| Show INTEREST IN THE OIL INDUSTRY more than usual interest is being taken in the oil industry during the past year in california oil development and operation is in excess of attention paid to mining colorado is again engaged quite extensively in oil exploitation and renewed activity in this direction is noticeable in wyoming idaho and nevada are also the scene of oil development and more than usual interest is now being taken in the oil possibilities of utah in different sections of the state more or less work is going on in the exploitation of oil indications the green river field was referred to quite extensively in a recent issue of the mining review several articles have been devoted to the san juan field and reference has been made to the oil features of wayne county in speaking of wayne county possibilities the reaper of richfield utah says last friday afternoon three denver men arrived in richfield on their way to loa wayne county to look up the oil deposits of that county they stopped at the southern hotel and on saturday morning they secured an outfit and left dorwayne for Wayne county at an early hour the men are denver capitalists with the money back of them to exploit the oil fields of wayne county if they are worth exploiting ing the developments of wayne countes coun tys limitless resources is at hand oil that was recently discovered within its borders may be produced for commercial profit and the success of the oil wells will mean the immediate construction of a branch or independent railroad into the county from some point on the rio grandes marysvale Marys vale branch the news is most important owing to the fact that wayne with its 2413 square miles of territory and but 2000 population ula tion is one of the most inaccessible counties of utah being without railroad and its eastern half being almost uninhabited but the county itself is rich in possibilities for agricultural and live stock development while transportation facilities would mean mining activity that would take many prospectors into the region the men named above have for years been identified with oil development in colorado and pennsylvania fields attracted to wayne county by the reported discovery of oil they began an investigation with the result that they become convinced that it was a splendid field and the oil will certainly be of the finest grade hence they organized a company and bought many hundred acres of land in that district to complete all details and after an investigation to order drilling to commence mr burton is president of the company which has for its corporate title the colo rado utah petroleum and gas company mr burton stated that his people would not have taken an interest in the county had there been any doubt as to oil being found there for there is every indication that it will be located and can become an important tonnage producer of sout southern herfi utah his franchise permits of drilling and otherwise developing oil and providing for pipe lines railroads and such other features as may be necessary to properly handle refine and ship the oil products the distance from the railroad is what would naturally deter the development of the county but this is provided for by the gentlemen who will build or arrange to have built a branch line should the industrial warrant such a line for these reasons their visit is of much importance to the people of that section of the state and the development promised will be awaited with eagerness as it will have a direct bearing upon the future of the whole state |
