The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-20
VISITORS TO THE OIL FIELD
A dasser and a Gusher Were Turned
Loose for Them.
THREE NEW WELLS WERE BROUGHT IN
O'd style Process Used and the Stream
OF Oil Came in Every Instance.
Big Shipments Of Oil.


was the reports Of three now sushcrs In
inherent parts o. the field. and NIL brought
iu Nlthout any resort to compressed air
III othes words, they were brought in jus,
us all the wells were prior to the use IN
s'neral OF the afr. They were ballad for
snort time where necessary and that was
u' there was to It. one was brought IN
"lhont bailing at all, another was brought
III with the baillng work lasting thirty min
utes aud the other was bailed for some.
thing over an hour One VI the wells threw
the oil on to the side for $50 feet aud the
others had pressure of pretty much the
same force
ne Fost correspondent sought out thu
drillers in two cases aud both stated that
thr wells We're brought In as stated above.
me wells were brought in In the presence
OF good many witnesses. though, unfpr-
tunately. there were none of the New or
leans visitors there when they came in.
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Inc on people were astir early this morn.
Ing making ready for the entertainment ~
tht guests from the Crescent city. Last
night they arrived ut about 10 o'clnck. Just
little later than was expected. No prep.
arations were made for them last night, as
the understanding was that they wanted
to retire early In order that they might gee
out to Spindle Top early aud make hay
while the sun shouc. But when the train
arrived Caller George Common of the stock
exchange happened to be around and there
were some young bloods In the party who
protested violently against such early hour
retiring practices. and MIR. Common accom-.
modated them by showing the city 10y gas
light on Sunday night. and II was Ger
tginiy lively one. New Orleans has bad
reputation here OF being very fast
Southern city. but the members remarked
To Mr Common that while the city itself
might have been so regarded Beaumont
could now say with no fear of contradiction
that for individual efforts at entertaining
Mr.. Common was quite the equal of any
IN the land. MIR. Common carried them
through the NecheS aud En- club rooms,
which are Beaumont's pride. This covered
the evenings entertainment and they re
tired to arise about O'Clock and begin
preparations for the Invasion OF Splluhc
lop Agent O. W. Putnam or the southern
Pacific arranged to carry them 10 tue acids
over that line. and they were taken there
about O'Clock. The famous Call Eastman
we'll was turned on and displayed trcmend
Gus gas pressure but not SO much oil as it
dlu last week. f., OF COURSE showed great
deni OF oil, but nothing like the strictly oil
gushcrs that are SO common on the hill.
Thcy were pleased with this we'll. but when
the well of the German American OIL com
pany was turned on and they saw the pure
oil gush IN Il solid stream they were amazed
and almost went Wild In their delight They
had to return TO the city in order that they
might keep within reach Of their schedule.
and did not see any other wells gush. While
they were there some of the Bpaumonter,
made a public Offer OF 500 for any one
In the party who could prove or show in
any way that either Of the two wells WITS
agitated or any artificial means Whatever
used to make II how. Several made close
examinations, hut came to the conclusion
that they had seen the real thing aud that
the eushcrs are there In ample force to
day 10 supply all the demand that can be
created for long time to come.
The party left for Houston AT about i
o'clock and they had no time for further
sightseeing here.
j. A. Paulhamus has brought I'm a good
six-inch well on block u Of the Gladys
city tract on lot I, Hare subdivision. 1t
gave satisfactory evidence Of plenty Of
pressure when II was turned on 10y Mr
Paulhamus and the people he had with
him. II did not have 10 be agitated.
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Block SO was the scene Of bringing in
of another well this morning by the Oxen
nrown Contracting company. II was a
regulation EuhufIs ulpuEhl III WIN pul NJ
tie bailing and no artificial means whatever
1t is the property Of the Union oil and
refining company. This company is busiy
engaged in erecting a refinery near the
sabine and East Texas railroad, by which
they expect TO revolutiOnlEe the refining Of
crude petroleum through means OF certain
patents which they have. The exhibitions
were made here in the oil exchange with
miniature apparatus and the oil people
were pleased with the result Of the expe-
rments.
Tominson & Co. brought In an excellent
well on block 81 OF the Hogg Swaync tract
that came in without battling aud threw the
oil 80 feet of to the side II is the prop
erty Of Mr., Clark Fairfield OF Iowa. A
great many witnessed the bringing In ~
lnig We'll and were well satisfied with the
showing II made.
The Ground Floor oil company announce
that they will pay all stockholders Of
record on May 81 a dividend Of per cent.
This makes total Oh $1,000 IN DIVIDENDS
that this company has paid out, ana it Is
rs great IN proportion as mat OF any com
panS operating IN the held.
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]. A, Paulhamus has new well on the
Lone Acre tract which throws a rcgula-
ton stream OF six inches solid Oil the
well came In late yesterday afternoon.
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VIII Glllland was In the city today from
Port Arthur whore ne is engaged In ship
ping. 4e speaks most encouragmgly Of
the way the oil shipping is jumping up
aud THINKS that II Is but a question OF a
few months until the OIL shipments from
Fort Arthur and Sauine Pass will average
one cargo per day, though great deal OF
1t will be IN barges Tor some time to cVne.
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J. +. Mu8dy, the gentleman who has hled
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