Show OIL NEAR BOISE statesman boise idaho the report reached the city yesterday of the striking of oil on the ranch of judge john T morgan five miles from the city down the valley while oil was not found so far in quantities available for commercial purposes it strengthens ZD the opinion many times expressed that there is oil to be found in great quantity in that section and it may moan extensive experiments within the near future judge morgan had started men at work on an his ranch which is located west of the idaho beef companas comp anys farm and in stewart gulch galch I 1 drilling for water the contract was made to drill to a depth of feet if necessary es the well had been sunk nearly feet when a hardpan was struck the drill was vas sent through and sand was struck in which the oil was found the oil is not in large quantities but there is a strong seepage t and drilling will be continued in the hope that it will be found f s sufficient for commercial purposes |