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the deeper formations which have
been proven oil bearing. The first
producing formation known as the
Sundance sand will be encountered
at a depth OF about 400 feet and
should be opened the latter part Of
this week. The Bolton field is now
the largest producing field in the
state which has no pipeline outlet.
1t is probable that a pipeline will be
opened up during the coming spring.
According to the Worland Grit,
that town has recently granted Il
thirty year gas franchise to the Wyo-
ming Gas Co.. made up Of Kentucky
and Wyoming capitalists. The same
company contemplates extension of
the line through Worland to Basin,
Greybull, Lowell, Cowley and other
towns to the north. Work is to be
started lot later than June list. The
following are some OF the rates
charged throughout this state per
1000 cubic Feet: Basin, As cents;
Cowley, 40 cents: Powell, so cents;
Billings SO cents and Casper SO cents.
1t is said that the Burlington in
Greyball Is the largest customer for
Sao dS II illNb IL CuSNpcI u uuEl gas
than coal hauled on it's own road. A
garage in Basin had a gas bill Of
$3.50 last month and the year be-
was $4,000. There are 375 meters
in Basin with a population OF 1900.
Greybull with the same population,
lican enumerates other towns in
n nrtnoy.n WyynnNfnU m hpyo orI
factories.
Press reports carry the news that
the Northwestern Railroad is gather
ling engineering crews at Lander for
the purpose of extending it's line to-
ward the Pacific coast as soon as
weather conditions will permit. The
original surveys are to De followed
and the road terminal to be at Coos
Bay, Oregon. a little harbor that will,
require millions to make it available
to deep draft vessels. Surrounding
Coos Bay there is perhaps the great
est bodies of fir timber in the world
and the mountains are rich in min,
erals. Oriental tonnage through
Coos Bay would be reciprocated by
return tonnage of forest and mine
products to the east.
Ute Petroleum company, in
statement to stockholders, says:
"We have just been very fortunate
in acquiring $500 acres on the
Baggs structure, Carbon county, in
southern Wyoming. This Is a closed
anticline which, like Duchesne and
Mynton, was found by Professor
Cline and strongly recommended by
him.
1.-TWO water wells near the struc.
ture, both unfavorably situated geo.
logically, have encountered gas at
shallow depths. Twenty miles to the
north are great saturated sands in
the beds thai underlie the structure.
There sands can all be reached by
drilling k5OO to 1900 feet, and some
promising horizons may lie nearer
the surface. Altogether the chances
seem excellent for striking oil.
1.-THE company's lease lies across
the axis of the structure just east of
the crest: a very favorable location.
"The 15h inch casing has now
been set in the Duchesne well, and
drilling is going forward twenty-four
hours a day"
The structure was worked out by
J Geologist j. H. Cline Of the Matador
Petroleum Co, last fall and several
! sections OF choice land was filed upon
by that company. With both oper-
ators at work the coming spring
southern Carbon county will no doubt
be given a thorough test .
Mr.. W. H. Homer Of the Red
Desert and Renroh Syndicate oil
operating concerns, was called to
Seattle, Washington. on pressing bus.
mess Tuesday evening. but announces
he will return to Rawlins in about
ten days for an indefinite period,
ton has fabricated the ambition OF
many q man during the past few
years and 1t il said that none are
immune from the bug.
At present there are twenty fields
producing or capable OF producing
light grades of oil in Wyoming and
one in Montana, making . total OF
' twenty-one. There are nine ffeldl
producing or capable Of producing
black oil in Wyoming and two in
Montana, making q total OF eleven
Besides the above there are two
LAeA0e InAs eau prouuce uoIn ABHI aho
heavy oils, and this brings the total
OF all producing areas up5to thirty.
four. Last year the total production
from all fields was 21.065, 900 bar
rels, and It is generally thought te
be about one-half Of the production
that could have been had here wert
all the fields producing to capacity
This would mean that. the total pro
duction Of the fields Of the North
west would be more than 40, 900 .0O(