The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-25

wen In. The four-inch rotary nine was
.wltndrawn without accident and me dill
ers made sure that the slxinch casing was
set nrmly on the rock aud then II was AM
nonnced that they were ready 70 omen the
valve and sec what thewell would DO
~ was arranged that the management
fr,epsaase ME hisSWood company and few
END II was announced the well would be
Drought In about II o'clock or as soon
~ me party eould, get out there linn 81.
u,eIy upon reaching the well the valve
WAS opened. II was hardly an instant
aII...erWard that the luid began to run
our OF the pipe and gradually grow stronger
ana higher until II shot fifteen or twenty
rect over the top Of the derrick, notwith.
standing that there was hardly snlce
enough among the timber In the top for
moving for few moments small rocks
began to shoot into the air. aud continued
70 ny upward until the valve was closed,
nve minutes after opening it,
some Of these rockg were quite large,
ana one In particular. which was picked
up afterward. was found TO he coated
with sulphur. and. though almost solid,
with oil This rock showed the marks Of
the drill, and also that 1t came from the
bottom of the cap rock. On one side u
was covered with a cyrstalliZed formA-
ton. and It Is supposed that this is the
condition of the cap rock next to the oil.
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There is nothing Of very great import.
ance to the new Haywood well except
that 1t is first class in every respect and
will be a splendid producer There Is
much that Is significant about 1t, however
While others are drilling for months where
there Is apparently oil bearing sand the
Haywood company continues to bring in
the bsst sort Of wells and that. too with.
out the slightest delay. The No. was
begun just three weeks ago today, and
there are other wells in the same terri.
tory which We're begun long before, hut
which are apparently no nearer Il guSher
than they We're weeks ago. II was drilled
by Ben Harper, who has drilled several
successful wells on the hill II is located
on lot No, 33 of the Spindle Top Heights
which is one OF the three hYe-acre blocks
belonging TO the Higgins Oh company
and leased TO the Haywood oil company
for twenty years.
The new steel tank Of tho Haywood
OIL company has been completed and is
Today onIhSr receiving car Of paint The new
dlately connected with the pipe leading to
the tank, and IL viii at once begin To-
produce revenue for the company as we'll
as oil for the fuel world
Tomorrow morning between aud Z
o'clock the well will be spouted for The
purpose of taking a picture Of It. THIS
hour Is selected because there Is usually
very little wind at that time, It has been
some time since the public has enjoyed
seeing gushcr, and as II Is very pleasant
uui'Hg the carry morning therc VIII prob
ably be number Of people 70 out
This makes twelve bona 1de gushers in
the Beaumont Geld. and the Haywood com
pany has brought in the two last ones
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The following transactions in stocks we're
recorded by the oil Exchange this after.
noon: Bid Asked
higgins ...........,...... $40 90 10 ~
Manhattan . .... 50 80
Unlisted Stocks.
I'IiheIs+f.' ... .F,....,,. S4 9l1
Industrial Lumber Co... 200 90 ...
Beaumont National Bank. 175 90 200 90
Sales.
Manhattan .,..--....... 100 so
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1t was reported in Beaumont that the
Sour Lake well had come in but such
was not a fact. Mr. ]. II. Galley told a
Post reporter tonight that no oil came
from the well with the gas.