Show T Sr T M WILL SOON RETURN TO THEIR POSITION VIRGIN DOME DOMEc c OIL OWNS LARGE UTAH TRACTS I Ii f Has Rig on Ground and Op Op- V Are re Ready to toT Begin o T I w. w J. J Gr liam president of the tho Virgin Vir Vir- gin gin- Dome Dom Oil Co owning SOO acres o of oC oil lands in tho the Dixie field which Is to be extensively cly developed C Gordon Whitehead Whitehead White White- shortly hort accompanied b by he head d. d Is spending a day Ilar or two In Cedar Cedar Cedar Ce Ce- dar City and L is displaying a. a lar largo re relief relief rolie ro- ro of or this promising section sec seC- lie lief map very tion says Bas the Beaver County Count Record Mr Ir Grah Graham m who i is an old and successful sue suc oil operator H is most enthusiastic enthusiastic over o the formation and Indications indications indications indica Indica- for a big oil field In the tho region of ot the tho Virgin river rl embracing the entire basin tilled a as tho Washington Washing ton toil told field and extending from front BloomIngton Bloom Bloom- Ington on the tho southwest to the tho head w of on tho northeast The rho torm formation according to toJ a number oC of the tho field looked over o experts experts who who have have Is ls Is Ideal from cr c every standpoint They have the outer and Inner c tho well wen defined domes which cap the theOR oil OR reservoirs and according to tho the testimony t tiC It timers old-timers who worked worl ed Irrigation projects there In tho the early of or the country the earth and shalo shale In these thue domes Is heavily lly charged chars and Impregnated with oil and asphyxiated tile the gas s. s which nearly nearl I were cro cutting a workers when they canal through one of or tunnel for tor a J. J them I I tho the workers work work- gas which nearly ers when the they cutting a tunnel for a a. canal through one ono o of them that tho the cornI comI company com com- Mr r. r Graham states has first-class first rig bought and I pan pany a L paid for forr which is on tho the ground and ready to commence drilling the first have tho the mone money In Inthe well vell that the they the bank to pa pay for tho the work worl and that southern Utah tho they are arc merely morel giving people an opportunity op to haro share In a small way In the proceeds dB which aro are bound to come as soon as oil Is struck The Virgin Dome Oil company Is Istock stock tock having a par value of lOc per per 1 share sharo and there aro shares of the the stock remaining In tho the treasury 1 I It Is a very cry exclusive corporation and only a small amount of ot the stock Is 13 being offered to tho the public As soon oon aa u. tho the first well Is struck which should be he within a n ner er very fe few weeks now It ItI I will be off oft the market entire entirely There has been no flO stock used for promotion purposes and no appropriation tion for advertising or 01 salesmen Mr Gr Graham ham I Is president of tho the company compan and J J. J E. E Grah Graham m Is secretary T. T O. O On May Ma Is superintendent of ot drilling aUtho all aU It Is reported that practically tho the prominent men mon o of ot St. St George Georgo and vicinity are Interested In the coi- coi cow cow- the stock is pan pany and quite a a. little of or being placed locally If It an oil field good there in is more money made quickly In oil than almost any anything thin else and should the tho test teat well ell soon toon to tobe tobe tobe be sunk by this company reveal re th the will make presence of ot R rt large deposit It southern Utah boom as ns nothing else could Development will wm be awaited with a groat deal of oC Interest Certainly tho the Indications as ns shown by the relief map look good for a large and rich field and the fact act that oil In commercial quantities has already been obtained from the Virgin field a a. few miles above bovo this valley tends to Increase tho chances of ot succeeding succeedinG INGOMAR IS YIELDING REGULARLY LED W W. A. A A Perkins of tho firm of ot Arentz Arenta t r Perkins arrived last week and spent some saro time at the Ingomar which shipments shipments ship ship- goes on producing Its monthly ments of oC lead and zinc lne quietly and steadily says tho Gazette The W. W E. E Allen Alen family tamU have moved Tle nut to the Boss where Mr Ir Alen Allen has hasa a a. likely looking lease on 01 the Manse e of ot th the Doss Boss claims T V k I i Since his his' return from Crom Los IMS 13 Angeles J. J II IL I. I Downs has throe three or four men working J on the silver showing at the Sliver SH King J lbert j Albert was was In from the Dawn Thursdays Thursday where he Is bus busy tak- tak nut ora ATA fop fAr UH Work Vork at the tho Sultan Sulan appears to move oh oi quietly and stead steadily while operations operations opera opera- at t present are aro not on a ver very large largo scale there being only about 1 four foul or five men on n the tho pa pay pa roll rol A good deal eal o of ore Is I being taken taken- out and milled When asked ed what he heI I had to fa say about the Sultan Henry Hobbins owner and operator replied Well ell Wel there int much you OU ca ca say a ex except cx- cx X- X that thal there ia is a whole 10 lot of at good ore Ole In sight Still Sti taking ore out of cf C the tho same sune old uM That may not bo ho much but ut If Ir we e could say only that tha much of oC over every hole holo In tho the ground in inthe the district our fortunes would Vo bo made I GOLD PLACERS SAID I EXTENSIVE OTHER METALS ARE FOUND FOU IN SOUTHERN PAT PART STATE Writing from Junction C. C C. C Willis H Green SUI superintendent of tho the Hetty t property In southern Utah says lays There Thero have hayo been Leon so 50 few r reports ports on tho the mineral minerai resources of or Kane and Garfield counties lp Ip souther outher Utah that tho the chances here for capitalists have been o overlooked ed This district contains numerous minerals and an abundance of them them them first coal and oil There are arc about six townships where large largo veins of or coal have hn been unco er uncovered In different rent places and of c excellent qu quality Just as good as ns ther the therIs Is In tho the state Thero There ar are arc also largo beds bcd of oC oil 01 shale and oil seepages eS can be seen In a good nan nany places There Thero Is lots o of placer ground along alon the tho Colorado Colordo river that tha I will wl run from 25 5 cents to 1 1 per yard ard But Dut the largest hod body of oC placer Is at and L Lees es Ferr Ferry It I is known as the silt and extends from Kanab easterly fort forty miles mies thence south forty miles to House Rock Hock thence cast easterly r mies fort forty miles mies to Lees Ferr Ferry and then southeasterly southeaster out Into the Navajo res yes It I ranges in thickness from rom 50 feet eel to feet oct The he Mining Min Mm- ing InS company compan reported this silt at 37 cents to 51 1 per yard ard In gold cold sliver silver quicksilver and platinum This company com corn Jan pany spent something like but find to extract failed to Cn an any process tho the metals from the tho silt There Thero aro several copper prospects In this district extending along the COPPER OUTLOOK IS I PROMISING OPINION EXPRESSED THIS NATION I IS 75 PER CE CENT Problems t facing the copper Industry are re now under consideration at Washington Wash Wash- Yash ington accord according InS InS' to Information from there thero Men hero closely closel in touch with the situation arc aro nto optimistic on tho the copper outlook The They sa say that there Is evidence of or an nn enormous demand for copper for p peace purposes and as this country countr has about 75 per cent of tho the worlds world's producing capacity and 90 per percent percent percent cent o of the tho refining capacity It Is presumable presumable pre pre- that the copper Industry In America America will wll be bo actively ely nt employed for fora fora a a long time to come The copper conference to be held hel In Washington Is I expected to ho pro productive productive uc- uc tive lve of ot good results rosul Although the thE metal situation Is I somewhat uncertain copper men are aro not disturbed It I Is expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex that representatives of copper producers producer will acquaint tho war ar Industries IndustrIes industries Indus Indus- tries hoard with tho the necessity for tor a a minimum price covering co a period that will allow allot the copper mining Industry to meet tho the necessary n labor adjust adjust- m ments e Readjusting the copper Industry to toa a peace basis wi will authorities emphasize emphasize ompha- ompha size bo be a n big problem But no cancellations cancel cancel- lations latona are expected Until some sorno definite det- det lefI- lefI nite nito from news comes Washington business In all al probability will wi be bo very ery ef light It I Is IB pointed out that miners are arc being being paid on tho the basin of ot 28 8 to GOSHEN VALLEY VALLE Ol OIL RG SOON TO DRILL Se Secretary P P. P I Bal of the tho Elk lk Basin United Oil I company company said yesterday We Yo are aro alO In receipt of news from the field feld that the drilling rl rig for our well wellIn wellin wel In tho the Goshen valley Is on Its way to ts the field tho the Denver Rio filo Grande Grando The Tho recent storms have made the haulIng haulIng haul- haul Ing lag of ot the machinery heavy work vork over the roads out of oC the Dixie field to Lund but our driller drier now no advises us that all allIs allis ali aliIs Is loaded and on the rail 11 We Ye are callIng call call- In big Ing our field superintendent In from our Kansas property to superintend this work of or drilling and are arc keeping keeping our OUI I f geologist l 1 1 L. L D. D Dl Thompson m In thol tho l local local- oco I OL ij IU uh v on H ULUI i urea L a in IlL II ino Utah Lake region Vo Yo feel I positive that Utah will wi develop into a great oil oilfield oilfield 01 field feld and Intend to drill dri many wells wels to discover where tho the big pool lies les In Inthe tho the spring It is our intentions to drill drilla a n series of wells wels on the Uintah basin holdings s of or this thin company compan and also on our Dixie property alongside o the government goy gov ov- ov oil 01 reserve thore For the winter months we shall shaH stay in tho the Utah Lake field in Utah and continue further on our Kansas fields v XE YOU CUU CLOSE Badger alger Bros Broi brokers lOG S. S Main street furnish the following followinG quotations quotations quota quota- ton received over their private I wires yesterday esterday afternoon Aetna 61 6 61 1 Atlas Atas 16 10 Big Bg Ledge 1 I 1 H Butte N. N Y 16 1 BUle J 2 i Canada Canada Canada Can Can- ada Cop 2 16 1 Con Ariz li-fl li l H-l Con Cop M. M 6 G Cosden Cosdon T 7 71 H. Cal Cal- edonia 39 9 Cal Cal Jerome Jeromo 7 16 Curt Curtis A. A 15 19 Cresson iH GJ-iH 5 Chevrolet Chev Cher- rolet lO HO-lO Cities' Cities 2 do pfd 82 83 Davis Davis-Daly Dah o 4 GJ D Dundee U-l U 1 3 16 Dupont Ely I Con 1 8 4 8 Emma 1 2 1 H a Elk Basin 6 GJ C-GJ Green Monster Ion ter 7 16 16 J Glenrock 3 33 35 3 3 Ji 4 H Ilecia Hecla r-I r 5 Holly 45 40 do pfd 91 96 Houston Housto 71 il Hercules Iron UIO Blossom som 9 16 int Pet Iet 1 l mt Int Motor 3 35 40 do u pfd 65 55 Jumbo lumbo Ex Ix 12 lu Jer Verde 7 7 J Jer Viet ia a W We- We 6 4 6 Kerr err I Lake 5 6 t Larose i 1 7 6 7 6 Magma 29 30 7 16 Magma Chief l- l i J-i Mines Ama Amo I l i Marconi 4 U H-U ISri Mason Va Val Val- 4 33 McKinley Daa Baa 48 SO O Mont Tono 13 18 Ex l x 6 4 Man Ian Tron i- i J-J J Mother Lode 37 70 7 40 0 40 Midwest do pC pfd 1112 Mid Miti ld R ltd He fr 17 Met Iet Pete lete 1 7 U Ila 11 I iy Miami Con 2 10 Nov 0 lulls Hills 4 2 82 Se North orth Star 7 n North Butte Bute la in 1 Ohio Copper l J-l Okla Okia Pro 91 n 91 Okmulgee 2 2 21 1 Pac lac Gai GaH 40 39 do p pfd d 86 85 85 16 Pa Ray Hercules 3 Red Warrior 4 1 Ste Stewart rt Ming 1 11 13 Scratch cratch Gravel 1 16 1 3 16 Sub SU I Boat 13 12 Sapulpa 71 78 Success 13 11 13 1 Ship G 10 G 10 Stan tan Motor 8 Si Sj 8 Triangle 1 l J-l Tor Of Boat 2 2 32 28 ono Tono In 3 i U. U S. S LIght Ig 1 do II I-II 3 2 Uni 4 44 Verde VerdI EX 37 36 6 37 Utah Notes Uni Motors it Uni Zinc i-Hi i l Verde Combo l-a l cst End I 1 j 1 iVorid l- l M. M 1 4 4 Wayland Waland 2 li Yukon i Il 1 1 Merit 2 23 22 3 foll folds fold and with proper development dovel- dovel would mal make paying Tho The most promising are arc the tho Hetty Green group the Grand Gulch Hety and tho the Grand View Tho The following ores arc are found in these properties Black and r red d oxide of oC copper mala- mala ch to and azurite containing some sorno gold and silver siver Manganese Ian of or an excellent gra grade o Is found in two places one at and anti tho limo other In Telegraph Flat Fiat There Thero wa was a n small shipment but It I id made tho latter later place at the too long a haul to bo profitable present time Time Tho White mountain uranium de deposit do- do e- e posit i Is situated about two miles south of or tho the leU Hetty Gre Green n mine It I Is a n largo large deposit being 76 75 feet teet In width and anI feet In len length th Surface a assays sas sa's show 4 i iper per pcr cent The Southwestern Pacific railroad from Montrose Mont Mont- Mon ont ont- t made running has a survey rose Colo Cob to San Diego Cal Cat Two mineral dietrict district die dis ls- ls through this BUrn surveys run and the D. D R. R n G. G railroad has a n via John John- survey to the tho th Grand canyon Yla son Kane count county There Thero i Is 11 a 1 movement on foot oot to find land for or our soldiers when th they return home homo and It is considered a avery aYer avery Yer very good good plan llan But Hut th why not develop state and furnish furnish furnish fur fur- of oC our oth other r resources nish employment for or them as s well as ns asIt asit It Is only natural that somo some will wi go to tomines mines sm ler smelters railroads and othor other Industries to find nd employment 29 cent cents cents' I a pound for tho the metal despite despie the fact act that the price has been fixed at t 26 cents a pound until January 1 next next It I Is agreed that an enormous de demand domand lle- lle mand for tor the tho metal is In prospect but when this demand will bo be filled depends on tho attitude of oC the tho government Restrictions Re Ito- might bo ho imposed that would woul preclude the selling of metal on an openhanded scale for tor some time to come An interesting situation has arisen as to potential sales to Germany German Some companies express a a. C willingness to sell sen Germany German the metal she needs need provided sufficient credits covering co fu future futuro futuro fu- fu turo ture purchases are aro established In this country On the other hand on one of oC the biggest producers says that his company compan will wi not sell sel a n pound of metal to Germany German except for cash England Belgium lum and France Franc have havo formed s syndicates to regulate tho the distribution distribution dis dis- and and sale of oC copper needed by b their respective e countries but syndicates will not start to operate until the situation as regards future prices etc is clarified At tho the present present pres pres- ent time these commissions aro are gathering gathering gather gathor- In ing data ata In respect to production and the probable trend of oC prIces Producers arc not expected to interpose an any ob objection objection ob- ob to Joint purchases for export export MINE ANNUAL WORK JONT RESOLUTION Last year ear Congress passed a law lw nullifying nul nul- Hf in the old oh requirement of doing doln 00 annual assessment work on each mining claim or fraction The resolution resolution tion ton Is as 03 follows and covers 1917 Ini and 1918 only Joint resolution to suspend the re requirements requirements re- re of oC annual assessment work on mining claims during |