Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1920-01-03
NEVADA COMPANY
TO DRILL FOR OIL

The following article commend
ing the property Of the Nevada Coal
& Oil Company recently appeared in
the Salt Lake Mining Review:
Though NNada has long been fa-
nous for its|mines of precious and
the baser m4als, never until now has
there been produced in this state,
coal, which in quality, meets with
favor the alalytical tests or the ex-
perts and dentists, and which exists
in such quhtity and under such con-
ditions tha it is believed it can be
mined at big profit, while at the
same tim a substantial saving is
made by he consumer over the price
has ben paying for years. The
coal whih the Nevada Coal and Oil
Companl is developing at Coal Val
ley, sevhteen miles from Wilson
station in the Copper Belt Railroad,
and thity odd miles south of Yer
ington, mot only meets with the ap-
provalbf experts, but it has stood the
practidl use of the layman, who
cannoI figure out the exact number
of het units in a pound of coal, but
who pes know when coal burns we'll
Will drill for Oil
Asits name ould imply, the Nevada
Goa & Oil Company whose main
offie is in Reno, expects to also drill
forbi1, and it is the opinion of experts
VIII have examined the ground, that
| it has an excellent chance of being
TIT first in the state to develop oil
| ir commercial quantities. The prop
ETY. has been examined by such ex
erts as E. E. Price, engineer and
ield man for the American Smelling
and Refining Company controlled by
the Guggenheims,) and also in SINH
lar capacity with the Mason Valley,
Mines Co.; E. E. Northrop, mining
engineer now OF Tonopah, but form
erly in the oil fields of Spindle Top,
Texas; and w. Prince Catln, engi-
neer and geologist for the Southern
Pacific Company.
Will Have Big Coal Mine
The concensus of opinion of these
men and others as judged by quota
tions given from their reports, let
ters and verbal utterances, may be
consisely expressed in the words ad-
dressed to Mr.. Mattinson, president
of the company, after he had COM
pleted the examination: There is no
question about the COAL" said he;
you will surely find big coal mine
here. And you have the best chance
for oil of any place have seen i'll Ne
vada." AS Mr. Mattinson remarked
when he repeated the conservation,
that tells what tn layman wants to
know better than ten pages of
technical report.
There are several veins that crop
to the surface and which can be traced
for a mile in length on the $40 acres
OF coal land held by the Nevada Coal
& Oil Company. AT the surface,
with the layers of coal in the vein,
there are layers of carbonaceous
shale and bone but as depth is gain
ed the shale and bone cut out and
numerous openings on the various
veins, the most important being
tunnel in 425 feet on the vein,
shaft sunk Is feet on the lower vein,
and a core drill hole in which the
original owner says he tapped sew
en-foot vein of hituminous coal.
Coal is of Good Grade
Regarding this latter vein Mr..
Northrop says in his report that the
coal is of good grade" and adds: "I
believe the measure will extnd to a
depth of 1000 feet below the pres
ent workings, taking into considera-
tion the general topography and ex-
tensive area of the sandstone forma-
tions." In the upper tunnel the coal
hardens under pressure and at
point $50 feet from the portal is four
feet of solid black Ignite, while in the
face of the tunnel. AIS feet in, the
vein is even wider and the coal is
better quality.
In the shaft now being sunk on the
lower vein, at a depth of twenty-five
Feet, the coal is improving in quality
knd the vein is over six feet wide. 1t
Is probable. though. that the vein
penetrated by the core drill will real
ky prove toabe the best on the prop
Erty, and its development will be
Matched with great interest
Will huv Trucks and Tractors