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Show LOST SOLDIER OIL 11 BOOMS Out 27 miles from Rawlins, Wyo., is a new oil dome but it's also a dinger, din-ger, from the report of Frank Moore, vice president of the Ogden Petroleum company, who has recently returned from a visit to this rapidly growing and famous oil country. Already the Funk company, a Standard Stand-ard Oil subsidiary, has brought In a dozen or so flowing wells with an estimated es-timated capacity of 15.000 to 20,000 barrels a day. Remarkable Country. Oil wells and gushers at that from 250 to 400 feet in depth makes this the most remarkable oil field in the world, says Mr. Moore. Just like drilling drill-ing for water and getting paid $2 a barrel if you hit it is what has influenced in-fluenced myself and associates to get1 in the field. "Several of us old boys were up in the field two months ago," Mr. Moore continued. "Wo noticed that the Standard Oil through subsidiary companies com-panies was improving the country very fast but that all their big strikes were hushed up and that they were quietly getting control of all the oil lands possible. We decided to get busy and get a slice while the big boys were getting the loaf. We did too. We secured a fine niece of land richt in the heart of the district. Three famous geologists, one of them a U. S. geologist, geolo-gist, has pronounced it the best piece of ground in the dome in their opinion. opin-ion. "Of course, one can't see beneath the ground but these scientific sharks havo an uncanny way of telling where the oil is and about what depth you will hit it. "I hope they are right about it this time." Two months ago the people of Rawlins Raw-lins did not know the difference between be-tween water and gasoline, but it is all changed now. The old town is re-awaking re-awaking and it is hard to even get a bed. Things look good. |