The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-11-19
EVERY EVIDENCE CERTIF|fS
TO EXISTENCE Of OIL HERE
Prominent Geologist Gives Reasons
Why He Is Certain OH
EXISTS Here

The following is from George Ed
son Porter. Mr. Porter, while not
enjoying the distinction of being a
graduated engineer, has gained his
knowledge of mining and oil from
many years experience In various oil
fields and mining districts. He is
the practical man who was gradual
ed from the rank OF workman to
that of executive. He represents a
group of New York capitalists who
for years have been investing money
on his opinion and practical advise.
The Falionl oil district has been so
we'll covered with favorable reports
by such large number of eminent
geologists and experts from SO many
of the famous oil fields, that il only
remains for me to add my persona
findings to the mass of already con-
yineing evidence. These gentlemen
have expressed their opinions in a
no uncertain way, after a thorough
analysis of existing formations and
conditions with almost unanimous
conviction that the district will pro-
duce oil in both quantity and quail
ty. These findings cannot be gain
said or overlooked and must be TAX
en- into consideration by any one
really interested and trying to solve
the problem of the value of the field.
The combined reports bring one sali-
ent point. no other field of recent
discovery has had less adverse re-
ports submitted.
This fact Is so unusual that ii is
significant. therefore to again cover
the ground from a scientific stand
point would be useless; it is enough
to say that from these reports, sup
plemented by examinations by per-
sonal representatives like myself,
nard-headed business men who
know the game and who try to make
few mistakes, have decided to spend
large sums of money in proving the
field. l have been familiar with the
Carson Sink country for a number of
years and have made examinations
in many parts of the country. 1t
was while on one of these trips three
years ago that the similarity to the
great California fields attracted my
attention. At that time I found
shales east of Saltwater that when
burned gave out unmistakable evi-
dence of being oil bearing. The vel
defined Neocene structure was later
brought to my notice, while the evil
dences of ancient marine life were
too we'll known to every mining man
in the district to be disputed. Every
surface indication which has placed
other fields on the oil map have one
by one been found and added to the
accumulated evidence that oil exists
here and in paying quantities.
"The general opinion is that the
oil bearing strata lies at shallow
depth and il is hoped can be reached
at from 1900 to 1900 feet. Only the
actual drilling will solve the problem
of depth and quantity. This is well
under way and more outfits will
soon be added to different parts of
the field. Late Investigations and
the recent discoveries of both oil
seepages and gas would seem to
prove that the district is far larger
than at first supposed. The Lind
ner gas we'll in Sec. SO, T. 81, N. r.
% E., gives evidence that the north
lrn limit has not been erached. while
o the west of saltwater oil seepages
ire being discovered In a number of
places which seems to broaden the
district from the mountain range to
At least beyond the town. To the
south a big flow of gas has been
brought in at the Clark ranch on
one of the Carson Sink Oil Corpora
ton leases on Sec. "a. T. II, N. r.
2SE. This would tend to prove the
oil basin to be at least ten miles wide
and twenty-five miles long. running
in northeasterly direction with
saltwater west of its center.
AT this time 1t would be fool
hardy to try and definitely define
the boundaries of the field, which
may be extended by further discover
les to cover practically the entire
basin. Stranger things than this
have happened in the oil fields.
Naturally every well will not be a
producer, but it now looks as II so
many would be that great conf
dence in the future of the Falion' IL
fileds is expressed on all sides by
the men most interested-those pre-
pairing to spend big money In de-
velopment