Show STIR IN COOS COUNTY outlook grants pass oregon the stir over oil in coos county successfully held down for several weeks past has reached the stage that facts cannot longer be kept from the public oil men have been here on investigating missions and corporations and individuals have quietly been taking options for several weeks actual crude oil has been struck near bandon and gas has been encountered in many places around coos bay indications are sufficiently strong to warrant large Z options and extensive preparations for borings bolings bo rings large options have been taken on south inlet four miles from Marsh fiield and an engine and machinery are on the way from san francisco options are also being taken on north inlet recently C N sherman an oil expert discovered a strong flow of gas on coal bank inlet one mile from marshfield A number of prospectors are following up gas leads at the forks of coos river |