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Show Weber Ciy Oil Co. Will Boom Ogden The announcement of tho intentions of the Weber County Oil and Natural Gas company in this Issue of this paper pa-per is of more than passing interest to Ogden citizens. It is a matter of common knowledge to dozens of residents resi-dents that natural gas exists in and around this city. The development of this produot Into paying quantities will solve the cheap power question for Ogden and will be the means of bringing more factories to our city. An earnest endeavor has never been made to test out this field and the announcement of the company that "they will drill 3.000 feet, If necessary," neces-sary," seems to indicate that they are determined to fully Investigate whether wheth-er or not oil and gas lies close to Ogden Og-den in paying quantities. Dr. J. W. Pidcock, one of the moving mov-ing spirits In the company, said, "We did not go into this matter until we had first thoroughly Investigated the possibilities. Nor did we rest with this investigation, for we have, within with-in the past month, had several practical prac-tical oil and gas men here from other oth-er fields and they are all of the opinion opin-ion that we have a most excellent field and that the surface Indications are of the best. As one of them from Oklahofa said to me recently, If this was a mine proposition with so many evidences apparent to the naked eye It would look mighty good to the miner, min-er, and he could see no reason why we could not drill into a big deposit of oil or gas, for he was thoroughly satisfied that it lay close around here." "I have often been told that the gas now burning In the various driven driv-en wells around here was marsh gas and I put this up to all of the men who have had wide experience in this line and they just laughed at me and said it was 'their belief that there was no foundation for this belief. "One of the men who has associated associat-ed himself with us from Oklahoma told me last week that if he could transfer our leases and surface Indications Indi-cations to the Oklahoma field that he could get a million dollars on them In a few hours, but I am glad they are around Ogden, for I feel that It will be the means of creating the biggest business boom we ever had If we can strike oil or gas here." oo |
