The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-02
LOCATES OIL
LAND IN WAYNE
Companies to Open Up Riches
Found in Southern
Utah.

That Utah has one Of the richest
counties ia the state in Wayne county
and that il viii develop into big oil
county as well as a great mineral sec
ton is the opinion Of s. ". Mulberry
of salt Lake, who has Just returned
from that part or Utah. where ne IoCdt-
ed 500 acres OF oil land ana nuiiDSr
OF lead and copper mining claims. Mt.
Mulberry and J. IL. Richards OF the SAT-
Lake Pfttsburg Oil company Went 70
southern Utah in the interests or SAT-
Lake people, who are beginning 70 ldho
an interest in the oil fields OF Utah.
1t is understood that a NUMBER OF
companies are 10 be organized snort
Is TO take over many OF the promising
pieces Of property located there.
During the trip Of the men tniousn
Wayne and southern Emery counties OIL
lands were located IN a number OF
places. one tract Of $40 acres IN En-
erv county was taken up near the
mouth OF Quigempah creek In MUDDY
creek canyon, just below the Mlllef
ranch This is close 10 the properly
that has been located by CaliIoInIIa
people who are putting ROADS ana hdul-
ing material for the sinking OF VEINS
other oil claims We're located on lne
San Rafael swell and the kanesVille
wash in Wayne county. The larsest
number OF claims was taken up Heal
what IS known as the Provo FACTORY
in Blue valley. In all or the pieces
where claims were located MI Null
strong and that In the shaie In soIlS
nIocas the oil Is almost in pool
where il has OOZed out
Heating Utah People.
Wayne county looks 10 me IKE one
of the coming parts or Utar, s s3
MI. Mulberry. 1T seems a shame that
the Utah people should allow OUTSIDERS
10 get ahead of them and gobble UP
all the best OF the oil ana mineral
properties in that section. California
cry day, and il VIII not be long pc
lore the big territory which undoubt-
edly carries oil win be taken up.
on their trip Mr.. Mulberry and Mr..
Richards did not direct their attention
tn oil properties alone, but spent
some time locating lead ana copper
ground. They declare that no less
than % minerals are found IN wayne
county and but little or no develop
ment has ever been done there.
M MulbeEy located four lead claims
on Miners mountain he says laat
at that place he found galena IN thS
ouartZite. About three-quarters OF
nile from the locations he staked out
10 claims for copper. The showing, ne
declares. was out OF the ordlhafy a
The copper occurred in the sand rock.
The property he said gave every 1nd1-
cation of being well worth working.
More copper claims We're located on
Boulder mountain. on one or these
claims a ledge % feet wide was found
that carried high values IN copper.
But little prospecting, II is declared.
has been done in Wayne county ana
it,. mineral riches has never been fully
known. Among the minerals found
there are aluminium, eiaterite oZoker-
ite gilsOnite, five grades or coal are
also found In the mountains, sulphur
alum and gypsum. a good mine OF
lithOgraph rock has also been located
A uranium property which has been
partly developed has also been located
In this r. IS declared, the real pitch
blende has been found in a five-toot
vein.
Having Heavy Rains.
Heavy rains in Wayne county are
causing all kinds of trouble" says Mr.
Mulberry. when we reached Thurber
las Friday a clOudburst had Just
broken over the place. washing out
irrigation bitches and dams and around
the store guleys three and four feet
deem were washed out. This is some
thing unusual, as the country has al
ways been very dry.
Around Boulder mountain there are
hundreds of wild unbranded horses
ana cattle. Some of the people there
are beginning to catch them for the
market Down toward the Colorado
one man recently herded together and
caught 80 horses some of them weigh
ing as much as 400 pounds Wayne
county has every indication OF being
one OF the best counties in the state
for the future"