The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1911-10-20


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eise N fha different i1fmatl0as
"Nyfeelesins me sigsn depths N tho
wells ln the suli rolst region. ~ md
SHAT The majority n them are shai.
lDw w comparison ~ fbose ~ the ~.
clnc coast ~. fof instance, N MY
mcmofy serves mo Fight, the deepest
Oil we'll producing W paying quantity,
ii about 400 feet, and IL located In
the Csddo oil field, " la therefore my
candid opinion that n oil u found In
south Mississippi u viii be IN shall.
low stfatas ~ IA stated that the
Gordon sand " Pennsylvania does not
exist west " the Onto river. the
bradford sands have been washed
from the east, and thin Out 10 the
south IN bradford, IA is located
ono of the most profitable on fields IN
the world-tbcy are supposed 10 be
shallow wells. IL IA now proposed To-
dtill well 90 5000 feet for the pur.
pose of ilnding new sand.
GO NO DEEPER.
"The depth OF the well OF the Pasca-
eoula Development Company will
soon reach the mark OF 1900 feet Is
IL therefore advisable 10 20 any deep.
erY The echo says no. and taking
into consideration the different form.
ations encountered In the upper STRAIT.
as, az evidenced by the log OF my pre-
decessor, there Is no doubt In my
mind that Indications show the pres.
ence OF oil In this territory, assuming
that the log was religiously and con.
scienciously kept Never an oil pro.
ducer smelled or thought he smcllcd
oil, that he would not make an effort
towards getting the mineral, and de-
lermine whether his guess was cor
rect or not.
ut Is a known fact, petroleum il
usually found In sedimenLary rocks or
Ia lime stones, with deposit OF
special sand. 1t Is generally on the
Hanks OF upheavals that oil Is found,
though several theories are given on
that subject. The sands dip into the
south aud southwest following the
general trend OF the mountain n ranges.
The dip is generally ia feet per nile
The big Indian sand In WestVirgluia
crowns the hill OF northwest Pennsyl-
vania. oil In ono and Indiana IL
found at 1000 feet below the surface
Of the earth. and while our southern
territory Is not at all alike, repeat
my views relatively to the depth at
which oil III any Will be found Is In
shallow stratas."
DEVELOPING TERRITORY.
That the belief that oil aud gas In
large quantities are to he found Ia
south Mississippi Is prevalent In many
quarters Is being continually shown
Ia the effurts that are being made 10
organize companies for the purpose
OF developing promising territory. II
has been fulsomely told OF the efforts
that have been started In Jackson
county, and II Dame Rumor Is To be
credited, other more comprehensive
efforts are being directed IN the same
way. Other parts OF the state are
recently reporting similar undertake
ings, and the organization OF compa-
nies has been noted in several parts OF
the state.
The New Orleans Safes OF last SUM-
day carried the following special tele-
gram out Of jackson, Miss, which Is
plainly indicative Of the fact that
even more determined efforts are 20
be made to locate the great southern
oil fields:
COMPANY AT JACKSON.
"rhe oil fever, such AS has sent
thousands into the Texas regions, to
Beaumont, Sour Lake, Eagle Pass,
and other sections OF the Panhandle.
has struck Mississippi. The forma-
tion 0! the State Line Oil Comany,.
capitalized at S2,00O,00O, by Jackson
and Birmingham capitalists, is one OF
the first oil seeking enterprises to
start operations In the state. The
corporation has interested a num-
Der OF Jackson and Mississippi busi-
ness men 10 the project, and s15, 900
will be spent Immediately to start
boring for oil near Van Wrinkle. two
miles from this city.
"From Verna, Miss, comes the
news that oil Indications we're discov-
cred In the soil at that place. B. Il.
Sander claims that there Is an oil
lake on his property. He bored a we'll
on the land about four years ago and
| soon after completion he was COM
PEELED to abandon II because OF the
oil and gas mixed with the water. He
states that the well was used on three
or four occasions, but at each time he
has been forced to abandon 1t. The
water is strongly impregnated with
oil, and at the present time he claims
that oil can be SKINNED from the
surface OF the water, and a match
thrown into it burns like gas.
"Thc land referred to above is stu
ated in the southwestern part OF
Lawrence county.
"Thc United States geological sur
vey at Washington will be asked to
make an inspection OF the laud,"
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