Show california OIL FIELDS in speaking of t the e oil measures of C california a cifor the mining bining and engineering review of san francisco says outside of kern county no oil field in the state is attracting more attention among experienced perien ced oil men and oil investors than is that of monterey county aside from the many almost certain natural indications of oil such as unadulterated shale and sandstone bituminous rock asphalt and ous deposits mineral springs and oil seep aves ages the developments near san ardo and elsewhere on the belt conclusively prove the district destined to become one of the great oil producers of california in becoming that it will but verify the predictions of such noted experts as professor A S cooper state mineralogist the late professor de 11 miranda the noted european expert S S simon J C quinn and others of equal reputation made mad some esome months since after an exhaustive hau stive examination of the field within the past three months all the available lands in the district have been secured either by purchase or lease for the purpose of oil developments and there are at this date twenty one companies either actively drilling or preparing to do so while many others are in course of organization among companies that are now erecting rigs and will soon be drilling are the mountain chief oil company on a piece of land selected by professor de miranda for himself before he died which is well officered the paraiso Pa ralso oil company the gabilan oil company the monterey central oil company I 1 the oil colony oil company the romie oil company the international oil company the Ite requena quena oil company the hough oil company the monterey oil and development company the san antonio oil and development company the west line oil company and the dolan oil company all companies of promise among those making rapid preparations lor for work is the arroyo seco oil company whose land is choice and the management mana geme nt of the company both cautious and energetic companies or firms owning 6 or contro controlling allina large bodies of land in the MO monterey district are the western exploration company and I hoffa bioff brophy each having thousands of acres among those whose nam names es are closely linked with the great future of the monterey oil field are state mineralogist A S cooper the late F de miranda S S simon john C quinn J T P hoff and his partner wm brophy and others equally qua ily as farse farseeing ein |