The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-21
DRILLING RIGS USE GAS.
Big We'll Recently Struck Is Being Put
10 Practical Use.
A BIG INCREASE IN THE SHIPMENTS
a Number OF Transfers OF Land Have
Been Filed for Reeord--Ncw
Gusnsr Is In.
A BIG INCREASE IN THE SHIPMENTS

Beaumont, Texas. February 2o.-The ST.
Louis Spindle Top Oil company has brought
In a hrst4class six.iuch gusher in block rs.
The well will he spouted tomorrow for the
beoeht OF the owners.
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Twenty four drilling rigs are now being
fed with fuel from the big gas well re.
Gently brought in by Contractor Wynpc.
Pipes have been laid from the well to the
rigs, and the burner used ls piece Of
half Inch pipe slightly nattencd at the
end. The gas is also used for lighting pur-
poses at night, making splendid ilumiusl
tion arounu the rigs.
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1t is probable that another pipe line will
he built to Port Arthur before summer.
Several oil companies are working together
Tor line 10 act as a common carrier among
them. 1t is the intention of those having
the matter In charge tn have several con-.
panies combine to build the line for the
use or all who contribute toward it.
The average daily shipments of oil to date
for February show an increase of 40 per
cent over those of January. and the several
calgoes that are to he taken out by steam
ers during this month are expected to max
the average for the entire month still
greater.
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X. L. Cox has sold to Lucian D. Ross
trustee, a gusher located on u sixty fourth
Of an acre for $1,000 This, with other
safes maJe recently, shows that the prices
To- gushers are stih lnng up, aud it Is said
by UnOse who deIi in taem tuat prices have
u strong upward tendency.
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Captain Ben Eckhon, who will launch an
oil barge for Charles Clarke * Co. next
SATURDAY afternoon, has contract to build
ano, h.l oil barge tOi the same urm, hay
ing carrying capacity Of lJ,GOO barrels.
The one just being completed will carry
about 1000 bari els.
J, d. Crauhu has sold to j. w PinsOn
for ~ and otncr considerations a piece Of
ground olxSo feet in block 81 81 the Veatch
j, W. Pluson has sold TO CLARK Fairfield
for S4l00 piece Of ground 31x37 feet in
block 81 of che Neatch survey.
X: L.. Cox aud II. a. Josey have sold TO
l.; L. Cox l-32 OF an acre Of land in block
30, which land was conveyed by the Alamo
Gity OH company to K. l.. Cox and Il. \.
Frank Il. Hayne and w. p. Brown have
sold to X. i. Cox for $500 1-16 of an acre
IN block 80 of the Veatch survey.
,, The Alamo City OH company has. sold to
other considerations i,S2 Of an acre in
block SO OF the Neatch survey
The Mississippi Texas oil company has
( NihuSlFTT'u W W. II. Lyon, trustee, tOt
! the sum of 81 and other considerations Il
/ hve'acre lot in Backs addition TO the Iowa
colony.
/ George E. Hart has Sold to the Niis<is
Sippl-TeXas oil company a ten-scre tract
for $3.50 In The Bullock lands, being part
of Blacks addition TO the Iowa colony.
The Palestine Beaumont oil company has
sold TO the Eureka OH company 6ve acres
/ In lot OF the Gladys city survey. to-
Gether with the pipe lines air machines
and other properly on block ~ of the
Neatch survey. The price was 81 and
other considerations
w, p. H. McFaddin. V. WieSs and W.
W. KYLE have sold TO the Beaumont Pc
troleum and Gas company for $4,000 a
quarter of an acre in lot ; OF block - Of
the Cleveland lands in the Yeatch survey.
Pine llne privileges are extended.
The same parties have sold to the same
company another quarter of lot in block
- for 1880.
Tho j. NJ. Guffey Petroleum company sold
to the Port Arthur Land company about
two acres in Port Arthur for $50
! |. Clark Fairfield has sold to j. NJ East
ham and ID. Call n piece Of ground l6x1s
tee In block 81 for $12j9.
Following are the quotations on the
Beaumont oil exchange:
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