The Wichita daily eagle., 1900-06-24
GRANITE Is Wild
Gas Expert From Ohio
Says New Town Has 1t.
NEVER SAW SUCH A. SHOW
Description of the New City
in Western Oklahoma.
NEVER SAW SUCH A. SHOW

country WnlCn mas caused so IHucA inter
sst for the past thirty days all over the
country was visited the past week by the
Eagles special correspondent in company
with Mr. William S. Bell, ex-mayor Of
GAINESVILLE, Ohio. who is an expert oil
and gas man. Coming as he does from
;he oil and gas regions of Ohio. Indiana
and Pennsylvania. he is thereby thor
oughiy competent to pass intelligently on
that part of the wonderful resources
naturally tributary TO Granite
One Of the many gas wells which there
has been so much excitement about all
over this western country was visited
this week by a large delegation of inter-
ssted sightseers anxious to hear what Mr.
Bell had to say about the wonderful find
They were driven 10 the well on Mr.
Armstrong; place. four miles north Of
Granite, and at o'clock in the evening
Mr. Brown lighted torch made of fine
splinters tied on a pole some ten feet
long and reached over and lighted the
gas which is all the time pouring out Of
funnel-shaped piece OF tin which Is
rudely arranged for the purpose of ex-
hibiting TO the thousands Of people COM
ing to see the wonder Of the great south
west Those present who were not at all
familiar with oil and gas fields were just
simply dumbfouRded. A common remark,
Don't it beat the world?'' "Say, isn't IT
ereat-ain't she a daisy! and all such re-
marks were INDUCED in for quite little
while
Finally the temporary excitement eased
little and Mr. Cox said, What do you
think Of it, Mr.. Bel!" Mr. Bell is a pol
ished gentleman, and is rather inclined to
De non-communicative and rather slow TO
venture IN opinion or assertion, said:
Gentlemen, am 30 years old, and 1 have
visited a great many oil and gas prospect
places in the gas and OIL localities of Ohio
Indiana and Pennsylvania, and l must
say l never saw such surface prospects
3or both gas and oil In my life" Of
course il would have taken a genuine
artist TO have portrayed the different
faces. for they were in every imaginabl
shape. some with open mouths, wide
opened glaring eyes. some half bent over
lost to this world and all that was going
on except what Expert Bell was saying
about the wonderful resources lying az
GRANTEES very door
A--er Mr.. Bell was through saying what
lo had to say, then the questions began
pouring in to him. and the way he an
swered them vas admired by everybody.
In a nice easy way, now and then bend
ting over to take in hts hand some Of the
sand and clay which was thrown out on
the bank when digging the well. and saw
ing Gentlemen, here Is enough evidence
that tsou have gas ana petroleum, rub
This or your hands and then sweat until
you get it or All followed his suggestion
ana true II was. that oily greasy sun
stance found IN ali such places, and the
odor Of oil is all about the we'll.
mere isn't any more a question of who
10 get 70 develop it, but who is TO have
Ihe privilege of the first start. Once
started and found in big paying quanti-
lies then It will be one mass Of wells put
uown here and there for miles around.
another one Of the wonderful resources
Is ths beautiful red granite. after which
the city takes its name, and well. too. for
pretuer granite stone is rarely found
tAan the great mountain lying Just along
the north boundary line of the CITY. over
looking thousands Of acres Of as fine land
as eye ever beheld. with its rich corn
fe!ds, fine herds Of fat cattle drinking
Ing few miles farther to the south and
tAst me wichita mountains, where there
Is some day to be the greatest excitement
this country has ever known. for the old
timers the fellows who are going in con-
unually, declare that there is gold and
plenty ot IT,
Mr.. j. w Ryder, representing the Daily
Mining Record of Denver. Colorado. who
Is our here inspecting certain mining in
'erests. came in from the mountains fust
few minutes before we drove out If
the city, and told Us it was a caution 70
be down In the mountains and see the
parties that were coming in. saving one
party had ordered their smelling outfit
Some nights when the gas al Mr.. Arm
srong's place is allowed 70 burn all nigb-
the fame seems TO increase. and peopIe
going along the road. half a mile from the
We'll. into Granite. stop and go over 10 see
what is on fire and snd it simply natural
gas burning away out in the field. If the
gas is found sufficient for manufacturing
and II IS almost an assured fact. then
tHere viii be q company formed among a
great many others 10 quarry and polish
the red granite and place Il on the market
= Ia al the large cities Of this country.
IAe gaS found on the farm Of Mr. ]. NJ
Armstrong. three miles north Of Granite
Is the strongest yet discovered. yet there
are 4 number OF others. D. D. Stovsl
three miles south Of Granite, has a well
20 feet deep. Green b. Patterson Eve
miles north. has well sea feet deep. and
occasionally the gas eN7lodes ana the
neighhors say it roars like a cannon. l,
j Ill
miles north OF town. and is satisfied
there is mighty low Of oil and gas. II
on further tests it proves 70 be stronger
You can't build hish stone fence strong
enough 10 keep the people cut. and there
Is every reason 20 believe that f. viii.
lie little wonder. nicely nestled over or
The south side of this huge mountain O..
red granite. buiTr on ere Of the pret,isst
natural locations with It's pure sof,
water ST depth of ten 70 twenty fset
bounded on the north by the mountain o.
granite and On the south by the Rocs
Island railroad, embracing 80 acres. :,
the gem Of the sou;Awest-"Cs-ani,e -
populated certainly BY the whites, q, o,
people who ever set foot on ,ew town
Size
The town IS thirty days old and has Z
population almost so and growing N-
&. c: Cox. the founder OF the town. A.
on whose ground the entire city IS hliiI,
certainly & 4 natural town builder -,
! have been in most al rev towns y
This western country ana never have
seen the man before that could buil5 .
town the size q this and % as he does
command the respect snd confidence o.
every man II X. His motto IS ZONES
dealing ana when r. Coy ~o-,,es 80. -,