Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-06-07


Every arel we'll IN new territory Il
4 wil6cas proposition.
The wlidcalter h me man who goes
Que from The beaten path into me hiiln
and deserts where the wnyn are rough
and life II hard. Re IL tho hardy IN.
tr4pld navigator cletTinR the unehari
ID aeae He u the hero OF the con.
ilct He n the man about whom
centerp romantic interest ana he has
the universal coed wishes Of those
watching hIn cndeavofn.
Long, Ions, before The miner ever
eaw The word wildcat, the oilmen
were making good u.s. az II In the
= wilderness ef Pennsylvania. They made
Il mean an oil proapect0r not afraid
~ the shadows and the dark. by lta
service. shag classified ana go anart
end heaored ana made heroic him
VINO REGARDLESS Of the sharp stones.
the thick brambies. troacheFoua
ground. the poison vines. tho noises
OF the nleht, the loathsomeneas Of
all out doors. the stars. the storms.
and the beasts Of the field and wood,
who we say went out into the untrod
den and untracked country ana.
backed by his Judgment. showed sand
and stomach enough TO drill FOR oil
where no man had ever drilled before.
. He n the l7ave soidier OF fortune
who IL deferred by no obstacles, pos
seased by the gamblers instinct. alb
normally developed. he IL willing 20
shake the dice with destiny and 10
shake again II he does not win. OF
such clay IN the wildcatter made.
by process OF coaxlng and casol.
Ing tho land owner. an acreage r. So
cured by lease upon which 90 driil.
A most strenuous effort q made 10
secure additional funds 10 Insure the
completion OF a well. Money baes"
IL obdurate. wrapped in his note
shaving. forecloslng methods, the
wildcatter's scheme fails 10 appeal
He must face the coat OF the under
taking alone and unaided. For him
self the future holds no terr0rs. but
the little women back east yonder, and
the little ones have his first coneldera-
ton. she. the brave soui. with conf
dence Sublime. says 20 ahead.
Not discouraged by tho croaklng OF
the weak-kneed pessimist. the ven
ture, backed by his last dollar, his
hopes again ana again rudely Jared
by tools lost In the hole. Discour-
aged? Not q Bit. That word IL not
In the wildcatter's lexicon. With en-
ergy. pluck and grim determination
the last tools are recovered and the
drill hole again progressing in depth
foot by foot day by day, In search OF
natures wonderful storehousea The
we'll has reached depth where re-
suits are expected. A few hours hence
will tell " he be prince or pauper. The
engine chugs and chugs. the tools rise
and fall, and AT length puncture the
cap rock" the guardian OF natures
treasure vault. Standing near the
mouth OF tho well expectantly waiting
10 catch the frst Whit OF gas. oh,
joyl II comesl The rapture OF the
moment! How delicious the odor-
more fragrant than the nectar of the
roses. A few moments after a runlb-
ling In heard; the earth trembles. and
amber c0iored liquid n shooting high
above the derrick. new oil field Is
discovered. A new oil king pro-
claimed.
The wildcatter, his emotions over
come him, reels like q man drunk with
wine A few words fash over the
wires to that patient sacrificing little
woman. II reads. I'VE will spend the
coming winter among CALIFORNIA;
orange groves.
Confidence, courage and indomitabie
viii has its reward 10 the ubiquitous
wiidcatter Ia the ample life.