The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-12

about eight miles from lander. They
are about one thousand feet apart
forming triangle. All three of these
wells struck oil and yield large flow.
At one of these wells which flows the
most oil the pressure is so great that
the oil is thrown over seventy feet in
to the air. The deepest of these wells
is seven hundred feet, and the shallow
est only three hundred. 1t is estimated
that these three wells will flow one
thousand barrels q day. This verifies
the theory that an immense reservoir
of oil exists here comparatively near
the surface, and annihilateS the doc
tr1ne that no great flow could ever be
obtained on the sight of oil springs. for
one of these wells was sunk on the
site of a veritable oil spring. The oil
is very fluid and the gas in it has a
pungent smell. 1t is black even when
it comes fresh from the well. There
are thirteen other oil springs in this
basin, known as the Shoshone Oil ba-
sin, and none of them more than fiji
teen miles from Lander, while there
are eight within three or four miles.
The oil coming from all these springs
except two is of light color and very
fluid. The oil fields of Wyoming cam
not be gagged by the principles that
condition the presence of petroleum in
the easter fields"
One of the most important as well as
one of the most practical ditch enter
prises of this section, is what is known
here as the Table Mountain ditch It
covers 1900 acres of land, starting at
a point three miles from town and
reaching out to the Little Popo Agile
on the south. The land is of the best
quality and will produce almost any
nj nj fn
interest a large number of persons in
| the enterprise. The $1,000 acres
spoken of is government land and can
be taken under the homestead or des-
ert land act, and those who take land
have an opportunity to become part
owners in the ditch. Already about
thirty persons have become members
of the ditch company and will file on
land. These men will assist in doing
the work on the ditch. The promoters
of the enterprise are we'll known men
of this city, Rock Springs and Chey-
enne. There is land enough for about
one hundred families, and in all prob
ability all of it will be taken this sea-
son. It is recognized that the ditch
once constructed, every acre of irriga-
BILE land under it will be worth from
$40 to $40. FAMILIES who locate on
these lands will have a home market,
| both to the north and to the south, as
Lander, is a good market town, and
the mining country at Lewiston, Allan
tic, South Pass, Miners Delight, Mill
Creek. Rock Creek and Gold Greek are
within fifteen to thirty miles. The fact
that Lander is growing rapidly and
| that the population in the mining coun-
| try on the other side is increasing very
fast, insures the success of this irriga-
ton enterprise and makes it one of
the most practical schemes that has
/ haa Ia,- Ixar for
| Lander has two newspapers that
would shine in any town.
The oldest paper in the county is
The Fremont Clipper, which is in its
seventh volume. The office is sup
piled with the best material of all
kinds, has a first-class Campbell power
press and two job presses with a
3-horse electric dynamo. The Clipper
aims to be a representative of the
material interests of the county. 1t is
edited by Mr.. G. G.. Coutant, ably as
sisted by his own sons and daughter.
all joining to make it most brilliant
and live, aggressive newspaper of
| Republican persuasion.
| The Fremont County Gazette is pub
Iished in Lander. 1t was established
last year, the first issue being on June
! 7. 1893. The Gazette is good local
paper and is edited with ability and
presents a very neat mechanical ap-
pearance. 1t has a good office, cou-
pie of job presses and q Prouty news
paper press also. This office is run by
electricity. E. H. Rathbone and bro
Their edit and manage the Gazette and
are well known newspaper men of
Utah, having run the Eureka Miner
until 1893
Lander, although located 1875 miles
| from a railroad station, still possesses
most all the advantages of a much
| aIA fY%fo Iierht
high grade free schools, churches, LODI
ges and elegant business blocks that
are a credit to its enterprise.
PERSONALS.
| Mr.. F. E. Rice, president of the board
| of trade and manager of the Wyoming
Transportation company, at Lander,
gave The Herald man pleasant drive
out in the country and contributed
many points, of interest contained in
write-ups.
Misses Gutenberg, Essie and Rose
Mcmahon. May Mccoy and May Eth
| Ign Coutant are musicians and vocal
lists of marked ability.
Editor Coutant and his charming
family contributed largely to the
pleasure of The Herald mans visit in
| Lander
Mr.. W. P. Noble, of Salt Lake, is a
large property HOlueF mere.
Walt Oswald. late of the Tenth ward,
is filing the position of affable clerk in
! Noble & Lanes store.
THE CHRISTIAN LAKE MINING
WORKS.
| The Christian Lake Mining works,
located at Atlanta City. is now one of
| the most active properties. 1t is a
placer property and represents an
outlay of development work of over a
half million dollars. 1t is a French
company with heavy finacial backing.
Mr. George A. Zimmerman is the SUI
perintendent, and informed the writer
| that the name of the company was
| derived from the Lake Christian, which
| is about twenty-five miles southeast OF
the works at an altitude of 10000 feet,
covering an original area of 26S acres,
but by means of dams this has been
! increased to 346. From this to the mill
twenty-five miles of ditching have been
made. including about mile and a
half of flunie work. One section of 900
feet is "a feet high on trestle work.
This ditch has grade of 16 feet per
mile. 1t is 819 feet wide and 31s reel
deep.
At the mill they have a Joshua Rob
/ erts hydraulic elevator, which mas