Show Hill Creek Indications Encouraging Two rumors have reached hero within the week from Hill creek oil field One was that the Midwest had failed Caned to find oil at about 2000 feet and as pulling out Now Nov comes a rumor rumor rumor ru ru- mor that oil indications are aging One report had It ft that Hint oil had come within twenty feet of or the top A phone conversation this morning morning morning morn morn- ing with the Curry store at Ouray revealed the fact that sands ed with oil have been heen struck Clarence Clarence Clarence Clar Clar- ence Johnson of Roosevelt yesterday yesterday yesterday yester yester- day talked with Ed Snow wool buyer buy buy- er in Salt Lake and Mr Snow told him that he has good oil news from rom Hill creek O. O J. J Grimes Salt Lake Tribune oil writer has this In last Sundays Sunday's paper A midweek rumor of important discoveries in the Midwest and Castle dale tests in the Hill creek district district district dis dis- stimulated interest in oil development devel el development but the absence of confirma confirma- tion Hon has stayed plans for new activity ty in the field The rumor was to the effect that a stratum of heavy oil sand or asphaltum had ball been penetrated penetrated penetrated pene pene- in each well and that the prospects for tor production were en eu- It also was intimated the stratum was extremely difficult to penetrate and had caused the loss losso o of a string of tools by the Midwest Nothing further has been heard from the camp but the Midwest report leport of yesterday indicates Indicates indicates indi Indi- cates the probability of oC exaggeration in so far as conditions at its test are concerned The Midwest drilling report shows that a thin seam of some hydrocarbon material a few few- inches in thickness at most was passed through b by the drill at a depth of about 2000 feet Drilling operations have been suspended temporarily temporarily tem tem- by the Midwest pending the receipt of a new drilling cable |