New-York tribune., 1908-01-04
NEW WORKERS HIT OIL
HE4RST-KEENE WELLS.
Reports from Northern Merico Tell
of Striking Paying Quantities.

Local oil men are greatly interested in advices
received this week from the city OF Chihuahua
IN Northern Mexico. saying that after prospect
ing two years and spending more than 100000
William r Hearst and James r. keene hao
struck oil near Ojinaga. in Eastern Chlhuahua
n q territory crossed by the Kansas CITY Mex
ico & Orient Railroad Oil has been found II
paying quantities IN three wells. the reports say
The three holes lie in straight line running
from south TO north each about six miles from
the other the third and last being nearest to
the Rio C5rande The first is about l.4o0 feet
deem. the second about 1000 and the newer hola
much shallower.
Gas from the wells has been used for the drill
ing outfits The Keene syndicate has
il is alleged. spent more than 205ooo pesos or
about s1G5 900 gold. in development work ano
is prepared to spend more Immediately after
striking oil in the second well on December q
1906 managers of the syndicate called on Gov
er-or Creel and contracted for 10000 acres on
q 20 rer cent royalty basis, guaranteeing rev.
anues 70 the state Of $1,000 annually for ten
years
representative of the company went TO
Mexico City and tried TO get concession for
aae. 900 acres The oil found is known to be a
r,arafin base Analysis Of a quantity taken
from one we'll il is said gave the following
%anhtha and light oil. 143S per cent; kerosene
lIeht. fash point 10 degrees, 3105 per cent
kerosene. heavy. fash point. 12S degrees. zz-oo
per cent: lubricating, 20 per cent parafhn' lV-zz
per cent: total. 9s-25 per cent
The drill has passed through three sancs. the
thickness of which is not known In the second
well the drill passed through body OF falrly
good coal and d sandy shale. twenty-five IeeI
thick carrying some gold at 1893 feet Inc
,bir6 and best stratum OF petroleum was struck
hen
an explosion from the gas pressure Inc ao-
vices from chihuahua say:
The indications are that there is an oil belt
-,,-7rire through this country from north TO
south. commencing somewhere up in the Terri
-r-r Of New Mexico and extending south across
Texas-bv Pecos and Toyah where some petro-
JeiIr1l has been produced. and through Brewster
-ounty-and into Mexico near ojinaga- Chlhua-
hua: the little town formerly known as Preside
ael Norte located at the junction of the Rio
s--srde and the Rio Conchos, and continuing on
apparentiy 10 the south into Ccahuila- Oh has
been fo,1nd in small amounts al Santa Rosa and
Carlsbad. y NJ and al Toyah. Tex, all OF
which are Oh q line with the finds on the Con-
chos"
50 anxious are the Mexican authorities TO
promote the production Of Ol in Mexico that
they have imposed duty oil from the United
States OF more than 81 a barrel Of forty-two
gallons The Waters-Pierce company takes
crude petroleum 20 Tampico and Vera Cruz and
-efnes il there 70 avoid the heavy duty. Case
fene and kerosene sell in some parts Of Mexico
as high as 81 a gallon. The credit of bringing
The Hearst Keene syndicate to Chihuahua is
given 10 c r Troxel OF chihuahua. who per
sonaIly preached the subject TO William r.
Hearst Mrs Phoebe a Hearst has million
acre ranch near the oil territory.