El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-23

famous Figure 2 ranch, owned by
I W NJ Daughtery. embracing $4,000
acres. The Mckleskie interests Of
Oklahoma secured the original leases
ana turned huge drilling block over
to the DuQuesne company. which IS
Z a subsidiary Of the States OIL cor
poration. vita headquarters at East
land. Texas Manager Taylor is in
charge OF the Toyah basin drilling
operations, and an extensive cam
paign OF half a dozen deep tests viii
be prosecuted with vigor during
The Hog Creek coterie plans to
drill two deep tests on holdings en-
bracing school blocks 81, IS, 81 and
81, and parts Of school blocks s2,
So and IS. all lying north OF the
Texas & Pacific railroad. starting
about II miles east Of Van Horn. and
- miles west Of IOyah- The llrst
wei will be drilled about nine miles
north OF Plateau, on the west side
OF the extreme southern extremity
OF the Delaware mountains, and the
second well about 10 miles furtner
northeast, on the east side Of that
extremity. These holdings include
the big ranches owned by Ed Jones,
W. H Ackard and J. T. watson
Flint McGrsgor OF Dallas secured the
original leases, which he turned over
20 Dr. C. NJ McCauley, Of Dallas. who
turned them over to the Hog Creek
crowd that cleaned up Sl0,Qu0suo0 In
the Hog Creek field
Two Deep Tests
The New York company viii drill
two deep tests on its holdings, en-
bracing blocks S. township g. Co.
township z IS, township S: s., town
ship Z: school blocks 122. S., 50 and
65: parts of school blocks 50 and So,
and all Of university block 48. includ-
ing the Russell Durreu ranch. start
fnv q little east Of Van Horn run
ming Il miles eastward 10 point So
miles west OF Toyahs and running 70
miles north and south. from the north
line Of school block IS 70 the south
lire OF school block 65- The deep
tests will be put down on the east and
west sides OF the Baylor mountains
which lie between the southern eI-
tremities OF the Diablo and Delaware
mountains.
The Sully and Southland interests
will drill six deep tests in various
parts Of the ". D. Casey Delaware
mountain ranch. starting IS miles
northwest OF TOyah, lying between
the Delaware moentains and the
Rustler hills, embracing more than
$50. 600 acres. including all Of school
blocks ~. los. 101. parts Of school
blocks S., 104. 103. los, and part OF
block S.. township {, and extending
from the western side Of the Della
ware mountains q miles east"aIa
10 the east line OF school block los,
and running 16 miles north and south
from the north line OF school blocks
IS and ~ TO the south line OF school
blocks 1o4 and los
The New York company, negotiat-
ing for a portion OF the immense s-k
ranch, owned by J. E. Quad. Of FL
Paso. viii put down two deep tests on
holdings including the southern half
Of block 81, township 10. all OF school
blocks 90. 81 and 81. running is miles
from east TO west. starting 45 miles
northwest OF Toyah. and covering the
upper brakes OF the Delaware river
IN northern Culberson-
Monce and Wolf viii drill deep test
% miles south Of town OF Toyah. sec
ton and block numbers suppressed
A No. IS Star rig was loaded out Of
Electra last Saturday
shallow Wells-West Side.
Stanton No. !, section Il, school
block SO. Reeves, was finished March
"A at IA feet. cased with SIS inch,
to 1es feet. leaving six feet OF sand
from which the test was made II
bailed 100 baile-s Of lubricant. five
gallons to bailer. or total OF 500 gal
Ions. the first day and has been ball