The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-30
BEAUMONT OIL FIELDS.
News Yesterday Had But Few Inter.
eSting Features.
DEFECTIVE TITLE HAS CAUSED TROUBLE
Guffey Company viii Suspend Opera
tons at Sour Lake Until Matter
Is Settled.

Deaumonr, rexas, June pa rumor
that the Treadway well, situated on block
20 OF the Iowa Colony had come In was
circulated on the streets today. but there
was no ground for 1t. The drill is show
ing oil indications at depth of about 600
feet, but this Is no lnfallible clew as TO
what will be found at a depth of 1000 feet,
since the best Indications at the former
depth have been known to fail
49,
Good progress is being made with the
Raulhamus well, situated on the Caswell
tract. The rotary has been put back into
khe well and has already reached the rock
which was uncovered before the sand ran
tnto the well and stopped operations. Hay-
ing been unable TO ball the water out Us
fast as IL ran In, Mr.. Paulhamus has de-
clded TO drill Into this rock ana set his
casing IN 1t before he makes another at
tempt to bail the well. Drilling In this
rock lie rather difficult. but Mr.. Paulhamns
expects 10 drill through Il within three or
four days and have developments OF some
kind. The Developments IN this well nre
Hwaited with much Interest, for II the well
should prove TO be a producer Il would
materially enlarge he neld
1t seems that the Sour Lake develop.
ment VIII have n setback on account Of a
defective title. The j. M GuNey Pctro.
Ieum company, owners OF the gas well
which spouted at Sour Lake few days
ago, has suspended operations there on &C
COUNT Of a defect IN The ttie. While tie
pwners Of the land have Sled no suit ~
Beetlng the leases. the Guney company
Eound the defect ana decided to dlScou-
pnue dii'lins until 1t could cure u by
legal process The bBd la question Us the
Btephen Jackson league, in Hardin county.
Representatives Of the Quincy company
Hads these iae-a pab.,e today
The. afe other rigs at work IN the Sour
Enke dlgtTlct bnt none of them Is SO far
hdvauced as INC Guncy RIG Since the gas
asred ~ developments 8t Sour Lake, and
the completion Of the GuGcy well has
beeu cooked forward to with much anxiety.
49,
Colonel Henry ENai Is Interesting him
sslf in the proposition 10 bore a test NeIl
90 spindle Top, IN fact, ne is 90 much
Interested that 10 is now II work IN
earnest on she proposition with excellent
pgosuqcts FOR success. Concerning ais pilus
be cait today; "while / am interested in
property on spiodle Top. j want to see q
great oil ied here and 20 this end want
10 thoroughly teat the gro md st somb
Us every bo9t h' 'ueSs =. nobody 8 busi-
uess,, am nov 49, NoH. ON "a pllu to
pu- dow eaea wsls auu am rceli,in
splendid epNuu.lg cement NO rrct, J feel
assured caaj gle well vii. Dr fui down,
end It win likely be swing on tte ,rnct
aher9 lar famous I5elley 'dustoT is lo-
eompauy 2ss srbsrrih.d yerv Tberailr 70
the enterprise. auI this orr OF thc rea-
slns ier alN lEE ING GA thnt, com
Lants i'a ,.Se lHe sH WA PC horea 10 p
if roseihIa ppfrss oh .1opid ,e styury
tefore sleA depth Us reached. / sm con
n9tSt t'at @,t'" WI N.Y. t,AGe Oh "a
and an neyhausiiblc snppiy n oil means
. SIRE market and an expanding market.
wa"' :" s'e 'A' W. ~ uoWA'
work on tia iolnI VOL of the Grace
bua Federal Cr,ds Ou conparipa On ths
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