The Nevada County picayune., 1923-04-12
TRADING CONTINUES BRISK
Big Prices Paid For Leases Throughout the County More Wells Will Soon
 Go Down.

has been rather brisk. Leases close to the producing wells have brought as high as $275 an acre, while acreage several miles distant has brought as much as $6O per acre. The city is filled with oil scouts and spectators, and indications are the number will continue to increase.
 Steel and Sandlin's well in 10-1421 has practically cleaned itself of sand and is flowing 400 barrels per day through choked valve. The 10000 barrel pit which receives the overflow is full and new pits are being con structed.
 A derrick is up for Steel and Sand lin's second test in the northwest quar- ter of the northwest quarter of sec tion 16-1421, and the we'll will be spudded in this week. The company's third test will be in the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of 13- 14-21 and derrick timbers are being placed on the ground.
 Ames & Zingg, owners of the dis covery well brought in last fall in H. 14-21 state that the we'll will be placed on the pump this week.
 Smitherman and Mcdonald of the Haynesville field will begin active drilling operations within the next two weeks on several tracts.
 Ames and Zingg have contracted for the construction of earthen pits near their producer. The company will build small refinery on the field and use trucks in delivering fuel oil to other operators in the field The Ames and Zingg well is 1196 feet deep and the hole is full of oil the liner is close ly wrapped with telephone wire and the heavy oil. standing in the we'll came up through the bottom of the liner.
 New locations in Nevada county dur ing the week include that of c. \. Harris of Haynesville, representing Louisiana interests who soon will make test on the W. s. Martin tract. in section 9-13-20: Nat Weissman of Fl Dorado Friday, closed a contract for drilling a test 250O feet deep on the south line of the southwest quar- ter of the southest quarter of section 1-IO-23 and derrick timbers are being placed on the ground; this test will be six miles due north of Prescott. Dan- ciger Oil anti- Refining Company have made location in section 4-14-21 and Ben Webb of Santa Barbara. Cal. is docking acreage for test to be made ty California interests. A. c. Wamock of Charleston. w Va, was in Prescott the latter part of the week and bought considerable acreage for Eastern capi- tai who will sink a test in Nevada county.
 vey of the proposed route of the John son Lumber Companys branch rail road west from Reader into the oil field and A. s. Johnson, president of the company, announces the extension will be completed within 60 days. This road connects with the Gurdon and Camden branch of the Missouri Pacific railroad at Reader.
 Acreage is being blocked three miles porth of Prescott for test and in BoughtOn township five miles north east of Prescott for another.
 The Kanark Oil Company's test in 21-14-21, was shot with nitroglycerin at the HOO foot depth. Tuesday in an effort to bring in a gasser with no apparent result. Casing has been pull ed and the rig will be removed to other holdings of that company in the Mt. Moriah neighhorhood, north of pro- ducing wells.
 The Kanark we'll was drilled to a depth of 2,200 feet on the edge of Rosston, old county seat of Nevada county.
 The White Oil Company of Louis jana today closed deal for acreage two miles east of production at $100 an acre.