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Cheyenne State Leader

Location

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1917

Page

2

Greybull Refinery to Expand Capacity Significantly

Officials announce a major enlargement of the Greybull refinery raising output from 7,500 to over 10,000 barrels per day. The plan adds six crude stills and three similar units, plus more boilers engines and six 1000 barrel tanks and two 38000 barrel tanks. The project will take months and create many jobs, with Greybull supplying steam and lights to nearby refineries.

Greybull Jon Greyball

Armed guards patrol holdings near Casper in frosty oil fields

Interest grows in the Big Muddy and Brenning Basin oil fields near Casper with over fifty rigs and high lease demand. Ground is changing hands as companies plan rapid drilling once weather warms. Wyatt Oil and Refining announces February start for its first well, pipeline, and refinery on 1,440 acres, signaling aggressive expansion.

Casper Wyatt Oil and Refining Company Brewning

Prosperity and business of Greybull refinery growth

The report notes prosperity and business in Greybull and states that once expansions at the Greybull refinery begin, extra capacity will be allocated to the Standard refinery to boost production.

Greybull

Deputy Postmaster jailed for heifer theft in Kingston

Deputy postmaster Matheson and blacksmith Weed were charged with killing a heifer owned by John Mays of Pilot Point near Lander. Prisoner Sonnebrand confessed to theft, all three arrested after a county sheriff and attorney trip. Heifer killed last November. carcass divided with Sonnebrand getting half of a quarter.

Longenecker Gaylord Kingston Matheson Weed Sonnebrand Big George Lander Nebraska Renches

Trial of Mrs Stella Smith Set for March

Bond was denied for Mrs Stella Newton Smith who is charged with the murder of her husband and her trial was set for March 12 in Denver.

Stella Smith Bond Denver Stella Newton Smith

Lost Well Oil Promising Venture Reported in Riverton

Riverton observers report the Lost Well Oil company showing early promise as a new venture, with details limited to initial statements from company officials and local reaction.

Lost Well Oil company eyes new Riverton field development

Storm and oil hopes mix as Lost Well Oil company directors plan development of a 4000 acre field north of Riverton. Geologist Johnson rates the site 70 out of 100 and a Standard Oil geologist plans a formal evaluation. A deal with Caspar interests pledges a wall creek sand well within 90 days.

N. F. Shipton T. B. Goodman O. T. Jordan Riverton Johnson Denver Lost Well Oil Company Miller Standard Oil Company Messrs. Shipton and Goodman Casper Wall Creek

O'Neil Breaks Feeder Steer Sale Record at Big Piney

T D ONeil sets a sales milestone selling about 200 feeder steers to Great Western Commission Denver for nine and a half cents a head. He guarantees a rapid Denver run and plans to ship 150 cows later to the Denver market. He will load out late this week after attending the Denver stock show and plans to return to Piney early February.

Big Piney T. D.o’neil Green River Valley Great Western Commission Company Denver Charles. Irwin Cheyenne O'Neill Opal O'Neil

Lone Jack Sunrise Copper Strike Highlights Hartville District

Copper prices soar and two years of development push Hartville uplift mining activity. Lone Jack at Sunrise stands as the state’s richest deposit while Vindicator at Hartville reports promising work and improving ore grades as the district remains largely undeveloped.

Lone Jack Guernsey Hartville Cator

Mexican School Boys Compelled to Dig Trenches

Mexican cadets undergo military drill and trench work with a complete program of pick and shovel tasks. On plains near the Cha p teper castle area they practice sham battles under the supervision of army officers and sometimes alongside regular troops.

Mexico City Manuel of Arma Campos de Anzures Castle of Chaputeper

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