Show STRIKE GAS FLOW FLON IN DIGGING TRENCH FURTHER t EVIDE EVIDENCE CE THAT DU CHESNE IS CENTER OF OIL FIELD Nat Natural gas has been struck in Du Du- chesne That gas in Its natural state exists in and around Duchesne is s so ad well known the statement that It has been e encountered countered by laborers while engaged in trench work worl for the water system will cause no particular excitement excitement excitement ex ex- hereabouts But Wednesday Wednes Wednes- Wednesday day it was run into in such a large quantity that that the the workmen WeT were c compelled to ab abandon doll their task The fact is simply cumulative evidence that somewhere in close proximity to Duchesne there is an an n I immense immens oil field long predicted to exist In fact it is is stated by experts that the most perfect domes are In Inthis inthis inthis this neighborhood When the lands of or the former Uintah I Indian dian reservation n were thrown open for entry prominent prominent prominent nent Salt Lake parties headed by by C. C A A. A Gibbs geologist for the Utah Fuel company purchased three hundred hundred hundred hun hun- dred and twenty acres of land some of which comes almost into the townsite The tract lies just south and west of west of of- Duchesne From a scientific scientific standpoint Mr Gibbs who Is Isone isone isone one of the for foremost m st geol geologists of the state and In his connection with the U Utah h Fuel company commands one of the highest positions has stated to to the Record representative that near to Duchesne ne the conditions are are perfect and th the geological depth lower for the striking of oil than at any other point In the basin That natural gas which h means the immediate presence of oil is plentiful in v various parts part p of th the country country coun coun- try trY to to this this this' town is k known to io all al or of the inhabitants Frequently Frequently Fre Fre- It ft may may It-may-f may b seen oozing from the cre crevices ices in n the bluffs blurts along along the Strawberry and when lighted Willburn will wilt willburn burn f for r h hours hours' urs No prospecting has bas ever eve been done to d develop this n natural al 31 reso resource The The incident inc dent Wednesday day while whit causing no excitement here Is nevertheless nevertheless nevertheless never never- of of v. v value tue in furtherance e of the tIle theory that Duchesne among Its many other attainments is the cen center ter tel of natural gas gas' and an oil field I the extent of which can only be de de- I by development J. J t. t Murray Murraytown town marshall while engaged ed ed Wednesday In digging up a portion portion portion por por- tion of the pire pipe laid last winter in front of the school house with Chas Gordon GOldon Clarence S S Shields fields s and Max Deeben upon unearthing the pipe which as yet had not not been filled with t water were were finally compelled to leave the trench on account of the e egas gas fumes umes n 0 |