Show MANY FLOCKING TO LINCOLN COUNTY S OIL OILFIELDS FIELDS Holdings in Dry Piney and Big Piney of Western Wyoming Sought By Special News Service KEMMERER Wyo Dec 1 Interest Interest I in the new Lincoln county oil fields continues continues con con- con I unabated and during the week there were a number of ot interesting arrivals arrivals ar ar- ar- ar rivals of men looking for holdings Inthe Inthe in inthe the Dry Piney and Big Piney fields The Fossil company is In oil at a depth of 23 feet where the oil stands In the well to a depth of six or seven feet Ceet entirely free tree from water Kenneth Jackson an associate of George Wingfield Wingfield Wing Wing- field of Nevada who has located a large largo I acreage near the Cretaceous holdings was an arrival during during- the week weel andLee and andLee Lee Glockner of Salt Lake Lale representing I some large mining interests 1 is on the ground looking the fields over with a aview aview aview view to securing property favorably located S An analysis of the oil ll found in the Fossil well was made during the week by experts of the Utah Refining company company com corn pany and Is the cause of much gratification cation callon among the various people at in in- in I terest It showed a gasoline content of 36 per cent 16 per cent kerosene 36 per percent percent percent I cent wax distillate 9 per per cent cylinder stock and 2 per cent loss It is stated that this compares favorably with the highest grade oils found anywhere and I the gasoline content Is about four times as much as that contained in California oils I The Lincoln Lincoln- Wyoming Lincoln Oil company was formed by local people during the week Kenneth Jackson also becoming i one of the directors So interested has hab Sir Mr Jackson Jaclson become in the fields that I he has sent word broadcast to te all aU his I friends urging them to take hold of properties properties prop prop- I in ip the district Practically all the theland theland theland land north west vest and south from Green river has been filed upon within the past month and the local people in that section have become very much excited over the outlook W. W T. T Wood the manager of the Wyoming Idaho company left the latter part of the we week l for Cor his hiS' home in Twin Falls Ida in order to organize the Fossil Fossil Fos Fos- sil Oil and Development company During During Dur Dur- ing his absence operations on the I Dur-I well have been suspended The sands that contain the oil that was struck at I feet are about ten feet thick but the company intends sinking to the second sands which it is anticipated will be found at approximately feet Mr Wood while in Twin Falls will also make arrangements to lo care for his business business business busi busi- ness affairs there iri iii order to transfer his headquarters to Kemmerer and give his entire attention to the oil business I O. O D D. van Buskirk of Pocatello v ho has been in n Salt Lake f for some o days on nt ie his way to D Denver has been e attracted r to the new Lincoln county oil fields has arrived ar ar- ar I rived i in Kemmerer Kemmeier to make make make-an an inspection of the district I |