The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08
EDUCATION
IS PRACTICAL
Students Spend the Vacation
in Active Study.
SEEK NATURES SECRETS
Mo 0ouht Coo apd MI kbor,I
No Doubt Gas and Oil Abound
in Indian Country.

Norman, 0. T., Jan. Mime OF the stu
dents of geology in the University of
Oklahoma spent the holidays in the field
making geological investigation of the
resources of the two territories. Two Of
these, Mr.. Charles Long and Mr. Eek
Schramm, spent the most of the time in
the northeastern part of the Indian Ter
ritory, Mr.. Schramm collecting building
stone for the Worlds Fair commission
while Mr. Long was out in the service
of the United States photography de-
partment making deep well records
Mr.. Schramm reports that he spent the
most OF his time in the Usage nation in
and about Pawhuska. He secured several
very fine specimens of sand stone of ex-
cellent quality, and while at Pawhuska
examined the new gas well that is located
at this point. He declares that they
have the genuine article and that from
all appearances it is in sufficient quanti-
ties to be of considerable value. MIR.
Schramm is of the opinion that this well
is in the game Oil and gas belt as those
around Bartlesville.
Mr.. Long made a more extended trip
NAAA Sc'NANN a Sc poAS Va tiS SiSSh
and Cherokee nations visiting Sapulpa,
Tulsa, Red Fork, Bartlesville. Claremore
and many other smaller places. His visit
was for the purpose of investigating the
wells with view to the water of that
locality, but he says that on his trip
he found more deep oil and gas wells
than any other kind.
When asked concerning the oil and
gas and his opinion as TO the value of
these wells he said: Il do not think any
thing about 1t, but know since l have
been" there that there is both oil and
gas there of the very best kind. In fact
the wells speak for themselves. In sew
eral places / found wells that yield
daily output ot over 200 barrels while one
of two of the gas wells show 100000 feet.
From a geological standpoint these wells
are to be expected in this region for
Investigations of these wells and old min
ing shafts show that these fields have the
same general formation underlying them
as those of Southeastern Kansas. AS to
the commercial value o fthese discoveries
1 am not well enough posted upon the
workings of these wells to be able to es-
innate their worth. but If those inter-
ested in this section of the country can
solve the problem of transportation there
is no question about the value OF their
wells The oil is there and of good
grade. but the transportation facilities
are such that at present it is almost i'm
possible to get it to market. The rail-
roads are unable to furnish enough tanks
to carry off the output However, / un-
derstood while at Bartlesville that the
action of Secretary Hitchcock in grant
ing the permit for pipe lines will enable
the owners of these wells to put their
product on the market
When asked why he was willing to
acknowledge the existence of oil and gas
in this region and would not in the
Wichita mountains Mr. Long said: well.
there are two reasons. one. the geological
formation of the portion of the terri
tory around Bartlesville Red Fork and
Tulsa is of such character that seolo-
gist would naturally expect TO flnd the
wells. while in the Wichitas we have as
vet been unable 70 find any formation
that would indicate the presence of oil,
gas or gold in quantities of any COM
mercial value: and. second, we have not
as vet been able to find in the Wichitas
either gold oil or gas of any importance
commercially, while in the Indian Terri
tory the wells speak for themselves.