Salt Lake Herald | 1901-12-02 | Page 6 | Idaho Oil Lands

IDAHO OIL S Since No ov 8 S 2000 Acres Have Been seen Located Near Rot Hot Springs Willis VillIs Dodge Jod e a former resident eDt of this city but lately connected with L Baker City eny capitalists was in town Friday Frida From Mr Dodge we learn that hat I be L I W Burtch and J 3 D Mills MUIs 1 I States mineral surveyors of i taker Baker City have bave since Nov ov 8 located uv v acres of land near Hot Springs in u county end and they believe the rounds located more valuable as oil lipids than any y other they have seen The l he three throe gentlemen named represent t ta r a i strong company of at Baker Baket City cap capitalists ii Jading three of ot the stock I 1 older holder of the th O 0 R N company md nl 1 as soon as the papers are made nady idy the company thoroughly organ ed Pd t d and the articles of incorporation tiled til with the tile secretary of state the lork ork of boring borinI for tot oil o will iII be lie com corn M Batten and aDd Mills 1118 have had bad experience oil fields and an nd lately made an examination of or the C i Newel ewel lands landa on Snake river The lat tat latter ter tr they say i making an aD excellent howig howg bat but the formation of the i as ni oil grounds ground is not to be beom bec c om pared with that around Hot HotS S springs V v are arf very pry much muc elated 5 vEr n the locations and lid expect to have hae haveS S men at work drilling the wells weDs in a aM M viry HY i v short time tinie