The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05

! The bailnr was sent down shortly after
| portion OF the water in. the pipes was re-
! moved BY o'clock. when the ell rushed
out Of the pipe and In few seconds was
| regular Lucas fashion. 1t was not allowed
fto spout long, however, before the valves
mere 9sed and the tSSd q %eP Tnt 70
| well completed beyond question nt last.
! There Is no significance attached TO. the
finding Of oil at this spot. Being only
| therefore In the known oil field. IL was
certain to find oil, yet there Is some impor-
! ton Of the hole. because even in the known
oil 1eld some wells are not sure OF Deilg
able to reach the oil successfully. This
well is six Inches IN diameter and the six
! inch casing extends clear 10 the rock which
covers the deposits.
The location OF the Crescent well Is famli-
Lar "a, to to-, nearly every one who has visited To-
| chase OF the land on the day the Lucas
gusher WAS struck for $1,000. number
| Of I3eaumontcrs were present on the ar
| ternOon OF January 10 ut the Lucas well,
| watching with wideeyed Amusement the
great column OF oil spend itself into space,
when they we're attracted by a small knot
OF people surrounding Charles ingalls,, Ma
rion Fletcher and O. -. Greeyes. Gather.
| Ing nearer 1t was learned that a deal. the
1 first oil land deal ever made IN jefferson
| deposits, was In progress. notary was
at hand and Mr.. Ingalls, there and then
/ No n 81 al
the Crescent well for $1,000. However The
next day, when Mr.. Ingalls, sought the sig.
nature OF his wife to the deed. she refused
t. sG,i f25 that amount and ihS pgTeha ,ers
| accepted Lnd the deeds made out to NJ. X
! Fletcher, @. II. Greeyes, c. A. llagemnn
rtm ln nn - rrtshtI' lhe Two larn'
tJcnai SBnod AZ n ~ =" ~ IN the auni,
acquire fourth interest In the land The
ta5u,,,r 4, III, ,3 ~ uvui WIS very duEah'
oii sus 10 w puIcm"sers yet Inere We're
~ "a, WY sIIui va. no one KNEW, Wh1re
w pii tttFhucu az tnat TIME ana Mt. IN
s,''is vas ene Es'htr ny tne trahsacIloi or
| ~ least ne was certainly safe In having
| ~ 5"t 9'nh E3pu price TOT tue lahd' as
fru n"u peen Ndiucu III 1euersoh county be-
r.,
| ,rat - ,"ur new owners OF inc ingalls,
! trsct t,,i'h ~ aI'S i,"Ie q I'faIH tuu-
| n n..l wy me sur anu crescent Oh com
! M VIII, =" Nv Nv, 'tl"um i I" pun Town q Wen,
! u1u Tork vas begun hnd progressed 10 a
conSiderablc depth; then came tho Beatty
| 81 - 49,, "tr @ 1917, " ,uht iuS"lls PE"p'
| Nnt lone Sfier no ~ pratty ,you nam, g.,
! 4, ,,,,r,.i 80, !, NY i'.uttg WI c1lns
| In New Orleans nv -mc,nhcrs of tbc St,r
! ana Crescent 1iI com,Unnv o,,d M thc 2T ou
! owners Of the meals nrn,Snrtv ma rnri
| t1i stoct vvnu niaF"J !, S1o nm ,.nb a11 ,,R
! interests Of an pnrties in the ingoiIs nrni,
! prty were ahsorhod NV ma nrv org,Ipt9p.
! ton
| Several weeks ago NJ X Fletcher bourht
| the interests of o. H. Grocyes, C. L. Hare-
! man and IT, g. Fletcher FOR $1,000 INT
| sold T.. A. Fletcher ana O. Il Crcpyps their
interests back tho next day for SUU,OUO.
! Nj Hageman did not come back.
Thus the organization stands today. Mr.
| IT, j. Scheder of New Orleans Is presl-
! dent Of the Lone Star and Crescent oil
company and NJ. Is Fletcher OF this city
| is the first Vice president and the local
manager. o., y. Greeves Is third vice
! president ana the Other officials are In
| New Orleans. The directors and stock
! holders In tho Crescent company include
! some OF the weoltbtest and most promt.
htuI men IN New orleans.
| elhls conpnhy, VIII hAmale the product
! OF tue wei tseif. lhe organHalon
| MA vris pert t',, on large scale Tor me
| IT, nna'i pu'pnst o. nl'tfkSS{lhg ine prpunc,
| runs nave NOT peth tHllG mhthfed, nut
| skpiched, Priinarilv ibe Cr"ac"nt romp0nT
! expects to put the oil In New orleans IL
f ns,do,o me consume .h Ihere y M Ne1wN
South great opportuity for fuel oil
Being the greatest seaport In the South,
~ ,b ou Win. ugrg yo1n In gonInct Wthbn
world II Win touch many large railroad
sysigms aud by the Mississippi river Will
I , nl' ,me SHuuid diS Gv'i 10 ~,
OF the management of thc Crescent com,
many Is the binding Of large nine line