The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-07
WILL BORE A HOLE.
Mr. Hayford to Prospect for
Coal, Gas or OIL
IN SYSTEMATIC MANNER
VIII Soon Organize a Pros
pecting Company.

Dir. George Fay ford, VINO recently sold
his restaurant on East Douglas avenue.
is plarnirg to organize a company in this
city which shall prospect 1or coal. gas.
and minerals n the vicinity Of Wichita.
+ He Is now n Erie. Pa, whittier he was
called by the serious illness OF his father.
but as soon as ne returns 10 this city he
+ WI Circulate a paper among the business
mon Of the community asking them to
f subscribe stock to the new institution.
Mr. Hartford was engaged in gold min
ing in the Klon6ike several years ago and
is familiar with the typographical condi-
tons which exist in country where min
erals are found. He proposes TO oraa nize
acOmrany, capitalized at about So. 0O1
which shall thoroughly investigate the
conditions II this vicinity and determine
II mining can be conducted successfully
here.
The fact that II. II. Dewey discovered a
vein Of coal on his farm six miles east OF
this city while drilling for water. connrm-
cd Mr.. Hayford il the belief that min
erals exist in This vicinity He proposed
to Mr.. Dewey that he organize a conpany
70 prospect, but 8Ir. Dewey declined TO
DO II. and then Mr.. Hayford signifIcd his
intention 20 circulate the subscription
paper.
Tie readers OF the Eagle viii remember
that a man who was drilling for water
on Mr.. Deweys farm six miles east OF
this city, about two months ago. struck n
vein of coal at a depth of eighty feet It
was learned that this vein was one foot
thick. The man who was drilling the well
continued his work until the drill broke,
after a hole Of l3s feet had been bcred.
lie told Mr. Dewey that he thought the
search for water was in vain aud has
since refused % continue the work. He
has thus far been unable 10 gel the
broken drill out of the ground.
Mr.. Dewey will resume the work Of
drilling the well soon. and hessaid yes
teriay that he thought he would discover
a second vein OF ccal about 200 or 800 feet
below the surface.
Wherever one vein OF coal is found
said Mr.. Dewey. there are usually two
or more veins below the first, so l am
told. 1t would not pay 70 minc the first
vein of coal, but Il q foot vein 219 or 800
feet below the surface is found 1t would
pay TO operate it There was also some
oil found when the men We're drilling the
We'll
Speaking Of the proposed prospecting
company. John II. HayforG the brother
Of the promoter Of the company. slid:
mere II no Iouit Out Llidl Iltt Rtfllntts
George. viii circulate n paper in this city
asking the business men 10 subscribe cap
ital FOR prospecting az 4 point six or eight
miles east OF Wichita.
When my brother sold his restaurant
to me u month ago. he intended 10 begin
rs soon IS possible to carry out his plans.
but we received a message that our father
was seriously I'D at his home in Penpsyl-
vania and nay brother is now 1T his bed
side We have not heard from him since
he left here, over week ago. but ne viii
return 10 this lity and put his plan into
operation.
What ne proposes to DO IS TO organize
a company which shall make 8 thorough
test to determine whether there are any
minerals. gas or oil in this vicinity. IL is
useless to prospect on the site OF Wichita
as the land is too low and sandy for the
presence Of any Of the substances 1 nave /
named. I am not miner but l know {
enough ABOUT the business 10 know that /
these subst snoes are always found on /
high ground "