Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-03
VALUABLE GROUND.

~NAfN 4hA'A~iA INV ~
In taking up his territory, Mr.. smith
secured much valuable ground close
up 10 the hills where the shale OUT
crops. ,his being the most advantage
Gus point al which to sink a we'll In
speaking of his "trip. Mr.. smith said.
After looking at the Virgin fields,
where several wells are being sunk. /
decided 90 take i'm the country to the
west of the Virgin. At Virgin they
have good pumping well producing
10 barrels per day but this well has
not been sent down far enough TO get
into the proper strata for a gusher.
I have never seen a more promising
field. and from the appearance Of the
shale j believe sinking win bring in
a profitable well at comparatively shall
low depth. Had / arrived two days
later 1 would have missed much OF
the good territory L located. as a big
outfit came in two DAYS after / had
made my locations. ] believe every
one who got into the syndicate I rep
resented win make a fortune. for III
there Is not an abundance of oil I'm
that district. then il does not exist
anywhere.
For years the Mormons have
ranched around this field. but not
until the excitement started did they
know the value of the deposit. Some
Of these people have been Isolated so
long they know little Of the outside
world, many having never seen a loco
motive. These people knew Of the
presence Of oil. but their idea OF pro-
duction Is crude in the extreme For
years they have been getting their
lubricatins oil by taking the best shale
pulverizng IT, and after placing II in
q section OF iron piping. built a fire
around q and thus drawing out the
oil Every rancher YOU meet has
quantity Of oil obtained in this way,
and 10 is used for various purposes
about the ranch. ono old fellow re-
marked that he knew there was lots
Of oil in the shale. but II would be too
expensive 20 mine IL and smelt It,
TO ORGANIZE COMPANY.
"The country is favored with plenty
Of water and game, and while being
desert is not absolutely barren"
Mr.. smith brought back with him
quantity Of float. and 10 shows strong
presence OF oil The raw product car
ries an asphaltum base hut is of a
high quality. IL is the intention Of Mr..
smith and associates 10 organize a
strong company TO develop the terri
tory. ana plans are now under way
for its perfection.
The GOldheld Chronicle Of recent date
has the following Of interest TO say
about the Dixie OH fields.
The first oil from the Virgin River
district Utah, TO reach GOldfield. was
brought In today by cal and John Ney
Of Columbia Who have just returned
from there. Cal Ney was the original
locator On thac section and owned the
ground on which tho Busch well was
sunk. Tho OH and pieces OF sandstone
which rocks with the Od0r are on eN-
hibition IN the Offices OF the stlmIer-
Higginson company iu the Nixon block
IN b
tory nerves Of visitors 20 the building
and has attracted stream of visitors
20 the Office.
les BARRELS A DAY.
"The Busch wei is down about ZOO
feet. and u is In the Trenton limestone"
said Cal Ney. 1t Is capable OF pro-
duclng l0S barrels a day. This Is the
only well there now but four drilling
outfits are on the ground or on the
way IN, and 20 more VIII be there just
as soon as they can be gotten there.
OH land is selling all the way from S.
am acre 10 $3.50, according 20 location.
II. II. Clark and Rogers Of the Consoi-
dated OIL company Of Los Angeles have
bought a tract near the Busch well and
are drilling They say they viii build
"a railroad in from Lund unless the san
Pedro Is willing 10 construct a branch.
By the waton road which runs via
20 Virgin city This town Is two ana
one-half miles from the oil fields, but
Mr.. Ney has a townsite near the Busch
road and Will probably plat town.
Mr. Neys mission 90 Goldneld Is 10
organize "a company % drill wells. for
which DE is willing 90 furnish the land.
a number Of local capitalists are tak-
Ing "a keen interest IN the proposition
and it As quite likely that Goldheld viii
have an OH company A plan a. on
foot 10 pipe the OH 10 the railway sta-
ton al Lund. 10 r. probable that the
Virgin River ON company which O. the
title of the corporation owning tho
Busch Wen. win have "a considerable
marked Tor their product 10 be- used as
fuel by the other companies 10 oper-
atc their drill Quits.
The ON helds of southern utah are
attracting the attention of oil men from
am parts OF The country ana the eX-
element Dr. spreading throughout the
state Farmers are ncglcCtlng their
crops for on and companies are being
formed By the hundreds 90 bore for mo
liquid fuel.
The resort for you Labor Day a.