R # 2 Box 17 writen
on envelope front, “53 yrs ago 1978 Today.”]
Logan Utah
Mrs F. H. White
511 Douglas St.
Petaluma
California
Preston
Idaho Oct 8—1925
Hello Lovis I been here to see the show
in wich Irene was one off the actors I am going home at noon to day I know you
are waiting to hear from us so I thaugth I write this few lines and write more
in just a few days Grace, Franklin and I went to visit Abie last Sunday he had
just got back from Salt Lake about 20 minutes before we got theere and we came
at noon he is doing all O.K. in every thing but he can not leave smoke alone
and it holds him back he is well and is growing now between each time we see
him. We wonderr how you are but hope you are well.
We
have had a big rainstorm for the last few days of course you know the good
reason why as being the Salt Lake Conference I got a lot off things marked down
on a slip off paper to write to you about but I will let this be all this time
so you will get this next Sarturday, you asked me about the Oil Well so I
copyed a pis from the Malad paper that was printed Oct 1st
1925
so
long with much love
your
Mother
Caroline
J. Peterson
Malad Idaho, Thursday, October 1, 1925.
Arbon Well to be completed in two
mounths.
Manager and Drillers pleased Over
Success in Shutting off Water.
After the most disscouragine series of
accidents probably ever encountered in the oil fields, the Gem State Petroleum
Company landed their big string of casing on solid rock yesterday evening. The
casing was first run at 1420 feet, the rock at that point was not thick enouph
to hold the casing and too porous to cement up. The casing was pulled and the
hole continued to 1930 feet where the casing was run successfully but in
cementing up the bailer was caught in the shoe at the bottom of the casing. The
valve stem was cramped and wedged the bailer in the casing so tight that it
could not be moved. This made it necessary to drill out the bailer or pull the casing.
It was thought better to attempt the latter. The casing was successfully
pulled, the bailer removed and the casing started down again. At that time
occurred the only serious accident to any one of the drilling crew. The
friction lever bent under the heavy weigth of the casing, the brake chain
flying off, the lever striking H. H. High, the head driller in the left arm
cutting a gash from the elbow almost to the wrist. This necessitated stopping
work untill Mr High’s recovery.
The
Company resumed work again on the 9th the casing was run a new Baker
Cement Dump Boiler was purchased. By means of this bailer six thousand pounds
of cement was quickly lowered to the bottom of the well and a Bake Lure Shot
Cement Plug lowered on the bailer and stuck fast in the shoe at the bottom.
The
casing was then forced down about 100 feet thru the soft cement shutting off
the water and firmly fixed the casing in the hole. a total footage of about
8,630 feet of 8¼ inch 28 pound casing was run and re-run before the company was
successfull in this opartion.
Quite
a crowd gathered at the well to wittness the interesting work. The officers of
the Company and the drillers were highly elated over the success of this
difficult part of the drilling.
H.
H. High, the driller in charge reports that he can finish the well in about
seventy five days.
Oneida
County Enterprise
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