| Show geologist makes report on fallon fallon nevada april 12 W H gler gier a geologist of california has made a very favorable report on the local oil field to the nevada con oil company his report is quite long as he goes into detail as to why he drew the conclusions that he did to sum up his experiences in the field one paragraph from his report will tell the story he says 1 I found very marked indications of oil in the oil seepages see pages oil sands sandstones brea conglomerates fossils etc and from these I 1 am convinced that oil will be encountered in commercial quantities at comparatively easy depth I 1 have a number of these evidences gathered by myself and the tests applied viz chloroform mixture of chloroform ether alcohol and turpentine and by the action of carbon also by applying fire tests each yielding reaction proof that the distilling process applied in extensor to these would give up oil for a week or more drilling operations in the field were somewhat retarded owing to bad weather A light snow fall made the roads almost impassable for heavy teams but activities have now been renewed these activities are not confined to any one part of the district but extend to all parts of the field many active concerns at and near the stillwater end of the field the fallon pioneer company has its big derrick up and the machinery encased and will be drilling within a week meantime a light rig is putting down a water well at many points in the fallon field water supply is an important item as it costs from 10 to 15 a day the pioneer management expects to strike water at a depth of about feet nearby the weaver oil company have their machinery in place and awaiting arrival of 16 inch casing the fallon oil gas struck a heavy flow of water in the first well and are now spud ding for a second well the big 4 company has a good water supply and drilling is progressing rapidly ben nichols of W B nichols sons fiscal agents for the big 4 was in san francisco last week buying supplies and attending to other matters in the interest of the big 4 company dr A K dellarowe of the astra development company wires geo W owens the companas comp anys manager that lie he has purchased and shipped a standard rig he has also secured a supply of 16 inch casing this rig will be prepared to go to a depth of feet if needs be the wheeler oil syndicate is energetically preparing for an active drilling campaign during the spring and summer very favorable oil indications have been found on their property which is partly patented land the same being a part of the famous wheeler ranch the consolidated oil potash company also has large holdings in this part of the field and is preparing for drilling A little further south the La honton oil syndicate has completed a water well and resumed drilling over at the churchill county oil gas company preparations are being made to receive and set up the new machinery recently bought by president eli cann it is said that the new rig will go to 2500 feet in short order still further south and east the rainier oil company the silver state consolidated and the diamond oil company are each getting machinery in place the carson sink corporation po ration will be one of the next companies to spud in over near the salt wells the lassen oil gas company and the sand springs oil company are getting ready for work fallon is growing As a result of the oil boom real estate is beginning to take on greater activities in the busy city of fallon the building of the oil syndicate building by W B nichols sons for the big 4 oil company and the consolidated oil potash company started a movement for oil companies to own their own buildings the astra development company purchased a city lot and moved a building on to it and last week purchased the adjoining lot giving them a 95 foot frontage near the business center of the city it is said that later a building will be erected to occupy the whole frontage |
