Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1901-03-02 | Page 6 | Oil in New Mexico

OIL IN UT NEW NE MEXICO Excitement at Carlsbad Over Strike Just Made Below There Carlsbad N M r March 1 1011 Oil has been struck thirty miles below this place near Dear the Texas state line and almost on the line of the railroad It was wt found at a depth of eighty feet and bubbled up from the bottom of or orthe the well like a spring prIng An examination of or the district disclosed strong indica indications indications of oil oU over nearly acres of ot hitherto valueless land There is considerable excitement here over over the discovery and many claims will be filed during dwing the next few tev days