Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-03
VISIT TO THE MUTUAL OIL AND development
COMPANY'S PROPERTY PROVES INTERESTING

mcnts of operating. drilling machin-
cry, etc. can take no moro interesting
auto trip out of this city-onc that can
DC resiully covered in eight hours at
/ tho longest | am basinE my Judgment
on Mr.. Arnold's cNpcrtncSs as a driver
| IN" first to attract my attention on
| reaching tho Mutual company proper
| " was drilling derrick standing at
least 20 70 tehigh and most substan-
| TALLY built. Then there was the house
| Tor tho engine, covering for tho run
ming gear and n substantial building
for the superintendent and one for tho
watchman. met the latter-Hcnry
LinenburE. genial fellow. formerly
OF tho Cripple Creek lodge. He ia put
| ting in spare hours gathering and nil
inS wood for steam when drilling COM
Inoncos, during this month or carly in
May.
After lunch OF sandwiches, boiled
eSgB and coffcc-nothine stronger.
| honest-N-. Gricsmer took me in hand
and showed mo over tho company's
holdings. / am not a gcoloEist or oil
| expert as he is but ri try and set
forth what learned 10 tho best of my
| ability.
| The Mutual company has over 200
acres OF land obtained under govern
mont permit. Four-fifths OF the land
| Is Ideally located on n clearly defined
structure. II looks like a great amphi-
thoatcr, oval in shape with funnel
|
huge watermelon half The we'll site.
| where stands the derrick and housings,
| Is Just of the axis of the structure.
Several geological reports agree that
INC depth OF tho cnbar or millsap for
nation TO which the Mutual will drill
is between 200 and e.cc feet. The test
starts near the bottom OF the Nor
rtson formation. Exports in geology
state there is a possibility OF an oil
striho in the sundancc at a depth OF
I T. \ ~ t,t.H. f.~t.
we'll as MIR. Gricsncr bo1icvca they
| must go to strike the lake or big body
of oil 2ic0 feet.
Tho derrick and drilling buildings
and coverings are OF the most sub
| stantial hard wood character tho high
derrick being reinforced with steel
cables to steady 1t against wind and
strengthen It. Tho great walking beam
supports umbcrs. dog E.whccls, etc. All
timbcrs arc of proved strength. a -
horse power engine will operate the
drills cleaning out and other workings
All tho machinery needed except ca
hles, engine. boiler and drills is on tho
ground and placed. Tho remaining
nccosssrios, what is lacking, in in Flor
cncc and will be placed on the ground
in tho immediate future The casing
TO tho well will he steel and the bora
l2is inches in circumference. Some
hole. The drills will average in weight
eenp pounds each. Now comes tho most
undcniablc proof that tho Mutual COM
pany Is not chasing rainbow shadows
As l stated above Four Mile creek
runs thru the holdings from north to
south. 1 crossed the creek to the base
of the high south hills whero innum-
crahlc holes or miniature wells had
been scrapcd at the foot OF tho bluffs
There ] saw black greasy looking
SubstsnCe HcnplnE thru tho Handstonn
II was crude oil. There was no salt
in" Of that. I had quart bottle and
from that sccping ] secured It fun of
crude oil. II is oil all riEht-iooks it.
smells it, but 7 did not taste II, That
bottle OF crude oil have now, on
my desk. Anybody Interested can SEQ
It, smell 1t and taste 1t IL they want
to. This oil driven up by fearful
pressure comes to tho surface from
tho like scientifically believed 10 lay
below. and no doubt tho rising pres
sure is by gas and thru a fissurc. All
that aside the oil is there and from the
strata formations around the forma-
tions clearly defined indicates that tho
oil now being pumped at Florence is