Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-21
Nay MEAN MUCH FOR UTAH.
s.,t,ee Conditions Indicate That a
NJ, Flow Of Oil viii be Encount'
cred at Depth of 1000 Feet.
rrsr WELL NEAR HARRINGTON.
,.,,,tcrs Witness the Preliminary
v,t and Learn of the Confidence Of
The Guaey & Galley People.

IN. big steel drills, which are 10
,.,.,rlre whether the Salt Lake valley
49,, become one Of the great oil centers
!, mo nation were scheduled TO start
,1,I, important work this afternoon.
last Tuesday, the rig, built at
,s,v expense by the Guffey-Galey sym
seate Of Pennsylvania, OH the fiat
M,,, over mile below Pennington
m,s nractlcaly ready for commission
An that prevented was the absence OF
nw minor parts Of the equipment
.u,u,sd when the outfit was shipped
,rom tbe coast, The missing parts were
,,rscted by supt, w. r. Rumbaugh
v.stsrday but were not delivered at the
.sne Of operations until this morning
Ara preliminary test the boiler which
a.. distance Of 200 feet from the
derrick had on full head Of steam
and while representative OF the
News was on the ground the engine
ras started and the strong machinery
rel In notion A.
Without a single hitch anywhere the
r,,at wheels turned round and after
SoDIous application Of lubricants every
t,ng seemed TO move along as smooth
bs anyone could wish for y
AN IMPORTANT EVENT.
The event was pulled off, without
M slightest ostentatlon Of any sort.
gypt Rumbaugh was not expecting
visitors on that day; but they came
anyway and when the initial start was
made, besides the regular crew In the
service OF the drllers there We're pres
ert several residents OF Pennington,
Who attracted by the smoke from
he fires under the boilers, came
over in anticipation Of seeing the
drills started on their way. There
we're also present several salt
Lake parties, including Charles
K, Rowland, who less than two
years ago. became convinced that the
Salt Lake valley possessed indications
for oil and natural gas found In nearly
oil Of the great oil producing regions
u the continent
ROWLAND TALKS.
While Supt. Rumbaugh and his as
'staRt were elated over the success
Of the first trial run" they were no
more so than Mr., Rowland This IL
Indeed happy day for me-" said he,
and | feel that this occasion is one
u the nature Of u personal triumph,
When ! recall the meeting OF Capt.
william Wless, that venerable Texas
nj operator at the Grand Pacific no.
iel Chicago, In october 1902, and then
'lop " consider the many setbacks
and almost unsurmountablc dlscour-
lgements encountered IN the promo
ION OF this enterprise. can anyone
blame me for being delighted at the
turn OF affairs?
why II was not many months ago
nat people laughed when l suggested
nat new industry right at the very
ioors Of Salt Lake City awaited de-
elOpment which would make this the
featest city In the intermountain
vest
when | explained the conditions
bout the fields near Pennington 10 |
APT Wless as best | could, he ad- |
l'ed me To return TO Utah ut once |
na acquire by bond, lease or other
use secure control Of as much terri |
ory as ! possibly could. declaring at |
le une that this was Enthusiastically |
Ne OF The most encouraging regions
had ever heard OF. did return |
uu sought the support of others |
new d. 5. p. Keogh better than any |
'her person In Salt Lake az that time |
"a ne heartily Joined me In the effort |
iholce men OF means to come here |
20 SINK few wells, Later, $. V.
nslp Charles Walker Elmer Jones,
ll91ge T. j. Anderson, Robert H. G. |
.llsoh and others came In. But
usl say that at one time, when the |
looess OF the enterprise seemed ex-
emey dark DR. Keoghs faith re-
a'neu mistaken and he continued to |
y up money to secure more leases.
wy oeltye ! have q right to feel pleased
W '0e outcome and particularly so,
0se our efforts 10 induce j, NJ. Guffey
" nus associate, Mr.. John Galley
come here have been crowned with
cess"
WINE Mr. Rowland played an i'm.
t!aht part in the negotiations he
81 ~ nol wish, he says, to have It
.u,relood that II was entirely
I'ough his solicitation that the Penn
\. n.'nlahs came to Utah. He states
AZ w does not claim all the credit
~ Dut IN the language OF Admiral
'nheld Scott Schley, says There
glory enough for liz ALL"
MR. WILSON'S PART.
WA here II is only proper TO inferno.
:, ana mention once again the very
prltdhl WORK done In the way of d.
'umg attention TO the Utah oil fields
hr' Robert y, Wilson, who for some
" personally represented here
ssl6' uulty aud Galley, the men
use money IL making the campaign
sun today, possible. When the times
H. uark and the prospects not very
.eoNGi'aslng, he put his shoulder TO the
y ~, VI enterprise and soon the out
= W as brighter To say that he. TOO.
',ia lnuch from the work Of boring |
Un ~ the Great Salt Lake valley.
oul me statement Of fact that he
nloaestly and strongly affrms
is we men OF affairs who are most
IVY interested In the project
HERE LAST YEAR.
'sSsrs' Guffey and Galley were both