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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-21

Our officers invite you to open a Saw
lnss Account in this Institution and
deposit therein those small sums that
are so apt to slip through the fingers"
GUARANTY STATE BANK
ArdmOre, Oklahoma
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-21

Geneva, March 2O,--French troops
have occupied Mannheim and Earls.
ruhe, ON the west bank Of the Rhine,
on account of Sparacan outbreaks
there, the Nossische Zetung of Berlin
says.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-21

London, March 2O.-Capt. Cassell
Tucker Of the American expeditionary
force was invested with the military
cross by King George at buckingham
Palace today
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-29
RECENT RAINS
AID DRILLERS
Ranger Central Nears Pay
Sand In It's Well Near
The Ocean.

Eastland. Texas. Sept. 2s--Drilling
activities in Eastland county have
been greatly aided by the recent
heavy rains. Owing TO the shortage
OF storage water it was necessary for
many wells to shut down. but these
are again drilling. The reservoirs and
tanks are filled with water and the
operators are in a much better mood
although the roads TO and from the
field are almost impossible ana
materials can only be hauled TO the
field with the greatest Of difficulty
The Empire Oil and Fuel company
has completed 1900 barrel wen on
the Peoples tract.
The Mcdonald oil company has
completed its well on the Barnes
tract. II is making 5000 barrels daily.
The Humble Oil company completed
a 300 barrel well on the McCord tract
The Root, Hupp and Duff opera
tons continue active The Poteet No
/, is making 1856 barrels OF oil from
a black lime formation. The No. .
] is a gasser. No. 4 is making 2555 bar
rels daily. No. 3, 5, 6 and are
Three Wells Drilling.
On the Perkins tract the No. IS
drilling at 1855 feet the No. Is
drilling at 1850 feet and the No. 3
is drilling at 500 feet.
l.
and dropped his tools in the hole Of
his test on the Sue tract The well
7 is making 500 barrels OF oil and looks
as though the production viii in
crease when the tools are fished from
the hole. After shooting its wells
on the Sue tract the Hivic and the
Tulsa Oil and Refining company in
creased the production in their re-
spective wells.
Wright tract, the Ranger Rock
Island company has a number OF new
=! locations and a good producer In
the center OF this tract the Clad
stone Oil company is operating.
On the z. A Allen tract. the Leon
OIL company, has two wells produc-
ing from the black lime and two
other wells drilling.
West OF Allen tract the Albers OIL
company has a producer on the
Turner tract This company's second
hole promises to be a producer at an
early date. On this same tract
Barclay. ct al, have small producer.
The Pleasant Grove School lot has
good producer in the well COM
pleted short time ago by Balentine.
Many other operations are underway
on this property. On the west acre.
Fain and associates are rapidly ap-
preaching the black lime formation
in their test
Ranger Central Near Black Lime.
The Ranger Central Oil company
is approaching the black lime forma-
ton in its test on the Brooks heirs
tract. This well is near the oceans
new gusher. The Southwestern OIL
Development company has a well on
this tract which is producing from the
black lime formation. The operators
are deepening the well. believing that
the big pay VIII give an increased
production This same company is
spudding in for a second test on its
holdings on iris tract
The Gulf Production company is
rapidly bringing its four wells or
the Calvin Perkins tract toward COM
pletiou. These wells are producing
from the black lime. A new rig is
being built for the No. Perkins of
this company. The rig caught fire
and burned down a short time ago
Three miles southeast Of Eastland
the Cosden OIL company IS drilling at
a depth OF 3275 feet.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-29
FIELD EXTENDED
To NORTHWEST
New Wells Brought In
During the Past Week
Around Burkburnett.

Burkburnett Texas. Sept. ga
$500 barrel well has been completed
in the northwest Burkburnett field
by Kimmen and Dillard. This is the
No. 2 Taylor It is producing from
the Waggoner sand.
The WaurilSa Oil company in the
same field is flowing by heads every
few minutes. The casing has been
set and the estimate OF production
should be made within a few days. A
rough estimate is that the well is
making about 500 barrels daily.
In the FAR southeast corner Of block
SIS, Red River valley lands, the No
Tex OIL cOmpanys well is flowing 1000
barrels OF oil daily. This well is
about half a mile south OF the Burk-
Fort well and extends the northwest
Burkburnett, or the Waggoner, pool
distance OF half a mile southwark.
Another extension made to this
field during the past ten days is that
made 10 the northwest by the COM
pleton Of the Burk-Bet and the Burk-
senator wells In the Red River bed
block as. The drillers are bailing
the oil from these wells and no estf-
mate Of production has yet been
After burning for Il days the fire
at the Main Pool OIL company's well
has been gotten under control. The
operators estimate the loss at 10000
barrels Of oil
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-29
MarigOldps Big Tract
In Wilbarger Holds
Great Possibilities

With the announcement Of a clos
ing date for Marigold stock selling
at par comes the information from
Wichita Falls that the AarigoId oil
and Gas company's IO125s acre tract
in Wilbarger and Foard counties is
right in the biggest oil excitement
ever known in the north central Texas
fields.
The Kemp RandeIl- Wilson and the
Ieiset farm gushers are in the i'm
mediate vIinity Of the Marigold-WiI-
barger tract and these have caused
q sensation among oil men, and
while shallow wells Whereabouts have
been paying for years. II was never
dreamed that Eushers OF 1000 barrels
would come in az a greater depth.
There have been exciting scenes in
the oil and leasing offices Of Vernon
and Wichita Fails during the past few
days and acreage has been turning
hands at $1,000 to $4,000 per acre.
On basis OF only $4,000 per acre,
the Marigold Oil and Gas company.
II IS asserted, could block and lease
100000 and pay Is Tor 1 on its entire
capitalization from this source alone
In addition a % acre tract in block
SS4 is valued at S250.000 and two wells
in block 81 and two wells in block
Is are nearing the oil sands Marigold
also is holding 5 acres northeast Of
Burkburnett rOWnsite where deem
tests are attracting interest.
Biologists claim that oil sand will
be struck at 1000 feet. which ought
TO be good for 1000 10 10000 barrels.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-29
Operators See
Bright Prospects
At Henrietta
Believed That Oil Produc-
ton Will Be Greatly In
creased In Oklahoma.

Henrietta, Okla. sept. "a new
era of development is expected by oil
operators for this vicinity. It is a
general belief that the oil produc-
ton Of the field will greatly in
crease from now on. Three hundred
barrels Of oil is flowing from the
E. P. Black well. two and half miles
northwest Of Henrietta in section a.
1912. The drill is three feet in the
producing sand encountered at 1000
feet. The well viii be deepened to
get a larger production.
Vierson and Bagby are spudding in
at a depth OF 5000 feet in their well
two miles southeast OF Henrietta in
section 20-11-13-
One million feet OF gas is flowing
from the wen Of d. c Wise and
others. a mile south Of Henrietta
from a depth Of 2469 feet. The drill
ers have reached an encouraging
showing OF oil and expect TO drill
the well in at an early date.
kindly and company are in a sand
formation at $3.50 feet They expect
to get a good production from this
sand and believe that this well. which
develop into one Of the best tests in
the district.
A boiler exploded at the deep test
OF the Francis Oil company and a
number OF people, who had come TO
the well to witness the drilling in,
narrowly escaped death. For some
time this well has given good show
ings of oil and il is believed that II
viii be a good well when completed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-29
OPERATORS PLAN TRY0UT
IN BOSQUE COUNTY, TEXAS

Meridian, Texas. Sept. ga num-
her of operators have decided that the
territory surrounding Meridian in
Bosdue county is at least worth a try
out Many operators are taking out
leases. others are renewing old leases
and altogether the atmosphere is that
Of great activity.
Ferguson has temporarily aband-
oned his No. 1 at a depth Of 100 feet.
This test has been considered Wild
cat all the time His No . is fishing
for lost tools. These wells are
situated about two miles south Of
Meridian
The Invader company IS drilling in
its Wilm well, four miles north OF
Morgan
The Sinclair-Gulf company con-
tinues to drill on the White well, 10
miles southeast Of Meridian
The Ray well. 10 miles west Of
Meridian, is at a critical stage Some
thing definite viii be ascertained
within a very short time.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-29
PALOMAS BASIN COMPANY
GETS OIL AND GAS RIGHTS

The Palomas Basin OIL company. a
New Mexico corporation capitalized at
S25o,0o0. OF which Lieut. Gov. 3. F.
Pankey OF that state is president. has
secured oil and gas rights on 10000
acres in the Palomas basin west Of
the Rio Grande river and Elephant
Butte dam The company also has so
acres in the tornado Detroit basin, be-
tween the CabaIlo mountains on the
west and the San Andres mountains
on the east. 1t is said that Robert a
Lewis, geologist, has recently made
an examination and report on the sec
ton which includes the 10000 acre
tract mentioned.
Other officers OF the company are:
F. s Weaver, Of Hot Springs. Sierra
county, n. IL, vice president: z
Bachus, Of same place. secretary. and
sam y. Matson, cashier Of the Hot
Springs National bank. treasurer. The
directors are g. ". Rouse, B. F.
Pankey. Judge Reamer Ling and DIT.
a. g White, all Of Sierra county, and
W R. Stevens. Of FL Paso.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-29
DOCTORS USE
GAL0TbBS FOR
COLDS AND FLU
Influenza and Grippe, Like Ordinary
Colds, Require CalOtabs, the Pu-
rified and Refined CalOmel
Tablets That Are
Nausealess, Safe
and Sure.

Physicians and druggists claim
that the great epidemic Of influenza
has conclusiTely demonstrated that
the quickest relief for a cold and the
best preventive OF influenza and
pneumonia is to keep the liver active
so that the digestive organs may be
in perfect condition. For this pur-
pose Calotabs. the new nausealess
calomel tablets that are free from
the sickening and weakening effects,
is the most thorough and dependable
as well as the most agreeable lax
alive
Calotabs have the special adYant-
age OF not making the patient sick
and weak, as they do not upset the
digestion and appetite one Calotab
at bed time with a swallow OF water
that's all No salts. no nausea. nor
the slightest interference with your
eating, pleasure, or work Next
morning your cold has vanished, your
liver is active. your system is pur-
flied, and you are feeling fine with a
hearty appetite for breakfast
For your protection, Calotabs are
sold only in original sealed packages,
price thirty-five cents. Sold by all
druggists and your money back Il
you are not delighted with them
ADV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-29
GREAT GASSERS
BUT LITTLE OIL
No Production Result S
From Operations Around
Amaril 10.

Amarillo. Texas, sept. 2s.-Drilling
operations continue active in the
Amarillo field. Although there is not
an oil producing wei near here. oil
has been found in small quantities in
several wells. Great gassers have
been found in every district Of the
field and because Of this. oil men say
much oil viii be found here in the
near future.
Not since the Amarillo field came
into the limelight has so much in
terest been displayed by the people
in the neighborhood. Every well
seems to indicate mat oil wells will
soon be gushing.
Eighteen miles northwest OF ANA
rillo, the Haines No. l Trigg. has
recently been brought in. The well
is making nearly 5000, 600 cubic feet
Of gas from depth Of 254o feet This
flow Of gas is coming up through 100
feet of water. The water viii be cased
off at once.
Well Down 100 Feet
On the Canyon, the Palo Dura well
is drilling at 100 feet. A gray sand
has been encountered IN this test, but
the drillers are now drilling IN blue
shale formation. This well promises
TO be good one. Some operators say
this is the best location in the north
west field.
The Happy OIL and Gas company
is drilling at 400 feet
The Seven States test, five miles
northeast Of Amarillo, is changing
rigs.
The Bivens No. l is drilling at 1875
feet
Good Showing Made.
The Glen Rio well IS drilling at 10
feet. The drillers are making a good
showing at this test
The Bonita Creek test, north Of
Amarillo. is drilling at 500 feet
The Gulf Production company's test
in Crason county, 20 miles north Of
the Panhandle. is drilling at 500 feet.
Purvines No. ! is drilling.
The Buck Creek well in the Claren-
don district is drilling at a depth OF
500 feet
The Leila Lake cOmpany's No.
wen, north OF the Leila Lake is drill
ing at 1000 feet with a showing OF
Gil
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-29
DRILL ENCOUNTERS SECOND
OIL SAND NEAR ELECTRA

Abilene. Texas. Sept GA second
oil sand has been encountered in the
Sears well. near Merkel. at a depth
OF $500 feet. Drilling is continuing.
Each time the bailer was lowered into
the hole it brought up about half a
bailer Of oil. This oil Of this second
sand proves to have more body than
the first had.
Fifteen miles north OF Abilene. the
Fort Phantom Hill Oil company's No.
?, struck salt water at 1000 feet. The
drillers are understanding. Drillers
will be resumed at once.
R H Allison's No. I Hamilton,
south OF Abilene has its ten inch cas-
ing set and drilling has been re-
sumed.
Auisons No. 1 Hale is fishing for
a parted casing at 1140 feet.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-29
SMALL WELLS BROUGHT IN
in THE TULSA. OKLA, FIELD

Tulsa Okla. Sept. 2s.-The Usage
Development company has completed
Its No. In the southeast quarter OF
section 31-25-10. The wei Is making
30 barrels OF oil daily.
In the same county the Echo oil
company has 80 barrel well in the
northwest quarter Of section 4-24-10
In the Beggs district the Ridge on
eompany's No. ; and No. Z are COM
pletions, both wells are situated in
the southwest quarter Of section g.
1912 and the wells are producing 400
and $50 barrels respectively.
IN lie Flore county the P-B-L-E OIL
and Gas company is on top OF the
sand at a depth Of 1854 feet on the
John T. Howell property, Poteau dis
trict- A small showing OF gas has
peen found in the formation at this
depth. The sand IS unusually hard.
This test is one Of the deepest ever
drilled in the vicinity. No oil has
been found in this county although
some OF the states best gassers are
hereabout
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-29
DriHerS Make
Good Progress
In RGngerFieM
Nine Wells Completed In
the Past Week; Only
One Is Dry Hole.

Ranger. Texas. Sept. 29--Good
: progress has been made during the
past 10 days in the Ranger district
Nine wells were completed and
number of others are nearing the sand
formation. Among the wells com
ipleted one was abandoned as a dry
I hole. The competitions making oil
range from a 500 barrel producer TO
small pumpera Several wells in this
vicinity have reached the producing
depth without any showing Of oil or
The following competitions are in
the Ranger district and in the Perkins
and POteet neighborhood. north Of
Eastland.
Texas Pacific Coal eompany's Beidle-
man No. is standing with 500 feet
of oil in its hole at depth Of 3425
feet
Texas and Pacific Coal company's
AIcClesky No. Z, dry and abandoned at
a depth OF 34l5 feet
Texas company's Littleton No. 5.
showing oil at $3.50 feet, drilling con-
tinuing-
Producing $50 Barrels.
States OIL corporation. Butler No. !,
producing $40 barrels, the total depth
Of the well is $685. feet.
AIcKinsey ct ais Griffin No. 2 IS
making 100 barrels at depth Of 1855
feet
Prairie Oil and Gas company's
Howard No. is a small pumper. The
well was shot from $3.50 TO 3508 feet
with 20 quarts Of nitrO-Glycerin with
out any results.
Gulf Production company's Parton
No. 3, cleaning out after shot at a
depth Of $500 feet
Hivisk ct al, sue No. !, producing
500 barrels from a $500 foot hole.
Magnolia Petroleum cOmpany's Nash
No. 6, pumping 10 barrels. from hole /
5450 feet deep.
Chapman ct al, Sue No. !. spraying
oil from a depth Of 1892 feet.
Magnolia Petroleum company, L L I
Davis No. I. cleaning out after shot
at 500 feet. Result Of shot not yet
determined
Fishing For Pipe.
Texas and Pacific Coal and Oil COM !
pany's No. 1 Manvill, fishing FOR pipe I
at $500 feet
Gulf Production eompaEy's Ray No. Z
1 drilling by tools at $500 feet.
Prairie Oil and Gas company's Ter /
rell No. z, dry at 3439 feet; may shoot. I
States OIL corporation, Pierce No 2, ]
has 1000 feet Of oil in the hole at a /
depth OF 3643 feet
Gulf Production company's Perkins I
No 2, production 800 barrels. from 1
depth Of $500 feet.
Southwestern OIL and Development /
company's Brooks Heirs No /. max /
ing 500 barrels at depth OF $500 I
feet.
Texas company. A Hise estate No. !. /
producing 225 barrels from a total I
depth Of $3.50 feet
Prairie Oil and Gas company's /
Roper No. Z, making $50 barrels after I
being shot The total depth Of the /
hole is S4s5 feet
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-29
OIL PRODUCTION SHOWS
DECLINE IN PAST WEEK

The last weeks production Of the
north central Texas oil field was
given at $4,000 barrels daily. a de-
cline Of 2250O barrels from the week
previous. Stephens county and the
Electra field are the only sections
that held their own. The declines are
accounted for by there having been
very few competitions in any of the
fields. while the older wells suffered
the usual declines and some Of them
very heavily The report for last
week compared with the previous
week follow -Burkburnett. this week
1880 barrels, last week $500. Elec-
ira. unchanged at 10.250 barrels.
Ranger. this week $4,000 barrels. last
week 5000. Desdemona. this week
$500 barrels. last week 1880.
Stephens county. this week 1900 bar
rels. last week $500. There are no
marked changes in the smaller pools.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-29
THREE HUNDRED BARREL WELL
IN NEAR THE SILVER CYCLE

News received at the local office Of
the Silver Cycle oil COMPANY from
Wichita Falls Is to the effect that
well at a depth OF 1900 feet. making
500 barrels has come in adjoining the
Silver Cycles 20 acre holdings in the
Donahue tract, southeast Of Burkbur-
nett II is believed that this new
shallow field is being opened I'D as
this is the third well Of its kind to
be brought in within the last so
days.
Silver Cycle is running some OF its
OIL into the pipe lines and the con-
lieved.
Silver Cycle expects early TO pay
a dividend.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-29
FINLEY-TAMPICO COMPANY
TO DRILL IN HUDSPETH co

The Finley-Tampico Oil company.
capitalization $500. 900, plans to ex-
plot 5000 acres of prospective oil
lanqs IN the Finley mountains region
latest company organized in Fl Paso
The officers OF the company consist
Of the following FL Pasoans: g.
York, Chairman OF the board Of trus-
tees: i. 5 Plumb, president: DR.. H.
MorIord, vice president; c. NJ. Davis.
secretary and treasurer, and ]. a
hoseborough, r.. assistant secretary
and treasurer, and E. Harms. j. NJ.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-29
SHALLOW WELLS PRODUCE 10
TO 20 BARRELS IN NEW FIELD

Archie Mccoy and G. s. Wilhoite,
formerly assessor and surveyor re
spectively Of san Juan county. New
Mexico. claim 10 have 19 wells in the
Seven Lakes district north Of Gallup,
in Mckinley county, y NJ. from which
10 20 barrels named expect to pump 10
to . 0barrels Of oil daily. The oil
was struck at a depth of 800 feet
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-29
WELL IS DRILLED DEEPER
IN WILBARGER COUNTY

Harold, Texas, Sept. p. = The
Zeiset well south Of Harold and
west Of Electra in Wilbarger county.
Is being drilled deeper. This well for
the past two weeks has been produc-
ing 500 barrels Of oil daily. but Kemp.
Wilson and associates. owners OF the
well. are not satisfied with this pro-
duction and will seek a greater flow.
the first sand was reached and did
not prove as good a wei as showings
promised The oil sand was en-
countered at a depth OF 1900 feet
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-29
PLAN TO RESUME DRILLING
STOPPED TWO MONTHS AGO

san Angelo, Texas. sept. 2e.-Drili-
ing will be resumed on the we'll
owned by the AfcReynolds oil com
pany on the Fayette Tankersley ranch
near Merton as soon as supplies can
be gotten to the site The supplies
have been shipped Drilling opera
tions were stopped two months ago
at a depth OF 40 feet The drill had
passed through an oil bearing sand
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-29
OPERATORS SHOW INTEREST
IN BURK SENATOR WELL

Latest report from the Burk Sen
ator well in the extreme northwest
Burkburnett field in Wichita county.
Texas. was that il was swabbiug $50
barrels. The oil Is reported as being
very different from the usual high
grade Burkburnett product
This well is attracting much at
tention because OF its nearness to
Red river and its possible indication
OF that the Waggonner sand crosses
into Tillman county. Okla
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-29
HARTMAN SECURES EXTENSIVE
OIL HOLDINGS IN LOUISIANA

A Shreveport, La. report IS that
2. ". Hartman. whose name has been
mentioned a great deal as the holder
OF extensive oil and gas rights in the
Tularosa basin in OterO county, n. NJ,
has acquired $4,000 acres Of similar
rights in north Louisiana. The re-
ports said he had $500 acres in the
De Sofa oil field along Red river in
the latter state
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-29
Railroad RelieUes
Oil Field Congestion

The NJ K & T. IS relieving the bad
freight congestion in the Wichita
Falls. Texas. district and its oil fields
BY getting more locomotives. II has
40 locomotives and eight more should
be in that section BY this time. The
n K & T. is completing its trackage
Improvements in the Burkburnett and
Waggoner oil fields.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-29
OCEAN SAID To
RUN 5000 BBLS.
El Paso Well Is Doing Bet
ter Every Day and Not
Yet Into Sand.

News received at the local office OF
the Ocean Oh and Refining company
is to the effect that the Ocean well
is making considerably better than
COCO barrels Of oil daily. Some esti-
mates have made it as high as 5000
barrels. The exact flow cannot be
determined. owing to the heavy gas
pressure
The well has not been drilled into
the sand and the flow is coming from
the top. Late sunday afternoon the
drill was let down into the hole 70
aEitats the flow and to relieve the
gas pressure.
Notiee-Dr. ]. A Pickett. Residence
PHI. go, omitted from July directory.
ADV
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-29
ALAMOGORDO COMPANY PLANS
TO DRILL IN TULAROSA BASIN

II is again reported from Alamo
GordO. Otero county, \. n. that the
AlamOgordo Shale and OIL company is
planning 10 drill for oil on section %.
township II south. range s east in the
Tularosa basin. ]. II. Hogan is gen.
eral manager Of the company
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-29

Decatur, Texas, Sept. 29--A num-
Ter OF wells are being spudded in
within few miles OF Decatur by New
York and Tennessee parties.
The Conley well, near Chico. north
west Of Decatur, has just been
spudded in.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-29
BETHLEHEM SYNDICATE WILL
nRII-L- NEEI-I- IN DECnE CnI-NI.

san Angelo. Texas. Sept. 29.-The
10 drill a deep test in Pecos county
on the Corder ranch. The machinery
is at the locations, and the truck and
trailer are being hauled 10 the site
Operations will be started at an early
date.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-29

oh " ILL - REV - NOA N .
The Fl Paso Saragosa Oil company
represented by Lee Davis and g. R.
Smith. has placed timbers for its
derrick on section 117, H. & G. n.
railroad survey about three miles
from Saragosa in Reeves county. Tex.