Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-20
NEW COMPA ANY
FOR BIG SESPE
ROCK ISLAND WILL DEVELOP
16O ACRES
LEASE ADJoINs PROPERTY NOW
PRODUCING
Dixie National Starts Second String of
TooIs-Crown Prepares to Let
Derrick contract-Canadian
Queen Leases 500 Acres

The Rock Island Oil company has
Just been organized in Los Angeles for
the purpose of operating a property
on a forty-year lease in the Big Sespe
district. Ventura county. The growing
activity in the oil industry in that
county is adding rapidly to the num-
Der of new companies in the field, and
the Rock Island. it is said enters the
business with every assurance OF sue
cess.
The lease taken comprises 16O acres,
including the north half of the north
quarter of section and the east part
Of section 50 adjoining. The company
has established headquarters at 4l5
Homer Laughlin building.
The Big Sespe pipe line crosses the
Rock Island property. and the man
agement of the pipe line has agreed to
put in a connection as soon as neces-
sary.
Work upon the property will begin
within the next thirty days. Rains
and other unfavorable natural con-
ditions prevailing at this season or the
year prevent the hauling of material
to the property, or it is said, cons true
tion and development work would be-
gin at once.
Adjoins Big sespe
Adjoining the Rock Island on the
north is the property of the Big Sespe
t)li cOlQDdnY, WHICH Is lO" pIOANANiilo
steadily and making ARRANGEMENTS to
develop number of new wells. The
100 acres are said to be in an Ideal
location for profitable drilling, and
the management says the ROCK Island
will go after oil with all the energy
and capital at command.
The president of the new company
is w. Fl. Wise, a Los Angeles business
man, and the vice president is j. c.
Dresser, who has been in the transfer
business in Los Angeles for some time.
/. Ashmun a newspaper man and
writer on mining subjects, is secretary
and treasurer.
The Dixie National Oil company,
operating on the Little Sespe in section
g. has just started to put in the sec
ond string of tools. The first well is
down 500 feet. where the showing is
favorable.
The Grown Oil company, with prop
ertv in section Z, adjoining the Brown
stone wells, is preparing to let con-
tract for its derrick. Field Mana ger
A A. Ward and Treasurer B. x. Daw-
son are in the field today and probably
win close the deal before their return
to Los Angeles.
Canadian Queen Lease
The Canadian Queen has taken a
lease on 500 acres of land in Tapo can
Won from the Camulus Oil and De-
velopment company, and material is
already on the ground. Indications
are excellent for the development OF
a number of large wells of light grav-
itv oil. The Canadian Queen will in
stall a modern plant and rush develop
nent work.
The Ventura Oil and Development
company is now drilling its first well,
being in the center Of its section, and
will soon begin drilling another we'll in
the southeast corner of the holdings.
The LYONS anticline crosses the sec
ton at this point and, therefore, it is
believed oil will be developed here at
moderate depth.
The Crouch well, drilling near the
south Of Torrey canyon, has passed
through a good oil sand at about 500
feet. However. it will continue dill
ing until the second sand is encoun-
tered.
The Pyramid Oil company is now
down about 1000 feet and expects to
finish within a short time.
The Bard Oil and Asphalt company
has completed its large steel storage
tank and is now rigging up on several
new wells. The deep test we'll is said
to be good for 200 barrels of light oil
a day.