Show FIRST OIL TAPPED IN SOUTHERN UTAH FIELD A smal flow of oil has been encountered at a depth of about seventy five feet by the midwest mid west oil company just southeast of the wagon box mesa in the circle cliff district according to reports received in salt lake two weeks ago the oil bow is not large as the first sand from which it is expected large production will come is believed to be at least 1500 feet deep according to the news received however the strike is accepted as being important in that it demonstrates on strates oil is present in the structure chich which is being tested it is not known definitely whether the discovery well is in I kane cane or garfield county the initial discovery has created considerable excitement and is believed to be the start of a real oil boom for this district the ohio oil gil company is sending down a deep test well twenty six miles east cast of escalante it is said the midwest mid west company contemplates the building of a good wagon TO UI from the district it is operating in up to the wagon box district and then over the ohio companas comp anys property A large area of land in these districts has been filed on and it is believed a big drilling campaign will get under way as quickly as the government grants leases to the applicants many 01 the most aromi rent business men of utah have filed apell e potions pt eions ions for leases on ground adjoining the holdings located by the big standard subsidiary companies that already are drilling |