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Show dJtes Visit Carter UINTAH BASIN RECORD Thursday, December IS. 1952 G3ig Robert Colorow and his sen, Marshall, dope on drilling get first-han- d One cold morning last winter Robert Colorow and his sou Marshall chopped a hole in the ice on the water trough, tossed some hay to the cattle and then saddled their shaggy ponies for Robert EDITOR'S NOTE Colorow was killed on Aug. 28, 1952 near Neola whan the automobile he was driving missed a bridge as ha was traveling east through a ride to Carters No. 2 Du chcsne-UtTribal well. As mem bers of the Ute Tribe and beneficiaries of the Duchesne. Utah, discovery well, they had been wanting to learn about the big Carter drilling rig probing for oil near their home. e first-han- On the cross-countr- d ride the y ponies carefully tested each step they took in stirrup deep snow drifts before shifting their full weight, Friendly Guy Keith, Carter drilling tool foreman, met father and son as they rode up to the range-wis- e doghouse steps and invited them to be his guests for a tour of the rig. Starting with the draw works, they covered every major drilling operation. Both father and son found the crews teamwork fascinating, round-up- s and branding, they Cattlemen, used to teamwork in appreciated this sort of thing. They all talked for quite a while at the mud mixing pits The water used in the mud interested the Colorows most. Around this part of the country irrigation is expensive even when you live near a river. Figuring how much it cost tj haul water to the location gave them a practical idea of the difficulties and cost of drilling in the Game: Don klosterman, Mtatandiiif STREIT tells young Mar- - is the eollegiatc paasw la 1M1, has been signed ae a free agaat by the Lee Angeles ' Rama , . . Feetball may have the eaater at the stage, bet the major baseball leagues have set theii IMS epealng date April IS . . Tallalah Bankhead, a Giant fan. always gives Manager Llppy Duro-ehe- r plenty at Up when the Giants sUp , . . OUe Matsen of the Chicage h Cards Is perhaps the fastest the game ever had . , . The White Sen efflee likes Manager Fan! Richards far the way he werks with pitchers end turns medicare ease Into winners he salvaged BUly Pierce, Saul Regovin, fuel, water and mud for the rig. , GAS CO. DUCHESNE, DRILLER shall some of oil's lore and legend while Streit takes a rest from weather. he used to sweep the derrick floor was a high pessure hose squirting hot water to wash away the mud left from a testing job. Later Guy Keith and the Colorows went into the dognouse to look at a diamond core bit and some rock cores. Guv didnt have any trouble explam.ng to the Colorows how oil passes through solid rock. During thaws Marshall and his father have seen water ooze oat of the side of solid canyon walls and they know oil could do it, too. After the visit they said goodbye to Keith and rode back home over the road Carter built to reach the well. Both had a good understanding of drilling operations and the growing importance of oil development to Utah after their visit. All in UTAH-COLORAD- O MARSHALL COLOROW looki at a recently pulled core while Keith tells how cores look when saturated with oiL MR. COLOROW feels the little dia- monds in a core bit as Guy Keith explains how it cuts through solid rock. arid locations. Young Marshall took a quick liking to the amiable driller. Harold Streit, who shared his big store of oil field lore with the boy. Explaining his job to Marshall, Harold found an admiring audience. While thev were on the rig floor, the Colorows got a chance to see Driller Streit clean house. The broom UTAH how important this man-mad- e goo is to drilling welR fnU-hae- I I Weve lined up to extend to you our fincereft Sectonf Greetings. May the bountiful joy that we wish you for Christmas be foifowed by an equal dee Debsen, Marv Grissom, Harry Derish end Lon Kretlow into a winning staff , . . After years of teaching the single wing, Carl Snavety, North Carolina coach, switched te the split T this fall . . . Michigan amassed a total of SIS yards against Northwestern recently . . . Yankee pitching ace Whitey Ford will leave army soon. The intelligent person is one who has learned how to choose wisely and therefore has a senae of values, a purpose in life and Dr. J. a sense of direction. dismantle a testing tool as Keith and the Colorows watch. interested boyld Martin Klotyche. Slrit xplain to measure of happiness in the New Year, WASATCH STORAGE & SERVICE CASE FARM MACHINERY "PHILLIPS 66" PRODUCTS DUCHESNE. UTAH lYlay your happiness this Christmas be Three hears for Chrhtmat with sad' the happlntu It brings Te all at nut hknd$ and petrens we with a lull mnntur at haliday jays . . . . . the joyful the season. retain this spirit of And may you cheer good throughout the with the warm hop that aur mutual auadatlon will tune in New Year. he pleasanter then ever Merrill Larsen threegheet the taming year. Duchesne ATTORNEY LAW DUCHESNE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION Hotel & Cafe Vernal and Burret Williams Duchesne. Utah MU'M'kMUiKMMiJtStAXX;;:).. AT Duchesne. Utah MARION HARRISON. Pres. W. R. HARRIS f gaf It'S M'CWS E. L. B. A. JACOBY MURPHY, . THERON LEAVITT Vice-Pre- s. |