The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-23

impossibility to other cities less ann
bilious, press onward, determined
to reach the goal
Although Holdenvllle has cradel-
ed mary OF the most prominent oil
men Of the state, among whom may
be mentioned. Horace h. Narnard.
John w. Giliiland. Jim Chapman.
x. NJ. Mcfarland, II. II. Rogers, V.
" Harris and ". r. Gootch, IL has
seemed that the oil clouds which
have gathered over the skies OF
oklahoma. and poured down on her
people such boulflcent showers OF
prosperity. were never destined 10
float over Holdenville.
Many times the rumbling thur
ders OF the drill have given rise 10
the hope that the oil storm would
break I'm all its fury, but after
a passing showcr-just enough 10
relieve the city OF some Of its (gold)
dust the clouds would dispense
leaving the atmosphere more hu'
mid than before.
However. 20 even the most pessi-
mistlc Doubling Thomas, among all
tho dcciplos Of Oiidom. II seemed
Incredible that Hughes county
alone should be destined by the
gods to remain the only real oil
desert I'm this great. fertile state
and faith has never been In vain.
within n, past II months the
clouds have again been gathering
from the north, east, south and
west. one big black cloud, hover
ing ominously above the little city
threatened at any moment gem
erous downpour Of the coveted
fluid. The "chug- -chug- -ohug" of the
30 or more drilling rigs surrounding
her was the sweetest symphony TO
her east and no music so cfficac-
iously lulled her to repose after her
day Of labor than their rhythm.
AT least we have real we'll
real we'll" are the happy words
that may be heard from every lip.
The oil has come, and its coming
far exceeded their most sanguine
expectations, for the grade Is Of the
highest specific gravity ever found
in this state, testing AZ!
The well is located on Ed Ar
mold s land, a little over mile from
the heart OF the city In section IA
is. IL Is something like a quarter
Of a mile from Lyons No. l. that
caused such an excitement In
Hughes county about year ago.
This was most remarkable test
At l,22O. the sand would have
made from ten to twenty barrels
At 2.63O, II was good for 100 bar
rels OF heavy oil. At 1900 the sand
showed 100000 feet of gas. At
| 3.O97, hard, tight sand was topped
that showed n high grade t3S IL
| gravity oil. This well was drilled
/ below the sand and salt water was
/ encountered. The company plugged
back to 1900 feet 10 the gas
| supply of Holdenville. When this
well came in, IL caused one OF the
| greatest sensation OF the hour. The
wind was blowing as 1t can only
/ blow in oklahoma and Kansas, and
| the great volume shooting 30 feet
/ above the derrick completely bap-
| tized the herd OF cattle innocently
| grazing in the pasture adjoining.
| Gt has been said that these cattle
have not been dipped since). Hardly
! had the cattle received their bap-
| tism until the wind shifted, and
| the great sheet OF oil was carried
| to the newly painted country home
! OF Mr.. Arnold No longer was Il
white. II, with the other houses
| and their occupants in the city OF
/ Holdenville, had long had the dep
| tism Of desire" II now had the
! baptism in reality. At first the
white looked black, then 1t changed
to green, eventually taking unto It
self a rich amber color, and thus
| II is today,
Five of the biggest gas wells in
the state are now in sections IS, 10,
20-S-1O, two Of which are owned by
the Gladys Belle Oil company one
by the Carter oil company, one by
ITranscontinental oil company and
the other by the Prairie oil & Gas
Co.
The sand found In the Lewis Clark
was found at $3.50 feet. II was shot
and ls reported good for 100 barrels,
with Is feet OF sand, Tankage has
been erected. II will be pumped as
soon as the operators are in n posi-
tion to handle II. There Is little or
no gas in this well at this depth,
although some gas was encountered
at higher depth. Pipeline Is SeiBs
laid 10 the Frisco railroad and the
oil will be shipped TO the Producers
and Refiners refinery at West Tulsa
Thus II is that Holdenville, one OF
the few towns in Oklahoma that has
never suffered relapse from the
effects Of an intoxicating oil boom
but has, year after year. enjoyed a
steady, healthy growth, feels that
now in her maturer years, after hav-
ing safely passed her salad days
when she was green" she Is physic-