The herald., 1895-10-14
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ABSOLUTELY PURE

not lost faith. The derricks have all been
removed to new locations AID boring
commenced on three new sites.
| a Some few oil men seem TO think that
the sidewalks in the oil district are for
their especial use. They occupy them al
| the time with dirty machinery and re-
fuse. Then some of them have dsliber-
| ately piped their refuse oil and run it off
into the gutter. The oil inspector. Mr..
| Methvin, has put stop to this.
| The American Oil company has four
| wells pumping and has com menced to
| sink No. 5.
Maier L. Zoberlein's new we'll between
Welcome and Belmont has just been COM
pleted. 1t Is to deIth OF S31 feet and q
good flow has been obtained.
The oil experts thought that the Bel.
mont wells wsre in the edge of the oil
streak and that at lockwood street the
streak little north of west. In this they
were mistaken. The streak continued
straight ahead due northeast and south
west.
West State street from Lake Shore ave-
nue. to Belmont was formerly the dirtiest
avenue in the oil district, but it is not SO
now. 1t has all been cleaned up. fairly
graued and is i'll very decent condition.
The pipe line company ha, %, 600 bar
rels of oil in storage.
At Ohio and Court streets there is an
artificial pond in which 1900 barrels OF
oil was stored. It was eight feet deep ana
the first rain that came along would have
washed down on to Beaudry avenue and
in time it would have been distributed
along FIgueroa street. But Oil Inspector
Methvin persuaded the owner to COM
mence to pump it out and he is doing SO.
Gas from the wells on the north side OF
Temple street is being used for illumina-
tion in several houses in the vicinity Of
Victor street. In one house it is being
used to cook with. The pumping plant
Is u ~ IT.. l,
by gas and the men use 1t at night time
for illumination. 1t spurts out of hall.
inch pipe throwing fame out four feet.
From the Nelson we'll at Belmont avenue
and lockwood a great volume of gas still
issues. 1t is going to waste.
one loafing. He sold oil at so cents yes
terday and is happy. His wells are from
800 to HOO feet down.
The Orr pumping plant on West Second
street is pumping twenty. four wells.
Day q Snyder slnew we'll at Toluca and
Court streets is down into the sand ana
the Indications are fine.
Ex-Chisf of Police Skinner is happy.
His No. 3 well is running 125 barrels
a day. 1t is on Toluca, near West State
street.
North Bros, at Temple and Victor
streets, still nave the crack well OF the oil
district, with record of 135 barrels every
twenty four hours.
Mr.. Powell has new well at Victor
and Temple streets down 700 feet With
some very promising Indications. 81
though tar has not vet been reached.
The Phoenix Oil company have one
we'll finished at Belmont avenue and
lockwood street. 1t is down $50 feet
and is yielding so barrels day.
The Maginnis well at Belmont and
lockwood is still flowing a good steady
stream. 1t has bsen connected with the
pipe line.
The Bell Rock Oil company has laid
the derrick foundations for two wells.
The Rex OIL company has lea ed
ground Just back of the Maginnis flowing
we'll. Tuesday they will commence on
one drill hole and later in the week on
the second one.
McGarrie e. Reed will drill three wells
ON Metcalf street, west of Temple
The Chandler we'll south of Victor
street s down go feet and everything
| looks bright.
G. W. Tubbs will commence to drill
two wells on Metcalf street in few days.
1t has been figured out that the Stand
ard people will pay about so cents bar
rel for oil. 1t will cost 81 cents to ship
it to San Francisco and cents to get it
from the well to the cars. 1t sells in San
Francisco for ST.. IS. This would leave the
Standard about 25 cents barrel for
handling the product.
Oil has psen found on Boyle Heights
| on Magnolia street, near Breed. Mr..
Chandler sunk a we'll 800 feet just back
of the hospital and IS satisfied with re-
suits.
| 1t is said that oil can be shipped from
tide water at Santa Monica to San Fran
cisco for 25 cents a barrel, and from the
| wells to tide water for Is cents. This
would be 10 cents barrel cheaper than
| transportation BY rail.
| The oil men still hold out against pay
| ing 81 per month city license. A test
| case will be made soon by arrestlng one
| OF the well owners who refuses to pay.