Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-02-15
NEWS LETTER FROM
 HOLbROOk SECTION
By JAMES F. o'BRIEN, Asst-Secy. Chamber of Commerce.

HOLBROOK, Ariz., Feb. 15.-I Among the oil men from the older fields who have come to Holbrook recently to look into the oil poasibili- ties of this section, is w. H. Hickey, of Shawnee, Oklahoma. That he was satisfied with what he saw and heard while in the field is evidenced by the fact that, before leaving, he tied up considerable land which he figures on developing,
 Mr. Hickey has operated Tn the Oklahoma oil fields for a number of years and has also spent some time in the Ranger field. It is because he sees great similarity in the geologl- cal formation and surface indications in the Holbrook field, as compared with the Oklahoma and Ranger fields, that he decided to invest here. He was amzed at the big prices ask ed and obtained in the Ranger field and, while he does not pretend they are unjustified, he wants to get in closer to the ground floor, as he did here. He says that with the develop ment of oil Holbrook will go through the same experience as Ranger. 1 Senator S. c. Mayfield, president of 1the Hopi Oil Company, has just re- turned after a hurried trip to his South Carolina home, where ne was called to try an important law suit. On his way back he stopped over and made a careful examination of the ATexas fields of Brownwood, Ranger and Eastland. The senator says that half has never been told of the Texas fields and, speaking of Brown wood in particular. he says: "F'or all the world it is duplicate of the Hol. brook field, with it's fumeroles and other indications of oil and gas." ,
 Senator Mayfield is again at the Hopi we'll and will crowd work to the limit. Recent rains and snow storms have been of great benefit to him and other oil operators, as they insure a bountiful supply of water for some time to come. Nc stock in the Hopi Oil Company haa been sold to the general public up to this time, practically the entire cost having been borne by Senator Mayfield himself.
 The last load of material for the standard drilling rig of the Holbrook Oil Company was landed at the site of the we'll last Saturday. This site was selected by Professor Major when he had practically the entire field to choose from, and its possi- Utilities are believed to be ofthe best The management also announces that it has secured another rig which wll :, shortly be placed on another section of their ground about four miles iron town, and near where the Apache Oil and Development Company re- centrly spudded in it's first well From surface indications the terri tory in the vicinity of the Apache is considered most promising, anc the Holbrook Oil Company will helr to prove it up. - 70, The Adamana Oil Company is still in the hard cap rock, which extends from the surface to depth of about 400 feet, but the drillers are nov making much better progress. While this hard cap rock is very hard or the bits, and makes drilling quit slow, it is looked upon by the geolo gists with great favor. To them i carries assurance that it has sealed Eu Wl6t VII anu 8oo WSA0 SSSA - - ground, while a softer formation would have allowed it's escape. Col Puffinburg, the conpany's geologist has written from his Oklahoma homs that he will be in Holbrook again soon, and he reiterates his confidence that oil will be struck in the well now being drilled.
 Additional proof that the possi hilities of the Holbrook oiLfield make . special appeal to the men who know most, when Ezra B. Lope, came here for the purpose of SC. curing a site for an oil refinery. Mr Loper is a native of Holland repre' sents a syndicate of his countrymer who have been engaged in the busi ness of refining oil in this country for some time.
 These shrewd Dutchmen have beer watching developments in the Hol brook field and are convinced that government and other prominent geologists must be right when SC many of them believe that oil in com, mercial quantities will be found i