Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 17, 1918, Page 4

WORSTED IN U5, LAND DECISION Salt Creek Case Decided in Favor} of Government at Douglas —_—- ing; Pendi The section 28 of the a aes ending’ A< || Paite ae Oe seeRteR Geran in U. 9. Court Vyoming oil interes. and from all | indications it will prove the most pro- lific in the whole field as regards the cost of operating and the ease with Section 28, West Salt Springs New Sensation with Development of Syndi- cate Holdings The land office has awarded the decision in the land and oil case o: leitch the afl obtained. Section 3-39-79 in the Salt Creek! "py. ‘Wyokans No. 7 found the pay field against the producers. The case | in the shale esterday at 2,100 feet was tried at Douglas and the present! end the well has a heavy gas pressure owners will carry it on up to the sec- | besides its oil production which will retary of the interior on appeal. _j¢9 about 300 barrels from the show- Th 7 i 3 ling. The Wyokans has by this well e decision is of great interest to bepmie of the Heke territory in the Salt the people of Wyoming, both on ac- | Greek as this last hole is over a half count of the great value of the land, | sile from any other well on the lease a quarter section of oil land esti- and the Wyokans has the territory mated to besworth not less than five | blocked solid from its wells onthe million dollars. The land is the NE\% northeast quarter of 28 to the present of Section 8, Township 39 North,’ wel] on the northwest quarter of the Range 79 West, in Natrona county, | came section. Wyoming, and the Salt Creek field, Besides this, the same firm has the embraced in the petroleum with-| least half of section 29 and the No. “/ drawal ei the government of Sep-! well appears to indicate that the pay tember 27, 1909. The Jand was js running that way so that the whole claimed Shute an oil placer location | acreage of the firm will prove up as by William Hanley, a wealthy oil op-| oj] bearing. erator of Pennsyfvania, and his asso- The Wyokans and other firms near ciates. that part of the Salt Creek field are Th= placer location was contested gutside of the Government with- by the government on the,ground drawals and the firms thus siluaied that no valid discovery had been are able to sell their oil at the mar- made prior to the withdrawal and|ket prices without let or hindrance. that work leading to discovery was not being dilligently prosecuted at SOUTHERN All ITE TO THE on the ground that the locators w not bona fide locators but rae in fact without interest and acting as I mere dummies for Hanley and his associat The contention was ear-| cants, and resulted in a hearing be- |Jowstone Park tourists are being de- | fore the Douglas United States land toured via Thermopolis and Cody be- | office, in which a large amount of ‘cause of the failure of the proper! testimony of a great number of wit- ‘authorities to repair a bridge on Buf-| nesses residing in Wyoming and else-| aio Creek across ‘he divide ard in on the part of the government was County Commissioners Cameron, conducted by the chief of field stough and Smith were over the road division at Cheyenne, A. Baker, and|° eattatiaatthosktarselcanchilaat at the hearing held at Douglas, the \to ipspect the repair work bein: mineral claimants were represented} and report that the road is in fcirly whom was associated other attorneys, and the hearing was conducted on [Toad ae rie park a jones Waite] behalf of the government by the |C&US* of the wrecked bridge on Buf- hearing attorney, John A. Smith. falo’ Fork: After careful. consideration of the} # large number. of) tourists: have |passed thru Lander recently on their the date of the withdrawal, and ce nestly resisted hy the mineral appli-| LANDER, Wyo, A Aug. 17.—Yel- where, wes taken. The investigation | Tincoin County. by Attorney Fred D. Hammond, with |i ooq condition that far, but thar the|% voluminous record and all the evi- dence, the register and receiver at|W@Y to the park, but £ pasyuzey Douglas has decided the case in favor of the government and the attempted | oil siares location is invalid and of no force or effect as against the| withdrawal. A cpse involving the | same land is also pending in the United States district court at Chey-| enne, but the court e has been | held in abeyance to await the dispo- sition of the case in the land office. A large amount of oil of great value has been removed from the land | \) involved, but under a stipulation of | the parties, the proceeds from this} oil, now amounting to $200,000, have been deposited in one of the national banks in Cheyenne with the under- | jn Wyoming. Graduate of High! Standing that the money is to be | gehool. Attended the Emporia Nor- turned over to the mineral applicants | mal 1 year; the Denver Normal 1 should they succeed in establishing | year; Colorado State Teachers Col- thir title to the land, or to the gov. lege 3 years. ernment in case the land reverts to| the the government. It is expected that the mineral claimants will prosecute an appeal to the secretary of the in- terior. In point of value of the property embraced in the case and the ques- tion of land law and fact involved, this case just decided is undoubtedly | the most important case ever adjudi- cated in any land office in Wyoming | so far. Announcement In soliciting the support of the vot-" ers of Natrona Co. for the office of \c ounty Superin- j\tendent of .submait ay ,j[ desire to submit | &, jmy qualifications / for the office. Have been teach- ing for 17 years, the past 5 Have Bachelor of Pedagogy, Pedagogy. Graduate of Domestic Sci- ence, graduate of Commercial Col- following Diplomas: Master of lege in Bookkeeping, and typewriting. Hold a Professional Life Certifi- cate in Wyoming. Stenography, jhalf at the Primaries. MRS. AMANDA KUTZLEB. _ eeebieenenrerer ieee HHREKEE EAE EERE EE HRERELREAELA AAAI ISA IASI AHA SAAS SAAS A AANA SS EEK My Home for Sale I will sell my home consisting of nine rooms. Double garage in connection. Located just off Center street on Doner. This home is completely modern. Investigate. Box. D. E. N., care Tribune. ERK ERK R ALAA ELL BANANA AAA ASL IA ASIA dahshihaks kak daksdahekshahehahshahehatohatshatato’ | : HL AELAAAAL IAA ASIA AAAS ANAS AAA Soho FREERERERERELAERE TREES ASTER PLANTS PLANTS My Aster, Verbena, Pinks and other flowering plants are No. 1. Any of these in wood pots, ready to set out, 75¢ per dozen. hata Cabbage plants, $1.00 per 100. Tidatiee. $1:25 per * 100 in bundles, otted 75c per dozen. Peppers same as to- matoes. Celery, $1.00 per 100. Better order by mail as our telephone line is not working wel. WM. MOSTELLER TELEPHONES_557M and 1F3 Evenings PRODUCERS GET PROVEN TERRITORY EXTENDED BY BRINGING IN OF WYOKANS' NO. 7 Creek, Salt Creek: Soliciting your support in my be- THE CASPER DAILY TRIBUNE "ENTRY AGHTS Today’s Quotations || | AND) FOR PARK Pty 1 ee i ‘3a | Fourteen Hundred § Square Miles American — 018 a Affected by Order Covering | Bessemer -083 : Boston-Wyo. _ 16 18 } Territory Adjoining the Black Pear-- 208 10 | Yellowstone Big Indian - -28 32 Big Five- 018 024) The United States land office has Center -_- -023|received notice of the withdrawal Columbine 14 |from settlement or entry of approxi- Cons. Royalty. mately 1,400 squgre miles of terri- aha —son a= : tory on the south and east sides of . T. Williams. 2.50 | Yellowstone park as shown by the inteane Oil - 375 */map on the fourth page of this issue Hecla-Wyo. - 008 jof the Journal which was prepared | Jupiter - -04 |when the petitions for enlargement) Gieakurss ss of the park was sent to Washington inne: ~ sla rf Merritt. —_- 224 Nien ai Merritt ~~ - | While this withdrawal does not sae make certain the extension of the se te |park, it is an indication that the in-| Midwest Rfg. 110.00 “yy, | terior department feels very certain Midway ~~ wae 024 | that the legislation will pass, if not Northwest A a at the present session, within a very Conran “07 “og | few years unless very serious oppo- Z| Reneengee “04s “01 iaanens should later develop. mier 4 : - Republic Pet, 03 04 | WE are experts on aiterations of lad- en ‘a bis ies’ garments. b. C. Moore, S8o one oo 4 A or. United Pet. .07 08 With 27 years of sehtnvnen’ serv- Wyo. 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