Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-01-09 | Page 33 | Rush Expected to New Oil Field

1SH EXPECTED 10 ! NEW OIL FIELD l25 Miles bn Both Sides Mac kenzie River Staked KIM(iNT N. Alts., Jan. A traction trac-tion development company of londun lii c.ttije.1 ii Is ready to contract for1 tranaportMtioii of oil to ruilway con-' 1 nec:ons frm the new field about Kur. i ' Norman on the Mackenzie river. It1 , la presumed It proposes to solve the' problem by boat and motor trucks If' so. hoMtr would cerrv the oil up tha! Mtlacketixt- river, across (treat -il-i I lake mod then up either Halv or I'eace j river i I'onnect ions w ll h th i.orthetnl I bratich of the t'snadian if ic railway! to Kdmonton. Tliere are aeversl spots' ' on fti.s water route which are r.ot ; navigable rfnd which would riu.n- ; n o,r portaiies. This transportation 1 ' s. heme would ! ralily feasioie. Sui i it the Kngli.h company i oittaniplt l -s j a through motor road to the railwav north. ?tl Uietl I.elieVe the a.Apense and topogrs nh leal d If f leu It Us would ren-i ren-i der hp eees doubtful. Hefor; any tranaportntlon method -r r-'ijt- Im auopted. m. definite test of th I richneea of the n w fields it to he made, according to A M. Mctueeu. vice president f ttie lmi.enal Hi i.m- pan', who leclar'd his comp-ny would. 'require a flow of from 2. to .H'.iaiiJ )arrels a day ht-for it will fe I uar-f rantd In n nderUi k 1 n g anv tiii-nsitf d-velopni-nt tr transportation aver in ' j 1 he wel1 which started tho oil exnte. ' 'merit yt. Ms l.'.uo barrels a day. Ir;,l-j ! ir.g opertKitis. he said, will be r -suin.-d ! tn th.- spring both st Fort Norman aim Vtndv point of lireat Kalve lake I T nt -five miles on boih shjV of ! t;- Mackenzie river at Fort .Vorin:n i already have lfi staked w tth oil j ciainta A nig rueh Is exect d :u iln sprm? I r. J. W Ie4-ie. proi sMr ? g. oloi.v of ib I "niv ersit y of Texas t 'm ' s'-etit the summer in exploration Worn alone the Ma'-kenr'e. savs in h's opi:;-. opi:;-. H.n the pt -l-um-bearinr country rx-t-m- along the river b-isln from tjre:'? Salve lake to the Arctic ocean, if thp is true, oil m n believe the new t ,d! field will prove the richest In the world. HI AM- TRr-r:T. NKW YORK, Jan 'The hri seaateta .f t li- lot.k n.arkt iixlay begBn with v. r:b,e iiivinrri among favnrti ahar-a. bat th-a.- w-r i ant-- lea h-n preaaure aaalnat hippir.ga. nita and apellt lea waa re- 1 j . - Atlantic Uulf f-tl oh point a. lnli-d Kruit 2 H. An.i rir.n tnt-rriatini I and -Ma. at .-eta and e. utpii -nta I to t H Hi-li.r. Hi-li.r. tobaceoa and I. al.i.n aiao r . lrl I lu i pull ta and Mr jr lUu Link luM -V- Kt-r-t: tu rlly the Itat lai-r und-r the lead f Hif-rnattonal I'-t r ar.d firnr! Aaphalt met with little aun-t-aa. a b-aw ton re vail in at tha cUe. baits appro xiii.atvd Avtf.vvJ ah arts, 1