The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-09
light OIL AT BEAUMONT.
I'D the Stribbling Well, Due Today,
viii Be of that Variety.
|at 4LOd" OF THE HIGGINS WELL
e.,vs Character Of the Earth Through
Which the Drill Went--Other News
of the Oil Field.

pssurnont. Texas. April S.-Intensty Of
~ oil excitement was materially added to
Nc afternoon by the Daily Journal pub
shug an interview with Colonel .Strib-
&eng In which that gentleman is quoted MS
,sunr that he had found grade of light
and that his well would come in not
nor man tomorrow afternoon. The Ian
mage Of the colonel Is as follows ~ have
onnd A grade Of light oil. 1t Is impossible
determine the quantity until the well Is
uly Developed. but the indications are
bat II will he a great producer. The sand
which the oil is found Is about the same
the Corscana sand, and the quantity OF
M IS equal. II not superior, to the Corsl
Bapa product" Continuing. the colonel
sys his we'll is 1900 feet deep and that it
&houM come in by tomorrow afternoon.
i This announcement is Of Importance from
NO standpoints. First 1t means that the
eaumont uei" VIII p'ouuee d" lIiumlhat-
BIZ OIL Second. Colonel Strlbbllng Is Dor
8ns A mile and n half cast of the GLADYS
q NJ. lit and will bro,do,, 49, al,
n
Mist extent.
Il After the Journal got on the street there
,o,s denloIs of the Strihblinp intervlaw
a ,
nv '"e' ''i'"
6hns himself had stated that ne had given
nv no sucn information MS attributed TO
Xph me s'aleH'eu' was mnue 10 the ed'-
m anu proprietor oi tne journal ana 70
MN tne co'ohel aui'iWed that ne hld made
Ne statemenfs' nut mad not authorized
2ner puoI'c"uoh' ne'ther nad ne requested
&nat they ne nc pu"HSneu' thael snch
4onqltions time Is me only arbiter' aud II
w Aent OF m''erlalzeS the importance
~ me beaumont OH nelu VIII NJ least
*0up'e
u The Higgins OH companv,s VOL coma in
i sunday ofternoon obont o.3O O'Clock win
4 snsnaid eow nf nj, oouo, IN amy oF tbc
n
49, in ,oo,,. r,sro.ts +bor orr - ,bo
&Asr wells Tho we,I camc In nuito ne the
$on,rsoyors desired If shorId ana marc
r,s M, a dron n ri, rnnocossorr,v vast.
4, Tho mol, Vac drt,lod he nouc,,on 4.
8grnne Of Cors.cano II was hcgun orour
H. frat Of Februorv ana from mat time
un,l the oil was .,trurk tbero bse nor brcn
a NV trophIc in thc dr5:;;,c and tho wcil
= rss finished ne pcr,ort,v ne vas tne worn
IN tho Uov ,hror,,
4 SATURDAY. NJ ohort 10 o,c,ocp Il ,yos 10
Rdes tho. the JruI wos in ,hr oil s,rot,
= al Tho A. s7or !, ,bor,,, o,,,,,,aol :, 49,,
xbs a,i,, and tos+ Tho for,,,ot,on a.. ci ,r,a
A0,r, riro v.o, ,i+t,a,,.,, ru,,, ,,,o ,,.,t,
MI rrenorat,ors made f,r hol,Ino tho o.ou
|She hoi,er Il. . +nroo-iro,, ,,t,,o fo,,,. foot
3o.r attached "a n .,rI, ora &c ,oy.orad ,rto
H. we'll WHOM II All vim Via. II f.,
Withdrawn and cmnt,od Tbro, tf,ros +his
aaIcr was drawn fror, ,ho wou Af+or +,,
ahrd tIma f. ras not,o1a that .,o mo.o,
sben Aowos fror, +ha ,,i,a - a., 49,,
fort Tbls v.,s TIL r' .,a. a.. ~ ..
HonInr Crodno,,, +ho ~, w.. 49,. ,,,,,.ooaa,
Follow,nc tbo v.,+o. a.h,oh ron'ad 49,.
NV mor,o,+s va
"'niV"'s came strong gas lolo"cn
&hnest Immediately by The oil. The four
Hlch pine from tho yveu had hoor nrovtdcd
&itb r,l,o o.,
''"e' anu "ooNc inns waive was placed
" elbow Joint with about ten feet Of pipe
4 s6inE In n horizontal diro,,ior o,,t +ho
SMo - a. "ile'''"" "u' nv
" Tue derrick. Then above this Joint
@ plnced another valve to keen tho oil
3mm eorinc o,,, A. Ne,
H., ,.n1s '"' we 'op pipe. Nheh 'hc
r. pailer was taken from the we'll the
I op valve was closed and tbn dnw won. orr
lhe horizorta, 49,, r,,,,
r.h piPe' rms PIPE lhcilhed NJ
Na an angle that the flow from the pipe
fttgck the ground about ,vortr foot fr,,r,
H. do,,,., w., ''t 'N'"'s iV'' i''ni
u'icH' When the oil came In fun
fuength the force was so great that II fore
= h0le In tho cro,,,a a, .,,l,,,h .,,a ,,,.,,,
ipm g.. sun" as '"oush 'h' s're'Hh
IRE nose had been playing there
Fle oil was permitted to flow only = few
ROoments $50,
H. nv steam gauge was piaced on
ppe ana 1t was found that the pres
Z ere ran thtpncodIo nm "a On Hrdi,,+,n,, .
8resara =, On 'P w '''
IN. VI 9" pounds TO the square men.
b boilers ussd fou nu aa,Is s.e',"l pu ~,
nils Ava running eusines III s""
M
iae Post correspondent visited tho welt
IN, .aNIufns and fpuD1 thnrn ~ phprpt,