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Show Letter to Walter James From Prominent Oil Man LaBarge, Wyo. Sept. S. 19L'b. Mr. Walter James. j Black Rock, Utah. Dear Mr. James: : I regret very much that I was aw-, ay when you came to our camp here at LaBarge, but I was pleased to receive re-ceive your letter of October 27th. J: am very much interested in your district dis-trict and want to look in with you when you are ready to drill. j I believe you have oil there and it will not cost as much to drill there as it does to drill here. I would recom-j mend drilling with cable tools. A No.j 28 Star rig is the right thing to use.! It is capable of drilling to any depth required in your district. Many fail-; ures are made, by starting to drill with small machines, and yon should start the hole large enough to put in a few joints of 10 inch casing to start with, then go as far as you can with 8 1-4 inch hole. This will give you a chance to finish with G 5-8 inch casing. cas-ing. My .experience with Diamond drills has not been very satisfactory. I think it is the duty of the peo pla who live In your state to prospect your district for qil, as a matter of fact the people of Utah are letting people from other states get the best of the natural resources of the state. Thirteen years ago- I came to La-Barge, La-Barge, Wyo., and after quite an extended ex-tended examination I made a favors ble report on this structure whero we are now drilling. There was no more surface evidence of oil heru than there is in your district. It is a concealed structure as yours is, but if a geologist is careful he can finr evidence of even a concealed structure struc-ture and I found this evidence in the Black Rock district. With reference to the so-called Doodle Bug, I never condemn anything. any-thing. I accept the truth wherever i find' it. In this age of wonderful de velopment. who knows the limit c.l knowledge or understanding that may be had by investigation. As soon as I can arrange to leavu the work here, I intend to come to Salt Lake City for a week. When I do, 1 will notify you so I can have . talk with you on these matters oi getting a well drilled in the Black rock district. Wishing you every success and hoping to he able to help you and with kind regards, I am, yours truly, A. G. BURNITT |