Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-04-25

been discovered was not to create X
! element. but Is merely based on our
confidence that there is oil there. |
have no doubt of it.
Experience in Othcr Fields.
My opinion is based IN expert
enrcs in other fields, whore the for
nation is very similar, and which
have contained oil az greater OF less
depths. with a few exceptions, the
formations are almost identical and |
have encountered chem in producing
fields.
while 1t is ycrl difficult to ten tue
amount ana the character Of Tho oil
encountered. rs the well Is filled with
mud, there are certain things that, to
the experienced drillcr, are apparent,
such as the oil sand, the tests we con-
Quoted and the sas arising from the
well during the drilling"
Mr.. MAYO has worked In the Corsi-
cana. Texas, oil fields, being present
when the first wells were brought in.
He was also engaged at Spindletop
and o Lake fields, and at Jennings,
La. He and his father have been at
Dog canyon since January l, 1910,
They moved their well drilling outfit
from Tularosa. y. NJ.
How the Rush" Happened.
The FL Paso Herald says: The
boring for artesian water was com
faenced January Il and was given up
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock by
+. A. Mayo, who announced hat the
drill which became sand locked" II
month ago at a depth of l,230 feet,
was hopelessly fastened.
Believing. however, he stated Fri
day afternoon, that oil indications
were good, he ana his father and six
others ON Thursday night began tax
ing oil claims, Associated with the
MnNos are Shelley stark, II. Gus and
Elby Pennington. J. II. smith, all of
Dog canyon, and George Warnock of
Alamogordo.
They staked l00 acres in all. \
quarter section lies Immediately north
of the we'll. u second t60 acres is di-
rcctly west of the we'll, so acres lies
Il short distance south.
Upon their return from placing the
corner posts on the claims, H. Pen
nington called TO II. Whitmore, night
Waterman at the well, and informed
him of their action. and stated he be-
lieved there was oil in the well. Whct-
more ran to camps house. nearby,
ana informed him Of the find" and
soon all settlers in the valley who
were also aroused, were stalking their
for oil.
Whole Country Stakcd Ont. 49,.
by daylight, 5000 acres had been
staked, and Friday night the total
count was 10,0S0 acres. ON Saturday
morning the only available nearby
''oil claims left. were embraced on
the Southwestern railways right of
way and inroads have been made on
that.
The stalking Of claims by the Mayos
and their party, was commenced
Thursday night and was completed at
> O'Clock Friday morning. The claims
were named the Mesquite" sham
rock and "Gushcr,' and comprise
800 acres.
Upon Mr.. Camp learning early Fri
lay morning that claims were being
'taked he organized Il party who
twenty quarter sections Of land
before daybreak. In his party were
tfmself and wife, l.. j., Camp, Mr..
Mrs. NJ. a. Boyd. Mr.. and Mrs.
J. r. Hunter, John Bennett and
mother, Mr.. aud Mrs, VIII Boyd, l.. l.. !
A. l.. Beenlan, }. r. Lulu, w. NJ.
r.. X. George. II. and NJ. Whit
more. The rapidity with which the
'laims were stakcd is due to the fact
bat the claim notices We're prepared !
evcral weeks ago in order that the
interested might post them
lpon the first announcement that oil
been discovered.
The news spread over the. valley
and af9 tho settlers immtdi-
telv flied notices on their respective
iaims, until Friday night the grand
otal Of acres under placer mining
luims was 10.0S0.
In every direction i'm the valley
.osts with tin can attachments are
In the cans are notices OF the
taking Of lands, and cans are almost
I "A premium, size and style not con