23 Jul 1919
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1919
Page
1
Article by Van H. Hanning of the U S Bureau of Mines reviews petroleum significance across fuel lighting lubrication and manufacture. It notes oil’s naval and rail use, advocates against coal boiler burning, warns that 75 percent of petroleum is wastefully utilized, cites road construction from residuum, and highlights vast future substitutes and expanding by products.
Ancient seas covered the Mid Continent region where fish and sea life produced fat that sank into sediments. Over ages geological forces lifted land while oil formed from millions of years of organic matter trapped in rock, shale, and sand, awaiting extraction by skilled workers.
London July 4. Sir Auckland Gedders, British Minister of Reconstruction, told Crewe a prophecy of price rises next winter to levels never dreamed of. He said wages would be scarce as money goes overseas for food, urged tighter output, and criticized colonial spending as wasting Britain’s wealth. He blamed beer consumption and stockpiling for debt and urged focus on food and raw materials.
Pauline Elizabeth Connelly is described as exceedingly cute and among Cheyenne's best known youngsters. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Connelly, the portrait was captured by Schirait Studio.
Anchorage dispatch reports Whites and natives worked three days and nights to save Susitna from forest fires. Town briefly surrounded by flames. several cabins burned. The article notes the Bureau of Mines aims to crack gasoline production and improve fuel resources for public benefit.
The United States completed 24 948 new oil wells in 1918, second only to 1913 when 25 007 were drilled. New production from the wells last year was 4 487 059 barrels, up 104 427 from 1917, amid 5 607 failures and 2 210 gas wells. Overall output grew less than 50 000 barrels per day due to aging wells and wartime production demands.
State explains oil and gas lease rules for school lands. Prospectors may obtain one year leases at $14 rental with no bond. Drilling must begin within 60 or 90 days in some fields. Lessee must drill a standard well to prospect land and may convert to a five year operating lease if developed commercially. If commercial oil is found, the prospectors lease ends and an operating lease begins with up to $250 advance rental.
In Malihuala near San Luis Potosi workers uncover a vast cave among the mines. The cave lies over 200 feet below surface, is about fifteen feet wide, and may span a lengthy unknown extent. Explorers plan surveys, noting a grotesque sulphurous fountain that releases a continuous stream of blue water.
Belgrade June 25 Allied relief groups in Serbia prepare to combat influenza and tuberculosis. A model hospital site has been chosen thirty kilometers from Belgrade to treat cases needing special care, including disabled soldiers where tuberculosis is most prevalent.
People in Morelos, relieved by Zapata’s death and years of war, shift to mining. Iron and steel firms in Mexico City report steady shipments of Morelos ore and plans for statewide mining development are under way.
Wyoming sent 14,000 men or 17 percent of its male population into the army and registered 50,000 men for potential military service. The speaker notes purchasing Liberty bonds valued at more than 24 million dollars as part of the war effort.
In Buzzea Romania during a wartime relief report, Americans describe extreme hunger as oil wealth lies ruined. Red Cross aid distributes food and medicine while typhus and smallpox spread. Villages show hospitals without mattresses and children cooking with tree bark.
Riverton is poised to share in Wyoming oil development as a refinery near town prepares to start operations. The plant can process about 1 500 barrels a day and will draw from Big Sand Draw Pilot Butte and Maverick fields. New wells near Riverton and small Dallas field supply push growth despite broader state prospects.
Torrington begins to share in Wyoming oil prosperity as Centennial Petroleum drills to pierce the Goshen Dome. Mayor and business growth accompany the boom with 4500 residents, 490 new structures, and a new county courthouse reflecting rising fortunes.
In London on June 26 the Washington family coat of arms was discovered in a church window at Windermere Westonland. The bearings belong to George Washington, late president of the United States. The Washingtons hail from North Lancashire and the east window is from Cartnal Priory. The arms display three stars and five lines with red white red white. details reflect canting and heraldic design.
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