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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-15
Oil Men Shoe
Interest Near
Fort Stockton
Development Being Pushed
With the Hope of
Striking Oil.

Reports from Fort Stockton. Pecos
county, Texas, up to October 10 con-
firm previous ones Of the now highly
probable Development OF the oil pos
sibfities in that section. The leas-
ing By Banedum & Trees. OF Pittsburr
Of the 5000 acres belonging to W.
". Turney J. p. o'Connor and others
Of FL Paso is considered especially
significant This land is northeast
Of Fort stockton.
Judge Howell Johnson OF Fort
Stockton Mrs DeFeliu. OF Kansas
city, ana others are 70 put down a
well 1000 feet. If necessary, iu section
10, block 40. Texas and St Loris
Railway company survey on a site al
ready selected
some 10000 acres Of the 277 section
ranch Of John Schaurbauer OF Fort
NORTH, have been leased 10 a CalifOr-
ma concern The contract Is said TO
call for three test wells. The loca-
ton FOR the first one IS on block 1z6,
texas and St Louis railway survey.
- miles south OF Fort stockton The
drilling equipment is said to be en-
route from California
Another California counanr has
shipped equipment for drilling on the
J. C. smith ranch belonging 10 Guy
hacnal. q miles south OF Fort Stock
ton Two wells are said TO be con-
tracted for on this lease OF 81 sec
lions IN solid block with work to
me central Oh company on the
Harral brothers ranch. IS miles
southeast OF Fort Stockton. Is said to
he drilling
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-15
Scur7y County
Operations Are
WeHUnder Way
Good Progress Reported
by Dnllers IN the
SNYDER Section.

Snyder. Texas. Oct I5.-Operations
in scurry county are making good
progress The AIcFan OH company's
Brown Nc. 1. which is drilling at 1880
feet. is making considerable gas. The
gas flow began at 100 feet
The Riley No. 1 Of the Stanton oil
company. in section 656. has good
showing Of gas at 500 feet
Cara OIL association is rigging up
for a test near here
The Lorene-Penn OIL company has
made a location in Scurry county and
is row waiting for material
Mount Pleasant OIL company's
Beaver sc- I IS rigging up. Drilling
VIII begin at once.
The Bird well Of the stanton OIL
company is new location.
The wei being drilled by manager
Harris Of the Oklahoma nyder Oil
association IS Temporarily closed
down Drilling VIII be resumed upon
the arrival Of new material Two
rigs are enr0ute-
The Post oil associations test IS
rigging up preparatory OF drilling.
The Dermott OIL association has
location in this vicinity
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-15
Drilling For
oil To Begin
Near ROSweU
Contract Is Let to California
Firm; Seven Rigs Now
IN Pecos Valley.

Roswell. y. NJ. Oct 15.-The most
Important drilling contract yet let in
This section. and one which Is to be
the forerunner OF a number OF i'm
portant contracts. was let through
F. IL McConn, a large land owner Of
this city. with 7. l. Westerholt and
p II Greenlee. who represent a large
California oil and drilling company.
The acreage IN this deal lies four
niles west OF Dayton. in Eddy county.
and comprises $1,000 acres. Under the
terms Of the contract. a hole must be
drilled TO a depth Of 1000 feet. unless
oil is found in paying quantities al
lesser depth, and the drilling must
commence within 90 days
A large bond. 70 insure good faith,
has been put up by the drilling com
rauy in a bank in this city, and Mr.
EcConu believes that the drilling viii
commence within 80 uzys as the ma
ehinery IS now on the road
seven RIGS are now working in the
valley and more are on the way Ros-
vel is now 1ul OF oil men and
number OF big deals are pending
which viii mean that the oil possible
ties Of the Pecos valley are 10 be
fully explored
Dorsey Hager. the geologist. who
has made the survey or the Roswell
field. has Just returned from New
York In company with a number Of
eastern capitalists and a deal provid-
mediately surrounding Roswell ana
for the drilling OF 10 deep test com
pletion OF the examination Of the con-
tracts.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-15
Big Gas Production
Is Found In Wells OF
The Marshall Field

Marshall. Texas. oct 15.-South OF
Marshall the Elysisn Fields wen is
making Is barrels OF high gravity oil
per day. Al a depth Of $500 feet this
wen came in. but production was soon
smut of b1- a hard rock formation A
gas blowout then formed g crater.
The well is now producing from z97U
feet The vel VIII be drilled 70 5000
feet ar which depth the operators be-
ueve they viii find the heavy gas
The Augers No Is making % 00e.-
goo cubic feet Of gas from a depth Of
300 feet and the 10. is making So
9e0,oee cubic feet This gas produc-
ton is being utilized for fuel pur-
A heavy gas now has been encoun-
tered at depth Of 1900 feet in the
Hope OIL company's vel. on the b
Lewis headlight, two miles south Of
the Jernigan No I. drilled by Shreve-
port, La. capitalists The Jernizan
70. was good producer at 2290
feet, but later on because OF a dis
agreement was abandoned. IL IS now
ma king gas through a junked hole.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-15
RANGER FIELD
STILL ACTIVE
Small Wells Are Brought
In On A Number Of
Tracts.

Ranger. Texas, Oct Is - The
Prairie OH and Gas conpany's j. W
Terry Ne. is pumping 50 barrels Of
oil daily after being shot with 60
quarts OF nitrogiyeerin from a depth
Of 3zss feet TO 1854 feet The well
IS cleaning out
The Dawson No. OF the Phillips
Petroleum company IS making 100
barrels Of oil daily after being shot
The Magnolia Petroleum company
shot its W. A. Harris No s with 12o
quarts Of nitroglycerin at 5000 feet
q few DAYS ago The Wel is making
90 barrels Of oil per day.
The Sinclair Gulf oil company's
Danlev so. is drilling in the sand
ri $500 feet TIE drillers reached
the TOP Of the black lime formation
20 3295 feet they found showings OF
The No. 2. satterfield is standing
with 1000 fest Of OIL in The hole az
32s5 feet The drill is in the black
me Magnolia Petroleum .eompany's
Julia Davis 30. is in the black lime
al a depth Of 1855 feet
This same compauy's No n Z.
Harris is in the black lime at $500
leet
The sue company'H Maynard No. 2
Is making good showing. for pro-
lucer a. depth Of $40 1eel
The No Littleton of the Texas
company Is cleaning out at a depth
81 3465 feet The operators believe
that this test VIII be completed within
g few DAYS.
The Sinclair Gulf OIL eompanys
7 E. Barnes 30. is making 80 bar
-eis Of oil and IS sim cleaning out
The Sinclair Gulf OIL company's
Parton IS drilling with a showing OF
feet
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-15
One Well Is In,
yOMOre NOzg
Near The Sand
Central Oil and Develop
ment Co. No: ! Makes
500 Barrels.

Eastland. Texas. Oct ia 500
barrel producer has been brought IN
by the Central OIL and Development
company in the Desdemona district.
It is the company's No. 1 on the
Bearden tract On this same tract
the No. 2 is expected in within the
next Few days and the No. 8 should
be completed within the next week
or 10 days.
This company's No. on the Brown
tract encountered the upper nay a
snort tine ago This sand carried
around $50 barrels daily. This flow
was cased off and drilling is being
lor a ceeper sand The bit Is drilling
in hard black lime. should deeper
production fail 20 appear the drfllers
viii plug back and permit the upper
formation to flow
Three miles west OF Desdemona.
the Magnolia Petroleum companv's
garruth well, when brought Ia a few
days ago. extended the pool 10 the
Vest lt is being drilled deeper into
the pay. As the drill sinks deeper
the production Increases and the we'll
Is now flowing approximately 5000
barrels daily.
The Atlantic OF Producing com
PAWS No. Vaught three miles
soullHesl OF Desdemoua. Is still drill
ms It has passed through the Ellen
burger lime formation and at a depth
OF 1912 feet is still dry
North Of the ShellenberEer tract.
the Plains oil ana Gas comuanv has
2 1000 barrel well IN It's test on the
Billy Louis tract
-Four miles east and a little south
q Desdemona, the Phoenix oil and
Gas company has a 200 barrel wei
on the Martin tract. THIS wen er-
tends the field 10 the southeast. n
IS more Than half 4 mile beyond the
tartherest producer.
The Ranger-Rock Island OF and
Refining company. Alrers- No
tamil location. Nos and 8 Iocs- 4
lions.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-15
1000 FEET OF OIL STANDS
IN WARNING WELL AT EDEN

Menard, Texas. Oct. 15.-Four miles
southeast OF Eden the Warning wen
IS understanding. A short time ago
the bit pierced the oil sand and the
hole filled with 1000 feet OF oil some
water was carried IN the hole The
oil sand was reached at a depth OF
5000 feet
IN this same district Thomas AMI
Cudiou's Russell Westbrook well Is
drilling IN the Pennsylvania forma-
ton at 1880 feet
on the Bail tract the wen Is drill-
ing at $50 feet
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-15
INDIANA CAPITALISTS WILL
GIVE LOVE COUNTY TEST

Marietta. Okla. Oct 15.-OnIv q
short time ago many leading reoIo-
Eists O. this state picked Love county
for The coming oil field OF Oklahoma
Then the Headlight field was opened
up and operators forgot the promising
formations in the southern part Of
Oklahoma
Fl J. Noble and associates. Of Indf-
anapolis, Ind. backed by a several
million dollar concern. are going 10
give Love county a thorough test
This test viii be drilled to a deDth
Of $500 feet unless OF lin paying guam
titles be encountered at lesser depth.
The location for the test IS In the
northwest quarter OF section s2-F-1
Love county. The derrick Is up and
drilling viii start as soon as the
tools, which are en- route. arrive
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-15
DODSOE COMPANY LEASES
z261 ACRES IN ERATH COUNTY

LinEleville. Texas, Oct 15.-Drili-
ing VIII begin IN the Sheffield su5dl-
vision north If Linglevllle and ID
miles northeast OF Desdemoua BY De-
cember / The Dodson OIL Produc-
ton company OF Dallas, a new Or
ganization. capitalized at 100000. has
purchased leases on the 1851 acres Of
Erath county lands. known as the
Sheffield subdivision
This company holds leases on prop
erty in the kennison survey. Hear the
Comanche Northern well at BESIDE
mona Drilling operations wiz begin
at an early date.
FL Paso Duke OIL company. H s
Wilson No. /, Is shut down tempo
rarily at 500 feet
Comanche Home Oh company.
Brown No. 2 IS drilling at 900 feet
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-15
OIL AND GAS SHOW STRONG
IN WELL NEAR GATES. OKLA.

Gates. Okla Oct 15.-A strong
showing Of Gil and gas has been en-
lountered in the Gates City Drilling
company's wen near Gates. Okla. The
dan is in the hard limestone forma-
tion az $3.50 feet So far 1t has passed
through So feet Of this formation. In
the last IS feet &c encountered the
showing Of oil and gas.
The site is being visited by opera
tors from Texas. Oklahoma. Louisi-
ana and Kansas fields
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-15
GUSHER
IS BROUGHT IN
Another Huge Well Com
pleted In The North
Louisiana Field.

Shreveport. La. Oct 15.-A $4,000
barrel producer has just been com
pIeted in the northwest quarter OF
section 2s-2I-7. Claiborne parish. by
{ the Standard OIL company Il Is the
second monster gusher recently
brought in by this company on the
Cakes property. In this test the pro-
ducton IS coming from the deep sand
found at 20s0 feet
During the past six weeks. activl-
ties in the northern Louisiana oil
fields have gone forward al rapid
rate. SiUty-seyen competitions were
made including il abandonments, IN
this district The initial production
Of these producers is estimated az
are being drilled IN northern Louisi-
ana. many OF which are approaching
the oil bearing formation A great
period OF Development Is facing this
Lenses 1900 Acres.
The Dixie oil company has leased
approximately 1900 acres in Lafay-
north OF the Louisiana state line This
company. an Independent north Lou
isiana oil concern. is making final
arrangements 70 drill in the northeast
corner Of the northwest quarter OF
section 11-1g-26. about eight miles
west OF Bradley, Ark
This same company has started
drilling campaign on the Grauing
lease IN section %, 10 miles southwest
Of Monroe. La The location for the
first well on this property is in
direct lire with the recent develop
ment in Union parish
Wei 10 Be Drilled Deeper.
IN IA 30 N-"
Claiborne parish has been purchased
by the Louisiana OIL Refining COM
bany. The well viii be drilled deeper
This test. made directly after the
completion Of the discovery well IT,
the Claiborne field. was abandoned ~
a shallow depth
The Rowe OIL corporation VIII drill
its shallow well on the Wilson lease.
in section 13-2l-s TO a greater depth-
AT 1882 feet this vel reached salt 7
water
A four inch pipe line from the
Homer field TO Minden. Webster par Z
ish. will be started up at an early
date By the Arkansas Natural Gas Z
company.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-15
OIL BEARING SAND FOUND
IN TEST NEAR WOODWARD

Woodward. Okla, Oct i5.-An oil
bearing sand has been found at a
depth Of 1925 feet in the Enid stand
ard OIL company's test near Wood
ward. This sand was cased off.
Drilling IS continued. II a better
sand IS not encountered the well VIII
be plugged back and this strata viii
be shot
The bit drilled through the black
lime at 1855 feet and is now drilling
in a blue shaie formation at $40
feet
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-15
DRILLERS ENCOUNTER OIL
SAND IN HIDALGO COUNTY

McAllen. Texas. Oct IA q foot
oil sand has been encountered in the
Spurrier company's No. I. northwest
OF McAllen. Hidalgo county. Drillers
are making preparations 20 test out
this formation at once
A few miles from AcAllen the En-
pire Gas and Fuel company has a vel
making a small production ION the
pump) Of 81 percent specific gravity.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-15
THE
8 z G r z Fl
IS OUT

Where she got that cleU-Gans-
oarent-sldn with the suggestion
Of rose petals Just tinting her
sheeks-her bright eyes and the
vivaciousness and atnactivenes Of
youth regained- The secret Of
good health and beauty is keeping
slean-fnsids as wei as outside
glugEishnes Of the intestinal tract
is responsible for nine-tenths Of the
diseases-notably headache The
sallow complexion, the coated
tongue, dark circles under eyes
indigestion-depression-feE-ar
all signs Of danger and Of the
poisoning caused By constipation
Everyone should guard against
purefac6on, the stoppags Of the
bowels or the colon. Everyone
should occasionally take castor oil,
or. what is better, a pleasant pellet
made up Of Msy-apple, leaves Of
aloe, root Of jaiap. rolled into tiny,
sugar-coated pellets and long sold
as Dr.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets
After influenza OF colds the
kidneys and bladder are often
afected-ealled "nephritis. t." OF
Inflammation Of the kidneys
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-15
BIG ACREAGE DEAL CLOSED
FREESTONE COUNTY. TEXAS

Fairfield. Texas. Oct IS. - Five
thousand acres Of Freestone county
Long and c. B. Cornell Of league.
During the past few weeks these
men have been buying Up all avail
able acreage throughout the county
The owners will start drilling op-
erauons on this property at an early
date.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-15
OPERATIONS ARE HELD UP
BY SHORTAGE OF FUEL

Abilene. Texas. Oct Operations
In the Abilene field are being held Up
owing 70 the shortage Of the neces-
sary fuel supply. The recent heavy
rains have made il impossible TO haul
fuel TO the field
Many operators in the field have
found It necessary 10 shut down their
wells.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-15
FORMER POSTMASTER GENERAL
INTERESTED IN n. ". FIELDS

Frank Hitchcock. who was post
master general in the cabinet Of pres
ident Taft. is interested IN the Puer-
tceit0 section Of Socorro county. New
Mexico. where ne has oil and gas
rights. He visited that section early
this week in company with Holm O.
Bursum- 1lr. Hitchcock is also In
terested IN the Tornado basin, east Of
the Rio Grande from Socorro. where
he also has holdings.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-15
SENDING IN REPORTS
TO RAILROAD COM1H SSION.

An Austin report OF October 9 is
that approximately 1000 additional
reports OF oil companies and associa-
tions had been received by the Texas
railroad commission Up in the 10 days
preceding that date and that the
supply OF report blanks had been eN-
hausted The penalty for failure to
make such reports may be as nigh
as $1,000 for each day after the same
are due 70 reach the office OF the
railroad commission.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-15

Gainesville, Tex. Oct 15.-A good
showing Of oil has appeared In the
Dave Thorn wei near Orlena- The
drillers have had considerable trouble
with the casing in this hole, but
drilling will be resumed In a Few
days. The operators Of this test are
confident that they have only a short
big pay
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-15
TEXAS PACIFIC WELL MAKES
5000 BARRELS AT 1881 FEET

Mineral Wells. Texas. Oct. 15.-In
the southwest corner OF Palo Pinto
county. the Texas Pacific Coal and
OIL company has a 500 barrel we'll in
its Stewart No. - with the bit four
feet In the big pay found at a depth
OF 1891 feet. The operators say the
production viii Increase
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-15
REPORT OIL eUsHEE

II
The NogaIes. Ariz-. Herald reports
an oil gusher at Guaymas. the sea
port town OF Sonora. Mexico. and
gives John J. Mcpherson. American
vice consul At the latter place as
confirming the story. The gusher
Is said to belong 10 the Guaymas-Al-
bin OIL company.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-15

ing Of oil has been found IN the
Grapevine test Of the Grapevine Pro-
ducing company. The vel will be
drilled TO a total depth Of $500 feet
IN order that the territory in this
district may be given a complete
and thorough test
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-15
ZONE COMPANY NAY
DRILL. AROi-e NOVEMBER 1

ITIIIlIT 7IT| : : - 7 II = N 7
A Pecos, Texas. report Is that the
Zone oil company has made its loca-
ton for its first well in section %
in block 4 in Reeves county and viii
be ready 70 commence drilling about
November 1. This is an FL Paso con-
cern promoted by army officers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-15

Of 10000 acres in that vicinity with
another group having extensive hold
ings in another field.
Il is said that Frank CraTcrolr
found evidences OF OIL in the Tucson
section about six years ago and got
an oil man 10 raise $4,000 70 pro-
coed with proving the field The
news got out. however. and the pros
pective ground was spotted with To-
cations and this capital was with
drawn
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-15

This is the red-aag OF danger
better be wise apd check the fur
ther inroads Of kidney disease By
obtaining at the drug store that
wonderful new discovery Of D..
Pierce's, known as "Anurie"
(anti uric-acid- }, because
Anuric expels the uric-acid poison
from the body and cures thoss
pains, such as backaehe, rheuma-
dsm IN muscles and joints ~
Naturally when the kidneys rs
derangsd the blood IS filed With
poisonous waste matter, which
settles In the feet andes and
wrists; or under the eyes n bag
ike formations
Doctor Pierce's Anuic IS many
times more potent than lithia and
often eliminates uric acid as hot
tea mels sugar. Send Dr.. Pie-cs'i
InvaHdS Hotel, Buffalo, N. y ts0
cents for Trial package
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-15
HORACE B. PATTON WILL WAKE
DRILLING IN DEsDEMOEA

Drilling operations in the Desdemo-
na Texas field are reported as being
materially hamperad BY a shortage
OF pipe and also gas for fuel There
are only few leases which produce
enough gas 10 run The boilers and the
shortage Of pipe prevents the trans
mission Of gas from leases where
there is a surplus Of that fuel
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-15
NAY LOOK FoR on

NAY LOOK FOR OIL
AGAIN AT TUCSON
A tucson. Ariz. dispatch is to the
effect there has been more or less
interest in Investigation Of the shales
In that state resulting IN a combina-
ton OF men OF Tucson getting hold
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-07
NEGRO WELFARE
IS CHURCH'S aim
Educational Centers In Liberia
And Haiti Are
Planned
TO TACKLE HOME PROBLEM
Episcopal Nation Wide Cam
paign Maps Program To
Foster Schools For
Race In South
TO TACKLE HOME PROBLEM

The first practical work to be un.
dertaken by church in America for
the development and welfare of the
Nationwide Campaign by which the
Episcopal Church is seeking to expand
its scope as a church and broaden
its spiritual and practical usefulness
In the s42,OOO,OOO budget for the
campaign the funds for which are
to be raised In a one-day canvass, De-
cember l. the progra- lor expansion
OF the Church's work In every field
gives the negro prominent part.
Education, the Church believes, is
the great stepping to the fulfill
ment Of the negro's destiny, and its
program for the negro il the Nation
wide Campaign maAes education pri-
mary.
1t plans to prepare the two negro
republics, Liberia and Haiti, by es
tahlishing more schools and more cen
ters at once social and religious, and
by increasing the working staff AID
enlarging the Church plants already
OIL the ground. In Liberia it purposes
through schools missionarJ doctors
and workers to win the cooperation
OF 1000 900 cannibals and devil-wo.
shippers Of the interior, In the de-
velopment Of the rich resources Of
the country. In Haiti II plans,
through similar means, to halt the
retrogression of the peasants, and give
them impetus and training Or prog
ress and agricultural development
But the major work laid out by the
campaign program is in America. It
confronts the problem of the negro
invasion of the North and undertakes
to create public sentiment in indus,
trial communities for decent housing
conditions for the negroes, clean recre.
alton and amusement and opportuni.
ties for religious life
In the South il concentrates its
work in the American Church Insti.
tute for negroes. This institute Is
officially connected with nine negro
educational institutions in Virginia.
North Carolina. South Carolina, Geor.
gia, Alabama, Mississippi and Tennes.
see. To these schools in the next
three years the Campaign seeks to
give more than fifty new buildings, an
equal number of additional teachers,
hundreds Of acres Of land, large guam.
titles Of new equipment. 1t purposes
to create fund by which other negro
institutions may be aided and devel
oped by the Church.
New undertakings are provided for
the negroes Of the Virginia Islands
tho Canal Zone, Cuba, the Dominican
Rel uhlic which will bring schools
and hospitals and missions % prepare
them for true citizenship.