The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-28
Oil Prospect Near Tecumseh to
Be Developed.
j. w. Nolan Given Contract to
Put i'm First Hole.
THEY ARE in EARNEST
Company With Half Million Cap.
ital Organized.
Experts Confident That Oil Will
BE Found.

Following the startling discovery of a
vast amount of oil on the Lucas farm
near Tecumseh last week, the Capital
! City Gas & Oil company of Topeka,
| with a capital of 100000, has been Or
ganized and will hunt for oil and gas
at once.
| ]. w. Nolan. who is said to be an oil
and gas expert. has b. n hired by the
| company and his contract states that
he must have the first well in the
ground within the next 60 days. Mr..
Nolan was in the city today and left
for Tecamseh this afternoon. He win
look over the ground more thoroughly
| and arrange to send his equipment on
the site at once.
The officers of the company are all
Topeka men with one exception-J. H.
Weaver of Tecumseh. They have been
organizing ever since the discovery OF
a noil flow on the Lucas farm not long
ego, as stated by the State Journal last
week, and the final plans for the sink
ing of the first well have been made
Demand for the Land.
Since the article in the State Journal
last week in relation to the discovery
O. an Oil flow near TecumSen, farmers
in this vicinity have received multitudeS
of offers tor their land. J. P. Lucas
has received seven offers for lease or
the land by out of town companies
some of them from the farthest cor
nerS of the United States. They all
sent a clipping of the State journal or
March e and wrote on the strength Oh
the news told therein.
All of the land near Tecumseh mas
been held up with expectations by the
farmers and 1t isn't possible TO lease
farm land at any price. Those who are
not in the new company, the Capltal
City Oil & Gas company are talking OF
organizing another corporation Tor the
purpose of hunting oil ana they are
h
The oil was first discovered on the
Lucas farm just west of the big bend
of the Kaw river near Tecumseh. IL
was after the high water last Feprudry
and the oil was found to be issuing in
regular artesian spurts from the river
bank Experts were consulted at once
and the farmers were told that Oh
could be found down into the second
sand as the river flow was undoupt-
eddy a surface ooze.
since then Investigations of all kinds
have been made and the people reel
assured that there is oil under the
surfoce of the second sands. Wells
will be sunk at once and preparations
made for further progress. Experts
have been f1ocking to the city and they
all agree, say the officers of the com
pany, that there is oil and plenty OF
it near Topeka.
"Our field manager, Mr.. Nolan, says
that he feels that there is gas as well
as oil under this section OF the state
along the banks of the Kaw river, and
he is in with us in hurting for both,"
said J. P. Lucas, chairman of the
board of directors of the company
Gle has government charts to show
that oil and gas underlie this part of
the state AM with our real discovery
we feel sure of success
The officers of the company are:
President-H Martin, Topeka.
Vice PRESIDENT. H. Weaver, Te-
cumseh.
Secretary treasurer-H. c. Martin,
Topeka.
Field manager. w. Nolan.
Board of directors. P. Lucas, To- |
peka: H. Martin, Topeka; ]. H. Weav- |
er. Tecumseh: H. c. Martin, Topeka; ]. |
W. Nolan Topeka.