The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-08
| (aSHER WAS LET LOOSE
!, ne Publication of the Visiting
(" roarrsssmen and Their Wives.
.o,t COMPANIES ARE TO BE ORGANIZED
a,s 10 Base Their Expectations on
y, s. Possession Of Land on the
Spindle Top Heights.

aont. Texas, June THE members
81 rivers and harhors committee and
An wives constituting the most distin
,.sod party that has visited the Beau
=, Ill fed. cav Haywood well No. ,
"A ~, Al el5 this morning
a IN. parte had not been scheduled t.
Beaumont, but Colonel S. T.. h
passenger traffic manager OF the
"A 49, Pacific railroad, took tic matter
II .,b tho owners of the Haywood we'll.
" 4. .grsed to turn their spouter loose for
"a I. hsneet Of the distinguished party. The
n ,elal train carrying the party arrived
"A, ne civ at $50 n m. and proceeded Inn
n s.slolely 10 the oil hcld and as 1t was
"a !, ,rown in the city that the party would
"a III TOP, no one met them at the de
WHOM the station at the oil fell
]. reached It was suggested that the
sl,s remain in the cars and witness the
..,,sr from the windows but this ar
Il s.-eprnt did not suit them and they
"A ira through grass saturated with dew
"a MI 10 the gusher itself. When the
Fl sl,s vas first opened tho oil flowed in
a frY
!, for A minute or two and the visitors
s ~ Indicated that they thought tae spolt
a \, capacity Of the Beaumont gushers had
( I,sn much overrated. However, this par.
,,lar spouter showed a disposition mo,
mn later 10 open the eyes of the sppcta-
ser aud began climbing higher. In an
sher minute slX-nch stream of oil was
& Noting 200 feet into the air, ana tha
surressmen and their wives viewed II IN
sosu.mcuthed wonder and admiration, and
sneF the valve had been closed each one OF
Isen declared that he would always be
thd they had visited the Beaumont oil field.
Returning from the oil field, she party
m at / o'clock for Houston.
ID speaking the Haywood we'll. which
! <ts spouted oil TO height Of III feet by
II &rtua measurement, Chairman Burton of
+ ~ rSers and ha.bors committee sail at
f j on. of the most wonderful sights | have
4 2yE Witnessed and am glad that our
3tsriy saw II. II indicates nm industrial
6}We0pment. the portent of which can
Htardy be realized There must he a won.
8efu supply of oil to support such Il mag,
&2ihcent stream and If oil should be found
E1n the hill there can be no limit placed
NJ the possibilities of this field"
,. =
r. spoke enthusiastically of the a Ids
{mspects. saying; There can be no Ques-
len about the magnitude OF this feel |. The
fcse proximity to the gulf makes the field
practically independent of transport alton
Jnes, which Is a fortunate circumstance,
n they sometimes make 1t very har o.
farstrles OF this kind. The coal men will
2kely wage war when fuel oil begins -
tFplant coal which i seems destined 10
ED Railroads have II In their power 70
i fnously handicap such enterprises as the
{velopment of this field, Notwithstanding
n railroad commission, If they should
De- 50 Inclined
There is q renewal of activity In tine %
tnizationsof oil companies and several big
uccrps are now being formed to develop
$sl tracts on Spindle Top Heights, The
zFayne syndicate Is stlll selling off It's
dlngs in small tracts and the purehas
"a 81 each tract have no other thought
f1ally, than 10 begin drilling for oil as
10 as they can get the machinery in
Eaee One OF these companies, the Ground
poor OF company will start a well Mon
In, and II Is stated that other wells will
begun on the hill next week.
~ ~ beying property on the hill 1t seems
U&I Inc purchasers figure that they are
&HAHy buying che or more gushers by add,
70 the purchase price of the land the
A o. drilling the wells In fact tho
RI Aen Of certain tracts of land OH the
Wy guarantee a susher TO the pur.
eeu lot certain price, While this land
M seIy expensive, a purchaser Is found for
~ 81 more small trtcts every day and
- mus and the smaller real estate trans
ne neld is far from being In state
sasnatlon,
.'ae neld Itself stiu presents busy scene.
aosl an average Of one trainload OF cas-
arrives diily and work is icing pushed
PIPE lines. storage tanks and other equip
y lor handling and transporting tho
me Higgins Oil and Fuel company
ny son aId It's pipe line from the llcld
WV excepting the connections. THIS
4 F;n received today twenty-five tank
~ us own use. On the dome Of each
hrse x at. beaumont, Texas, appear
"opy oli company began drilling TINS
* dang sgS On the Chaison place east of the
'nn near the Neches river.
Y ~
TAMIL, who Is putting iowa
E'n No for the j. NJ Guney Pc
company, says he has no idea
I've well will he brought in, as the
h III 10y. low In hard rock The drill has
Il <tpss w In this rock for the past two
Il I'm AZ me-. mas MOI made more than two
N IA kloeF 81 - IN thnt time This well II
M tle r., spindle Top Heights, adjoin'
w Beatty we'll,
Ea er Of the Goher oil company,
s eeen one of the foremost wells
49,. as,a IN point Of notorlety, has been
Y AZ depth approximatine 2ool
2 ~ vas reported about ten days agn
N nuications at this well for oil
Z but the hopes of its owners
af ,s ny week ago It was deci led
Uied, nsNDMei 20 which the driller oh
1ns mat In Its condition at that