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Show ( Crescent Well Drilled DriBedTo ! , To Depth Depthof of4200 of 4200 Feet 'Plans Plans ' Plans for Deepening Deepemng TestBemg TesLBeing Testr Test- Test TesL- TesL TestrBeing : - - Being Bemg Considered , New NewEquipment NewEquipment NewEquipment Equipment Amve Arnvc Arrlve : , . & The magnesium test well aJJ ass aJJCrescent assCrescent a aCrescent Crescent byfederal Junction being drilled by federal agencies under a contract contractwith contractwith contractwith with the Utah Magnesium cor corporation corporatlon corporation poration poratlon on Monday reached the- the thecontract thecontract thercontract - contract depth of 4200 feet fE'et . ' and andoperations andoperations andoperations operations have been suspended suspendedpending suspendedpending suspendedpending pending a determination determmatlon as towhether to towhether hether whether deecerto deeperto " , it shall be carried carned deecer deeper deepero to penetrate the massive salt bed5- bed5 beds bed5which beds-which beds which - ' - which ha have been encounteredThe encounteredThe encountered encounteredThe The Mack Drilling company companycontractors companycontractors companycontractors contractors on the drilling drlll1I1g program program.his programhis . , thIs thIsIeek . \ week \Ieek Ieek moved in m from Texas ex- ex extensive extensive ex extensive - tensive equipment to augrrent augnent : the themodern themodem themodern modern rotary drill dnll outft v . which hlch las ba5 has ba5been hasbeen : been xen used In coring cormg the frst well welt wellto weltto wellto to a depth of 4200 feet ThLa Th1 Thies . : , new newequipment newequipment newequipment equipment deepenIng will oe De used in III deepen deepening Ing the 1 = present resent v . well ell and in drlll drill drlllIng drilltrig drillins Ing trig additional v . wells ells provided pro\lded pro lded \ thB the thBDefense theDefense thaDefense Defense Plant corporation and andBureau andBureau and.Bureau andBureau . Bureau of Mine Minea Mme . : . decide to con- con contmue continue con continue - tinue tmue exploration v . workThe work workThe ork orkThe The salt beds were encount-redat encount redat encountoredat encounteredat encountored encountered - at 2 a ? deoth delth death ) of 2091 feet In the- the thegoernment thegovernment the-government the government - - go\ernment go ernment government \ test " , well ell and from fromthat fromthat fromthat that depth to 4200 feet the forma formatlOn formation formation tlOn tion has been cored Analyses Anahses of ofthe ofthe ' the strata penetrated are berng being berngmad beingmade beingmads mad made by the Bureau of Mines U US US uS S Geological Surve Survei Survey } Defense DefensePlant DefensePlant DefensePlant Plant company as asBell -Bell Bell v.ell vell well . - as theUtah the theUtah theUtah Utah " Magnesium ! agneslUm corporation own owner owner owner er of the property being bemg testea testes testeo.No testeoNo . . . No mforiration inforrratIon information has been grven gI\en gI en grsen \ out outby outby . by any of the interested agencres agencies agencresas agenciesas agenciesas as to the tl-Je tl Je - content of magneslu'n magneslun magneslU"Il magneslUIl magnesru " ' n or orother orother orother other mineral mmeral nurieral saltsThat saltsThat salts saltsThat That salt beds containing contammg ma.g- ma.g mag- mag ma.gnesum magnesium mag-nesum mag nesum . - nesum nesium chloride and ) ootash Iotash notash ot or of a avalue avalue avalue value far exceeding e'tceedmg etceedmg exceedmg ' anything dn'thmg dnthmg } ' that thathas thathas that"has thathas " has } set yet et been encountered in m theUmted theUnited the theed Umted United States have been penetrat- penetrat penetrated penetrated - - ed has been " common "Common rommon goss p by b ; } the thegrapevme thegrapevme thegrapevine grapevme route during t ' the 'e e past pastweek past-week past week : ' - v.eek veek week v.eek'II'hether . \ Whether \'II'hether 'II'hether IIhether ' such rumois rumols rumors are areba'Cd arebased areba ba'Cd baCd based ' ed on information mformatlon orhether or \\hether hether whether whetherthey ' \ whetherthey hetherthey they are the natural result of1sh of wish \\1sh- 1sh wish- wishful \ wishful 1shful \ - ful thinking thmk.zng thmkzng . reiiains re'T/lms re'T reT lms remains ' / : to be seelL seen seelLThe seen.The seenThe . The fact remains remams ho \ 1 sever ever that- that thatmuch thatmuch thafc-much thafc much - - much additional drilling dnllmg cq eq liLment titment liLmenthas titmenthas ili-menthas ili menthas - has been biought blOught brought into the field field.and fieldand . . and the obvious obuous conclusion is that- that thatth that-the that the - : - th the findings findmgs to date have ha\e ha e \ been en- en encouragmg encouraging en encouraging - couraging couragmg couraging"Moab couragmg110ab couragingMoab "Moab Moab 110ab " O Operations OperationsA ratIons ratIonsA A magnesium magIleslum test will get un- un - underway underway un underway - derway in III Moab valley rnday Friday rndaywhen Fridaywhen Fridaywhen when a awell -well well v.ell vell w . - ell will w111 be spudded in m on ore onthe orethe onthe the Dr I W Alien Allen farm about aboutone aboutone aboutone one half mile mlle southwest of the thebu thebusines thebusiness bu busines lne , , district dlStnct This test11 test ' \ will \\11 11 ] re be reput beput be-put be put - put down dov.n dovn . to the salt beds by J L . L LDougan L-Dougan L Dougan - Dougan and A P Voorhies of VieEquity th the theEquity Equity Oil company compan } . who v.ho vho control controla a large acreage of patentee patentea and andon andon and.on andon . on he Moab anticline antlclme anticlme A dnlhng drilling dnlhnglI'achme drillingirachene drilling-rrachine drilling rrachine - lI'achme lIachme irachene ' is being bemg used on this " thistest thisrtest test ' \ with Ith the intention ot of coringthe coring coringthe coringthe the upper strata of the salt forma formatlon formation formation tlon tion which should be encountered encounrered encounreredat encounteredat : at about 1000 feetThree feetThree feet feetThree Three oil e't et exploration ' loratlon ' \ wells ells drill drilled drilled drilled ed in m Moab valley a number of ofyears ofyears ofyears years ago encountered salt baIt at abou1 about about1000 1000 feet Whether Whethzr or not these thesesalt thesesalt thesesalt salt beds contain contam magne magnesium magnesiumchloride magne'ilum.chloride magneilum.chloride magneilumchloride ' ium iumchloride . chloride and other minerals rumerals now in indemaI indemat indernai demaI demat d remiins rem"lins remlins remains ' " to be seen It 15 is 15the isthe isthe the Intention II'ltentlOn IIltentlOn ' of Mr Douan Dougan " , , , and andMr andMr andMr andMroorhies Mr ' \oorhies oorhies oorhles \ to have hae hale ha\ ha \ e a look " and andif andif andIf if the results of the pilot v . well ell are- are aresatlsfactoT aresatisfactory ar&satisfactory arsatisfactory - & satlsfactoT satisfactory ' , additional . wells v.ells vells un undoubtedly undoubtedly undoubtedly doubtedly will be drilled dnlled with rot rotary rotary rotary ary rigs ngs \ which \ hlCh V . ' 'all all ft ill permit cormg coring coringof coringof ; of the formation to detemm- detemm determin- determin detemmdefinitely determindefinitely detenrin-definitely detenrin definitely : - definitely tl-e tl e tte tl"e tle " - extent and valu value ! ' of ofthe ofthe ofthe the mineral mmeral ' bearing be'1r1ng be1r1ng salts salts , , if 1f they theyexist theyexist theyexist exist |