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Promising gas find near town fuels local oil prospects
Reports describe drilling near town striking 58 feet sandstone of the Niobrara series with gas that bubbles when water is added and burns with a yellow flame. The find could supply Basin with light and fuel for ages, with oil potential in underlying formations and nearby prospects controlled by the same group. Also notes job printing services and local notices including a serious head injury from a branch and a trephine operation.
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Torchlight Co. Ltd
Niobrara
Benton
Granetea
Bonanza
Wyoming
Oregon
Anna Voss
John Voas
Welling
G. B. Comer
Trephine
Jakull
Dr. Carter
Frank Wise