, 1923-06-21
WYOMING INDUSTRIAL REVIEW

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various industries - Labor out Of
reach for farmers.
Teapot-The Salt Creek well was
reported as having been brought in
on May 18th with an initial flow
of 10000 barrels which has sub
sided to about 1900 barrels a day.
Mammoth Oil Company has com
pleted about eighteen wells in Tea
pot dome. Daily production is be-
tween $500 and 5000 barrels. OF
the wells completed, eleven are oil
producers three are gas wells. three
are failures, with water in the sec
ond sand, while one or W others
are uncertain of commercial produc-
ton.
Salt Creek-Hardrock Oil Co, en-
countered the second Wall Creek
sand and when the sand was pene-
trated, oil ros over 700 feet in the
well. Drilling has been suspended
until storage facilities are provided.
The location of this new well, APP
~proXimately n mile further west,
places hundreds of acres in produc-
tion Importance that at one time
were considered ]unfavorble for oil.
Wyoming has per capita average
tax of $500.
Cheyenne-M. f. church to ex-
pend $4,000 for improvements.
Casper banks show increase of
S1S,775,O0O for first 20 weeks for
1929 as compared with same period
1922.
MISUNDERSTANDING Oil Co. to re.
sumo operations.
Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce
plans to erect a new building.
Midwest Oil Company completes
two new producers in Salt Creek.
REORGANIZATION to Little Wind
river bridge completed.
Lowell glass factory closes success
full run of l6 weeks.
Second Billy creek well comes in
giant gasser.
North Casper admitted to Casper
proper.
Green River gives contract for
court house addition.
Kemmerer-Work of transcribinp
records of Teton and Sublette coun,
ties underway here.
Casper-Right of way cost to city
for bringing new railroad estimated
at 100000.
Sinclair company To investigate
Campbell county's oil possibilities.
Rock Springs rancher goes into
goat raising business.
Factory to be placed in Sunburst
field for manufacture of nitro
glycerine.
cheyenne's a plant gets new
equipment.
Whcatland lets contract for arm
DRY building.
Laramie selected ~ location OF
u 200, 900 Episcopal seminary.
Wheatland-King Bros. go into
turkey raising business.
Horse breeding station maintained
by federal government at Buffalo
moved to Laramie.
Shortage OF labor reported for
farm work.
Casper has payroll OF 1886 wage
oarners.
Riyerton buys 40-acre tract for
new cemetery.
Observation-Disclosures OF ironminers
Increased 10 per cent at Sunrise
mine.
Cheyenne has payroll OF s.045,
not including city. state and federal
employees.
'Douglas-Last OF span work on
Plat river bridge finished.
Rivorton-Great Western Sugar
company officials review prospects In
this district for sugar factory here,
Chugwatcr arm gets IS cents per
pound for wool. being highest price
yet paid in state.
All OF state FISH ]hatcherics will
open this year,
Elk In Jackson Hole region re-
ported In fine condition.
According to the report OF the
United States Census Bureau coycr
Ing the manufacturing census Of
1921. refined petroleum products
ranked second in importanc" mons
the manufacturing Industries OF the
country, In the manufacturing cen
aus OF 1921. Just completed, p"tro-
lcum products were valued ut I'll
l727.ia0.O0O and were exceeded only
by tho Strengthening and Wholesale
meat packing industry with products
valued at G2~.e00.pt2. 900. Tho rapid
rise of the refined petroleum manu-
featuring business In shown by the
fact that In the census OF 1919. Pc
,roleum refining ranked seventh
among the leading industries OF tho
/ country. while In 1905. II was 2ith.
Silver has held fairly strong dur
lnr the week with sales s7L crnts
and after that at &C II The market
continues To he scarce Of spot" silver
and August and September bids holds
around s6c TO 81 ont Influences
behind IN. expiration OF the pittman
r.purchaH. order are almost neEli-
Fibla. In the Far East II has been
discounted for more than two
months. but 4. IL actually having
strong favorable influences at prea-
Ont. due To the severe sesntinass OF
supplies for immediate delivery.
Pittman sales 30 far this year repre-.
sent domestic production Of 10000.