New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-17
Death Of n Petroleum Prince.

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oi>Ra.eh IRON III -hea"'lile informs us that
,'tihes iarr OF iarr Farm celeority' died Ak
MS le>i"ehce On h"NaaN ia>t. rive or SIX
wears ago II" man on I'm creek was 5" IA
mlilariy known. He belonged to the class
Oh o." residents VII" iouhd themselves made
suddenly flch by me possession or OIL terri
tory whose hh'hrlltv sou had Tor many
years previous afforded them but scanty
subsistence
James larr was aDoEt f"rty-slX years OF
age ne purchas'h ,he celebrated larr
larln about I'VE years before the OH excite
hlent peSah' ana ii'rrled tna widow Nc
N'ciia". ne poSSe>>e" nut limited means.
/ an" ehifieo On ne usuii iarlli lap"rs' living
, H"Sai,H' anu IKE many "'her VII creek
aSrirHllurl>'S' occasionally varying It's oc.
| 'upa'l"lS ny engaging III the business OF
! rti'ihS ,1ihDer I" flttSourg anu other
! Po'nte. MI l"rr as representative man
, "l MS CASA stai"art. muscular rough
ana ready CUSTOMER who: beneath rough
exterior carried a warm h"art ana Il gencr-
GUS nature though OF a some what eccentric
uisp"si'ion.
Inc history OF arr farm. aS on producing
territory. dates from June, 1901, when the
frame stewart Well was struck. me
farm embraces a tracy OF l'o acres. 1t Is
bounded on the north by me stone farm.
"est d! VII creek. ne crane n stewart
wen way On lht Nrst tease Issued ana
iio"t" loo "aiirI>' anu was on the nat
WITHIN IVY RUS "i me wafer me: he
! second ana pest lease was made to W lillian
inii'il's i"r 'he roHaiIy Q, ohe-Inartrr the
Oh IN tne barrel nmt the crescent well was
struck before me fhl!iiPs. ana produced be-
t"een niet =, am ~, 'o'tI INJURED narrels men
came the ~, fhiliips 40. |. winch flowed 400
oarrr's. me eciehratri fhlliips No. was
Jun III ''''oo''' i>'l' ana il""fd '"H"
Val Us
Ietr"'uni ".t7 linen d drug IN the mar
nra' anu e'I'' i"' hiert song the price
,"ni,nS ir"in niI'rh I" twenty-five cents
'n; r'.'v, ". a; "1 We n''oa laf'n' NEXT al
I'in1ns' was ,lsPosen oi aS 10" aS ten cents
yer p"'lti' ~ was Impossible t" pr"vlhe
.'an ':,', ~, 'ne Iiliips' ana st"pr"rk
vas pu' "a |" prevent "aStage, ana the
49,, rn a. as. ul'li the strike OF
w Nv " n uuiolu WILL r, am"Nl i"nr r"ns from
,nt ,h i,'' p,,;r; me "oodi"ro lnftrIered
s Han ', Nv. an" a compromise WAS
.',.t,'; ot 'he '"hS"ii"a,loh OF the
.np''. =. ~ SUI" d manner mat either
ss",P"ns "io" '''e'h'ra of the other pro
;',t.,.t '"uln'u occurred on
wv .'.,, a va '"iI; ,1o-' IN" ltS pro
,,''Ii, - " ., 't L'oo oarfeiS' these
:, .i s 81 'hiiiS tne same crcvice. as
.r,s, i, , .,,,,.' ny. COZ
49, ,.'7' ~ .H. app d,ce VI the oll-the I'm!
apS ~, po" Wn.df sa9'"y stream OF pure OIL
, 'nh;, ,nr ,,,r;h an a"',eratrd product
VIZ! ""' "''i''"'ed 10 the aomlAture OF
"1.oi.
~ Wv ln.n VI august 1901, Mr. larr
s"I" ,n nno VI W. 'iiha interest IN the OIL
W, vi, T,' ~ olark sumner OF New
.h ih nu s"no Par.ies offered SoO,ooo tor
thT eh1,ie i'sa''N' Out MIR. larr refused to
sel .'a az ,h";. sumner resold a one-thrd
$3.50, g S, .nm pni.Hast 10 colonel faSne
WI Jp'H.e, 90 an nn" "tners' or Rochester
ne" loIh' ior S'h',ooO, but the rapid de
cine ~ 'ne price "I Oh made these parties
regret tneii purchase ana they subsequent
~ "lsp .'s VI tnelr interest to the same
hrln at tne ouyinS price; New and paving
Tens were coh'lhual!y developed. and Mr..