The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-10
OF DAME FORTUNES FROLIC.
AVERTS WHAT NIGHT HAVE
BEEN DREAD CALAMITY.
While Visible supply Of Illuminating OIL Was
Rapidly Decreasing. and Alarm Was
Felt. the New Texas OIL Fields Come
TO the Front and Solve the Problem.

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Felt. the New Texas OIL Fields Come
to tho Front n Solve the Problem
BosToN. Nov. o.-Tho news has already
gone forth through these dispatches tell
ing OF tho marvellous discovery OF new and
rich illuminating oil fields located In Alas
cosa. Live Oak and McMullen Counties,
Texas, by Sam Crowther, an artesian well
driller Of tho Lone Star State, and who
came to this city last August for the pur-
pose Of interesting Boston capital and Bos-
ton enterprise In the development Of what
Is now believed by many 10 bc among the
worlds greatest treasure bonanzas.
Tho graphic story Is now familiar to oil
readers. as related by Sam
Crowther. outlining in detail how he acci-
dentally made this rich discovery seven
years ago-how he kept his great secret,
and by securing Of leases and buying out
right thousands Of acres OF this valuable
land-of how he camped out and lived not
only many weeks. but even a few years.
with his family In McMullen County. Texas.
removed from the sight OF human hahita-
tion-of how his own money being gone he
interested half a dozen Texas friends, and
month by month pursued his methodical
campaign OF buying and leasing land until
he and his associates owned and controlled
the vast acreage Of Of go acres OF 10Y he
sunk many test wells. pushing down as
deep as he could with his crude prospecting
apparatus tapping the first strata at n
depth Of $50 feet, and the second strata at
l,0SO feet. and Of now he held a conference
with his partners under his weather beaten
arbor-tent homeland Of how after weigh
ing the past, present and the future pros
poets, Sam Crowther and his faithful associ-
atee cast a ballot which meant that he should
journey TO Boston, and when absolutely
satisfied as TO the ability, honesty and in
tegrity Of men here whom he should take
into his confidence and interest, then he
should sign. both for himself and his ascot
ates. a contract transferring deeds, leases
and titles OF very description whatsoever.
TO a corporation which would be jointly
formed by himself, his associates and those
Of Boston whom he thus interested. and the
sole and only purpose Of such corporation
80 formed TO he the rapid and proper de-
velopment OF the new Eldorado,
The story has been told in dispatches
Of how sam Crowther arrived here on his
important mission, and how after many
weeks business men-busineSs men whose
records are records OF success, and whose
careers nave been clean and above criti-
c~ism-careful. conservative men OF mercy
men OF finance -heard his story patiently
and after many earnest conferences jour
neyed back to Texas with Sam Crowther
TO spy out the land, "a IL were-to see for
themselves with their own eyes and verify
by absolute knowledge the statements
made, and being thus satisfied for them
selves and others, there was Immediately
formed under the laws Of the Lone Star
State, the King-Crowther Corporation.
incorporated at Austin, the States capital,
the 10th day of last October. and stimuli
taneous with the organization, the new
oil fields discovered by sam Crowther and
covering an area exceeding it2 square
miles. become the absolute property OF
the King-Crowther Corporation.
ooEs TO WORK.
After this organization had been per-
fec,ed. the incorporators being among the
most sucoe-sful. influential business men
Of Massachusetts and Texas. the Eastern
contingent started for home and Sam
Crowther was instructed 10 proceed again
TO Atascosa. Live Oak. and McMullen
Counties and there %inaugurate an active
campaign of development. He was in
s,ructed TO Immediately engage laborers,
to buy mules and wagons and all neces-
sary machinery and other equipment.
and ~ once IN" drilling Of stan
dard commercial wells
Less than two weeks from that date the
King-Crowther Corporation printed elabo-
rate ACCOMPLISHMENTS M m" leading news
parers Of Texas. outlining the story ~ the
organization and oNnnng 90 lease portions
" IT, huldings. on most liberal terms. 20
all indiNsdual-. corporations, and companies
who could make a satisfactory showing ~ to
their ability aId good intentions 10 begin
Development work imn"i l''lv and con
tinue sam. from month 200 month
The A-nnuuuc"m-nt was made that th"
King-Cruwth" Compilation meant bust
p..- ~. announcements ver" plain,
and "a. language va urmis'akahl"
Ia. king-CroNth"i ,prpHfation stated
thai Il would have t-u 'uiupl"t" duilus
out ~ ~ work iu no" u"W h"ld Ju-i a. sp"n
40 thry could H. -i,plr~i tl"r" from The
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p.s nnl, tu loas. par- - no. hulliugs 90
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