Show I 1 l' tj v ije Bimes-Kn&eprn&ent I VOLUME CONSOLIDATION moab O grand GRAND 'HIE county VALLEY utah TIMES Thursday AND THE ebruary I INDEPENDENT 26 MONTICELLO WINS NATIONWIDE WAS SIGNER BY PRESMANY YESTERDAY PEOPLE ARE ON OIL TRACTS IN THIS COUNTY MESlIKE will camp be of pio'-iibi M-iy v I ai-d r-eriom r jJnlln i riaSDeeH Hours Gas l ' partieso( 48 coalproperty 10-eeivt-J a Uli 111 VO I) tlllUOUSl IT V 1O Pressure Very ! re-opened ' J ' Well Produce Now Will Close 'i j ' Ten to Barrels Daily - i I While number of local SHOWING ABLE people have filed on oil tracts there has for leases The no general rush impression in genera throughout thia section that the original locators unwil der the old placer-petroleum law be protected to the extent that they will be granted prim rights for leases O already VANADIUM l l-'iirm it a I'j I according signature s I Strong : -d to ' a I g-x I -ii n 1 1 I 1 t 4 I e ' a I I-- I r : -1 f i i -tre n I ' coalproperties I a:i-tinf S Tininfluenza situation is rapidly ondcr A proof of th clearing up in Moab according to th? ful possibilitiesin agriculture in San health authorities Only a few new Juan the county was had this week when cases have been reported during it wriu nnniuim'nJ that n Monticello mist ten davs and there are but very " " 'al lew cases m oftown hover farmer has been awarded a gold me patients were days ago a number tho and $1000 cash prize for the critical condition but dal reported in largest per acre yield of oats in there has since been general nntoil The Sfntcs for the vear 1919 provement in with competition prizes were won v The flu ban was raised this wi w' in the coun vrv other ernin section the schools being Tuesday morning No dances or shows have try The winning farmer Is Jesse Bailey been held during tho week however here lie well known produced me all have been although restrictions 1 '1 Hilts WHICH acres aveiagvu 111 "J inc iiiuiiivia vyiij ivrtiptu nt bushels fm acre - a record yield that few days the is nil wonderful in view of more still Among those who are seriously the fact (hut it was obtained on a dry ill and Mrs are the young child of Mr farm the George W Johnson baby of Mr The prizes were contributed by tho' and Mrs Carl Berry and Agnes Soil) Journal a national agricultural erville youngest daughter ot Mr magazine which mirly last year an-1 Mrs Andrew Somerville nounced the contest as a means of sti niulnting belter methods of agricuL eountiy JUAN COURTHOUSE SOON ture throughout the for oats gosto The second prize New Mexico and the third to Nehrus ' I'ost A T established - todaj ' BAILEY WINS GOLD MEDAL AND $1000 OR LARGEST YIELD O ACRE LN THE UNITED STATES I ' CONTEST - coal IN PER ' 'tlley k m SAND BIG i big u al Crescent in the near future is a ru-h as the resultof the exlease 110-v amination made last week of the ire-! of H y ielding by were received Ro "resident had signed G Mead of LoAngeles government KXg-'lThree Afferent parigeologist ivlr mining engineer al Thompsons when the A word Mead was representing J 11 Richardson Llf that thbill was a law race a prominent capitalistof Los An rli zil ir ics in visiteit uii H tins u'HHiuy alt vauev wno cmmtv a mnntli nU nionih 0 tS'H and ago who became interestedin the (me mail mounted a horse while 14 in at tint that enterprise prise ar time imt In ollowingho theolher paities left for the field lULLT nwmr the ord cars The man on horseback examinationmade by Mr Mead a deal (ff( is who Moah under way for taking over the represents and Mr is forty-minute start having ielding now in and reach Salt Lake for the purpose of closing advance ir formation the deni it is Salt valley ahead of the others understood Howard W to the story which reached Balsley ot Moab is interestedin the Moah today project The coal deposits Involved are said leasing bill which to be among tho The oil and gas bst in the county has been pending for several years is and will easily justifya big camp ami in last law Word received exicnsivtat a was mining operationMoab today that President Wilson had and it signed the' measure yesterday his into he went effect when attached MAY CONTINUE PRODUCTION Moab ! 1 1(e HIT O That neiii JESSE i SOON WILL 1L-IXG jpCAL II t j1)ENT 12 NUMBER 1920 PERMANENTLY IS MORE AVOR THAN EVER BEORE r -I 1 A - 16 jfc I I ka I been 1 f continucontention has been oualy made by San Juan farmers that Never before have prospects been so favorable for bringing: that section was without nn equal m David Taylor of Denver president to the of San According statements the us grain country of the York Mining company made in' a heavy flow of oil at the Western Allies Oil & Gas company's' Juan county citizens who have been and this has been borne out by cbi" lhe As lhe !kiU is dcGPGr t0' in Moabwill recently the neighboring the SP' resultof the contest While the law does not specifically anTdmmanmm on within a year or two have The following announcement from state that this shall be the and ward the the close proximity of oil in acounty will be the equal case members ley ndge Cane springs the last sands the indicationsof courthouse that by th' received Journal was of of arm declare that the congress had MStophmmTJ any in the state outsideof the larg-1 A maximum Tho Times-Independent yesterday: framers of the law this ar£e quantitiesbecome more and more pronounced intention or cities The commissioners arc sub "Jesse Bailey of Monticello Utah in view Just of how this situation will of operations The company ha? hundred additionalfeet of depth will undoubtedly tap the milting to the taxpayers the propoid-lion now one five of produced which develop will depend acres of bonding for upon the interpretations a "! $36000 for the the :"d producer Tlwso opucre 1113K bushels per and regulations soon to be erection of a courthouse and tho elec-1 direst yild in ih United States m iiki--I? the If the inions are expressed by the many oil men who are in Moab obnrnAiiHziAzi product are being made Hill inv ut Lineii Lfic lkaiu ixiciuv Hie v: m v ZAK irii Ilf jYi lienn fit n lb' eels the Jotiriml Gold dHuvunicu piwuuuv ucing holds am win 1919 interior the vin bllV arm market on vanadium up is as to the be-1 up sei'ving the developments at the well no doubt proposition Iiitj M(lal lin1urol' $1000 in 'ic izt It is in understood that practically all company will continue operations iaiiu in ing by the approved 11 people of CjSan for tlljH qqie drill mond prize for has been almost constantly Juan iitilrLi'1 01 tne public land in the TayMoab section permanently Mr or the past several days the county it is stnted as nil areW)tH to am iims N(JW Mxico and the Salt valley or was highly pleased with the man-been better structures has already in oil improve as convinced of the necessity of and the quantity and quality of the product uii ii v n vm ivf covered by applications for leas- p'er in which work is progressing He it? is ounry inauMnuBofofft'Miv1' ohb' thotrght'or‘'cveniw'' es to Denver greater depth is attained The flow of gas is constantly getting minus Under the law a person can make Saturday nave aireauy oeen tentatively hoped that the war would end in 1918 applicationfor a prospector's permit of stronger and at times so heavy is the pressure that it is with difficulty sold provided the voters approve the The Philadelphia ann Journal oil field for Miss question m an ofunproven a maxiHelen Spalding editor and of oil being announced great national crop con26-0 that operations continued The pockets mum He is reof tlw the are acres of land He nronriotor nf nronritnr test six Green Iliver Dip Crum which would arrival this covering he crops nuiren to Brig Spencer commence drilling operaleft this week for well-earned encountered prove that a big oil sand is near according to the oil was an and to feed patch help to win and Salt City and went war UOllS week from Lake Within Sixmnnfhc and of the world it and must vacation wi sm-nd a eon me of in is 'clothe after have the ground The opinion the Moab to to to was won experts now on Monticello attend business The reacheda depth of 500 feet within months in California During her men on are corn oats wheat potaHe will crops to the effect that the heavy pressure of the gas and oil in the sand affairs for a few days year Within two years he must the will be in alfalfa' and Dispatch printed tocotton There are this to with drill well to week confer Wm depth of 2000 feet unless the office of The Times-Independent has forced quantitiesof the oil up into the higher stratas This Harris oil gold silver and lircnze medals for the tess oil in an interested m the in"ooner quantity is encountered at Moab hn iv opinion is substantiated by the fact that the oil and gas get heav-ier Bluff fields whomanis waiting for Mr lw:f vinkh nf n and the bit is $1000 Until the as the driven into the earth Spencer here crops winners receive is fully interpreted $250 in $500 and cash for the best the past forty-eight that there will be iPRIOR LOCATION hours yields of all six or three Tho many is of a volatile crops contests not oniv in character and is BIG five Grand county but shown increasing gas OIL fields had to be at least in all oil every baling has SYNDICATE acres highly combustible regions No contests so far This Widespread interest was moused in morning the oil bw quantitiesof oil developed The law provide? Operations have been continued the this national contest seveial of tho rights are upheld that flow is applications for shall greater than ever before enleases be the of si termer past week under greatest nips on their own state confiled in the land office in in this well and the IS HERE: the countered gas INTERESTED part and of this largDue to the impassable condition tests as parcel same manner as homestead and land entrie of the btsle experiment The drillers esti roads all freighting was stations an pressure is heavy e on" touiity recorders are authorized to that the oil flow will extension departmerits' county amount to stopped and the supply of coal became accept applications mate forward-eo coal and insti-' which are quantities of bureaus banks other depleted Small to the land office CONGRESSMAN SAYS THAT BONA tntions interestedin agriculture boost wi re gathered up around the town of pure salt has OPERATORS ROOK cd the EIDE LOCATORS ARE ENTITLED Practically 500 with contest from Maine and Cali-‘ which to keep the rig in operant PROMINENT THE HABIT SPREADS been ion and is to ING OVER IELD AND WILL fomia- and by the way both Main penetrated and the drill is still TO GO AHEAD AND was finally necessary has been kept Dmuking of in this formation up DOUBTLESS COMMENCE and Cnlifoniia captured some of tho However during burn wood "flavoring extn' PERECT TITLE TO with the Utah gets the first continuously however' and prizes prize for as ntoxicants has been WORK increased the past day or two gypsum has DEVELOPMENT C the land ItntUChJin continued improvement in oats on a record o Salt OIL CLAIMS in the bal-1 roads extent in Lake and ON LOCAL LEASES showing up more and more fuel Utah cities tlie will no which she may well be proud Some that is problem longer have and towns of ings and the formation constantly scores of the people in the appeals are to be contended with northwest who the being made by of Tt is that wives harder believed thought they had on the mXrho rTe formcd tlle habit rig has been in a mortgage and of regarding hap give to The kept operation lnr uunrlio'iinu The intent Congress wjJ soon a hard onlil moil'll JinJ t1 flAA way fino vj uiyis Iorm£t via ? viv uuivuo nri7n fnv nvi-tt to the Incn Lions to the A with two shifts The thHI' u? U4AV1 have practice minprnl made prior remarkable continuously 4tnnn limestone capping securing interestsin the going to have chance to think 1jlqaCeLrdln!: t0 a statement made passage of the new leasingbill is indibeen the has not been rapid due to Moabcountry field feature of the well has great progress and will doubtless do some are that the salt drilled (Lings over" fact rather athonihah Thomas Unit-Utah el rated by the remarks of Congressman p0y of salt which has been penctrat-Edward tlie win g iiere in cue near iuQt eS of hard prohlbit'°n director for T Taylor of Colorado one c(j Lnsif por (Wo hundred feet there was' turn nurht Mi nn h 111 hhKe n' KI L" VT 0ftlUIIM 11 10 the formation House conferees on the leasing llo variation in the M I' Bergvra secretary of the lenver fin nil ruf minimr irmoiogist KnAv irst oil sand with the office of the sur10 who speaking in the House when tpe estimated at from Western Blues company nas oeen OUIIUHI milconnected I1LAI the sjx to 1 P HANSON conference report was under contwelve feet in thickness was Moab continuously keening- in touch veyor general of the United States ORMER 10 said: and V sti uck After this sand was pierced w ith the developments at the well Mr W Rhae a wejl known operator sideration ebruary the and oil House have salt lormation was is the "The Senate and the again encuunisergera exceptionally pieasea wiui expert who represent of and has continued for about he outlook and declares that the pros and Loth always retained in of every bill 37 tered syndicate arrived in Moab are this kind the provisions section interspersed occaCITIZEN hundred feet pects are much more favorable than today making an examination of and expressly recognized and legalsionallv with an oil and gas pocket thev have ever before been Both InThey are accompanied ly El tlie drill bored deeper the oil Levi zed and to aiiiijun-tively As land Drilling Contractor Kendrick u ol is attempted was mer bmith Mack who showing obryary 29 is the rock will be tl Next Sunday property and legal encountered more and protest the more frequently are confident that the cap that em over the field until the oil and the oil world's great day of prayer directed gas are conencountered soon and Messrs Blake and Rhae are among by rights under the laws as they are now now the uiien-hurch on will be struck immediately below the big oil World movement and for over forty been stantly in evidence sand of the country and deas received in this have years men Moab It is the day of is prayer-for colleges prospectors possible however that the cap-: ttiat the indicaUeath at Elgin Arizona'our statute hooks of the honest fared tins morning V The oil now being encountered is of It life P ti mwl day when every the bona fide locators in good hundred feet dishave son' 1(T but is different ping may yet be a ns here so far as they resident 'nd evrv high grade in this country and niay ofyears a Canada d and of rightful claims unit favorable-Mr newspaper Cn‘ faith holders that first by are exceptionally this r?Pected citizen Cisco frem brought in reason will for the publish the that valid and existing under well is is oil and prayer Z' are The down approximately Rhae a practical r' Hanson had been claims ne n - now man nifferinpof the or greater luuricuuug qualities arid direction of education 1500 fgc-t fo'Zo r°ln Oil oe en iniAiiiueu xi cue the existing laws at the date contains water that snouiu ins sujil-i arming ol no Christianityin it ear ?ancer neck men declare that the countered unless Ilundrmh it is the hole than well in degree °f?e ''T0 of this act These claimants stated less 3000 Osage any countv W'H he BeinK unable to passage nign uii enread relief gmuv ui - oy millions who claim they have perfected COnvinueu a depth of 2000 feet or Oklahoma during the past several doctors 'n Arizona he may not w'cnt to tho th11 even though countered is conclusive proof that the ran be bored to exneeted to enroll as Christian legal He has nrobaaly had ar? discovery under the oil sands when struck will produce more this will be ample to reach years aeter ay° Brothers of Roches-able a morethan Mb offo0?11 in no tual experience in oil operations stewards Christian sejwice aim me go ahead and o iciimi tzn hlrr rmrirf The the sands it is declared w 10 w'‘re lwise tin-t0 Haws are andentitled to their ima closes the for-the to noi'iji vjrj'vz oi vti fIaM en claims un-Gler in the movement perfect any other man western country h's maintain returnin and obof home attlgin' it is 10000000' Christian stewards the Present existing laws declared The syndicate of which roflment n' ateadilv Hanson into the organized evangelical their just as and tain a lands Convert Messrs Black Rhae are members he pa-d patent tohad been passed has In fields in protestant churches extensive acreagu Ok-: though this bill never the The Arrer'icanpress will ?rnapn Toi lahoma Texas Colorado and bu and hope no court or federaldepart-an7 Nev dwards millions of ?ss will deny to Mexico and is operating in all of these message of the praver be to read ever attempt to Countv coutlty 'll'! Janu-'ment lanu-districts Americansand it and - The company is now drillS4L being people the rights and tritf 79 years ot of ae-p vv Hp these Lili millions wa hp atfor oil in of times The TMars Lrress looks upon as vested is ing field at prayer: member an unproven art 4VVIU? n IL Awl 1CHU1I 111 n A0 tf to "Thou only wise God who wisdom in section37 to rmguarantee Trinidad Colo Leav temnting hisJuifo the vZU V Premains vinziiiix nHe - Wlfe Mr-Snocc Mr Blake declared this morning sourceof knowledgeand Elgin Congress nas no -ruoi tv CitiTtwo Hanson ofolrthemthat all indications at tlie illuminate Thee Tnaason law depriving Western Alwe and prayuniversities SOn ov facto °f Elfrir T1Albert k L' all schools rkiiLerr IIanson lies at this time point to the fact that colleges ana n their legal - Mo£n vine en K Hans°n ofHononn Bain-Srswith the zens of and no vested the drill is light that cometh nearing 3 prolific oil sand court or executive rights dau£bterS and he is of the belief Make their officers Beatrice Ternby tz'° that the salt from abovehas any right to misconstrue the ani Mrs of Los foi mation is and teachers ever mindful of their p Angeles that effect or to about penetrated and p give it 5ke of law to Pneral Sat Lake City of that the drill will Christian stewardship over lives the plain intention soon encounter koine in ce® violate 'nere held at his capping of limestone entrusted to their care Win students Rev and Congress in this matter prywere conducted everywhere to commit themselves Internment was had in ( 1 TRI S to Thee and to accept in Vi HERE'S A CHANCE "1'01' BOOTLEGGER REPORTED Mrv" and HansoZ ceracry at Elgin HAVE TO AT THOMPSON'S gladness Thine own DON'T CAUGHT prayer YOU °ne °f Lift PnnaS plan of life for them up the years for County ?d'?e mtizensmany left for Tliomp-I of opportunity some Sheriff W J Bliss their eyes to see the fields already He Here's' an husband Ond?cted the mercantile Moab girl to acquire a "loving sons yesterday and wool reached white unto the harvest and send stltution3 znd °ther business " a Wyoming rancher he had to gather Dan Ryan Moab today that arrested a forth laborers adequate at for didn't LA Sheriff in Enlarge sellinn about fifteen wait for any leap year proposals £ V party there for bootlegging Thy ripening grain the tbe in Bliss nSonJe ten ears before he threw Ids hat and phoned in this morning asking the heartsof people everywhere - McBrtd m mnle?I°thers and associ-'JiaSish' ring m hand A to i'S' He County Attorney O Tangren to beseech Thee support He took his pen we Ele!nthe world that he join Arizona-had him at Thompsons at once and these institutionsand - to join with these words told been'?118 isco interests was eligible: Thee in keeping cJearto all the the latter left on this be mornings stage ''nee en 111 business there ever Wyoming rancher a No' particulars would given by the world that 'the fear or the Lord "Wanted by is the beginning of Tlfis batching stunt don't sheriff at this time but it is understood wisdom and J?rtoutSR'l8Cores mate that of a loving husband the that 'except the Lord build the prisoner will be friends suit megirls If you want ito vain to me at once in the labor in that will be section of the country Thompsonsjustice court house it'thev a Ms ndiizocB in tne at once Tn Jesus name Amen" Y grieved to which appears build demise ea Tk epistle is box 25 Milburne Wyoming q'he i 1 ( n region -producing j 1 i ' i o-its l : hv-enured b-' I r i 1 1 i 4 - - I r 1 V - rv i l I x I J I i i - - L 1 - I I r I j 1 I i 1 1 i j - - ' xr-lt 1 1 1 i 1 I rx I 1 r I 1 r i I L i J i L L i 1 1 -ii 4- 4 o 1 i I 1 Lit- 1 i 4 i - - - ij i i - I a i -scaaeii1 ' ‘ fl It u-turned l I a j I a 1 I absence a i £?! return I a I : i a i - " I i&ss jh ' difficulties h i j I 1 agentsfarm i f-v t ! -Steam qr fp - ' so-called S j Ba non-irrigated ' I 1 I o-oHino i I' V f V ‘ r- - j j i u r I 1 I ° 1 I I a - I uev-eiojinieiu whenbill I k 0 J ' I j I ' i I : I ' ®0 OB WORLD'S i PRAYR W t i -three thevalley : 1 I I i i I if andet j I -enlwlment observed a ' i t i - ' - - a i i i : v t I I I grewSahSVS I I 4 r - ! 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