The Holbrook news., 1919-02-14

few years ago when it was diff
 ficult to obtain the ear of the
 supposedly wise in promoting
 exploration for oil in that state.
 All the arguments conceivable
 were advanced as to why Wyo-
 ming could not produce oil, yet
 today we find within the bor-
 ders of that state one of the largest producing fields in the country.
 When it is realized that oil has been developed in Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, California, and Mexico, it is perhaps an easier matter to also realize that Arizona is not yet in the list be- cause of the simple fact that de termined exploration has never yet been attempted in this state, but with territory that is sur rounded by oil producing coun- try, it is safe bet that Arizona too will be the home of the gusher.
 In the northeastern corner of Arizona the Holbrook Field has obtained endorsement by geoli- gists of national reputation, some of whom are employed by large oil producing companies. This endorsement and the initial activity in the field toward ex- ploration has focused the eyes of the country on Holbrook as the scene of the next probable oil excitement of magnitude. Just to the north of the this prospec- tive field, the San Juan Field of Utah has been brought in and the Carter Oil company has started drilling some 65 or TO miles to the east.
 The prospects of the Holbrook Field have aroused the interest of large and substantial inter ests and it is reported, appa- rently on authority, that the Carter Oil company will soon be numbered among the active op- erators in the Holbrook Field; also that the Ohio Oil company is already represented in the field by one of the recent leases. At present three rigs have spud- ded in and the fourth rig has just been hauled to the site of a well to be drilled by one of the pioneer companies. To those "on the inside" it is known that leases are being negotiated with substantial eastern interests, and it looks at present as though when spring opens up the activ- ity in the Holbrook Field will be nearly as great as though oil had already been encountered. As a matter of fact one of the deep water wells in this field has  shown oil and the longer and harder the pump is worked the more oil comes to the surface. There is no doubt as to this fact as the oil has been of sufficient volume to have been analyized by the University of Arizona chemists as paraffine oil in crude state.
 As a matter of fact the en- dorsement of the Holbrook Oil Field is unsurpassed in the his tory of any field in the country in it's reproduction period and the actual showing of oil as above referred to is but cor roboration of the favorable re- ports of the geologists who have examined the field.
 The excitement of the Ranger Field bids fair to be duplicated in Holbrook, Arizona, and the fortunes which will be made in this event will add untold wealth to the already great resources of Arizona.
 The lesson of the Ranger and Burkburnett Fields is merely a repitition of opportunities gone before. To those who thought the possibilities were there, but who waited for a SURE THING comes the realization that it re- quires not only money, but large amount of money, to get in fbo oaToo and most of these