Jackass (IBA) Spring

How to find it: This site represents one of the first oil seeps discovered in the Salt Creek Oil Field. It was located along the east bank of Salt Creek, and although the seep no longer exists, its approximate location can be identified along the bluffs on the east side of Salt Creek and can be viewed from the highway bridge that crosses Salt Creek on State Route 387 north of Midwest. (SE/SW Section 13, T40N-R79W)

Oil Derek

About the site: This oil seep was brought to the white man's attention by a Native American who brought oil to Fort Fetterman to be used as an ointment for treating horses. The seeps suggested the presence of larger oil reserves at Salt Creek. This discovery, known as Jackass Spring, was covered by the first location notice field in the Salt Creek Field. It was also known as Iba Spring, after Cy Iba one of the early developers of the field (see "Pioneers of the Field").

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Stop 1 A Symbol of Scandal: Teapot Rock · Stop 2 Not a Trace: Teapot Townsite · Stop 3 New Lavoye: The Palm Beach of Wyoming · Stop 4 Teapot Dome (Naval Petroleum Reserve): Watergate of the 1920s · Stop 5 Pumping Station/Storage Tank Facility · Stop 6 Old Lavoye: Picked Up and Moved · Stop 7 The North-South Railroad: Remnants of a Grand Scheme · Stop 8 Gas Plant Camp, Midwest's Major Suburb · Stop 9 Salt Creek Oil Field Interpretive Sign and Oil Derrick · Stop 10 Canadian Camp · Stop 11 Midwest Cemetery · Stop 12 Lewis Camp (Camp No. 3) · Stop 13 Jackass (IBA) Spring · Stop 14 The First Well: Shannon Pool Oil Field; Shannon Camp · Stop 15 A Monument to Engineering: The Midwest Electric Plant · Stop 16 Midwest: Where "Democracy and Fairness Predominates"

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