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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1917
Page
13
Brothers welcome as O F Searert hosts gathering at Bo'clock in the I O O F building. Attendees include Ivan S. Jones and A W Anderson signing as secretary for Block B16.
An editorial by a geologist argues that southwestern Wyoming, particularly the Lincoln County area near the Uinta line, likely contains an undeveloped oil field. It outlines the inverted V or Meridian Anticline geometry, seepages along the triangle, and the potential for substantial drilling, while noting no tests have yet proven oil there.
Casper Daily Press reports exploration for oil in Wyoming beyond existing districts. Prospective fields attract drillers as Midwest Refining aims to convert peaco oil into gasoline via Burton process. Opal freighting faces snow melt delays. wagon transport may replace sleds. Locators rush after a 15 000 acre oil lease surge near Lander and Doagnan area with multiple locations filed. Short advisory text appears mixed with ad-like guidance on Chamberlain’s Tablets.
A ledger of property deeds and transfers listing dates owners and parcels in Kemmerer Diamondville Cokeville and nearby sections. Transactions include lots and blocks with prices from $1000 to $12 000 and dates from 1909 to 1917. Several entries show chain of title movement between individuals and real estate firms.
A clipped verse titled An Unclaimed Rib appears in the Wyoming Pen Main zine published by the penitentiary convieta. The poem features a penitentiary inmate addressing a woman about claiming his rib and marrying him, urging her to come and wed. The fragment invites readers to read The Camera for news.
Text urges aggressive pest control and burning bodies while observers fear prolonged war years. It stresses cleaning premises and out of the way places, noting neighbors and diets and mentioning a forthcoming period of conflict without clear specifics.
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