The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-09
\ WELL IS ON A TEAR.
Irs Let the Roche Gushef at Sour
Lake Get Away from Them
ACTIVITY IN REAL ! TATE
prospnotors Are on the Ground and
h Deals Are Being Made-Good
Signs at BARRIERS Hill.

|, Lake, Texas, January s,--Since the
her mas cleared there has been
IT, activity among the oil men Rep.
natives OF most OF the large companies
H. the ground watching developments.
large deals are being made every
land prices have doubled in the last
Il days.
kteriay evening the drill In the Roche
2. lust north Of the hotel, penc-
M the oil sands and the well began
hish. but It was soon brought under
ho This morning the drill was sent
deeper, when the oil began 10
A and the pumps failed to hold 1t any
IL Al this writing 1t has been gushing
aver one hour and a half and hundreds
a,rrels Of oil are running toward the
Grounds. This we'll promises to be the
6cst well ever brought In here. This
does not widen the field any, It being
the center Of the proven field. The
n Of this well is about 700 feet and
4. Soers coming in arc all loaded with
4 ortors and gpeculntors. The MendCl-
well viii be started tomorrow. Mr..
H. N Hart Is on the ground looking
Il his large interests here aud will put
4, ell 90 down as soon as possible. Work
trorressing nicely on the Fisher we'll
another week ought to see this well
ID to the oil.
Il THE BEAUMONT ACCOUNT.
tepmont Texas. January s The Lucns
H. Of January 10. 1901, vas repeated
u morning at Sour Lake and tonight as
dispatch Ia written. there is cold
me- Of oil spouNng high iuto tho air. as
2Incss sushcr did 10 its palmy days
n running Wild was tho rage. But the
NV of the oil Is said to be different
4 the other there Hr ierc. rh'a evening
The Post correspondent was I'm con
htlon wlrl Mr. L. y. Daniels over the
distance telephone. The we'll bad
Il hern snouting oil for fifteen hours AMI
a pourin- forth at the same urrirr
knrc that Il did at first, Mr.. Daniels
IN that the owners of The well nnd
ii Ia Beaumont overland for n diving
Hand that II would be impossible to stop
+ VOL uutil that was received. Mr..
a3els ST ated that. in his opinion, the well
Il doing from 5000 to $1,000 barrels per
"A Oil IL all over everything and the
Ntlon may become 4 serious ono.
Ia well Is known as the James Roche
II No. 3. 1t is located 100 feet to the
IN OF the hotel and directly south Of the
1h.ns oil and Fuel company property.
Il Daniels thinks that the oil is very
IN like the Corsicana product and he
Rves that the future of that field rs ~
,fuuous producing one is assured beyond
ffurther question. The cap rock through
HI the drill passed Ia reaching the Wei
4ery thick and was hard tn penetrate
IN the rig Tho flow Is solid oil. which
6hOtnur most satisfactory thing In con
1ton with the discovery, II such II MAY
trned In oil there are about 100 acres
VI in the proven territory there and with
<de scope that has not been tested, lcaN-
&the impression that the field may eN-
"A over q much broader area aud become
MOODY much more valuable. Mr.. Roche
ntly has au option on the well, but thar
practically the ownership. Mr.. Roche
netting individually. though the impress
ID is current at Sour Lake that he is in
'fsted with the Hosg-Swnyne syndicate
NJ Jim Sharp is the contractor who
Hght In the well.
no Sonr Lake discovery has had nc
dble effect on the local market as yet
ongb there are oil men who claim thai
81 reason oil has not made sharp ad
nfcs during the past three or four days
Quo TO the connection OF the pipe line
11l Sour Lake ia Beaumont and the con
erent increase I'm the productlvencss here
" gushcrs 40 Sour Lake may effect the
IA 10 this extent, but II is not believed
~ II will be lowered,