Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17

TEW have realized and apparently
~ few have cared about the
abundant resources of Utah, but
those few are now molding into
shape one OF the great coming indus
tries of this statc--oil Few people
realize the scope OF this new business
which now seems certain to be one
of the big things of the state. Shrewd,
cold, calculating engineers, who have
passed the stage of enthusiasm ana
are more inclined to discrcdt rather
than credit, declare that Utah Is to be
one of the big oil states OF tho Union
or the sure signs of the science fail.
AS yet the industry has not been
proven, but enough has been done to
show that vast quantities of oil exist
In Utah and that tho next five years
will show giant Improvement.
Pioneers of the oil districts OF Utah
are what are known MS tho San Juan
fields, home OF the first paying well.
where n quarter Of n million of dollars
has been spent in drilling this year,
where more than 100 men nre now en-
ployed. where three new townsites nre
laid out. where 25 drills arc in the field
and four more are on the way III,
where a number OF refneries will
shortly be built and where there is
promise of one of tho largest fields OF
high grade oil. W'aterworks are being
put in at the Mexican Hat townste, n
telephone line will be in within 90
days Mexican Hat with It's seven tent
houses, has n restaurant. store and
bunk house; there are more than a
dozen wells. which if properly cared
for. cased off and shot would probably
produce from 1900 to 5000 barrels of
oil II day that Is now bringing s2.75 n
barrel IN tho crude state In the Held
This In brief is san Juan, tho place with
the ear marks of being {; great field !;
the place that Will grow like mlish :
room as soon as more caro- Is taken in
bringing in the wells in n workman
like manner.
San .Iuan county is most like n biz
ungainly school boy, who strobe in and
took his scat, AS he said but 1T
tie or no attention was paid him. until
he asserted himself ana showed HIM
self wonder, San Juan has been the
most neglected of cou,,tics on ,tccoun,
OF It's size and distance from railroad
facilities. San Juan county is In Tho
extreme southeastern part OF Utah
and the oil fields are - miles west OF
Bluff In that county and about 900
miles from Salt Lake City.
EXTENT or FIELDS.
AS near as can be determined "A,
present tho San Juan oil fields are y
miles long and probably IL miles Wild,
although several engineers arc of In,
nn ipn huf nc. H. Mo-,
the width of the area. Will be doubl,
what 1t now is.
RcmOtcness from n civilization la!
been the one rctarding hand that hl.
long clutchcd at the, field IF any au
tomobile had reached thu spot year.
ago II would be fully developed now
But the withheld hand OF assistanc,
has its own com "ensation and thos
who are entering the field are reapin,
new harvest that could. not hay,
been obtained in times gone by, TIL
distance from the railroad has cause,
high prices. Freight is taken int,
the field ut the rate of cents
pound. Oats cost Az cents n poun,
in the field and Il ton OF hay costs Ithi
$50. Other things are in proportion
One grade of condensed milk sells 70
20 cents IL can. while tho Chca ncS
come at two cans for quarter
Freighters are hauling continually, Sc
II is impossible To keep the fieiu sup
piled with horse feed. Egss are
priceless luxury.
There are three ways OF reaching tn
fields. They are by Thompson
Springs, Utah, leaving the Rio Grand
Western at that point. This rout
entails travelling about lis miles
Leaving Thompson's at I o'clock in tn
morning the traveller reaches Moat
80 miles away, late In the Afternoon
Next morning he arises at 1880 o'cloc
FOR n stage ride TO Monticello, So mile
further. The stages thus far ru!
every day. From Monticello to Bluff
GO miles. the stage operates ever
other day Leaving Monticello ut b:3
O'Clock in the morning one arrives n
Bluff about o'clock in the evening o
the third day a new stage line ha
Just been put in to operate from BLU
to the oil fields, % miles. three time
II week. The stage fare from Thomp
sons to Bluff amounts to $li one way
STAGE TRIPS.
From Dolores, Col, stage run
Hyrry IIay rpunbipr- Rlbff IN H., ca,