Show I I Ol OiL DEVELOPMENT t lj IS HANDICAPPED BY REGULATIONS I Land Office O fcc Ruling Rg A As Bar Ba by O HI Prospectors i i 7 Oil 01 prospectors throughout hott the Int Intermountain Inter Inter- r- r mountain w are ae up In arms a apai against the tha ruling of ot the land office as a Tf- Tf gards the new oil al land leasing t bill biL When Then first passed It was waa wa believed d the tho leasing l law w would permit the man ma ot small email means to enter the oil oU devel develop elop ment ment game R n was said the bill bU wan wanso BO so e framed as to prevent monopolIes by t y the th largo large argo companies Now It Is charged the land office almost make It certain that only th of or largo capital shall have bave the time opt opportunity of ot wildcatting probable oil oU structures on the public domain During the tho past two weeks R a I ni ber bel per of ot meetings protesting the tho th rest regulations regla- regla regula- regula tons were held at various arlous points In n Nevada No an Nova a. a where a considerable amo ot of oil development work is In ACt al l progress At these thes meetings representatives w appointed to proceed at once to Wa W Wash Wash- eh- eh Ington to take taka up the battle batUe on the tho regulations Issued by by Commissioner Cay Clay Tallman Talman of at the general land of- of fice One prominent oil 01 prospector c corn com on on tho the regulations sata ata At first glance gl nce the ruling of at the In- In tenor erlo rr depa department regarding regarding- g the he r rig rights g t or oil ou M locators may seem toe the sui surest way of oC procuring rapid development of ot oil 01 lands lands but on second thought thought J Ja and anda a I careful digest pf tho the regulations I It Is found that nothing can be done by prospector unless unless' he Is backed wit with wih a million dollar dolar bank roll Of course t that i Is i out out of at the question and beyond the pale of at possibility Men Mon do not nol RO go 0 out Into stranger lands to prospect prospect for for oil al If It they have have all al the tho money t they need There Is no Incentive to Indu In under tho and consequently if the rulings of the department are carried Into effect It ft Its Is s a per cent chance that there T will wi not bo be any locations In an unproved country One Clause Prohibitive One little clause in n the regulations Is enough to put a quietus on time hopes of ot the most roost ambitious tor This ThIa is the stipulation that for forever every ever location a a 1000 bond furnished by a bonding company must bo be for forth forth- coming corning This Is forfeited in the ev nt that the locator does not diligently prosecute development de and exploration Unlike mineral locations the wo words word diligently developing have a a grea greater meaning as 9 developing they are construed liters literally to compel substantial Improvement ement t anti deep probing for oil oi sands that that are aro supposed to contain tho the wealth giving petroleum To hold a A location the man n after setting his stakes must with without any n loss of time proceed with the time iii- iii n. n st laton of a a drill dri and rig rig and be begin sinking forthwith Steady prosecution o of work orle will wIl insure him possession ot of othis his claims but the time moment he re rests rest from his labors regardless of ot the amount of money he has expended he resigns in favor f vor of or an any rival loca locator InG who ing may como come along lons and reume resume dr drill drill- Intention The good Intention ot of the does not count for tor anything anythinG In Ir i the same same 5 sense that is considered law lawful where a a. man locates a lode or pla placer claim for tor a a army other mineral For i e e ample let a man or 01 a company spend and then halt e bo- in sinking nn cause they run out of cash and h Imaye 8 to go out and rustle up more mor mone money they cannot stop their drill save at 1 the risk cannot of or losing every dollar dolar Invest invested This places a premium on claim Jun jumpIng jump jump- ing Tg which is not sanctioned by t taws the laws vs aws governing rot quartz locations J rho rhe whole proceeding is iniquitous to a t tree tie tie- le- le sree gree ree and an should not receive the s approval ap- ap pro al of ot tho government go which is si sUpposed supposed sUp sUp- posed to encourage men mon to venture venturo li Into Intone of ot opening n new ne lew nev lands with wih the tIme Idea g r both for himself avenues a of ot wealth himsel and ind the nation While hUe it I is conceded naton that hat It Is necessary to throw sa sate sate- sal sal- guards around tho the locating of ot oil 01 claims It does seem wrong to hold 1 the 1 The Th locator to a n Shylock contract country needs development of ot new oil oilfields 01 fields ields and unless the government go J more nore liberal It will wil be realized tl that tat few tew ew companies or individuals will wil ta taho tahe tat ho tho hazard of or sinking test pits pite or we wel welb without some a assurance of The he fact that money spent for or lurve I I road oad and other ess essentials do dolot doss not lot count with the interior will rill prove pro a serious Impediment to development wil an and one that will wil opening any nn new ne oil 91 district l l |