Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-03-20
OIL EXCITEMENT AZ GALLUP.
The Furry 10 Increasing Every Day
A Few Pointers.

A Few Pointers.
From the Republican.
The excitement in regard to the
Gallup oil feldr Is increasing every
day. Letters are received here ev.
cry day from all parts OF the country
making inquiries in regard to the
prospects of the various companies
that have been organized and are en-
gagged in the development Of the oil
country. Up TO the present time nine
companies have been organized. All
OF them are in shape to expend from
ten t. fifteen thousand each in boring
for oil.
The chances are, Of course, that
a number of men who have invested
good money in this enterprise may not
strike Oil. but they figure with good
reason that II oil is found on an ad.
joining claim they will be able to sell
their claims at a big advance on the
cost OF locating. They have every
reason &c be sure that oil exists in
that section. Oil has been flowing In
m place to the knowledge of all
old residents for the past nineteen
years. and be seen to-day by any.
n who cares to make a visit to sec.
ton eleven, now owned by the Gal.
lup Oil company. A number Of oil
experts have at different times in.
spected this section and their reports
all agree. as to there being oil there
in paying quantities. A barrel OF this
oil was on exhibition at the terrific
rial fair held at Albuquerque in 1882.
At that time hundreds OF locations
were made, but the parties making
them did not have the means to pros
ecute the search. The immensely Of
the coal fields Of Mckinley county Is
not appreciated by the outside world.
II has within its bounds fourteen hun.
dred square miles OF coal land. Oil
Is found In every state and territory
surrounding New Mexico. why should
1t not be found here? Shipments OF
machinery are daily expected. Gal.
lup. which Is the most convenient
point to start from, and the best Of
accommodations for p%rospectors can
be found here in the way Of hotels,
livery stables and provision stores.
The distance to the oil fields is ff.
teen miles.
SHORT NOTES.
The officers OF the Excelsior OIL
company, composed OF Gallup and
Winslow people, held an important
business meeting at Gallup.
Messrs. Sabin. Flynn and Adamson,
OF the Excelsior Oil company, took
out a load Of supplies to their prop.
erty from Gallup.
Messrs. Beddoe, Elsie. Kelley and
Watkins, Of Gallup. spent several
days this week looking after their
property in the oil fields.
Chas. Brown, Ed. Harder and Jos.
eph Kuhn. OF German-American OIL
company, will commence active op-
erations on their locations.
Deputy County Clerk Risdon, OF
Gallup. has been quite busy lately re
cording placer locations. In some
cases land has been located severa,
times by different parties. II the OF
boom continues Mr.. Risdon will b
obliged to increase his clerical force
l.. e. Densmore, superintendent o,
the Mariana Oil company. who wal
In Gallup a few days ago to proven,
certain people from jumping the com
pany's lands. returned to AlbuQuer
que yesterday and continued north t
Ration last night. The Mariana com
pany located 10000 acres Of fine oil
lands, and are making preparations
rapidly to begin active operations
Samples Of the crude oil have beer
left at The Citizen Office by Mr.. Dens
more.