The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-18
In the Oil and Gas Field


GaleSbuTg territory.
j. II. Crawford has located wei
on his holdings south of Erie
The X-ray people are bringing II
another we'll on the adjoining tract
The Success Co. has completed 1t
sixth well and is now Installing d
pumping plant.
A party of Newton, Iowa, capital
ISIS are viewing this field with vie"
to investments.
The Pennsylvania producers am
spectators are digging out or TN
snow banks and coming to the sunny
Kansas oil fields.
The Northern Petrolia Co. brought
ia we'll and shot 1t last Saturday
This well is 10 the Mundy trend cd
of Chanute,
The Active and Advance compani'
are pushing operations with vim
Both these companies were promoted
by D. M Bell or Chicago.
The Buckeye Co. brought in a gas
well on the Mas0I land north o
Tnayer, Saturday, The well is
estimated at s. 100000 feet.
The drillers near Hartford are
having a world Of trouble. Thty
have their we'll pretty well filled u,
with tools.
The Imperial Company expects to
bring in another well on the Sllas No
Cord tract today. The Indications
are they will get good well.
The first well on the O. Bradeu
home quarter was shot monday. III,
well shows up IN great shape. Deve-
Iopments will be pushed.
Girard is having bad luck drillint
for gas. She has now drilled five dry
holdes, but is still going aheau
Conductor Ramsey is experimenting
the drilling.
The st Louis and Kansas Oil Co.
has settled It's disputes aud organlzet.
The company will crawl out from
unuer The reCeivership and proceed u
business with new zeal.
Uncle Joe Daley Of Chillicothe, ILL.,,
is in the city looking after his OF
interests and likely to get mUre before
he leaves. Mr.. Daley is DIS spry a.
Yong man of 20.
The Inter-S ate Oil and Gas Co.
held a meeting in the Office OF Biroee
and Powell aud completed their Or
ganlzation. They expect to be al
work on their holdings southwest o
the city. very soon.
w. II. WATSON Of Topeka has been
in this city several days looking over
the oil fields. lie is bound O. get in III
some shape, sooner or later, just like
all the rest, to see is to believe.
A big strike Of jack is reported al
Yellville, Arkansas IN which severa
Chanute and Erie men are greatly
interested. Congratulations, gentle
men. Jack is as good as oil If you get
enough OF it.
The Erie company brought in their
Sd well on the Hummer place, and
shot it last Sunday. This is much
better we'll than the other two and
makes the Hummer land and sur
rounding territory look mighty good.
The West Plant Co. is having
erected on its holdings some more
large storage tanks. Their Increased
production made the extra storage
tanks necessary. OF course Harry
Bros. are putting up the tanks.
Yates g. Fugate had some gentle
men here from various citys in Kansas
last week, showing them the wonder
full resources of this locality The
gentlemen doubtless made some in
vestments before they left. They
usually do.
j. w. Monroe of Grinnell and w. G.,
Bergman and another gentleman from
Newton are in this field getting ready
for active development They have
organized the Grinnell Oil and Gas
Co. The holdings are near Urbans.
These men have the money and will
not stop for dry hole or two.
DR.. SweeDy has leased 100 acres OF
his land. two miles south Of town to
MIR. Allen & Co. Of Minneapolis
The DR.. got $1,000 bonus for the lease
aud the usual Sth The lease pro
vides for continuous development.
The DR.. reserved the 40 on which his
improvements are situated for a
future home.
John Sperry Of Thayer, was in Cha
mute. Tuesday, attending a meeting
of the directors of the Kansas Union
Oil & Gas Company. The director
elected Owen McNulty to take the
place of Secretary and Manager made
vacant by the death of Mr.. Leech
This company is arranging for ACTIVE
operations again as soon as the
cnff1gd