Show MA MANY MAN Y OIL OO COMPANIES ARE PREPARING FOR DRILLING Northwestern Colorado has tor years been believed by the experts of the country to contain great deposits deposits deposits de de- de- de posits of oil all Claims have been staked and more or less drilling has been done at different periods and andIn andin andin in the Rangely fields oil all has been stuck aruck says the Maybell Bell The past few months oil all men have been investigating Moffat county county county coun coun- ty and as a result several companies companies companies com com- have become active Representatives Representatives Representatives have been sent out to sign signup signup signup up oil all land leases Jos Stephenson of Cross mountain is signing up all the land in n that section for an Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Okla Okla- homa company which he represents The Big Five company of Casper Wyoming had a representative there two weeks ago who succeeded In signing In the Dry lakes and Wolfe mountain country This company pays a cash rent and a royalty or of about ten per cent Other companies will have men on the ground this week to make other leases Dave Morgan is drilling in Lily park Mr Marshall of ot the VerMillIon VerMill- VerMill Ion lon company is now at Rock Springs W Wyoming and will move In a drill to start work as soon as road conditions conditions conditions condi condi- will permit The Big Five company drill will willbe willbe be shipped from Casper to Craig this week and moved from there to the Dry lakes country a few miles south of ot Maybell The freight from Casper to Craig on this outfit alone Is 2600 A big flow of gas has been struck been struck in a shallow well at White River City bridge In Rio Blanco county and the Richmond Petroleum company company company com com- pany at Wilson creek reek is continuing operations and have a well down about feet |