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Newspaper References to the Carizzo Plain 1885 - 1926

Daily Alta California, Volume 39, Number 12982, 29 September 1885

Fourth-Class Postmasters.

Carisa, Frederick R. Noyes

Daily Alta California, Volume 40, Number 13300, 25 January 1886

POST OFFICE GAZETTE.

WeeklySummaryofthePostalChangesorthePacificCoast.SpecialtotheAltaCalifornia,

Washington,January24th.—DaringthepastweekthefollowingordersandchangesaffectingthePacificSlopehavebeenissuedbythePostOfficeDepartment:

Route46412—CarisatoLaPanza.LeaveCarisaThursdaysat2p.m.;arriveatLaPanzaby8p.m.;leaveLaPanzaThursdaysat6a.m.;arriveatCarisaby12m.

Daily Alta California, Volume 40, Number 13429, 3 June 1886

THECARISAVALLEY.

TheSanMiguelMessengersays:Hon.JesseD.Carr,ofSalinasCity,returnedThursdayfromatourofobservationtotheCarisaplains,inthesoutheasternpartofthiscounty.Hehasacquiredatitletosome6,000acresoflandinthatvalleythepastWinter,andwentdowntolookathispossessions.Fromhimweobtainedthefollowinggeneralitemswithregardtotheextentandcharacterofthatcountry:TheCarisaValleyisaboutfiftymileslongandanaverageofsevenmileswide;thereisnooutlettothevalley,buttherearethreesmalllakesofsaltwater.Thereisverylittlealkaliinthesoil,andforthemostpartthecountryiscoveredwitharankgrowthoffiliree,wildryeandbunchgrass.Itisaboutfifty‐fivemilesfromthisplacetotheentranceofthevalley,whichextendsinasoutheasterlydirection.Mr.Carr,whoisamanoflargeexperienceandobservation,andoughttobeagoodjudgeofsoil,thinksitwilldevelopintoafinegrainregion.ThebestpartofthevalleyisownedbyDr.andJamesMcDonald,ofSanFrancisco,whoaredoubtlessholdingitforspeculation.

Morning Tribune & Daily Republic April 1888

ReportedLynching:ASpaniardcameinfromtheCarissaPlainsonlastevening,andstatesthatitwasreportedtohimthatamanbythenameofJamesAGilliam,aresidentofSanJoseValley,wasfoundsuspendedfromatreeattheupperendofthePlainslastTuesdaymorning.Nothingisknownastothecauseofthesupposedlynching.Thefullparticularswillprobablybereceivedtomorrow.

Los Angeles Herald, Volume 30, Number 60, 3 June 1888

C.R.BromleywasdraggedtodeathonCarissaplainsbyawildbroncho.

Pacific Rural Press, Volume 35, Number 26, 30 June 1888

Cuyama Valley and Carissa Plains.

EditorsPress:—TheCuyamaandCarissaplainsaresettlingupveryfast.Itisnotquiteayearsincethefirst;settleronGovernmentlanderectedhiscabinthere,andto‐dayonecancountmorethan20fromMr.Stubblefield'shouse.

TheCuyamavalleyissituatedinthenortheasterncornerofSantaBarbaracounty,theCuyamariverbeingpartlythedividebetweenSantaBarbaraandSanLouisObispocounties.Thesoilisveryrichandseemstobeverywelladaptedforgrowingwheat.Thisshould,inouropinion,besownveryearly—aboutinNovember—soastoallowittotakerootsufficientlybeforethewintersetsin.Itisprettycoldinwinter,which,atanelevationofnearly2000feet,Isnottobewonderedat.

Thereisanabundanceofartesianwaterandgoodsprings,althoughthelatterare,Iamsorrowtosay,nearlyalltakeninbylandgrabbers.Insomespotsweobservedmuchalkali,especiallywherethelandwasmuchdrenchedwithwater.Intheseplacesalfalfagrowstoperfectionwithoutirrigation.Carr&Hagginhavealargeareainalfalfa,whichtheycutfourtimesayearforhay.

Peachesandgrapesdowell,thefirstbeingofPlacercountyflavor.Sofar,ofcourse,verylittlehasbeendoneinfruit‐raisingorcultivation,andfarmingishardlymorethanexperimental.

Inthelowerendofthevalleywoodonthesouthslopesofthemountainsisplenty,mountainoakbeingprevalent.Theupperend,especiallythenorthBidehillsandtheCarissaplains,areentirelydestituteoftrees.Ifwatercouldbeobtained,theCarissaplainswouldbeconvertedintothebestofraisinvineyards.ThesoilconsistsofthereddishsedimentwhichwefoundintheRedlands,nearLosAngeles,andinSonoma.Webelievethatartesianwaterwillbefoundatadepthof150to200feet,asthisplateauliesthatmuchhigherthantheCuyamaandBakersfieldplains,bothofwhichseemtogetthewaterofthemountainrangesinclosingtheCarissa.Well‐waterhasbeenobtained,thoughfurthernorthinthevalley,atadepthor25to30feet(solidadobe)invariousplaces.

Itwouldnow,ofcoarse,beunprofitabletoattemptgrain‐growinghereonalargescale,themarketsbeingtoofardistantandhardtoreach—toBakersfield,onagoodroad,75miles;toSanLouisObispo,andtoSantaMaria,overaverybadone,65milesinthebedoftheSantaMariariver.ButitisonlyaquestionoftimewhenwewillhearthewhistleoftheengineintheCarissaandCuyama;meanwhilethesettlerwillhavetotrytoraisecattleonhis160acres,andwhetherthiscanpossiblybedoneataprofitwithoutwaterandlargemeanswedon'tdaretodecide.

J.G.H.SantaBarbara,June16,1888,

San Francisco Call, Volume 67, Number 162, 1 May 1890

NewCoalFields

SanLuisObispo,April30.—BallaghbrothersareintownfromCarisawithspecimensofcoal,weighingfivepoundseach,ofthehighestgrade.Theyhavelocatedlargeminingclaim.

San Francisco Call, Volume 70, Number 83, 22 August 1891

SupremeCourtSession.

TheStateSupremeCourtadjournedatthecloseofyesterday'ssessiontomeetInLasAngelesonOctober12th.Thelastcasearguedwastheancientcontestof

GeorgeSchultzagainstGeoreeMcLeanforthepossessionoflandnowworth$250,000andlocatedinCarisaValley,SanLuisObispoCounty.FortheyearendingJune1,1891,802caseswerefiledand844casesdecided.Therewere871casespendingonJuly1st,ofwhich257areundersubmission.

Sacramento Daily Record-Union, January 19, 1891, p. 6

SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.

[Filed January 14,1891] Appeal from Superior Court of San Luis

Obispo County—V. A. Gregg, Judge. For appellant. W. H. Spencer. For respondent, W. B. Dillard

DEPARTMENT TWO.

C. J. BRUMLEY, ET AL., execu- tors, etc. Respondents,

vs. No. 13,665. ROBERT FLINT, Appellant.

InDecember,1887,oneChesterR.Brumleyleasedfromtheowner16,320acresofgrazing

landtortheyear1888.BetweenJanuary1andFebruary7,1888,thedefendant'scattlewrongfullyentereduponaportionofthisland,andateup,troddownanddestroyedthegrassandfeedgrowingthereon.InMay,1888,thesaidBrumleydied,andthereaftertheplaintiffsweredulyappointedandqualifiedasexecutorsofhiswill.Theplaintiff's,assuchexecutors,broughtthisactiontorecoverdamagesfortheallegedtrespassesofdefendant'scattleinthesumof$1,000.Thecasewastriedbeforethecourt,withoutajury,andbytheJudgment,theplaintiffswereawardedthesumof$325andcostsofsuit.Fromthisjudgmentandanorderdenyinganewtrialthedefendantappeals.1. AtthetrialC.J.Brumleywascalledasawitnessforplaintiffs,and,afterstatingthat,hewasthesonofChesterR.Brumleyandoneoftheplaintiffs,proceededtotestifyasfollows:

“Iknowthelanddescribedinthecomplaint,andhaveknownitforthepastfifteenyears;itisgrazingland.Iknowdefendant'scattle;theyarebrandedwithastar.Isawdefendant'scattleonthelanddescribedinthecomplaintmanytimesduringJanuaryandFebruary,1888—eight,nine,elevenortwelvehundredofthem—andtheyweretrespassingontheland.Thereweremanyfreshrainwaterpoolsontheland,andthecattlerangedthere.Thegroundwaswetduringthesemonths,therehavingbeenaheavysnowstormandmuchrain,andthecattleinjuredanddamagedthepasturegreatlybytreadingitdownandeatingit.ForthepastfiveyearsIhavebeeninthecattlebusinessnearthisland."

Thewitnesswasthenaskedbyplaintiff’s'counseltostatewhatamountofdamage,inhisestimation,wasdonebythecattleduringthetimetheyweretrespassingupontheland.Thedefendantobjectedtothequestion"uponthegroundthatthesamewasincompetent,irrelevantandimmaterial,asaskingforaconclusionwhichthecourtwastoarriveatfromthefactsgivenintestimony;andfurtherasnottheproperwaytoprovedamages."Thecourtoverruledtheobjection,a.idthedefendantreservedanexception.Thewitnessthenanswered:

"Thedamagefromeatingup,trendingdownanddestroyingthegrassonthelandbydefendant'scattleduringthetimeyoumentionwould,inmyestimation,amountto$700or$800."

Itisnowurgedforappellantthattherulingabove‐mentionedwaserroneous,becausethewitnesshadnotbeen"showntopossesstherequisiteknowledgeofthevalueofthepropertyclaimedtohavebeeninjuredbydefendant'scattle;"andinsupportofthisposition,Reedvs.Drais,67Cal.491,iscited.

Itisnotclaimedthattheanswertothequestion,Ifgivenbyacompetentwitness,wouldhavebeenincompetent,irrelevantorimmaterial,anduponthatquestionwearenotcalledupontoexpressanopinion.Itwilllieobservedherethattheobjectionwasnotthatthewitnesswasincompetent,forwantofsufficientknowledge,totestifyastothedamages,butonlythatitwasnottheproper waytoprovedamages.

Thegeneralruleis,that"apartyobjectingtotheadmissionofevidencemustspecifythegroundofhisobjectionwhentheevidenceisoffered,andwillbeconsideredashavingwaivedallobjectionsnotsospecified."(Peoplevs.Manning,48Cal.338.)

Itistruethatageneralobjectionissufficient,iftheevidenceobjectedtoisabsolutelyinadmissibleforanypurpose.(Nightingalevs.Scannell,18Cal.315.)Butotherwise,toentitletheobjectiontonotice,‐“thepartyshouldhavelaidhisfingeronthepointatthetime.”(Martinvs.Travers,12Cal.243;Cochranvs.O'Keefe,34Cal.558.)

Concedingtherefore,withoutdeciding,thatthewitnesswasnotshowntopossesstherequisiteknowledgetoenablehimtotestifyastothedamages,stillwedonotthinkthepointmadecanbeconsideredhere,forthereasonthatthatobjectiontothequestionwasnottaken.

InReedvs.Drais.supra,themisnothinginconflictwithwhathasbeensaid.Inthatcase.isshownbytherecord,awitnesswasaskedtogivethevalueofcertainland,andthetestimonywasobjectedtoandexcludedbythecourt,"onthegroundthatthewitnessbadnotshownhimselfcompetenttotestifyonthatpoint."Inaffirmingthejudgmentthecourt,amongotherthings,said:"Thereisnodoubtthatawitnessacquaintedwiththevalueofpropertymaygiveanopinionustosuchvalue,buthemustfirstlieshowntopossesstherequisiteknowledge,andthen,althoughsuchknowledgeisnottheresulttoanypeculiarskillinaparticularpursuitorbranchofbusiness,ordepartmentofscience,bemayvetbeheard.Where,however,theknowledgeiswantingtheopinionshouldberejected.Wethink,therefore,thecourtdidnoterrinrefusingtoadmitthetestimony."2. Itisclaimedthattheevidencewasinsufficienttojustifythedecisionofthecourtthatplaintiffsweredamagedinthesumof$325byreasonofthetrespass.Buttheevidencewasconflictingastothenumberofcattlethatcommittedthetrespasses,andastothedamagedonebythem.Onthepartoftheplaintiffstheevidencetendedtoslowthattheywereentitledtoalargersumthanwasawardedtothem.ThefactthatthedeceasedBrumleypaidasrentforalltheleasedpremisesonly$1,000,and,sometimeafterthetrespass,subleasedthemfor$1,500,isnotcontrolling.Wecannotsay,therefore,thatthejudgmentshouldbereversedormodifiedbecausethedamagesallowedwereexcessive.

Wethinkthejudgmentandordershouldbeaffirmed,andbeadvise.BELCHER,C.Weconcur:

VANCLIEF,C.HAYNE,C.

THECOURT.Forthereasonsgivenintheforegoingopinionthejudgmentandorderareaffirmed.

Pacific Rural Press, Volume 45, Number 16, 22 April 1893

HeLassoedaGrizzlyBear.

SaturdaylastGeorgeKenison,whoisintheemployofthecattledepartmentoftheKernCountyLandCompany,wasridingintheCoastRangemountains,nearCarissa,lookingafterstock,whenhecameuponagrizzlybear.Whenfirstseenthebearwassittingonitshaunches.Kenisonmadefortheanimalandgotitstarteddownthegulch.HekeptbehindituntilitcameoutontheCarissaplains;thenheracedquicklyuptoit,firedashotfromhispistolintoitsback,andwhilepassingthrewhislassooveritsneckandthenstraightenedouttherope.Thehorsewasgreatlyfrightenedandtookgoodcaretokeeptheropetaut,butitwasalong‐distancefight,astherewasabout60feetofropebetweenthebearandthehorse.

Kenison,however,kepthishorseunderperfectcontrol.Whenthebearwouldclutchhisriatahemaneuveredwithhishorsesoastobreakthebear'shold.Hecircledaroundandaroundwithgoodhorsemanshipandperfectcoolness,allthetimekeepingtheropetightaroundthebear'sneck,andheactuallychokedthegrizzlytodeath.J.E.Hunter,whohandlestheherdsforthecattledepartment,sawthestrugglefromadistanceandputhishorsetoitsspeedinordertogiveanyhelpinhispower,butbeforehecouldreachthesceneofcombatthebearlaydeadandKenisonhadconquereditsingle‐handed.Thegrizzlyweighs900pounds.Kenisonisasmallmanofslightframe,anddoesnotweighover130pounds,huthebearsthereputationofnotknowingwhatfearis.Hishorseonlyweighsabout900.ItwasKenison'snerve,coolnessandsuperbhorsemanshipthatenabledhimtoperformthefeatoflassoingandkillingagrizzlysingle‐handed.


DICK IN A CELL.

Indicted for Felony by a Grand Jury.

ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLEMENT

Bonds Are Fixed at a Hundred Thousand.

OTHER INDICTMENTS TO FOLLOW

Charged With the Taking of Twenty Thousand Dollars From the Pacific Bank

DickMcDonaldliesinacellintheCountyJailindictedbytheGrandJuryforafelonyandwithbondsfixedbyJudgeHebbardat$100,000.

Theindictmentwasreturnedat2o'clockyesterdayafternoon.TheindictmentdeclaresthatR.H.McDonaldJr.onthe23dofJune,1893,whilevice‐presidentofthePacificBankandcontrollingthemoneysatthatbankbyvirtueofthetrustreposedinhisoffice,did,"contrarytosaidtrustandnotindueandlawfulexecutionofsaidtrust,willfully,fraudulentlyandfeloniously,convert,embezzleandappropriatetohisownuseandcausetobeappropriatedthesumof$20,000belongingtosaidbankwiththepurposetodefraudthesame."

SidneyM.SmithhandedtheindictmenttoJudgeHebbard,whoreadthepaperandhandingittotheclerkofthecourtsaid:

"Thepersonisnotatpresentincustody,anditseemsadvisable,therefore,thattheIdentityoftheaccusedshouldnotnowbemadepublic.Letabenchwarrantbeissuedforhisarrestandlethisbondsbefixedat$100,000."

Themagnitudeofthesuretiesaskedtoldthosepresentwhotheaccusedmustbe.InthemorningAttorney‐GeneralHart,JohnF.Sheehan,receiverofthePeople'sHomeSavingsBank,JohnE.Farnum,managerofthePacificBank,SecretaryMinorandBankCommissionerKnightweresummonedbeforetheGrandJury.

TheimpressionprevailedthattheindictmentwasreturnedbytheGrandJuryonaccountofthetransactionintheSwanbergsecurities.Thiswasincorrect.McDonaldwaschargedwithafelonyonamatterentirelyforeigntotbePeople'sHomeSavingsBank.HewasaccusedofembezzlingfundsfromthePacificBank,anditwasthetestimonyofAttorney‐GeneralHartandJohnE.Farnum,managerofthePacificBank,whichledtohisindictment.

JohnF.SheehanwasquestionedwithreferencetotheSwanbergsecurities.ItisnotunlikelythatanotherbillofindictmentmaybefoundagainstMcDonaldonaccountofthattransaction,asthereceiverofthePeople'sHomeSavingsBankandhisattorney,J.A.Watt,statetheirintentiontosecure,ifpossible,theindictmentofallthosewhoweredirectlyconcernedindeliveringupthesecuritiesheldbythePeople'sHomeSavingsBanktoC.O.Swanberg.

DickMcDonaldwasarrestedshortlyafter4o'clockatbisresidenceonSeventeenthstreetHeexpressedaperfectwillingnesstoaccompanythepoliceofficers.TheyfirstwenttotheCityHall,andfromthereproceededtotheCountyJail.

ThefirstcallerwasA.L.Jenkins,afriendofMcDonald'sandadirectorofthebank.AfewotherfriendsandS.M.Shortridge,hisattorney,calledintheevening.

DickMcDonaldtookhisarrestquitephilosophically."IhavenotyetlearnedwithwhatIhavebeencharged,"hesaidinaninterview.WhenthereportoftheGrandJurywasreadbelookedthoughtfulforamomentandsaid:"Ididnottake$20,000.Icouldnothavetakenthemoneyonthedaycharged,forthatwasthedayfollowingtheclosingofthePacificBank,whentheBankCommissionerswereincharge,ifIrememberrightly.Iamquitecertainthebankclosedonthe22dofJune,andthispaperchargesmewithafelony—theembezzlementofbankfundsonthe23dofJune.Idonotunderstandit."

WhenaskedifanymoneyhadbeentakenfromthebankDickMcDonaldratherreluctantlyadmittedthathisbrotherFrankhadstartedEastwithasumofmoney.Thisbedeclaredwaslessthan$20,000,about514.000hethought.Hedisclaimedhavinganythingtodowiththetakingofthismoney.

Whenaskedwhatstepshewouldtaketosecurehisrelease,McDonaldstatedthathehadnotyetseenhisattorneys,andcouldnotsay.Hethoughthewouldbeabletofurnishsuretiesintheamountasked,andthathisuncle,CaptainJim,mightnotbeunwillingtogoonhisbond."IsupposeDelmasandShortridgewillactasmyattorneys,"headded,"thoughIhavenotseenthemasyet."

Dickdidnotseemtotakehisarrestverysorrowfully.Hewasnotparticularlynervous,andbetrayedscarcelyanychangeofdemeanor,exceptonce,whenthenameofShermanwascasuallymentioned.Thenhiseyesflashed.

"Sherman'sturnwillcomeyet,"saidbe."Justwait.If‐‐"

Thenhestoppedandchangedthesubjectofconversation.

Hedeniedthathehaddoneanywrong,andseemedquitehopefulthathewouldsoonbe‐released,andthattheactionoftheGrandJurywouldbenullifiedbythecourts.

Therewasahurryingaroundforbondsmenlastevening.CharlesR.MontgomerycalledinattorneysShortridgeandDelmastodiscussthesituation.

At11o'clockMr.Sbortridgesaid:"Itissolatethatlamafraidweshallnotbeabletoobtainsuretiesto‐night.Mr.McDonaldhasmanyfriends,butseveralwhomwesoughtwerenotathome.ItisalmostImpossibletodoanythingonaSaturdaynight,andItseemsquitestrangethatSaturdayshouldhavebeenselectedbytheGrandJurytohandinitsbillto,JudgeHebbard.

“Thebailisexcessive.WhenFloodwaschargedwithtaking$164,000fromthebankinwhichhewasemployedhisbailwasfixedat$40,000.IhavenotlearnedyetoftheamountwhichMr.McDonaldisaccusedoftaking."Whentoldthatitwas$20,000.Mr.Shortridgesaid:“Thenthebondisdoublyexcessive.Amanmightcommitseveralmurdersandhisbondwouldnotequalthat.Thislookslikepersecution.”ThereasonthatMcDonald’sbondwasmadesoheavyissaidtobethis:TheGrandJurydesirestocontinueitsinvestigation.ItwillbringotherchargesagainstMcDonald,aswellasothersconnectedwiththebank,anddesirestoholdDickuntilitcancompleteitswork.IthadbeenreportedthatMcDonaldhadfledorwasabouttofleefromthecity,buthisfriendsassertthathewouldremainhereunderanycircumstances.

Attorney‐GeneralHart,whenseenat6o’clocklastevening,hadnotheardoftheindictmentorarrest.“McDonaldmusthavebeenindicted,”saidhe,“forthemoneywhichhetookoutofthePacificBanktospendonhismagazine.Whileanofficerinthatbankhetookout$51,000asaloantotheCaliforniaMagazine.”Acommitteeofseven,representingthedepositorsofthePeople’sHomeSavingsBankandconsistingofH.WHutton,E.F.Kendall,ThomasMahoney,T.McCarthy,A.B.Frace,W.HarrisandH.D.Pike,calledonReceiverSheehanyesterdaymorningrequestingthattheybepermittedtoexaminethebooksinordertoreporttothedepositorsatasubsequentmeeting.TheywereassuredbythereceiverthateverycourtesywouldbeextendedthemandwereinvitedtoselectoneoftheirnumbertojoinwithhiminmakinganinventoryMondaymorning.Thisofferwasaccepted.ThecommitteethenhadalongconferencewithAttorney‐GeneralHart,inwhichtheyaskedforanexplanationofthediscrepanciesbetweenthereportonthePeople'sHomeSavingsBankjustissuedandthatmadebytheAttorney‐GeneralinJanuary.Attorney‐GeneralHartenteredintoalongexplanationofthecauseswhichledtothedisagreeingvouchers.HestatedthattheCommissionersbadomitted$70,632ofaccruedinterest,whichhehadfiguredasanassetonthegroundthatiftheloansweregoodtheinterestmustbegood.Hisestimateofthevalueofthesafedepositdepartmentofthebankwasmadeona7percentreturnandexceededthevaluationwhichtheCommissionershadmadeby$8000.TheLosAngelesandthePhoenixstreetrailwaybondswerediscussedandtheAttorney‐Generalexpressedtheopinionthatwhilethebankoughttogointoliquidation,yetinthehandsofagoodreceiverandwithexpenseslimitedto$1500amonthitshouldintwoyearsbeenabledtopaythelastdollarofitsindebtedness.Hedeclaredthattheassetsshouldnotbeappraisedattheirpresentcashvalueonforcedsale,butatwhattheymightreasonablybeexpectedtobringwithintwoyears.Therewassomediscussionoverthetractof16,000acresinSanLuisObispoCountyuponwhichDr.R.H.McDonaldhadsecuredaloanof$147,000.TheAttorneyGeneralhadvaluedthispropertyatabout$10anacre.Whenquestionedbedidnotseemquiteclearastoitslocation,thinkingthatitlaynotverydistantfromthecoast.ThelandreallyliesintheCarrisoplains,adjacenttoKernCounty,andseparatedfromothersectionsofSanLuisObispoCountybyruggedmountainranges.Itislocatedin'anaridregionremotefromrailcommunication,anditisbelievedthatthepresentvalueofthelandhasbeengreatlyoverestimated.IftheCarrisoplainswereirrigatedandhadrailcommunicationthevalueofthelandwouldbegreatlyenhanced.Thisisoneoftheassetsofthebankwhichatforcedsalewouldproveverydisappointing.AttorneyWattstatedthataletterhadbeenfoundinthevaultfromDelmasandShortridgeadvisingthedirectorstodisposeoftheSwanbergsecuritiesaswasdone.D.M.DelmasexplainedthatthisletterdidnotrefertothemeetinglastTuesdayevening,uponwhichthesecuritiesweregiventoSwanberg,andshowedalettercopywhichprovedthattheletterhadbeensentonApril28,withreferencetoaresolutionpassedApril10,inwhichthedirectorsweretoldthattheyhadalegalrighttoexchangeonesetofsecuritiesforanotheriftheyweredeemedofequalvalue,butInthisletterDelmasandShortridgerefusedtoadviseastothe'businessjudgmentofmakingsuchanexchange.ItwassaidatthePeople'sHomeSavingsBankyesterdaythattheroughminutesshowedthatDirectorsMcDonald,MontgomeryandKeeneyandSecretaryGravesandAttorneyPhillipswere

presentatthefinalmeetingwhentheSwanbergsecuritieswererestored.DirectorKeeneydeniesthis,declaringthathewasnotpresentandcanprovehisabsence.C.O.SwanberghasmadeaswornstatementbeforeWilliamS.Wegener,anotarypublic,inwhichhesetsforththeidenticalstatementpublishedinTHECALLofMay4touchingthetransfersofhissecurities.HeassertsthattherewerepresentatthemeetingoftheboardofdirectorsontheeveningofMay1,Dr.E.R.TaylorandE.P.Morey,hisattorneys;CharlesR.Montgomery,HiramT.Graves,A.L.JenkinsandR.H.McDonald,directors;L.E.Phillips,associatecounselofthebank,andH.I.Willey.DickMcDonaldpresided.HestatedthatSwanbergwasjustlyentitledtothesecurities,butthathehaddelayedgivingthemtohimfrommotivesofpolicy.DirectorCharlesR.MontgomerymovedtheadoptionofapreambleandresolutionswhichhadbeenpreparedbySwanberg’scounsel.TheyweresecondedbyDirectorJenkinsandadopted.Theresolutionsdirectedthesecretary,HiramT.Graves,toreturnthenoteofH.W.Westphalfor$40,000indorsedbySwanbergandsecuritiestoSwanberg,andGravesdidsoreturnthesecuritiesandnoteinasealedenvelopeinthepresenceofthedirectors.Swanbergalsoswearsthattheresolutionshadbeenpreparedbyhisattorney,withthesanctionofDelmasandShortridge,attorneysandcounselforthebankanymoneyorbribetoanyoneconnectedwiththebanktoinfluencethereturnofthesecurities.ThefollowingnoteandmemorandumhaveaninterestingbearinguponthehistoryoftheSwanbergsecurities:

SanFrancisco,Sept.28,1893.

To H. W. Westphal Esq., San Francisco, Cal.—DearSir:IbegtoInformyouthatatameetingoftheboardofdirectors,heldonthe27thdayofSeptember,1893,thefollowingpreambleandresolutionwerepassedbysaidboard:WHEREAS,ItappearsthatanagreementwasmadeinregardtotheH.W.Westphalnoteof$40,000andsecurities,datedMarch27,1893,totheeffectthatlettersofcreditonEurope,infavorofC.O.Swanberg,shouldbegivenbythePacificBankInconnectionofsaidnoteandsecurities,butthatIfnomoneycouldberaisedonsaidlettersofcreditthenallsecuritiesshouldbereturnedtoH.W.Westphalandthelettersofcreditreferredtobesubstitutedintheirplace;nowthereforebeitResolved,Thatthisbankagreestomakesomearrangementinthismatteraftertheexpirationofsixmonthsfromdate,eitherbyreturningtoH.W.WestphalthecollateralstockorbyhavingsomeotherunderstandingsatisfactorytoMr.Westphalandtothisbank.Yourstruly,ChrisBellermann,Secretary.Thismemorandumofagreement,witnesseth:Thatthenoteof40,000.signedbyH.W.Westphal,andgiventothePeople'sHomeSavingsBankaboutMarch28,1893,securedbypledgesofcertainsharesofstock,wasgivenandacceptedupontheseterms:ThePeople'sHomeSavingsBankdesirestoreduceitsindebtednessfromthePacificBank;thePacificBankatthesametimedesiredtoraisemoneyuponitsEuropeancredit,itwasthereforeagreedthatthisnoteshouldbegiven;thatacheckofthePeople'sHomeSavingsBankshouldbedrawnforthelikeamountuponPacificBank,thatthePacificBankshouldthengivetosaidWestphal,ororder,lettersofcredituponEuropefor$40,000.

ThatifthemoneycouldnotberaiseduponsaidlettersofcreditonEurope,thatallofthepartiesweretoberestoredtotheiroriginalstatusandthewholetransactioncanceled.

ColumbusWaterhouse,R.H.McDonaldJr.,C.O.Swanberg.

Mr.SwanbergstatedyesterdaythatitwashisintentiontostartforSwedentomorrow."Ihavebusinessinterestswhichcallmethere,"saidhe."IdesiretogiveapublicnoticeofmyintentiontodepartsothatnoonewillmisconstruemymotiveandthinkthatIamrunningaway."CharlesR.Montgomery,a,directorofthePeople'sHomeSavingsBank,madethefollowingstatementlastevening:"IdesiretomakeafairstatementoffactsinreferencetothePeople'sHomeSavingsDankforthebenefitofthedepositorsinparticularandthepublicingeneral.Ifullygrantthatittakesconsiderablenervetodosointhefaceofallthathasbeenwrittenandsaidagainstthebank,butasIhavelivedinthiscityforthirty‐twoyearsandhavedonemysharetowardbuildingitupandhavelivedanhonorablelifeinthecommunity,IthinkIcansafelycountuponthegreatestportionofthedepositorsandresidentsofthiscitygivingmecreditfortruthfulnessinwhatIherestate."IwascalledintothebankaboutthreeweeksagoandaskedifIwouldnotbecomeadirectorandusemyInfluenceandbusinessabilitytogetthebankoutofitstroublesandprotectthedepositorsagainstthelossofmoneythroughthegreatandunnecessaryexpenseanddraftsmadeonitbyattorneysandothers,InthisworkIrepresentedover200depositors,whoarefriendsofmine.Manyofthem.Ihadinyearsgonebyadvisedtodeposittheirsavingsinthebank."WhenIbecameadirectorIstatedthatmyfirstduty,wastowardthebankanditsdepositors,andafterlookingoverthesituationmyfirstworkwastodispensewiththeservicesoffourattorneyswho.haddrawnoutsomuchofthedepositors'moneywithout,inmyjudgment,givingajustequivalentinservicesforthesame."Mynextstepwasthedismissalofanumberofemployees,'who;performedlittleornoservicesandwithoutwhomthebankcouldeasilygeton."DuringmythreeweeksinthebankItriedtofamiliarizemyselfwiththetrueconditionofthebank,witha,viewofputtingthebankonitsfeetbygettinginfreshcapital.Letmeheresaythatafteracarefulinvestigation,withoutfearofpublicopinion,andinthefaceofeveryunjustreportwhichhasbeencirculated,IfindthePeople'sHomeSavingsBanksolvent,andabletopay,withthereformsIhaveinaugurated,dollarfordollar.Iamwillingtogointoanycourtandprovetoeithercourtorjurythisfact."IamnotadirectorinthePeople'sHomeSavingsBankasapartisanofR.H.McDonaldorashisfriend.Hehasneversoughttoinfluencemyjudgmentinanyway.Ihavebeenabankdirectorforfifteenyears,andIthinkImaysayIhavebeenregardedbymyassociatesasbeyondreproachinprinciplesofsoundbusinessintegrity."InreferencetotheSwanbergsecuritiesIwouldsaythatthismatterhadbeenunderdiscussionbeforeIbecameadirector.Ipersonallyinvestigatedhisclaim.ThesurrenderoftheSwanbergsecuritieswasnotmadeatanunusuallylatehour.Ididnotknowoftheproceedingsofthecourtuntilthenextmorning.IknownonothingoftheallegedoysterandwinesupperreportedtohavebeengivenbyMr.Swanbergonthatevening.

"InconclusionIwishtospeakawordforonewhoisdownandwhoisunjustlyblamedandpersecuted.IrefertoR.H.McDonaldJr.InthethreeweeksIhavebeeninthebank,andwiththefullknowledgeofalmosteverytransactioninthebank,Iherestateinthefaceofeveryreporttothecontrary,thatIhavenotfoundasingledishonestorcrookedtransactionofwhichMr.McDonaldcouldbecharged."Hehasstoodhisground,refusingtoleavethecityorState,andmanifestingawillingnessanddesiretomeeteverychargewhichcouldbebroughtagainsthim.Iamnotafraidorashamedtostandbyhiminthishishourofsorrow.IamnotafraidorashamedtohaveeveryactofmineinthePeople'sHomeSavingsBankscrutinizedandmadepublic.TimewilljustifyMr.McDonald'scourse,andalsomakeknownwhoareresponsibleforthepresenttroublesinthebank."Mr.MontgomerywasespeciallysevereuponAttorneyFrankM.Stone.ItwashewhomovedforthedismissalofStoneascounsel.HeregardsthefeeswhichStonecollectedasgrosslyexcessive,beinggreaterbysomethousands,foraboutthreemonths'work,thanthesalarywhichCreedM.HaymondannuallyreceivedastheheadofthelawdepartmentoftheSouthernPacificCompany.ThefollowingletterwassenttotheGrandJuryyesterdayafternoon:

SanFrancisco,May5,1894.

Hon. Sidney AI. Smith, Foreman Grand Jury—DearSir:IthavingbeenbroughttoournoticethattheproprietyofcertainofouractsasdirectorsofthePeople'sHomeSavingsBankhavebeenquestionedbeforeyourhonorablebody,weherebyformallyandearnestlyrequestthatyoupermitustoappearbeforeyouatyourearliestconvenience,confidentthatwecanexonerateourselvesfromanywrong,oranyattemptatwrong,inconnectionwiththe"Swanberg"oranyothermatter.ConcerningtheSwanbergtransferitisproperthatyoushouldknowthatDr.E.R.Taylor,Mr.Swanberg'sattorney,andMr.ColumbusWaterhousecanfurnishyouneededInformation.Verytrulyyours,

CharlesMontgomery,A.E.Jenkins,G.Schultz.

San Francisco Call, Volume 78, Number 135, 13 October 1895

END OF THE FAMOUS SCHULTZ-McLEAN SUIT

It Cost the Latter Ten Years of Litigation and Fees.

FOUR APPEALS TAKEN.

The Original Plaintiffs Were Once Millionaire Minlng Brokers.

ONE NOW IN PAUPER ALLEY.

The Other Tried to Commit Suicide and Now Tends a Small Cigar-Stand.

OutattheSupremeCourtbuildinginthisCityanddownamongthearchivesoftheSuperiorCourtofSanLuisObispoareamassofmustyrecords—complaints,amendedcomplaints,answers,stipulations,ordersofthecourt,decisionsandwhatnotinthelineoflegaldocuments—ailbearingthelegend,"Schultzvs.McLean.''

Theyaretheaccumulationsoftenyearsoflitigation.ItwouldtakeaweekofSundaystoreadthemall,andtheywouldnotrepay,inhumaninterest,thewasteofanhour'stime.

Lastweek,October9tobeexact,theSupremeCourtaddedanotherandtheverylastdocumenttothismustyhoard.ThecaseofSchultzversusMcLeanisended.ThedocumentaddedbytheSupremeCourtispurelyatechnicalone,upholdingthelowercourtinrevokingitschangeofvenue,anddefiningthegroundsuponwhichtherevocationwasvalid.TheopinionitselfhasgonetoLosAngelestobefiledthere,whileacopyofithasgonetotheprinters.Ontheclerk'sbookinthisCitythereisonlythissimpleentry:"Schultzv.McLean,judgmentandorderaffirmed—LosAngeles."

Amostprosaicannouncementthis;almostasdryandcommonplaceastherecordsthemselves,andontheirfaceworthatmostadozenlinesinthedailyprints.Butthereisaworldofromancebehindthemustyrecordsandawealthofhumaninterestinthebarewords"Schultzvs.McLean"tothosewhocanreadinthemtheunrecordedhistoryofthosetenlongyearsoflitigation.

Thedryrecordsthemselvesgivenoinklingofthefactthatthosewhostartedthesuitwereoncemillionairesandarenowverypoormen;theygivebutthebaresthintofthelonelineoffamouslawyersthathaveatdifferenttimesappearedinthecase.TheyaresilentaboutthepersonalenmitiesthedifferentphasesofthecasehaveengenderedamongsomeofthosewellknownatthebenchandbarofCalifornia,aridrevealbutscantglimpsesofthefraudandduplicitythatactuatedandkeptalive,alltheseyears,thecaseofSchultzvs.McLean.

ThreetimesthecourtsofSanLuisObispoCountyhavetriedandadjudgedthecause,andfourtimestheSupremeCourthaspasseduponitsmerits.TherearesevenwrittendecisionsoftheSuperiorandSupremecourtsinthecase,andalmosteveryoneofthemreversesitsimmediatepredecessor.Ifanexampleofthe"law'sdelays"wereneeded—butnoneis.

GeorgeSchultzandHenryVonBargenweretheoriginalplaintiffs,claimingavasttractoflandintheCarissaPlainsofSanLuisObispoCountythatisnowworthabout$200,000.To‐dayGeorgeSchultzisoneofthemanyimpoverishedhabituesofthestockbrokers'bucket‐shops,andcanbefoundalmostanysunnydayinPauperAlley.HenryVonBarrenkeepsalittlecigar‐standoutonHayesstreet.

OncethesetwomenweremillionairesandamongtheleadingminingbrokersofMontgomerystreet.TheyhadimmensedealingsintheComstock,andabalanceintheNevadaBankalmostasgreat.ThatwasbeforethesuitofSchultzvs.McLeanbegan.

Butthecausesthatledtoitwerethenbrewing.TheybeganasearlyasJulyof1878,whenSchultz&,VonBargen,inthecourseoftheirlargedealings,becamepinchedforreadycashandwereforcedtoborrow$10,000fromA.E.Davis.Schultz&VonBargenhadpreviouslyinvestedsomeoftheirsparecashinabigplatoflandinSanLuisObispoCounty.ThiswastheCarissaPlainstract—veryfertile,butremotefromtherailroad.Schultz&VonBargenbought12,225acresattheGovernmentprice.Theyboughtitasaspeculation,andtomakeitsecurefrompossiblecreditorsofthefuturetheydeededittoLouisSchultz,abrotheroftheseniorpartnerofthefirm,whohelditasa"naked"trusteeforthepartners.

AlongcamethestringencyoffundsandtheloanfromMr.Davis.Thelatterwasnotintheloanbusinessentirelyasarecreation,anddemandedinterestandsecurityboth.TheinterestwasneverpaidbySchultz&VonBargen,butbeforetheyobtainedtheprincipaltheymortgagedtheCarissaPlainstracttotheobduratemoneylender.Mr.Davis,foroneconsiderationoranother,turnedoverhisclaimonthelandtoJamesB.Haggin,whohadaranchadjoiningtheSchultz&VonBargenacres.Mr.Hagginhadsheeponhislandandhadnofencearoundit.TheovineswanderedacrossanimaginaryboundarylineandeattheirfilloftheSchultz&VonBargengrass,andthereinlaythebaseforadamagesuitbySchultz&VonBargenagainstHaggin,whichwasneverbrought,butwhichhaseversinceplayeditspartinthedecadeoflitigationinvolvingtheacresofCarissaPlains.

Well,theyearsrolledalong,asyearshaveatrickofdoing.FatherTimepointedhisbonyfingertothemonthofOctober,andtheyearof1881.Schultz&VonBargenwerestillshortofcash.Neitheranyoftheprincipalnorinterestofthe$10,000loanhadbeenpaid.Mr.Hagginhaduseforsomereadycash—ordidhewanttowipeouttheimaginarylinewhichhissheephadcrossed?

Historyhasnoanswertothisquestion,butitrecordsthefactthatMr.Haggin,inthismonthandyear,broughtactioninforeclosureagainstLouisSchultzandSchultz&VonBargenforthesatisfactionofhisclaim,whichnowamountedtonearly$26,000.

NowthenthereentersintothedramaofalltheseyearsCorneliusP.Robinson,whohasbeenfromthebeginningoneofthedefendantsinthecaseofSchultzvs.McLean.Mr.Robinson'sfriendsspeakofhimasagentlemanofOrientalviews.HewasatthattimeoneofthesuccessfullawyersofSanFrancisco.HeisasonofthelateTodRobinson,oneofCalifornia'smostdistinguishedattorneys.HisbrotherisCrittendonRobinson,andhiswifewasasisterofthelateJohnR.Jarboe,andatthetimehewasapartnerofWarrenOlneyandJamesK.Byrne,underthefirmnameofRobinson,Olney&Byrne.Schultz&VonBargendidnotwanttheboundarylineerasedonthemapoftheCarissaPlains,sotheyhiredRobinson,OlneyAByrnetofighttheclaimofJamesB.Haggin.Buttheclaimprovedvalid,andSchultz&VonBargenstoodinafairwaynotonlyoflosingtheirland,butoflosingittotheverymanagainstwhomtheyhadactionfordamages—orthoughttheyhad,becausethosesheepwanderedintowrongpastures.

ItwasbettertopartwiththeirlandtoastrangerandthusretaintheirrightsforactionagainstHaggin.TheyemployedC.P.Robinsontofindthatstranger,andinorderthathemightbebetterpreparedforthistasktheydeededtohimthetitleoftheCarissaacres.

RobinsonfoundthestrangerinthepersonofaGrassValleyminingman,GeorgeD.McLean.AtfirstMcLeanobjectedtoinvestinginpasturelands.Hisbusinesswasmining,hehadbeensuccessfulatitandmeanttosticktoit.ButRobinsonpaintedtheseCarissalandswithalltheglowofhissplendid

imagination,totheGrassValleyminingman,andtheendofitwasthatMr.McLeanpaid$26,000incashfor12,225acresoflandandatenyears'litigationthathascosthimthepriceofsomeofthebestlawyersintheState.

AtfirstMcLeanwaswaryofthetitle,whichwasatthattimeratheramixedquantity,andtostraightenoutthismatterheemployedhisoldfriendfromMissouri,AttorneyFrankAdams,thenanargonautofSanLuisObispo.;Thetitlewasstraightenedout,the,moneypaidtoHagginandthedeedpassedfromLouisSchultzandGeorgeSchultzandHenryVonBargenandCorneliusP.RobinsontoGeorgeD.McLean.ThentheGrassValleymanwentbacktohismines,thesheeptothegreenesthills,thebrokerstotheirComstockdeals,andMr.Robinsontohislargevisionsoffuturegreatness.

Butthingsbegantogrowbadforthebrokers;infact,apeckoftroublewassoontocomeuponallthesebeings,exceptthesheep.Firstcamethetroublesofthebrokers,financialtroubles.AtthesametimetherecamealongtheboominSouthernCalifornialands.CarissaPlainsacres,asprospectivesitesforlargeandflourishingmetropolitancities,assumedfabulousvalues—onpaper—andthenow‐all‐but‐wreckedminingbrokersbegantoregrettheirhasteinpartingwiththeirpasturelands.Theycovetedthosesunnyacresandsetabouttoregainpossessionofthem.

TherebegantobealotoftalkabouttrustdeedsandonethingandanotherinconnectionwiththesaletoMcLean.Schultz&VonBargendemandedofMcLeanareleaseoftheproperty,offering,ofcourse,notonlytopaybackthe$26,000expendedbyhim,butahandsomebonusaswell.McLeanmaintainedthatheheldthelandsinfeesimpleandthathedidnotcaretosellandwouldcertainlynotbebulldozedintoit—thosewerehisownwordsatthetime.Schultz&VonBargenthenofferedhim$200,000toreleasethedeed.

ItisprobablethathadMr.McLeanbeengiftedenoughtoliftthecurtainthathidtheSouthernCalifornialandcollapseof1889from1883,hewouldhavepocketedhisindignationandthe$200,000togetherandletthelandgotothebrokers.

Thelandisworthnearlyasmuchnow,butsomehigh‐pricedlawyershavehadfeesoutofit—notablyW.F.Herrin,JudgeGregg,D.M.Delmas,JudgeMcKinstry,ColonelOsmondandothers—fortenlongyears.

Schultz&VonBargenbroughtsuittoregainpossessionoftheland,claimingthatMcLeanhadobtaineditbyfraudandhelditonlyintrust.Theircomplaintwasfiledin1884atSanLuisObispo.ItwasthesuitwhichgrewoutofthiscomplaintthattheSupremeCourtsettledforeverbyitsdecisionconcerningatechnicalityfiledOctober9,1895.JudgeWaymire'snamewassignedtothisfirstcomplaint,asattorneyforSchultz&VanBargen.AttorneyVanNesswasbehindhimallthewhile,butthisdidnotappearuntilthecasecametotrial.

C.P.Robinsonwasmadeaco‐defendantwithMcLeaninthissuitandthecomplaintopenlychargedboththesegentlemenwiththegrossestfrauds.ItwasallegedthatRobinsonhaddefraudedoneclient—thefirmofSchultz&VanBargen—inordertoenrichtheother—GeorgeD.McLean.

ThecasewastriedbeforeajuryinSanLuisObispo.WhenAttorneyVanNessthenappearedaschiefcounselfortheplaintiffsandconsequentlyastheauthorofthosechargesoffraudinthecomplainttherewere,toputitmildly,consequences.RobinsonandVanNesswereclosefriends.VanNessinfactwasunderobligationstoRobinson,itwassaid,atthetime.AtanyrateVanNesskeptdarkuntiltheverylastmomentandthentherewasanexplosionandalmost,ifnotquite,analtercationwhenthetwolawyersmetinthestreetsofSanLuis.

TheonlywitnessfortheplaintiffswasGeorgeSchultz,whosworethatbeforehetransferredthedeedtoMcLeanRobinsontoldhimthatMcLeanhaddeliveredtohim(Robinson),andthatitwastheninRobinson'ssafe,acontractinwhichMcLeanagreedtoholdthelandonlyuntilapartcouldbesoldforenoughtorepayhisoutlaytoHagginand7percentinterest.Ofcourse,RobinsonneverbadsuchanagreementfromMcLeanandtheSupremeCourthasdecidedthatMcLeanneverevenagreedtomakeone.

ButthefirstjurythattriedthecasegaveaverdictfortheplaintiffsandJudge"D.S.GregoryofSanLuisObispowrotehisfindingstoconformwiththeverdictofthejury.InthistrialRobinsonappearedashisownattorneyandAttorneysAdams,V.A.GreggandJohnT.HumphriesappearedforMcLean.VanNess,Waymire,HagginandDibblerepresentedSchultz&VonBargen.AnappealwastakenandthelateJudgeJ.P.HogeandJohnGarberarguedthemeritsofatechnicalpointbeforetheSupremeCourc.Uponthistechnicalitythedefendantandappellantswonandthecasewassentbackforanothertrial.

Inthesecondcomplaintthechargesoffraudandconspiracywereintensifiedandthepersonalfeelingoftheattorneysandcontestantsranhigh.ThecasewastriedbeforeJudgeJamesF.GreenofHollisterandajuryin1889atSanLuis.Againtheverdictwasfortheplaintiffs.Schultzsworesowellthatthejurybelievedhim.Againanappealwastaken,andagainthehighercourtreversedthelowercourt,butthistimetheSupremeCourtruledonthemeritsofthecaseinsteadofatechnicalityanddecidedthattherewasabsolutelynoproofoffraud.JudgeMcKinstryandAttorneyVanNessarguedfortherespondents,andDelmasandOsmondfortheplaintiffs.JudgeFoxwrotethedecisionofthecourtthedaybeforehewentoutofoffice.

OnatechnicalitytheplaintiffsandrespondentssecuredarehearingofthecasebeforetheSupremeCourt,butagainthecourt,sittinginbankthistime,foundforthedefendants.Itsdecisionwastwofold.Thatistosay,thedecisionoverruledthejudgmentandorderofthelowercourtastothedefendantMcLeanandsentthecasebackfortrial.AstoRobinson'sappeal,thatwastakenunderadvisement.

MeantimeSchultz&VonBargenhadfailedutterlyandthecasewascarriedonbythemoney‐lendersforthebenefitoftheircreditors.VonBargengrewdespondentandtriedtocommitsuicide.Hethrewhimselfintothebayoneafternoon,butwaspulledout.Hetooknofurtherinterestinthecaseandhadnothingatstake,nomatterwhatthefinalverdictmighthavebeen.

ThethirdtimethecasewastriedintheSuperiorCourtofSanLuisObispo—JudgeWilliamsofVenturaCounty—sevenfeethighand340poundsbig,andasdeterminedandasstraightforwardandconscientiousasheishighandbig—triedthecaseinplaceofJudgeGregg,whowasdisqualifiedbyreasonofhavingbeenoneofMcLean'sattorneysbeforehiselectiontothebench.

InordertohavethecasetriedwithoutdelaytheplaintiffsconfessederrorasregardstheappealofRobinsonintheSupremeCourt.ThentheyappliedforachangeofvenuetoSantaBarbaraCounty.JudgeGreggheardthismotionandwasdisposedtograntitbecauseofhisowndisqualification.Hedidgrantitandmadetheorderoftransfer.ThenRobinsoncameinandclaimedthechangeofvenueillegal,becausehehadnotjoinedinitandhadreceivednonoticeofit.OnthisshowingJudgeGreggreversedhimselfandsetthecasefortrialinthatcountybeforethebigVenturaJudge.

Plaintiffsthenappliedforajury.JudgeWilliamsdeniedthis.Herefusedthemfurthercontinuancesandthecasewasheardandsubmittedtohim—thatis,sofarasMcLeanwasconcerned.RobinsonandMcLeanhadbothdemurredtothecomplaint,butuponthedemurrerbeingoverruledRobinsondeclinedtomakefurtheranswer.

JudgeWilliamsdecidedthecaseforMcLean,holdingthattherehadbeennoshadowoffraudinthematteronthepartofthedefendantsandthatMcLeanwastheownerinfeesimpleoftheCarissaPlainsacres.

Thistimetheplaintiffsbecametheappellants.TheywenttotheSupremeCourtonthegroundthatJudgeGregghavingoriginallygrantedachangeofvenuethetrialbeforeJudgeWilliamswasinvalid.W.F.HerrinwasaddedtotheattorneysforMcLeaninthislastproceedingandD.H."WettemoreandWilliamM.PiersonnowappearedforSchultz&VonBargen—neitherofwhomhadtheslightestinterestatthistimeintheoutcomeofthecase.

ItissaidthatagentlemannamedLoupeofthisCityhasbeensupplyingthefundsfortheplaintiffsforthelastfiveorsixyears.Hehaslostaprettypenny,alltold,whetherthatbehisnameornot,whileGeorgeD.McLeanconsidersthathehaspaidafancypriceforthoseCarissaacres.

The San Francisco Call, December 13, 1895, p. 6 M'DONALD ACQUITTED, TheacquittalofRichardH.McDonaldJr.isinaccordwiththeexpectationsofallwhohavegivenanintelligentstudytothecircumstancesoftheremarkablecaseinwhichhehashadthemisfortunetobeinvolved.Theverdictofthejuryisundoubtedlyjust,andsavesaninnocentmanfrombeingpunishedfortheguiltofothers.ItisbeyondquestionthatthewreckingofthePacificBankandthePeople'sHomeSavingsBankwasbroughtaboutbythegrossestrascalityandbydeliberatefraudscarriedtotheextentofdownrightrobbery.Itisclearfromtheevidence,however,thatRichardMcDonaldJr.wasnotthemanonwhomtheguiltyresponsibilityforthesecrimescanbeplaced.Hewassurroundedbyacliqueofcorruptmenwhosewillswerestrongerthanhis,andinwhosedishonestpracticeshisruinaswellasthatofthebankswereinvolved.Heisfortunatetohavefoundajurysufficientlyintelligentandclear‐sightedtodohimjusticedespitethestigmauponhimcausedbytheevilassociateswhodominatedhiminbusiness.Thecaseshouldnotbeallowedtodropatthispoint.Asitiscertainthebankswerewreckedbyfrauds,somepersonorpersonsmusthavecommittedthem.Thelawvindicatedbytheacquittaloftheinnocentdemandsnowthepunishmentoftheguilty.TheoffensesaresogreattheGrandJurycannotaffordtooverlookthem.Ascrutinizinginvestigationoftheclosestcharactershouldbemadeintothematter.ThegangofrascalswhocommittedthecrimesshouldbeindictedwhethertheyareintheStateornot.Iftheyarebeyondourbordersitisprobabletheycanbebroughtbackifdemandedbyourjustice.Atanyratesuchrobberyofthesavingsofhonestpeopleshouldnotbecondoned,andsinceRichardMcDonaldJr.isinnocent,thenextdutyistodiscovertheguilty.July 1896 McNULTY‐OntheCarisaPlains,July18,1896,Mrs.WilburtC.McNulty,aged21years.

1897

OLIVER - At the Carissa, Dec. 5, 1897, John R. Oliver, a native of Azores Islands, aged 42 years.

Los Angeles Herald, Volume 25, Number 199, 17 April 1898

640.BuenaVistaLake,640CarissaPlains,320nearSanMarcosranch,each$2.50acre.

Pacific Rural Press, Volume 64, Number 23, 6 December 1902

SANLUISOBISPO.Carissa'sAdvantage.—ThesoilofCarissaplain,SanLuis"desert,"contains,saysF.R.Wertmuller,agraduatestudentintheAgriculturalExperimentStationoftheUniversityofCalifornia,abouttwenty‐eighttimesasmuchphosphoricacid—arareandvaluableingredientofsoils—astheaveragesoiloftheState.

San Francisco Call, Volume 93, Number 68, 6 February 1903

SANLUISOBISPO.Feb.5.—Fromallpartsoftheinteriorheavycropsareexpected.Thefrostshavebeenlightandthedamagesmall.AheavyfallofsnowisreportedinCarissa,butstockIsnotsuffering.The‐prospectsforheavygrainandfruitcropshavenotbeenequaledforyears.DairymenandstockInterestsarenowassuredofaprosperousyear.

Engineering and Mining Journal, 4 July 1903, p. 27

KernCounty

SeveraloilprospectingrigsareoperatingontheCarissasideofthecoastrange,somemileswestofMcKittrick.

San Francisco Call, Volume 96, Number 43, 13 July 1904

WILL CONSTRUCT OIL, LINE TO PORT HARFORD

RockefellerInterestsPlantoLay

Twelve‐InchPipeFromBakersfieldtoPacific.

BAKERSFIELD,July12.—FromareliablesourceitislearnedthattheStandardOilCompanyismakingarrangementsforthelayingofatwelveinchpipelinefromthemidwayfieldtothePacificatPortHarford,adistanceofabout115miles,acrossthenewCuyamaandCarisadistricts,wherealargeamountoflandhasbeentakenup,butpracticallynoactualworkdone.Surveysforpipelinesoverthisseconddistricthavebeenprojectedfromtimetotimebyanindependentcompanywithoutresult,butitisnowlearnedthattheStandardhasalreadymadecontractsforthehaulingofsuppliesfortheline,althoughthematterhasbeenmanagedsoquietlythatnoknowledgeofitbecamepublicuntilafewdaysago.HithertotheStandardCompanyhasdonenobusinesswhateverInthewestsidefieldsofKernCounty.

San Francisco Call, Volume 96, Number 126, 4 October 1904

BAKERSFIELD,Oct.J.—Millionsoftonsofbicarbonateofsoda,35percentpure,hasbeendiscoveredInLakeCarissa,thirteenmilesfromOilg,ontheMcKlttrickbranchline,andaSanFranciscocorporationhasmadeapplicationoftheKernCountyBoardofTradeforafive‐acresitehereforarefinery.ThenewIndustrywillemployfrom50to100men.

Los Angeles Mining Review, December 10, 1904

SODA DEPOSITS. The Carissa Chemical Company Preparing for Shipments. TheCalifornian.of Bakersfield,Kerncounty.California,says:"Theextentorthesoda.depositatthelakeatCarissaisgreaterthanisgenerallyconceived.ThemineralclaimslocatedbytheCarissaChemicalCompanycomprise2400acres,andoverthisentiresurfacethereisadepositofcrystallizedsodaindepthfromsixinchestofourfeet.Butthisdepositisnottobeutilizedbythecompany.Onthecontrary,thewaterbeneaththesurfaceistobepumpedintotheevaporatingtanks,andthecrystallizationfromthisliquidwillbethesourceofthesupply.Beneaththesurface,watercanbehadatfromsixinchestotwofeetovertheentireareaoftheoldlakebed,andthiswaterissohighlychargedwithsodaastoassureaveryheavyprecipitationwhen

placedintheevaporatingtanks.Thecompanyexpectstoshipforty‐fivetonsoftheunrefinedproductfromMcKittrick,Kerncounty,dailywhenitsplantisinoperation.”San Francisco Call, Volume 100, Number 51, 21 July 1906 FLAMES SWEEPING OVER THE PLAINS OF CARISA ThousandsofAcresofGrazingLandinRichCountryDenudedbyFire.SPECIALDISPATCHTOTHSCALL.SANLUISOBISPO,July.2o—FlamesarcsweepingovertheCarisaplains.Yesterdayafternoontheflamessweptclean5000acresInanhour.Greatlossofgrazinglandresulted.,LittlegrainlosshasbeensustainedSan Francisco Call, Volume 100, Number 70, 9 August 1906 SUSPECTEDOFMURDERNEARTHECARISARANCHPortugueseHeldinJailtoExplainDeathofManHeSaysFellFromVeranda.BAKERSFIELD,Aug.8.—BecauseherefusedtokeepguardoverthebodyofJosephDiaz,anoldman,whoissupposedtohavebeenmurderedneartheCarisaranch,inSanLuisObispoCounty,onthenightofJuly29,SalvadorFuseke,aPortuguese,wellknownandrespectedinthatsectionoftheState,isinjailandSheriffYanceyMcFaddeniscomingtoBakersfieldtotakehimtoSanLuisObispoundersuspicionofbeingthemurdereroftheoldman.Fusekeclaimsthatheisinnocent.Theoldman,hesays,rolledofftheverandaduringthenightandmetdeathinthatmanner.HeissatisfiedofhisabilitytoclearhimselfwiththeSanLuisObispoauthorities.San Francisco Call, Volume 101, Number 124, 3 April 1907 AtBakersfielditisreportedthattheStandardisplanningtorunitsMidway‐McKittrlckpipelinethroughtoPortHarford,bywayoftheCarisaandElkhornvalleys.Shouldthisbedone,thewestsidefieldsofKernwouldhaveadoubleoutlet,bywayofeitherPortHarfordorPointRichmond.San Francisco Call, Volume 104, Number 134, 12 October 1908 MARRIAGE SECRET KEPT SINCE MARCH

ThemarriageofMissAgnesHalllday,secretaryoftheCarisachemicalcompany,FrontandCaliforniastreets,andFrankGordon,superintendentoftheengineeringdepartmentoftheJudsonIronworks,whowereweddedMarch17,becamepublicforthefirsttimeyesterday.Eventhemotherofthebridegroom,Mrs.M.E.Coleof1233Myrtlestreet,Oakland,wasnotawareofthestateofaffairsuntilthen.

TheweddingwastheculminationofaromancewhichstartedwhenMissHallidaywenttolivewithMrs.ColeinOakland,followingthedisasterofApril,1906.ThecouplemanagedtheirownloveaffairswithouthelporinterferencefromoutsidersandattheopportunetimeslippedawaytoStocktonandweremarried.Theceremonyperformed,theykeptItasecret,theirreasonsforsodoing‐beingamysterytotheirfriends.

BotharewellknownInSanFranciscoandOaklandandhaveconsiderablepropertyacrossthebay.

“Idonotknowwhythemarriageshouldhavebeenkeptasecret,”saidMrs.Cole.,“IalwaysregardedMissHallidayasadaughterandamdelightedtohearthatsheismyson'swife.”San Francisco Call, Volume 106, Number 157, 4 November 1909 CARISA MINORITY GIVEN BODY BLOW CARISA MINORITY GIVEN BODY BLOW Judge Sturtevant Rules Accused Officers of Corporation Are Blameless All the turbulence which .disturbed the affairs of the Carisa chemical company, was quieted yesterday by Judge Sturtevant, who denied the petition .of the minority stock holders of the corporation for an injunction to prevent the 'officers and the majority stock holders from conducting the affairs of the concern and selling delinquent stock on which an assessment of 8 cents a share had not been paid. The court issued the order at 10 o'clock yesterday. Promptly at l2 the victorious officers sold 300,000 shares of delinquent stock which had belonged to the recalcitrant minority, and t that minority was practically obliterated, for the stock was purchased by the triumphant majority. The stock of some 400 persons was affected by the transfer, and while the sale was conducted formally and after due notice had been given, those stock holders will learn for the first time when they read this article that they are no longer interested in the prospective operations of the Carisa chemical company, which is to engage in mining the crust of San Luis Obispo county into baking soda and other alkaline products. The decision of Judge Sturtevant recalled the riots which a year ago raged daily in the vicinity of the office of the company in this city. The minority stockholders, led by T. Norman Harvey, and Oakland resldents holding 40,000 out of 600,000 shares of stock, accused the officers of the company criminal mismanagement. The officers were: President; E. C. Dudley; general manager , F. M. Meigs; and directors, J. C. Campbell, A. D. Cutler and W. S.Upham. James H. Boyer was their attorney. Norman Harvey through Attorney C. C.Boynton applied for an injunction to restrain the officers from selling stock delinquent on assessment No.29; disposing of any money of the company, or conducting its;-, business. It was charged that the officers had embezzled $135,000 belonging to the company and had illegally, issued over: 300,000 shares of stock. A temporary restraining order was granted and Judge Sturtevant appointed Attorney Harper to take testimony in the case. Yesterday morning the court sustained the report of the commissioner, declaring that no proof of doing had been given and the accused officers of the corporation. San Francisco Call, Volume 104, Number 160, 7 November 1908 Warm Row Embroils a Big Firm http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&cl=search&d=SFC19081107.2.16&srpos=28&e=-------en--20--21--txt-IN-carisa----# San Francisco Call, Volume 104, Number 161, 8 November 1908

WARINCHEMICALCAMPPOSTPONEDStockHoldersofCarisaCompanyAreInducedbyDudleyandMeigstoDeferActionManagerofConcernHasBeenMixedinShadyTransactionsBeforeTwoimportantincidentsbefellyesterdayintheaffairsoftheCarisachemicalcompany,inwhicha,wartothedeathbetweentheminoritystockholdersandthepresentmanagersofthecorporationhasbrokenout.OneincidentwasthepostponementofameetIngcalledbythestockholderstoconsiderareportofspecialauditors,afteranattempttopackthemeetinghadbeenmadebyPresidentE.C.DudleyandManagerF.M.Meigs,againstwhomtheprincipalfireofcriticismisdirected.Theotherincidentwasthefilingofastockholders'suitdemandinganaccountingbyDudley,Meigsandtheirassociateswhoarenowincontrolofthecompany.DudleyandMeigs,whoareblamedbythestockholdersforthepresentpracticallyinsolventconditionoftheCarisachemicalcompany,andagainstwhochargesoffraudandmismanagementweremadeyesterday,havefiguredbeforeinunsavorywaysinconnectionwithsimilarpromotion,deals.Theywereindictedinthefallof1906onChargesofswearingtofraudulentproofsofloss.DudleywasthenpresidentoftheSanFranciscoparceldeliverycompany,propertyofwhichwasinsuredintheFiremen'sFundinsurancecompanyfor$2,850.Afterthefire,withMeigs'assistance,hemadeaclaimforthetotalamount,butitwaslaterallegedthatthepropertyhadbeensavedandsoldfor$2,250.NeitherDudleynorMeigswaseverbrought,totrial,theindictmentbeingquashedinJudgeCook'sdepartmentofthesuperiorcourtonthegroundthatE.P.Farnsworth,oneofthemembersofthegrandjurywhichindictedthem,wasaninsuranceadjusterandwasprejudicedagainstthem.DudleyandMeigswerealsoconnectedwiththeMarketstreetsecuritiescompany,whichattemptedtogaincontroloftheMarketstreetbankafteritsfailure,Meigsbeingpresidentoftheconcern.WiththeminthesecuritiescompanyalsowereArthurH.CraneandPoliceCommissionerA.D.Cutler,whoarebothactivewiththemintheCarisachemicalcompany.NumeroussuitsarenowpendingagainsttheMarketstreetsecuritiescompany,havingbeenbroughtbydepositorsoftheMarketstreetbank,who'demandthereturnoftheirdepositbooksonthegroundthattheyweresecuredbyfraud.WASTOCONSIDERREPORTYesterday'smeetingofthestockholdersoftheCarisachemicalcompany,calledtoconsiderthereportofaspecialauditingcommittee,appointeda!fewweeksagotolookintotheaffairsofthecompanyandreportontheallegedfraudandmismanagementwhichhavemarkeditsrecenthistory,wassetfor2o'clock.DudleyandMeigs,however,delayedthecallingofthemeetingfornearlyanhourbyusheringthevariousleadersoftheoppositionintotheirprivateofficesforconferencesassoonastheyappearedatthecompany'sofficesintheMarinebuildingatCaliforniaandFrontstreets.Whilethecrowdofabout50stockholderswaitedimpatientlyinthegeneraloffice,theactiveheads'ofthecompanyarguedinaninnerroom;anditwasonlytheexasperationofthecrowd,whichfinallyventeditsfeelingsbystampingandpounding,thatcausedthemeeting

finallytobecalled.Even,thenitwasconvenedinstarchambersession,DudleyandMeigsresortingtothis,measureinanefforttopreventtheproceedingsfrombecomingpublic.T.NormanHarvey,anactiverepresentativeofthestockholders,wasmadechairmanofthemeetingandatoncetheeffortofthemanagerstodelayactionbecameapparentthroughastatementmadebyAttorneyJamesH.Boyer,counselforthecompany.Boyerdeclaredthatnoneofthepreviousmeetingsheldbythestockholderswaslegalbecausepropernoticehadnotbeengivenandthatthepresentmeetingcouldtakenoactionforalikereason.TherewasnoobjectiontoamotionthataregularmeetingbeheldontheeveningofNovember18,anditwaspassed,butthereportoftheauditingcommittee,whichthestockholdershadgatheredtohear,wasnotread.A.D.Cutler,amemberofthecommittee,offeredtoreadthereport,butitwasdecidedtoholditoverfortheregularmeeting.Beforeadjournmentwastaken,however,CutlerreportedthatDudleyandMeigshadsignifiedtheirwillingnesstocompromisebyagreeingtoallowtheminoritystockholderstonametwomembersofthefivecomposingtheboardofdirectors.Healsosubmittedastipulation,signedbyDudley,Meigsandthemembersoftheauditingcommittee,proposingthatafteranapprovalofclaimsagainsttheCarisachemicalcompanynowheldbyDudleyandbyMeigs&Co.asettlementbemadebythetransferoftheproperamountofstockinthecompanytoDudleyandMeigs&Co.at75centsonthedollar.Theactionofthecommitteewasindorsedbyaninformalvote,whichitwasunderstoodshouldinnowaybebindingoranadmission'thatanyclaimsagainstthecompanywerevalid.ChairmanHarveyvoicedtheprotestbyassertingthatthevotetakenshouldnotbeconstruedasanadmissionthatthecompanyowedanything.ASKFORINJUNCTIONThesuitfiledinthesuperiorcourtyesterdaymorningwasbroughtbyT.NormanHarvey,representedbyAttorneyWilliamA.Nunlist.Meigs,Dudleyandthemembersofthedirectoryboardoftheconcernwerenamedasdefendants,andinadditiontotheaccountingdemandedanapplicationwasmade'foraninjunctiontopreventthedefendantsfrompayingDudleyandMeigs&Co.theamountswhich,thelatterclaimareowedtothem.Thesuitsetsforththatundertheregimeof;DudleyandMeigstheaffairsofthecorporationhavebeensubjectedtowoefulmismanagementandtheallegationismadethat‐fraudhasplayedapartinbringingaboutthepresentfinancialtangle.ItisassertedthatonOctober1,1907,thetotalliabilitiesofthecorporationwere$1,688.30andthattherewasonhand$10,540.20,butthatwhenthebookswereexaminedbytheaccountantoftheauditingcommitteeonAugust31ofthisyeartheyshowedliabilitiesof$48,646.59,withnothinginthetreasury.This,depletion,it,isclaimed,has,occurrednotwithstandingthefactthattherehasbeen,nodevelopmentmadeintheplantorpropertyofthecompany.Theliabilitiesconsistchiefly,ofclaimsheldbyMeigs&Co.,acorporationcontrolled:byF.M.Meigs,andclaimsheldbyE.C.Dudley,presidentoftheCarisachemicalcompany.Thesuitfurtheravers,thatthere;areno;vouchersorshowinghowtheseclaimswere.created,andthateveniftheywerehonestly,createditwaswithoutthesanctionorauthorityofthecorporation.Anotherallegationofthecomplaintinthestockholders'suitisthatthebooksshowanentryofapaymentof$1,080byJ.H.Boyerforlegalservices,andit,isallegedthatBoyerneverreceivedover$200.Grossmismanagement,extravagantandunnecessaryexpendituresandthepaymenttothemselvesoflargeamountsforserviceswhichthey,didnotrenderthecompanyarethespecificchargesmadeagainstDudleyandMeigs.

ThehearingontherestrainingorderpreventingthepaymentoftheDudleyandMeigsclaimswillbeheldat10o'clockonNovember,18.

Los Angeles Herald, Volume 36, Number 221, 10 May 1909

SANLUISOBISPOLAKEOFFERSBIGSALTSUPPLY

ThelowestpartoftheCarrisoplain,whichextendsalongandwithinthenortheastboundaryofSunLuisObispocounty,isoccupiedbyalake,knownlocallyasSodaorSaltlake.Itisaboutfivemileslongandalittleoveramilewideatitswidestpoint,andincludesanareaofnearly3000acres.ItreceivesthedrainagefromtheCarrisoplainandtheadjoiningtanksoftheboundingrangesthroughnumeroussmallgulchesandcanyonswhosemouthsdischargeuponthegravellyslopesofitsmargin,butitneverthelessremainspracticallydryexceptinextraordinarilywetseasons.

Thebedofthislakecontainsaseriesofsalinedepositswhicharebriefly.describedinareportbyRalphArnoldandH.B.Johnson,issuedbytheUnitedStatesgeologicalsurveyasanadvancechapterfrombulletin380(3SO‐L),partIof"Contributionstoeconomicgeology,1908."

Accordingtothisreportthedeposits,whosechiefconstituentissodiumsulphate,offeranalmostunlimitedsupply"!'themixedsalts,andprofitableexploitationwilldependalmostentirelyontransportationfacilitieswhichareatpresentinadequate.TheterminusoftheSunsetbranchoftheSouthernPacificrailroadliesaboutthirty‐twomilestothesoutheast,and1200feellowerthanthelake;theMcKittrlckbranchofthesamerailroadisonlyaboutfifteenmilesdistant,buttheTemblorrange,whichmustbecrossedinmakingthetrip,presentsaconsiderableobstacle.IfarailroadIsconstructed,ascontemplated,toSanLuisObispobywayoftheCarrisoplain,thecommercialdevelopmentofthedepositswillbegreatlyassisted.

Bulletin380‐Lcontainsalsoalistofthesurvey'spublicationsonthesalines,Includingsalt,boraxandsoda.Itisnowreadyfordistributionandmaybeobtainedbyapplyingtothedirector,UnitedStatesgeologicalsurvey,Washington,D.C.


CORPORATIONOFFICERSCHARGEDWITHFRAUD

StockHoldersSueHeadsofthe

CarisaChemicalCompany

Asuitbystockholdersowning125,000ofthe600,000sharesoftheCarisachemicalcompanywas,filedyesterdayagainstthe.corporationtoenjointhesales,ofstock,rendered.1,delinquentbyfailuretopayassessmentNo,2of8centsashare.JudgeSturtevantgrantedatemporaryrestrainingorderreturnableAugust20.

ItisassertedinthecomplaintthatF.M.Meigs,manager,andE.CDudley,president,whocontrolmorethanhalfthestock,didnotpayactualcoinupontheassessment,butinsteadoffsetcertainindebtednesstheysaytheyholdagainstthecorporation.ThisIndebtedness,isasserted,isfraudulentandfictitious.


RESTRAINSSALEOFCARISASTOCK

ChargesAgainstMeigsand

DudleytoBeInvestigatedbyJudgeSturtevant

MinorityOwnersoftheChemicalCompanyWin

VictoryinCourt

Avictoryfortheminoritystockholdersofthe,Carisachemicalcompany,headedbyT.NormanHarvey,thelawyer,waswonyesterday.JudgeSturtevantenjoiningF.M.MeigsandE.C.DudleyfromofferingforsaleatatnoontomorrowthestockthelatterclaimbecamedelinquentbyfailuretopayassessmentNo.2of8centspershare.

Theinjunctionholdsuntilthetrialofthesuit,whenitwillbedeterminedwhetherornotHarveyandhisassociatesareentitledtoapermanentinjunction.JudgeSturtevantsaidheregardedthechargesagainstMeigsandDudley"thattheyhadescapedpaymentofboththefirstandsecondassessmentsbysettingupfictitiousandfraudulentclaimsagainstthecorporationasveryserious,andsuggestedthatthecasebetriedatanearlydate

InissuingtheinjunctionJudgeSturtevantorderedtheplaintiffstofurnishabondinthesumof$1,000guaranteeingthecorporationfromdamagebyreasonoftheinjunction.}Themarketvalueofthestockofthecorporationhasgreatlydiminishedthelitigationstarted.Atonetimeitsoldfor75centsashare,butitisnowdifficulttofindabuyer.

Los Angeles Herald, Volume 37, Number 242, 31 May 1910

TRAFFIC DEMANDS NEW RAILROAD TO TIDE WATER

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San Francisco Call, Volume 108, Number 113, 21 September 1910

UNITED OIL COMPANY DECLARES A DIVIDEND

Fifth Payment of 1 Per Cent Due October 10

At the last regular meeting of the board of directors of the United oil company, held a few days ago at the company's office in Los Angeles, the fifth monthly dividend of 1 per cent on the par value of $1 of the stock was declared payable October 10 to stock holders of record October 1. The United oil company was organized last November. It owns 500 acres in the North Midway field and 500 acres in the Carisa hills. Its five completed wells are producing from 30,000 to 40,000 barrels of oil a month, which is sold to the Standard oil company under contract at 65 cents per barrel.

Los Angeles Herald, Volume 33, Number 44, 14 November 1910

HAWAIIAN OIL COMPANY SPUDS IN. ON CARISSA

Capital from Pacific Island Invested in California Fields.

Work Now Under Way

McKITTRICK,Nov.13.—TheHumahumaOilcompany,aHonolulu,Hawaii,corporation,operatingontheCarissaplains,spuddedinlastweek.Operationswerebegunwitha20‐inchstovepipe,thebiggestholewithfewexceptionseverattemptedinCalifornia,

FrankPayneisthevicepresidentandpromoterofthecorporationandinimmediatechargeoftheoperations,thoughSuperintendentPollardoftheHonoluluConsolidatedwilllookafterthecompany'saffairsbeginningnextweek

ThiscompanywasfinancedexclusivelybyHawaiiancapital.Mr.Payneandhisassociatesappreciatetheyareoperatinginacountryyetunproved,buttheyhaveeveryconfidencethatanewfieldofhighgravityoilwillbeopenedup.TheHumahumaisa$1,000,000corporation.Itsshareshavingbeensoldoriginallyat50cents.

Judgingfromtheelaboratemannerandtheexpenseincurredinfixingupthecamp,theHumahumaexpectstoopenupavaluabletractofland.Morethan$20,000hasbeenexpendedincampconstruction,andaccordingtothosewhohaveseenItthecampisoneofthemostcompleteinthestate.Thebuildingsareallsteamheated,equippedwithshowerandtubbaths,electriclights,telephonesandotheraccessoriestocomfort.ISuppliesarehauledfromMcKittrick,adistanceoffifteenmiles,overa25percentgrade,sothecostoflayingdownmaterialatthecampisatonceapparent.Fueloil,whichispurchasedfromtheDominionOilcompanyatMcKittrickfor60centsabarrel,costs$1.50bythetimeitreachestheHumahumacamp.

TheAssociatedOilcompanyisoperatinginthisfieldabouttwoandahalfmilesfromHumahuma.TheHumahumacompanyisonsection27,whiletheAssociated'scampIson30.Ifanyoilwhateverisfound,itshouldbeofahighgravity,judgingfromthesandoutcroppings.


KERN NATURAL GAS SYSTEM EXTENDED

Pipes Are Being Laid to Fellows and Westside Field Is to Be Supplied

[SpecialDispatchtoTheCall]

BAKERSFIELD,May9.

C.Gifford,anemployeeoftheHuenemeoilcompany,operatingonsection35intheCarissaplains,isauthorityforthestatementthatthecompanyhasmadea‐strikeofoilwhichtestsbetterthan45degrees.Thewellissaidtobeafineoneandwillproveupanewterritory,althoughtherearemanycompanieswhichhavebeenoperatinginthatdistrictforoverayear.

Pacific Rural Press, Volume 84, Number 6, 10 August 1912

GrasshoppersrecentlyattackedthelargegrainranchofMr.CavanaghnearCarissa,Montereycounty,anditwasfearedthecropwasatotalloss.Mostofthedamage,however,wasdoneneartheedges,wheretheyieldwasscarcelythreesacksperacre,butongettingfurtherintothefieldten

sacksperacreofthefinestkindofgrainwasharvested,andthelosswasnotsogreatasatfirstanticipated.

Pacific Rural Press, Volume 90, Number 1, 3 July 1915

TwohundredheadofcattlewererecentlyshippedfromtheSanJuanandCarissaCattleCompany'sranchesofKerncountytotheSanFranciscomarkets.

Pacific Rural Press, Volume 91, Number 7, 12 February 1916

MISCELLANEOUSNOTES.RanchersintheCuyamaandCarissaPlanssectionsofSantaBarbaracountyareexpectingtoplantlargeacreagesoffruitassoonasweatherconditionswillpermit.

Annie Louise Morrison, “The Painted Rocks of the Carisa,” National Motorist, January 30, 1926, pp. 5-8, 22.

Pioneers of Carisa (page 8)

Inthesixties,CharlesandEdCrockertookuplandontheCarisa.TheynamedtheranchElTemblor(earthquake),forsomemightyupheavalhadthrownupajaggedwallofvolcanicrockupontheland.BorelandBerete,twoFrenchmen,settledataplaceandnameditFrenchCamp.Theyweremurdered.JackGilkeysettledtheCammatti(hairrope)ranch.IntheseventiesChesterBrumleycamedownfromSanFranciscoandtookupland.Healsoactedasmajordomoforanotherlargecattleandsheepranch.In1876hiswife,arefined,culturedwoman,andthreelovelyyoungdaughterscametobewithhim.(thereismoretothisarticlebutthecopywasunreadable).

newspaper references to the carizzo plain 1885 - 1926...

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