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Show STEW COMPAJTT WHX PROSPECT FOB OIL. . The Bonneville Oil and Asphaltum company on Saturday filed articles of incorporation with the County Clerk. The company is capitalised for $100,000, divided into 1,000.000 share of the par value of 10 cents. One-half the stock has been subscribed for by the incorporators, incor-porators, and the remainder Is reserved as treasury stock. . . Simon Bamberger la president; J. 8. Gordon of Ogden, vice-president; E. B. CritcbJow, treasurer; and E. A. Vail, secretary. "Directors, in addition to the officers, are George Frary, Lakeside; George Payne, Syracuse; H. M. McCartney. Mc-Cartney. Salt Lake City; M. J. West. Thomas E. Black and U. V. Wlthee. Ogden; James Simpson. .J. J. Simpson and Thomas Hull. Hooper. The object for which the company is organized are to purchase, own and develop placer mining claims, and to mine and extract therefrom all kinds of minerals'. Including- oil and asphaltum and) other hydrocarbons, as well as to refine- and ship the products thus obtained. The company owns the Eva, New Ceptury, Industrial. Big Muddy and Old Original consolidated placer claims In Box Elder county. It is already, sinking- a. well on Its ground, with good prospects of striking strik-ing oil in paying quantities. . |