Show WAYNE COUNTY OIL it is not generally known and yet it is still a fact that a heavy movement in the way of locating oil lands has been going on for some time in wayne county utah where it is claimed there exists the greatest syncline basin to be found in the rocky mountain region the field is located west of ahe i the colorado river and from thirty five to forty miles northwest of the san juan oil fields in san juan county many utah people are quietly acquiring land in wayne county and but little has been made public regarding tn the oil possibilities of that section by far the greatest interest however is being taken by eastern and western people in the locality mentioned and new york people especially have secured holdings there these people comprising a coterie composed of chas A stoneham jos T jenkins A B lewis A R lewis edward S hooley and john R dospassos together with col E F freudenthal of pioche nevada having located twenty sections the work being performed by don C robbins of sait lake who is also interested in the enterprise A party of des moines iowa capitalists composed of J C morris H C cutsinger J T harron D H ott J L upp C C moris and john walker have located seven sections while california people have also been actively engaged in acquiring holdings judging from the way the country is being taken up it would seem as if there would be a great deal of activity noticeable in wayne county this year and the bringing in of a well or two a gusher or even a good pumping proposition would cause a great deal of excitement regarding that region |