Arizona republican., 1919-05-11
DAVE IN INTERESTING ACCOUNT IF TRIP TO
 TEXAS OIL FIELDS

R. ?. Davie, well known in Phoenix as an extensive cotton grower and realty operator, also, through bis ex- ceuent work in retaining the arid waste lying beyond Peoria, now known as the flourishiug agricultural com munity of Marinette, returned today from visit through the oil fields Of Texas, bringing with him some inter csing information and valuable facts to Phoenicians relative to the condi- tions prevailing in Ranger and Burk- burnett,
 Davie stated to a representative of the Gazette that although he left here prepared to witness every known ve- hicle of industry working at utmost speed in the development of oil in these districts, yet in reality he was not prepared for the tremendous activ- ities that everywhere prevailed and the great work that is being done in bringing oil to the surface.
 He said: Upon reaching the city of Burkburnett, I found this town of a thousand wells aptly named, for upon entering this overgrown city. that it's population had increased in F months from quiet village of perhaps a thousand souls to a hustling, bustling city of over 3O,000 inhabitants One sees nothing but oil wells everywhere. In the wards of houses, in spaces around stores and mercantile establishments in fact everywhere, I found @ veritable forest of derricl1s. Even in lumber wards and along the right of way of the railroad, wells are to be seen with hardly room for the railroad cars to pass between the rows of derricks, all of which are emitting a continual flow of liquid gold.
 My personal object after reaching here was to inspect the now famous northwesterly section of Burkburnett, termed the New Gusher Pool of the field, and the district in which the new record breaking gushers have lately been brought in. For this purpose I chartered an auto and started nortlI- west about one mile to where Burkley No. l and Aritex, Burk-B Bethel No. 1 are now drilling. l found these two wells located in excellent positions to say the least, producing wells of large flow situated hardly beyond a stones throw in almost every direction from them. The drilling of Burkley No. 1 at @ depth of about 1000 feet was proceed ing smoothly, with like conditions pre- vailing with the operations on Aritex Burk- Bethel No. 1, situated a few rods to the south, then drilling at about 300 feet. Judging from the locations of Burkley No. 1 and Aritex Burl- Bethel No. 1, I have every reason to believe that these wells will be producers in large quantity.
 Being fully satisfied with conditions here, I proceeded due west about one half mile to Aritex, Burk- Bethel No. 2, where l found the derrick just finished and the rig moving on. After a thor ough examination of the surrounding situation, including an inspection or the Golden Cycle gusher on the block adjoining, together with the Nidfield and Summit which have alreaGy reached the oil sands on this same 40- acre block, where indications are pres ent for big production from the two last named wells l inspected the United which came in on the same block a short distance to the north of Aritex, Burk- Bethel No. 2. another big gusher I found this location of the AriteX Oil company practically sur