Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-09-09
MORE WELLS
IN OIL FIELD
Work Of Drilling Commenced
Yesterday by the Jefferson
Oil Company
ANOTHER AT GAS MOUND
Tacoma Company Expects to
Drill in Ten Days 80 Cali
fornia Operators Coming

With the Jefferson Oil company
commencing to operate its drilling
machinery yesterday, on the Hob riv-
er, the Washington Oil company, down
over 1900 feet at the Forks. an
other drilling outfit in course of erec-
tion on the gas mound near Tahola,
and California company on the way
to this field, the prospects for an oil
boom on Grays Harbor are exceeding
ly bright. The Jefferson company ex-
poets to sink 5000 feet, if such depth
is necessary, in ninety days, so that
1t seems safe to predict a flowing we'll
six months at the farthest. :,
Within ten days a drilling outfit
is to be at work sinking an oil we'll
in gas mound at Tahola, according
to announcement made Saturday by
j. A. Paulhamus of Tacoma, we'll
known oil operator Mr.. Paulhamus'
company is the Indian Oil company
and has Tacoma capital for it's back
ing. A contract has been signed by
General Manager Paulhamus with Dan
Shea of Tulsa, Okla, an expert oil rig
builder to erect the rig, and the lum.
ber was shipped to Moclips Sunday
and teamed from there.
The site of this we'll is at a gas
mound, across the Quiniault river
from Tahola. The mound has been
declared by many oil experts and
biologists as a sure indication of OIL
and in other fields where wells have
been sunk in these mounds reports
show producing wells have always
been secured. t
Mr. Paulhamus expects to have a
pretty good idea of the oil prospects
at his we'll site within 60 days.
This makes the third we'll assured
for the Olympic peninsula this year,
and Pierre Hohnberg, of San Fran
cisco, representing large California
interests, is expected on the Harbor
in a few days and following his ar.
rival the announcement of plans to
drill at least two more wells this fall
is expected.
The More the Merrier
I'VE don't care how many concerns
are in the field" said Jay D. Crary,
the president, today. Its all water
over our wheel. If one of those con
| Gv,d ~ fv1
our chances. The more wells there
are, the greater the likelihood of the
discovery of oil. Besides, we are con.
fident that we have the best pros.
pect in the whole peninsula and we
are not envious Of any other field.
In fact, we have been doing all we
can to encourage other companies to
come in and help develop the terri
tory. We believe there is enough for
all. We believe that one of the great
oil basins of the United States and
perhaps, the world, will be found in
the peninsula; and so do the other
gentlemen who are risking their
money and time and effort in an en-.
deavor to discover OF lin paying guam
titles in this region. l should not
be at all surprised if the five wells
now reported in progress would be
doubled and quadrupled and more be.
fore the first of next year. These
men are not going on mere chance
alone, if they have decided to come
in and investigate the district. They
have probably sent out their geologists
and experts, just as we did, and are
very likely acting on the reports re-
ceived. 1t all sounds good to us.