El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 11, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 13, 1900 Page: 3 of 8
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£li PASO DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1900.
AFTER GAS AND
ARTESIAN WATER.
PROPERTY OWNERS TO ORGANIZE
AN EXPERIMENTAL COMPANY.
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Dr. Warren an Experienced Qeologlut Say*
Nantnral One Can be Pound Here-For-
uiatlone Similar to Thoee at Salt Lake
City—Willing to Back HU Paltb With
Cath.
There ia a movement on foot to or-
ganize a company in El Paso to bore
for artesian water and natural gas.
The Times has been in possession of the
partionlars, bnt was asked not to men
tion the matter nntil it was presented
to the oity oranoil,
Dr. H. N. Warren of New York, an
expert on raining and geology, ia confi-
dent that b >th artesian water and nat-
ural gas can he obtained at this point,
and he is going to organize a company
here to bore for both.
Dr. Warren has done all of Senator
Clark’s mining exparting for him and
last fall he came ont here to inspect
and report on the mineral resources of
the Mfsualero reservation for NewYork
parties, and he is now ont here on a
mining deal for New York parties.
Daring his stay in El Paso he has care
fnlly studied formations around the
city and beodme convinced that natural
gas can ba found here by boring deep
enough.
The doctor learned Professor Hill
made a report on the probabilities of
securing artesian water here. He went
to the oity clerk, got Hill’s report and
read it carefully, and says the report
confirms the oonoldsions he bad reached
relative to formations around El Paso
He believes with Professor Hill that
Slowing artesian water can be secured
on the mesa, and says the oity threw
away money in boring for artesian
water down in the broken formations of
the river bed.
“I am confident," says Dr. Warren,
“flowing artesian water is to be bad on
the mesa and I am satisfied natural gas
can also be bad here by going deep
enough So strong is my faith in this
matter I am willing to spend s >me time
and money boring for two quantities
that will add very materially to this
city’s permanent prosperity.”
It is understood a number of local
property owners who believe with Dr.
Warren will aid him iu organizing a
company to bore for water and gas.
Hot
A Broad and Liberal Guarantee
goes with every
W«*b*-r Kngtue
that laaves our
shops-a guaran-
tee that covers ev-
ery feature of con-
struct on and op-
eration. That
guarantee is given
—-----iti full in our il-
lustrated Owralug of Gasoline and oil
Engines, which is free upon request.
Weber Oaa and Uasollue Engine Co.
427 S. W. Boulevard, Kansas City,Mo.
The doctor is now at Hudson’s
Springe, but will return to El Paso iu a
few date, when he will go before the
oity oounoii, give his reasons for believ
iug gas and artesian water can be had
here for the boring and will ask the
oity for the loan of its artesian well
boring machinery.
If the oity oousents to loan him the
machinery, which is now doing the city
no earthly good,, the dootor will then
turn his attention to the organization
of a small company to make a trial,
first for artesian water and
then for gas. As every piece
of property in El Paso wonld
donble in value immediately on the
discovery of natural gas and water
here, every property owner in the
oity will be willing to subscribe some-
thing to have Dr. Warren sink an ex-
perimental well:
A few years ago Dr. Warren induced
a few citizens of Salt Lake City to make
a trial for natnral gas He was satis-
fied the gas was there, and they fonnd.
it. Today Sait Lake City is using nat-
nral gas for lighting, heating, cooking
and for running maoh nery Dr. War-
ren says thd geological formations here
are very similar to the formations at
Salt Lake City:
“It yon get natural gas and artesian
wa Where,” says Dr. Warren, “then
El Paso will have solved two problems
of overshadowing importance to yonr
oity. The water question wonld be
forever settled and yonr people oould
oout»mplats with some degree of
indifference the cost of fnel. I learn
that further east gas is being used ex-
tensively in smelting and there is no
reason why it should not, to a consider-
able extent be made general substitute
for fnel.”
Dr. Warren has not yet formulated
his plans for the El Paso undertaking
Bat lie has been urged by citizens to or-
ganize a company to bore for gas and
artesian water and he has, conditionally
o msented to do so.
“If I had the money,” said a promi
nent citizen yesterday, “I would try for
artesian water at my own expense. I
am confident that by going deep enough
on the mesa flowing artesian water can
be had and it would more than donble
the value of every foot of property 1
own in this county. My faith in this
is so strong that I wonld not hesitate to
risk the money on a well ’’
Should every property owner in El
Paso take a little stock in an experi-
mental well Dr Warren oonld soon be
at work to demonstrate that his theories
arb correct.
AMUSEMENT FOR MEXICO.
Manager of Orrln'a Circus Talks In St. Lonis
About Mexico*
Fred A Hodgson, who recently passed
through El Pass going east to engage
attractions for Orrin’s circus, will re-
turn throngh here in a few days with a
ntynber of attractions. He is now iu
St Louis and the Globe Democrat says:
“Fred A. Hudson, manager of the
“Cico Teatro Orrin,” or Orrin Circus
and Theatre, of Old Mexico, is in the
oity a guest at the Southern. ‘We
never leave the Mexican states,’ said
Mr. Hodgson, and have been showing
there for eighteen years. Oars is the
only American amusement enterprise
in a Spanish-speaking oonntry, and it
has beoorne, in some sense, natibnal.
Yes, the Mexicans are great amnse
lovers and liberal patrons of the arts
and amusements They have their own
ideas about these things and do not
chansre them very re-idily. Myexpe
rienoe teaches me that the Mexicans, as
a people, are maoh more critical than
our people of the - United States
Oar oiroas is patterned on the Europe-
an model, with stage and ring perform
anoe both. I am in St. Lonis to meet
performers from various parts of the
United States and Earope, to take them
to Mexico. We add to onr attractions
in this manner annually. Among the
people I shall take from St Lonis are
the Potter family of trapeze performers,
wh® are just back from South Africa
They came ont of Johannesburg on a
coal oar, jnst as hostilities were declar-
ed, and felt themselves lneky to get ont
at all. Oar people, the Orrins, brought
the Mexican village and Aztic fair to
the St. Louis Exposition in 1886 There
are a great many Americans iu Mexico,
especially in the City of Mexico,
where there are a number
of American enterprises and
institutions. Notably an excellent hos
pital for sick and disabled Americans.
We give two benefits to this hospital
yearly, on Independence day and
Washington’s birthday, which net the
institution from $6 000 to $8,000 au
nually. President Diaz is friendly to
all sorts of legitimate enterprise. Yon
should .have seen the 8,000 or 10,000
people, largely Americans, in line,
marching np to request President Diaz
to accept another nomination for the
presidency. This monster demonstra-
tion was headed by President H. C.
Waters, of the Bank of London, and
R Usauderago, pf the Bank de Naoio-
nal, both of the City of Mexico. 8ay,
St. Lonis is getting in its ‘graft’ on
Mexican trade, and don’t you forget
it.”
games and loet their ohang^. The two
Jnarez 'officers were drank and pro-
ceeded to raise a riot. While they were
chasing other Mexicans around Officer
Herotd arrived on the soene and cap-
tured the two bad policemen, who will
not answer to roll oall at the Jnarez po-
lice station this morning.
GOT HIS CLOTH 68.
Last night a Mexioan called at the
police station to report he was short on
oiothing. He said that when be went
home last night’a neighbor told him
a Mexican woman living on the corner
of Ooho and Sixth street had taken his
wet olothes from the line. He called at
the house and when he asked about bis
clothes a crowd of men rnshed ont of
the house and ran toward town and all
the women in the honse followed the
men.
Two officers accompanied the Mexi-
oan back to the honse where they fonnd
everything packed and ready to be
moved, and the Mexioan fonnd his
clotbes packed with the other things.
There was no one abont the honse. The
inhabitants of the place being guilty of
some offense ran away to avoid arrest.
El Paso foundry
and Machine Co.
IL PASO, TEXAS.
Ore Cars
WRITES FROM THE PHILIPPINES.
SOME POLICE TROUBLES.
Fight at the Monte C*rlo—Jutraz Police-
man Arrested-Got Ills Clothes.
“Kid” Brown and Reddy Gallagher,
the lightweight pugilist tried to ham
mer each other’s deads off at the Monte
Carlo last night. The mill had not been
advertised and there was no referee.
According to Brown’s story Gal-
lagher was drunk and insulted him re-
peatedly because he refused to buy beer
and a roast chicken for the pugilist.
The discussion over the chicken result-
ed iu a uix-np and at the break away
Gillagher was down and worsted.
Officer Christly arrested Brown and
took him to the station and Gallagher
will be arrested this morning, as he got
away last night before the officer ar-
rived on the scene.
That old reprobate John Doe is in
jail again. He got on one of his period
ioai drunks last night and Capt. Bendy
placed him iu the cooler.
John Hill, colored, had a royal jag
last night and will have to face the re-
corder this morning
Last night about fifty Mexicans col-
lected under the Si-rra Madre bridge
on this side of the river and were
gambling, when two policemen from
Juarez joined them, took a hand in the
Au K1 Fas'i'i Boy. Account of the tan Ja-
cinto Battle.
A. A Hopkins, formerly a resident of
El base and a nephew of U. 8. and M.
E. Stewart of this city, went to Manila
as a private iu the Thirtv-third, com-
manded by Colonel Hare, and he is
now sergeant of Company L He has
written an interesting letter to his uncle
in this city. It is dated at camp near
San Jacinto, Nov. 25th, 1899. Of the
battle of San Jacinto Mr. Hopkins says:
“It was one of the hottest battles of
the war and I am prond of the fact that
I'm a member of the 33rd and went
throngh that battle. We lost Major Lo-
gan in the first part of the fight and
hiss loss is immeasurably monrned by
the men. I was in the hottest part of
the battle in the charge across the river
on the trenohes and in the final charge
that took the town; and was with the
company that captured the insurgents’
battle flag. It was a magnificent fight
and I will never forget it. Out of 1,500
of the enemy, armed with Mansers, we
—abont 1,200— killed 200 and forced the
enemy to retreat, with a loss of bnt 8
killed and 14 wounded. They had the
advantage of trenohes and their sharp
shooters hiuden in the top of ooacoannt
palms.
“We are now doing outpost duty
about a mile from San Jacinto, at the
bridge over the Big Bay river. We are
to be relieved this evening and sent
further inland. I am in fine health and
enjoying myself immensely. I have
been promoted in the Hue of sergeant,
and am now first duty sergeant of the
oompany. On the return from the bat-
tle the colonel picked me ont to com-
mand the guard that brought in the
prisoners During the battle I wound
ed a Filipino and captured his rifle and
brought him in ”
INC EL PASO
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All sizes and kinds at
lowest prices.
Please get
Our prices J
CALL IN AND SEE OUR GASOLINE ENGINES
received in car lots. Full guarantee on each.
EL PASO FOUNDRY AND MACHINE CO.
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THE CUSTOM ASSAY OFFICE,
II9 San Francisco street.
P. O. Box 449.
Phone 334.
Two hundred boxes of new prunes
just received at the El Paso Grocery Co
4 pounds for 25 ots.
Put yonr business before the public
by placing an “ad.” with the Times.
Personal Attention Given the-Sampling of Cars Shipped to Smelter.
Bullion Bought and Sold.
Control and Umpire Assays made. We have the largest
crushing capacity in the Southwest.
Correspondence solicited. Send for circular.
If You Want
Gold & Copper Claims
IN THE JARILLA,
or interests in same, address
A. W. GIFFORD,
Box 12, El Paso. Texas.
SEAMON
Assay and Chemical
Laboratories,
208 MESA AVENUE.
P. O. nox 87. KIj PASO. TEXAS.
Umpire and conlrol iisssyN n specially yu
act as agents for shipper!! of ere to tuit-1
uorrtspomlence solicited. t« ,
OPEN TO MEXICO
Th|e SIERRA MARINE EINE
Rio Grande, Sierra Madre & Pacific Railway.
Smooth Track. Good Service. Best Equipment.
Penetrates Mexico’s Richest Mineral Belt, embracing Western Chihuahua
and Eastern Sonora. A virgin field for American energy and capital,with-
in a few hours’ ride from LI Paso. In this new and resourceful region
which was recently brought to the doors of the United States by the con--
struction of the Sierra Madre Line from FI Paso to Uasas C* ramies,Mexico, |
prosperity and happiness prevail. The minerals, the forests, the pasture |
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the miner, stock raiser and manufacturer.
PEIE11 111 LUES OF TRADE.
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JOHN P.. RAMSAY, General Manager
Further information cheerfully furnished upon request.
J. T. LOGAN, General Traffic Agent
EL PASO, TEXAS |
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