The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-07-27
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Island District
Syndicate OIL Company Tried New
Rig at Jones and Jewell Ranch
In Island District

The Syndicate Oil Company start
ed Its big type *" Okell rotary rig
in motion at one O'Clock Sunday af-
ternoon at the company's leased
ground on the Jones and Jewell
ranch in the Island district. Many
notables we're present, majority of
whom are connected with the SYN
dicate Company in its efforts to de-
velop oil In the field. The spuddin., !,
in of the drill Sunday Is generally
considered an event of the first mag
nitude wherever t'allon oil field mat
ters are discussed for the reason
that the companys directors and
stockholders set out upon their oil
drilling enterprise with an abiding
faith in the oil possibilities which
they are seeking to fully delelm. ne
and this faith Is exampIed la many
ways.
The average observer usually
makes his conclusion 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 II indeed such depth is
necessary to release the oil pool con-
tent.
An elaborate foundation was laid
by the management of this oil COM
pany when the largest and most
highly perfected rotary drill known
to oil men was purchased direct
from the manufacturers. An S4-foot
derrick was painstakingly erected
and a complement of houses neces-
sary for the warkers went up like
magic forming an oil drilling plant
that is fully adequate to all the de-
mands that may be placed upon IL.
The big drill is driven by a 44-horse-
power, distillate burning Diesel en-
gine and the hole has been started of
diameter of IL 1-2 inches. Casing
has been delivered at the ground and
an additional supply has been se-
cured by contract.
When the drill started Sunday as
a sequel to the thorough prepara-
tion about 100 people were present,
the happening taking ON the nature
OF ceremonial. So much has been
said and done under the head of
primary oil field work in this Yicin-
ity, usually with more or less hurrah
and eclat. that the tactics of the Syn
dicate Company came az a delightful
variations and included within
those who went out TO the Island dis
trict Sunday were stockholders OF
the company. and well wishers from
this community 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 finan-
cially interested are number of the
leaders of Nevada in matters of bus
mess. George Wingfield, OF Reno;
w. G. Pitt, John G. Taylor, of Love
lock; Jerry Sheehan, of Winnemuc
ca; George Stahl, of Golconda; Hen
ry r. Mack, w. F. Dressler and Geo.
Hussman,of upper Carson valley;
Matt Penrose, 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 the Syndicate company.
They were all here Sunday with the
exception of Mr.. Wingfield to wit
ness the initial boring test when
their big rig sent the drill down at
the rate of foot a minute through
the soft surface soils and they left
with 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 yernacular. and Drillers Lee
Meyers and L. e. Wright will alter
nae in directing operations. hour
men will constitute a crew and the
eight will be cared for in quarters
the equal of anywhere.
Among the Fallon people who are
stockholders in the company are r.
L. Douglas, True yencill. Dodge
Bros, ]. ID. Hillhouse, Thomas Dolf.
Geo. B. Williams and the Williams
Estate Company.