The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-03-03
OIL FLOATING ON SAND
CAUSES MUCH EXCITEMENT


A reporter for the Democrat Wis
tied the Traders Bunting No. well
yesterday afternoon, but was not
permitted TO enter the derrick. How
ever glance from the outside was
enough to show that work was pro-
ceeding in good shape.
A glance at the sand pumpings
showed .unmistakable traces Of oil.
There were two elements Of this in
evidence. The "rainbows" were very
plainly visible at all times, while
there were many round black spots
of Ioil floating in the mud. Besides
thsee there were streaks Of oily mat
ter, differing in appearance from the
above formations. KS
To our mind the indications were
particularly strong that the drill was
working in a formation which con-
tanned more or less oil.
Others who visited the test today
report the presence Of the oil and
many who have had more experience
than we pronounce it genuine crude.
Excitement is running high this
afternoon The report is out that
the we'll is to be brought in this aft
ernoon, but we can scarcely believe
this is authentic, although we have
no knowledge to the contrary.
The evidences of oil are scarcely
as much in evidence as they were yes
terday, possibly due to the fact that
as the rotary goes down the sand is
mudded up shutting off any light
flow of oil that might be found in the
sand
Just what the next few days may
bring is hard to tell. The "scare" may
be but one Of those temporary things,
or it may that the coming day may
find Liberal the oil field that all
have so long hoped it would be.
Gas was burning fiercely under
three of the five large boilers, show
ing that tn erumor that the gas had
been lost was not exactly true. The
gas was merely shut off that the mois-
ture might be cleaned from the well,
and the roar of the gas indicates that
the pressure is not in any way less !
ened.
The we'll is now nearing the depthh
at which it was rumored there was a
showing of oil in the Traders Boles
No. 1. Although officers of the
company have never verified the re-
port of the finding of oil at the 1900
foot sand it has long been accepted
as fact, and now that the Bunting
we'll is nearing this depth interest is
again keen,
There are many rumors afloat as
to future operations, but none Of
them can be verified One report is
that the Traders company will start
test on the Wheaton land before
18th of March, another is that team :
sters have arrived for hauling cas-
ing in a wholesale way; and still an
other that large shipments of casing
are on the way.
The Democrat has been unable to
trace any of these rumors to def
mite source, but many are of the opin-
ion that there is more truth than po-
etry in them.
The fact that no one is allowed to !
appear on the premises or enter the
derrick is taken by many as an indi-
cation that interesting things are ex-
pected to happen. It was hoped that !
the ban on visiting the test would be
lifted, and that this has not happen
ed is more or less disconcerting to
those who would like to look for in
dications.
One thing is certain the Traders
company is not lessening its efforts to
push the we'll to completion and all
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