The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-10-13

Aside from Increased ncuvity In
leasing and I'm demand for lenses
there have boon no important devel-
upm,nts iu New Mexico oil prospect
ing during the past week The Mesa
DIl aud Gas company, = sew Mexico
corporation. holding about 1900 acres
la Roosevelt county, has spuddcd In
So urst well on the Charles Hart
ranch In section %. township / north.
tuupc go east and IL pushing It's dtill-
iuE operations.
Tho White oaks district of Lincoln
county. not heretofore reached by oil
pruspe,tora. was Invaded last week hN
10 company seeking lenses and whicn
has taken over 5000 acres owned by
Mrs s. %. Barber ~ Carrizozo. The
land llca ucur white oaks, once n
oI the most famous Of southwestern
mining camps u o. understood that
TN, lcpsrrH are prepared to drili IN
tho immediate future.
ono OF the interesting developments
of Tho week Inns been the opening uf
headquarters Mt Fort summer by q
we'll financed organization Of men
from the state Of Washington who
have acquired extensive lease hold
iurs iu the Fort Sumner district and
with 100000 Of capital stock fully
paid up This company has opened
permanent living quarters n offices
ln Fort summer and Is preparing. APP
p%arpntly for an extended campaig !
ot drilliag.
II o. reported. although not CON
UrmsI. that the Gypsy OH company,
which has been drilling IN h Anton
chico grant In san Miguel county.
has encountered granite nj about
$500 ipct and has abandoned the
well. Whether further drilling .on
the grant is contemplated, could not
be u~scerttiucd.
The proposed spudding In of the
gnorty Gobblor oil compnny's well nj
H G~rouvliie. Union county, set for lasl
. Thursday. failed 20 come on although
1000 people attended a picnic given
By the company at which scveraI
drilling sites were given away "a
Iucky guests. Failure Of part Of IN,
well mn'hlncry to reach GrenVill,
IA time forced he company to post
NONE I]eriuuiur' of active drilltng
THIS. however, viii begin at once (,
is said.
Tbe reporicd sale Of leases OF th'
Roswell Development company. ha'
NOT vet been fully confirmed y q
is understood that details stu re-
m1in 20 De worked out. Beyond th'
abatement that california INTEREST,"
MIH NNf III NHNN'' y fNf'ANf 'ffh 49,
lac learned regarding this transaction
in p,ros valley leases totaling nroun'
10000 ucros and said to he pendiuf
in his sale NJ 81 an acre.
Announcement was made In RatoI
ubis week that the drill RIG Of IN
Dos Moincs oil and REFINING com
pnuv WAS ON the way 10 the drillinl
sit, ON The outskirts Of Dcs Moines
Union county.
Interest In Tulnroan Basin has beef
mllg revived hy the operations OF
number Of companies now ready 10
actual drilling. The Detroit on com
many announced that lis rig would d.
rrndy to begin operations this week
rho Cox we'll machinery has heel
assembled and drilling on tho first O.
Two wells that the company WIN pu
down. Will begin about the INST "
November.
p,mlng business n pr1iesSlnnl
mon have put 10000 Rcrcs OF stat
lenses near Doming into III" Denim
unstu on company which has iucol
norDt.d for $500 600 and which w
soil stock 90 the amount 20 pruvile !
drilling funds. j. 4. Mahume,, ""
known merchant ard W. u. Murrn.
prosident of De beming NTuoni
bank have been selected ~ the con
plny's trustees,
The situation In quay county