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Show MEDICINAL OIL WELLS HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED 7t is not generally known that Utah is the possessor of wells of pure medicinal med-icinal oils "which have been utilized for healing purposes, 3el such is the case. That oil existed here has been known to the people of the state for many years, but the medicinal qualities of tho oil have been discovered only a short time. Recently a compuny has been organized organ-ized to place this oil on tho market in Suantities under the name of iho quirrh company. Oflicers of the corn-pan-, which is incorporated, are as follows: fol-lows: W. M. O'Brien, president and manager: John T. Pope, vico president; Harry Nelson, secretary and treasurer; L. T. Harr, John T. Pope nud C. A. Nichols, directors. The well from which the oiU is ob-; tniued is loeatcd neur Dragon, Uintah county, only n short distance" from the Colorado state line. The oil was acci-dently acci-dently discovered by n company boring for commercial oil and the supply discovered dis-covered in this way is now obtained by means of a pipe running into the oil deposit through a tunnel dug into the rock instead of through the method of boring used in commercial operations. The oil is said to havo unusually excellent ex-cellent curative 'qualities and as the supply sup-ply appears to bo unlimited it seems probable that the new company will find the discovery a great bonanza. |