The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-24
PRESSURE OF GAS
~, Hin Wen Is Said TO
s .''I,, Drilling Difficult, 2
lhso Urt
,,,ovp N BEAUMONT FIELD
/, :, .be Safety Committee
II NJ Y. . y Must Be Done.
n '0T a,ouoht Good Prices.

cri 49, - a letter this morning
3, - who IS back at Bar
sp p,es ,h ne stated that the well
towlng a ges pressure OF
"a Is very hard to control ,lr( IN IN
= 'pu impossible 70 keep the
o with the pressure against
~ a's ',-Ds are getting better all
49, 70 Mr.. Higgins letter
s@p,. .,irc the gusher in at almost
" Indications are almost visible
jug roment from hour TO hour
lpPV amor Of MIR. Higgins letter
2 " i.slsly have the genuine article
ana ,,s been offered s25o,0oo for
sNtS u w. the Higgins Standard Oh
~ 4 sas declined the offer. This
" AZ ~ the confidence that all
i hsa, q sitoekholders have in the
! ;I IL new field
~
! coming from Sour Lake state
iNs sanstantly expecting a gusher
y n the GuGfey well, which is
sS uot far from the scene of the
WI short time since. The yawn-
he ground where the FORMER
y ~ and finally choked user is
n ~ w noint whore the new, wen is
| w livery precaution is being
TWent similar mIsnap'
a. gas trouble and the reckless
.ons Of those who are operating
,-sDr on Spindle Top, comes the
:, that Mr.. George A. Hill. the
,.r.etor. and Judge Martin went
I'd mis- afternoon to look over the
!. ,rd see what is to be done 10
:, disastrous dre and, further, to
80 ways. To The Post corre-
\. NJ mi said this morning:
.,a5ictlnn made by me has been
r " very owner Of a well has been
am one TO two flow tanks on
. In and In addition to this dan
"A nrpcarlons condition they were
4. m humplng machinery and boilers
4. s,nse proximity TO various tanks
.,.s ot6er that Il Is almost lmpos-
~ ~ through some parts of the ned.
has become so intolerable that
tTI.lns,.lble TO control iabOf. and, In
e neople to live In II. Many COM
/. vnplain that wages were no object
Fen mol secure labor at any price.
Er,yus Ares have already occurred by
!. tbe state Of affairs and had It not
m he vigilance Of the watchmen
IN by the safety committee, with
IA n the chemical engine, 1t would
s.a impossible to have preserved the
III; far.
n ~ extreme and nothiuG but radical
r,rcus measures can possibly prevent
WA md destructive ire.
\. ,1tpty committee will take action
m A hre on the hill would sweep
! ,r,ry Improvement On the hill and
\ i,rick and would be a loss OF untold
.A
n doing this for the welfare Of the
Nils On the hill, for there is no qucS-
'tii Il FIRE should get under head
4 uculd be absolutely impossible to
IT TIE sweeping conflagration that
4 Do irreparable damage to the oil
Mss"
~
/ officials Of the Mercer-F1fteen Oil
ny IRE now organizing a producing
xry to take oil from the wells, chiefly
DE ones In which they themselves are
xrt but II may develop into an out.
opposition as well The company Is
Known as the Mercer Fifteen Produc.
Nnpsly and is to be capitalized Mt
D. The details Of the organization
Iyet been given publicity.
stum'Carter Pumping company this
" made an experiment with pumping
IE the San Jacinto OIL company's
ca the Hogg-swayne tract, and
Y tie oil at the rate Of 1920 barrels
" This is regarded as an exceeding
y showing for this kind of rig.
'aHa ". P. sturm this afternoon
y % a good producer on the Yellow
aa Tor the San Jacinto Oil company.
~
'sa'ed on good authority that during
ny lS men were Knocked out by gas
BILL 1t seems to permeate every
20 The entire hill and strikes the men
moment
~
Hieg j. y. Wheless bought yesterday
esadld producing wells on Spindle
" he had to pay boom prices for
ils Is about the most conclusive
w the values OF Spindle Top are
s-alug upward rather than being on
~, rs was feared some six weeks
iae wells were bought for the pur.
Y putting Into an oil company that
ny +. contracts 10 sell oil and needs
U lIs business.
~
'a Mrs, ]. P. Dunlop will Leave
morning for Galveston, where Mr..
! WI be for some time. Mr.. Dun,
:. -e ned man Of the United States
~ survey and has made many
',s ssse while gathering statistics for
',ts.alneht. be is better posted on
! ~, and storage of oil than any
w nc ned, unless 1t be some OF The
N M, private representatives, ana
is,tseaAan oWn; He has been of valu
Nj mise 70 the newspaper boys, and
I t,,irass MIN very much. After his
nd SeIn ne wall go to Albuqurqua,
slrIss dorado, where he will lonk
nm interests and statistics for tnC
\, u sprinkler on the Kansas City
I" given a seven-mile jaunt to,
,'' .as We're hardly enough holes In
's u ss and 1t did not work well
4 49, ~ and the tests win be watch.
1 a. va, interest by other lines OF
~
-, nargrove has filed suit against
s.,. rover and Equipment company
! which he alleges has beer
lsnt was In connection with the
.cs A, vi two oil wells with the
q q sI me defendants. The amount
,r ~
,,shs eng Is the list of transactions
! a, ,,aa this morning:
\ S a ooSs shares at nc.
u M shares at issc.
,ss ~ y. shares at &c.
sad' i iSoO0 shares at lie.