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Show 1 HUNTING OIL AT SULPHUR, NEVADA. Utah people owning the old sulphur mine near Sulphur, Nov., will be interested in-terested in the following from the Winnemucca 'Star of July 1: L. L. Norton, an oil man from Houston, Hous-ton, Tex., was an arrival yesterday and left for Sulphur today to study tho geological conditions. Mr. Norton has been in the oil business for many years and has heard about tho oil field of sulphur. He has heard of tho wonderful sulphur mine which has produced steadily since the earliest days of Humboldt county, and knowing know-ing that sulphur and oil nre often found together, and having heard of the oil strike at Sulphur about three years ago, he wants to see the field and make a study of 1L Mr Norton Is accompanied by his wife. They came from Denver to Winnemucca and after visiting Sulphur they will continue con-tinue on to San Francisco. It will be remembered that oil was discovered about three years ago at Sulphur .on tho Western Pacific railroad, rail-road, about fifty miles west of Winnemucca, Win-nemucca, the discovery being made In a well drilled to supply water for a railroad water tank. At a depth of about 300 feet drilling was stopped because the water became oily and unfit for use. The Western Pacific not being in the oil business, and being be-ing interested only In securing a good well in a dry country, no prospecting prospect-ing for oil was done. Quite an excitement ex-citement followed the news of the discovery dis-covery and the country for miles around in every direction was located All but a few locators have abandoned their claims, as no deep drilling was done by anj'one and there was nothing to stimulate interest. A few claim owners, however, havo kept up their n3sessnionts, confident that the oil resources of Sulphur would one day bo proven. |