The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-24
10 new WELLS ARE IN.
~, and the Paragon Companies
Now Have GgshefS.
kcrsr FLOW OF GAS YET STRUCK
,.,o,,otered by the Drillers OF the
r. .' llama Well. Which Was Ex-'
p.cted to'come In.

IA r, Texas, September 23.-Two
"a inc biggest "gasser" YET struck
81. :. record In the oil field today. the
N y. !. tho paragon oil company, situated
IA y !" Inf IS. and the well of the King
N pv nonv not far distant were the
ii uhIle the Alabama oil company
.,:ssd the "gasser.'
:. paragon we'll passed through tne
~ AT the depth Of OLD feet and was
~ sour feet into the oil EaRd. After
a yea en- ~ nod been sent down a few times
"A u - .sme with the usual rush and shot
]" .,aor,ble distance over the derrick
,ho gate valve could be Giosed.
49, ,trssm was afterward' allowed to
N " ,srourh horizontal pipe for seven
and the well made splendid show
IA nO' r Is six inches in diameter at the
Nrtom' 80
-, drilers at the Alabama well thought
y rornIne that they would bring the
!, nils afternoon, hut they missed
,ockonlng somewhat. At lenst the
3, !" .aoutad gas instead of oil. Not In the
,Orr q, this field has such monster
III ~ vov Of gas well been brought in.
r,s came with a roar that could he
~ hoard for two miles on the windward
~ the well. In fact, those who saw
ho.rd II were surprised that the fear
..lso vas not heard in the city. II was
,r,ortion Of the drllcrs to bail the
+ In tbls afternoon, but 1t ba'led itself
liz mt mud and rocks in a way that
Y. ..tsnsd damage to the surrounding der
IN, I, was an awful spectacle and more
\. one man who saw It thought Of the
B (. ,a,,snoe of Sodom. and Gomerrah.
,Hsr the stream of gas, mud. and rocks
IA flowed for few minutes the gate
! s,lrs was partially closed, the powerful
X ~ of.the gas preventing an entire clos
81 Of the valve.
\ persons who came in from the field late
f,nIaat state that the well had not been
.,tlrr,y closed when they left. 1t is thought
An tse'well will spout oil tomorrow.
inner s-e now ffty-slx spouters in the
An at.
H.. King well was the first gusher to
ii brought in under a guarantee. Hey
~ Bros. had the drilling of the we'll,
,5d they CONTRACTED 10 bring in a gusher
u make no charge for their work. They
qsre entirely successful in their under
4 taknr for the well' did everTning cN-
*ected Of II when IL spouted this morning.
rs an Incident going to show with what
y <srtaInty men bore for oil on the charmed
IN Il may he said that Mr.. w. c. Will
hns the promoter Of the King OIL com,
Ecsny. scid the stock of the company in
7 "a East on the guarantee plan. That is,
Z Epse subscribing for the stock deposited
al money In bank with the agreement
r a. It should he paid to the King Oil
x tenpany when that company should bring
e[4 gusher. and not before.
E Mr. Williams is famliarly known as
3'klng Wilhelm" and the company was
lined In honor of his nickname. He Is
4 n present In San Antonio, but Is expected
f arrive here tomorrow to accept the well
|Hm the contractors.
Captain A. F, Lucas has returned TO
Rtaumont after an absence of three
4ntAsS spent in travelling, during which
Iihe be visited several of the Southern
#stes, Recently he and Mrs. Lucas have
+ 1Pen staying at Washington Captain : In
says the fame Of Beaumont and Its oil
~ Spreading, and he has great hopes for
'& awakening In an industrial way fer
@'s section, Captain Lucns will now
NC Beaumont his headquarters, while
ooEs after the interests of the Guffey
UnIapy In Texas.
~
n giving the list of gushers on Spindle
I'D Heights in Yesterdays Post, No. IS
Ms named as the Grace well. 1t should
ssEe been designated as the Fedora. Crude
"a Grace well. as the two companies own
E# We'll Jointly, both having beeh =. or
&SenPany.