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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-06
ALL WERE SAVED.

"For years 1 suffered such untold
misery from Bronchitis" writes ]. II.
Johnston of Broughton, Ca, "that Of
ten was unable to work. Then
when everything else failed, l was
wholly cured by DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption. My wife
suffered intensely from Asthma, till it
cured her, and all our experience goes
to show it is the best Group medicine
in the world" A trial will convince
yon it's unrivaied for Throat and
Lung diseases. Guaranteed bottles
80 cents and S1.00. Trial bottles
free at
W. H. Gla~A.ng, Barre.
DR.. ]. h. Macarthur, East Barre.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-06
LOOK PLEASANT, PLEASE.

Photographer G. q. Harlan, Of Eaton
O.. can do so now, though for years he
couldn't, because he suffered untold
agony from the worst kind OF indigest.
ion. All the physicians and medicines
failed to help him till he tried Eclec.
trio Bitters, which worked such won.
ders for him that he declares they are
a godsend to sufferers from dyspepsia
Ind stomach troubles. Unrivaled for
diseases of the Stomach, Liver and Kid.
neys, they build up the whole system.
Try them. Only so cents. Guaran-
teed by
W. H. Gladding, Barre.
DR.. J. H. Macarthur. East Barre.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-06
CHALLENGE FROM DRUG.
G|ST DAVIS.
Offer to refund money if DR..
Towards Specific will not
cure any case of Constipa-
ton Or Dyspepsia Special
intl oductory half price offer.

Dan F. Davis the enterprizing
druggist, is seeking the worst case Of
d Depsia or constipation in Barre OF
vicinity to test DR.. Towards new spe.
cific for the cure OF these diseases.
So confident is he that this remark
able medicine will effect a complete
and speedy cure Of these diseases, that
he offers to refund the money should
1t not be successful.
In order to secure the quickest pos.
sible introduction in Barre, Druggist
Davis will sell a regular fifty cent
package Of this medicine at half price,
25 cents.
This specific Of DR.. Howard's will
cure sick headache, dizzy feelings con-
stipation, dyspepsia, and all forms Of
malaria and liver trouble 1t does
ot.simply give relief for a time; it
makes permanent and complete cures,
1t will regulate the bowels, tone up
the whole intestinal tract, give you an
appetite make food taste good and d.
gest we'll, and increase vigor. Joy
and briskness will take the place OF
that DOM care whether l live or die"
feeling.
Take advantage of Mr.. Davis's chal-
lenge and secure a60 dose bottle Of
DR.. Towards specific at half price,
with his personal guarantee to refund
your money ii it does not help you.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-06

A we'll known English dean recently
had the misfortune to lose his umbrel.
Ia, and he rather suspected that its ap-
preparation by another had not been
altogether accidental. 10 therefore
used the story to point q moral In Q
sermon in the cathedral, adding that II
its present possessor would drop II
over the wall Of the deanery garden
during that night he would say no
more about It. Next morning he re-
paired to the spot and found his own
umbrella and forty-dve others.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-06
AMERICAS GRAND SPA.
And Famous Resort, Saratoga
Springs.

Midsummer is at hand, and the va.
cation season at the many summer
watering resorts is now at its height
Especially is this SO of Saratoga, the
grandest, the most refreshing, and
the greatest Of all American summer
haunts.
The cooling springs are gushing
forth with their supply Of healthful
mineral water, the pleasant parks are
bedecked with all their summer glory
the magnificent and palatial hotels
are scene Of never.ending life and
gaiety, while from the large verandas
and spacious halls floats the pleasant
strains Of delightful music. And the
nearby Lake now presents an ideal
picture, situated as 1T is in a valley,
with receding hills on both sides, q
clear, blue she ct Of water with sur.
face dotted here and there with boats
and yachts.
The famous race track is now 8
scene OF animation and enthusiasm.
Here are the millionaire followers of
the race tracks, the pick of the coun-
try, the fastest Of horses, and always
intense interest. Here one can view
typical American race track scene,
and the greatest sport in the country,
with first-class patronage.
At this particular season Of the
year Saratoga is alone. She distances
all rivals and has enjoyment galore.
Saratoga can be reached from Bos-
ton via the Boston & Maine Railroad,
which runs through cars from Boston.
via the Fitchburg division.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-06
Our Mental Puzzle

is bow to make fair people under
stand our fair proposition. At fair
price (mark the words "fair price },
we offer open, clear, spotless, reason
able, unblemisned, just, honorable
and impartial indemnity. Your cor
respondence and patronage solicited.
National Life Insurance Co. Of Yer.
mon t (MutuaD ORGANIZED in 1850
s. S. Ballard, General Agent, N. B
Ballard, Local Agent, Rooms 2 and 3
Miles Block, Barre, Vermont.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-06
CITY News.

If the weather is stormy tomorrow
theplcnic announced for the Univers'
allst Sunday school at Dewey park
will be postponed.
E. M. Tayntor has returned from
a weeks business trip through the
eastern granite centers.
The TELEGRAM press room will be
closed for few days while repairs
are being made. In the meantime
this paper is being printed at the
Union Card 20. in Montpelier.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-06
JUST LOOK AT HER.

Whence came that sprightly step,
faultless skin, rich rosy complexion,
smiling face. She looks good, feels
good. Here's her secret. She uses
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Result,
all organs active, digestion good, no
Headaches, no chance for "blues. "
try them yourself. Only 25c. at
w. H. Gladdings, Barre,
DR.. j. Il. Macarthur, East Barre, Vt.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-06
SKATERS ALL RECORDS.

Twice in the hospital, F. A. Gull
edge, Verbena, Ala, paid vast sum
to doctors to cure severe case OF
piles, causing "a tumors. When all
failed, Bucklen's Arnica Salve soor
cured him. SubdueS inflammation
conquers Aches, kills Pains Best
salve in the world. % cents at
VIII. Gladding, Barre.
DR.. j. H. Macarthur, East Barre.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-06

Your advertisement In the TELA
GRAM is read by about 1000 sub.
scribers every day. Add to this tn
members of their families and you go
you are placing your business before
10000 people In this vicinity every
A~~,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-06
CITY news

Alex CfOlcKSnanK mas gone u 0ut'
land.
E. e. Brown has gone to Burling'
ton.
Mrs. A. w. Allen has gone to Lit
Teton, N. n.
Thomas McCutcheon Of Mortified
was in this city last evening.
Capt. M. A. Carpenter Of Brook
field was here yesterday.
g. K. Church Of West Topsham was
In this city yesterday.
G.. n. Pape had ping'pong party
at his insurance office last evening.
Miss Alice Richardson is expected to
return saturday from Meredith, N. a..
Harley j. Houghton returned last
night from short stay at ESabin's
pond, Woodbury. and Marshfeld.
A. G. Rich has gone to Vergennes.
Miss Jennie Mcmillan has gone
to Richmond, P. G.
Mrs. II. Martin is expected in this
city tomorrow from Holyoke, Mass,
for visit with Mr.. and Mrs. b. b.
Halves.
Mrs A. D. Burgess will leave today
for Lowell, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Andrews Of
Pasadena, CAL, who has been spend
ing the summer at Gouldsvllle and
Newbury, are in this city the guests
of Mrs. Charles Quimby.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. D. Ladd are in
Brookfield today attending tho funeral
Of S. p. Wilcox, Mrs. Ladd's father.
All the liquor seizsd at the Central
Vermont freight station Saturday
night was condemned yesterday by
Judge Fay and ordered advertised.
Avery S. Ladd, the missing Water
bury station agent, was born In East
Roxbury, His father still resides
there.
G. c. Kenyon will leave tomorrow
morning for visit with Walter Will
liams at Hallowell, Mo.
Robert Mckenzie arrived in this
city last evening from Boston for a
short visit.
Mrs. L. D. Hutchinson Of Lowell,
Mass, is the CUES; Of Mr.. and Mrs.
b. P. Wiley.
The Mountain King engine on the
Barre Railroad got off the track near
the Reynolds residence this forenoon,
but no great damage was done.
St. Elizabeth's Chapter will meet
in the Church Of the Good Shepherd
Thursday evening at 1870. Reports
from the "Months of the Calendar"
are expected at this time. There is
other business Of Importance to come
up.
The parlors at the Universalist
church were crowded yesterday after
noon on the occasion Of the reception
given to Mrs. P. D. Smalley on the
occasion of her Goth birthday. Many
old friends called on her and not
few sent presents.
Company E will leave tomorrow at
8. 80 for the annual muster at Fort
Ethan Allen. They will go to Mont.
pelier on the 8. Is train and will leave
there on a special train along with
the Northfield, Bradford. Brattlebcro
and Montpelier companies.
John Casey of Middlesex was arrest.
ed last night by Officer Gauthier for
drunkenness. This morning he
pleaded guilty to second offence and
was fined $40 and costs Of S842.
Not having any money he took
sentence of 20 days in jail. Grand
Juror Scott prosecuted this case.
Lieutenant Owen who has been sec.
ond in command of Barre Corps for the
past six weeks "Farewslls" tomorrow
night at the 3. A. Hall. The lieut..
goes with a troupe, known as the
Harmonic Revivalists Of the Saliva
tioa Army. We wish the Lieuten-
ant God speed in bis new appoint
ment. Capt. Bloss officer in charge
of local corps.
LOOK PLEASANT, PLEASE.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-06
Two Breaks.

"You needn't hide that letter you're
writing. That's impolite. l wasn't
looking at it,
you shouldn't have noticed that I
was trying to hide it. That wasn't po-
lite either."-Chicago Tribune.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-06

TO RENT-Two furnished rooms; fur.
mace heat, electric lights and bath In.
quire at Averill st, OF w H Pitkln al
Phelps Bros Store 9Stf
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-06

Biggs-You say Brown is enjoying
very poor health. Don't you know that
r. incorrect!
Boggs-Not in this case. Brown IL
never happy unless he has something
to complain about.-New York Tele-
gram.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-06
WEATHER PREDICTION.

Showers tonight. Thursday fair
and warmer. Light varirble winds
becoming westerly.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-06
COUPON.

This coupon entities the holder ,
to one SOC package Of DR.. How
ards Specific, for the cure Of
constipation and dyspepsia at
half price, 26c. l will refund ,
to any dissatisfied purchaser.
d. F. DAVIS, Druggist.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-05-23

volume that the well was aban-
doned.
Up to this time all the develop
ment had proved the oil to be on
the Florence side of the river. but
later "A few wells were brought. in
across the Arkansas, just below the
city limits. Several wells were
later on drilled in the city limits,
one of the most famous being the
"Grossmayern well. now located in
the basement of the new Christian
Science church. on East Second
avenue: this well is said to have
produced 200 barrels day for sew
eral months, and to have been IA
good well for seven or eight years.
Max Grossmayer drilled the well.
He also brought in big producer
for the Cooper Oil company. out
near the city reservoir, from which
the oil was hauled to the refinery
in tank wagons, several of which
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-05-23

The first oil company formed in
the Florence field. or in all Colo
RADIO. was organized III 1870 by
Jas. A. McCandless, A. NJ. Cassidy,
Issac Garfield and man named
Smith. McCandless put in leases
and lands, Cassidy furnished the
experience, Garfield put in leases
and lands, Smith. who was a Den
Yer man, was to put up the money.
Lumber was hauled to the site Sc
lected for the first well. which was
located on the south side of the ID.
d X. G. track about half block
west of Santa Fe avenue. Smith
failed to come up with the money.
and trouble was encountered with
the titles to some of the lands.
No drilling was undertaken, and
the company let the lumber for the
derrick remain on the ground un-
til it nearly all rotted away. Sen
ator McCandless says that the
records III the county clerks office
at Canon City show this to have
been the original first oil com
pany organized in this field.
Everyone who knows anything
about the production of oil in Col
orado, knows that the Florence
field is sure enough producer
The history of the field tells that,
the fact that the retineries here are
constantly increasing their output
tells it, and the fact that there are
wells here which have been pro
ducing 7 years is further evidence
of the stability of this field. Fur
ther, the fact that well No. 40 of
the United Oil company, has pro-
duced more than a million barrels
of crude oil valued at more than
one million dollars this well has
produced more wealth than any
oil well in the world except one
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-05-23

the ID. u X. G. depot and the smell
ter They got down 1900 feet.
The well was cased with stove
pipe, in two foot lengths. rivited
together They struck flow of
water which collapsed the casing,
and had to abandon the work. Ieav-
ing the tools in the well. They
next went to the Garfield mine at
Coal Greek, and there sunk a well
for the Grand Canon Coal com
pany, This was in August 1850
On Jan. y following. oil was
struck at depth of llS7 feet, it
being the first find" in Fremont
county outside Garden Park.
In 1888 Lyman Robinson and
Bill johnson commenced a well
located about two aud half miles
above Florence and across the Ar
kansas river. In this operation
they sunk about $1,000 dollars.
lost their tools, didn't get II show
ing of oil, and quit. This well was
l725 feet deep, and caved in. 1t
was located close to the railroad
crossing, and the dip of the forma-
ton was found to be undeniably in
the direction of Florence, in meas
ure substantiating the contention
that this field is basinlike in its
formation,
Jas, McClelland and others of
Canon City formed "A company with
$4,000 capital, and started "a we'll
three miles east of that city, on
Four Mile creek. Water was en-
countered at depth of 100 feet,
and at 1900 feet it rose in such
volume that it went fifty feet in the
air. and could not be shut off /:
drilling was carried on with the
well flowing, and finally the water
became SO hot, and so great in
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-05-23

Murphy took up ranch there and
built him IA log cabin He scooped
out hole on the edge of the creek.
two or three feet deep. and when
the oil rose on the water, he
scooped it out with u tin dipper.
In 1864 A. NJ. Cassidy got an OPP
ton from Murphy on his claim,
and went on to New York where
he unloaded it for $4,000, return
ing to this section to manage the
property, which got into debt and
them the development languished.
Murphy hung ON, however, and
during the next year or two his
claim was jumped three times by
Cassidy and David Shropshire.
Murphy made rude still, 6 feet
long and 4 feet in diameter, which
now is in use at the Triumph wells
Nos. : and 3, in the western part
of this city, for fuel oil storage.
The refined oil was sold at six dol
lars a gallon, and was marketed in
Denver. where candles sold at %
cents each. The people selling
kerosene in Denver would take
"A three gallon can, fill it two-thirtls
full of water, and put in a gallon
of the refined oil. A customer
would be shown the can, and the
oil being on top, the buyer would
think the entire contents of the can
to be kerosene, and would take it
at six dollars a gallon, or eighteen
dollars for the can, that being a
high price for the water.
Cassidy commenced sinking six
wells on his own account on Four
Mile, and on this work Senator
McCandless swung sledge for
some time, the drills being two
inches in diameter. The wells We're
from ID to % feet in depth. Some
of the wells were dug, and scooped
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-05-23

or not the stories he had heard of
oil production were true, or merely
boom stories. Being well ac-
quainted with the details of petrol
cum production and the refining Of
that mineral, hemade u careful study
of the situation, and the more he
saw. the more he became convinced
that businesslike methods would
make this field gold mine. After
spending six months on the mat
ter, Mr. Wallace, who had secured
considerable acreage in leases
from Hon. Jas. A. McCandless.
organized the Colorado Oil com
pany, floating it IN New York, un-
der the laws of which state the
company was chartered. The cap
ital stock af the company was one
million dollars, the par value of
shares being 500. Colorado bust
ness men whom Mr.. Wallace
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-05-23
Oil Found in lS62---First Company
Organized in lS7O--C consolidation
of Interests in lSS7---Has Pro-
duced 100000 Barrels
of Crude Petroleum.


The policy of the United Oil company liberal and
prepared all the crude petroleum produced by the
independent operators this fell We will welcome extensive
development here. but the expoa
ton called oil which formed for the purpose
of stock selling Wallace vice president and manager the
United Oil Company
The production of the Florence oil field Jan, lst 1856
figures Approximately 100000 barrels
The this crude product has been easily 100000
The petroleum produced here reines into gasoline lumn-
grades neutral oils dslate oil ubri-
every quality paran, and the resium used
fuel
of the Florence oil fields approximately 2I5O0O
this field defined and
probably than 1000
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-05-23

that the Florence Oil Co. has one
well that has produced about 100000
barrels. and that each of these
wells are producing all the time
and making money for their own
ers, seems sufficient evidence of
the permenancy of this field
Petroleum was first discovered
in Colorado in 1862, by Johnny
Murphy, ON the waters of Four
Mile creek, near Eight Mile Park,
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-05-23

out at the bottom, conical shape.
Once il day Cassidy would 90
around with tin basin and scoop
out the oil which had run in, the
daily yield being from ten to
twenty gallons. In 1865 Cassidy
went to Boston, formed company
and sold out for $4,000. There
are some of the investors in this
company still living in Boston a
manager was sent out here from
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-05-23

the east, but in six months the
company went broke, One of the
wells sunk in the development
initiated by Cassidy in his various
schemes, was put down with II
spring pole 300 feet, but no oil was
found after IA depth of go feet was
reached. From this time until
1876 there was little or no develop
ment in this field. In the latter
year ID. q. Peabody came to Canon
City from Denver, and went into
the general merchandise business
there. He had seen something of
the oil around Four Mile creek
when Murphy had been operating.
and thought that there was great
deal of unexplored territory near
the prescott city of Florence. So
he took the ID. d h. q. depot site
at Florence as n center, and eX-
plored "A section of the oil area,
making Il circle 30 miles in diameter.
He found oil ON the surface out
near Hardscrabble, up III the foot
hills to the north. also nearly to
Beaver or ek on the east. and west
II ar Brewster's ranch. and behind
the hog backs near the hot springs.
At this time no one thought that
there could be oil anywhere but
along Oil creek. Cassidy said that
any man who put money INTO what
is now the Florence oil field, would
lose it, and advised -Four Mile
creek as the proper location.
In 1882 the second oil company
formed west of Ohio except III
California. was organized with
100000 capital, the organizers be
ing d. q, Peabody, Ed Lobach.
+. T. Allen, O. II. Baldwin, Thos.
Wiley, W. b. McGee and j. j.
Phelps. Peabody was made pres
ident and manager, and went to
Bradford, Penn, and bought and
shipped out three carloads of
machinery including lO-horse
boiler and 20-horse engine. This
outfit cost about 81. 800. The first
well was located on Ed Lobach'
place, in "A cornfield, where II der
rick 725 feet high was erected.
Two expert oil well drillers were
imported from the Pennsylvania
field. Canon City people would
not invest "A dollar i'll this enter
prise, looking on it as visionary
undertaking and also for the reason
that they were already jealous of
Florence. No person i'll Florence
took any stock III the company eX-
cept Lobach, either. At the time
of the organization of tn 5 COM
pany, Peabody had secured about
1000 acres of leases on one-tenth
royalty, adding to that after the
formation until the company had
about 5000 acres right around
Florence. In the winter of 1882
drilling was started, and on April
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-05-23

II the first oil was bailed out from
II depth of l,475 feet. At l,6OO
feet the driller in charge of the
well said that it was unwise to 90
further, as they then had a ten
barrel producer. And so the work
was stopped, A 30 barrel tank
was built, and 300 empty oil bar
rels purchased. Another derrick
was commenced 800 feet east of
well No. l. Well No. 2 was
brought in ten or twelve barrel
producer, and then the shipment
of the oil was commenced One
carload was sent to Leadville. one
to Pueblo. and IA third to Denver.
Oil at that time was worth in such
lots, ten dollars "a barrel. About
this time Cassidy, who had rushed
OH to the east when the first well
came in, returned to Florence with
money that he had raised, and
commenced the sinking of IA well
out near the graveyard, about two
miles from town Tom Stafford
and Clint Duffield sank the well,
which came i'll small producer,
twenty gallons II day. Peabody
went east to buy goods for his
store at Canon City, and while he
was gone those whom he had left
III charge of the affairs of his com
pany i'll Florence determined to
shoot the first well. and did so.
The aim was to increase the pro-
duction, but the 25lb charge of
nitro-gl lycerine caused the well to
cave, and after working on the
wreck several days, it yielded four
or five barrels ii day. and never ex-
ceeded that. The oil was rich
green III color. On Peabody's re-
turn from the east, the third well
was sunk. on Sand creek, and came
in, as reported at that time. II 80
barrel producer, but it is clear now
that this amount was in excess of
the real production of the well.
Shortly after the bringing in of the
third well, it was agreed by the
stockholders of the company the
name of the corporation being the
Land Investment Coal and Oil
company to mortgage the hold
ings of the corporation for $1,000.
and to proceed with the work of
development. The money was Sc
cured and more wells drilled. BY
the time the last well was com
pleted, the tockholcers refused to
advance any more money, and the
mortgagee advertised and sold out
under the terms of his mortgage,
Peabody being the buyer, the price
paid being S5.775. Mr.. Peabody
says that he put $4,000 first and
last into the field, and got "a lot of
experience at the same time.
In 1878 Garfield and Dick Stat
ford undertook to put down well
in Canon City, between the site of