Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-03-28
PETROLEUM.
Why May Not Bryan be u the Oil
Region p--.SOme Speeulalions.

The development Of a new gusher
at Beaumont, in the neighhorhood Of
the famous Lucas we'll, places the
Texas petroleum field ~ the cate
CORY of the great oil regions Of the I
earth. with the strong probability of
its being the greatest Of all
So great oil field heretofore dis
covered Is limited 10 a small scope OF
country. That Of the Allegheny
gion extends ina great semi-circie I.
from Pennsylvania through Ohio,
dipping into Kentucky, with the .
northwestern horn OF the greasy .
conucopia bon the region OF the /
great lakes, The Russian fields Of
Baku and eastward, tine greatest IN .
the tertiary rocks until Texas came |
in, are similarly extensive. The Call
ifomia field, another, like Texas,
where the oil-bcariug sands are
found In recent geological iormn-
tions. give promise OF wide geograph-
zeal extent. Then why should 10 be
presumed that the Texas field should
boz confined 10 point near the coast
more especially since possible
northern delimitation OF the field Is
found at Corsicana, marking the
northern limits OF the Ignite coal
formations. OF which Brazos county
g, boz the heart
Texas Is not q great lake of oil,
with "a crust of earth o,emrched, and
endless reports from various quar-
ters Of waters with right smart
shine" are 90 be taken as of lIttic
import. But there are phenomena
by which nature seem, to tell the
! story to the thinking mau of treas
ures underneath the suriaco-eyen
thousand feet The oil springs ON
4 Ou Creek IN Pennsylvania were SUBJ
lects Of reports 20 the English crown
away back Ia the l7th century; the
a oil that often ruined the brine wells
y Of salt miners of Pennsylvania told
I. their tale Tor "a century ceiore deep
a well boring for oil was prosecuted la
= the COS; and the escaping gas and
Il oil sipes in Jefferson and Hardin
Z counties, Texas, We're subjects of
common knowledge 10 thousands
for the past forty or City years
b They We're reported by the state ge-
II ologist Shumard, or his assistant, ir
b a state paper, thirty years ago, that
K has become part Of one az least %
D the histories of Texas. Yet TeXn.
y people waited all these years for
II Pennsylvania company 20 come an,
y get the treasure.
y oil was struck at Brownwood
X Texas. several years ago. but not d
Il large quantity. aud contiguous boz
ing failed TO nnd a considerabl
% Held. Local capital Is being raise
- 10 bore for oil 40 Weatheriord. whic
would seem 90 boz away out ~ the %
field.
the Buzos and adjoining counties %
FIX the other hand. seem by geugrnph
he cal position. and by indications,
ley br promising ~ a part ~ N
the Northumberland oil field. III
art, gns wells iu the Brazos Boo
Il ? tom may bee telling the stories
by richie. beneath the surface. like th
MS instances cited in Pennsylvania an
me the coast of Texas. A corresponl
s, eut ~ The Eagle writes that the b
iry. companies have agents taking lcas'
about Wellborn, iu this county. IT.
published analysis of the Hearne 81
wells la the Brazos bottom b pr
re- uounccd 90 indicate petroleum, ~
Uses the Navssota bottom il said 10
the promising, and Is covered over wit
Wer leases.
sn- Who knows but Bryan may yet
rer. an oil city?