John Rogers
When folks think about fires and explosions in the petroleum industry, the vast oil fields of Texas or Oklahoma come to mind, not the red rock deserts of Southern Utah. But in 1935, a fledgling enterprise was sniffing around the site of present-day Bloomington, just south of St. George, looking for riches among the sagebrush and ancient volcanic flows. Geography of the area indicated the possibility of oil deposits beneath the Please log in to see the rest of this story.
