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Show whether this lias had anything to do with, present locations "or not Is unknown. The Western Pacific, in sinking for water several years ao, was supposed to have found oil ni ahout 600 feet near Sulphur sla tlon. Tills well was cont In-ued In-ued down to 1100 fee:, but the water was bad and the well was abandoned. The Nevada Sulphur company Is shipping ship-ping about, twenty tons of sulphur daily. Superintendent Crowley is running the mill to the full limit of the water supply. lCvery train brings a- few strangers into the district. 10. Costello. representing the Daly estate, es-tate, has just returned from a trip to Cow Creek, where lie examined the Olsen copper property, lie slated that he was somewhat surprised at t lie surface showing show-ing and expects to return here, shortly from San Francisco. Messrs. Church and MeCftnn report having opened up a lead carrying silver near the sulphur company's spring. They are now sinking1 a shaft. SULPHUR IS STIRRED BY OIL EXCITEMENT Recently a party of four arrived at Sulphur. Nevada, according to the Review Re-view Miner, in a big auto from Reno, equipped with transit and other Instruments, Instru-ments, and commenced running lines in all directions. An examination of the makes shows that this party is locating j the land in the vicinity of Sulphur for oil and from the speed with which they are carrying on operations will soon have the "greater portion of the Sulphur sink located. It is not known just who these people represent, but the leader stated upon inquiry that ihey represented represent-ed the Tinted States and that three rigs would soon be drilling in the field. He also stated that lie had spent the past four weeks near Sulphur studying the ground. , It is remembered here that a Standard Oil company man spent some time here and at Jungo about four months ago, but |