Show Utah oil and gas leasing For the sixth straight week oil and gas lease applications on federal land filed with the Bureau of Land Managements Management's Salt Lake office exceeds acres Last week lease filings were were recorded ed just under acres spread through five southwestern Utah counties counties counties coun coun- ties notes Carlton Stowe minerals specialist Utah Geological Geologic l Mineral Survey He reports that all total lease applications both on federal and state lands during the six week period have exceeded 25 million acres LARGEST amount of land covered by applications last week was by Jerry and Merle Chambers Chicago Chic go and Den Den- ver Jerry Chambers applications applications ap ap- cover cover acres in southwest Garfield and northwest northwest northwest nor nor- Kane Counties Lands located south of Panguitch in inthe inthe inthe the Hatch area and in the Terrace area just south of the Dixie National Forest nor northwest nor nor- of Orderville were covered He also filed applications applications applications ap ap- on on acres in the Minersville area area of Beaver County Merle Chambers Chamber's applications applications applications ap ap- cover cover- acres west of Mount Carmel and some some acres north of Minersville Approximately tely a acres acres- res were were were fil filed on on in n the Escalante Desert region between Lund and Paragonah Iron County Also in Garfield County W. W W. W P. P Peabody body Evergreen Colorado filed applications for oil and gas leases on acres just west of the Henry Mountain range about 20 miles southwest of Hanksville Several Salt Lake City Independents ind independents In in- d dependents were among those thos filing lease applications Dan H II Hunter on acres acres s in the San Rafael-Coal Rafael Cliffs region I about 30 miles south of Castle Dale Mel acres in the Bear River range southeast of Logan D. D R R. R Gaither and Robert Mee in Emery and Rich counties respectfully I Willies Willie's mother took him to tol l his s first movie After watching the picture for a while she noted he was chewing gum She whispered Willie where did you get that gum Under my seat mother Didn't you get yours |