Salt Lake Tribune | 1901-04-11 | Page 7 | Interest in Oil

Interest in Oil Interest In lie Wyoming oil fields was Intensified tOday by the arrival of S M Phelps representing the California Oilc company He Is here to look over the now fields In the Intercsi of his company Mr Phelpa was seen last night and said he was hero lo Inspect the properties owned by h the Ogden people In Wyoming but would not say with what object In view It Is said however lhat If the properties are as represented California capitalists will take hold of the proposition propo-sition and develop tho fields Mr Phelps accompanied by M D Lepscnger representing I rep-resenting the Ogden parties will leave for Wyoming tonight