The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-17
SAN JUAN WILL
Be GREAT FIELD
Prominent Oil Operator Says
Utah Locality Well Worth
Confidence.
SMALL EMPIRE is
RICH IN RESOURCES
All Present Drawbacks Will Be
Eliminated in Very Short
Time.

Within the last two or three years. and
especially during the last twelve months.
the oil field OF San Juan county. Utah.
has been question Of much considera-
tlon by men and capitalists from every
oil section OF the United States. east or
west. San Juan county is. perhaps, one
of the most remote sections Of the coun-
try from transportation. This condition.
In measure. accounts for the lack Of
anything like an accurate or intelligent
knowledge OF the natural resources OF the
county.
Embracing. as 1t does. terT!toTyy
square miles, it is a small empire In IT
self, and the largest county in Utah, or
Perry A.. Clark. n prominent geoogist
oil fields by, reason of his scientific
kknI9Ywledge. who arrived in the city early n,Iy
metropolitan city of San Juan county
Il went TO San Juan county; said Mr.,
Clark. three years ago for the purpose
of the county and make a report upon
the same. That was three years ago.
and since then Bluff City has been my
ditions along the San Juan river and
the evidences of the existence of oil is
readily manifest, even TO the inexpcri-
enccd eye.
Ou Is very VSluaDles
Along the San Juan river a number
far encountered Is a paraffine base, and
exceedingly valuable. The bi-products
are illuminating. gasoline. benzine. dis
tilate and lubricating oils. The drilling
of wells has been principally confined
to doing assessment work and the neces-
sary depth 10 ascertain the extent OF @ The
Galloway well. down 1900 feet. is the
deepest In the county. Before this depth
was reached several strata were drilled
through, but no attempt was made TO
shoot or open them up the object oelnS
to make the lower or base sand stratum
at an estimated depth OF perhaps 700
or 1900 feet. When this, sand or base
the San Juan oil fields will have been, at
least partially solved.
Chance for Capital.
THE oil region begins about twenty
miles west OF Bluff City and moves
thence to the Colorado river. about sixty
miles and more west and south about
the same distance. These oil fields are
distant from Thompson's Spring. on the
Denver & Rio Grande railway. about 165
miles and about 126 miles west of Do
lores. Colo. a station on the D. r. c.
narrow gauge.
what do think Of the opportunities
for investment in the San Juan oil re-
sition Is n gamble, the same as searching
for any other kind OF riches underneath
the ground. Being so far removed from
the lines OF transportation, 1t practi-
cally precludes development endeavor by
parties OF moderate means. However. In
my opinion, when II shall have been dem
that the oil product Is pracu.
cally limitless, and this is the opinion OF
scientific investigators. way Will be
provided for profitable transportation.
even to the extent of building pipe lines
to Salt Lake or the Coast.
rSpeaking of San Juan. aside from Its
probably great oil producing quantities. it
gives off the most equable sunshiny
weather all the year round TO he found
In any portion OF the temperate zone. 1t
Is wonderful stock raising. farming
and fruit producing country. AS yet its
resources are In an undevel-
oped condition and the development OF
Its oil and mineral resources Will re-
quire time. brains and money. all OF
which, In my judgment. Will In time be