Show california BANKERS OIL MEN GOING TO DRILL AT COLTON UTAH initial steps now are being taken with a set purpose of launching an intensive oil development campaign near colton in the southeast corner of wasatch county on the line of the rio grande western railroad ten days ago harrison miller an old time engineer of this city who has spent the past twenty two years in the mining business with activities tivi ties extending through the northwest and into british columbia and alaska returned to salt lake and left at once for colton his stated purpose was to secure leases on ground that he has known through all the years was oil bearing and which he was sanguine would respond to drilling in 9 in a substantial way since last christmas mr miller has been making his home at 1705 W second street santa ana california where lie he will return immediately following his work at colton already he has secured the operation cooperation co of a small syndicate of wealthy california bankers and oil men who have authorized him to get the proposition under way 1 I know the oil exists down there said mr miller and I 1 am going to take back with me samples of it if I 1 am successful in securing the ground I 1 want and I 1 am certain I 1 shall be it will not be long until we have an rotary drilling rig on the way to camp and men to get operations started I 1 do not believe we shall have to drill deeper than 1000 or 1200 feet to tap a formation that will yield oil of f sensationally high gravity a as k s well as quantity |