White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-23
WORK At O|LWELLS HAlPEREO
BY SEVERE WINTER WEATHER

Weather conditions at the oilfelds
have seriously handicapped operations
during the last few weeks. but consid-
cradle progress has been made not
withstanding.
The snowdrifts have made Jake's
summit impassable with car and the
road, in fact from the top of Kimberly
summit west Is almost blocked. The
operating companies. however. are d.
rected BY nen who take time by the
forelock, and both the Illipah Petroleum
and the Consolidated Illipah have ev-
erything they need for the prosecution
of the work, this was arranged for
before the heavy falls of snow, so that
progress is retarded only by such as
the freezing of water and other matters
that never fail to come with the winter
months.
Reports from The field are that the
Petroleum company Is steadily push
ing work AT the well. Head Driller
Rube Kerr yesterday reported that the
casing was down to the bottom OF the
we'll. the drilling tools strung up and
ready to begin drilling either late yes
terday afternoon or the first thing this
| morning. This is three days ahead Of
the time it was originally estimated
| would be required to do this work and
| it goes to show that not a minute Is
heing lost either by the management OF
the company or the men in the field TO
! make good their word and bring in for
| the stockholders the first producing
oilwell in the sagebrush state. Every
| indication points TO success and those
| in charge say that the gas pressure Is
| Sfsh .buf tle cba nceS NJ striking n
! gusher al the first sands beneath the
clay bed are excellent.
| Manager =. f.. An:enda said last night
that Inquiries from large financial In
! terests have been coming in to the Ely
and Winnemueca Offices of the company
! in large numbers. and from this he IL
convinced that developments at the Pc
troieum well arc being closely watched
l by the great oil operators of the coun-
| try. The prediction is made that when
| the word goes out that the oil is in the
| scramble will go on and such scenes as
were enacted last week and are st.ll
| on at Eldorado. Ark, will be witnessed
| in White Pine county. Ferty-eight
| hours after the first oilwell was struck
| In the state of Arkansas and the news
| rea ached tho outside world by wire there
was a rush OF operators. spectators.
| investors and in fact men in every walk
OF life. who turned their attention to
the little village which had for years
been sleeping.
| At the offices of the Consolidated IL
| lipah Il Was said that the management
was delighted with everything except
the weather. and over this IL was not
hoped TO exercise any control.
| One of the most serious drawbacks
| seems to be in getting water from the
lllipah creek. This keeps freezing con-
tinuousiy and 1t is difficult TO get water
| enough at the well to supply the boil
| ers. During last week the pump and
engine were moved from the gulch
to higher ground and properly housed
| in. This will prevent any interruption
| that might be caused from floo iwaters
| in the spring. which might have been
somew hat troublesome II the change
| had not been made.
The Consolidated well is now down
below the 500-foot mark and opera
| tions will be prosecuted just as Wig
orouslv as the elements Will permit
Every drop of the drill brings greater
| encouragement to the Management and
| tho general feeling is that there is no
| question about getting the oil but
simply matter of reaching tho proper
depth
1t would seem. when considered from
every angle. that as the snow clears
away and weather conditions generally
| become more favorable the work of
| any day may bring the news of an
| oiiweil being struck in the Illipah field.
When that day arrives then will come
the great city and all that goes with 1t.
withia bpt few short hours sleeping
quarters viii be a. startling premi-
um in Ely. Restaurants will be crowd
ed to such an extent that IN will re-
quire hours to get something to eat
Business of every Kind will increase
with such leaps and bounds that 1t will
be only question of caring for as
much of it as the owner can. All viii
reap bereft greater than perhaps
even the most enthusia site of today
even nope for.
Ia thu interim all should stop and
consider that II is the work OF every
man to assist ia bringing this desir-
able condition nnout. The men in the
field who are Drawing the storm and
hardships are doing their part and
taking stock in .heir respective com
pahies for their services in order to
keep the work going. Those more
comfortably situated should be willing
to redouhle their efforts in the financing
of the propositions. and by so doing
not only go down as the great mer OF
the west who helped to make the
greater west. bnt at the same time
will lay aside Tor themselves some
thing that will make them financially
Independent in the near future