The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-22
PROSPECTS FOR A GUSHER
IN the Beaumont Field Are Bright, as
Several Wells Are Nearly Due.
ANOTHER Big DAMAGE SUIT FILED
o,o,vs Out OF the Reorganization Of a
company--Luther kountze Look
ine Over the Field.


.ral since the bringing in of well
~ ubetted the appetites of the people
,"r news OF gusher, and the question:
,,r,,sn.t new gusher come In yctg' Is
rd hundreds of times each day. SO
w. the answer to this question has been
since the bringing in of the Star and
r,sscent well, but several drills are now
aorn close to the oil stratum and develop
,a,nts are momentarly expected.
The we'll OF the Gober OIL company is
,ow said to be going through the cap
~ that overles the oil, and this well
should make showing shortly. Secretary
Inshv of the Gober company informed a
Post reporter this afternoon that drilling
r,s proceeding steadily but with no news
v, inheritance up to the last report from
,ho we'll rumor was circulated that
s work on this well had been stopped, but
there was no truth ran IN 5@e report Srnen nine
from the Spindle Top oil company's well
is progressing satisfactorily and 1t is
thoqFbt that the drll rn YIN o be started mde,
ihe group Of gushers, and Is practically
certain to be a producer.
The Texas and Pacific well, on block -,
feet and the drilling is progressing with,
ont hitch. II was previously reported
that this we'll was more than 1000 feet
The well of the Spangler oil company
has reached a depth of $50 feet. See
retary Speer expects the well to be brought
in this week
Dewey Heywood's well, on Spindle Top
ueirhts near the Beatty wen. Is now
down near the oil level and should, be
sponng within two ao or thrSe 1 o., ie, There
rusher since it is only eighty feet away
from the Beatty Wen.
The Guffy company has a well on Spin
tYIt hat oh ln Ghn N
The greasy fluid in n few days. II Is
now near the oil stratum and Its location
assures another gusher.
The wells previously mentioned are all
regarded as being in the proves field, aud
their coming in Is only a question of a
few days.
well of the Acme on and Fuel company
state that the wells are all the way from
1000 to 1000 feet deep. though tine exact
depth is only known to the drlllers them
Nothing new has come In from the out
side wells the Sanger, the Walker the
Iandrum and the Stanford. The last
two wells were shut down awaiting the
arrival Of new machinery when the last
The Fl Beaumont well, in the Iowa colo,
nv, Is down 500 feet and has passed
through a small deposit of oil The fore.
man with this rig, who had charge OF
the rig that drilled the Lucas we'll, says
The formation in this well is the same
as that In the Lucas.
The Manhattan oil company, after ex.
perlenclng many vexatious delays, has It's
well started at last. Walton & Knsov-
Ing Of CorsIcana have the contract and
the work OF drilling was commenced this
morning.
gin drilling by the first of next week on
the ninety-acre tract In the center of the
Iowa colony
10 begin drilling by the first of next
week.
\ large force Of men is engaged in laying
the pipe Of the Higgins oil and Fuel com.
pany along Sabine street, thence to Parl;
and 10 the oil fields.
~
large damage suit involving the title
TO oil lands was filed In the district court
today, This is a sult brought by Robert
l. Love ct al against w. r II. McFad.
ON hIl, ct a. to try title to $50 acres of land,
vey of William laiias Pelham Humphrey.
tract and for damages.
Inc same tract of land only II being
tItle east ard h t Is entered for suit to Try
a.. McFaddln.
cS SsIt in size 4 Of claim is the sqlt Of
nennIng Company. This suit grew out
H. q Z conditional agreement. legally en-
su Ilu mt ,S as alleged by plaintiff whcI
vsvmpany Tor the sale Of shares In titlt
10 ne Murphy, Cunningham, ana the
and 1 1aino OF Grand leagues, and the. Jen
ssS acres, Allegations in this suit arc
, ,hat said company was formed with au
in av'ISe ono G CSpltal stock q s3.ooo,ooo he
siec Sy" ,tS shares at 81, II is further
iiprme meg defendants attempted to dissolve
sna transfer ownership of all title e
mem SgbSond corporation, the difference ir
damsg nsme Wherenpon. plaintiff sued fol
ddsainages in the sum of 100000 as the
III nIIlSepp, uae stakeholder in said American
'" hennlng company
~ ~
The greatly Increased shipping lnciden,
% the development of the oil field ha.
aau the Southern Pacific railroad ION tn,
PUMP here for several weeks. The ware
uyuse facilities have been inadequate foi
ne vastly Increased freight business, anC
10 tne Increased traffic has the appearance,
loIdlng up indefinitely, the railroad ha.
"usuded to build new warehouses
ihese warehouses will be two in mum
w. ana both will be constructed of brick
Y"e VIII be $50 feet long. It will he
VYs'ed on the north side of the Sabine
u East Texas tracks, extending in Width
The me tracks over to Laurel avenue
rar var ground is now occupied by privat,
These cse and the Beaumont rice mill
,yseats the right Of way. the order reduir
thlrtr me buildings he removed within
i sts,oai2ys from the date of notice /
nue. marie rice mill company viii protest The 70
protsc,ans9 uce, holding that Its location Il
viii he oy lease. In this event there
era,,iuue lltlgation which will defer thl
nTTg n Of this warehouse.
tSee, ootsner warehouse will he built he
he srlhtne southern Pacific main line ,anC
ana pnotch which leads to the Texas Tran
ieve hneasumont Lumber company mills. Thl
whlla /, oi this site has already begun ant
honso y Is reported that a freight ware
eu,rsnis 70 he built, there Is a rumor ais
sem ma. snat II is to he the site of a hand
Tbi passenger station.
falrnsa ialler rumor local officials of TN
pesentt re not disposed TO discuss just a
.N9'nl, lnrther thnn thai they stnfe tia