Deseret Evening News | 1908-01-02 | Page 3 | Local News

1 pliny pany him has one otie rig working on It n K f fI igans I lIns field The Tho well ell Is down It feet foet It loUt hUll a small of kit l r high grade oil which this field Is IR noted for Cor tills com PUll lout linn been working Its lis own coal mine which Is close to BIon hut but It has proven too expensive Oil on account of the tho smallness of oC tho tito vein rein und It him hils closed down 01 on The Tho Montana Wyoming Co com coin composed posed largely of DC business men has ba two rigs working on the th term faint of oC JO E E R Jones It has hns three wells sunk Otto olio ono of which furnishes tim the gas gns to sup SUI supply ply lily the tho 11 8 There Thore Is III enough nough gas coming out of or tho th three wells to fur furnish furnish nish several largo large towns with fuel and amid AIH light Over 60 BO barrels arell of o oil pet per day hns hn been taken out of or ono one o c well and anti poured out on the tho ground Ln Last t evening ono one 01 of the rigs burned to the ground hue rho fire firo was caused d dI by b a n wave W C of ot gUs gas being blown over a II I I small fire which h was wall located between the rig and the holler The Tho rig rl was as recently shipped from froll the kite NiSI The Tho loss was between bel and 2000