ' Con M«rcur. 8 10 Sup and Bo» 714 8 Cop Range.. 65 65% Sup and Pitt 11 1114 Corbln 1314 14 Swift 101 10114 Daly West.. 394 .. Tamarack ... 68 , GO x East Butte.. 6% 7 Trinity .. ...' 614 ' « Elm River.. .. 20 - United Fruit.l 94 195 Franklin ... 1014 HUB Smelt... 3914 40 Oranby 81 «1 do pfd ..... 48% ' 49 Oreene Can. 6% 614 Utah Con ... 2314 ,2S , Hancock .... 1914 20 Victoria .. .. 214 3; Isle Royale. 2014 21 Winona .... 7 ■ 714 Keewenaw,.. 814 4 Wolverine ..115 H7 Lake ...... 8314 34 Wyandot ... 114 1% La Salle ....914 "1014 Mass Gas.... 83 . 8314 Mass Cop .. 714 ;'!■ do pfd ./... 93 9214 Mayflower .. SB v 40 North Lake.. 8 • ' 814 •Mcx Consol. 40 46 Indiana ..14 1414 Miami .. .., 19 19% AJgomah .... 10 .1014 Michigan .... .4.-414. .. NEW YORK CURB Special service to The Herald by J. C. M7IU son, 212 West Fifth street, Los Angeles, NEW YORK, Sept. 28.—Following were th» closing quotations: Bid. Ask. i Bid. Ask. Am Tobacco.3B4 401 Mason Valley BTi 9 B S Gas .... 0% 0% Miami MVi tnvi Chicago Sub 4Vi 4% Minos of Am 65 67 Havana Tob 3 6 Nevada Utah 0% 0% Btand'rd 011.C03 600% Nlplssln*; .... 10% 11 Cna Stmp RlB . 21 Ohio ; .114 1% Dutts Coal'n 1914 19 Rwnide Coal. 10 12 Davis Daly. 2 !(i Ray Central. 2 254 Dolores .... Eli 5% Ray Consol.. 1814 1814 Ely Central. 014 0% South Utah.. 1% 2 ' Ely Consol.. 2S 33 United Cop.. 414 6 Greene Can. 6% Hi Yukon 3% 374 Oiroux .. .. 6-; 6% Chlno 18% 18% Inspiration .. 7% 8 Consol Ariz. 1% 3 Kerr Lake ..614 6% Keystone .... 214 I La Rose,... Sis 4 El Rayo .... 3% ITi SAN FRANCISCO OIL BTOCKS bervlce to The Los Angeles Herald by L. A. Crlsler & Co., members Los Angeles stock e chanire, 200-201 I. W. Bellmau building, Los Angeles. ■ ; • > SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 28.—Following were today's quotations on tho San Francisco stock exchange: —Opening— —Closing— '•Bid. Asked. Bid. Asked. Associated Oil ... 42.50 43.50 43.26 43.60 Brookshlre 1.45 ..... 1.40 Illinois Crude-.... .... 43 ..;. .43 Mascot Oil 2.45 .... 2.60 2.75 ■ Monte Crlsto .... 2.60 2.65 2.50 2.55 New Pennsyl 75 . .... .75 ....vf, Palmer Oil 1.30 1.40 1.30 1.40 Premier .75 .90 .75 .90 Silver Tip .... ■ 1.25 .... 1.25 , —^-» ■ PRICES OF METALS IN NEW YORK MARKET <J> NEW YORK, Sept. 88—Standard <•> .«.> copper ra*y, with (pot and October A ■:> f13.00@ 12.10. <£> •ii Lead dull at 54.57V&@4.40. <t> '.§> Bur silver, 83% c. <i> CITY EMPLOYE'S EYESIGHT ENDANGERED BY BLAST John Boker, 25 years old, employed in the city's street cleaning depart ment, may loso his eyesight as a re sult of the explosion yesterday of a charge of dynamite he was preparing for a blast. The explosion burned his face and hands severely. Several windows in houses near tho scene of the explosion were broken by the concussion and Boker was thrown twenty feet. Other city em ployes took him to the city hospital. Aside from the danger that his eye sight may not be saved, his injuries are not serious. His home la at 539 Towne avenue. WANT HEATERS ON FLOOR INSTEAD OF ON CEILING Follcemen wbo drew} cold feet and averheated brows are trjtns; to discover • satisfactory reason for the radiators In' the central and east side police sta tions having been placed on the ceilings of the rooms instead of on the floors. I'nablr to walk about the ceilings, beads downward, they < iuMi.it keep their feet warm In winter. Instead they tread chilly floors while their heads are en veloped In warm vapor. The police commission want* to change the system In the station and has asked the city council to* appropriate f.10,000 for repairs to the heating system of the central anil east side stations. The com mission (loin not expect that the repairs will cost that much money, but has promised to return ivliat Is left. It will have to be taken from the general ex pense fond If the demand Is granted.