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The Holbrook news., 1919-08-22

OI1d1C 4NO. D O4 C1AO AoAAAcSA c.@n mine, in Houghton county, Mich, which has reached a depth of 5,20O feet. Other shafts of the Tamarack Go. and of the Calumet 6 Hecla mine, in the Lake Superior region, reach depths between 1000 and 5000 feet. Three shafts in the Prizbram silve mines, in Austria, have reached depths of about 3, : 3O0feet. The Victoria quartz mine, at Bendigo, Australia, is 4 300 feet deep. A mum Der of shafts in the Trans vaal gold region of South Africa have been sunk to depths of about 4,000 feet. Some Interesting Results of Deep
 Drilling
 The strata of lime, slate, and sand penetrated by these deep wells were originally
 
 sediments deposit fro n ocean water. A bed of ocean water was actually found in the Geary we'll at a depth of 6,260 feet. Dr. l.. c. White, State geologist of West Virginia, with whom the United States Geological Survey is cooperating in. these investigations, is of the opinion that this water is a fossil ocean, imprisoned since mid -Paleozoic time. h. teresting evidence in regard to the geologic history of the formations was obtained by Charles Butts, of the United States Geological Survey, who identified a number of fossils from depths of 7,187I to ', 355 feet in the Golf well. l The material from the Lake well has not yet been fully examined. It may be possible by examining the fossils to determine the geo. logic ages and horizons of the beds penetrated and so to estimate the depth at which the Clinton sand should lie beneath the bot tom of this. The we'll pro- bably does not pass through more than one-half the total thickness of sediments in this region.
The Holbrook news., 1919-08-22
KROUSKOP HERE

Leo Krouskop, whose oil in- terests comprise holdings from Texas to Holbrook. ar- rived in town last evening to look after his interests in this field. MT. Krouskop re- ports keen interest in the Holbrook Field among in- vestors in the southern DOT ion of the state.
The Holbrook news., 1919-08-22
WILL VISIT AT THE COAST

Miss Margaret Mccarthy of Newcastle, Pa., who has been making an extended visit at the home of her Mrs. Mary D. Taylor, left this morning for s a n Francisco to visit relatives, she was accompanied by her small nephew Alonzo Taylor, Jr.
The Holbrook news., 1919-08-22

c. P. Ritter and Fred A.
 Craise, respectively Presi- dent and Chief Geologist of the Allen Oil company, who recently announced their in- tention of entering the field at once, will arrive in Hol- brook the fore part of the week when a detailed exam ination and blocking of acre age will be made. Much in- terest centers in the move ments of these officials as the financial ability of the Allen company to undertake the large tasks is unques- toned. From recent inter- views with Mir. Ritter, the
The Holbrook news., 1919-08-22

c. P. Cooley has returned to Holbrook from an extend ed visit to his family at Los Angeles.
The Holbrook news., 1919-08-22
company will undertake the drilling of several wells.

We have been unable to get a report on the condi- tions at the we'll being drilled on the Richards Owens lease by the Black Canyon Syndi- cate, but it is assumed that progress is being continued the past week, recent visit ors to the well stating that work was progressing as usual.
 Preparations of the Zuni Oil company to drill its hold ings continue with energy and speed, roads, camps and derrick being constructed. is expected to ar- rive in Holbrook any day and will be installed immediately it arrives. This will make the sixth rig in the field.
The Holbrook news., 1919-08-22
OIL MINING DISTRICT DIS-
 PROVES OF SHOOT BILL
Considers Oil Leasing Bill Preventa-
 tive to Future Development.

At a special meeting of the Holbrook Arizona Oil Min ing District held Wednesday evening the Shoot Bill now before the Senate was the subject of discussion. This bill, which covers the pro- posed regulations regarding the leasing of oil lands from the Government, was decid- ed to be vicious in its pre- ventative features to the average prospector, and the concensus of opinion was that the bill was fathered by large foreign interests. It is known that British capital has been active recently in seeking to acquire vast oil holdings in this country, the assumption being that Bri- tian assumes to be the oil dictator of the world.
 The Bill, as read, would seem to be retroactive in it's provisions and would operate to the detriment of those who have previously located Government land.
 A committee was appoint ed to draft a telegram and to formulate resolutions to be sent to the Arizona Con- gressional delegation::- The following wire was sent to the Senators Ashurst, Smith and Congressman Hayden:
 Holbrook, Arizona,
 August, 21st, 1919. To Hon. Henry F. Ashurst,
 M. A. Smith, U. s. Sena-
 tors and Carl Hayden, M.
 c. jointly, Washington,
 D. c.
 The Shoot bill now be- fore Congress is absolutely inimical to the development of western states, great areas of which are as yet un- developed. This bill is ac- tually vicious in it's provisions which will prevent the aver age prospector or small de- veloper in opening new min eral wealth for our western country. There is a we'll de- fined, and apparently we'll founded opinion that the Smoot bill is fathered by foreign interests or at least monopolistic agencies in the United States. Vast areas of Arizona are still open to mineral discovery and the prospector, as in the past, isl the hope of the state and his efforts will, as also in the past, rebound to the benefit of not few capitalists, but to the people at large. The passage of the Shoot bill will throttle development in this state where sixty seven per cent of all the taxes are derived from mineral deve- lopment, and at best would place the resources of Ari- zona at the mercy of mono polies, in all liklihood foreign onces at that. There is no valid reason why the public domain of the United States should be placed out of reach of the average citizen, or why provisions which have served the country well in the past should be altered. The HoIbrook Arizona Oil Mining District. represent ing approximately six hum
The Holbrook news., 1919-08-22
DEEPEST WELL IN. THE WORLD
TuOo Deepest We'll in the World
 are in the United States


 During the last few years the Hope Natural Gas Co. and the Peoples Natural Gas Co.,, both of Pittsburgh, Pa. :, have been drilling deep wells in northern West Virginia and. southernwestern Penn sylvania to find deeper oil bearing and gas-bearing sands, their object being to reach, if possible, the hori- zon of the rich Clinton sand of Ohio, which, according to Dr. I c. White, the State geologist of West Virginia, should be found in this re- zion at depths between T. 900 and 5000 feet.
 Drilling for Deep Oil and Gas
 The first exceptionally deep we'll thus drilled, the R. A. Geary well, of the Peoples Natural Gas Co.,, is about 4 miles northwest of Mcdonald, Pa., and about 20 miles southwest of Pitts burgh. The mouth of the well is about 1850 feet above sea level. The well penetrates the Gordon stray sand, the last of the usual gas sands in this region, at a depth of 1, 961 feet. From this point to a depth of 6, 700 feet the strata pentrated are alternately lime and slate and from 6, 700 it to the bot tom, 2, 7,248ft, they are sand" and ''Iime" interspesred with about 60 feet of rock salt. The second deep well was drilled by the Hope Natural Gas Go. on the farm of M. o. Golf, about 8 miles north east of Clarksburg, in nor thern West Virginia. Its is 1, 164 feet above sea level. The we'll begins 200 feet below the level of the Pittsburgh coal a n d penerrates the usual oil bearing a n d gas-bearing sands, the lowest being the Bayard, which lies a t a depth of 2,21O feet. The strata in the remainder of the well are alternately ''line" and slate. The third deep well, the J. H. Lake, of the Hope Natural Gas Co.,, is about 8 miles southeast of Fairmont, w. Va. It is about 20 miles north of the Golf we'll and about 60 south of the Geary well. The mouth of the we'll is about 1, 300 feet above sea level. The Bayard sand, the lowest of the gas sands, was found in this well at a depth of 2, 050 feet. The re- maining strata are alternate ly ''lime," :" slate" and sand"
 Four of the Deepest Wells in the
 World
 Named in order of depth, the four deepest wells in the world are the Lake, 7,579 feet; the Golf, 1886; a well at Czuchow, Germany, 7,348; and the Geary, 7,248. The two deepest wells in the world are therefore the Lake and the Golf, the Lake sur the German we'll by the large margin of 231 feet. In comparison with these great depths, other depths reached by wells or mines
The Holbrook news., 1919-08-22

c. F. Dutton, Postohice inspector, arrived in Hol- brook Sunday last and left immediately on a trip of in- spection of the Star Route offices. He is expected to return to Holbrook within the next day or so.
The Holbrook news., 1919-08-22
HOME FROM SOUTH

Henry Scorse returned last Tuesday from Atlanta, Ga., where he went ten days ago to visit his brother, James, who is in the hospital at Ft. McPherson. M r !. Scorse found his brother i'm proved in health, although he will have to undergo an other operation before he can leave the hospital.
The Holbrook news., 1919-08-22

J. R. Farwell and family of Cooley were in Holbrook this week.
The Holbrook news., 1919-08-22
BIRTHDAY PARTY

Little Evelyn Hennessey, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Geo. W. Hennessey, was hostess to a number of her small friends last Saturday afternoon, the affair being in celebration of the sixth birthday anniversary of the small hostess. Children's games whiled the happy hours away and later dainty refreshments were served.
The Holbrook news., 1919-08-22
FIELD NOTES


 The Adamana manage
 nent reports that a depth o1 1900 feet has been drilled dur ling the month of Augusta and that progress continues to lbe good. The drilling at present is in brown shale.
 From estimates made on geologists reports it should | be only a comparatively short distance to the first re- ported oil sands, where a possibility of encountering oil is believed to exist. Two towers are being worked and everything has moved with out intolerance or hitch.
 At the Holbrook Oil Com
 pany we'll drilling is being
 pushed vigorously, the truck recently acquired handling the water problem in a satis- factory manner so far and Considerable progress has been made the past few days. Every effort will be made to put the we'll down in record time. The rig is working smoothly and Supt. Hastings is optomistic as to the time it will take to get to the oil sands. A new water tank was hauled to the well the past week to conform to the capacity of the truck. It is expected that hauling will be done from the tank, some two miles from the rig, it. having been filled by the re- cent rains with sufficient water to last 90 days. bar ring unusual evaporation.
 The new cable for the Hopi-Wind River we'll ar- rived in Holbrook yesterday and It is believed prepara- tions to resume drilling of this we'll will begin within a few days. The new cable is $500 feet which will enable a thorough test of the well. No definite announcement has been made as to the present depth, but it is es- timated in the neighborhood of slightly over 2,000 feet; this, however, is not author or confirmed by the Wind River management in charge of the drilling. H. c. Closer, in charge of the Wind River operations, is awaiting definite orders from the Denver office, these hav- ing been delayed by the re- cent absence from the Colo oado capital of A. U. Mag nan, General Manager. MT. Closer expects to receive orders to go ahead at any time now that the cable has arrived.
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The Holbrook news., 1919-08-22

A. w. Lave, who has been in Holbrook recently await ing the arrival of w. F. Cor don, returned to Prescott Wednesday with the inten- tion of coming again to Hol- brook as soon as it is pos sible for Mr. Gordon to keep his appointment. The next visit of these gentlemen is expected to result in the an- nouncement of new drilling
 New leases which are be- ing made in the field indicate the entrance of Denver cap ital in the immediate future. Details of negotiations would be premature perhaps at this time, but it can be stated. that the probability of Colo rado capital being interested in Holbrook is very good.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-06


with a record list Of exhibitors.
the national automobile shows 10 be
held this winter IN New York and
National Automobile Chamber Of
history OF the industry said z G.
Perry, OF the Lone star Motor Co,
Hudson and Essex dealer, according
TO word just received from Detroit"
"Eighty-five different makes OF
passenger cars VIII be displayed
This is the first year that the ma
tional show viii include a truck eX-
hibit and already 60 truck makers
have entered commercial cars At
least a dozen new makes OF passen-
ger cars Will be seen for the first
time The New York show viii be
held January $40 and the Chicago
show January 2t-3l.
The demand for cars IS increasing
constantly. II win be greater this
winter than ever before and next
spring Is bound 10 witness a repeti-
ton OF famine conditions that existed
early this year This is verified by
government figures which show that
in January. 1913, there was a short
age Of approximately 100000 automo-
biles IN the country This shortage
represents the difference between
ISIS production when 1.044.754 cars
were produced and 1917 when produc-
ton hit the l,737.151 mark. Normal
" the output increases az a rate OF
40 percent a year. Had this rate
prevailed in 1918 the output would
have been 2.750,000 cars.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-06
WHEAT GROWERS.
SPENDING MONEY.
Make Big Auto Supplies
Purchases on Strength
Of Coming Crop.

Z Among the many factors that point
to the biggest automobile and tire
year IN the history OF the motor car
industry IS the record breaking win
ter wheat crop in such states as Penn
syIvania. Ohio. Indiana. Illinois. Mis-
souri,. Nebraska. Kansas and Okla
homa, IN the opinion Of some Of
Akron's leading tire men With this
wears harvest at the government
price OF s2.2s q bushel amounting TO
al least s2.0s4.000. 900 they declare
that the strain on tire manufacturing
resources viii be acute. 10 express It
mildly
F C. Mllhoff. general sales man
aver OF the Miller Rubber company
manufacturing tires and druggists
sundries. Just returned from an ex-
tensive tour throughout the west, de-
ciares that he has never before seen
81 much activity among the Miller
dealers. 1T isn't g question OF sell
ing them more tires-it Is question
Of keeping them stocked up. ne de-
although the grain has not been
harvested. the farmers are 50 certain
OF the bountiful summer months ahead
that. with the backing OF their banks.
they are spendig money on improve
ments in the way OF buildings. equip
ment etc. on an unprecedented
scale" he continued when this sit
uatfon prevails % means an enormous
demand for motor cars because the
motor car Is now an essential part
Of the equipment on every farm OBJ
vfousIy. the buying and using OF 1u-
fomobfles necessitates the purchase
OF tires-that Is where Akron cashes
In
This optimistic spirit IN the rural
districts. from a financial standpoint,
Is not to be wondered at Look az
Oklahoma with her estiamted yield
Of 54.134.000 bushels Of winter wheat;
Kansas with s7.339.000 bushels; Ne
braska, with 70.700.o0o. Missouri. with
7242s.OO0. Illinois with 65,9s0,000s
and 80 on In practically ali OF the
states &c 81 the largest acreage on
record. with the loss from winter
killing. overflows and other causes
extremely low-l1 percent
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-06
FIGHT Between
RACING BROS.
Worlds Record For $50
Miles Result of ''Fieree
Brotherly" Contest.

After a thrilling duel between the
two Chevrolet brothers. which termi-
mated on the 10th mile with Louis
ChevroIet's car going up in flames,
CASTOR Chevrolet set a new worlds
record for $50 miles. at the Sleeps
head Bay. y. y speedway. Saturday.
September 20. His time for the dis
lance was one hour. p minutes, 5L2
seconds, clipping three minutes from
the former record, and maintaining
an average speed OF los miles an
hour.
The two Chevrolets IN their From
tenacs had Tapped the field at the
50th mile, and after Castor took the
lead at 10 miles he was never headed
off. although Joe Boyer, in Dues
enbery and Ira Vail, in a Philbrin,
pressed him hard through the race.
The contest between Boyer and Vail
for second place furnished many
thrills. Boyer finally nosing out Vail
by three seconds at the finish Art
Klein. IN a Peugeot, finished fourth
The record of these four men in
this race Is one Of the most remark
able that has ever occurred in racing
history. for all Of them drove the en-
tire $50 miles without making a stop
for any purpose whatever 1t has
been the rule. and not the exception
for racing drivers to win their ter
rifle speedway contests without
stop-in fact. every race at the
Sheepshead Bay speedway for the
last three years, has been won In a
nonstop run. but never before have
the first four men IN big $50 mile
race finished with perfect records
This achievement Is wonderful
tribute to the cars and no less TIL
umph for the tires
This Unprecedented tire performance
with 19 tires going through the entire
race without any attention whaevers
is illustrative Of the progress that
has been made in building tires TO
Withstand the terrific speeds Of the
race tracks. In the early days races
were necessarily slow because tires
had not been developed for racing
Tires then rolled a few miles and blew
out But this is all changed a com
blnation OF the tire lore that drivers
have accumulated and the research
work OF Goodyear tire engineers has
evolved a tire that successfully resists
the meteoric speeds Of which present
racing cars are capable
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-06
MODERN MOTOR TRUCK USERS
FAVOR SMALLER SIZE UNITS

That the modern tendency among
motor truck users is towards smaller
units IS indicated by the truck sales
for the third quarter OF 1913 as com
piled by the National autoulo que 9,il.s
chauber OF commerce. OF the 1900
trucks made and sold by members OF
the cham ber-which includes all the
big makers except Ford-over $4,000
we're rated at II ton or smaller. Less
than half that number were 2 ton or
over.
There were more OF the = ton
tvne made and sold than any other.
This type took the lead IN the race
for popularity with 9.758 vehicles
placed in the hands OF owners dur
ing the three months
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-06
JOY RIDERS MAY
GETPRI50NTERM
Detroit Finds Effective
Way to Handle Auto
mobile Thieves.

Detroit, Michigan. has found an e.
fsctive way to handle automobile
thieves
A new law was put into affect in
that city last August which means
ten years in the penitentary-
Under the law 5oy-riders who sinly
borrow a car and thieves are
looked upon as equally guilty. the
mere taking Of an automobile consti-
tuting a felony. The maximum pen
atty IS a prison term OF ten years
Under the grand larceny Of law, the
punishment was limited to five years
for persons convicted Of thefts, and
two years for joy riders with a thirty
day minimum punishment possible.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-06
INTERESTING STATISTICS
GIVEN ON MOTOR TRUCKS

tons OF goods are hauled yearly BY
motor trucks. Every truck dlsplaces
five horses. The cost OF maintaining
and operating a wagon and team OF
horses IS SO cents per ton mile.
The cost per motor truck ton is IS
cents.
There are 100000 motor trucks in
the United States today and accord
ing to statistics compiled BY the
"Motorize the Farm" bureau OF The
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Akron.
o.. there viii be 100000 on Jan LIST.
1890 although there are less than
100000 trucks IN use on the 100000
farms IN the country.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-06
City Of Phoenix
To Require Cars
tOCaryDin1ners
New Commission Ordi-
nance Similar to Cali
fornia Regulation.

Phoenix. Ariz. Dec. 6.-Phoenix
auto supply men are overrun with
business just now in furnishing 5000
local autos with DINNER headlights.
as prescribed by a city commission
ordinance that closely follows the
California regulation Traffic police
men here assert that nearly all the
night accidents on the road are due
10 searchlight headlights that blind
a driver. Several persons thus have
been killed as the blinded driver
sWerves out to give the other auto
room TO pass, in such cases unable
10 note whether a wagon or footman
Is before him on the roadside.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-06
Bill Carrigan Plans To
Rnn Major Leaeue Club

Boston, Mass, Dec. 6.-Miu Car
rigan. former victorious pilot Of the
Boston Red Sox. may come back into
The baseball world. With his partner,
BIZ Gray, on a visit to Boston, car
riEan announced that u he and Gray
received a proposition satisfactory 70
theu thew might be willing 70 talk
about purchasing a big league ball
club
With Rough" Carrigan, as he was
known 10 baseball, and his partner
Bill Gray, as the head OF big league
ball club. either league, the American
or National. would consider itselI tna
7ainer. Carrigan has had the ex-
perience as leader OF a ball club when
he uiloted the Boston Red SoL 70
two consecutive world Championship
in 1915 and 1915
Carrigan and Gray are now IN the
theatrical business in New England
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-06
Motors Sparks

n P. henry and H. H. Watson. Of
-. the Rio Grande Rubber company
returned 10 FL Paso last Thursday
after a strenuous motor trip through
Arizona and New Mexico. They started
east across the mountains on We'd
nesday and when reaching a point
"a miles west OF Lordsburg had 70
abandon their car on account Of the
snow and come IN on the train.
P. ". Bittick. Of the West Texas
Motor company leaves tomorrow lor
trip through New Mexico and arizona
visiting the sub-agencles for the
Haynes and the Mitchell
F. Il. Lazen5y OF the Boss Rubber
company stated yesterday that lt as
quite noticeable in FL Paso that the
motor car owners avoided driving in
the car tracks. He said that this was
the prevailing mode IN the east
Driving in the car tracks IS about the
quickest way 70 ruin tire.
Barney Oldneld. the well known
racing driver viii be in FL Paso the
end OF next week for a few days stay
at the American Auto supply com
pany the local representatives for
the Oldneld tire
D. Q. Ralzestraw Of the West Texas
Motor company returned 10 the city
yesterday from a successful hunt in
northern old Mexico.
The Texas-New Mexico Oldsmobile
company have taken over the local
Oldsmobile agency. This company
was formerly located IN Albuquerque.
3. T. Phillips wiz manage the new
branch which viii remain az its pres
ent location
J. D. II snry a prominent ranch OWL
er Of Fa5enss Texas, invited C II.
Lester and the local Maxwell and
Chalmers sales organization TO his
place for a big hunt last Thursday.
The party drove 10 Fabens in Chal-
mers and 1fr. Henry kept his word
and took the party to where the ducks
were thick A good size bag was
taken and 1lr. Lester to show his ap-
probation sold the Chalmers car TO
Henry and the hunters made their
way back to the city via train
B. B. Bell, recently appointed
manager OF the 3. j.. Goodrich Rubber
company. FL Paso branch, has as
sumed his nuew position here Mr..
Bell comes to Fl Paso from the Dallas
branch, where he served two years in
the Goodrich pneumatic and solid tire
sales departments. covering west
Texas territory out Of Fit Worth.
9lr. Bell succeeds J. E Robertson, IT.,
who has been promoted TO the posi-
tion Of special equipment representa-
tive with headquarters at Dallas.