Show Product From Freak Oil Mine Bringing 0 H ig hest Price U. U s Tunnel in Syncline Produces Oi Oil Tat That Carries No GJ G line lne or Kerosene Co Col De CaIn Camp Taken Take Lease on Property Properly an and Refinery By Percy I M. M CropperS Cropper S SITUATED TED in the so southeastern corner of f the tile Uintah h oil oi country that that- defies many of tho tin principles of oil 01 geology y in IM tit i is taken from a tunnel driven into a s and that the oil all contain kerosene or or gasoline and is mined for instead contains mined of being g drilled the property properly of the Oil company a lease leae on which was taken taken takenE for Ir II E. E L. L by C DeCamp on the first of the month Under the tho lease 0 company receives a barrel 4 42 gallons for the oil tho the highest paid in in the United States The lease also takes over oi the little pr o er refiner years vears the property ahead and the tho product from the plant has been contracted refiner for forst forse J Th The Tho gr growth th of or this little In industry that that is rapidly growing dates datos back twenty years cars In geology nn and treatment treatment treat treat- ment merit it is unique It I Is la contended that th there Is no other oil 01 like it I in the United States that it contains high medical qualities and ancl was wa long used bythe bythe by bythe the Indians for tor various ailments and that the tho various grades of or oh oil 01 distilled mal make o a high quality of or paint similar to an an nn excellent grado of or flotation oil 01 all al l kinds n R of or lu lubricants lu- lu Including the tho highest grade of oC ammonia ammonia machinery oil 01 automobile oil oi cup cUT greaso and transmission oils The property is situated seventy five se miles mies southeast of oC Vernal and in the southeast corner of or the reservation It Itis itis I is five miles mies from Crom the Uintah railroad an and about sixty eight miles mies from J Grand GIand Junction It I is also about ten I miles mies from Dra Dragon on About twenty years oars ago John T. T I Pope of or Duchesne a pioneer of castern eastern cast cast- ern Utah located the thc present property and started work Ho lie started in at atthe attile tile the base of or a mountain where there was an oil 01 sand showing Contrary to tho the theory of oil 01 geologists he ho started drilling above an oil 01 shale outcrop on the eroded edges of oC a syncline This Ine dips at aa an anglo angle r toe of a about n ten I U o I LII LUl II up on the other side of oC the mountain about three and a n half miles in iii an air all line lino lne At this point although the thc erosion ore ero sion sian h has not been as heavy the tho same conditions arc are found to prevail I A drill holo hole was put down iO feet At feet tho thio first san sand was encountered bred after drilling through sixty feet of oil all shale capping This sand was vas twenty feet thick f figuring at right an angles angles an- an Ics to the dip At a point one hundred I feet lower another sand was encountered encountered I which was t twenty five feet thick I With lh approximately the thc same seine distance between a third sand that measured twenty five feet was found and one ono onehundred onehundred hundred feet below this a n fourth san sand was encountered The Tho drilling was stopped on the top of or this sand saml In each of oC the thc sands tho oil al was of oC a a similar grade Start Tunnel 1 This wor work was dono clone on tile the cast east side of oC tho mountain After putting down tho drill dri hole Mr lr Pope Popo started a a tunnel tun Lull net nel ne Into tho mountain below helow tilt the sand Tins Tills on encountering tho sand sant the ore oro I commenced to flo flow and a dam dani wa was constructed near the mouth of the ton tun tun-I tun ad nel to collect tho ho flow Cow Sinco Since then the tunnel has been etc extended ded further into the tho sand saud At t present the face is in 25 O feet and ancl tho exten extending of oC the tunnel which Is now in pro progress ress Is adding to the tile flow of oC oil 01 There is jio now an tn average aver aver- ago age of twenty four barrels barels of oil oi a a ca day daj being taken from flom tho the tunnel tunnel A e down five he f feet t below betow tho the tunnel levois hovel levo lc cl is is greatly adding to lo the now how of or oil I Ihas it I has haR been found round that when tho the oil oi is pumped out tho the flow Cow is heavier Oi Oil Oi and water como come out to together hut but 01 on ac account of tho the quality of tho the oil oi Is no trouble in Iii making a separation th the tue flow fio of or both hoth being about fo equal Willie While in the city recently Mr Pope declared that he belo believed that the flow of oC oil oi can casi easily be he Increased to Cit fifty barrels LancI a a ca day within thirty days daY h bj tho the extension of or tho tilo tunnel further Into the sand q n Within 1200 feet of tho the tunnel tho the company has las a a. a small refining plant which U by one distillation cuts up the tho oil 01 Two shifts of or three throe mon men each arc able to take care caro o of the plant which is equipped with Ith storage and other tanks It is declared that there thoro is la no waste from the tho oil oi A high grade grado flotation pro product that tha brings 1 a a gallon Is made mado and experimental work shows lios that an ammonia compression oil 01 of unusual grade grade can be bo made The auto oils ois arc divided Into three grades To substantiate tato what can be dono done with wih the auto oils ois Mr Ir Pope declares thao ho has hias an automobile in which only oil from rom this refinery has been He has driven It t miles mies and a a. wrench has never ne been een used on the tho engine from the day ho 10 started using using It I. I A A. chemical examination shows shots that ho tile oil 01 contains menthol ethyl and ant On account of oC this ments have been made for or the tile manufacture manufacture manu manu- facture ac e of face taco creams and other pro pre par lons For fuel at tho the plant the tho company I uses oil 01 shale which It I is Js declared makes an even and hotter haler fire Cre than coal On tho the property which consists of 1 1280 80 acres there Is a largo large amount of oC timber Umber antI and plenty of oC water At tt tho the camp around the plant the company raises all 31 tho garden produce that it i uee needed for fol the men and nfl all al tho Limo feed need needed cd for tho Limo teams Tile Tho residue from the time oil oi refinery is made into paint with wih which tho the company com corn pany has hae been quite successful successful rime Tho roof root of or the tabernacle In Salt Lake Lako was painted with lh this product la last t fall al while tho the Odd Fellows hall hail hal roof root at Vernal ornal ornal which was a painted eighteen years ears ago with wih this paint is declared to o still be bs as good as asOr ever Or A of or oil 01 IS manufactured that taki ace 11 of oC linseed oil oi oil take nt Fabric Fabrie f The hot hOl tar like material Iti claret can be for forced e ed into a fabric pro uco a i waterproof coating coating- of 1 to 10 endurance Tho The workmen at th the th pi phi have havo made wanIng wading boots out Of oC 0 or oy alls alls from o l this ala material while hj grade automobile tops can cn be m lured it is declared When dry I material 1 has the apP appearance arnce of oC dr elit elat Ho Ito Ic but cannot be he Injured b by cold So experiments have havo been Q 1 carried on on t tho the coating of or automobile tre tires r At present the officers of DC the co pany are John T. T Pope Pave Utah president Henry Henr I. I Moore 5 Lal Lake vice president Thomas S vie Thoma L I. ii eke chell chel Salt Lake secretary and L tie tr 11 Ur r. r These with wih Frank Franl A. A A Pope D' D L fl and C. C N. N compose the tho board bard of or directors D. D a. a Swaze Is sales s manager for the te co eo copany pan pany 0 P I |