The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-22
Ill., an Oregon Newspaper Man
Thinks Of the Outlook.
Lra,slAsrIc OVER BEAUMONT FIELD
r.,,r Shows How He Has Erred If
! ID pesoribin0 Quality Of OIL
Suggestions.

circles in Portland, and
a ,, the Northwest, arrived in
"A KIM Inst night. They are both IN
II .,sd in the Texas oil fields and only
"A !, esc,pe the heat. which az this sea-
a no vear is next to unbearable. AS
80, East. however, before return
poetIand, and had a head-on col
n a,ith the hot wave there, they
a 81 no relief until they got back TO old
a .,sop which they are now convinced has
a \ ersat,st climate on earth
~ sisss'tins of the progress OF oil devel
h rn'k in the Beaumont district
"A IA ahV OF some Of the wells ~
lsg nroducing, Mr.. Piper this morning
MAN the poysble exception Of the ia
Il poi.u ali fields in Russia, there Is no
~ stl pr mai the Beaumont fields are the
estesf the world has ever seen. Inc
itensni that attended the earliest on
n .sens in this district was wonderful
a A almost beggars descriptions. II seems
an tho Development work SO faf uoue
II .ha beaumont district that the oil ter
~, IL limited In extent, all of the pro.
"A ,ssss hejne situated within n radius OF
~ oat one mile Of the original discovery.
~ are now about thirteen or fourteen
&alls onpned IN The combined output OF
"A sse wells aggregates from lO,WD 10 100
ia barrels day. AT this rate the outhoW
a any one Of these wells in a single year
n M exceed the entire volume OF oil pro
IA by the California fields There Is
"A reason 10 fear that the present rate Of
In viii diminish for some time. No
N aetcal oil man who has been on thr
to1pd believes that there VIII be a de
ssse In the pressure in the near future.
81 Tho oil is what Is known as fuel oil.
ae neither suitable for lighting nor In
Ilrafng purposes, and this Is most
frtun0fe Circumstance, as the great necd
"A The south is fuel The oil is finding a
nady market, although much dithculty
~ BEEN .enconntcied IN procuring ade
maze facilities for storing, piping and
AppDg the product The flow OF some
al these wells Is phenomenal The Hey
4of1 No . for instance, which is only an
<'nch shaft, by actual measurement, pro-
Need 10000 barrels IN single day, filling
Hessure In time will diminish and the flow
I'd the wells will be reduced TO perhaps
~ or 300 barrels q day but even this
Az W 20 far exceeds the best wells In the
Pennsylvania and California districts that
Id latter districts are not 10 be compared
u M the Beaumont
& Before the probable extent OF the
&aumont oil district was determined some
'3torm0us land speCulations were INDUCED
III Land as far as five and six miles
Nun the nearest producing well sold fol
~ hgh as SJVvo an acre, anu thc nCtua
|Hsa transactlohs ran w INTO tne nlilnhs'
'4nd that we purchased FOR 500 an acre,
u miles from producing we'll sold read
M for $3.50 an acre AZ a distance OF two
ri les from the Lucas we'll or original
5kcoyery, land sold for as high as 5000
~ acre ~ was az urSl supposed thht
III gu nelt Jay 10 rue northwest OF Lucas
"a IN ms district FOR a distance OF twenty
~ eHctenlent ran the highest ana thr
NFuAVon was Wlldest. AS by acthal
INC 1allacy oil ms theory however
proven me rush started Tor the dem
X sllaiea oil helt. known as the Spindle
IA Heights district. Owners Of GROUND
n ms iAyofed locGtion began to sell quar-
AZ sste ", tree Us, ana tue ngnres ran up as
as SlVO,OD an acre All transfers With
N n tSe I mUl,l OF tW3 nave peen con
III discovery. We have nm interest Il,
acres on Spindle Top Heights, within
HIN r 1g IegS OF ,5o proven well ana nave
MUG It. Our shaft is down a distance of
.Dul 100 feet already and active sinking
ers U Il, are y. 400 progress ore SIS we also are
n Lucas gushcr The latest ipdicntio1s
& that the belt runs in that direction,
n * - ws b auoe , PD0nou.ced on sIhp,
~ tract also OH in most Of the wells ia
81 No AZ depth Of from 1900 to 1900 feet.
|dttriet has nS SIroh'ng inc beauinont olI
"a solved the fuel probIem NJ tho sonth
4 a9 and manufacturing plants are
w the rsn ~ u, '" IN Iuel eaulpmehIS
IN for fuel purposes as compared VITA
z OF coal is 80 per cent and upwards
H searceiy bo e '"aI oetore lohg tnere
LIN Of the Mason nnd Diyon Inc '" ~,
llhe Mexico, that will not use the oil for
II Beap ann ptoA iii ~ to SAT- water gives
antaee that prcclndes he nossibi,ltv
8Lolunnp tariffs by the railroads..
~ saiper expects TO remain in oregon
nr,anI. 'et,upeI, unless called back to
M '"pht Dy business sooner
40
~ the Editor - IN
"a VI ne toSt'
IA leNaS. July 2O--The above
'&phg Is from the Evening Telegram.
llshed al Portland orocon =, 80 ~,
~ tr,,... ''""' 'leson' OF dhte' the
~ instant ] consider II of Importance
Noar OIL Industry showing that tho mag.
1'hde OF the 6eld ,s o.. .t.1.s ~'..
''o' Ina ,o,,. "V'u y iast reacnlng OUT
w 'our quarters Of the civilized globe
"a rom which ~ my understanding re-
Wng thereto &c o,....., ~.
NJ 1870 Is correco 1t promises 10
(. souf great newspaper favorable
X0tunity OF correcting what saer,- ~
an error ON tho na.. - ~. 49, !,
b. IN aso.i,',. p"'' Oh Mr' bughr -
NJ ~, a'ot'olng to the Beaumont product
d. ape iuel qualities only. While all the
IN fully impressed ,.,,s a.. l.....,s
III peennor $500 Win ts Importance
~ IN auuptapinty as an economical
r. vi my Understandable, has aiso hn.,,
VA II was possessed in cor,ot,, ,aos,,,,,
,Ilunln.,in, '..'''N III certain measure
!, as Well as lubricating quail
IN q good types. II those ora aI fncts
X. the oil using v.o,ts -, ~ 80
VII tue rorr.a., suoulu Know IL
I'd as von neV n should be as Wide