The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-04-15
Observation-Disclosures;
In the OIL
and Gas Field
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

price of crude oil &c. 1t Is now wort I
CSC IN this field. These several cut
should soon pay for the Kansas GU!
refinery.
Another oiler was brought In las
week by the Advance Co., Butler an(
Reeks managers. This is the tifth 10
the company and is the best one or TIT
FIVE.
The big well No. 10 of the Amerlci
Co. that came in so promising coupl'
of weeks back Is more tnan nillnt
expectations. 1t flowed 800 barrel
the first two days and then gradual
settled down to 100 barrels per da
and seems inclined to hold steady
ABOUT that figure The officers anc
stockholders of the America are ver'
much elated as they have right t.
he over this very excellent WEI
They hopa to bring in others eQuali'
good on the territory surrounding
The Standard company's oil refiner'
at Robinson, H., was entirely ue'
troyed by fire last Friday. A slna
advance in refined oil will soon maxi
good the damage.
A report is extant that oil has beer
struck near Bonner Springs, Kan
There have been several dry holes
drilled in that locality.
A good oil we'll is reported nea
Garnett. The well has been shot auo
shows up well.
Anoil we'll was shot in Savonburg
one day last week, by Perry auo
Simmons. We haye not learned the
results.
Moore Bros. brought in a fine oilel
on the Harner land northeast o.
Chanute last week. The well is very
promising and the holders are to b.
congratulated.
The Kansas and Texas brought ip a
good gas we'll. last week. This, tt
item, is a very desirable find, as they
need the gas for drilling operation
and to run their plant. They have
now drilled 81 wells.
A great many investors are in this
field ali the time, now, we note fe"
of the prominent ones; Fred Jones OF
Carrolton, New YORK; j. b. ThomA>
of Albany, Mo-; .. B. Bachman
Of Minneapolis, MINI John Fuller,
VIM. Mathews, L. DuBoice, l. n
Rlchey and Fred Ball. CLIFTON, Ill.
The Logan Co. brought in their 2Sth
we'll on the Braden land last Friday
Isett and Mildren brought in an
other we'll for the Galesburg Crude
Co. Saturday.
Dimmick and Dildine shot well
on their holdings in Woodson Co.,
Monday.
The Independence field seems to be
havin- rather bad luck Of late. They
seem to have struck streak OF DRY
holes Keep a little closer to the
trend, gentlemen.
The Kansas Crude has just dstri
blted it's fourth dividend.
Stark is feeling good over its OF
prospects. They claim to have a
we'll in which the oil stands 400 feet
deep. We hope they will not bt
disappointed In their anticipations.
The Humboldt independent refinery
is increasing its capacity by the IN
stalation of additional stills. This
refinery is surely good thing for the
field aud will have a tendency to
furnish market for and maintain the
price of crude oil.
The Bendict- LindsayScott Syndi-
cate has brought in its third well on
the Braden land. All good oilers.
While these men are making Lon
Braden a very rich man, they are also
making a nice speck for themselves
out Of this lease
Ohio has taken a squirt in the oil
business and seems to be trying to
beat the Kansas record. She claims
TO have thousand barrel well. That
is a pretty one, and if she can show
that amount OF daily production for a
week we will fess up.
Tue Active Co., managed by Butler
and Beeks, brought in another good
Oiler, Monday. Things are looking
up 10 the south field.
The Imperial Co. brought in and
shot last Friday, their second good
we'll on the Sllas McCord land. This
land IS 10 the Urbana field.
Drilling has begun on the Ewing
land. two miles south OF Urbana.
Moore Bros. drilled in a good we'll
in Woodson Co., Monday, for the
Sunshine Co. The we'll was shot by
the Western Torpedo Co. and shows
up we'll Thirty eight feet Of sand
was penetrated.
d. NJ. Bell OF Chicago is 10 the field
organizing another company. He is
promoter OF the Advance and Active,
The two companies that are meeting
with such success south Of the city.
Clint Martin has just returned from
Independence where he was superin.
tending the bringing In OF new we'll.
There vas over 100 feet OF tubing 10
the we'll. A shot OF 20 quarts ri
glvcerine was put down aud fired.
The result wasstartling. Thetubing
IA the well raised up several feet frOnl
the shot but gradually settled back.
But the strange thing about the shot