The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-23
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Seven Foot Vein Reported Out
at Granite.
ACTIVITY IN OTHER PLACES
In Observation-Disclosures
at Billings Mines.

/ FL Reno, o. T., Dec. 2.-News has
( reached here that a seven foot vein Of
/ coal has beeen discovered near Granite.
/ that Superintendent Cannon has investi-
gated the report for the Rock Island
/ railroad and has brought in report
/ that the story is true and that the big
+ vein Of coal exists. Thit it is thought
! explains the flow Of gas, which has been
/ one Of GRANTEES exhibits since the day it
was founded. The finding OF coal near
/ Granite, it IS believed. viii change the
/ whole commercial aspect Of the territory
! Of Oklahoma There is good deal Of
| excitement over the discovery along the
Rock Island route
( Billings, 0. T.. Dec. 22-The people Of
( Billings and her neigh5or cites are con-
ferring a great deal Of hopes on the coal
/ fields located just south of Billings and
/ are watching every move made by the
/ enterprising officials of the Rock Island
Mining company, with headquarters in
/ this city. The company have I'VE men in
/ their employ divided in day and night
/ shifts and with this force the shaft is
/ being sunk six feet per day.
/ The hosting machinery as well as the
shaft is all under cover, this being did
that work could continue regardless OF
! the condition Of the weather
Hundreds of people visit the mine on
Sundays, watching the work progress,
and all visitors that desired were allow
! ed to take a thip to the bottom Of the
shaft and were shown every courtesy by
Mr.. Hammond. the secretary and treas
urere Of the company.
visit to the mine will reveal 4 great
many facts which are well worth know
ing. The shaft is being sunk in an ideal
| location for mine. 1t is on low hill
! and surrounded on three sides by a wide
ravine which makes an ideal drainage
and dumping ground; also as good Ioca-
ton for railroad yards
Billings is already feeling the effect Of
the boom, which is so soon to come jan
uary 1st Fred A Quinn and others will
open another bank. and The Commercial
club is receiving letters every day in
curing for buildings to establish, Other
business enterprises n and it is expected
that within a few months Billings win
have doubled her population. Property
values are advancing daily and it is
plainly noticeable that outsiders are be-
ginning to grasp the opportunity and are
investing in Billings real estate.
IN OKLAHOMA COUNTY
Guthrie 0. T, Dec. 22.-Oklahoma coun-
tvs gas and oil prospects are reported in
their latest developments by the Times
Journal as follows: I'm the register Of
deeds office seven leases were fled by
the Eureka Gas and Oil company The
leases were given by parties owning quar-
ter sections in Council Grove township
west Of this city. to this company, which
proposes to begin at once to bore for oil
and gas. The leases were signed by s. /
H. Gaines Of the Burton-Gaines company
OF this city. and by G. W. White an
oil mill man of this city Of course /
these gentlemen Believe there is plenty
of gas and oil in that neighborhood and
they have plenty Of reasons for believing
so. Oil and gas both have been discov- /
cred is boring wells and in some instances
the oil has appeared on the surface Of
the water in the pools and brooks. The
surface ofthe water in the pools and
brooks. The surface Indications are the
same as those found at Corsicana, Texas. !
Mr. Gaines says, and the field is on a
direct parallel with the Corsicana and
Neodesha. Kansas. fields. A company
viii be formed at once and incorporated
with Mr. Gaines as one Of the principle
stockholders. The company viii have
plenty Of money to push the enterprise. 1
Work will begin as soon as the company
can get organized. II would not be sur- I
prising If in a few months this commun- /
ity will be one Of the big oil and gas
regions Of the country.
ENID TAKES ACTION.
Wave gives the following account Of J
Ends action in regard to the coal dis /
coveries near there:
Pursuant 20 the call Of the president /
The Red Rock Coal Mining company met /
in the upstairs lobby Of the opera house I
Tuesday afternoon. The attendance Of I
the stockholders was good and much IN +
terest was manifested Senator Ravens .
was made temporary chairman ~ the /
meeting and II. g. Decker. secretary. /
After listening to verbal report Of the f
progress OF the work 3t the mine Mr I.
Frank Feger moved. seconded 5y g. y. +
White, that the chair appoint commit .
tee Of five. including the chairman, ~ +
the stockholders as they exist az the pres
emit time 70 look into - affairs ~ the .
corporation and draw up q code ~ 5F-
lave. or contract with President Geo i
Ausner and Secretary R. s. Hammond. I
5y and between said parties and the +
stockholders r. Enid and Gsrtia.d county f
20 protect the interests ~ the ssif Ennis
and GARFIELD county stockholders IN tho .
future and that the stock " saii COM
panv should not 20 sofa or transferred .
10 any company N corporation without .
the consent of said stockholders
The committee appointed consisted ~ .