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V•~ <br />ism --- <br />..+ <br />J A <br />Steamboat Springs, Colo., I:larch 29.,1901. <br />Harry A. Leej <br />Cax~:is=ionery '3ureau of Tdines~ <br />Denver Colo. <br />Sir:- <br />Your request for a resort of tl_e present condition of the oil prosnect- <br />in'..::e P.outt Gouzsty field was received in due time. In ansrer Brill dive whzt <br />ormation is at }land. <br />The Reutt County Improvement Co. lave a lor_G tern lease on 8,000 acres <br />the i;lk and Bear Rivers, a:'x'. 2,000 zcres field by location near tJolf CreeY.. <br />have a splendid nlant of machinery and oil rig located on l;ll: P,iver~ 7 Mites <br />;t of ^,tearxboat Rprings. A hmie vas put dov:n 1100 ft. rher: the v;orh was stopped <br />r t?-.e ari.nter. Lri3ling a-,ill be restuned. about l,iay 1st. <br />Tre Iiort7~weatern Oil and Coal Co. have a `LO year lease upon 820 acres <br />leudid land on the iSilner ranch cn near River; also 640 acres cos]. land just <br />.st of the Lemtoz ,rouxul. They have a Plant of •machinery :std oil rig in oner- <br />.ion, and ase pushing tat:rls ir_ a systematise way. <br />Tlc Gogorado r^uel Oil Co. about 18'000 acres of land held under oi] lo- <br />itions. They have a splendid oil rig in operation, about s of a mile e_st of tna <br />Doer oil spring. <br />The Yampa Oil Co, have 2,000 acr=.s of oil end coal land erell located <br />.ear the oil springs. Hn oi3 rig mi13 be placed on their ground early in the <br />Ipri?:~~ astd Prospecting puslietl vi;;orously. <br />The gan yflaAuin Oil Co,. I~~ve 2,000 acres of oil ]:;nd located 4 miles <br />nest of totvr_. Their iaauager h-'ts moved their farr~i.ly here astd will personally sun- <br />srintend t'he oreetio!t of an oil riG as early in the sprint as the naciii.nery can <br />' F ~ 1 <br />~,ry, <br />~~ r. _~ <br />r [' ~. <br />