The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-03
WORK HAS BEEN STOPPED
On the Deep Well Being Drilled by
The Higgins Company
SHIPMENTS FOR THE MONTH OF MAY
Made New Record for the seaumen,
Field--Enolish Company Has Two
Vessels En- Route Port Arthur.

Beaumont, Texas, June 2.-General Man.
ager c. L. Wallis Of the Higgins oil and
Fuel company stated 70 The Post eorrc-
spondent this morning that work had agahi
been stepped on the deep well OF the com.
pany on the hill, known as the Higgins Ne.
3, but he stated most emphatieally that II
was due 20 causes over which the com.
pany has no control. First Contractor
sturm was taken III and araiiy had to leave
the city. and then the second man was
taken sick aud they are now without
drillor that suits them According 20 Mr..
Wallis, the company win 20 ahead with
the well as soon as II can get the meu
back 20 work or can get competent men
They arc very particular as 60 who they
put TO work on the well for the reason
that II is about the most Important matter
now under way on Spindle Top. The we'll
II will DO remembered, had sort OF gas
blowout at l7co fee, and the company be.
lieved, md still believes, that thcre Is oil
under T., Mr.. patillo Higgins stated that
they would he likely 60 Ind oil at about
1900 feet Thls well is located directly on
top OF the hill.
Contractor T. J. Wood today brought in
two gushers for himself They are located
on the Keith-ward tract and are about 90
feet deep.
Another big reality transfer was died
with County Clerk Blanchettc evidcncing
that George Sarpy had sold to tho Sarpy
oil and Transportation company one-elghth
Of an acre on Spindle Top Cor $4,000,
which makes the valuation per acre run to
5000, ZOO The deed states that this IA all In
hand paid.
The Pima, one OF the big Shell Trans
port and Trading company steamers, will
be back In Port Arthur again next week
and will take out a customny cargo, while
the Curdlum will follow ten days later
upon similar mission. II viii he remom
bered a few days since that mention was
made Of the fact that these vessels had not
shown up for May and they were being
missed Their arrival means that the
month Of June viii be helped out consider
ably In the way ~ shipments, Mr. Smyth.
who represents the company Mt Port Ar
thur was here today and made the an.
nnuucement that II was the intention or
the company TO keep As many vessels IN
the service as possible.
~
Mr. Sam ]. Ryan, member " the local
uneklayerS union, announces today that
the rumor which gained considerable cir
culatlon few days since and which was
published In these columns rs n rumor was
not correct and that the trouble between
the superintendent Of the Burt refinery and
themselves was over the question OF how
much of the mems wages was to No heid
back each week from their pay lie say
that the men generally are getting 70 cents
an hour and that In two cases the con
tractors have paid dollar an hour Ia
order to get men.
M. eopo,,.inc d ,i,o anal rannrt Tor tho
month of May OF the oil shipments as re
ported to the Enterprise; Cars, b4si; bar
rels, 932, All II win he seen from this
that the business for that month was in
excess of anything SO far recorded and
that almost 100000 barrels OF oil were
shipped during the month At the present
rate of increase II Is but matter OF a
few months until the ded outstrips the
production " the entire Enst, and Pom
sylvAniA and West virginia may look well
to their aurcls As far "a any single
~ Of those states. the Beaumont hcid -
ahead OF any of them, The business rs
1t stands now Is looked upon rs in most
healthy shape and there Is no reason &c
think thnt there will he other than a
steady and consistent increase In both
the shipments and the price for several
years to come.
During the month Just passed the rail-
| shipments have been ia excess OF the
water shipments, due to tho failure 81
some OF the steamers TO get into port in
time for cargoes. From now on, how
ever. the water shipments should be the
greater from the fact that the water equip
| ment can he had faster ana In greater vol
| ume. Those big contracts FOR August De
nveries are not very far away and they
urc all for water shipment The cars by
! rail shipped on Saturday went 20 20I cars
| the greatest number yet recorded for a
| single days business by rail.
~
The steamer Paraguay cleared from Port
Arthur this morning with 2o,OO barrels oil
Beaumont crude oil 10 go to Pennsylvania
presumably TO the Standard OH company
! In wDs loaded by the National OIL and PIPE
| Line company for account OF the sun com
| pony.
The Texss Petroleum ana Refining com
pany has a new si1-lnch well on the Keith
| Ward tract, brought in by Contractor
Melat. This Is what Is known rs Que q
! the Brlce companies. The wei Is salu ''
! be OF the regulation type
To-day was the first day for June eau
The general tone Of the market was goot
and the stocks held their prices Is way
that was encouraging. There was bnsi
nesslike appearance TO the call that was
| little more 80 than have been the forme
| calls on the exchange when lot OF ful
was intermingied with the business In
way that attracted the outsiders, but wa
NOT 40 conducive to business advancement
The total number OF shares changing hand
ran TO 1880 10 the foil9Wlhs mahhe''