Show around thompsons Thomp sons A P ballard of thompsons Thomp sons springs was at grand junction a few days ago to a sun reporter le he bald fald a rig had juet just ix en placed an the oil land south of and that drilling would be commenced shortly professor arthur bako lake in looking over the ground said the surface indications Tero good coroll for oil nud find it la Is upon his advice that open Ulous w will III be started this land Is la in tho the west ivest oil basan 1 tho the rie rig to be used it Is the ono recently imported from front debeque not much la Is being riven given out by tho the new york and utah folks operate operating in darks clarks valley ETory everything thing it Is amid Is going to stilt those in charge the raven mining company Is adding to its force of men wen nt lit the mines in indian cannon and an art in creased tonnage is the consequence chemical tests lately mude prove that tho the book cliff oils arc are the superior in their crude form of any yet discovered in the antho voiad denver capitalist capitalists are ald laid to be negotiating foi a largo aa trait of asphaltum lands in grand county not for far from westwater water i iho mining journals announce that a solvent hris been fou found antl tor for ane ne elat and other cidro carbona carbons around soldier summit it is said a deal hue as been made whereby a heavy combination is to start to develop the oil sands of dry fork cannon one ono of the asphaltum companies among tho the book cliffs has haa closed a heavy tonnage contract of asphalt for now orleans |