Show Report Report- Report leport of Oil Strike V Y YU U Wany Visit visit Site ite e at C oj J Event Means Much to m II r T T BE Ti HE exclusive report i in The T Telegram legram several d da 1 showing of oil had been struck at feet in a well wellI at the the northern end of Great Salt lake has been i f fully ii i iThe I The development is regarded bv by local oilmen out the theory that the entire e Salt Lake I valley Is an Immense oil field I As a result of what seems to be a certainty certainty certainty I I that oil In commercial quantities es will be struck it Is expected that Corinne which was noted as a trading center for or Idaho and Montana close to half halt a century century century cen cen- I tury ago ao will come ome Into Its Us own again and will become noted as as' as asar ar ar aroil oil oll city Also tt It Is expected that development operations throughout t the e valley will be materially increased because of the success success success suc suc- I i I cess attending the initial efforts at Corinne Since the publication In The Telegram of ot the original report of the striking of ot I I fl oil the operations h has been n vis daily a by oilmen and others h f from Salt Lake Ogden and neighboring towns I One of ot the parties consisted of ot Salt Lake oilmen who went as guests of ot G G. G E. E Wilcox one ot or the directors and the field superintendent of the Union Oil and Gas company which is conducting de deI development development de- de work near Farmington I The site of ot the well at CorInne and which is being sunk by the Corinne Oil and Gas Ga company composed principally of ot Corinne business men Is la at the eastern eastern east east- ern era edge of ot the town town- and near the apex of ot what appears to be a well defined dome The TIle Inch four tour Inch pipe in being sunk to the present depth of ot feet teet passed through eight In incites s of ot oil sand which was forced to the surface together with witha a stream of ot water by a flow of ot gas On the surface of the water In a trench ext extending ex ex- t tending seventy five feet from the well are unmistakable evidences of ot light oil which burns the entire length of of- the trench upon the application of ot a lighted match Analyses of the gas gives a a. gasoline content of gallons to the thousand cubic feet teet It Is stated to be the Intention intention intention tion of ot the company to sink the well to 1200 or 1500 feet and install an absorption absorption tion plant then purchase a standard rig and drill for oil The company has under lease 2700 acres of ot land in the Immediate vicinity of ot the well and plans to conduct an active de development development development de- de campaign if It favorable condItions conditions condi condI- i tiona continue as expected It is announced ed that drilling will ba resumed next week on the first well of ot the Union Oil and Gas company west of Farmington The casing as previously I stated was cemented in at a D. depth of ot I feet teet in anticipation of ot striking an immense im Im- I mense pg flow of gas within a few hundred nf feet The cement it 15 expected t will I have sufficiently set by the first of ot next week to permit of ot the resumption of ot drilling I The well wen was visited yesterday by I James Sullivan a well known oilman of ot Tulsa Tusa Okla OkIa who expressed the belief that oil in splendid quantities would be found in that district He declared that the escarpment was clearly defined along the Wasatch range and that there could 1 be no doubt as as' as to the existence of ot oil in the Salt Lake valley At a meeting yesterday of ot the directors of ot the Union the purchase was authorized of several thousand feet of ot casing part I I of ot which now is in a well near Juab President RIdeout with a force torce of ot men left this morning and the casing will be pulled and shipped to Farmington The treasurer reported that there were no debts and that there was a sufficient amount of ot cash on hand to proceed with the work of t drilling U It was voted to I I r f t l Increase re the p price of st stock k to 8 cents to take effect August Augu t. t 10 The Jordan River Oil And nd Ga Gas Gaa company I 1 which is operating to the southward of ot the c Unions Union's holdings s. s also is ex ex- I I I development work a this time for gas The drillers for the Stan pany of ot Utah at the comp in the East Cast Crescent dUi diet quantity of ot quicksand a aJ which cau caused d considerable this has been overcome ai at arbeen been resumed II j |