Show GREEN RIVER ACTIVITY salt lake herald republican tens of thousands yes to acres of ground between green river in grand county on the D R G and moab have been located for oil purposes one rig the cook levy at the newhouse well has oil at feet the moab oil company is hauling in a rig from san juan an ohio crowd has leased a large tract and will have a rig on the ground this summer and things generally are looking exceedingly bright for active oil prospecting in the vicinity according to J F hail of moab deputy sheriff of grand county who was in salt lake yesterday the newhouse well twelve miles south of thompsons Thomp sons has proven up three oil sands in that section the first outcrops in places the second was found at feet and the third was tapped at feet all showed more or less oil it is estimated the fourth will be found between and feet and this is where they are looking for permanent results when the newhouse casing struck only four feet into the third sand the oil and salt water rushed up through the pipes the well is now plugged and the rig moved to another part of the field the oil kept oozing over the six inch pipe which comes to within about a foot of the top of the well or so close that with a cup in hand the oil can be dipped out of it the newhouse rig has been moved a quarter of a mile to the north and operations have already been commenced on the second well it is the intention to use the oil from no I 1 well for fuel to operate this oil is of a high quality with paraffin base it is said to be fivel five per cent higher grade than that found in san juan it is reported that the newhouse people declare that they will have three more standard rigs in the field within a short time oil men from columbus 0 have leased a large tract under a provision to have a rig on oil the ground within six months |