The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-03-20

| The Kansas u Texas people nave
begun development on their holdings
near Benedict. They brought in
their first we'll last Friday.
Mr.. Knapp has just brought in
another we'll on the Sheldon land.
This well is reported to be an extra
good one.
Clark & Canterbury were down
from Kansas City over Sunday. They
are developing the Beach tract which
Is right ia the midst of the oil field.
The Chicago Crude brought in
another big gas well on the Grouse
land last week.
e. L. Gross & w. A. Butler have
moved their Office across the street to
the room recently occupied by Jones
the gunsmith,
The Kansas & Texas Co. now have
56 wells They are finding good oilers,
on the high ground as well as on the
bottom.
Oh Lord! what next? The Tribune
says a company at Humboldt has
drilled in four Touring mills. Surely
this is wealthy country.
E uporia voted, last week, $40 600
for prospecting for oil and gas.
Landlord Fisher seems to be getting
into the oil and gas deal, the way he
is having leases recorded.
A. F. Heilman, our good old friend
from carlton, was in to see US Mon
day, and placed bis name on the 1904
list. Mr.. Heilman has just leased his
land to PROJECTING company andex
poets soon to be an oil baron.
The Rider & Mundy Co. have just
brought in another good oiler on their
holdings near Hum bOldt.
The change in the weather for the
better the first Of the week has pat
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about Chanute. Most OF the compau-
les have started up operations a. ain
and the teamsters are all busy.
Two rigs are now at work on the
MCGOWAN land, southwest Of town.
Amyx & McAndrew and others are
leasing the territory southwest Of
town. The prevailing price is 81 90
per acre rental and OF the oil.
j. L. Lyen has sold a 1000 acre
! block of leases near Altoona, to a com
pany OF Illinois men and they will be-
gin active operations at once.
Tie Barker Co. now has II wells
drilled. The 18th was brought in
this week. They are pumping 5, the
balance not being connected up. The
new well just brought in shows . feet
more sand than either of the Others
and the position of the well show;
that the trend is diagonally across the
place. The first thing you know Bar
ker stock will be about the best in the
field.
DR.. Barker and the West Brick Plant
Co are in court over the Bower.
land. Each one of the parties to the
suit is enjoined till the matter is set
tied.
1t it reported that the Secretary OF
the Interior has decided to reject all
leases of oil and gas land In the Choc
taw and Creek nations till a special
agent Investigates the matter.
j. n. Mcdonald, president Of the
First National Bank, has inst sold hi:
interest in the Barker Oil Co. for q
clear profit Of $4,000
After going down I'LL feet the
drillers at Garnet gave it up as bad
Job. Another well will probably be
put down.
A racket up 10 the west field over a
lease, Mr.. Chapple leased to the
Brick Co. sometime back. Mr.. Isett
has Just moved drill onto the tract
aud presumably. has a Lease. Mr..
Chapple claims the Brick Co. has for
feited its rights. The courts will,
doubtless, determine the lights OF
the belligerents.
{. B. Amyx has sold the controlling
interest in his leases west Of town and
a company has been found for immed-