Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-17
MINING, BUSINESS AND STOCKS.
UTAH HAS THOUSANDSOF
ACRES OF OIL LANDS
California People Have Long Had
Their Ewes on the OIL
Area in Utah

As the oil boom has caught CALI
foruia 1t now looks as though Utah
would shortly be- in the Hmelight az
am OH producing state. For some time
rumors have been auoat that big
English syndicate. backed boy $1,000. 900
OF ready cash has been securing the
country in search of wells and also
buying zap attractive properties. Be-
sides that 10 is understood that SYM
oicate composed of purisians. with a
backing of f20,000,0 900 is working ion
ltah aud other states along the same
line.
Last week "a local oil man sent a long
cable 90 Berlin. stating the chances OF
securing OH lands in Utah Further
than that. many Of the oil men In Utah
and Wyoming declare that they have
leeu approached several times I'm the
last few months. asking that they set
prlc" ON their properties
There ls no doubt but what Utah has
world of wealth in her oil lands.
but ON account OF the distance from
the railroad. they have been backward
in being developed California oil
men have not lost track OF the OH re-
rions of Utah. and 10 viii not be long,
30 is said, before they viii be the big
holders here.
HhN NANr'.NIN AalfAf arc LaAll n 'ANaNII flNn"
tricts iu Utah being worked for oil and
much Of a. has been found They might
bee known as the Juab. Virgin. Emery
county, Green River san Juan, and
Ncrnal districts
Tho OH fields along tho Virgin river
are now being worked by three compa-
mics which are still at work with their
drills VI is believed that sufficient
depth has not been attained
H..
of Green River station and i'm Wayne
county, there is q fine showing Of oil
along the river banks. The land fur
Their back has an ideal formation for
the finding OF Oil II was to take over
several thousands OF acres I'M this dis
triot that the tp8va on company. with
Eugene Gructt Of Rawhidc, New. and
others. was formed.
AT WILLOW SPRINGS.
Further to the north and IN Emery
county, at what is known as the VIII
low Springs wash. which runs into
Muddy creek. OH claims have been
stakad out. This Is about 10 or IS
miles southeast OF Emery. IL is a real
desert with Mustn't Touch II 10 the
south and Dead Mans peak and the
Siubad country In the eastern dis
lance. n. A. Pitts Of Coaling. Cal, and
A. G.. Dennis Of Spokane, Wash. with
a number OF friends. recently staked
out " oil claims in the district.
Some fine showiugs Of oil are found
TO the east of the property. along the
Muddy creek At that point saturated
shale appears along both banks of the
stream This water course has appar-
emily cut through the oil area as oil
showiugs are found on both sides. To
the east of this vicinity are the Sinbad
lands whore OH is also found.
In the san Juan and Bluff district
In San Juan county some Of the finest
OH wells In Utah have been opened
up At least a dozen rigs are now
operating. The oil from this district is
Of an exceptionally good quality. oil
was first struck there I'm 1902 and
since then work has been steadily
going ahead. There are now more than
- OH producing wells In the district
Near Vcrual Is another large dis
trict In this the Pittshurg-Sa Lake
on company Is Interested and well as
"a number NJ local on men. This dis
trict is one Of the largest la the state
and various grades of oil are found
there
Another thing which is said 20 add
an interest to the oil situation Is that
the British war vessels are 20 be
equipped with oil burning engines and
that the government wishes tp get "a
three years supply OF oil ahead be-
fore starting the work.