The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-01
Oki,shoma Natural Mains Being
Extended to Walters Field;
Branch from Cement Field
Lines.
BIG CREW is BUSY
LAYING MILE A DAY
Contractor Shows Interest in
Chickasha Indicates Willing
ness to Connect City With
Supply.

The possibility of natural gas for
Chickasha looms stronger with the
progress of actual work on the
mains Of the Oklahoma Natural Gas
company, which are being extended
from the Cement field line to the
Walters field.
The work is being put in by e.
c. Braden and r. Il. Jones, unin-
corporated contractors who now have
a big gang Of men at work on the
line. Mr. Braden stated this morn
ing that in the near future the crew
will be enlarged to 1870 men On
the job, o. H. Hill is superintendent
Of construction for the Oklahoma
Natural while Mike Deuca, a son
Of Sunny Italy, is superintendent Of
the pipe line gang
Work is Under Way
The camp Of the construction gang
\ is located about ten miles south
west Of Chickasha where the crew
is at work They have at this time
about three miles Of open ditch, with
a mile and half Of the 1G inch
pipe laid
The Walters field line is being
branched from the Cement field
line at point in Section two. Town
shin three Ntase risA The sur
yoy Of the line runs 35 miles due
south to which point the 16 inch
line viii be laid From that point
they will 60 about u miles west
into the Walters field, the east and
west line to be ~ inch pipe.
Complete Mile aDay
The crew at this time is complet-
ing about a mile a day Mr. Braden
announced this morning The work
is being rushed as rapidly as posi-
bic and the entire line is scheduled
to be completed in from go to 30
days taking into account the possi
bility for unforeseen delays.
This opens two fields to the Ok
lahoma Natural With the probabil-
itv of more gas being found in the
Cement field and the presence Of a
number Of good gassers in the Wal.
ters field prospects are considered
bright for an abundant supply of
natural gas for the lines
Favorable to Chickasha
Mr. Braden this morning indicated
his willingness to put in the natural
gas for Chckasha, in the event suffi-
cient supply Of the fuel is turned
into the mains.
"Chickasha would be the first
town considered in my opinion af
tor Oklahoma City is supplied" said
Mr. Bradcn. while ! am not con.
nected directly with the Oklahoma
Natural, having only the contract
from that company to lay the line,
! have considered the probability Of
coming into Chickasha with the ga,
when it is turned into the mains in
sufficient quantity
IL am connected with a steel mill
in Pntsburg, which insures that
there would be no trouble abo get
ting the necessary material, Also,
when the main to the Walters field
is completed, ! would have full
crew and with the ditching machines
and full equipment, could soon com
plcte the job of laying the distribu
ing lines in the city"
II is known that the officials oi
the oklahoma Natural are favorable
to Chickasha with regard to supply
ing natural sga fto this city, when
they have Il tpnsufficient quantih 2.
to sell, and With the interest shown
in the proposition by Mr.. Braden
the possibilities of natural gas fol
this city in the next few months
are changing to probabilities.
TO EIGHT PRELtM