Show oil review oil review it is stated that J A C Q freund of prescott arizona is arranging for the establishment of an oil refinery at ogden the sentinel of steamboat springs routt county colo tells of the striking of a fine quality of lubricating oil in the well being put down by the california colorado oil company arrow kingman arizona the first fuel oil engine went east over the santa fe road yesterday morning it is expected others will be put on as soon as they can be fitted up with oil burners this is not only an economical departure but the risks from fire is also greatly eliminated don 0 robbins bobbins of the california utah oil company recently returned from an in inspection spec tion of the wyoming oil fields and while well pleased with what he saw there is mo more re than ever satisfied with his utah holdings in in this line and more than ever convinced t that t fortunes galore will be made out of the oil ia industry in this state our california exchanges state that there is a gratifying increase in oil orders in california fields and at advanced prices there being a disposition on the part of buyers to make long term contracts if possible for large quantities and at present ruling prices the oil producers being adverse to making such contracts as it is the general belief that oil will go still higher the western oil refining company of this city owning lands southeast of colton on price river will soon have engineers at work running lines and platting its possessions the company is negotiating for a drilling rig and will soon begin active exploration W H henefer is secretary of the company while J A meredith is an official of the association and largely interested in the enterprise news register evanston wyo those interested in iii the hilliard oil field were thrown into a state of ecstacy on thursday when C lachapelle came to town and reported that he had located a twenty five foot ledge of genuine oil sand the discovery was made on section 33 township 14 range this section is claimed by the union pacific but is located by others under the placer law and will be decided in court experts who have examined the sand say it is a genuine oil bearing sand and contains great possibilities bili ties san francisco mining review well no 1 of the arroyo seco company is looking fine although there is a pressure of feet of water in the well the gas is forcing itself up in such volumes as to cause a continual bubbling and seething at the surface of the water showing that the gas pressure below must be enormous the tools as they come from t the he hole are smeared with oil it gives us a great deal of satisfaction to r record ecord the success of this company as it is one of the best managed and most honestly conducted oil companies of the state A tribune special from lander wyo says that the english syndicate at that place has struck a barrel a minute flow of oil at a depth dep th of feet this says the dispatch I 1 44 is conceded to be remarkable when the fact 1 is s known that the oil was struck in the lime rock and about tw twenty enty five feet from the oil sand the well has been plugged and a well started about a quarter of a mile away and work will be pushed as rapidly as possible grand valley times two oil well drilling outfits to be set up near elg elgin I 1 i n have been shipped to that point this looks a as s if there was something more to the oil excitement than the mere location of land news register evanston wyo superintendent in higbie of the aspen tunnel is in ogden purchasing lumber for a well to go down near the tunnel this well is to be put down by kilpatrick brothers and others A party in which senator dark clark and mcmillan and kearns are represented have purchased two large bain wagons and teams team and are now making an investigation of our oil fields Baxt baxter erand and warren have deeded the northwest quarter of see sec 18 township 14 range to the wyoming illuminating oil co this land lies south of the west end of the tunnel and will be the site selected for well no 3 2 of the above named company S L boggs of this city who was raised in tb the e oil and coal fields of pennsylvania and who has extensive experience in oil operation and exploitation is most sanguine as to the ultimate outcome of the green river oil fields which he states are wonderfully extensive extending as they do from thomp sons springs and running through grand and emery counties to the san rafael reef where the showing is most excellent the anticline crossing green river and showing for miles along its trend mr boggs is extensively ten interested ente rested in oil lands landa all along the line and before long will have several strong companies operating in this section he is enthusiastic over dver the outlook and is of the opinion that this will develop into one of the greatest oil fields in the world |