Show SAN JUAN OIL FIELD in commenting on activities in the oil fields of san juan county utah the herald of cortez colorado says everyone who comes up from the field gives an encouraging account of the operations there and new people are going in every day hoping to get in on the ground floor on some of the propositions the water tank which for years conserved the water supply for the town of cortez has been dismantled and is to be reconstructed at the new town of mexican hat which is in the center of goodrich basin water is to be pumped into this tank and supply lines laid to all of the adjoining wells one of the greatest holdbacks hold backs to the district at the present time is an inadequate supply of building material but arrange ments are now being completed for teams to supply the demand from now on the kermode automobile line is now running between cortez and battle rock and the through trip to bluff will be made us as soon as the schedule for the star route of the postal service can be changed this will add greatly to the convenience of passengers between this point and bluff R J huff secretary of the southside South side oil company came up from bluff last thursday accompanied by A L raplee who probably owns more oil territory than any other individual in the san juan oil fields they had just received samples of the refined products of the oil of that district i e naptha gasoline and ke rosine together with an analysis which they were showing to those who were on the inside with their company while they were here news arrived to the effect that the Mo oil company the holdings of which adjoin the south side oil companas comp anys ground in goodrich basin had bad encountered a fine flow of oil in its well mr huff returned to the field immediately and mr raplee after closing up a contract for the shipment of lumber and materials of all kind returned to the field yesterday the colorado springs gazette says judge james owen of cripple creek A A RolI rollestone estone of victor and F V bodfish president of the western investment company of cripple creek have joined interests for the development of the san juan oil field near bluff utah which according to indications is said to be the coming oil field of the country besides the three men mentioned a number of business men in colorado and utah will assist in the development one of the best known oil experts in the unite estates dS tates george D james of san francisco will visit the district soon to make a report |