The sun., 1901-06-02
TEXAS OIL As GOALS RIVAL
AMBITIOUS Hopes RASTD On the
BEACNON7 GTSHERS
Their Product Estimated az Nearly Halt the
American Coal supply Nov-Trshs Iignte
Mines Already Anrotcd-Thc oil Lard
CIakc-SMinGI.s In the OIL Territory.

American Coal supply Now-Tr,is Ignite
Mines Already Affected The oil Lard
CTazc-SwtnGl"s In the oil Territory.
AUSTIN, Tex May 81 since the discovery
OF oil near Beaumont less than four months
ago many millions Of acros II laHis scl,-
tered throughout thc State have been pur-
chased or leased by oil prospector- Il 3,
the opinion Of geo ogsts who have made !
study of the situation tkat the oil belt oE-
tends from Beaumont down the Gulf rodac
10 the mouth Of the Rio Graaic, and even
pevond the lstter point far into MeXrn.
That this opinion Is held hv capt A + Lurl'
the geoo gical expert of the J VI GuNer
Petroleum Company. the $4,000, 600 corpora
ton. which is doing business in the Beal
mont field is shown bv his action in secu;-
ing leases of many hundreds OF THOUSANDS
of acres of coast lands situated ell the vay
from Beaumont TO Brownsville
The wild demand for land on which oil in
dications exist has led to a new form of swim
die. that of sailing wells with oil An IN
stance of this kind was brought 70 light hero
a few days ago A stir had been caused bv
the report that oil had been struck in we
that was being dug for water not msnv miler
from Austin The we'll had reached dept
OF thirty-hve feet when the alleged vein Il
oil was struck
According TO the farmer who was digging
the well, who was corroborated by two
Mexicans who were helping him. the oil
poured into the well so fast that Il was filed
TO a depth Of several feet within a few min
utes here was a Dig rush n the sgpp \
oil field The farmer placed guard around
visitors look al the oil His land was worth
IS an acre when the alleged oil strike was
made but when the crowds heSal 70 srrlNe
he received offers OF s?5, then $50 and fnallv,
500 an acre for the farm. which embraced 200
acres The farmer accepted the ninetN-
dollar oler and with $4,000 cash snugiv
uGs% unknown on on the following day, taking his
''fs The purchdser o; the, farm found that tho
s,moIe wgI naS ~ Gnp' Il to pr " phillips. se9os,:
i"Ss a. tSs state Universi,y here 70 be snalyzad.
Dr. Phillips found that the hpid was pur, pure
equal parts The farmer had dumped several
barrels Of kerosene and. cottcnseed o.l INTO
the hole and had go rid Of the pr,perr% @- ne-
time land near the sated well was ehanstlf
hands At high figures some Of II selling ''r
Another oil well deal Of different char
acter is said 70 have been worked in the Beau
mont field recently An expert oil man IRON
Pennsv!yana or OnI9 wGo is aEng boaT nuysp'
and he thought that possibly BY shooting
it the oil strata might % oPe49eo br rrorgb, bs
quietly had the nitroglvcerlne go- deNll oroukhs
10 Beaumont and one afternoon ne !et tAe
explosive drop into the well
Those who are fan !llar with the gas and
oil Aalds know the res n 10 be expected, oIt
when the oil n0y.ces saw great stream
OF water and rocks sh GOT f;,m, the well -
report quickly spread that oil had been stru,~
found which was considered sure Indicate =
Of oil further down The -hootins ~ the We,
made no explanation Of the phenomena api
when n fabulous sum was offered Tor 10
hole by a syndicate OF Texas Oh novlIes 10
accepted the offer and turned the dpst'r
learned by this time that they did not Know
what they we're buying, rs the vel mas pea
bored TO great depth and no oil mas o''n
The presen, and prospective magnitpds
OF the oil output OF the Beaumort held =
almost beyond comprehension. There are coy
twelve oil xushers The actual daily output X
the Lucas we'll as shown by tests is 10000 bar
rels II is asserted that the capaclty q ea,
cas-, and il such j. the fact the present dl,ly
Scb cSf barrels Multiply this By, as and The r..
Twelve wells FOR one year A. the PTesea'
rate OF development there will prohabIr -
100 producing wells in the Beaumont he!d ~
The annual coal production OF the United
States Is approx imately 255. 600 600 tons. Va,
ued al the mines AZ s258OoOpol 4 oerlc- y
tests have shown that II requires three oar;
res Of Beaumont oil 70 equal one @ ton ,a ai CO..!
for steam PURPOSES The 308, 600 blTr :
Of oil which the twelve wells in the Beign."
field are sa.d ~ b. capable OF prodqcins .'
wear Il nunal - lO2, 700. 010 tons OF coal =
little more than twice the present n4Mo'F
OF wells with the same, output would si'" !
supply OF tlol oil equal 20 the coal supply I
the United States
II Is esrina'ed that the Beaumont o., &,
be sold AZ the wells for 20 cents barrel, Ina'-
ing the producer a big margin Of profit -
large o. Al operators IN the Bcaumon' ac4d D.
airaaiv preparing for competition with 30
coal producers Of the United states A,red'Y
planning that manufacturers are refus'Gs ,
renpw contracts with them for fue! =
OF these Ignite mines viii soon have 20 '.'
down FOR lack % orders
Mlny II the large coal dealers OF th" - :
are securing the agencies OF Beaumga' =
companies number Of large manu-!
or OF Houston and other cities and towns I
tho state have already substituted nil :'i -
mite The southern Pacific, the Gn.i i
rado and santa +" and all n" Other ~ IA B., d.
railway companies operating I'E'- ly l.N
are preparing 10 use the ReauW0n' o'. NJ ''.'
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