The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-04
like AT SOUR LAKE
Aroused Considerable Interest
Among Beaumont Oil Men.
RTANT DEVELOPMENTS EXPECTED
Y fhe Beaumont Confederated Well.
Rules for Protection of Field
from Danger of Fire.
RTANI DEVELOPMENTS EXPECTED


mont, Texas, September 3.--There
.th,.k o,t 90 tho ordinary In +he al,
ri - 49,, -.
'puHys but the news that came from
labe caused oil men, spectators and
At,ta agants 10 prick nm their ears
$500. - ,.-,,.,.a,a, 49,. , A.,
e boom days. 1t was true that the
Ia received here did mt sov that
u, u ~ NJ Coo, pe.,o,, -
~ N the d. W NuleS ietrVieuhl
ny ait Sour Lake was a genuine oil
mt tbcv did say that tbe well was
.., ans - .g,, nj s,t -.
"l anu l'uu' anu thls' Win tne
hasfthe well some time ago struck
"a Us deposits which blew the pipe
~ ~ 49,, ~ r,l''',s'S y s'iv,'s
C. g. 10" -, = pis su'nei WIZ ~
HUN 9oui - Ne oeio a many oaSS ;
'pss are oer'u'n mere Is OIL at
1Fe anu '"eie y enOuEu gus pitS-
u make 1t gush from wen, II the
4s,m gushing quantities, and MS the
Hsul IN uhlS section is produced by
HTqIl me OIL, there Is excellent fea-
neileNinE mat Welts OF the gusher
LIPS FOUND In The Sour Lake field.
-stion was given, out, except that the
: hnd received a telegram stating
n vel was spouting oil ana mud.
,djotIoNing telegram. received by w
Hill *of this city from c.. A. Holt, |
* the Sour Lake OIL company. gives
IL az the information received I'm the
\ ,felegrams from persons at Sonr
teIake Texas. Sentenher Q 4 bovo
hflrfsei from the Gufrey ven on
i III Blowing in splendid ouantities
lttal of an officer of the company
b mprning The pumps are work
Ii l'Iirn" ny, pS ,,;ri 70 kueR noWh gaS
Nv HoIf
VA ~
ey at Confederated well No. prom
,elnlow up some important develop
II Mis- wen was thoucbt IN have
~
orK. 'st "eek' nut 1t was found that
ing a few minutes the oil would
Glow. Four other wells were in
oasft,
Y 4 49,, ~ al apout tne SANE l)he ana
MN MSl9 h' M Buhnteu az 10
ougb shouln 90 me beaumont con,
,sl,ee'nep ueciae9 maj tneY Won
W Geeber ana see II they c9ud
~ d ow tb mU" tbav Oh bo ilS onua, Ul
4 y drill was put in again, ana it
ls % snat instead nScG OF d haiYing passed
e.ssw feet deeper and under this
what might be termed a sec nj |
u Which the drill is now working |
ntly believed by the owners t |
Nd the drillerS that when the |
through this rock steady |
oil of great volume Will be |
hht some now condition &c en-
-
the SINKING OF nearly every |
neld' ana the experience o
W. W. 80 ui,.'e' Ia"
on may ne STRUCK without |
he main body of the oil sand. |
h practically certain in snch |
steady and yolumjnous foyy |
hod nv noing denim. II "a |
~ That the other ri,lsattnV az, |
TELLS In the field were dr,,led |
tbrouah Tie r"cE W. "a
III utC1 on5fed Lig [SpH noonIe tbinl
! i'm their well within tvn M.
7 fact fha discoverv OF thc
Is nretty good evidciNxi mar
heath if
Se the rules adopted by the
Govern onerations In the oiI
{ house, boarding house, res
king stove In use shall be
emlin within a distance Of
~ drilling or producing well, |
orfen tohall be removable to a dis
ratbo eilttee.
I. < shall be done within 100 |
lsposed ducing well or pool of oil.
torch nor candle Shall be
iN NUMenty feet Of any open tank.
he law appointed by the commit.
yppKrapn
his mornior and watchmen shall al.
two hours in advance of
1USE COZ ny well.
n senate Scept for substantial yea
ourt in scontracfoSrs S o NJ tGessa anSi
,ill reorraIDguish all fres in their
III Forty. places, or have 2 man. in
.rsct etion of the Inspection.
$3.50 sof 500 feet Is about To
5ai sSd or being agitated.