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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1917
Page
10
Officials announce a one third capacity increase at the Greybull refinery raising output from 7,500 to over 10,000 barrels per day. The project adds six crude stills, three other stills, more boilers, engines, six 100,000 barrel tanks and two 38,000 barrel tanks, with completion several months away and employment of a large labor force.
Interest grows in the Big Muddy and Brenning Basin oil fields near Casper with over fifty rigs in operation. Leases fetch high figures as land transfers surge while companies prepare to rush drilling once weather allows. Wyatt Oil and Refining plans February start on a first well and pipeline to a 1,440 acre Brewning Basin block.
Prosperity and business prospects in Greybull are noted as additions to the Greybull refinery begin. Once these expansions start, additional capacity will be aided to the nearby Standard refinery, signaling regional industrial growth.
Deputy postmaster George Matheson and blacksmith John Weed along with Prank Sonnebrand were jailed on charges of killing a heifer owned by John Mays of Pilot. Sonnebrand confessed, Matheson and Weed pleaded guilty and face preliminary hearings. The case stems from a Kingston arrest last Friday after a county attorney and sheriff investigated a November heifer kill.
Denver report states bond was denied for Mrs. Stella Newton Smith who is charged with murdering her husband and a trial date was set for March 12.
Riverton January 24 The Lost Well Oil company composed of local investors is reported to be promising as a new venture with early drilling appearing favorable and signs of potential production in the near term.
Storm and railroad woes aside, Lost Well Oil Company leaders led by N F Shipton Goodman and O T Jordan push plans to develop 4000 acres twelve miles north of Riverton. Geologist Johnson of Denver calls the field promising with 70 out of 100 chances, prompting Standard Oil geologist Dr Miller to discuss development. A Caspar deal pledges a wall creek sand well within ninety days and a subsequent Standard examination to guide work.
T D O Neil breaks all records by selling about 200 feeder steers to Great Western Commission of Denver for nine and a half cents, via Charles Irwin Cheyenne. He guarantees a quick Denver run and plans to ship 150 cows later. He aims to recoup losses from late markets and set a benchmark for cattlemen.
Guernsey Jan 24 copper price peaks drive two years of Hartville uplift exploration. Most claims show profit or pay for development with some good ore found. Lone Jack at Sunrise remains the district’s richest strike, while Vindicator’s Hartville property promises higher grade ore as district remains undeveloped.
Mexican school boys undergo military training that includes trench digging and pick and shovel work. Cadets drill and fortifications are built on Campos de Anzures near Chapultepec castle, with sham battles and instruction by army officers alongside regular troops.
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