The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-11-01
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calls for mention Of matters concern
ing this enterprise, which is Of great
importance to onr parish, and 20
Southwest Louisiana.
The existence Of petroleum springs,
a number Of years ago, and boringa
made By an oil company, sulphur IN
large and ine1haustible beds, were
made known to exist about mile
and a quarter in northweslerly lireo-
tion from Sulphur City station, Oh
The Southern Pacific railroad, and on
the EEy44 Of Me- Of Sec. 20, TIP. 0
s., z. 10 West, in this parish.
In past years various exploring
wells TO the number of seven, have
been bored around the oil springs,
al of which prove the existence there
of incsioulabIe deposits of crystalline
sulphur and petroleum oil Of paying
quantity and Of extraordinary purity.
Owing to the iBsuficienCy Of CAPT
tai, the companies heretofore formed
with the object 10 view Of developing
this valuable find only extended to
the explorations mentioned. Now,
though the old company despairing
Of their ever being able to get to-
gether the requisite sum Of money to
successfully operate the mine and
handle the money, have sold ont to
new company, who have the means,
and now, We can look forward, We
think. to a rapid development of this
enterprise.
Western Calcasien I've mean that
portion of our parish, west Of The
Caleasieu river, and extending to the
Sabine river, a distance Of about so
miles for some reason, ineEPIicabie
to US, has escaped the eyes Of the i'm
migrants heretofore, but we predict
now one of those booms for this sec
ton, which has made Jennings,
Welsh, and Iowa City assume 50
much prominence Oh our maps and
ceDlers of commercial importance.
This western portion Of the parish
IS uDquesLionabIv as fertile, If not
more 50, than the eastern portion.
and, as a stock range section, can
hardly be beaten anywhere It is
wonderfully healthy, and well watered
and timbered offers to immigrants
superior inducements, and, in addition
to its advantages as an agricultural
and numbering section, it has for It's
early enhancement in values the min
erals mentioned.
We hope in the near future that
our northern investors will give this
section Of our parish look over, as
we believe that they will find much
to interest them.
But TO return to the mineral dis.
coverics, for this is what we started !
out to talk Of.
All Of the seven exploring wells
bored IN and around the locality |
where the oil exuded from the earth |
show a stratum of crystalline sui phur
ITO #. thick at depth Of 43G f., and |
alternating strata Of sulphur and GyP- |
sum, varying in thickness from 10 to
Is feet for a depth of 1900 feet.
Another boring made about three
miles east of the discovery IN section
20, TIP. 9 S. r. 10 West, also exhibits
a sulphur deposit evldenclng, coDclu,
sively, that almost that entire section
Of our parish is underlayed with that
valuable mineral, aud perhaps oil also.
Who knows but that in the near
future we may be able to chronicle
the existence in our parish Of an oil
and sulphur city.
That this section is rich in those
minerals there Is no longer any doubt,
and the New York company now
taking hold to operate the mine have
our earnest wish for their every soc
cess.