| Show WYOMING WYOm G OIL 01 In 11 Horn 1011 10 Product l of the M ell intense excitement has been fronted created cretell near Lander by b the discovery that the tho entire surface of the tho Big nig Horn Hor river 1101 was Wil covered cavern with wih crude oil 01 and mund I nd the banks anka of or orthe the stream have haP been lined with people who nine Ime to 0 witness the extraordinary sight says 11 time the tle Hock flock Springs Miner An Investigation wes wo made upon the tho supposition that ono one 01 of the tho wells wails WllIs In the tho Bonanza field 1 11 hat had hl blown oft off ar the tho plug pIuS and a a spouting well wel luau had hal over flowed Into tho tile river A telegraphic message was sent to but answer stated that everything was wa waseli nil eli right them thoo no o accident l of oC tho the kind conjectured had hiI occurred Later lter It was fount found that lint the thu oil 01 came camo from Crom rain tho lie well In tile the fields near lear and 11 had hAIl flowed loell down tho lit to this his point a it distance of ot over oler miles The he oil 01 In is II of at a heavy howy crude variety anti very ver thick covering nil cli ni the tho sur surface taco face of tho the vator Apprehension Is full felt that thai through the of ot Some somo pel son the th oil all may many 1 a become Ig Ignited Ir und and do consIderable damage to property along tho tIm stream The Tho thames flames would undoubtedly spread over tho the whole length of ot the tho stream making a II river a n burning tire fire for tor many miles malice It I Is 18 learned t that at two of ot tho thu big Rushers of the tho com coin company pany have brown bown oft or the tho th caps and the tho oil 01 Is IB running Into tho time Popo lopo Iopa crook creek cr In large laige quantities This phen phon phenomenon hns line been observed twice be ho beton ton fore but never on omu Oi such a I hugo as ns at u t the tho lie time The Tho damage done by time the flow fow of oil 01 If I It continues will whit wi be bl very vor great as hundreds of settlers use UIO tho the waters of ot tho lie lug H Horn river for tor Irrigation purposes and the water vater Is now not rin rn useless amid be bo used u with without without out ruining tIle lie crops Those who uso use tho lie water for tor drinking purposes have also found their supply cut off or |
