The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-24

$4,000 for the lease. No check or
draft was taken for the lease, but in
stead bright new crisp bills which
looked as tempting to the eye as pos
sible. The woman declined to take
the money. She phoned to Edward
Gait of Ardmore one Of the members
Of the company of young men, and
summoned him to her home. She
stated that she meant to give him a
good lease when it was executed and
If the courts had held there was a
technicality in the lease that rendered
it void, that she would execute new
lease and would make him good
one. The new lease conract was en-
tered into and the second well was
located on her land with the result
that she has the royalty in fine pro-
ducing well and she may own many
more on her tract of 100 acres before
development ceases.
1t is said that Mrs. Mcclure is a
widow. She has no Indian blood but
has citizens right through the adop-
tion of her father into tribal member
ship as a courtesy the Indian council
extended to him for his services as
missionary to the Indians in an
early day. Mrs. McClure's father still
lives and will enjoy the rewards OF
his sacrifices made in preaching to
the Indians in pioneer days when
many privations had to be suffered
All who know of the lease deal hope
to see Mrs. Mcclure prosper in the
new oil field.
Results Were Expected.
The following story of southwest |
Oklahoma development was taken |
from the Oil and Gas Journal pub. |
lished at Tulsa:
Southwest Region.
In the southwest regions the usual !
amount of work is under way, and,
while the results are small, the op-
orators are playing that development
for new pool Carter and Stephens
counties are the most active at this
time with Kiowa and Murray not
far behind. The first, however, look
the most probable for a new pool. In
Carter county oil has been found for
a number of years, while in the Ste.
phens county development gas is the
main product. . ..,..,
The completion of three gas wells
during the past three weeks in the
Loco field in Stephens county has
caused the gas people to make pre-
parations for an extension to their
lines and plans are now under way
whereby the gas line from Oil City
will be extended to Loco. The exten-
sion would require the laying of 16
miles of pipe. The new wells at Loco
are reported to have a rock pressure
Of $50 pounds, which is somewhat ,
higher than that found in previous
operations. There is at the present ,
time better than 10O,000,00O cubic
eet in the southwest fields that could
1e used to good advantage in other
portions of the state.
Southwest Oklahoma.
During the week in the southwest y
egions, two compilations were report d
d, both of which were located in the II
Wheeler field near Oil City, in Car Il
er county. There are numerous wells ca
rilling in different portions Of the v
over country but they are slow in o.
as in most instances the il
'ells are shut down until enough 7
lnds can be secured to start again c
lost of the wells drilling are the Of
'ork of stock companies organized Il
)r the benefit of the originators and "
OF people who buy stock. The south Il
'est region looks the most profitable cC
'r the opening of the new pool, as d
lie formations are in good order and Il
eavy gas has been discovered in sew n
raj different counties. The general OF
Imposition is that there is an oil h
ED in the locality where gas is 81
'und; although it may be many miles a
stant. In Stephens county, a num- tn
pr of the gas wells that have been er
,mpleted showed some signs of oil, of
hich gives belief that a productive q