| Show HIGH GRADE OIL DISCOVERY MADE ON NAVAJO INDIAN reservation in the northeastern corner of the navajo indian reservation about ten miles southeast of shiprock N M the midwest refining company has made a discovery which from existing conditions will make the navajos cavajos the rivals of the osage e tribe of oklahoma in wealth at a depth of feet the midwest drilled into a sand which yields oil unequaled by any field in the west and probably in any other section of america with the possible exception of rare instances in pennsylvania on a preliminary test the well flowed at the rate of barrels a day of oil believed to test better than 60 beaume the hole was drilled but two feet into the sand and its extent as well as the possibilities of the field are only imperfectly reflected the oil is a paraffin base of amber color and almost a distillate members of the crew are using it as fuel for their automobiles without any attempt at refining if the origin of the oil or the horizon in which it is encountered has been determined no announcement has been made by the midwest it is a sand in the mancos formation or it may be the dakota in so far as can be determined at this time from general observations in the field the discovery undoubtedly will bring about detailed research in all the four corners country and where possible one of the most active wildcatting campaigns the western country has experienced since the boom days of wyoming shiprock is only a dozen miles or so from the point where utah colorado new mexico and arizona come together |
