The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-04-29
GIL FEVER ABATING
ALL OVER NEVADA
PEOPLE WAITING NOW FOR DEFI-
MITE ANNOUNCEMENT OF FAL-
LON OIL FLOW, WHICH WILL BE
AVAILABLE IN A FEW DAYS

ut will be four or five days before
we know the extent of the oil strike
or will have our plans for future
work definitely outlined" said Wayne
Young, principal owner of the Fallon
Oh & Gas Company. in whose prop
err. II was reported that oil had been
struck on Monday, says the Reno Ga
zette.
I'VE don't know the amount of oil
which the well will produce and we
are going to find out before we decide
on sinking another well or continuing
to drill in this same we'll"
All report considerable excitement
in Fallon, but as there was no oil
flowing, all are Withholding comment
until the company has an opportunity
to test out its well and ascertain what
| it really has found
AS the news spread at Ely great
excitement was manifested there, as
| the Illipah field is but thirty-nine
miles west. The Times says the
salient feature of the news is its
1 bearing upon the Illipah field, which
/ is but thirty-nine miles west and
slightly north of this city.
| ira MacFarland. geologist for the
Illipah Basin Oil and Gas Company,
declared that there was a decidedly
/ better surface showing at Illipah and
| that the general outline of the same
! formation extends almost due east
and west between Fallon and Illipah,
showing itself in Newark Valley,
Reese river. or almost a direct line
through Austin and at Westsate. That
of San Springs Valley is practically
/ the same, but is few miles off the
direct line. At and near the line are
wells and water holes that are so
/ strong in petroleum odor that live
stock will not drink. One such well
| is near Hamilton and others are in
| th4 Reese river country.
Mr.. MacFarland states that Fallon
! has no surface indications of petro-
1 leum whatever AT Illipah, he says.
there is a distinct anticline and much
shale. The latter, when broken, gives
out distinct petroleum odor and VIII
burn readily when lit with match,
giving out great heat in a stove. Gas
pockets and little oil have fire.
quently been struck, one of the former
1 having been tapped last Monday when
Messrs. Charles o. Bonner and Victor
i Detcheimer of Ely were at Illipah.
The greenish color coming up
with water indicates that the Illipah
/ oil will be found to be OF paraffine
base. That at Fallon has not been
| learned. but it is likely, he thinks,
1 to be asphalt.
! Cne feature that has caused the
greatest interest upon the part OF
both Messrs. MacFarland and Rich
ardson is the use of Star drill They
claim it can be used to a depth even
/ of 1000 feet, with only the slightest
alterations.
Discard the mast and put up der
rick, build bullwheel convert it in
! to a standard drill, using the same
power plant said Mr.. MacFarland.
| Our plant is ample when the rig is
so converted to go to depth of 1000
feet. The additional expense is very
little and six days time is all that is
necessary to make the change"
Mr.. MacFarland makes this state
ment because of persistently circu-
/ lated reports that the drill at lllipah
is not of sufficient capacity to do the
work. For the benefit of those who
might be in doubt ana to absolutely
assure the stockholders of the COM
pany that the management of the Illi-
pah is not remiss and knows its busi-
ness.
The county is grading the Lincoln
| highway to the junction of the five
mile road, turning off for the lllipah
we'll. The company this week will
make passable the road from the juno
ton. This will permit travel which
has been wished for in the past by
Ely people.
The Fallon Oil and Gas Company
was the first company organized in
the Fallon field. 1t was promoted by
Foster and Richardson, who hold
large interest in the company. Mr..
Foster is manager of the Iliipah COM
pany and Mr.. Richardson is secre-
I taiy.