Show COLORADO CAPITAL IN SAN JUAN JOAN OIL FIELD 1 i j Inspection of Formation Coni Con- Con ConI I i 1 vinces Them Work WillBe Will WillBe Wi Be Rewarded CONDITIONS ARE UNIFORM River Has Exposed Successive Strata to 10 Depth of Feet FeeL I Interesting and authentic information inn tion lon concerning the oil 01 fields of or San SanJuan SanJuan SanJuan Juan county Is found in a recent number num num- ber cr of ot the Cortex Cortez Cole Colo Coll Herald Herld Though Though the tho fields are arc in Utah Colorado Colorado dorado Colo do rado capital is largely interested in opening them Colonel Colon 1 A. A C. C Ellis Elis or orthis orthis orthis this city ely Is one of the pioneer operators there however and an Ogden n syndicate syndi syndi- Cafe cate ha has recently become lecome interested The Cortez Corez Herald Herld says It is about miles from here to Bluff by the present wn wagon on road and it f is 25 5 miles mies from there to commencement commencement commence commence- ment mont of the oil 01 fields which un undoubtedly undoubtedly e edly l extend down cown the river from rom 75 i to smIles miles mies further Some three thre weeks ago J. J W. W Yates YateR and II I. I S. S president and secretary respectively respect ely of or the Yates McClaIn Real Realty company of Colorado Colordo Springs s came were joined jollied b by ex- ex Sheriff Adam Alam iam L Lewey and ant the time three went to the oil 01 fields felds None of them are novices nO In oil oi hut but it i requires no exp expert rt to determine exact geological conditions because th the river has cut cutway cutway cutway way do don doun n to a depth of jOO or SOO feet through thrush the tile soft ot and sn sandstones sandstones sand sand- stones ln leaving exposed eyer every layer laer with wih distinctness The he party part spent four days das there and thorough h Inspection inspection tion Uon and men measurements ns were made mace maee Gln Geological Conditions Uniform Whatever cr point yi visited ler they found a uniform geological ical condition which i Is Lime 10 feet fp red 11 sandstone feet feci oil 01 sand and 10 Ill feet reet red rell sandstone CO GO lime mE 1 15 5 feet feN oil stand nd 2 feet fret red rell sandstone sand sand- stone 10 feet feel oil 01 sand Fand 20 o feet lime shale 70 feet red ree shale Rhale feet lime cap feet white shale hole lons 30 feet foet shale fo fossil 11 1 lime feet oil 01 sand 10 40 feet Oil 01 sands are aro encase encased in exceedingly hard strata of lime from f five flo to lo 10 inches in thick thick- ness Petroleum oozes from every ever ic cre crevice of the weird canyon conron Ie rs Yates YaleI and se secured secured secured se- se cured 2100 IO acres of th the best oil oi lands In that Immediate vicinity and as ns soon as modern machinery can be he hurried In Colorado Springs capitalists will wi pro dye to the world that their energies were not exhausted tec In the making o of Cripple Creek Chicago o. o Denver Denvel Durango Loup City CHy Neb and other cities cUes nr are thoro with wih representatives armed with wih th the tho needful for or Development Develop mont ment arid and nd if it C Adam who has option on more mor land land and mund under better opton ant conditions condition than have heretofore be bee bce obtained is IR successful in the enterprise e ehe he ho he has un undertaken en Montu county citi will 1 be bo sharers In the wealth that will rill wi coon oon On be he pouring out from that hitherto desolate region Oil Oi of ci Fine FIno Quality Some ome time since quite quie a Quant quantity H of oil 01 was wa sent sent to II I. I It 11 Ellis analytical analU cal Co chemist of or Salt RaI Ial Lake e. e and un under r date late of April Apri 15 Hi he returned this a analysis a In a I IS if Naphtha 1250 per cent Light burning 2102 10 per cent centHa Ha Heavy burning 1902 per pcr cent ont Lubricating 1310 1300 per por cent Loss per cent Gravity Gra crude 28 28 From Prom the foregoing it will wi be he noted that no better heter oil oU flows from any portion of or the universe r e. e Our own led kno ledge o Is that thai those thos same Fame big i oil oilfields oilfields 01 fields felds extend from the Rio San Juan south uth Into Inlo the Moqui Indian reservation reservation reserva reserva- tion lon located in the north central portion portion porton por por- tion ton of Arizona nun and undoubtedly much farther south Mining Notes James T. T Hammond went to Logan yesterday on a business s mission J. J E. E Hanway former formel publisher of oC the Richfield Reaper r. r which he re recently recently re- re cont sold sohl Is in the city after a trip to California John T. T Hodson has hns returned from Coal le where here he went vent to attend the tho funeral of his hl uncle John RobInson Robinson Robinson Rob Rob- inson one of or the tIme worth worthy pioneers of Utah Mr lr Robinson camo came to tho territory territory ter ter- In 1862 and with wih William Hod- Hod son John ohn T T. Hod Hodson's ons on's father Cather opened Utah's Ulah's first coal roal mine the Robinson mine later sold told to tho ho Mormon church and ani now known leown as the church mine Ho Ito Io lived at Coalville ever oyer since that lint time and was wa known as one of Summit count county's s most substantial cit cf cit cit- Manager Frank L. L J. J Wilson J on an and Clr Clyde e JL hr Wilson expect to leave Ia today for forthe forthe or orthe the Dee Deep Deal I Cre Creek k country to look after mining Interests The Utah Mine lne of Fish FIEh Springs Springs Is In the marl market et with wih a ton 40 ton lot of ot ore Mine lne a s s show It I to contain 44 14 per cent lead lend anti and 03 ounces s In Mi silver r. r Mines Manager Ernest L. L Godbe pf the Ohio Kentucky Kentuck and Prince Consolidated Consolidated Con Con- Mines at Pioche has gone gono to tho camp The rhe Nevada lc cr Mining compan company com corn com pany pan operating in Pioche has placed an nn order eider for fOI a n horse 25 power hoI gasoline gasoline goI go- go gaso gaso- I line lne hoisting engine I A party parl of will wi lea leave in a n afew afew few lays days for the Uintah reservation country to develop elop a mining mIninG property erty which the they believe o to bo be the long long lost I Josephine mine said to have havo been heon worked h by the Spaniards long before this men region became settled by white Columbus Ships hip Concentrates The Columbus Consolidated Mining company compan Is shipping four carloads of ot concentrates from Crom coin th the mill mi at Its Is Alta AHa Altamine mine mine- minI mineto to one f of the tIme vale valley smelters Tho rho Columbus has a again got ot tho the better hetter bet lCt- ter of ot th tho flow flou ow on water In tho the mine and anc is gradually lowering it I to the foot level level Ore at Samplers I Ore Or receipts by carloads reported report l lI yesterday e by the tho samplers Taylor Taylor- Brunton runton Brunton Utah I 1 Nevada 2 Pioneer I Utah Utah 2 |