Show ABOUT WYOMING ING OIL Boise People Have Large Hold Holdings Holdings Holdings ings and Are Enthusiastic Over the Prospects C A formerly city editor ot ol o the Boise Statesman but at present Interested hi jn oil in the Fossil basin in Wyoming Is I in the city preparing for fora a missionary campaign across th thor eon on to the wonders of lIfe Wyoming oil oft fields field There is nothing in the world to tp heat beat the fields in wealth and product productiveness productIveness he lie said last evening Boise discovered covered dl early what the possibilities s were and we have now three local companies in that one field and almost almo t every one In the city Is Interested finan financially financially dolly In the Fossil basin which is about five 11 by hy seven miles In dimension there are are forty oil springs from which the highest grade of oil Is seeping That the field held should have remained so long undeveloped is marvelous mar lou Things are humming now and by July there will be seventeen wells In the basin Close CHose to the Consolidated well ell in Senator Clarks property stands an old abandoned well drilled something like eight years ago The senator knew what was as there and gave a fellow a apiece apiece piece place of land in consideration of drill drilling i ing In 1000 feet to demonstrate At some something something I thing like Ilke half halt that depth he made a astrike astrike strike of ofT rOU oil and gas It simply blew I his rig machinery and boiler to pieces and lid ruined him Today the casing pro projects projects projects a couple of feet fe t above the ground I and aid if one agitates the water in it and holds a 8 match mat h near the fumes catch fire I There are plenty of other evidences of oil oU too I have some fine line specimens 8 taken tak n from the Consolidated well Not far Car away Clarks people dug a twenty threefoot well Over night It filled with JUt seven feet foet of water on which nine inches of oil on had accumulated It was Vas found impossible and is today Impo impossible sible ble to ball bailout out the oil This spot is miles from Crom Evanston and Is not in the disputed territorY rite The Boise people ople expect great eat things from the rush to tt the Thunder Moun Mountain tain tam in country this spring The Th chamber of ot commerce raised money to build a road to that place and we have It com corn completed completed to Bear Boar valley In the spring the remaining thirty odd dd miles mUes will be fin A year ago it was necessary to lord ford the Payette river once and Clear creek eight times Payette river has hag been bridged Clear creek has beer been bridged twice and the road changed so 50 js is to do away aw y with the other ot er fords In SPite of what we have done there will aC eIt course be considerable travel by byI way of Samon S mon City and by other I rOutes r utes |