Show VISIT TO WEST VIRGINIA OIL WELLS Elders ers Leigh S Stewart anil heo Geo W IV Morris now laboring ns IS missionaries s In tn Inthe the eastern mission tb News the following brief Irlee description of n II r clIt visit to tho the II 11 regions of ot West IVest est Virgina Dens Boni Run Ruit West IVest est Va Yn AUR AUt C the lust last week we wo have been tho ho guests of Air MI Leon nell Dell a 11 VIlY iry II well uell Informed oil man nian In order ordel to familiarize our with tili the tho oil business It was as necessary to change chance our costume Mr 11 Hell Bell very er supplied us liS with ith what clothing wo we needed Within a afew afew afew few minutes our friend had some Home real good work worl for COl us such ns as pulling tub tubing lag ing In and rods climbing etc etc until we looked and felt lute 1110 old men In lu the tho hu He lie gave gae us some Rome very Information which no doubt louit will bo be b Interesting to those who have havo mado recent oil Iii discoveries In Utah trInh Tile The first thing to do In la mIlking making prep prop to get oil nit is to build u II derrick lerrick this structure will take tako about feet of lumber which consists of ot the main 1111 mUll mud sill Mil walking beam campson post block eligino belt house and band wheel It will cost COSI for f r labor to 10 erect tills this derrick to a It height of 4 feet f 1 Next ext III In order older Is tho the Ironwork such ns OS bolts bOltH for the tile walking boom beam shaft and 1111 cranks for fOI band wheel wheeland and necessary castings needed II N I atomic around 1 tile the rig You need an engine of about 25 2 horse rower power and a 0 30 hor horse e power powel oil well welt boiler holler Next Is the tho casing the filet Hist string siring Is 20 O feet fell long 13 Inches In diameter to shut off oft tilt the surface water and paving caving A number of other Implements ments and anti futures fixtures are needed before you ou Oll are ready to drill all nh nt Itt a II cost of ot about 2100 All Au vork Is contracted After ACter the tho well teli has haR been 1 be lie between hot tween t CO 60 und 1111 1 SO 80 of II Ino no Is exploded In the bottom where the oil nil IB is II About two weeks time l I is used In cleaning out lIlt after artel tile the explosion If no oil all Is found the iC aro are pulled hulled and 2011 derrick dorrick torn down and a 11 1 to an nn another another other place Tho rho total cost of nf n a good 1 well IB Is about fumo wells will produce 00 per laY day In while others go as ns low as 05 five hut but oven will tt iii pay Its I owner handsomely Thou Then there hero Is tile tho gas nearly near nil all of which COO can bo he used have ilave been nello near hero here that woul l produce cubic cubit tot feet In ill ono one could loul ho lie hi heard leaVing for 10 mil They ran call an get oil at from to feet ft In ill depth |