Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-13
OIL DEAL LOOKS
LIKE A MERGER
FRESNO CORPORATION COM
BlNES VAST INTERESTS
COMPANY CONTROLS THOUSANDS
OF ACRES
anfieId-Doheny People Combine the
Holdings in coaIinea, McN'tt-
rick and Midway-Amerl-
can Petroleum Is Out

Rv the filing of the articles Of incorporation
Of the American Oil Fields company III
Fresno Saturday afternoon SSo'Voo'oVo CUM
many the biggest merger Of oil land COM
panins vet attempted in California was
brought to light For several months 10
understood. the formation Of the company mas
been under way, and thousands of acres OF
valuable oil lands have been acquired IN 'he
Conlinga. Midway, McKittrick and o'her
southern fields by agents and merged into the
gigantic corporation
The incorporators are Il. L. Dohehy' - n
Garfield. j. C. Anderson, 7. A. o'Donnen' d
N Danziger, Norman Bridge and l.. ~
McCray. -, ,.ou-, ,,l
, on Their interests in san Joaquin Haley
Tronerties run figh into the millions anu
their holdings comprise thousands OF acres
For weeks past many deals have been con
summated and companies formed Tor the holu-
inc of valuable lands have had some OF the
Sove men or their associates connected there-
with. In Coalnga E. L. Doheny has Just por
chased 1900 acres of west side lands from l. a.
0'DonnelI O G. Myers, NJ. i. McCray and W.
l., Leland for a consideration of approximately
$500 OOO The cost to the four men was so, nN'
and the sale shows pront OF more thei 9'VV'
600 to the owners.
Takes in Section One
The land takes in all Of section l. 24-n' al aa5
ncrcs. l 50 acres belonging to the circle Oll
company, being the northeast quarter OF sec
ton 3d. 20-14; the west half and ~ acres IN
The southwest quarter of section 30, 2-l4. All
of the land was owned by the Section One on
company with the exception of the l6O acres
of the Circle, and all is patented There Is
one well on the Circle, which was finished SIX
months ago and which is producing l5O par
rels a day. The remainder of the ground Is
undeveoped.
This property, it is understood. is to be
merged in the new company, and Is only a
part OF the company's negotiations for Coal
inga properties 1t Is understood that deals
are now pending for other well known hold
Il is also understood that the Midland OIL
company, a S2,000O00 corporation. recently or
Eanized in the Kern county fields, is to be
merged with the new company. The McCray
brothers, Fred e. Ripley of the Santa Fe;
J. e. ODonnel, brother of Tom ODonnell,
and Martin Barber. general superintendent Of
the Santa Fs, are interested in the Midland OIL
company, and their names have been mem
toned in connection with the new American
Oilheds company.
In Mckittrick Field
The Midland Petroleum company has just
made some big deals in land on the front of
the McKittrick field, covering an extension of
the o. O'Donnell- -Yaneey Nacirema strike, acquir-
ing in all about 1900 acres. Among Its pur-
chases is the locaters' land on sections Is, 19,
Is and "a, 1922, consisting of 100 acres in the
center of each section, which the Union has
undertaken to prove by drilling each quarter
section.
The company also owns thirty acres in the
northeast quarter of section g. 30-32, and has
under option sections 6, S, % and 26, 30-22.
The Midland Petroleum company was lately
organized to take over the lease or the Cous-
ns OIL company in McKittrick, consisting OF
royalty lease on twenty acres on section Is,
Bo-2S; the Midland Oil company, owning the
north half of section IS. S2-23 Midway and
100 acres comprising the northeast quarter of
section 36-81-22 the strike of the Crandall
and Santa Fe wells In North Midway. The