Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-02-23 | Page 6 | Mines and Men

Men iwen I To keep leep the drilling rigs going in the Big Muddy field of Wyoming requires about 2000 barrels of oil dally daily The oil is piped In three-Inch three lines running out to the wells where barrel tanks are connected with the boilers While this fuel is expensive it is the only kind obtainable ob obtainable ob- ob tamable at present S C During December the Midwest Refining company completed seventeen wells in Wyoming fourteen of which were producers producers producers pro pro- and three failures failures failures-a a water veil ell east of Salt Creek a dry hole In Pilot Houte and a water well in Big Muddy Shipments from flom Park City during the past week totaled 2409 tons valued at compared with 2255 tons the tho preceding preceding preceding pre pre- ceding week Ontario led with pounds ponds and nd Daly West Vest last with po pounds S 1 Shipments from the Tintic district during during dur dur- ing the past week totaled valued iu at compared 0 with carloads carloads car car- loads the preceding week weel S S S SIt It is reported in Denver that five oil shale plants are planned t to be operated in in the tue Uinta basin of Utah S S S Manager Haddock of the Liberty Oil on onell company operating in r the lf Spring Valley Valleyfield Valleyfield r. r field ell reports po feet of oil in the well The oil sand he lie says was struck at 1176 1116 feet S S S New New directors of the Utah Placer MIning MIning Mining Mi MI- ning company have been elected and plans are under way for active operations about March larch 20 on the company's claim claimon on on the Grand river river- about twenty miles from Cisco c v S S S About new new- wells will be drilled this spring in the new oil field near Lander rander Wyo 5 5 5 i I The Prairie Oil and Gas company Is reported to have closed a deal with the Tex Texas s Pacific Coal company for tor the de development development development de- de of acres belonging to the latter company in Texas