| Show it Lake Interests fay y Claim to Valuable Acreage in Oil Field in Describing Locations of of- Cane Canek ek k Shafer and Lockhart Domes Leaves Narrow arrow Strips Open Claims to Go Goto to Secretary Work By WILLIAM Y ATES Br maps and legal documents to 10 substantiate loca loca- i on acreage cutting the Cane creek structure where the CS Utah Southern gusher is located and also on the theer i er lerand and Lockhart domes said to be valuable oil structures h he new oil field south of Moab have been prepared by omas and ROlan R. R R.- R. ORan Olan attorneys and will be bethI J thI the secretary of ot the denI de- de enof nI or the Interior of the discovery of il acreage r ge on these oil structures r ra rasTa la a surprise as the acreage log Ing the three oil domes In Ion was believed to be com com- eld and controlled by the Its diaries and the Utah Southern The acreage In ques- ques l involves acres on the Cane Canet C t structure acre acres on the theM M II dome ome and acres on the theart art dome The permits have hUed filed upon by Margaret J. J Jin ein and Fred Mathews and found round to be open ground ch n error It is stat stated d In the cers ers of or the larger oil compa- compa the geographic de- de Ions of or the acreage when the I were made with the for ol oI and gas permits BATTLE W of ot the Westland Oil an any b also learned of ot the dis- dis n ies and was working In Il on obtaining a permit Ithe Ith Mathews and Justheim itI were ere filed tiled In the Salt Lake Mr Ewing Is associated ithel and has th two vo fight the legal battle obtain the acreage from vu vIt ment It being assumed rd Tn It In the Interest of or the theland I land nu Oil company In which he the ithe i the principal owners and ding figure t Cane Creek Shafer and Lock- Lock l structures t are on ground Mr Ir Ewing In Inning lining nh ning g the matter has shown In locations for the filing tiling on the structures he o engineers of ot the companies the acreage failed to take one township that eleven chains a being sixty sixty six six feet longer I six miles which p S length and wl width of or town- town I u surveyed 06 DESCRIBED DESCRIBED Mathews permits Im to a strip 2 21 2 2 1 miles long 1095 95 chains chain or approximately I e through Jh sections 1 1 U 15 of township 27 south range t The John L. L Shafer well Utah Midwest Utah Southern l Is Js located on nw 4 1 of ot section 6 township t 21 east This gives cres on this structure cut- cut of or the dome th Shafer dome which Is the Structure structure south of ot the Cane the Colorado river the are asking for a drilling IQ ron 17 acres or a a. land two miles long and hatas h or feet wide cut- cut 21 and 22 of ot town- town 7 south range 20 cast This 4 tILLS s claimed through the same In the dome on the tithe original original locators m Libi th e Lockhart structure the theono ono south Routh of ot the Shafer on lorado river Is claimed To 2 rip strip trip four tour long and ond h hams or feet wide cute cut- cut e lons 27 28 26 29 and 30 of or p 8 south range 20 east TERRITORY st rips of ot land through these structures a is III probably the valuable obtained outside of or Colorado river bed II a-II claimed by the state and O the the- Texas company and andre KS re sf practically the same samo t or acreage or slightly more hat that In the river bed bcd Ewing has taken a lease on onor or of this acreage with the ment ent with the present locators will fight the necessary le- le to substantiate the the law firm of or Mau Ma- Ma u and Hogan It Is prel pre pre- l that hat he is taking the Interest Westland nd Oil company sJ eJ j an and documentary evidence bp been prepared b by Marioneaux wren olan and It was WS stated Continued on page 6 LEGAL BATTLE LOOMS OVER OIL LOCATIONS Continued from page 1 Thursday morning that the matter would be carried directly to the Secretary Secretary Sec ec- ec of of the department of the interior in- in and a claim made for the acreage e med flied upon It is contended that hat that according to the descriptions on file in the land office covering hose three oil structures the land was vas clearly omitted by the original original I nal locators and is therefore open ground It is one of the second sur stirS irises prise to be he sprung since the bringing bring bring- Ing ng in of the John L. L Shafer wellon well the he Cane Creek structure the first being being- when M. M P. P Smith and his associates associates as- as claimed the Colorado river rivet bed ed cutting through the center of these hese structures and obtaining obtaining- the lease ease from the stat state which was later ater turned over to the Texas com Corn pany Mr 11 Ewing states that the only only- question is whether or not the government government gov- gov considers the field a proven gas and oil area He contends however however howver how- how ever ver that these structures have not yet ret et been set aside by the government government govern overn ment as proven ol oil and ncI gas areas |
