Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-16

NHE Commercial club Of Salt Lake
city IL alive TO the Importance
OF the development OF the oil
and Gas fields Of the Great salt
Lake valley. While the members of the
committee from that organization,
which visited the Pennington district
last Tuesday had knowledge in a gen.
eral way that IN effort was being put
forth 10 find a well IN that vicinity, It
Ia needless 20 say they encountered
some surprises,
They did not see great display of
oil gushing forth from a hole IN the
earth such as has been witnessed IN
the Beaumont fields Of Texas ana else
where; but they did see drilling opera
tons being conducted In u manner
which indicated that the gentlemen
backing the enterprise are confident or
success.
The party consisted OF that unlucky
number--l3. which included News
representative and descendant from
Africa who was the custodian OF wen
filed lunch box prepared under the al
rection OF the Commercial CLUBS great
chIef-Fisher $. Harris, The trip 70 the
field was made over the Rlo ufande
Western railway and the visitors had
about four hours 10 spend in inyostlga-
ton and posting themselves on oil ana
gas wells and kindred subjects.
Since interest became aroused In the
local fields numerous inquiries IRON all
parts of the country have been directed
ia the Commercial club. Now that lhe
representatives OF that worthy body
have been on the ground 70 see Tor
themselves all questions concerning lhe
oil and gas industry can be answered
with more intelligence than mas Oeeh
possible heretofore
The fact that some OF the country
greatest oil operators nave lnNesusaE
ed this region and become enthusiastic
over its possibilities is Of Itself looked
upon as most convincing argument
that oil exists here I'm commerclal guam
titles Il il made doubly so When ihey
are so we'll satisfied as 10 spend their
money IN making the test.
II Is said OF John H. Galley and D. NJ
Guffey. the noted Pennsylvania opera
tors, that they have never gone INFO
any district to prospect for OIL without
finding II in paying quantities, ana II ~
predicted that their operations at
Pennington win be no exception. When
these gentlemen were here last year
and personally investigated the neld
they went away enthusiastic ana are
said TO have remarked that Salt Lake
CITY would some day become one OF the
greatest oil centers In the United
States. So convinced We're they that
late last fall they secured foothold
by the acquisition Of control OF more
that 1000 acres Of land near the town
of Pennington ana between the hol-
DAYS had o standard rig on the ground
Men thoroughly trained I'm the business
az off we'll drilling were brought here
from other fields to make the demon-
stratlon w. Il, Rumbaugh, VINO mas
been In the employ of the Guiiey-Galey
syndlcate for the past 10 years, was
placed In charge, and shortly after New
Years day Mr., Rumbaugh had his rig
ready for operation. His work has been
DELAYED 10 some extent by the severe
weather OF the past two months. but
The drll IS now said to be penetrating
ground which Is not disappointing In
The least. In fact II would not be sur.
prising II the oil sands were penetrated
any hour The striking of great flows
Of natural gas from time to time since
the drilling operations began the con,
seuuent eruptions which nave spoutcu
mud, water, rocks and other substances
into the air with such fury as to hurl
them above the 72-foot derrick, Is an
other condition which recalls expert