The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-09-12
Petroleum Oil in Eastern Texas.

knowing that the south possesses elements Whlc!
may lead to great wealth and prosperity, it IS with
much pleasure that we notice of intelligence and
enterprise actively employed in their development
At this time we would refer particularly to the
existence of petroleum oil in eastern Texas We have
heretofore noticed the progress made in boring for oil
in Nacogdoches county, aud the specimen submitted
to us for examination It has also been placed before
the Academy Of Sciences in New Orleans, which pro-
nounced it the best submitted 10 their test Lately
we have information, from intelligent eye witness,
that the company there at work have bored to the
depth Of one hundred feet. At that depth, while
boring the auger suddenly dropped about six inches
Upon taking it up it discovered that all Of the
earth adherng to the auger perfectly saturated
with oil All of the poles to which the auger is at
tached were besmeared as though they had been i'm
mersed in oil This is the seventh oil vein strata
that has been struck in the well referred to- Within
less than ten minutes after the auger had been with
drawn pure oil several inches deep to the sur
face: and tile opinion prevails thatby the Of tubes
and force pumps, the Propretors lave paying well
of the best lubricating oil Another company is en-
gagged in boring on the south line of Angelina county,
near the Neches river. They have steam power and
all other appliances necessary to prosecute their labor
successfully II the surface and interior indications
are good evidences there is doubt but what petro
leum oil underlies all that part CT the country though
the indications in the counties named appear in great
abundance and of better character than elsewhere
Notwithstanding that part of the country is good for
agricultural purposes lands comparatively cheap
and if of enterprise and capital would explore it.
satisfied that they would be induced to invest
their and apply their energies to the full devel
! op6ment of its many resources Its oils alone will
prove mine Of wealth to its landhoders. There are
parties who large quantities Of lands in these coun
ties, within the oil region but being, as we suppose
like many others in the SOUTH brokenup by the results
Of tile late war; hey have not the pccuniary ability t
mine them. We have no doubt but what, if men O
enterprise and capital would look into this NATTER thai
arrangements could be made with the landholders for
the purchase lease of their lands the formation
4 Of joint stock company to mine them.
The difficulties presented on account of the interior
locality of this region will be overcome by the con
strucon Of the Eastern Texas railroad, leading from
1 Sabine Pass to Henderson, RusIs county. The pros
poets are, that further work this road viii soor
commence, and be pushed forward without delay. j
will not stop there but tap and cross tile Southern Pa
cfc railroad, leading from this CITY, thus placing
in qlck and cheap communication with that aud other
parts Of Texas, which in the course of time by the
aid Of railroads, will make this one of the greatest
commercial marts in the country Hence the great
necessity for railroads Our citizens should not hoard
their means but employ them in enterprises that will
lead to wealth and prosperity