The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-11
! NV GUSHER IS COMING.
!. so,,svsyne Syndicate Will Have
= '''' al Oil Well Today.
=, 81 4RdE THE KNOWN TERRITORY
Oh. Line is Announced from
N.Y. s.,so but the Details of the
plan Are Not Known.

lamont, Texas, June io.-Tee members fl5e,Ts
p,ia%u-~ .svayne syndicate feel tonight
4 rs !. "a are the owners of new eusher'
nt lA.s : l. not really in, but the "sytnp'
De sa's :, strong that It Is considered
rs y ~, will he In condition to spout
~ p .rov night. Nothing has hereto
v p1'01 lean ont as 20 the condition of
~ ~ IA ,he news that came In early
In the nature of surprise.
rap heen stopped on the well for 4
= fine. and for some purpose inc
as ~ the pumps was taken on,
M, yas done large quantities Of oil
wy ~ vay IN through the four-tnch
siFu ..,,rb the drill was attached,
M ~. became known most of those
N .,srl II visited the well, hoping to
~ u. ,.hsr come in. Sand had risen In
q az considerable distance, how
AN was found necessary to do
y. .,rs drilling. BY the time the sand
AIMED out 1t had grown Ozark and
..,,iors were suspended until morning.
n The owners of the well visited
y, ,hls afternoon. and they confidently
rnsher when the well Is com
VA which will likely be done tomor-
This we'll is on the fifteen-acre tract
i .,,s,s,d BY the Hogg -Swayne syndicate
4 I, IA reached depth of 300 feet when
4, ,orchsse was made. 1t was being put
i, nv the Guney company under n
" mt controversy arose over the
,,Tssy of the lease and the Hogg- Swayne
bought the least from the Guffey
uD,uy. thereby acquiring the well.
/ rts anticipation of its owners are real
j and this well becomes a gusher. 1t will
5esrrp the known territory about 450 feet.
+ \, veil being about that distance south of
4 y Heywood No. ? Colonel S. Il. Moss
hi |, the field when It was discovered
~ the well gave promise of being
4usg. The colonel mad been negotiating
Il Il ID acre adjoining the well ana after a
stic the RIG he drove with all haste to
j. u dv and closed the deal
Islr purchasers Of small tracts Of the
|SMSsayne land today were. The Sara
d Oh and Pipe Line company, the Texas
lIw company, G. NJ. Elingwood, the
ii on company and Mrs. Z. l.. Darragh
GIrston The average price per quar-
u Irs vas 500, $50. Mr.. W. T. Camp.
N Il The Hogg.swayne syndicate stated
rsii that very little more of the land
'si be sold.
~
iisAG Important deal for a portion OF
h.ssagayne purchase on Spindle Top
ssAb was closed today, Colonel Sc.
IS buying block 81 for $4,000. This
VI contains block 81 for $4,000. This
E@ purchases made of this land.
isa Of the companies that have pur.
2s1 and Of the Hogs-Swayne syndicate
iieady drilling, and the race in put.
W derricks and getting machinery
lAe ground still goes on. While wells
Ning drilled In almost every direction
ne nil, the really active place is
Meenacre tract aud each of the
lhl companies that have acquired a
n q this land will no doubt have a
y enlef way within ten daya, If 1t is
fsSpe for all of them TO get machln.
q Inc ground within that time.
s%sasFable machinery is coming in for
r zss wells, Some of ii will 20 to tho
h IaIe co,,..,. -,
II dssiSuttooSg ntLS anu otntr outfits will
Il aSrsat 'g Dr,n IN the territory around
+ be sst q FF'ito town from I'VE to fifteen
u
~
Y" y which the oil producers are
s'sles'ed was received from Pitts
Pa today in the form Of +oI,
ls iicm NJ rhooas " - 'eie-
~ ~ nf' theodore Stesner to Judge