The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-09-09
GAS COMING
FROM 6-INCH
Another Flow In The
Traders Well Causes
Excitement
WILL EQUAL
FIRST FIND
This is Opinion of Officers of Am
erican Fuel, Oil & Transportation
Co., Are Still Cleaning Out the
Hole. Excitement Increasing.

There is more excitement here to-
day than at any time since the bring
ing in of the big gasser by the Ameri-
can Fuel, Oil & Transportation COM
pany more than a month ago.
The reason for this renewed in
terest is the striking of another flow
of gas in the same WELL This was
rumored on the streets yesterday but
was not given out by officers of the
company until this morning.
A Democrat reporter spent several
hours at the we'll this morning wat
ching the work. Everyone is busy
at the we'll and there is an expectant
attitude on the part of those who
have watched the closest.
The flow of gas found in the 8-inch
casing has been cased in and is
, furnishing fuel for two boilers, while
the remainder is burning on the hill.
The flow is reported as strong if not
stronger than before.
The gas coming from the six-inch
casing is another flow according to
Frank McQuigg. "The gas which
was found in the eight-inch hole has
been completely cased in," said Mr..
McQuigg, "and we know that the gas
coming out Of the six-inch is from
another vein."
When the sand bucket is brought
up it is frothy from gas, indication
THAT it is of about the same quality
n found at first.
4 Asked as to the possible volume
in the second flow, Mr. McQuigg re-
piled that there was lot of water
in the hole, and it was impossible to
determine accurately, but that in his
opinion the volume would equal the
first find.
Mr.. McQuigg regards this as a
most encouraging sign, while other
oil men with whom we talked regard
it as almost guarantee that the well
will be flowing oiler.
The six-inch casing has been set
and the hole is being cleaned out, as
soon as the cleaning job is finished
the water will be cased off and the
drill started.
There has been many little hind
RANGES in connection with the work
the past week, but none of an un-
usual nature. 1t is hard for anyone
to forecast just when the drill will
be started as there are so many con-
tingencies which may arise to retard
the start. 1t was thought yester-
day that the we'll would be drilling
today, but it is hardly likely that the
start can be made before night, and
possibly not until tomorrow.
"We are feeling our way every
inch," said H. H. McQuigg. "It is
impossible for us to say just what
VIE are going to do. While every
thing is going good we never know
when something is going to come up
to retard progress, and we cannot say
with any degree of certainty just
when we can start drilling, but we
hope it will be soon."
This is the situation at the we'll
today. Dozens of cars are constant
ly coming and going from the scene
of activity and the town is Coming
alive" again.
The guest lists at the hotels show
large number of oil men in the city
and several of prominence are in
cluded in the number.
There is some leasing going on,
but the deals are mostly made and
forgotten and there is not the
scramble incident to the early days
in the field.
The prediction has been made by
well known oil man, who is in the
city this week, that the Traders well
will be flowing oiler within thirty
days and this opinion is shared by
"s1y here.