Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-02-08
NEWS LETTER FROM
 HOLbROOK SECTION
By JAMES F. O'BRIEN (Asst. -Secty. HOlbrOOk Chamber
 of COmmerce).

nOLDhOOh, aTlL., FSU' o.-Soil- fidence that the vicinity of Holbrook will soon be proven one of the great oil-producing centers of the United States-which was born of the fav- orable reports of many geologists of excellent standing that the geologi- cal formation and surface indications are similar to those of the Penn sylvania, Kansas, Texas and Okla homa fields-has been greatly increas- ed during the past two weeks.
 This increased confidence has fol- lowed the arrival here of several oil operators who have been unusually successful in the older oil fields, as well as in bringing in good producers in what were at the time wildcat fields.
 By their acts, rather than by words, these men show their own confidence and are spending literally the money of themselves and associates in tying up prospective oil lands, and are pre- pairing to spend much more in the development of the same.
 Not the least significant of the acts of some of these men is the fact that immediately on their arrival they hunted up the owners of particular patented and located lands and se- cured control of same, without even taking a look at the ground. This proves, even if it were not later acknowledged, that their geologists and scouts had been here first and picked out these lands after making a thorough examination of the Hol- brook field, without making them selves or their principals known.
 That the principals are still secur- ing control of more prospective oil land is one reason they have little to say even at this time. They have no desire to pay boom prices for leases, and these particular gentle men are offering no stock in their companies for sale to the general public-they will have nothing to sell until they strike oil in the wells.
 One of the late arrivals in the Hol- brook field is Bob Adams. There are oil operators who are better known through the newspapers, but there are not so many whose stamp of approval on an oil field carries more weight among the men who know. At one time it is said, that MT. Adams had 167 strings of tools working, which would indicate that he is not in the lightweight class as an oil operator. His associates have had more front page space, but it is his advice that is generally followed.
 Almost straight from the train which brought him to Holbrook on his first visit, Mir. Adams went to John Flanagan, secured lease on his ranch and put up respectable sum in cash to be forfeited in case he is not drilling in the next fifty days. He and his head driller, J. A. Morri- son, have since brought their fami- lies and are evidently here to stay.
 The Flanigan ranch is, less than two miles, from town and on it we'll for water was sunk to a depth of 250 feet. A good flow of water was struck and thin scum, of oil is always in evidence on top of it. This oil has been examined by a number of competent chemists and pronounced to be of excellent quality, Among other lands which MT. Adams has since leased is the Scorse ranch, northwest of. town, where both oil and gas have been in evidence for some time.
 c. S. Fertig, prominent capitalist of Colorado Springs, was with MT. Adams here for few days and is said to have tied up considerable ground which he will soon develop. Evidently MT. Fertig intends to profit by a mistake of judgment which he made regarding the Wyoming field. He was the first man approached for financial assistance by Berne Hop kins when that young man was try ing to raise few dollars for the first test we'll of the Midwest Company. / The Wyoming field was at that time, in less favorable position than the Holbrook field is today, as it. had not received the endorsement of so many geologists and did not , have three wells actually drilling. MT. Fertig considered it too long a shot and turned Hopkins down. The latter then interested Werner z. Reed and o. H. Shoup, now governor of Colorado, and the world knows of the millions that have since been made by all of them.
 In addition to the favorable i'm pression of the oil possibilities, MT. Fertig has an eye on another of Hol- brooks resources which he is figur- ing on going into later.
 The Adamana Oil Company, which was the first to start drilling in this field, has put on third shift and from this time on there will be no cessation of activities night or day until the oil sands are reached. The Adamana we'll was spotted by Col J. A. Puffinburg, a we'll known geologist, formerly with the Standard Oil, who says in, his report: : I also find another sand x *layine from 1900 to 1900 feet deep. This should be a producing sand for oil and gas, and when you get this sane you may well expect the results you are drilling for"
 Good progress is being made on tht we'll of the Hopi Oil Co.,, which i! being sunk by State Senator Mayfield