Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 22, 1922, Page 24

PAGE EIGHT AVERAGE OU LAW ADDS A FORT NEW WELLS !S H 1 GH FIGHT FOR RECOGNITION : ; Initial Production of 261 Producers Com-; CRUDE AUTPUT ‘Way Paved for Dling of - Battery of Stills, pleted in Year Is 353 Barrels; Salt Bee? - bas ; i Creek Boosts Average ON INCREASE. re | Substantial additions to funds avull- able for Wyoming roads, and schools |have been made curing the year just closed, as @ resylt of activities under TPUT OFLEASINGLAWADDSA FO ° roducing of] wells completed in yOny, over en ye Continued from Page Two. ceedingly hi; est production and refining year tn h the new wells gauged |** Prvc™"", Dreaictions are made the mineral leasing act. To Guts dhe wn off under high gas|tor the most uniformly prosperous state's share pe Ale scar beri ey year in the history ef various com-/*rising out < oe a me and other districts rank as|Panies engaged in oil development | mate nive pet terially in rage to . refinery activities. hemo are ger omeey \come as production increases in the the federal leasing ‘various of] fields of the commonwealth: Handicapped fa road funds because of the immense areas of non-taxahle public Jands within its berders, Wyo ming has been obliged heretefore to ty proceeds, a Graft for provide from its own resources for sale of federal leases road, miles upon miles of which were in June involved pay- over vacant public lands, in orfier to nited States govern- furnish its peopis with proper trans: . ‘ : portation facilities essential to erder vacant public lands, the maintenarce| siderable royalty of school and police protection in in-|Jeasing act, while sume numerable regions of oll development| commonwealths had great Out of the total of 261 Wyoming fields during the Salt Creek, which accot of 858 barrels a day in on initial tests, after et, nen ri if Ee88e cent in taxes on the lands. ments from the federal treasury, State Rights are Contested. ch it ts hoped will increase from} When the leasing bill was being con- year to year and materially aid tr.| sidered by congress a determined ef- the construction and maintenance of| ‘ort was made to have all of the rents) i.) +s splendid systern of public high-| in royalties arising from its provis- gto ways. ions paid into the national treasury. h tat 4 federal govern- Leasing Plan Won by Margin. “These public lands belong to all ts from leased petroleum lands Comparatively few people realize by he people." a majority of congress In- disastrousiy affected by the what a small margin these tremendoun| Isted, “and proceeds from them nly sums of federa) nioney were secured] hould ‘be covered into the general to the state--the forces which had to| und.” 1 ee ind overcome in order to give} Realizing that the enactment of) est fought - coming these millions for roads! uch legislation would lay an unjust|credit for having won bis or another. No-! | 14 ‘ch had {t rot been for|>urden upon his own state, Congress- accorded to Representative hu7se better than she, ft ‘outcome of a most/man Frank W. Mondell entered upon Starting toward what Me anZ she dances, sings and ned and vigorously exe-|) vigorous campaign to awaken the|e @ hopeless objective, n c well. In addition. she is mpaign, would have been lost} terest of western members and’ the encountering what looked ike . eG at such feminine pursuits ata treaties governors of states affected. Page pr et a eae bara anes” 01 He a before mittees ae satis- se Ae i for the determined stand for ppeared com and fra nis ot awaiting | ‘The October f 1h sAdition to *- g and embrofdery. ights, and the aggressive | 2rged payment to the states of origin) faction of 4 ‘fed- c2=-€ of the applicants. hi t t eral in ss e: Pay 100,000 Royal production mentioned above, were 6,- nt inglstence of one man !a share of the rents and royalties from Str! omni® MT ‘ whe be 'y Collected. {830 gallons of gasoline produced on . state-owned off be compensated by year ending Octo- in crude off Other Fields Active. k Creck was secc indulged in most at the present time. This iderital to th ot the operations of the leasing act, to 3 / . re west bart of tha field reimburse the commonweniths for toss|FOad and schoo! thin catthee | agent tee ater eee aly tre) arate lendas, TUL.064.184 ‘cubity fest of vorable prospects in the|den 4 construction and mainte-,in taxation of these public lands. Or aut sometime ago. tt} ceanting Ot thige lease wn areuittof i ; $1,445 revenue from gas _ He began a personal canvas among|!98 445,000. the off and gas produced, prior to >d of old completions nance ugh hundreds of miles of eee: x eastern members, and as @ necessary Applications Flood Offices. August 25. 1920, amounted to $2,529 MM Still C R fi eee ey ot eat his plan 5 Nghia! Upon the orgy toe rag weet Pecan 867.46, of which 20 ver cent : _ majority of congress. compiled a applications Permits to prospect fore Stills, Casper herinery ce rity eicak wruldh. staan tecay aa| fer; OU AREE Mem were EA an mah fut bactincsnen week maetatseanon oe hath 4 most comprehensive and convineing|the six United States Land offices in tic 1 Jeclaration of the right of the states . : Wyoming. = ae to participate in these re- Westie ; qu 25, 1921 tie number elpts,in proportion to their ofl pro-/of #1] received in the Genera! | state may direct.” action and area, © lar office from the local offices to- Plan Dangerous, “|taled 2,671. From: Oyls_numier 915 | RECORD POWER No sooner "had. the Wyoming con: : ita <ressman apparently convinced a ma- and applications - ority of congress to the unfairness of|!y fgjected, making a total of 1.194 engineering division war erine pues Sones into. the ries ‘upon which final action has been cocnant has decided pipettes ral treasury than he.wns confronted/taken. ? x ; mata’ inventory~ | at foie: Sega ere. by. 2 oF the bieae peat d sonteeoane pre- avanabie lsctto-ueis ga a ig to cover receipts inary action n taken upon nto the reclamation fund. 1, 146 cases, leaving only a few cases fe dg 1 ‘sa coenaeeaas ‘This proved a popular appeal. But| Which have not been reached for ac-| power-producirg concerns vw public land states—California and/tion. os country, who will tarnish th Vyoming it large measuro ont: Placer Laws Antedated. jeers of the war ent cient ail lands ito 5 iti thors £3 a iH zi Fr 3 at Sensations. last year was without sensa-} me fe] ition ce | , FARGO OIL C _ PRODUCERSQF == Crude Ojii and Natural DEVELOPMENTS PROPERTIES PROSPECTS. With seven producing gas wells which show, ‘ eae ; a aes i: ; > The properties of the Fargo Company are _.» The Fargo Oil Company already on a lar, pte of 83 000,000 au Te aay ne well located in.the heart ata easough aq sper earnin| is, and with its potent I supply con: i Fargo Oil Company ‘has an adenine - Cr — Poison Spider and other prospective oil : served by temporary lack of ma ef is assured - ii cover the demands that will be made for Casper and ay. ” Wyong and other p noducing ae inv oe cinders feeds Ase s es a : ; and adjoining markets. cres \ : Of teins ae ine ai00 ce tae. With such an earning as the company is able gregating In addition to the gas supply which has been : : . dew F South Casper Creek and Poison Spider fields, to produce through marketing 10,000,000 cubic sevens os se company’s property in the 2,000 acres have been proven either gas or oil _- __ feet of gas a day, it is proben that it will soon five st opine Sau ccserens pa Bale, bearing. enter the list of Wyoming dividend payers. |z Jaca A evelope! : eR rospects 0 F Bo Bee ae = fn the property svhich ere. tempenaelly shut in Through the enterprise of Fargo officers, all SS ie chateees iieesendeeclenment = ‘oe of temporary absence of a market for of whom are experienced oil field operator: the ut the p ies of la oe ee maar es iE this product. company has been enabled to keep up with de- <* tens 3 the deer ea Whit as be With an adequate gas supply developed the velopments in other districts and many valuable oe ing PRES he Sout Casp Cr field Fargo Company recently instituted a Geen teat leases are held in fields which await completion : and edin sis Powon Sol d oF th € properties in the South Casper Creek field. of peretions:¢or thoriuar a ; . immeasurably to the value of the company. 3 a a in 1 tocated on section 1-33-83 and is Deals were -recently consummated by the The holdings in the Salt Creek field on which ei ‘pps pa 0 oy depth required to test all company for acreage in the Salt Creek field, a deal was recently consummaied by the Fargo = Te Gall is # ae formations of the fields. which merely await transaction of individual de- ; Company will ard much to the physical assets “ already at a depth of approximately tails before full announcements are made. ; ‘of the company, A al oats 1,500 feet. Another deep test, will be sta . rt during the present year which will peti a definitely the full producing possibilities of the Poison Spider field. Producing Properties—Poison Spider and South CONSOLIDATED ROYALTY BUILDING CASPER, WYOMING ; OOCHTINENTITEVETURTLETTTENDESHTOUUTTE é 4