The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-18
LEASING THE LAND.
Gas Company Securing Oil and
Gas Rights Near Topeka.

The Excelsior Coke and Gas conn
pany is behind 4 scheme to develop oil
and gas fields near Topeka.
Acting for the company Charles X.
Holiday and G.. w. Veale are leasing
land east, south and north of Topeka
for the purpose of sinking prospect
wells. The leases are printed in blank |
vide that the land owners who lease
the land give the right for the pros |
pectors to sink shafts any time with
in ten years. If oil or gas or mineral
is found and the field developed the
owners of the land are to receive one
tenth of the value of the product. If
oil or gas is found then the land is
leased for period as long as the wells
produce.
The terms of the leases are as fol-
lows:
"Witnesseth: That for and in consid
Grafton of one dollar, the receipt of
which is hereby acknowledged, and the
further consideration of drilling test
wells for oil, gas and mineral, as here
matter provided, the part of the first
part hereby agree with the parties OF
the second part: That the said parties
of the second part shall have the ex-
elusive right for ten years from tins
date to enter upon and operate Tor OH
or gas and the discovery and produc-
ton of other minerals, and to erect,
operate and remove all necessary ap-
pliances on all that certain tract OF
land situated in Shawnee county,
state of Kansas, and described as fol-
lows, towit:
CThen follows a description of the
property.
Containing acres, more OF
less, upon the following terms and coz
ditions: The parties of the second part
shall daliver in tanks at the wells Tor
the part of the first part, or in tank
lines connected Herewith. one-tentn
rTx.6 co ~
premises or to pay the market price
therefor, at the option of the part OF
the first part; and shall pay royalty
of one-tenth in value at top OF grounI
of all other minerals produced on Salo
premises and shall pay fifty dollars
per wear for each gas we'll when the
product is marketed and used on the
premises. Said parties of the second
part to pay all damages to crops or
other personal property by reason Oh
operations hereunder. And further.
said first party shall have gas for fuel
and lights for his own use if desired,
free of cost.
If oil or gas or other valuable min
erals are found IN paying oua qua o,,eT7
in any we'll. or. by reason OF any oper-
atoms hereunder. this lease and the
right to operate hereunder shall con-
tinue as long as oil, gas or other MIN
erals shall be produced IN payl aIs
quantities, and when abandoned, this
grant shall cease and no longer pc
binding on either party.
The parties of the second part fur
Their agree to commence operations ana
complete one well on the land herein
leased within two years after the
finding of oil or gas or other minerals
in paying quantities in any one OF the
test wells or by other operations nameQ
below or thereafter pay an annual
rental to the parties of the first part
of % cents per acre until such well is
completed or other valuable mineral
deposits developed. or until SAID par
ties OF the second part shalt elect TO
cancel this lease as hereinafter pro-
Vidod.
The parties of the second part agree
to drill and complete one or more test
wells to the depth of not less than l. o0o
feet where practicable if oil or gas is
not found in paying quantities at less
depth and said well wells shall be
located within miles of the prem
ises hereinbefore described and be com
pleted within two years from GATE
hereof. or a failure to do so or to dis
mineral deposits, shall work the abso-
lutte forfeiture of this lease.
1t is agreed that the second party IS
to have sufficient water from the prem
ises to run all necessary machinery.
and shall. at any time, have the right
to remove any machinery, pipe lines,
fixtures or other personal property
placed on said premises by parties OF
the second part; and, further, upon the
payment of one dollar. at any time. by
the narties of the second part. their
successors or assigns. to the part OF
the first part heirs or assigns,
said parties of the second part, their
successors or assigns, shall have the
right to surrender this lease for can
collation. after which all payments ana
liabilities thereafter to accrue under
and by virtue of its terms shall cease
and determine. and TINS lease pecoIne