El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-31
TUCUNCbRI NOT
ONE BIT WILD.
Ready For Wealth, But
Everybody Resents False
Remors Spread.

Tucumcari, y. NJ, Oct. 5f.-A1though
I Tucumcari people are enthusiastic and
optimistic over the oil situation. even
the latest Development at the MCGEE
we'll southeast Of the city. has not
made them lose their heads" and ev-
erybody Is sitting tight and wait
ing.
Following the excitement Of two
weeks ago when the first gas was
struck. the demonstration in the well
this week Is considered sufficient TO
justly excite almost any community.
and almost everybody believes that
Tueumcari Is certain Of being the
center Of a good oil field
See Wealth in sight.
The zenith OF Tucumcari's excite
ment came on Tuesday morning
when the drill at the MCGEE well
penetrated a gas shale. sending forth
an estimated pressure Of $4,000 900
feet knotting the cable. lifting the
tools, destroying over 900 feet Of ca
bic and hating drilling operations.
The estimate OF the pressure was
given by y. L Cooley. who Is an ex-
pert oil man he has been in Tucum-
carl several months and has made a
Cured at the well Tuesday.
Tucumcari does not claim an Oh
wei today but hopes for one soon II
expert knowledge IS worthy, the fond
hopes OF the people who have expert
enced numerous crop failures and
drouths viii be realized soon. It seems.
Reason For Excitement.
There is every reason for excite
ment over the latest development in
the MCGEE well
At last reports the drilIers were
unable TO get TIE tools out OF the
wei, following the big gas explosion.
due to a 100 foot cavein. which the
drillers call a bridge. They are now
drilling out this bridge which is
about 100 feet from the bottom.
When the drillers bring out the
haler the mud and water blow in
every direction the gas pressure is so
strong, and still there Is 100 feet OF
mud that is holding that gas pres
sure back. The indications look good
for a big we'll Hundreds Of people
are at the vel, staying right on the
grounds waiting for the driliers TO
get through the bridge, TO see what
is going TO happen.
II is reported, but not officially,
that the drill was about $500 feet
when the blowout" occurred.
. OIL men are taking their leases OF
the market until certain OF develop
ments In the MCGEE we'll
Inaccurate Publicity.
Tucumcari has suffered some By the
Inaccurate publicity which followed
the first excitement over the striking
Of gas In the we'll Tucumcari folks Z
and more especially the business men
Of Tucumacari resent reports that !
people who came here were sleeping
upon the station platform and upon |
the floor OF the station and that food Q
HnH r. n Ia q HrH 1-H
This was not the case and even At ]
this time when there are more people I
IN Tucumcari than during the time OF I
the "one day boom" rooms are pIen-
tiful al reasonabl rate The Voren- l
berg hotel had three vacant rooms last |
night and there has been 10 increase ]
ID the regular rates. Tucumcari has
three excellent cafes and at no tine 1
has there been a scarcity Of good 1
food There IS plenty for everyone
Plenty OF Room.
The dining room IN the Vorenberg !
hotel was closed by Mr.. Vorenberg on I
account OF not being able 70 get SUI 1
,icient help 60 operate il and not be- \
cauSe OF Insufficient patronage There ]
ants" in Tucumcari. The local stores \
AIRY large stock OF groceries and /
he meat markets have on hand az all /
lines a liberal supply Of meats No one /
VIII be compelled 70 sleep on the sta
ion platforms, as every home In IT,
lumcari is open TO care for strangers
'houid the hotels and rooming houses
De unable 20 do so.
The gas artists and the oil troopers
AVE faded from the corners and to-
lay Tucumcari Is making an esti-
mates OF its wealth OF tomorrow,
which, from present official reports. Is
soing 10 reach into dizzy heights.