Show DRILLING FOR OIL ON SHORES OF UTAH TAH LAKE At a point about three miles south o of Provo the government recently did some somo boring with a view yiew to building dykes and anti damning damning- the Utah lake lako for irrigation a. a I tion Hon purposes Somo Some oil strata wore were cut and interest t in this fiel field is bein- bein re roo re- re William Williams has taken an option on acres of this ground round on tho the edge of Utah lake and will mil mako make arrangements arrangements ar ar- to do some sonic boring during the coming summer It is is claimed that some sorno eastern capitalists ha have havo 0 taken a n lively interest in in this proposition and that several t tracts of that t land are bein boing being be bo- in ing di dickered for at this time Oil has line been encountered in the Juab mountains across the lake and it is is contended con con- tended that these same samo strata cut across tho counter side of this body of water and are to be on th tb the op opposite op- op side Provo Pro people are Ire bec becoming op-I op interested in in that new industry |