The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-01-22
Location.

location.
The Teton Basin, in Fremont County,
Idaho, is long, narrow, mountain girt
valley in the extreme north eastern part
of the state, on the Wyoming line.
| Coal of excellent quality and in unlimit
hills surrounding the Basin. One of
these outcroppings, now being worked
shows coal of superior quality in
| ledge fifteen feet thick.
Biologists say that the Basin and sur
rounding mountains is a great coal
region, and that the formation has been
broken and tilted by the upheaval Of
the mountains The exposed. perpendi-
| cular lodges so often met with in the
surrounding hills warrant that conclu
sion
These lodges and surface outcroppings
of dense. oily coal a coal so oily that
at times it may be ignted by a match
are found in all the hills surrounding
the Basin.
1t is reasonable to suppose that the
coal formation is continuous beneath
the Teten Basin vt no great depth
oil in the Teton Basin.
The Teton Basin farmers have always
since the earliest settlement noticed the
presence of crude oil in certain wells. in
some natural springs and on the swamp
waters
Teton Basin is il Great Natural Reservoir.
On some of the marshes. the crude oil
floats in such quantities rs easily TO be
dipped mp and separated from the water
This oil will burn when ignited with
match
In many springs, the oil appears first
as reddish ron-rust which after ex
posture to the air changes to oil that
stands on the water. In some instances,
the waters of these springs are unpalata
BILE and unfit for domestic use because Of
the presence of crude oil
| The water in some of the shallow wells
dug by the ranchmen is rank with the
odor and taste of crude oil
. The Teton Basin is great oil reservoir
4 The oil is there
| The Fremont County Oil, Gas 4 Coal
Company Limited, will bore for it,
| The Fremont County Oil. Gas & Coal Com.
pany. Limited.
Is the first company to invade this pro
missing oil region The company is com
posed of conservative, competent men.
Some live in the Teton Basin All are
familiar with the Basin and its mineral
possibilities. 1t is their faith in the
Teton oil region that has led them to or
ganize the Fremont County Oil, Gas &
Coal Company. Limited, and to begin
preparations to bore for oil at once.
The company has secured thirty year
leases on thousands of acres in the Basin.
The Fremont County Oil Gas & Coal
Company, Limited has just been organ
lied with a capitalization of 1000, 000
shares with a par value of one dollar
per share. non assessable 1t has 400,
600 shares Of treasury stock for develop
ment.
1t now offers for sale limited number
of shares at 10 cents each
BUY TODAY.
The price may advance
Officers and Directors
w E. Mcdonald, president and man
ager, was for many years engaged in
practical oil work in the oil fields OF
Colorado He is man of sound bust
ness ability and wide experience and the
company is fortunate in having such a
competent and energetic man as its
head. Mr. Mcdonald owns large
ranch in Teton Basin and it was while
staying there last year that he became
convinced that the Basin is an oil region
as great as any vet discovered on this
continent,
f. Dixon Morris, secretary and treas
urer, lived many years in the Pennsyl
vania oil regions before becoming a
ranchman in Teton Basin He is a prac