Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-11-17
A SMOOTH ARTICLE.
the Brea Canon Oil Company an :
corporated.


The Fullerton Star Of last week CON
tains the following interesting article OF
the oil developments about to be begur
near that place:
It is a well-known fact to everyone II
this part of the country that the range O
hills back of Fullerton have contained
oil wells of more or less Importance, and
that the Puente wells, especially, have
been shipping large quantities OF Oil foi
number of wears. The most promising
oil fields, however, lie some little dis
tance east of the Puepte wells, end com.
prise what is known as Brea canon, pu'
ara as yet undeveloped. -,
We we're one CT party who vieited
these oil fields a short time ago, and
thew are truly the most wonderful thing
of the kind we have ever seen or heard
of. Tho first signs OF oil visable to on
experienced eye, is stream OF Dlack
LIQUID which trickles down the hillside
and forms small pool by the roadside,
lust at the mouth of the canon. AS We
move on up theEcafion. another and
larger pool of oil is found, and little
further on the hills are covered with
beds of brea--oil which has run down
and hardened till it resembles tar. As
far up the hillside as you can see, the
little streams of oil are trickling down,
and sparkle and glisten in the sunshine
like long strips of silver. We climb the
hill, and right on the very top we find
the largest bed of brsa we have yet seen.
The gas forces the oil to the surface,
which comes up through small holes in
bubbles, some of these holes being
several inches in diameter. Here the
brea is very soft, and stick may be
showed down into it several feet with
com parative ease.
Colonel Walker, OF Fullerton, who ia
an old and experienced oil man, having
spent many years in the oil fields of
Pennsylvania and also in the refining
business, has for long time bsen work
ing to develop this region, and move
ment in that direction will be begun i'm
mediately. Colonel Walker has made
the purchase of strip of land three
miles long and one.half miles in width,
which comprises some OF the very
choicest section Of these oil fields. His
land takes in all the hills on one side OF
the cafion, commencing at the north and
running to the lines of the property
owned and occupied by the Reddick oil
wells. A wall or ledge may be traced
nearly the whole length OF this piece OF
property, being broken only in one place.
A stock company has been formed and
incorporated under the title of the Brea
Canon Oil Company, with a cash capital
of $500, 1000, with their Office at Fullerton.
The company have sold $3.50, 900 worth
of stock, reserving $3.50 worth in
their treasury. Colonel Walker has fur
nished the land, taking his pay in stock.
Immediately on the development of this
property, and the contract has already
been let for the boring of three wells.
Nothing but the most improved
machinery will be used, and their works
will be complete and substantial in every
way.
As soon az oil is struck in any quantity
pipe line will be laid to some conven-
lent point on the Santa Fe road, where
refining works will be erected, to distill
the products.
People are coming here every day try
ing to buy or lease land for oil purposes.
and the time is not fsr distant when this
section of the country will have an Oil
excitement such as people never dreamed
of, and Fullerton will be as we'll known
as Oil Creek and Pit Hole in Pennsyl-
vania.
1t is only through such enterprising
and 60 ahead men as Colonel Walker
that the hidden resources of Southern
California will ever be brought to light.
To him belongs all the praise of this
gigantic enterprise.