The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-15
PROSPERITY
STILL SMILES
George Gould Anxious to Ex-
tend Lines In Oklahoma.
PLANS OF THE CHOCTAW
Have Been Investigating the
Water Proposition.
PLANS OF THE CH0CTAW

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Guthrie. o. T., Nov. 1f.--General Pros
perity still smiles on Oklahoma and In
dian territory as the following items
from different points in the territories in
Gicate:
Shawnee, o T, Nov. 14-During the
past year or two Iumors have been fire.
quent that George Gould was anxious to
extend his lines inSo Oklahoma and re-
cnntly there seems to be some foundation
70 these rumors. During the past two
weeks a group of Missouri Pacific engin-
GERS and practical railroad men have
been going over the ground in Oklahoma,
but as they give out nothing. the nature
of their business in Oklahoma is mostly
conjecture. While they cannot be said
to be making a preliminary survey they
are taking copious notes. as to the grades
the country through which the road is
likely TO be built and the ability of the
country and cities to support their line.
That Gould intends to build an Oklaho-
ma line, traversing the best part of Ok
.ahoma, the Usage nation, and connecting
with the direct Missouri Pacific road to
Kansas City, via Coffeyville, Kar at
either Claremore or Wagner, I. T.
The road now has a through line from
Coffeyville via Wagner and Clarenore.
I. T., to Little Rock. Ark. and it is from
a point on this line that the new road will
be built to the southwes- 1t is generally
believed that the road will follow the
route selected by the Shawnee and North
eastern Railway company via this city 10
Claremore, and from Shawnee southwest
to Dallas, Tex. The Missouri Pacific
wants two lines now. One to the Pacific
via the southwest, and the other 10 the
gulf via Dallas. Shawnee may get them
both but she is sure OF one Of them.
Eric, o. T., Nov. 14-Reports have it
that the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf
Railroad company has been investigating
the water proposition west of Sawre
with q view TO finding a location for their
shops as near the Texas line as possible.
1t is further stated thai they have used
every effort possible 10 find pure water
at or near Texola, but has failed, which
seemingly debars the CHARGE OF that place
getting the shops if they want them.
1t has also been intimated that If they
could find a plenty of such water as they
have found here. the chances are very
good that Erick would now become a
division point, but as yet their investi-
cations have not been thorough and the
company has not been thoroughly con-
WINGED 1t is thought that If the COM
pany will examine the wells in the south
part flown they would find the pure
water they want The Fisher Gin COM
pany which built a largo gin down there
had 10 trouble in securing all the water
they wanted for engine purposes at a
depth Of only IS feet. and that which
is good. They have a well only % feet
deep from which they have pumped as
much as 300 gallons an hour without mud
dying the water and continue TO do that
as long as they wanted to. and the en-
gineer has never complained of IT, 1t Is
pure water and has never given any
trouble so far
Iawton, O. T. Nov. IA Kansas City
company that Is largely interested in
the Wichita mountains has made prop
city to construct line of railroad from
this city through the mountains 10
Hobart They ask for right Of way
through the city and two miles on each
side and a bonus OF SO. 00o to be paid when
the road is completed. The company ahso
agrees to put their shops and general
Offices here. They propose 20 have the
road in operation by April l II the condt-
tions of their proposed contract are COM
piled with 1t is the purpose Of this
company to build 20 TIE gulf, tapping
the timber belt OF Arkansas and 20 build
northwest TO Canada ana tap the wheat
fields OF the northwest
Wakita. o. T. Nov. 1.-THE drill in the
Wakita Gas &. OIL company's wei struck
n big flow Of oil Saturday st a depth OF
about $40 feet The company IS going
ahead with the drilling and reports that
the oil Is getting better every day. The
present showing indicates 10 10 =
Darrell wei Of good oil. / number % our
citizens visited the well Monday morn
ing and were much elste1 at the show
irE The citizens should encourage the
company all they can as the success ~
this work means a grea, deal to Wskits
ard vicinity.
Tulsa. ]. T. Nov. 1.-THE presence OF
natural gas at Tulsa and in the ifnne-
date vicinity OF the city has long been
known. But Il has fallen TO the lo.' %
Guffey & Galley company TO locate Il n
vast volume on Tuesday afternoon AZ
well No e. Immediately north Of this
place. where full. steady force q men
have been al work FOR quite while na-
tu-al gas was reached which viii fur
nish such an output as that 8; may be
safely said the experimental stages have
been PASSED and the period % commercial
usefulness Of this product rs to BE usher
e in at once
CUPID STILL BUSY.