0il strike In Scotland - Anglo-American Company successful. The scenes of the scots oil "find" near here. People are watching the boring operations near the huge derrick. The D'arcy test bore being driven near here by the Anglo American oil company has turned out something of a success after months of hard work. For the bore reaching a depth of more than 1,800 feet has found oil and the indications are, according to experts, that there is a rich bed of liquid oil in the vicinity which should yield great supplies. August 15, 1938. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).