Show virgin dome oil co drilling in good shape drilling continues at rig no 1 of the virgin dome oil co on purgatory flat the editor went out to the flat sunday afternoon to see what was being done and what bad had been done he was a little surprised to find such nice neat buildings erected by the the company they going of a superior class to the editor editors s notion of what such buildings generally are he having got his ideas from visiting mining camps the buildings erected tor for the shelter and comfort of the men employed at the well site are of the bungalow type with very wide overhanging roots roofs and plenty of open air space the buner house has a large screened sleeping room into which the bedrooms open the bunk bouse house Is to very homelike and comfortable and is fitted with every modern convenience including hot and cold baths and a shower bath it la Is electrically lighted and heated the cook house is a wonder of a place to find in the desert where one would hardly look tor for such neatness and cleanliness as distinguishes this eating house the house consists of a large dining room opening into a large screened dining porch either 0 of which may be used according to the time of year a splendidly equipped kitchen with electric electria range and other appliances opens onto a screened porch another door from the kitchen leading into the bedroom of the cook electricity is used for everything lighting as well as cooking and heating determined to have the best of everything the company has secured the best cook in this section to have charge of the eating house miss mary diary conger formerly proprietor of the conger house this city with such a pleasant place to live the men employed by the company should find life very enjoyable tha the rig has been previously described it is a standard rig one of the very best and heaviest and has been erected by competent workmen so should stand the racket while we were there sunday the drillers drillars dr illers struck an exceeding hard limestone capping at a distance of 63 feet and the drilling has been mostly through this hard formation since making progress slow and hard on drills this hard capping was foretold by the geologist employed by the company it being found three feet deeper than stated by him the dixie power co is furnishing ele electric c power for all purposes at the camp thompson has put in everything in first clasa class shape and everything works smoothly and without a hitch the large 75 horsepower motor was running like a charm handling easily the string ot of tools which weigh over ibs lbs the stem alone weighing 2600 ibs lbs one unacquainted with the fact would have no idea that a blow of considerably over pounds was being struck each time the drill rose and fell it moves so go easily and lightly the crew working there Is said to be the best that can be obtained they have never yet tailed failed to bring in a well says mr r graham and they know exactly what to do if anything goes wrong claud hegler has drilled in nearly every field in the U S and charley jordon has also drilled in south america T 0 may Is the superintendent claud hegler and charley jordon drillers drillars dr illers paul hotch king and billy baldwin the tool dressers george amesbury and dan sullivan are tho the other employed emp loyes at the rig W 3 graham the president of the company has not overlooked a single thing that would aid in developing the field everything put in is of the best which his long experience as an oil man has taught him is chea cheapest in the end the total tor for everything when ready to drill had been which included the pipe line conveying vater ater to the camp mr nir graham has been a resident ot of st george over two years coming here from tatt taft cal where he ia Is still interested in the elkhorn oil co ho he brought in the first well at Marl copa cal the occidental now owned by clans speckles the sugar magnate he ile is an oil man of experience and has unlimited faith in this field believing the well now being sunk will prove his theory that this 13 one of tho a host oil fields on ot the and will be rapidly followed by the sinking of hundreds of others all over the territory his attention was first attracted to this field by the governments withdrawal of oil reserve hio no 7 the field upon investigation appeared very inviting to him and the more he investigated the stronger his big faith in via fi i field became he lie is now in on the final test and has no doubt whatever hat ever of a result that will prove moat most astonishing A gusher mr graham believes inmost is most probable |