The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-01
is THERE OIL
IN TENINO?
ALL MYSTERY

Maybe there was oil In the Ores
cent we'll.
Maybe there Ia oil in the creseen,
we'll
Maybe the promoters Will bring
II 10 the surface.
BUT
Emery c. Williamson's hole In
the ground near Tenlno ia today
Just az much Of a mystery az ever
A vl1it 10 the we'll yesterday
didn't reveal anything new 20 those
who own stock In the concern or "a
those trying 10 get the right dope
In the oil situation In Washington
state.
The inspection OF the Crescent
Co.'S Scatter Creek wells occasion
ed both disappointment and n sur.
prise.
The Crescent was the disappoint.
ment.
Visitors were permitted 20 parade
single file through a narrow open
ing In the l5.foot barbed wire en-
tanglements which surround the
hole OF mystery Inside the IN.
closure little was TO be- learned
The drill was not in operation
II was not In the hole. The Top OF
the fourinch casing was plugged
The men as the well were busy
fixing the derrick" which had
been Jared loose during recent
work In strengthening the hole.
Scatter Greek a Surprise
The Scatter Greek was the sur
prise 10 the visitors. An upto.date
outfit ~ drilling away night and day
az that location The deep Thug
Thug" OF the two.ton drill. as II
pounded through blue shale for.
nation was a cheering sound to the
inspection squad
BailerH brought from a 200.foot
depth showed oil In the water.
While experts do not consider this
startling information. they say that
Il f. an encouraging sign.
Neralded as Discovery"
The Crescent has been heralded
as the discovery yell "
II was the cause OF Wild excite.
ment last November. when thou.
sands OF dollars went for stock. aft.
or Emery c. Williamson told the
exulting crowd AT the opening (
We have oil. and lots OF IT,"
There are many points 10 the
Crescent mystery which Emery
Williamson failed 90 explain. chief
among these being the disappear
ance OF Drillers NJ J. MCGOWAN
and Frank Horne. who left the Ores
cent hastily some time after the
opening
They were also Officials In the
Crescent Drlll.rs company. which
was sidctrackcd after their depart.
ure.
After Buyers Again
Williamson is again asking the
small buyers 20 come with him.
MCGOWAN and Horne left the we'll
after two or three sections OF cas-.
ing had been badly TANNED In the
hole. There Ia no doubt about the
tanning Visitors yesterday saw
one section OF pipe that was twist
ed its entire length.
Howard Slocuin. who. with ID. r.
Altman. " now taking care OF the
drilling work on the Scatter Greek,
took over the task OF saving the
hole.
lie did 20. and accomplished wha,
oil men consider next 20 impossible
lie brought out the crooked casing
and had straight hole two weeks
ago.
Should Be Down Now
At that time Il was reported that
the drill vas within 1873 feet OF the
original bottom. oil experts said
the well would be brought In within
two days time
At that junoture Williamson or
dered slocum Off the job. shut down
the works. went to Seattle and sold
control TO a syndicate.
Since then an announcement was
made that drilling vas going on at
the Crescent day and night. oil
men say so feet a 2f.hour day Is not
unusual. With only l33 feet to go
u would seem to the uninitiated
that the bottom should have been
reached by this time
Yet there was no official eXplRna.
ton OF what's doing by any OF the
officials OF the company.
Stockholders are growing restless