The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-13
THE OIL FIELD WIDENED.
A New Gusher Has Been Brought in
TO the Northwest of the Others. I
MANHATTAN HASDEeLARED A DIVIDEND
District Judge Martin Has Granted :
Sweeping Order for the Protection
OF the Field.

Rearmout. Texas December 12Thc
proved on Geld was videned les feet In
n'ltheasterly dlrPctIon nv the bringing IA
Of what is known as the Hanson well 70.
day. The wei is situated on lot 1. block
-, and is said TO he owned by several com.
TnuieS Jointly Mr. Hanson could not b.
found this afternoon AMI the names Of the
companies interested IN the we'll could not
be ascertaned. The now spouter is 10
feet northeast Of the Mississippi No.
. which had heretofore marked tho north
eastern boundary II the proved held. II Is
six irch we'll and is reported to have
sronted in satisfactory manner.
In addition to adding twenty or thirty
acres 10 Inc proved area. the well Is "
further Importance from the fact that 1t
tends "a locate the trend OF the oilbcaring
sand. The announcement Of It's coming In
caused quite a furry in oil circles. OIL
men cay that it Is Of greater Importance
than the bringing In of a dozen gushers in
proved territory.
Some excitement was accustomed this
afternoon by the striking NJ a small vein
of gas by gang OF workmeu who were
digging post holes near the Kansas City
southern track between Sabine Pass ave
nue. aud Park street. when onr of the
holes had reached a depth Of seven feet the
odor Of gas was easily perceptible even
several feet away from the hole. and sew
eral persons visited the place during the
aft ernoon to investigate the md. The Post
correspondent saw some of the clay taken
flom tho hole and II had strong odor Of
gas OIL is also perceptble in the clay.
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The Manhattan oil company today de-
clared dividend Of per cent upon its
capital stock Of $300.0oo, This dividend
was earned entirely from the sale of oil
and Secretary Miller says that the com
pany's present contracts will ennhle 1t 10
dccare monthly dividends for some tiuIe
TO cone. Manhattan stock has been very
active FOR three or four weeks, doubling n
value daring thar lime TWENTY-FIVE hun
dred shares changed hands today at 80
cents.
Edward l. White of Galveston has hlcd
suit against L. l.. Emery to clear title 20
32O aGes of land in Jefferson eoupty and
for damages in the sum of $500 Tie
plaintin alleges thar the defendant secured
an oil lease on the land 10 controversy
through feaud and that the conditions Of
the lease have not been complied with.
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Today's oil shipments were 119 cars. max.
ing 1862 cars, or 164l6s barrels for De.
cember.
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The following oil stocks were sold on the
Beaumont oil exchange:
Higgins. 80 shares at ST.: share at ST3.
Manhattan, 200 shares NJ so cents.
Haywood, 3 shares at Sl06
! Grace, $500 shares at s cents
Home. 1000 shares at 90 cents
National Oil and Pipe Lane. 1850 ssn res
at 80 cents,
Palestine and Beaumont, 1900 shares at %
/ cents.
Texas Western, 1000 shares at $215.
Judge Martin has granted very sweep.
ing and comprehensive injunction, having
/ for its object the protection Of the oil field
from lire. The Injunction follows;
The state of Texas, Jefferson County.
In Chambers, December II, loo1,--G. W.
Carroll VS.. Oil Companies
| In the above and foregoing cause, 1t ap
! pearing that heretofore, towit on the 2Stu
! day Of September, 1901. a temporary wrii
of injunction was granted by the district
Judge OF this district against all of the de
/ PENDANTS herein. il is ordered that said In
/ junction as granted be- and the same is
/ confined in force against all Of said de
/ PENDANTS, and II appearing that on this
/ day motion by the pllintlT hrrem nas
/ been made, Dnd 1t having been made to ap
pear therein that since the original bill wa
Med II new danger has ariseL with, respect
/ 10 the construction of large reservoirs OF oil
IT, close proximity to the oil wells, and that
/ owing to the rapid Development of the oil
/ fields in the way of bringing in new ii
wells almost every day that d great danger
has arisen from the fact that some Of IN,
} defendants nciol In are in the habit OF leaY
ing their flowing wells lrguarde1 and un
protected by reason of the absence there
from of n suitable and competent pers "
as watchman and from defective drainage
1t is therefore ordered and adiudgeL
that q mandatory writ OF injunction b,
granted as prayed for. and that each unt
every nrm. corporation or Individual owning
I or controlling an oil well be and the sam,
are hereby directed and required to hav,
said well placed under the supervision o.
one OF more adult persons. guard or guards
ard that one Of said guards shall remain
in charge of said well continuously. Thi
injunction shall apply TO owners and maa
ayers of said well; that they are hereby dl
recjed aud ordered to construct the neces
sary emhlnkment around each aud ever,
well 10 prevent the spreading of tire an
10 construct suitai-e drainage bitches L
conduct waste oil from the field To r.
frain from the construction NJ oil reservoir
within 100 yards from any oil we'll
That the writ Of Injunction shall be is
sued by the clerk Of the court. directed l.
the defendants in accordance with this or
der, and that II shall remain In force an,
effect until modified otherwise altere,
by the court.
L. d Marin District Judga