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Show TRUTH The Oil City Oil Companys drill near Woodside has penetrated fifty feet of A week of steady development may fossil rock and is now in the brown to a chapter of shale. This is considered a fine indibe chronicled. Owing accidents the strike which was premi- cation by oil men. The rig is working has not without a hitch, an average of forty fsed in Thutii a week ago feet per day. -materialized in the Utah Wyoming ft ft well in the Fossil fields. The casing Manager I. L. Griffin of the Wyowhich was lowered to shut off the ming Eastern Oil Co., who is a direcwater had to be withdrawn, which tor in several other companies in the consumed so much time that drilling Fossil field, has on the way a small was only resumed the first of the Dempsey rig which will be used durtwo other active ing the fall for doing assessment work present week. At the on his OIL DEVELOPMENT. a i I :j. Wyoming holdings. the same field good work is plantain ft ft ?V the reported. The smaller of these at Frank F. Kennedy of theCincinnatli-Utah-Wyomin- g Paraffine well has struck oil sooner Oil Company is in the than was expected even in that shallow Green at is I River fields looking over the -reported district. An oil strike extent at road from its but the railroad to the Sinbad Grand Junction, Colo., this time has not been determined. In basin, where the companys ground is the Green River fields the New York located. When the exact station on and Utah well has passed through its R. G. W. lias been determined upon, the rig recently purchased will be stratum of B. S., which produced billed to that to be removed to considerable oil, and has penetrated the well site. point This company has alone of asphaltum at a depth a little ready selected a driller and will begin beyond 100 feet. This they are slowly an active campaign the last of the and carefully passing through, as are present month. ft ft also McWhorter and Hastings, who J. W. Farrell, than whom there is no encountered the bed at a depth of between 400 and 500 feet. M. V. Pope, a more experienced oil man in the city, brother of R. M.. Pope, is pushing his has just returned from a two weeks to the Green River oil fields. While brother's well in Grand county and it trip is said is producing considerable oil. absent Mr. Farrell located considerable A little refinery on the ground is exvirgin oil land in Grand county which oil and is he with this the claims to be the banner oil county it ..t perimenting intention to refine the product of the of the state. lie claims to have an oil field upon the ground, increasing the sand visible which he can develop by a capacity of the plant with the increase tunnel, which will produce the very of the production. Several new rigs finest quality of oil in large quantities. are en route or already on the ground, Mr. Farrell is enthused by his visit to and more are promised before the close the fields and predicts every kind of of the season, until there is assurance nice things for them. of enough in the fields to prove them. ft ft Another hopeful sign is the fact that The Grandview Oil company people notwithstanding that we are in the have their rig at Sunnyside and will midst of the heated term more inquirto transport it to the well site ies from eastern investors are received begin week. this than ever before, and before the comft ft ing week is over many eastern people It is reported that the Fossil Conwill be in the city and the fame of the intermountain fields heralded to every solidated company is soon to begin I': work on its Fossil property. quarter of the country. J- - 9 ' . ft ft Y. Y. Iloldaway of the R. M. lope Oil has been struck in the new ParafOil company will be in the city Monfine well of the Idaho Paraffine Consolday or Tuesday to meet Mr. Pope upon idated. It was encountered in the B. his return from Mexico. Considerable ft ft the surface. This oil has been found in their well and well is near the one sunk a year ago as work is still progressing. This coma test hole. The flow is small but is pany is the first to complete its assessment work on all of its land in the increasing as depth is gained. S. sixty feet from ll have determined to sink wells to deMisses Sallie Fisher and Luclla firBt the and second oil Sopranos. sands velop Miss Agatha Berkhoel Contralto. which are encountered at a depth of S. Goddard Baritone. II. Mr. GOO feet. Of the nine wells sunk in this field every one has struck pay sand in these sands and every one has cased it off. This short sighted policy DONT BE FOOLISH. is being changed and the sands which yield from 26 to 40 barrels of high The National Homeseekers Associagrade oil per well will henceforth be tion has con matured three developed. W. B. of each for tracts $1,000 Boyd of The Elks and other visitors will have 542 West Second South street. Mr. no better opportunity to hear the ren- Boyd has three more contracts running dition of a fine musical programme and intends building a terrace. Work than that which will be offered at the will be begun on the three matured Tabernacle next Monday evening. The contracts at once. All people who want to own their homes can do so by taking programme is as follows and a crowded out contracts with the National Home-seekehouse at 50 cents each is expected, Association. Its foolish to go Tabernacle Choir (500 voices) Evan on paving rent when you can pay for your home with less money than you Stevens, Conductor. Great Tabernacle Organ John J. pay for rent. Reason it out and see how silly it is for you to go on paying McClellan, Organist. rent for the privilege of living in anHelds Military Band. Madame Swensons Ladies Double other man's house, and at the end of life have nothing to show for all Quartette. yor Ash worth-- rah he noncy you have paid. Consult the Male Quartette (First public National Homeseekers Association, 214 Dooly Block. rs G Look Out for the Little Things and you neednt worry about the big ones. That is the Burlington idea. Adherence to it has placed the Burlington in the front rank of American railroads absolutely without a rival in point of good service. Tbe Chicago Special leaving Denver at 4 p. m.. the St. Louis Special leaving at 3 p. m., and the Ves- tihuled Flyer leaving at 10 p. m., are offered as good examples of the Burlington Idea. Tickets at Offices of Connecting LlneR. - Ticket Office, 79 West Second South Street. R. F. NESLEN, . General Agent, Salt Lake City. Green River fields. ft ft. C. B. Frost, a Boston oil man is in the city looking over the oil situation. He is interested in the Green River fields. ft ft DEEP WELL MACHINERY. For prospecting for Oil, Coal, Mineral or Water, for deep or shallow work. Ten styles of portable machines. Standard Derrick Outfits for a depth of 3,000 feet. Rotating Hydraulic Process, for soft formation, guaranteed to bore a 10-in- ch hole 10 feet per hour. MANUFACTURED F. C. AUSTIN HARVEY, ILL. BY THE MANUFACTURING COMPANY (CHICAGO SUBURBS.) Manager Ole Larson, of the Bald Mountain Oil company is in the city on oil business. Mr. Larson states that his company have determined to cease experimenting and have ordered a Scotch retort which will be put at work as soon as it arrives. These retorts have been working successfully on the Scotch shales which are now as rich in oil as those of San Pete county. ft ft An oil strike has been made in the Buckeye well at Debuque. The oil is in considerable quantity and is very high grade. Preperations are now underway to show the well. ft ft Active driving is now underway at the well of the newly formed Palisade Oil company FAST THROUGH TRAINS DAILY LcelvIrM Salt Lake at 8:30 au m., 3:15 p. m.,a.nd 8:20 p. m. And Three Distinct Scenic Routes. Pullman Palace and : : Ordinary Sleeping Cars TO at Debuque. ft ft ....WITHOUT CHANGE.... A Perfect Dining Car Free Reclining Chair Cars. Personally Conducted Excursions. 103 West Second Service. For Kates, Folders, eto . , Inquire of Ticket Office, South Street, Dooly Block Corner, or write, ft ft 6 S. WEST TEMPLE STREET SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH. Connections made In Ogden Union Depot with All Trains of Southern PaclUo and Oregon Short Line. OFFER8 CHOICE OF Denver, Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago, The Winchester rig at Debuque is again in commission and work is being INTERMOUNTAIN AGENCY pushed on the 500 foot additional conUtah Mining Machinery & Supply Co. tract which was let some time ago. 224-22- Operates Seat LoceJTraln Service in the State to all Points. Most of the oil companies at Debuque I. A BENTON. General Agent Passenger SALT LAKE CITY. Department, |