Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1919-10-25
Coal and Oil
Near East Walker
From the Yerington Timesl

Walker river, were in town Tuesday.
Mr.. Lewis informs the Times that
he has just closed a deal Tor the sale
/ OF 800 acres OF coal land near his
ranch to the Belmont Mining Com
pany OF Tonopah, and that the first
payment will be made this week.
Coal was mined in primitive way
on the ground 40 years ago, but
nothing has since been done in tile
mics util about two years ago, when
Mr.. Lewis took up the ground and
started work. He says that he can
now show five feet Of good hard
coal, and is confident that big coal
mines will be opened up with system
attic and intelligent deyelopmnt work.
Representative of the Belmont
Company visited the ground Thurs
day and were more than satisfied
with the showings already made and
formation OF the surrounding coun-
try from mineral standpoint
A company, known as the Nevada
Coal and Oil company has been or
ganized and according to the pro
perties OF the company the mining for
coal is secondary consideration.
Oil is the chief desire fthe Ne
vada Coal and Oil Company. which
has been organized to bring into cX-
istence what the promoters believe
will be the first Qusher i'll Nevada
The term "gusher' is used advisedly
on the strength OF the geological
formation which indicates the exist
ence OF a tremendous pressure super-
imposed on the vast basin which is
believed to serve as the retaining res
ervoir for as big flow OF petroleum
oil as any that has been uncovered
in the course of the past five years.
There is no mistaling the indica-
tons Leaving aside the geological
reports and the statements OF the emil
nent engineers versed in tiae ,yious
way of oil flows, every local condi-
ton and circumstance points to the
one startling fact that within easy
reach OF the principal industrial cen
ters of Nevada there is every good
reason for believing there exists de-
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industry in this direction. Years ago
oil was developed in Coal Valley
through the simple instrunentality
of a rancher digging we'll Both
water and oil were found, the lat
ter was SO apparent that the water
was not deemed fit for use and the
hole was abandoned. This was i'll
1908 The groud was filed on for oil
but Tor various reasons, nothing was
done. The location was abandoned
and what is believed to be one of the
most promising oil prospects known
in the length and breadth OF the Pa
are being formed, and bringing in out
side experts to pass on their holdings.
cific coast was deserted and allowed
neglect The present revival OF in
to revert to its original state OF
terest in finding oil to meet the ever
increasing demand and to offset the
rapidly diminishing supply, brought to
Coal Valley one of the best known
oil men on the coast who concluded
condition were just ripe for an ag-
gressive campaign which he predicted
would eventuaate in bringing into
competitor with Texas and California,
Wyoming and Oklahoma, virgin
section that had not been touched by
drill OF tapped for any OF its hidden
wealth in petroleum,
The Nevada Coal AMI Oil Company
owns the right to mine and drill for
oil over an area OF 5000 to 4,000 acres
in Coal Valley, Mineral County Ne
vada, about so miles in a sountrly
direction from the farming center OF
Yerington. This is no visionary
corporation founded on the prospect
of striking oil, but 4 substantial going
company employing twelve to four
teen surveyors and engineers in the
field
According to the most conser-
yative estimates, it will be necessary
to drill to a depth OF 1000 feet before
penetrating the dome or cap rock
covering the oil deposits. To do this
the company will employ standard
drill capable of sinking a IA inch hole
for 5000 feet Until the first deep
hole is sunk in this district, it is be-
yond the scope of human reason to
make any forecast of progress, but
with favorable ground it is possible
to drill a hole to depth OF 1000 feet