Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-11-08
1ko OIL WILL.

MI. WV uOuotb luHi uc IlecpS-
ian Oil Company means business
hey should pay u visit to the plan,
md see what they havo and the work
they have done since they began
operations here. Through the cour.
esy Of Mr.. +. e. Williams, ell
mi general manager NJ the company.
n INDEPENDENT reporter visited the
'rruc Of operations ON Tuesday.
Leaving Elko ut T::fU Il. III. Il plea
'ut drive of " hours and a half IL
he crisp mountain air brought us to
he plant. Here We found a twenty
ive horse power engine and boiler i'll
Ilnce. and housed IN. u derrick
agility feet high, Il boarding house
1876 and all the tools necessary Il,
'rill II well 250U feet deep. Mr.. !Iar
i>oD, the driller. and Mr.. Price. til.
engineer, comprise the working
orce at the well. These men art
experienced hands at tie business.
Everything being in readiness the
u"nderous drill began its journey
soward the center ~ the earth.
When MI. Williams and the rel orter
arrived at the well, they SAW II hole
about five feet deep and sixteen
inches IL di rtneter, the starter OF the
hrst oil well i'll the state nf NJ, ada
A few feet below the surface IA ST rat
OF very hard rock. ten or twelve teet
III thickness. was encountered. III.
ateadInp, dropping ana churuIng OF
over u tor OF iron and steel Oh this
hard q t ground it into powder and
1t WIS pumped out us d thick, Shiny
mud. About 2o'clock lie drill was
through the hard rock and good prv.
Gress was helng made when the re-
porter left. The result OF operations
Up To O'clock was II hole III the
grounh at least fifteen feet deep. II
everything went we'll the remainder
II the Afternoon, at least ten feet was
added I" th" depth OF the well hen
lie first days work Was over. Tins
is considered good YORK for the ii IS;
day. When the well is deep enough
tn take III the string nf tools, WORK
will progress more rapidly.
The well liz located near the y. w
corner II Section Tnwushiu 81 y Il
d f. and is ahout IA mile west OF the
road leading from Elko to Bullion
1t Is / u Il knoll in II sort OF IA basin
This place was selected by the ex
perls OF the company because Of thu
formation and surface indications
On tbs land tie tlesperian Oil Com
pany has Installed Il tirst class stand
ard ri, built the nert IS ny derricl
and buildings at a cost OF S650U
This ouIlay has been made from III,
fnnds ui the company and not on,
cent OF 1t was coutribut ID by til,
people ~ Elku whose property WI
be greatly Increased i'll value il the
succeed ~ striking oil. THIS shout,
surely ~ Ii guarantee OF good fulti
on their part and should secure TO
he IN the hearty good will and sup
port of the people Of Elku and vicrn
ity.
There was II feature of the day
trip that we came near forgetting
Al the well installed as mistr+ IS %
the boarding house we found Mn
Price, late of Chico. California
That she knows how tn cook "A diu
ncr thni will strike the right place II
II hungry mans stomach. the reporte
knows. In addition to those alread
mentioned. Mr.. Womack and famil
are at the we'll. He is just complet
my ii comfortable house for the win
ter's residence Of his family. lie I'm
the contract To haul tho water nn,
furnish the wood for the company.
That the reporter WIS well pleas c
with the days trip and what he sa,
Mt the well goe without saying. ]
was II day well spent.