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Show TRUTH obtained from 500 feet of casing the quantity being much less if the than would have been secured so was not antiquated machinery used was for sufficient all It inefficient and demonas it the purpose, however, the oil that question beyond strated was there in paying quantities. Mr. Zevely spent some six weeks in the fields taking testimony and making observations. What his report was no one outside of the interior department officials know, but from statements from himself and the stenographer who did the work it was learned that it consisted of over 1,800 typewritten pages. This report once in the hands of the interior department, over three months elapsed ere a decision w as reached. It was plain in its wording. It gave this particular section (27) to the railway company, in view of the fact that it was operating extensive coal mines on it, and that in sinking a well it had expended the necessary amount of money to warrant a patent. It also further 'stated that contest cases on land outside of this particular section required a separate consideration, and that a decision would be given out in the near future. This latter decision has not yet been announced, but there can be no question as to what it will be as it is not believed that the railway company can hold a single section of land included In the old congressional land grant outside of section 27, on which it had not secured a patent before the filing under the mineral laws. This congressional grant consisted of every alternate odd numbered section for a distance of twenty miles on each side of the railway, but it does not embrace the best oil land and it can be truly said that whatever the future decisions of the land department may be, it will have no effect whatever on the oil industry in WyoWas ch . 13 tion 26, about fourteen miles north of a rig upon their Green River oil Evanston, under the able management lands. of Mr. A. A. Perkins, who has had over Jl Jl thirty years experience-ithe PennThe people have sylvania and California oil fields. a out gotten folder attractive very Mr. J. J. Hardin, general manager ot which gives a concise description of the Jager Oil company, is expected in their land and the development althis city Friday. Mr. Hardin, while here, will perlect his plans for the ready accomplished. Jl Jl coming season. This company, who alA company mostly composed of Deready have a producing well, will place at least twelve more rigs in the field troit, Michigan, men is to operate at as soon as they can be gotten on to Fossil during the coming season. the ground. Mr. J. H. Price will return Jl Jl from California about the 1st of March Councilman J. A. Davis has gone to resume his duties as field manager. east on oil business. Utah-Wyomi- ng - o The past week in the Wyoming fields has been but a repetition of several which have passed before. The fact is everything is frozen up, and water is a thing impossible to get. The only movement is noted in che preparations which are going) on ior the opening of the season. The Atlantic and Pacific company, it is stated, have already shipped three new rigs and the American Consolidated is also preparing to bring in several more to be ready to be put into commission at the first opening of spring. With the other companies which have signified their intention to enter the field, there ''will be in the neighborhood of 100 drills penetrating the earth by the last of April. Fossil is sure to be active with at least twenty rigs at work. A start will be made in this field by the Consolidated the 15th of the present month. Green River has two rigs at work. These belong to the A. H. Tarbet syndicate at Dairy Fork Idaho-Wyo-mi-ng Canyon and the Oil City companys rig at the well near Desert switch! The former of these has only a little 500 feet yet to drill and results over ming. Next Week.) Continued Be can be (To expected before very- much o time elapses. Altogether there is very little change in the oil situation. and WYOMING OIL NOTE3. very little can be expected for some (Special Correspondence.) time to come. Evanston, Wyo., Jan. 30, 1903. Two Jl Jl to four feet of snow now cover the While on the coast President Ray Uinta oil fields, in consequence of made arrangements for two oil drillwhich development work is practically ing rigs which he will put into comat a standstill. Much rejoicing is mission on the ground of the West-watshown, however, as it insures a good Oil - and Asphaltum company. water supply for the coming season. new The refinery is nQyr. under., conThe Bettys Oil company have their struction at Oakland, California. , , machinery in place, and will commence Jl Jl drilling the first of next week. Manager Boggs spent several days A quarter of section 18, township 16, Calto a this week at the well of the Oil City range 120, was recently sold ifornia syndicate for $6, 000. Many Oil company. He reports that everyother good sales have been made the thing is going along swimmingly; that past two two weeks. There is a. good no difficulty is anticipated in the fudemand for Uinta oil land, and a good ture. J Jl price is commanded by those who care to part with them. Local stockholders of the The Uinta oil fields are to have two Oil company state that work good machine shops and' a warehouse is progressing finely at Dewey in the early spring. The Oil Well Supand that a vigorous ply company are negotiating for the Springs, Colorado, be will waged- during the building known as the old flour mill, campaign more rigs are Two season. a substantial stone building, for this coming on the in a short ground expected purpose. Other buildings will be con- time. structed in connection with this, and Jl Jl all kinds of drilling machinery will be P. L. Griffin of the Wyoming-Wester- n kept in stock while repairing can be Oil company of Fossil, is expected done by those familiar with that class back of work. Crane & Co. are already in today from, his California trip. absent it is understood that While the field with a warehouse, which will he be enlarged in the near future. completed arrangements to begin in the spring. work The. Atlantic & Pacific Oil company have placed an order with the EvansJl Jl ton Lumber company to furnish five York-Uta- h The New people are still sets of oil rig timbers to be furnished keeping very quiet, as to their success at once. This company already have in Clarks valley. one big producer in the Uinta fields, Jl Jl and are also drilling at one other point in Green River oil deals Several nearby. They intend placing a large were reported last week. They number of rigs on their possessions lands were mostly for small tracts of land during the coming spring. The Michlgan-Wyomin- g Oil com- and the ground brought good figures. Jl Jl pany will place two more rigs on their land the coming spring, one near Shell R. M. Pope is reported to be at a hollow,, the other at Red Canyon, work over in the Book cliffs. few miles north of Evanston. Dr. J. Jl J W. Riecke, their general manager, has The Petrolium Oil company is neunbounded faith in the Uinta fields. This company are now drilling on sec gotiating with eastern parties to place - er Utah-Colora- do - Jl Jl The Debequa Oil company has nearly, completed its first shallow well. o Following is a complete list of the oil eom n panics that have been organized In Utah, In number. These corporations have all been organized within the present year, except the Juab Oil and Coal company, which was formed In 1894. The name of the company, Its capitalization, location of the main office and the names of the presidents and secretaries are given: Annual Oil company, 130,000, Salt Lake City, W. M. Spencer, president; Edward E. Bush, fifty-seve- secretary. Bald Mountain Oil company, 103,500, Ephraim. Hansen, president; M. F. Murray, secretary; properties In Sanpete county. California-Uta- h Oil company, 134,000, Salt Lake City, C. M- - Kilbourn, president; W. I. Roberts, secretary. California-Vern- al Oil company, 134,000, Salt Lake City, C. M. Kilbourn, president; W. I. Roberts, secretary. Carbon Oil company, 1360,000, Salt Lake City, W. P. Lynn, president; George Wester-vel- t, J. M. secretary. Oil oompayny, 130,000, Salt Lake City, Frank T. Burmester, president; H. Barnett, secretary. El Verde Rio Oil company, SI ,500,000, secreJ. A. Cuttery, president; S. S. Smith Ogden, Chicago tary. Fossil Oil company, 1100,000, Ogden, Jesse J. Driver, president; Horace B. Stratford, secretary. Gam Oil company, 150,000, Salt Lake City, William C. Hall, president; Lee Dunlng, secretary ; properties on Green river. Golden Scepter Oil company, 15,000, Price, E. C. Lee, President. Green River Oil company, 1350, J00, Salt Lake City, James H. Moyle, president; F. C. Bassett, secretary. Marin County Oil company, 1350,000, Salt Lake City, Joseph Llppman, president; A.C. Ellis, Jr., secretary. Ogden Fossil Oil and Land company, 110,000, Juab Oil and Coal company, Salt Lake City, Q. D. Haven, president; E. B. Wilder, secretary; properties In Juab county. Milton Land and Oil company, 1100,000, Salt Lake City, Dr. E. S. Wright, president; Lewis Telle Cannon, secretary; holdings in Emery county. 8100.000, Home Lubricating Oil company, 8100,000, Salt Lake City, lleber M. Wells, president; Charles S. Burton, secretary. Salt Lake San Benito Oil company, 8300,000 Salt Lake City, M. A. Breeden, president; Charles W. Olson, vice-preside- nt. Goldberg Oil and Mining company, 870,000, Price, Herman Hill, president; L. O. lloffman, secretary. Utah OH and Paraffine company, 835,000. Salt Lake City, W. B. Folsom, president; II. Barnett, secretary. Baku Oil company, 8100,000 in 1,000,000 shares. A. Scott Chapman, president: John T. Lynch, secretary; properties In Utah and Carbon counties. Utah Shale company, 850,030, Salt Lake City, W. II. Hockney, president; S. L. Hague, secretary; properties near Tncker, Utah county. Western Oil company capital stock 850,000 In 10 cent shares; William Hatfield, president; A. J. Davis, secretary. Salt Lake Oil and Gas Company, capital 0, in shares of 25 cents each. J. A, Kuykendall president; B. S. Rives, secretary and treasurer. Property, Green river, Utah. Price Home Oil and Mining company, capital 8100.000. in 400,000 shares of 25 cents eaoh; Geo. C. Whitmore, Pres.; A. Ballinger, Secy.: property In Carbon county. Eastern Utah Oil company, capital 850,000 in 500.000 shares of 10 cents rach. A. H. Earl, president; J. M. Loveridge, secretary and treasurer; property In Grand county. Minnie Maud OH & Mining Co.; .capital 8100- .000 In shares of 50 cents each; A. J. Lee, president; W. H. Donaldson, secretary and treas. Victoria Oil Company; capital 81,000,000 in shares of 81 each; w. G. Tallman, president; J. J. Brummitt, secretary ; property in Uinta county, Wyoming. Slndbad Oil Co.; capital 850,000 in 10 cent shares; George Brandon, president; A. D. Dickson, secretary and treasurer; properties In Emery county. Utah States Oil company; capital 850,000 In 500,000 10 cent shares; L. W. Rivers, president; W. W. Rivers, secretary and treasurer: property, 640 acres in Emery county. The South Tent Oil & Mining Co.: capital 835.000 In 500,000 5 cent shares; J. P. Christensen, president; Ephraim Hanson, secretary; property in Sanpete county. Oil company, capital 8100,000 In 10 cent shares; W. 6. Sherman, president; F. E. Klelnschmldt, secretary; property, ftl60 acres In Mesa county, Colo. The La Grande Paraffin OH company; capital 81.000.- 000 la shares of 81 each; head office, Og den, Utah; j, c. Nye, president; J. H. Knauss 8350-00- Cabez-Debeq- ue Secretary. Western Standard Oil company, capital 175.-0In 10 cent shares; Morris Sommer, president; B. F. Johnson, secretary. Property In Emery and Corbon counties. Southeastern Utah Oil company, head office at Cheyenne, Wyo.: capital stock 130,000, in 1 cent shares. Julius C. Lewis, president; Ogden, J. C. Armstrong, president; George J. Eugene M. Brewster, secretary. Kelly, secretary. Elgin Oil and Development company head Price Oil company, 860,000, Price, L. Lowen-stel- n, office at Cheyenne, Wyo.; capital 8100,000, in 10 cent shares. A. N. Humpherles, president; president; Morris Sommer; secretary. San Jaun Oil company, 8100,000, Salt Lake Geo. Van Horn, secretary, Petroline Oil company, capital 850,000 In 10 City, E. A. Wall, president; J. S. Bransford, cent shares, C. M. Chandler, preslbent; S. D. secretary, Salt Lake Oil company, 8300,000, Salt Lake Colbourn, secretary; property in Carbon City, J. O. Wood, president; J. Barnett, sec- county. Whitmore Oil Co . , capital 8100,000 In shares of retary. Red Ridge Oil company, 850,000, Salt Lake 10c. each; A. Ballinger, president; L. O. HoffCity, E, V. Higgins, president: S. L. Hague, man, secretary; property in Carbon county Anticline Oil Co., capital 850,000 In 10c. shares; secretary; properties near Thistle, in Utah county, and in Juab county. Hyrum Frandsen, president; Lars Frandsen, San Rafael Oil and Mining company, 8135,000, secretary; property In Carbon county. n 011 company, capital 8500,000, In Price, Arthur J. Lee, president; W. H. Clark, 11 shares. All A. Rudy, president; Geo. E. secretary; holdings in Emery county. Airis, secretary. Property In Kern county Spanish Fork Oil company, 85000, Salt Lake California. City, J. A. Grose, president; F. E. Arnold, secretary. 30 . Utah-Crow- Spring Valley Oil and Development company, 8150,000, Salt Lake City, CT K. McCor-nlc- k, president; J. C. Gladden, secretary. TwinCreeks Oil company, 810,000, Ogden John D. Carnahan, president; E. C. S Braln-ar- d, secretary. Utah Lubricating Oil company, 850,000, Salt Lake City, Joseph R. Walker, president; Charles A. Walker, secretary; properties on Green river. Utah Union Oil and evelopent company, 850,000, Salt Lake City, J. J.Tmrenam, president;' Edward W. Clarke, manager; S. L. Hague, secretary; properties at Soldier Summit, Tucker and Mill Fork Siding, in Wasatch and Utah counties. Uintah Oil company, 81,000,000, Salt Lake City, C. B. Stewart, president; C.jA. F. Orlobf secretary. Utah Oil and Refining company, 810,000, Salt Lake City, J. A. Meredith, president; W. H. Hennefer, secretary. Utah and Colorado Oil Company, 8500,000, Salt Lake City, Delevan A. Holmes, president; H. O. Shephard, secretary. Utah CrystaLOil company, 835,000, Salt Lake City, N. B. Campbell, president; A. H. Mere- dith, secretary. White Star Oil company, $350,000, Salt Lake City, A. H. Tarbet. president: W. C. Crawford, secretan; holdings in Dairy Fork canyon. near MillFork Siding. Oil company, 8500,000, Ogden, Wyomlng-Uth- h A. Van Fatter, president; Frank Francis, . |