The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-07-21
NO WORK n WELL
DURING THE WEEK
Period Given ovsf To Settling
on Casing And tniysl
on Pipe
FEELING Of tlT|0N
s1AnTs MANY nUMOnS


The current week has been one ~
morton we'll No. | NJ Lalne. although
90 actiye dtllllbg was under way
Drilling was stopped last saturday
Afternoon. when 4 depth N 1900 feet
had been attained, and The six inch
casing vas set, the heavy blue gumbO
bcinn the base This casing was set
Sunday. aud the we'll securely capped
TO prevent possible accident or injury
sunday Afternoon, " Is announced,
1900 feet W ~ inch pipe WIS ordered
ny Telegraph 90 he used IN further
drilling This piping IL expected to
reach the city either Saturday " sun.
day, and active drilling may be 70
sumed either next Mouday or Tues.
day When active drilling vas stopped
the drills had penetrated into another
harder strata u blue mud Or gumbu,
this strata, IL being reported, being
somewhat OF the consistency Of shaIe
and mixed with an oily OF greasy sub.
stance, while countless gas bubbles
are said 10 have made themselves Wis.
IDLE. Many rumOrs and reports OF
the well having been brought In, or
gas having been struck, floated around
all week, but men In close touch with
the situation and development state
that such was not the case, but every
preparation was deemed advisable and
best at this time as IL Is believed that
something definite may result at any
time
One thing that Is certain, however,
Is that remarkable activity has exist.
n p.k In lie
eral options all through the field ter
ritOry. According TO well founded
report numerous leases have been OBJ.
tanned within the past ten days, GOV.
erlng something over one Thousand
acres in the aggregate, and other
deals are known To be pending. In
this same connection it is also stated
that at least one more oil company
has been organized In the deld one OF
the three organizers being heavy
land owner OF the Lame vicinity.
MEETING CALLED.
A meeting Of the executive commit.
tee OF the Pascagoula DEVELOPMENT
company was held at 3 o'clock last
Monday afternoon. On Tuesday no.
tices were sent out to the sharehod-
US VI WV NohiPuhJ NolIIhk Il bDCCIdl
meeting OF these shareholders for
next Monday evening at the court
house in this city. The call does not
specify what business is to be consid-
/ cred at this meeting, but it has been
suggested on the outside that the
matter OF permitting the continuance
OF the sale OF the capital stock may
be suggested At The former meeting
OF the shareholders 1t was determined
| that the sale of this stock should au-
Dramatically stop itself within sixty
| days, the time limit expiring on July
l, 1911. 1t Is stated that some demand
for the stock after that date could
not be filled because OF this rule, and
that the sale OF additional stock at
this time may be advisable Ia order
to insure the boring OF one or more
additional wells on the company's
property or on property held by the
company under lease.
Chief Drlller Johnson took advan.
tage OF the temporary suspension OF
operations 10 the field and went to
louisiana to visit his family Three
men were kept at work at the well
making repairs and preparing for the
resumption Of work early next week,
following the arrival OF the new pipe
that has been ordered and the settle
ment OF the six.inch casing that was
placed last Sunday. The other mem
bers OF the drilling crew spent the
week In this city Ia various forms OF
pleasure and visiting with relatives
and friends.
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