Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-07-23
BIG GUSHER
IS EXPECTED
ONE OIL FIRM REPORTS A NEW
STRIKE
MACHINERY AND MULES SENT
TO UTAH
Rush to Virgin Valley Begins When
Supplies and Derricks Are
Sent North by Special
Train

preparing to ship by special freight train
additional derricks, boilers, machinery.
well casing, supplies. building material
and mules to the Southwestern Utah
oil fields.
George Montgomery of the Los Angeles
syndicate Of five, which has lust formed
$l,OOO,OO0 company, left last night for
virgin river to look after the interests
of the Los Angeles-Utah OIL compenv
until later in the week, when Paul w.
and Samuel Scheck can join him. Be-
cause or the rush into the new oil coun-
try which Associated Press DISPATCHES
tell OF, 1t is deemed advisable to have
representatives on the $500 acres con-
trolled by the Los Angeles men at all
times.
Clampltt on Ground Early
The fact leaked out yesterday that D.
l.. Clampitt, brother of Councilman E.
A. Clampitt, started for Virgin river
quietly last Friday. Councilman Clampitt
will be the field manager for Mayor Har-
fper's syndicate. Both are experienced oil
men.
Because of the sessions of the city
board of equalization and the fire Sat
urday among Councilman Clampitt's wells
here, he will probably be unable to go to
Utah until Thursday night
The purchase of mules was decided on
yesterday because the heavy machinery,
including one 600O-pound boiler, will have
to be hauled overland sixty miles. 1t will
cost at least $4,000 each to drill the three
wells, which will be sunk at once.
The Rhyolite company, which has a
flowing we'll on the Virgin river tract
across the river near where the Harper
Schenck-Montgomery holdings lie, heard
good news yesterday from Utah.
"Quit SELLING Stock"
John Taylor of Taylor, Remick & Co.,
which firm exploited these lands and
formed the Rhyolite company has been
in Los Angeles several days, but imme-
diately on receipt of the telegram telling
him to stop sales of stock, that another
big strike had been made" hurried at
once to Utah.
1t is believed here that gusher, or
the next thing to it, has been uncovered
somewhere on the company's holdings.
These lands are adjacent to those of the
Harper syndicate.
The Rhyolite people,, mostly rich min
ers, control thousands of acres of land
near st. George. having been the first to
sink we'll 1t was on their property
that the 75-barrel flow was encountered,
which volume has since been reported
heavily increased.
All day yesterday men and women
trekked into the mayors office to get
information concerning the Utah prop
osition, while nearly as many called at
the Bank of Commerce building at
Broadway and First street, where At
torney Schenck has established head
quarters for the Los Angeles company.
Most of these persons brought cash and
checks with them, stating that they want
ed to invest their money in the new COM
pany.
The mayors secretary, Herbert D. Ken
70 xxybn IN or
on leaving their cash at the city hall
He says he is doing land office bust
ness.
Most of the city officials are becoming
financially interested in the Los An
geles-Utah company. AS a result those
who have not had their vacations are
planning to go to Utah for a week late
this month to look over the ground for
themselves.
At the Salt Lake road offices it Is said
the sales of tickets to Moapa and Lund
have increased remarkably the last few
days.
Before starting away last night Pros
pector Montgomery said:
Carries Many Commissions
81 have enough orders to get acreage
to take in the whole valley and mesa.
The people seem to be thoroughly worked
UP over the oil discoveries.
II nave long Deen looking 1or a rush
far bigger than Beaumont some day, for
have known of these underlying fields
for years. L think the proposition is far
greater than Beaumont's.
Biologists say the field extends over
100 square miles, so that there need be
no danger of overcrowding. If the oil
is not as near the surface as at Virgin
river in all places 1t is there, all right,
a little deeper; you may rely on that.
I'VE are going at it in a systematic
way. We are chartering train, and
besides our machinery will send live
stock down there and lots of supplies.
MANY of the ranchers in that country
need their stock and it may be pretty
expensive to hire horses now with a
rush on