White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-13
CONSOLIDATED IN UTAH FIELD;
PETROLEUM DOWN 9O5 FEET

which it hopes to double the value
of its land holdings and the stock
holders in that event will reap even
far greater reward than that which
seems safe to come to them from the
Illipah field.
Ben" Dederichs. director in the
Consolidated company, while in Salt
Lake during the week got word of
the fact that in the San Juan oil
fields OF Utah tract had been
thrown open in proven field, and
he was quick to act. He immediate
ly investigated the matter and in be-
half of the local company threw the
blanket over 1850 acres, which Ia
the maximum amount allowed by the
government. The necessary steps
have been taken and the manage
ment of The Consolidated hopes to
soon have a permit to operate in the
Utah field. BY tho purchase of the
big drill last week, which is now
ready and will be placed on the care
just as soon as the roads are open
over Jake's summit. so that upon its
arrival here 1t can be taken from the
cars to the trucks and them to the
| Illipah we'll without additional ex-
pense, the company now finds itself
in an excellent position, because of
the fact that as soon as the necessary
depth is acquired at Illipah to bring
in the oil the drill can be moved to
Utah and well sunk there, which
will perhaps double dividends to the
stockholders within a short period
of time. This is just one more step
oil the part of the local company to
give their supporters a run for their
money. The Standard Oil Company
Is said TO have expended upwards OF
s100. 900 in building a road into the
San Juan field, which is ample proof
OF the fact that the country is
promising one. The Consolidated will
be on the ground and step side by
side with the Standard, which Is be-
yond question one of the greatest
institutions of the country.
Rube Kerr. head driller for the IL
lipah Petroleum, spent two days in
Ely last week. coming in Friday and
will return to the well today. When
asked as to conditions he said they
could not be better The well Is now
down to a depth of sos feet and the
drill Is still in the hard formation,
which is believed to be just above
the oil sands. Excellent progress
has been made during the last week.
considering the difficulty in penetra-
ting such formation as that in
which the drill is now working. The
log is OF such an encouraging nature
that Mr.. Kerr said it was a pleasure
to drill, even though the work might
be slow and tedious. When com.
pared with the logs of proven fields
and taking into consideration the
depth nov reached in the Petroleum
we'll at Illipah any drop of the drill
may bring in the oil. II would not
surprise the management of the
company to get the news any day
over the wire that the big well Is in.
Secretary ] E. Amenda, who has
spent some time in Tonopah on
business connected with the company.
returned last night and was most
optomistic. He said that he found
great interest shown in the southern
part of the state. There perhaps IL
not field in the country where the
gushers a not already flowing that
is attracting such widespread atten-
tion as Illipah. In many sections
men with foresight are getting ready
for the rush into this district. which
Ii is now conceded on all sides will
occur in the near future.
During the last week Ranger-Caldi
we'll Oil and Gas Company, operating
at Breckenridge, Texas. brought in
1.-TWO big wells and the men who show
ed their faith in the company are
new due to not only come into their
own but will doubtless make for
tunes over night Many men in Lin
coin and Clark counties helped fin
ance the Ranger Caldwell and put
their money in the face of all sorts
of difficulties The bit was lost, for
exanple. and three holes went for
naught Yet the men said, We will
go at 1t again and get the oil" So
they have and their return today,
great as 1t may be, is nothing more
than just They stuck to the bush
and are entitled TO the berries.
What has occurred in the Ranger
Caldwell cannot fail TO occur at IL
iipah. Men of the same stamp are
Lehind the drills sinking the two
wells and will bring flow OF oil
to Ely's door that will startle the
world
The question most discussed today
is who will get the s25. .00o which
the state has offered for the first pro.
ducing we'll. The race Is in the III.
lipah field and the horses are meek
and neck" When the result Is an
lnounced there will be celebration
in this district of such character
that 1t cannot find expression In
shoulder to the wheel for months
will then be pointed 10 as the men
who make the country and 1t Is UT
to all who have not their shoulders
Ito the wheel to get in and share
their part of the burden IL they want
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