Bisbee daily review., 1904-04-21
Phoenix Playing
 In Great Luck
MAKES DISCOVERY THAT SHE HAS OIL WITHIN CiTX
 LIMITS.
The Old Burg Was Dreadfuliy in Need of Something to Warm Her Up in Business and Prosperous Way and Strikes Oil.

And now, just at the most oppor- tune time, that which was most desir> erd and most needful for the immedi- ate prosperity of this locality, seems 10 have become reality, says the Arizona Republican. Oil has been dis covered within forty feet of the sur race, and within the corporation limits or this city, more specifically on the property of Harry J. Bennett, about 1O0 yards north of Grand avenue and a quarter of a mile beyond Five Points, in University addition. The oil was found in a well forty feet deep and from all information at hand is pure parafne. The quantity of it seems to be the only important detail of in- formation that is lacking, but there is every reason to hope, and good req son to believe that it exists below in commercial quantities. At any rate the indications are too good to be passed by without thorough investi- gation.
 This much information leaked out yesterday, being known by several parties though attempts were made to keep the matter a secret, and it is re- ported on good authority that Dr. J. M. Ford and J. A. Fleming are talk Ing more than passing interest in the incident, having made some efforts to- ward securing an interest in proper ty thereabout that would justify ex- ploitation. It is further a well estab- Hshed fact that samples of the sand have been thoroughly tested by J. o. A. King, the assayer, and found to car ry fine quality of parafine oil.
 A representative of the Republican learning these facts last night, visited MT. Bennett at his home and asked to know what there was for a basis to these highly pleasing reports. Mr. Ben net merely permitted the inspection of the dump and answered a series of questions respecting the discovery of the oil. which is no new thing to mem- bers of his family. The dump in question is a little pile of sand and boulders taken from the well that stands within a few feet of the house. The well has been used for domestic purposes ever since Mir. Bennett has lived there, matter of two or three years. Owing to the dry weather the water got low and at Mrs. Bennett's request he employed a couple of men to sink it deeper, aDout four feet of gravel, sand and boulders being taken out The Republicans representative scraped of the surface of the pile. then picking it to his nose smelled the odor of kerosene as plainly as though standing with his head in a well filled oil tank. Not once alone. but dozen times was this thIng done so that no doubt could exist respect ing the presence of oil in the sand.
 Turning to Mr. Bennett the news paper man asked him how long since he had emptied his oil can on the dump. Biblical expressions were used in the reply, but they were thrown together in a way suggesting that they had not been acquired in Sunday school. They demonstrated clearly that Mr. Bennett's integrity in the matter was not to be affronted.
 Asked if indications of oil had been previously noted Mir. Bennett said they had, in fact ever since he had lived there, though he never before regarded the matter seriously. When they first moved there members of the family