El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-23

stem will not be so great as the pres
sure from the bottom Will be of some
assistance.
The drill used in the prosecution OF
the well drilling work, is of the rotary
variety The drill point is seven aid
one-half inches in diameter and is hung
one a four inch drill stem, which Is
nothing more than the customary iron
pipe used by all drillers in oil work.
While the drilling work was in pro
gress. water was forced down through
the four inch pipe under a heavy pres
sure It necessarily caused the drill
point to revolve and also washed 20
the surface the evidences Of all COM
position through which the drill passed
May Have to Abandon We'll.
When the drill bit and stem became
locked, the one and one-quarter 1nch
pipe, also a rotary. was installed and
down through that pipe, water was
forced at 200 pound pressure. when
washed the sand accommodating between
the four inch drill stem and the side or
the drill hole, to the surface
In addition to the main drill stem and
bit being sand locked" in the well, $40
feet of one and one-quarter inch pipe
is also lost in the hole. The block and
tackle arrangement holding the small
pipe in place. became defective several
days ago, and slipping, the weight OF
the pipe caused it to snap in two about
400 feet below the surface of the
ground
An Ell PasOan's Experience.
James L. MARI, of the firm of Aus
tin & MARI, who went to Camp city as
the representative of syndicate OF
business men to examine the reported oil
strike, returned on the delayed train
early Saturday morning Although not
as enthusiastic. about the prospect Tor
an oil strike as he was Friday ne SIN
has hopes that the latter development
will show that there is oil in the camp
City field, and he is still talking OF
forming a stock company to promote
the project. He did not go to the scene
OF the reported strike TO take up claims
hut to purchase any which might appear
10 be valuable should oil be found IN
the we'll
Il believe they will find oil mp there
Vet" he said. The oil drillers say that
1t is an oil formation around there.
talked with Mayo, the well driller who
first reported the strike. He is an old
oil we'll driller and he says the forma-
ton is the same as that found in the
Jennings La, district He said they
went through 900 feet of blue clay which
is always found in an oil country and
which is supposed to hold the oil back
and prevent it coming to the surface
he people UP 1UeIc STU tAAoL IL liz
well was cleaned out at the $40 feet Level
they may get a gusher. If not it may be
at the 1900 feet level. 1 believe a stock
company to promote the field would be
a good thing. Even if no oil was found
the artesian flow would be almost as
valuable as oil.
Glad He Went
James A. Murdoch was another pros
pectiVe oil magnate who went up Fri
II n
did not stake out any claims" Mr. Muir
dock said Saturday morning but l did
have a mighty good supper, and L am
not sorry [ went. We ate at Mr.. Camps
house and he has all Kinds Of home made
things that sure tasted good after the
trip I'D there and the walking around
the we'll"
While Mr. Murdoch was examining the
well. he said. some OF the contents or
the well splashed out on him covering
a blue serge suit he wore This morning
when he brushed the coat the spots all
came out without leaving a stain, a
thing he believes is indicative that II
there was any oil in the well it was still
there. at least he did not getNany sam
pies of il on his coat.
Chewed the Sand.
@ SadIer, special agent for the
Southwestern, went up Friday on the
limited and was one of the Ell Pasoans
to make careful inspection OF the field.
Il took some of the sand from the deep
level, put it in a handkerchief ana
chewed it to see if there was any OH
ia ste TO the sand. There was no more
6 fan oil taste to the sand than there
was a taste of sugar
Jim Primm denies the charge that he
had arranged to float million dolar
oil company on the strength of the oil
boom, or that he sent representative
to Camp City. He says Henry Kelly.
Van Wilson and 3. F. Darbyshire came
around after him to go up TO- Camp City
when the report was first received. but
as Mr.. Wingo had to leave town Sat-
urday and 3Ir. Wyatt was away in the
south, he could not go. The extent OF
my interest III the excitement" he SAID.
was to have the fellows count me in
on anything that was doing up there
Automobile Accident.
Robert Silberberg J. ". Eubank,
Charles Mapel and a boy with pro-
visions and a supply of water had ey-
erything ready to go TO Camp City In
the big auto of the Newman Investment
company when in the excitement gear
was stripped on the car and the party
was delayed. While the gear was being
replaced the party got the later infor-
nation through The Herald and gave
up the trip.
l. y. He'll together with a few of his
personal friends has q representative in
the oil field at Camp City who will re-
port the prospects for oil to Mr.. He'll
as soon as he can definitely determine
the future prospects of the field Mr..
He'll said that it is only little venture
he and his friends are making and that
they sent the representative to the field
only to satisfy themselves as to the ma
ture of conditions there.
Has Anybody Seen keIly."
Enveloped in a cloud of alkali dust
and campaign cigar smoke a party Of
politician prospectors beat it over the
Fort Bliss hill Friday afternoon just be-
fore the setting sun, their faces turned