| Show ARMSTRONG WELL OIL SAND REPORT A seven foot oil sand was cut at the armstrong well on crescent dome monday according to a report reaching moab this week which cannot be verified the armstrong rig a rotary has been drilling with a diamond drill for the past several weeks a three inch hole being roads on monday a seven foot sand was cut and the core showed a well saturated sand according to apparently reliable information received charles sulzer the daller left for salt lake city tuesday and he was met there it is understood by W M armstrong of los angeles who is financing the well the driller took with him samples of the band the sand was encountered at a depth of around 1350 feet operations at crescent have been conducted rather secretly and it has been difficult ta get accurate information regarding the well but the news of the oil strike appears to be genuine the armstrong well is being drilled as a combination potash and oil test progress in rotary drilling has been very slow on account of the hard formation and a short time ago diamond core drilling was resorted to TI G green returned tuesday from tucson anz where he had been by the serious ill ness of his son bromley lie reports that brumley is greatly improved and the attending physicians are convinced that within a few months he will be completely recovered mrs green remained at tucson and will sty with her son and his family duri mg the winter newa of Bruml cys improvement will be received with much satisfaction by his many friends here w |
