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Show : DIES MTY IN VIRGIN RIVER OIL Don C. Kobbins. milling and oil inan of I Salt Dake, returned yesterdu y froir. an , extended trip through southern l.tah, j having devoted much of his time to an inspection of the progress made In dc- veloping- tho oil prospects of the St. j loorco region. Mr. Kobbins said that it appeared to him that California iiitere.st.-i were taking tho lead in the pioneer work-in work-in this section, of the state. He noted , that W. J. Graham, a prominent oil man , of Rikersfleld. Oal., managing director j of the Virgin Dome Oil company, was the first to start drilling on the Virgin ! I.tver anticline, stating that his well was now down about SO'i ieet, with work bo-! bo-! lnc pushed as rapidly as possible. ; The formation here, said Mr. Robblns, is I the Kaibab limestone, which is exceed- I ingly hard and which renders progress I unusually slow. It is believed that a depth of from 600 to liOd feet will be required j before the oil sands will be reached, yet, in the opinion of the leading- experts who ! have made careful examination, the anti cline should be productive of a large flow of oil is confidently anticipated. 1 The Bloomington Home Oil companv, said Mr. Robblns, has Its rig on the ground and is preparing to spud in, while ! another company, composed entirely of ; ! southern Utah persons, is :-apidly getting i in shape fpr active work. |