Arizona republican., 1904-04-22
OIL FIELD NEWS
Harry Bennett's Preparations for
 Sinking to Deeper Levels.

So far as proof of the existence of
 an oil deposit in the University addi-
 tion is concerned there is yet nothing to report except multiplying indications of the same sort previously mentioned. ! but steps are being taken for a prac- tical investigation and it is hoped that in the near future some definite results
 one way or the other will be obtained.
 A AIr Vanderpool. who lives across the avenue from Mr. Bennett is reporte1
 to be preparing to sink in his well,
 having noted similar indications thore.
 and nearly every day somebody in that
 part of town announces having at one
 time or another noted the peculiar pea cock coIored scum on well water that
 has been allowed to stand.
 At Mr. Bennetts place there are
 numerous visitors daily and alI seem
 to agree that there are at least pleas
 ing oil signs. Naturally nearly every
 body is waiting to see what MT. Ben
 nett will do and he is somewhat handi-
 capped by the fact that it costs money
 to do anything and he hasn't as much
 money as Rockefeller or some ue the
 bt-sNA D+- Al4si- tict LtSr lllOltSll- Ol course.
 he hopes to have some day. He now
 has about four feet of water in his
 well and all efforts to sink without
 machinery are unavailing. He tried
 draw ing the water out by hand but if
 came in about as fast as he could
 raise it and four feet Of water is too
 much to dig in successfully. Beside it would get deeper all the time as sinking continued. But he has no idea of allowing the matter to go by default if he can help it He has therefore had second oil expert, whose name he IS pledged not to reveal, visit the premises and report on conditions. en- ployinS in his continuation such me chanical appliances as are known 10 that profession. The opinion of the second expert coincides in almost every particular with that of the man who 1 first looked over the ground
 MT. Bennett has started a second l well for purposes of a water supply l in the event the water is spoiled in the | present well, which he proposes to sink just as soon as he can and as deen | as he can, unless he gets what he wants i near the surface. His present plans, J however, are only for sinking to a moderate depth for he hasn't the capi> | lai tc erect derrick, and buy a drill- | Ing outfit, nor would that be advisable l till less expensive resources mad bea1 ! exhausted. G. R. Williscraft. the Ioundryman has a ten-horse gasoline | znEine that he has offered to Dut in repair and loan to MT. Bennett for this | purpose. and the offer has been ac- | cepted. He is now trying to secure o Puinp and hopes with this equipment to | be able to keep the water down suffi clently to permit sinking with Dic1, | shovel and windlass to a point where | the oil evidences will either grow, 1 stronger or disappear. One Phoenix man who owns considerable DroDertv nere, ana who also has an oil well in LOS Angeles that he is sl1cccssf,,Il,. operating. announces that if MT. Rem l hetts resources fail him. and n sub- scription is started to further the work ne will head the list with q h1Io5rcd l collars. He has no personal interest m the "el or in any property there about but Ee feels that the findinr of oil m Phoenix would more than rena,. him. CT any other large property owner TOT sucn an outlay He does moi of course. desire his name used unless 'ucn movement is found necessary 'nd IS begun He has been on the ground, however, and has satisfied that whether there is any luanti'y of oil there or not, the indica- ions are,sufficiently strong to warrant He says the sand and 'oulders are of the same nature iden- lcally as the various oil strata pene- rated by his California we'll,