The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-12
Crowds Jam Local Hotels Last Night
Attraction Beina prlllina In OF
English I'd on Har.
meas Farm
WILL DRILL OUT PLUG
TODAY IS INDICATION
Fraternity Plans Watch Party; PHI
erimase to Wells Starts Early
Today; Many Plan soend
Might u Required

There have been numerous tests
for oil and gas drilled in the terri
tory adjacent to Chickasha, but 10
date no test has been able To show
the pulling power that the English
Drilling companys test ON the Har.
ness farm. eight miles south OF the
city In section l55n.7w. has demon.
8trated.
This test. pure wildcat. hut
where the discovery OF rich oil
nand has been reported. is bringing
oil men here from over a wide terri
tory. With tle drillingln process
scheduled To be started today or to-
night. oil operators, scouts. lease
buyers and pure.D lease hounds,
were flocking into the city Yesterday
afternoon and last night, apparently
to insure themselves reserved
seat when the big show at the well
Is pulled of. Oilers from Burk Bur.
nett, Wichita Falls and other points
in Texas mingled with fraternity
members from Duncan, Walters and
Cement. Oklahoma City. Tulsa, Kan
sas City furnishes their share of
the crowd.
Hotels were over-run early last
night. One hotel man stated at s
O'Clock last night that with his
house packed. he had turned away
from 10 to 100 applicants for rooms
One man, who Is operating two
strings OF tools In the Duncan field
and a third outfit at Burk Burnett
greeted an acquaintance in the lobby
of hotel late last night.
We'll, I finally found me room"
he said.
"Where is it?" was the inquiry.
you can search me. In some
rooming house around on side
street, somewhere" the oil man said.
III it's this way with no oil we'll
brought in, what's going to happen
When they do bring it in?' -
DrilIcrs Apparently Ready
Everything is apparently ready at
the well to drill in Yesterday after
noon, car after car bearing oil men
from fields to the south of Chick
asha, arrived at the we'll and re-
manned on the job until late yester-
day evening it became evident that
there would be no drilling in last
night The congregation then came
on to Chickasha with the idea of
getting nights rest in preparation
for the watch party Of, today and to-
night and, in fact until the verdict
is returned.
A delay was occasioned yesterday
evening when the workmen at the
rig were unable to loosen a six inch
nipple from the Kelley joint prepara-
tory to putting on a four inch nip
pie to handle the four inch drill
stem with which the well will be
drilled in. The four inch stem is
standing in the rig ready to be run
into the hole. A fresh supply Of fuel
oil is in tankage and 1t seemed GER
tain that If tAe trouble mentioned
was eliminated, work would bs
started some time today.
Record Crowd Assured
A record crowd is assured when
the we'll is drilled in. AS early as
o'clock this morning, cars were
heading out of Chickasha for "the
front The, early birds, were Joined
by others as, the day wore on and
there was every indication that the,
pilgrimage would reach almost the
proportions OF a procession by this
afternoon, which is the expected"
time Some of the 32nd degree fans
were preparing to spend tonight at
the we'll, if this seemed to be necest.
sary. Thoughtful ones were providing
themselves with lunch and a blanket
or two, preparatory to pitching camp
at the location tonight
AS result of the excitement,
leases were getting good play"
during yesterday afternoon and this
morning. Reports since the well was,
semented. had caused a steady in
crease in the prices, but the influx