, 1924-07-30
LATE NE VS.
From All Orer
W Y 0 MIN G

Mountain Coal Mining Institute will ~
held at Rock Springs August 7. 3 ana
8. Wv
Contract for 100 steel derricks for
over-pumping wells in Salt Creek hos
been let by the Midwest Refln,nn
Company.
Movement Of Wyoming's huge WOO,
clip continues in. a steady stream with
prevailing prices ranging from 80 to
81 cents.
The Stock Growers National Ronl
Of Cheyenne. has purchased the s75'
600 bond issue of School District No
Is, South Superior, at par plus syOO
Three new wells are to be drilled in
the Pilot Butte field north of River
ton by the Mutual OIL Company. To-
cations having recently been made
The Pilot Butte field produces from
shallow sands.
Wyoming has agreed to the modI.
fled foot and mouth quarantine adopt.
ed by other states at the Reno, Neva.
da. convention recently. This action
was taken after 1t had been found that
the Interstate Commerce Commission
had the power to override Wyoming.
no matter what Wyoming's stand
might be.
George Hubble, a dry farmer resid.
ing east Of GlenrOck. faces charges Of
butchering range cattle belonging to
others as a result Of meat selling &C.
t~ivities which finally brought him
under suspicion. Hubble, it is alleged
exhibited the same hide carrying his
own brand every time he sold beef in
| Casper, Douglas or Glenrock.
Wells Of the Hatfield OIL Company
on the Eight-Mile Lake structure are
both showing oil. according to reports
from Rawlins. Well No. 2 on section
3S-20-88 came In as a 100000 feet
gasser when drilled into the sand and
before being shut In sprayed consider
able oil. Gas from this field is piped
to the Producers & Refiners' refinery
at Parco.
Drilling will be resumed soon on the
Pat O'Connor ranch. section 9-41-sO.
YES Of Salt Creek where Newcomb &
Maxwell are down 2,34O feet with the
initial test. The Newcomb-M Maxwell
Interests are also preparing to start
a new test in section 27-42-Sl, some
distance north of the test being start
ed by the Midwest on the Tisdale
structure.
According to the o. s. Department
Of Labor an increase in employment
was noted during the past month in
oil-fieid activities. agriculture. NUM-
cipal improvements, and highway con-
struction, while q slowing up In build
Ing and coal mining and a continue
ton Of curtailments In railway-shop
employment was reported. There is
and will be for two months strong de-
mands for competent farm hands, but
indications are hat very little outside
agricultural help will be needed. An
Increase in employment was made in
the Salt Greek oil field and also In the
Salt Creek gas plant to care for the
summer program Of construction work
In that department the drilling de-
partment Increased forces to care for
the present drilling program. The
large program OF highway construc-
tion and municipal Improvements Is
affordlng employment to large num-
bers Of workers. Most all Industrial
manufacturing plants are operating
steadily. Indications are that coal
mining. which continues on part-time
operations, will show some improve
ment by August. Many OF the miners
have been provided with temporary
employment on highway construction
and in agricultural pursuits.
Driving his automobile at a terrific
rate Of speed and en~dangering the
HIVES Of motorists as he forced them
to relinquish the right OF way. Clyde
N. Fisher. 20 years old, cashier OF the
Gum Quealy Coal Company Mt Rock
Springs. who. officers OF the company
charge. fled with the company's pay
roll amounting to nearly $4,000.
George II Clark. ~, pioneer. was
found dead under his automobile IN
the Bates Hotel country. west OF Gas
per. by ]. 8. Lesser. who was return
ing from a fishing trip. The accident
happened Just a short time before
Lesser reached the upturned car. Clark
was a pioneer resident OF Natrona
county. having lived there since 1874
Carl Grey. president Of the Union
Pacific railroad; Il. Il. Calvin 'iee
president Of operations, and w. NJ
Heffers. vice president. assisted In the
Organization Of Cheyenne Chapter NO.
I OF the Union Pacific Old Timers
Club. Only men who have been In the
employ Of the company for twenty
years or longer nre eligible for mem
bership. Two men were present VIM
entered the service Of the roho "