The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-24
IDAHO EXCITED
OVER OIL STRIKE
Short Line People Were Boring
For Water at Medbury Hill,
DOWN EIGHT HUNDRED FEET
STAMPEDE FROM ALL OVER THE
GEM STATE.

Boise. Ida, Feb. ga special 70 the
Statesman from Glenn's Ferry says:
While engaged in boring for water on
Medbury HILL eleven miles west of this
station. a force of men employed by
the Oregon Short Line struck a flow of
oil and gas yesterday afternoon at a
depth of about 500 feet. For a few min
utes an excellent quality of oil bub-
bled from the drill hole. being forced
upward by d strong pressure Of gas
/ The oil gradually receded but the 1ow
O gas stiH continues The supposltiou
is that the oil is seeping through soft
formations encountered by the drillers
al various depths. Men who have lived
in oil regions declare that the strike
Is Very promising. and more Than 100
claims have already been staked OF IN
the vicinity. People are pouring in
from Mountain Home. Boise and other
places for the purpose Of securing
claims, and great excitement prevails
Rush For the Land Of Promise.
a bottle of the oil was brought here
today by Conductor O.. W. Moore OF
the Short Line who with eight others
took UP a whole section OF land near
the spot where the strike was made.
Nearly every citizen of Gleun's Ferry
has received kilograms from all over
the state, inquiring about the strike
and requesting the receivers TO stake
out claims for the sender. 4 number
of men arrived from Boise this even
ing and proceeded TO the scene of the
strike to file claims. Others are re-
tain Home.
Men who came In from the hill this
evening say the flow of gas has dimin-
ished but little i'm volume, and peculisr
Tumblings can be heard in the drill
hole. They pronounce the indications
very promising and feel certain that
a strong flow Of oil can be obtained az
greater depth They declare the drill
passed through layers of porous rock
and shaie, through which the oil is
evidently seeping. Once the drill hole
is opened. they are certain the oil win
surely flow above the surface of the
ground
High Grade Oil.
4 dispatch from Mountains Home
states that the news that oil had been
struck on Medbury hill created con-
sidera BILE excitement there and q num-
Der of men have left for the scene to
obtain claims. From thoes who have
seen the we'll it is learned that the oil
is of very high grade. It poured out
of the drill hole with great pressure for
by many at not less than 100 barrels 10
the minute. This is believed to be an
exaggeTa ton, however, as the oil only
spurted few feet above the surface
Report has it that every acre of land
within a radius of two miles from the
scene OF the strike viii be taken up
within foTJy-eight hours. A large num-
Der of people are here from Boise and
elsewhere and VIII go TO MedbuTy and
take up claims in the morning.
Stampede From Boise.
About two dozen men, including sew
eral who have had experience in the
oil fields. left Boise this afternoon for
Medbury hill with the intention Of TAX
ing up oil claims. others will follow
in the morning, and should the reports
from the strike prove encouraging it
is expected that d large number Of
claims viii be taken by people from this
city.
Private kilograms from Glenn's Ferry
state that gas is flowing from the well,
but no oil.
The information that oil had been
struck was incredulously received at
first, but later, when what was consid-
cred ample confirmation was received,
no little excitement developed Further
news of the strike is eagerly awaited.