Show DO KNOW OF requirements OF OIL prospecting PERMITS probably requests for hundreds of applications for permits to prospect for oil in utah have been filed since the MoaB pl strike was made early last month wonder how many of these applicants know what they arc signing when they file one of those following is the text of an ap li cation for prospecting permit leaving out signature and date lines and notarial affidavit we have used black face type for emphasis after reading it figure out with yourself how your application is likely to pan out whose alce address is being first duly sworn according to law deposes and says that he is the applicant herein and that his post office address is 4 that he is a native bom citizen of the united states over 21 years of age that he is not the holder of and has no direct or indirect interest in any other subsisting and has no other application pending for permit nw has he any interest either direct or indirect in any other application for a permit except that the description of the land for which this applicant applies for a prospecting permit under the act of february 25 1920 public gath congress is as follows that the land above described is not included in any forest military naval or indian reservation the applicant believes that the above described lof fersa a favorable fild for prospecting for oil and gas for the reason that the reports made by geologists to applicant indicate there 13 a possibility of finding oil and gas within the limits of the same affiant further states that to the best of his knowledge and belief the land applied for is not within any known geological structure of a producing oil or gas field that the applicants proposed method of conducting exploration operations is the construction of a camp to properly house employees the budding of roads the erection of a standard drilling rig the installation of heavy drilling machinery and he doing of all things necessary in drilling an oil and gaa well applicant further states that he has sufficient capital available for such operations and if the permit to prospect is granted applicant expects to immediately proceed with the building of roads and camps install machinery and proceed with the drilling in compliance with the requirements quire ments of the permit applicant states that while he has no personal experience in operations of this nature he expects to employ experts for said work for reference to the applicants reputation and business standing he respectfully refers to that the applicant herewith files a bond in the sum of 1000 executed by a qualified corporate surety the condition of said bond provides against the failure of the to repair promptly as far as possible any damage to the oil strata or deposits resulting from improper methods of operation wherefore the applicant herein requests that such permit under said act do issue dr E A ancker and H B cole president and vice president respectively of the commonwealth bank of green river were visitors in moab tuesday john scott and dick swain of paradox valley drove over to moab the last of the week to view the local sights bert allred went to monticello in his car thursday returning friday he was accompanied on his return by mrs wilson allred and baby who are visiting relatives and friends in moab william H muller of castleton is spending the winter with his sister mrs E R hotz at pasadena calif in a letter to the times in dependent mr muller states that he is enjoying his stay in the coast city pasadena has one great advantage namely that J can get our home paper that means all the news from two to three days sooner than in castleton mr muller stats which is another glowing illustration of the rapid i mail service the people in castle valley receive |