Bisbee daily review., 1903-10-21

The Report of the Expert Says There Is an Unlimited Fieid of Petroleum
 on and Near the Line of the Fl
 Paso ard Southwestern R. R.
 There is the best or reason to be- lieve that the fertility of Arizona for producing coin of the realm for those who will seek has not even been fairly demonstrated. notwithstanding the present immense output of her copper helds and other ore producing miner aic
 The latest discovery is oil. Just think Of it, Oil, Inst the thing we and all the people and John D. Rocke- teller are looking for
 It is only a short time ago that a section boss on the line of the Fl Paso and Southwestern R. R stakeG a poor fellow that came along anc showed a willingness to do something to a grub stake. and sent him out among the hills to see what he could find Load co with his pack of bacon, flour, coffee. a skillet, coffee pot. little sugar, salt and the necessities Of the miner who gees lptosIsc.,;5Hg the Srub-staked man set out o1 his tramp. He proved a real prospector. and returned to the lit tie station house, where the section hess still held down his job, and with him the prospector had a gunny sack full of mighty queer kind of rock. The section boss had sent him out to ind gold mine. If he couldn't find that, then it was to be a copper mine, "r silver mine-any old kind of a mine that had any kind of showing in it at ail- Instead of any of these the rock when broken up and rubbed in the hand smelt strongly of petroleum. Still doubting the matter. the section boss set about to find some person who conlG tell him what they had.
 quantity of the rock was sent down to F, Paso to ore supposed 10 knog something about oil. The services or Professor Skeets were secured. and the Professor get out to prospect the new field Satisfying himself that the new discovery was all that 1t was claimed to be, Professor Skeets made the trip to Los Angeles to examine the oil fields there and their geological formation. Returning to the little station and again to Fl Paso he made his report to his principals, and which is said to be most fiattering. He states in his report that there is a
 lm1tiess quantity of petroleum under ying the country there. A company was at once formed, and it is stated to the Review by one of the leading mem. bers of the company that options have been secured on 10000 acres of the iand, which takes up the property. A concession from the Mexican govern roent is being arranged at present, and In the course of few da-s the pro- gram of the company will be outlined before rhe public IL is the intention of the promoters Of the proposition to al once capitalize the concern and pro- ceed with the development of the field. should the anticipated arrangements familiar to the Review materialize. the company will be confined to Fl Paso and Bisbee capitalists, there being but little doubt but what the forthcoming and renutsite arnor-t of money. can ee. obtained among the business men of the two cities above named. The leading spirit in the movement will re- turn to Bisbee in day or so, when definite action win be had on the mat ter. It would be a wonderful thing Tor Bisbee. Douglas and the surrouna- f7g towns should the report ufc Pfol lessor Skeets prove to be true, in the economy of fuel. One of the best in- dications that the property is one of extraordinary value, is the fact that for surveying ard experting the lawS they are willing to take stock for their services in lieu of cash. Surely this is one of the best signs of wha. the party has in sight. E