The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-03-08
Are PIunging Downward to Reach VaIua-
BILE Fluid.
MOntOse Oi and Gas Company Began Actual Boring Monday
afienOOn---Ciy POpuace Joins in the Ceremonies

AlItiilUUH--tlly rUpudC6 JUlnS III llt C6lcllUHeS.
Amid the exultant shouts from a thousand throats and
the playing Of Hail to the Chief" by band, revolving
wheels marked the beginning of industry that will BEL
only second In Importance to the GunnisOn tunnel In the
advancement and upbuding of Greater Montrose With
his head bared and his hand upon the steam valve of he
powerful engine that is ample to drive drill 5000 feet in
to the bosom of Mother Earth necessary Henry Chas
Fink, president of the Montrose San Jose Oil & Gas
power to explore the lakes of subteranean oils veins of
useful gases and desposts Of bitunous Goals that we
have long believed underneath the fertile soils of this
beautiful valley Do well your part and the million people
who find happy homes in this sunkised valley Of the I'm
comahgre will arse IN their sovereign majesty and call
thee blessed Plunge downward" and the 1000 pound
drill supended the long cable buried itself in the soft
ground Thus the work of drilling the first oil well in
the county of Monrose actua y started.
Monday an ther epoch making day in Montrose.
BY way of invitations nmerousy placed the streets
the popuace invited to gather at the.se of the
Montrose San Jose Oil Gas company and witness the
starting of the well between three and five o'clock.
1t of those celebrated perfect afternoons that
Montrose dotes on All the afternoon the roads were
kept hot by both vehicles and pedestrians each bent upon
seeing the drills first stroke There were close to 100
carriages and 1000 people about the plant Even the
popcorn man on hand with his wagon
/ platform improvsed for our mayor Judge Gray,
did honOrs master OF ceremonies. In one OF ms
flights of oratory he pictured the benefits to accrue to the
entire valley the striking of oil and paid the promot
er of the enterprise a deserved compliment,
T. j. Black was introduced and uttered strong ap-
peal to the citizens to stand by and support with their
means the sinking of this we'll Drilling must not be
allowed stop until the whole region had been explored
and it requires lot of money to carry 1t on.
Judge BELL made vigorous talk. he SAID that years
ago number of geOogss had expressed the Dee1 tnat
coal both would be found by explorations under
meath the surface Afterward the citizens and town
trustees contracted with parties to sink well ZoOO leet
deep the block OF ground IN the south part Oh town
owned by the municipality now occupied Dy the county
hgn school, When the hole was down 9OO Ieet Ie URN
poI tas and could not be shed out compromise was
effected whereby well was started at the BeiVeaele
comer Tnis reached but $50 feet and the drill vas
It, cr1nk
holes Discouraged by the reverseS the people aOai-
doned tne proec OF lack OF funds In the we
al go 1eet depth, VEN OF coal was
that George Smith, the dler estimated 10 pe SIX lees
thick He had the coal tested at blacksmith forge ana
it was of excellent coklng quallty IL
The finding OF body OF marketable coa at any "a Gepl m
h 1000 feet would insure its sale IN the city at per
ton This would make of Mont ose the natural down NIL
pu smelling center OF the Gunnson and San Juan sec
tons The ores that are hauled past mere over Ihe Io
talns to Durango Pueblo and Denver woud stop aI Mon
rose and have Inc waste separated from the precious
ais Cheap fuel is essential to bring about TINS spehulo
result. ,,l ~, ;o+;o, ,,d
cans TOR the establishment of all classes OF manufacor
les We need something that Will insure pay ron " '
communty and this Will be assured WIFI le "
sugar factory canning factory eVaporalhs paii', ei
merry wool cleaning ml cement and pressed prch WorS
etc Judge Bell believed there was no question .a' g
or oil will be found in abundance, and propaOiy DOLL
Sneakng of the enterprise whose beginning was gVel
euch fla atferng boost Judge Bell SAID that never IN hS
whole life had he witnessed sucn an ioonltaoe Min E -
that shown by the promoter OF TINS We'll M tbs M nderans rf
hd traveIed all over the state selling stock and gettne
t%e "a nrelmnares in shape for starting Many OF the
leading of Colorado are sdes and ans the
Ine - tbs c;tv had put in their mites In his Judg
ap Mr. Fink had done to advance the matera
progress Of Monose county than any Other man ha wnV t M
lel ~ time that we show him that are lntereste
~ lie success time that we say to him. well DONE tho
od and faithful servant now has the hour approacne
nat YOU shall take well earned rest, we snall
YOUR merit ,.,. ,.a,a Lo,,oo ,yould wi
Adams prOpheSled lflat q uecsuS hSii@e "0A'~ -