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Oil Boom Sparks Big Piney Wyoming Development
Wyoming's Big Piney and Green River Valley rise from sparsity as oil fields near full development. Lincoln-Idaho Oil Co drilled through sands last summer revealing rich oil below the surface. Large rigs await transport from Opal as activity grows statewide with tests planned in the year ahead. Miss Nellie Walker travels to Sheridan to claim an estate from a deceased cousin.
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Big Piney
Green River Valley
Lincoln-Idaho Oil Co
State of
Wyoming
Opal
Nellie Walker
Sheridan