The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-02
SYNDICATE OIL Co.
MODERNLY EQUIPPED
Syndicate Oil Company Tried New
Rig nj Jones and jewell Ranch
in Island District

The Syndicate Oil Company started |
its big type * Okell rotary rig in
motion at one o'clock Sunday after
noon at the company's leased ground
on the Jones and Jewell ranch in the
Island district Many notables were
present. a majority being connected
with the Syndicate Company in Tvs
efforts to develop oil in the field. The
spudding in of the drill Sunday is gen
orally considered an event of the
first magnitude wherever Fallon oil
field matters are discussed, for the
reason that the company's directors
and stockholders set upon their oil
drilling enterprise with an abiding
faith in the oil possibilities which
they are seeking to fully determine.
and this faith is exampled in many
ways.
The average observer usually
makes his conclusions in matters of
faith in the performance of those who
argue, and in this instance the men
behind the Syndicate Company have
backed their belief with money and
plenty of it to insure the sending of
the drill to the depth of even 1000
feet, If indeed such depth is neces-
sary to release the oil pool content.
An elaborate foundation was laid by
the management of this oil company
when the largest and most highly per-
feeted rotary drill known to oil men
vas purchased direct from the manu-
facturers. An S4-foot derrick was
Dainstallingly erected and a compile
ment of houses necessary for the
workers went up like magic forming
IN oil drilling plant that Is fully ade-
quate to all the demands that may be
placed upon it. The big drill is driven
by a 44-horsepower misunderstanding
Diesel engine. and the hole has been
started of diameter of 12h inches.
Casing has been delivered at the
ground and an additional supply has
been secured by contract
When the drill started Sunday as a
sequel TO the thorough preparations
about one hundred people were pres
ent. the happening taking on the ma
ture of ceremonial. SO much has
been said and done under the head of
primary oil field work In this vicinity,
usually with more or less hurrah and
eelat that the tactics of the Syndicate
Company came as delightful varia-
ton, and included within those who
went out to the Island district Sun
day were stockholders of the COM
pany, and well wishers from the COM
munity who are sanguine of success
for the group of men who have elected
to try for oil in the Fallon district.
Among the men who are financially
interested are a number of the leaders
of Nevada in matters of business.
George Wingfield of Reno; W. c. Pitt.
John G. Taylor of Lovelock; Jerry
Sheehan, of Winnemucea; George
Stall, of Golconda; Henry X. Mack,
w. F. Dressler and George Hussman.
of Upper Carson valley; Matt Pen
rose. of Yerington; and ]. II. Miller,
of Hawthorne, are all men who are
known in every community OF this
state by reason of their constructive
activities, and most of these men are
officers and directors of the Syndi-
cate Company. They were all here
Sunday with the exception of Mr.
Wingfield to witness the initial bor-
ing test when their big rig sent the
drill down at the rate of foot a min
ute through the surface soils, and
they left with a splendid impression
of what they had seen.
Commencing with this morning the
rig will be operated day and night.
two towers" IL we are to use oil
field vernacular, and Drillers Lee
Meyers and l.. r. Wright will alter
nate in directing operations. Four
men will constitute a crew, and the
eight will be cared for in quarters
the equal of anywhere.-Fallon Stand