STRUCK OIL.
PATAGONfeS NEW RICHES .. • -r~
Patagonia, ajfc’ the. extreme end oi South America, used to be regarded as the—verf climax of desolation. But there seems every likelihood of this once lonely and unknown country becoming cue of the world’s great wealth-producing and foodyielding areas. Oil was found there a year or two ago, now now over a million and a half barrels of rich oil are being produced from 00 wells, while 15 new wells are being bored. A few months ago a great new gusher Avas struck, and for several days before it could be brought under proper control it spurted out 1300 barrels of oil every hour of the day and night. The oil covered the adjacent ground till it formed a lake of oil, and at one point this ran' into a gully and rushed down to a lower level like a mill-race. This rich oilfield is situated a thousand miles south of Buenos Aires, at Comodoro Rivodavia, and was discovered by chance when some engineers were boring for water. It is oAvned by the Argentine Government, and is already proving a great source of wealth to the country. .
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Thames Star, Volume LVII, Issue 15119, 4 January 1922, Page 3
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