COJNTY OFFICIAL PAPER TOI.UME XXV. Within the next ilx or eight weeks actual drilling of in oil well ijlll bo Started In Crook County according to the announcement of Nell A. Bor tranills. of tho Blue Mountain Oil k Cm Company, a concern recently In corporated for thli business.' Tho company hai ordered a drill Inn outfit, which hn a capacity for drilling a holo twenty Inches In dia meter at tho surface, and depth of five thousand feot or mora. It If known ai a atandard rig, and It of the ityle and aim aa the machines In use In tho Texas oil field. Toll equipment, on the ground., will coat tho concern from $36,000 to 140,000 and It la aufflclent dem onstration that the concern meant business and la spending Ita own money In the attempt to locate a pay ing oil field In thl part of tho atate. The actual location of this teat well hue not yet been decided, hut III poaltlve lorntlon will be fixed In a short time, and will be where the geologist decide la tho most promls-i Ing location for nn oil well. The company announce that they have no stock for sale, hut export to determine with tholr own fund. If( thorn Ik oil In this country, and If to to develop It. I They hovn a largo number of leas-' ea In the upper Crooked River coun- try, nnd In the vicinity of Post or! above jieoma to ho tho most favored Inrntlon, ncoordlng to tho geologist j tenia. TIiIh concern ha been open and f , I r In nit their denllnga during tho pii two year, covering tho time which b:ia boon rnnsnmed In pros pecting thoae oil possibilities, and should bo given every assistance In tho wnv of leaaea that la possible from locnl land holdora. Thoy aro operating In tho manner In which every largo concern of good standing operate In tho oil bualneaa and every oncoiirngomont ahould be given them to aaalat In the prospoc tlng of the local iltuallon. Nothing could be of greater value to thla country than tho location of a real paying oil field, and theae mon believe that the prospects are the beat for such a field here. A totter tr Mr. Tlortrandls from Mr. TIeraohol Parker toll ronsldor ahle of the loral altuntlon from the goologlsts standpoint. It follows. , I wna greatly Intoroatod In examin ing the foaalls and aamploa of forma tion and oapeclnlly your photogra phs In the Blue Mountain Oil region. I provloualy have been very close to the same location with my friend, Mr. Henry McCall of Prlnevllle, Ore gon, and In fact hod Intended to put In the spring and summer of 1920 In examining this vory ground for what might be the poBslbllltlos of either mineral or oil., I.- However, had the opportunity to return to Al aska to my placer ground through which the U. 8. Government railroad REDMOND WINS, 02 Prlnevllle lost the first game of the season last Sunday to the Red mond team on the letter's grounds, nine to two. Arthur Michel, first man up to bat was hit by a pitched ball, and stole home on an error by the Redmond catcher. The additional run was made' by Matson in the 6th inning, trrors by both teams were common. The line-up tor Sunday's game was, p. Post; c. Ireland; lb.Wach ter, 2b. Merchant; 3b. Medley; ss. Maiaon; rf. Ensley; cf. Wolfe; If. Michel. Fully fifty per cent, of the crowd : at the game was from Prlnevlle. Jess Tethrow, Pear and Norman Wetgand, former Prlnevllle players, were with the Redmond team. OIL MOVE Grook OF CROOK COUNTY runs, and ao was unable to carry out ! this plan. - I The fossils that you have collected In thla region show certainly a most prolific form of marina life and trove beyond any doubt that thla country was once at least an element of the ana. It Is perfectly, well known that all the oil fields of the world have been laid down origin ally In a marine formation, that Is, at or near an ocean coast and whe ther the oil cornea from vegetable or animal organic matter, It baa al ways been found that it originally associated with marine deposits so that It la highly Important In any examination of a prospective oil field to first locate some form of marine fossils. Next In Importance Is to discover some form of rock or conglomerate that would serve aa a capping for the oil. The sand atone that you have located In thla region Is of a vory porous nature and acts as a reservoir for holding the oil. It is known that In a producing oil district a material like shale or slate should be associated wltb the sand stone or other porous material. This also you have found here In perfect specimens. This then, gives us the source of tho oil, and the proper for mation, and all that would ho need ed to furnish the best evidence of an Oil producing field would he a structure of the various sedimentary layers. It Is always known that where wells of large production un der pressure have been located that tho strata la In some particular form either as an anticline, conlacllne, syucllne. dome or fault line, The topographical evidence in this re gion Is that there have been Intru sive lands of volcanic rock that have domed the formation and given sim ilar conditions to the oil fields of Tamplco, Mexico, and elsewhere. If there la a definite fault line to. this country that may also have served to form a reservoir for the oil bear ing material. The Ideal way to teBt this region would be by a system of diamond drilling first probahly test ing about three-fourths of the way up one of these domelike slopes which would correspond of course to an anticline, and another way would he It the fault line was rock adjacent to It. The most promising method, however, would be to avoid all faults and dikes keeping as distant as pos sible from then and drilling on the surface of theae volcanic rocks Just beyond where the igneous rock forma. At least thla la the method that, has been followed In the Mex ico fields and Is well known as giv ing the most likely results In the oil fields In any part of the word. Hoping that you will meet with very great success In this enterprise and that I may have the pleasure of visiting you early in the coming fall, I am, ' Very sincerely yours. HERSCHEL C. PARKER, A. P. M. E. , r Consulting Engineer. CENTRAL OREGON DENTAL ASSOCIATION FORMED The Central Oregon Dental Asso ciation was formed last Sunday eve ning, at the office of Dr. H. N. Moore of Bend. Dr. Harold O. Davis of Prlnevllle was elected president, Dr. Moore, Vive-President, and Dr. Barr of Redmond was elected Secretary Treasurer. The purpose of the association is to meet and discuss the dental prob lems of this part of the country and discuss new methods. MADRAS BALL PLAYERS ' SUNDAY HERE The Madras ball team will play the Prlnevllle team on the home grounds next Sunday afternoon. The team Is practicing in full force every night, and the game will be a corker. m nnw m TO ORGANIZE A COUNTY CHAMBER County Journal FOR ALL CENTRAL rRI.NKVlLLB, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON THURSDAY, MAY H, IIK21 f Tji .;;.. . . J ' " : . . . .: i j- , - -,- M - ' , - . - i Photo Showing ' - J-n the Rush of jj I , ' ,;H Jb Water Over the , yfx'. , . . i: Wasteway ' . :j: i: f -" , ::, of the Big Ochoco i ' Dam :j: "''"'Sw SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD JUNE 7 TO VOTE ON SIX IMPORTANT MEASURES A special election to be held on June 7, will decide the fate of five Important pieces of legislation pas sed by the recent legislature. Briefly, they are to decide the length of the term of the legislature and the increase in pay to five dol lars per day for the members of that body; the 8oldier's loan and bonus hill which provides for a loan to vet erans of the world war to $4,000 each on a home or a bonus of not to exceed $500 for any one soldier; a veto bill which provides for the veto ing of parts of a bill by the governor without vetoing the entire bill; a THE IRRIGATORS PLEDGE Wishing to promote the develop ment of Crook County to the widest extent and advertise to the world the advantages of this county to farmers stockgrowers, homeseekers, business and professional men. We, the undersigned agree to Join and support an organization to be known as CROOK COUNTY IRRIGATORS as the principal object of this organ ization is to advertise and boost every Industry and business of Crook County. We aUo agree to visit as a body, wearing a suitable uniform, such places as may be hereafter selected and we further pledge ourselves to attend such schools and instruction as are necessary to teach the organi sation to march in a creditable man ner. ' v OREGON v v (very excellent measure ' requiring medical examination for both men and women iu applications for a marriage license and a bill which permits women of Oregon to sit as Jurors. : A more lengthy discussion of these measures will be had in this publication as June 7 aproaches, and advice as to how the voter should cast his ballot. From first impression it ' would seem that every measure is entitled to the support of the people, and at this time fail to see any reason why they should not be supported. The King And His Court. President to be known as King of Alfalfa; Vice Presidents to be known as Duke of Powell Buttes; Duke of Ochoco; D,uke of Prineville; Duke of Paulina; Duke of Post; Duke of Roberts; Duke of Lone Pine; Duke of Bear Creek; Duke of Beaver Creek, Duke of McKay; Duke of Crooked River; Duke, of Combs Flat; Duke of Camp Creek; Duke of Bar nes; Duke of Suplee; Duke of Fife; Duke of Upper River, Duke of Sum mit Prairie; bake of Summer Fal low; Duke of Mill Creek, Duke of Grizzly; Duke of Johnson Creek; Duke of Jones Mills. The Money Makers to be known at Sir Short Horn; Sir Hereford; Sir Angus. , Secretary, Baron Stock Yard; Tre asurer, Baron Cream Can; Master of Maneuvers, General First Cutting; Commisary . General, Lord First mmmmm Hi !X&-t,timn it , ' ' ' s ' , CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE wL roll A OF COMMERCE Water; Quartermaster, Lord Shear ing; Attorney General, Prince Water Rights; Adjutant General, Count de Spud; Surgeon General, Prince Chit tein Bark; General Roads, Prince Highway, Chaplain, Sir Knight of the Harvest; Master Musician, Prince Baa BaaV Editor ' In Chief, Prince Honey Bee; Official Orator, Bull Dust. , 1 , CENTRAL' OREGON SCHOOL DAY May 14, 1921, Redmond, Oregon. 9:00 A. M. Tennis contests. Dr. Hosch and, gymnasium courts, under direction of Prin. Geo. A. Gabriel, pf Madras. .J 10:00 A. M.; Stenography and typing contests. H. S. building. Un der direction of Miss Daisy Leonard of Redmond. p 10:00 A. M., Grade declamatory con test at gymnasium. Presiding offi cer, Mrs. Lillian Watts, county sup erintendent of Jefferson County. 2:00 P. M. At Fair Grounds, field and track events. 8: OOP. M. High School declamatory contest at gymnasium. NEAR EAST RELIEF DANCE Everybody get your tickets for the dance on May 7th. The music will be' great. It is to be furnished by the Johnson Creek Jazz Orchestra, and it will be ready to start in ear ly. The dance is scheduled to start with a snap at eight o'clock. Don't miss this. : The members of the Christian Church of Prineville held services in Powell Butte on Sunday In order to administer communion to Grand ma Spray and Grandma Brown who are unable to attend church in town. KO. 83. At a meeting of the people from 'various parts of the county Monday evening at the court bouse, the pro posed constitution of the Crook Co., Chamber of Commerce was submit ted, read and referred to the peopl ' of Powell Butte and the Ochoco Far mers organization for, final ratifi cation. The matter will be presented to ; the people of Powell Butte tonight, . and the Ochoco Farmers on Monday : night, and a meeting of the people I from all parts of the county held at j the circuit court room on Tuesday 1 night of next week for final ratifi ! cation, and the election of the board of directors. A goodly number of men attend- j ed the Monday night meeting, and I every man present signed the mem- beshlp list of the county chamber, which will be submitted to the com i munities mentioned above before final organization is completed. As a feature of the organization ! Cap Fuller introduced his plan for j the Crook County Irrigators, a club with the one purpose of advertising the county and promoting good will among the communities and the peo '' pie of the county in general. It is planned to attend the var ; ious conventions and other meetings in a-body, to go in uniform, perhaps overalls and paekfnjr an Irrigators ' shovel, and march in the rose festl ' vol parade in Portland and other meetings. ' ' ' f An idea of the plans for the or ; panization may be gleaned from the pledge which has already been sign ; ed by some 200 men, and which is : ready for you to sign, j The commander of this organiza : tion will be King Alfalfa, already by unanimous consent having been agreed upon as Cap Fuller, and the : court will be selected by him. They will have the various titles suggest ed below. Watch the Irrigators put Crook County on the map! ! , FRED NOBLE WINS JOURNAL PHOTO PRIZE The best photograph of the Ochoco Reservoir, taken on April 10th was submitted by - Fred Noble, and shows the first Bmall stream of water starting over the spillway. "' The photograph, will be used with others in the big Special Edition of The Journal which will be off the press May 26. CROOK COUNTY HIGH . HAS GOOD RANK Principal E. E. Evans has just re ceived a letter from Prof. Phillip Soulen, University of Idaho, secre tary of the Northwest Association. Secondary and High Schools, an as sociation which embraces Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oreg6n, stat ing that Crook County High School has been approved and placed on their list for the year 1921. This is the second time this High School has been approved by this associa tion, being approved in 1920 for the first time. There are 232 High Schools in the State of Oregon, 25 of which have been approved by this association and Crook County has the distinction of being in this ap- . proved list. This must not be confused with the Approved List of High Schools compiled by the State University and Colleges, graduation from which furnishes credentials for college en trance. Crook County High School has been on this list for a number of years. .- . ' ,'."''."", The High School Board and facul ty feel very proud of Crook County High and are to be congratulated upon the high standards maintained, which entitles us to this recognition.