The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-25
% DRILL A DEEP HOLE.
p,esosed TO Go into the Ground for a
Mile in Search Of Oil.
rar PROJECT IS NOW BEING EXPLOITED
General Said to Have Sum
H"v d County Attorney for Confer
~ .,oe Concerning Standard Oil Co.

p.sumont, Texas, May pam effort is
r,.ds TO inter sst holders OF property
pp,,ock survey, embracing 4i2S
,o,,hwest of Spindle Top hill and ad. /
Joining Beaumont in project TO sink
1910 feet with a view to defining the
,..s,, Many companies control land
i the Bullock and the promoters oil 'Re
~ drill mile into the ground he
.n.t n will benefit all interests 10
y, tbe thing through. d. o. Lively, who
.,rected with companies having prop |
j., tho Bullock, is pushing the project. |
rhsre il fair prospect for It's consumma'
,on Il sufficient number of holders can
1. ,,auced to share the expense, and this
seems to be assured
On advocating the 50O0foot well. Mr.
lively points out that in the Russian field
I, pstp the greatest producing wells were
brought in at depths exceeding 2OOo reet
N property which had been declared non
Il, hssrinr 1t is also said that one of the
Nreest wells in the Eastern field in this
so,ptry is more than 5000 feet deep. souie
Il the Beaumont gushers are less than
1000 feet.
n seems that the probability that the
standard Oil company is now operating
IA this field under different name 10
causing the State authorities some uheasi-
ness. 1t has been frequently asserted
mat this or that company was in real-T
the Standard OIL company, and some OF
.hese reports have undoubtedly reached the
attorney general. AS a result of CORE
sns,dence between Attorney General Bell
spd Connty Attorney Gray the latter wi
msss trin TO Austin to confer with the
MAJ ,,ar,av generai raiotive to the alleged
on Dt IN this field by the standard on
elv yar s,rv' -
eral will conduct rigid examination or
me company or eom COM M snnposru 10 rep
~, s \. o,, s,,,,o ,.,
un min hoe hoor evnoc+od In s,rcs
,s,.sa., xr,,, 10 ,orso. &c so,, nc ,no
~, :. ..notsI rs In,
~p 'oeA % pe"o''"'." u',' 20 "'"
going through 1t With 4-four inch n-pe.
Today a quantity of pure sulphur was
brought up In the discharge. No work Is
being done on this well nj night owing
~ ~ wy Wy ftV S.S ~ tht Oil uie "out
J2es 8. ns. ;, II 'isT,,,T f-,rle torch would
= ~ " NO start ohsleNf the well
- IA ~ ne H. 49,
VA yor,r ,.,,or,or -, oo.. .a,2n,
,,,a.,.. I'LL haaa,r.. +. r,,,.,,
4 4 Rs.rmon, todo, oo,,tr,o+,n, With tha
,or,,,,,ss NH a', nnoa',o,r,t ,,oIts NV
.''lfan.es "i'on own piouu'iis "e.'s ioi
uuue VI M iouns OWNS me oi '""A
~ apu in.enus 10 sup 'he beaumont re-
u@.aui 70 an parts OF lexas as wen DIS Hu--
ihs continent and While there rer~iYed '" or.
he says that the interest manifested IN
Europe in the Beaumont field is extraordi-
ssYh}o" Az
There was nerhans loss novs from tho
teid today than on any dov since tho oil
excitement began Tho nrincinol reason
for this was M doubt tho extr.ro heat
the day being unrsuolIr warn, ord sr,+rv
md few neon,o travelled ,oa,. 49,, san.h
between the civ and tho al s,Ia ,no,+
iae only report that came in was to the
ysSs s dr iii. Tue situation was unchanged.
hi Ma ADM, INK , niacnines were working away,
/ ~
me Drummers Oil COMPANY has engaged
vi. Frant No,,i,o 80
III L. NeViiie' man with eS"
perlence in the Ohio and Indiana oil fields,
md Mr.. Neville will look after the dr,,,,rg
I hr The drummors soan 80 "r.ei ,ns u s,
y N n. o. oecretarS rom owoPe
Z that the company expects 70 drill, on an
\ II hs tracts ga =, eNpe',s 10 urn On a..
4 generous supply Of grease.
4 ~
ssrrm Bros are getting the machinery
Oil cor.,s start ufi'ling Tor the Treadaway
etrt vumpany and expect to begin work