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

ing engineer has made, for d. II. Moi
fat. esq, president Denver. Northwest
ern and Pacific railway. u report Of
the hydrocarbons of the Uintah Basin.
which the Moffat road is destined to
traverse. The five main veins discussed
In his article are the Cowboy, Black
Dragon, Bonanza, Culmer and Du-
chesne His general statement OF the
probable yield and value follows: The
total hydrocarbon area being estimated
at 10000 square miles, and the tonnage
Of the five veins at 23,0O0,000 tons. AS
the value of the Utah gilsonite Is be-
tween $40 and s45 and the claterite S65
per ton, it is marvellous how little is
known or understood of the enormous
riches of this undcveloped region
Without discussing other features of
these minerals. we will pass immediate
" to the commercial uses to which
they are put; an interested reader may
find other information in the source
mentioned The estimated value of
the hydrocarbons of this basin is $1,000,
100000.
OIL LANDS.
copy the following from the pam
phlet by Mr.. Cook: THE oil output
of this basin will one day be enormous,
because of the high grade and i'm
mense quantity. Tho oil fields are
attracting capital from east and west.
The experts are constantly coming and
going, and their reports are tiattering.
In September 1901. DR.. W. II. Ochsncr.
Il noted gcolOgist from Leland Stanford
university, visited the basin and made
| extended Investigations. and declared
that there are numerous wells scattered
| throughout the land, In California,
whenever vein of asphaltum, six
| inches in thickness tapering to the
| thinncss of knife blade. Is discovered.
| there is sure to be oil underneath. There
are thousands of such veins here and
| the geological conditions are somewhat
similar to those In that state.
1.-THE Rangly oil field IS one of tho
three that have attracted world wide
attention This field is in the extreme
northwestern part of Blanco county,
Colorado, 10 or 10 miles from the Utah
line. A description OF the formation
OF that oil field would be of interest
| only to those who arc expert In geo
| logical science; hence the writer re-
trains from giving it, even briefly. It
| may be found in the pamphlet by Mr..
| Cook The Colorado Pacific Develop
| ment Co. has sunk 90 wells in that near
| region, and is now pumping 20 barrels Of
| oil from a single we'll. Tho Emerald
| Oil Cooperating In the same section.
has sunk seven wells to depth OF 700
or 500 feet. The writer has been in
|
wells to n depth OF 300 feet"
| Thousands of acres of oil lands In
| the Uintah Basin were located before
! tho withdrawal Of 1910. A California
| oil company Is now drilling n we'll in
| this vicinity. The outlook Is very hope
| full. Nothing seems surcr than that
ut one. not at all distant. future time,
an oil industry will be developed in this
region that will increase the financial
| wealth OF the State of Utah, as much
MS has any ono other Industry done.
| Beyond n doubt, when the present oil
test Inns been completed, CAPITALISTS
| from without will enter Uintah Basin
with intentions and capacity to create
| hero an empire of wealth.
| Gold and copper are also found here.
From one upper mine 100000 Of copper
has been dug.
NERNAL,
| I'VE stand at the summit OF 30
years of endeavor," said Mr.. r. S. Col-
lett of Vernal, two years ago, in nm
article for the Vcrnal Express. The
Wilderness has been penetrated: the
desert subducd; barrcnness and stcrill-
ty have been tbanished, and in their
stead stand the pleasant homes and
/ the truthful fields of contented peo-
ple.' He spoke of the entire uintah
Basin, but the same is exactly true OF
the city Of vcrnal. While 1t was not
the first place in the basin TO be settled
1t is the place which has Won distinc-
i ton over any. or ra Their overall the 9TH
or places combined, In Uintah county.