Show BARREL WELL NELL WELLIS NELLIS IS DEVELOPED AT MOAB Western Allies Alies Company Strikes Producing Sand at About 1200 Feet Special Dispatch MOAB MOA Utah Uth J Jan n. n 19 A A flow tow of oil 01 estimated by drillers at barrels a aday aday day was bY brought in by the Western Vestern Allies w Oil 01 and Gas company by on the the Maxwell Maxwell Max Max- es A well lease In Moab yesterday wel The oil al sand was ws struck at a a. depth of ot nealy nearly 1200 feet teet OH 01 was encountered after drilling through a limestone capping capping cap cap- f ping the gu limestone fifty feet capping In PI thickness c a bed of oPu On pure top salt of over feet in thickness was pens pene pene The discovery Of ot oil bore out the re report report report re- re 01 port of geologists on the Moab Mob field who estimated that a a profitable flow tow would be struck around 1200 feet teet The oil is declared to bo be of the best quality 01 ever discovered with wih a possible exception on of the Big Piney d district of J r Lincoln t c county n Wyoming Oil taken from well tests out at 85 86 per cent gaso ga wel line lne There is much excitement throughout through through- out the district distrct A. A A J. J Burritt Burtt the Salt Lake geologist this afternoon received a a. telegram from J. J A. A Elmer EIer a prominent business man manof manof manof of Moab stating that the Western Wester Allies Ales company had brought In a a. well webb wel and confirming confirming con con- cn- cn firming fring In detail the telegraphic report t to The Telegram Mr Burritt stated that he was wa-s w not at atal atall atall Burrit all M. M surprised to receive the news of the al striking of oil 01 in Grand county He said that in fact he would have been beel surprised If J oil al lid luil lw not ot been developed by the company mentioned as the land landon on K which drilling gm operations r ns ash have ee been conducted was on what appeared to be a whit w perfect structure The Western Wester Allies Ales company was formed by Dominick Bergol of Helper an and several business men of Price |