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Show OIL NEWS OF LOCAL FIELD Work at the Mid-American well on Bloomington Dome near St. George, is steadily progressing. There is no doubt in the minds of the MidAmerican Mid-American people, who are putting up the money to drill this test hole, that they will find oil and plenty of it when they reach the proper formation which should be reached anywhere between 2000 and 3000 feet. They have had their troubles and bad luck, and will probably meet more difficulties as they go on, but the one thing that is clear in their minds now and all of the time is. "Bloomington Dome will be drilled and the well will be brought into production pro-duction if there is any oil in the structure." struc-ture." This does not only refer to the spirit of the Mid-American people but the Washington County Oil Development Company, made up of a group of local business and professional men who are of the same frame of mind. This group of men control as a holding, company, about 18,000 acres of oil land which the Mid-American Oil Company has contracted to test by driling the necessary neces-sary wells. These two companies are working as one to put this important deal over. It will go over because the people of Utah will not let it fail. Outside interests have tried with flattering offers to get control of the field, but as yet the two companies have been able to carry on without any outside help. It is their idea to let the people of Utah benefit as near 100 per cent as possible. The well is nearly 1400 feet in good formation. All concerned are hopeful of more rapid progress from here on. Good progress is being made in the Bee Hive Dome well. The well is down over 390 feet. The promoters of the Bee Hive dome have organized a company com-pany known as the St. George Oil Company of California. The company through its agents have drilling contracts con-tracts on the government permits of Jessie H. Reynolds, Julia E. Graham, Barney Miller and the Schulz Anderson Ander-son and Hemenway permit . . Superintendent J. F. Walker of the Mid-American left Monday for Salt Lake City and Ogden on business. Some Provo people have made applications appli-cations for oil permits in the Pocum country. A. T. Burrett. prominent geologist of Salt Lake City, stopped over here the first of the week on his return from an inspection of land in the Meequite section. |