The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-06-04

Nevada, renowned throughout the
world for its wonderful precious metal
production, is destined to become a
great producer Of high grade paraffin
oil.
At three widely separate points in
Nevada, active oil operations are be-
ing carried forward. Work is going
on at Indian Springs, near Las Vegas;
also at Blair, south of Goldfeld; the
latest operations are at Sulphur on the
Western Pacific, about so miles west
of Winnemucca, Humboldt county II
is generally considered that at sulphur
the geological showings are first class.
Oil has already been found, though dis
covered by accident. The drilling of
water well for the Western Pacific
Ry. resulted in the accidental discovery
of the first oil stratum at 420 feet, and
oil formation phenomenal in many re-
spects and of a class unknown in many
other oil fields, the stratum being n
Ceresin wax FIVE feet in thickness.
This Ceresin wax is form of paraffin
and both a product of paraffin oil The
clay itself is permeated through ana
through in many places with the white
paraffin. This latter formation is
characteristic only of parts of Pennsyl-
vania whore high grade refining oil has
been produced for period Of many
years.
California Oil Men Interested
The High Gravity United Oil Com
pany, of San Francisco. California, hav-
Jag the distinction of producing the
highest grade refining oil of that State,
If not of the entire world, sent it's
President, ]. f. Kerr. an oil man of
ten years experience in the fields, to
make thorough examination Of the
showing at Sulphur, Nevada. Condi-
fions were found better than represent.
ed. Various strata of the formation
were tested by the best chemists of
San Francisco, the whole situation was
gone into in a thorough, systematic
manner. and the investigation resulted
in the High Gravity United Oil Com
pany acquiring valuable property at
sulphur. Nevada.
The High Gravity United Oil Com
pany win not form new corporation
for the development of the Sulphur
property but will follow their policy
of development and production, growth
ard expansion, by acquiring and ope-
rat'rg SFVFRh. properties for and on
behalf of ONE company. AS one prop
ertv Is placed on paying basis. it Is
their intent and purpose to reach out
for new properties to prove and de
velon. With four producing wells IN
California. and drilling operations go
irg forward dav and night with thor
ougblv experienced men, It is believed
they will soon enter the dividend pay.
'rc class of the big oil corporations OF
California.
They will Immediately install a
thoroughly up-to date drilling equip
crt at Sulphur. capable Of drilling
three OF four thousand feet deep II
necessary. in charge of thoroughly
eo-rnetert men running day and nigh
shifts. 1t is believed that within {
few months they win develop an OF
field Mt Sulphur that will result in
stampede to this camp, creating nev
fortunes. new millionaires, and the in
stallment of scores Of drilling rigs tha
will bring to the pioneers tremendou
profits on their investments.
An Opportunity for Local People.
Here is an opportunity to max
money. The residents of Winnemucc
and the State will no doubt take ad
vantage Of the fair and liberal arrange
ment that has been made by the Hig
Gravity United Oil Company for theI
to join in the development Of the proI
erty at Sulphur. The High Crawl
United Oil Company believes that locs
people are entitled to considerable
and has set aside for their subscriptio
for short time block of 10000
shares Of stock at 25 cents per shar
The money received from the sale
stock to be used FOR the develo
ment of the property at Sulphur, y
every share holder will. of course, pa
ticipate in all the profits and dividen
of the High Gravity United Oil Coz
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