The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-11-27
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 81 1903
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5 In the Oil and Gas Field

TUESDAY.
A strong flow of gas has been struck
near Leroy.
Col. Nundy brought in No. 10 on
the Braden lease Tuesday.
The Sunhower Co. brought in a
well on the J.J. Burghart land, wed
nesday.
The Charlotte Co. has brought in
another good we'll on it's holdings ives
of the city.
Kan-y has brought in his NO. i
near LeKoy and it adds another to
his list of good wells.
The Bonnie wells are showing up
Unexpectedly good as they are clean
ed out and put in shape.
A. NJ. Clark was in Chanute the
first of the week looking after his
large interests in this field.
The independent refinery talk stlll
goes merrily on. Wonder if we are
going to have one or is it all wind
The Heath Co. on the Hall and Rus
sell land have struck strong gas we'll
Just what they wanted to operate
their air plant.
The I. X. L. Co. brought in its No.
4. two miles southeast of the city.
This Co. has drilled four boes and
they are all good oilers.
The Kansas & Texas Co. has dis
trlbuted $50, 900 in dividends, derived
from the sale Of oil. Such things as
that make the field look good.
The Chanute Central Co. brought in
its No. 3 Monday evening. The well
shows up in good shape. The com
pany expects to install pumping
plant very shortly
Chanute expects soon to be making
her own drills. The Star Drill Com
pany OF Akron, ohio, have bought a
site here and will erect factory just
as soon as possible. Next.
The Petrola Company brought in
its No. 3 on the Strange land, the
fore part of the week. 1t was shot
Wednesday and shows up better than
No. / on the same piece.
The Riverside Co. now has six good
wells on the Frazier land. One of
their wells, drilled some time back,
that was pronounced IA gas well, has
been drilled deeper and proves To be d
fine Uller.
The city brought in a fine gas wei
In the north part of town last week
1t but adds another to the CITY :
string OF fine wells. Watson Ste"a
did the drilling and the we'll is locat'
ed in the alley back of his lots.
Rogers and Green haye just sold a
lease they held on the LikenS 40 acre
tract adjoining UrOand for $2,5OO.
They took the lease few days back
having therefor S1.OO. A right far
per cent to be made ia a few days
time.
II. w. Harry, orr enterprising tank
man, has bought more land adjoining
the site of his steel tank factory III d
erected another large factory theron.
he also got a residence with the pur
chase which he has fixed up tor d
house for himself and Mrs. Harry.
He will be located close to his work.
Mr.. Dildine brought in No, on his
holdings NJ rtheasJ of Chanute Fri
day. The showing Is fully 10 To that
of his other wells which are all good,
Mr.. Dildine is proving up some very
promising territory in that locality
and Is sure to pull out sumo good
money.
Monday evering a drilling rig on
the Follett tract west of the city, be
longing TO the ElOndyke Drilling Co.,
caught fire and was damaged To the
extent of about 5000 before the ire
could be extinguished. The farmers
bucket brigade saved the rig from
total destruction.
Oil producers are rejoicing over the
advance OF three cents per barrel in
oil. THIS means many thousand dol
lars to Chaoute producers. Chanute
oil is now worth sI.I5 at the wells aud
the indications are that it will still
advance. This advance means abOu
$500 per month extra pocket none,
for this field.
MIR. Geo. W. Day, manager OF the
Western Torpedo Company's busines-
here mas recently returned from =
trim 10 tue territory where he exam
ined the oil wells of that locality. H.
says the shallow wells of the Cherokee
90. are something wonderful, some OF
them being only 65 feet deep and yet
inducing rs high as 10 barrels per
day OF very hne oil.