El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-19
HOG CREEK HAS
4 LIVELY BOOM
Field Produces $4,000 Bbls.
Per Day, Valued at More
Than $4,000.

| Ranger, Texas, Aug. 19.-During the
past ten days three wells have been
brought in near the new town OF
Jakehamon, in the Hog Creek oil pool
each OF which is flowing more than
$500 barrels q day. That pool is add
ing more to the initial production of
the deep sand pools of Texas than
any other Of the several oil pools that
are now producing crude oil in excess
of the total of any other state IN the
union. This continued increase IN
the production Of wells attHOg Creek
has stimulated the rush Of people TO
that vicinity and the section Of coun-
try in proximity to the pool that has
made Hog Creek famous is something
like a gold camp in the Rocky noun
tains a score OF years ago, when gold
camps were the acme Of money mad
excitement
The deep sand oil wells of Texas
have created more excitement and
caused the expenditure Of more mon
ev for DEVELOPMENT and facilities than
did the gold fields Of any OF the
mountain states Of other years. The
amount Of money that IS being made
out Of these oil fields is greater than
was made out OF the gold fields and
the number Of people who are profit
ing is greater.
Railroad Taps Pools.
Like the metallic mining enterprises
of fame in the past, the best oil pools
of Texas are remote from railroads
This makes difficulties for the engi-
neers to overcome and makes neces-
sary the construction of miles upon
miles of railways. Being the most
sensational Of the newest pools. that
at Hogtown has naturally become the
object Of the first railroad construc-
ton 70 be projected IA this part OF
the Texas. the new railroad being al
ready surveyed 10 traverse the entire
chain of oil pools in the deep sands
extending from Red river on the north
to the town Of Dublin in Comanche
county, the present southern terminus
Of the project. This railroad is be-
ing built now " Jake L. Hamon. OF
Ardmore, Okla, and Frank Ken. Of
Wichita Falls, both veteran railroad
builders, who early saw the need for
the railroad and early made arrange
ments to build it. despite the high
cost Of material and labor. Owing TO
the rapid development of the pool at
Hogtown il became desirable 10 reach
that point early in the construction
Of the rail line, and so the town OF
Jakehamon was laid out in the heart
of the HogtoWn oil field and construc-
ton of the railroad is being pushed
to that point from Ranger, so as 10
earliest possible moment
The town Of Jakehamon has been
named for J. l. Hamon. one Of the
promoters Of the new Hamon & kel
railroad It covers a site of 800 acres
close to the Hog Creek oil field. and
occupies the only available site In
that vicinity. II will supply trans
portation and terminal facilities for
this immense field and will be the
center Of its activities. Inasmuch as
there is now a camp Of almost 10000
men in this vicinity established re-
mote from railroads. it is assumed
that Jakehamon viii become city
Of about 10000 people within a month
after the trains reach it
Produces $4,000 Daily.
The Hog Creek oil field is now pro-
ducing crude oil to the amount OF
5000 barrels a day. worth about
$4,000 a day and the wells are not
allowed TO produce all their potential
capacity owing to lack Of transporta-
ton facilities in the way OF pipe lines
and railroads and Of storage facilities
II is obvious that the revenues to
be coming in to owners OF oil produc-
ton in the immediate vicinity OF
Jakehamon will amount to more than
$500, 900 a day within a month after
must be added a sum a. large or
larger than is being expended for fur
Their development OF the fields there.
Men who are preparing to place
business houses in Jakehamon have
had many boom town experiences but
all recognize that no other new town
IN a mining country ever began with
such a stream Of gold coming in and
going out