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12 EL PASO HERALD Holmes Second Test Turns Out Great Gasser Number of Small Wells Wells Going Down Rapidly In Every Section, As Oper-j Brought in in the ators Make Up For Time Lost During The Dry Spell; Hueco-Ranger Down 6G0 Feet In Second Well; El Paso Ranger Spuds In On Watson Tract. Tulsa Field. Tulsa, Oct. Holmes Operations In The Ranger Field Hampered By The Bad Roads. Ranger, Texas, Oct.

prog- Not since Its well south of the States Oil cor- the days of the first gushers injporations promising Twt jPASTLAND, Texas, Oct. 3. Gas second completion on ress is being made indwells operat- the Lauderdale land in the Yale dis-! in this vicinity although the roads the field have drilling operations been so active. In every section of the field wells are quickly going down. Rigs are going up on almost every tract.

Prosperity is seen in all directions. This is partly due to the dry period being broken by recent rains. During the months of August and Root, Hupp and Duff have a number of promising test in the Eastland field. These parties have found it more to their liking to go out into wildcat territory and bring in large gushers. The Perkins gusher was brought in by them a number of months ago proving a vast amount of territory looked upon by many operators as being wildcat territory.

This gusher, which was afterwards to the September it was necessary to shut has dwiadled down to 288 barrels a down many wells after the water supply became exhausted. In an attempt to make up for lost time operators are now speeding the work of drilling. The Hueco-Ranger Oil company is drilling at a depth of fino feet in its No. 2 on the S. nolleman tract.

The first well brought in on the tract is a joint operation with the Hercules Oil company, and is flowing 400 barrels of oil daily from a sand encountered at a depth of 1895 feet. El Pnwo-Rnnser In. The El Paso-Ranger Oil company Is spudding in on the Watson tract, in the northwest corner of the field. The Texolean Oil company has a shallow gasser on the Sneed tract, which is making 60,000.000 cubic feet of gas daily. This gas production has been purchased by the Texas company's production which expects to run it into a six inch line now in the process of laid to Moran, a distance of 15 miles.

A showing of oil in the black lime has been discovered In the Root, Hupp and Duff's test on the J. M. Rav- Connellee lease. The 10 Inch casing is being pulled at 3510 feet. The North, American company is drilling at a denth of 1450 feet in an offset to the Root, Hupp and Duff test on this tract.

On the W. H. Ray tract, the States Oil corporation, is setting up a rig and the Parrack company a production nf 40 barrels of oil from day. The well will be packed and a four inch casing will be set. On the same tract the Porter-Werta No.

2, is making 1700 barrels from a depth of 3522 feet; the No. 3 is drilling at 3500 feet: the No. 4 is drilling at 2950 feet and the No. 5 is shut down at 2020 feet. On this tract, on the portion retained by Root.

Hupp and Duff, the NTo. 1 hole is being straightened: the No. 2 is drilling at 3100 feet; the No. 3 is drilling at 1100 feet, and the rig at the No. 4 will be skidded.

Pig Wells Flowinfr. West of this tract these men have nf Poteet tract. The No. 1 is making 1235 barrels of oil and the No. 4 is flowing 1S20 barrels.

The No. 2 is a gasser, the No. 3 is drillin'? at a denth of 2150 feet. No. 5 drilling at 800 feet, No.

6 is drilling at 1950 feet. Nos. 7 and 8 are Nos. 9 and 12 are building rigs. No.

10 has lumber on No 11 a South of the Poteet tract, the States Oil corporation is drilling at a depth of 2290 feet, in its No. 1, on the H. C. Ernest tract. On the E.

A. Allen tract, the Emnire Has and Fuel company has threr rigs and timber on the ground for a fourth. On the Hanks tract, south of the Allen, the Prairie Oil and Gas company, has a risr up and the Roval Duke is drilling at a depth of 2050 The Albers Oil comnany has a producer on the J. W. Turner pronerty.

trict, is making 200,000,000 cubic feet of gas daily. The No. 4 of the Bigheart Petroleum and Refining company in section 10-24-10, Osate county, is flowing 400 barrels of oil daily. In the county the No. 8 of the Phillips Petroleum company is making 50 barrels of oil daily.

This well is situated in the northeast quarter of section 16-28-9. The third completion of John Markham, and associates, in the northwest quarter of section 17-20-7, Jennings district, is making 20 barrels of oil daily. In Kay county the Maryland Refining company has a showing for a good well in an initial test on the J. A. Coleman land in the northeast ouarter of section 35-2S-3, Newkirk district.

The Carter Oil company has a 250 barrel producer in section 5-2s-10w, Keys field. Owing to the heavy rains of the past few days, work in the Keys field has been greatly hindered. A number of wells are rapidly ap- nroaching the big pay and within the next few days should come in as producers. are practically impassable, and it is difficult to get materials to locations. On the Pleasant Grove Church lot, the No.

2 Ballentine is making 1000 barrels of oil daily, having increased its flow El Paso Interests Represented In Transfer Of Extensive Holdings. Desdemona, Texas, Oct. Paso capital is represented in a big deal closed here yesterday. W. E.

Kell, with bankers and brokers from Wichita Falls, Fort Worth, Dallas, Salt Lake City, Denver and San Antonio, took over the extensive holdings of R. C. of the First OIL MEN EXPECT TO KNOW SOON ABOUT CLEBURNE FIELD Cleburne, Oct. men believe that it will be only a matter of a few weeks now before it will be definitely known whether an oil stratum will be found in this district. Half a dozen wells are being sunk in Johnson county.

Several tests are to be drilled east of Cleburne at an date. On this same tract the Texas-Okla. City State bank here, C. H. Kampeter homa Production company is drilling Quy McAfee, included in which Si, -terests in si, product Southwest of town, on the Kincaid and seven more now drilling, beside tract, the Ardizone-Braden Oil com- panv is drilling at a depth of 3350 in a ho which is producing from the top of the black lime.

This well came in a few days ago and was the sensation of the day. East of this tract on the Brelsford tract, the Gulf Production company has a 50 barrel well. Operators believe that the production of this test choice leases scattered throughout the Desdemona field. In local circles it is believed improbable that any other Independent operators control so extensive and diversified holdings as is represented by the properties represented, income from the present production shows a Ulv Uiuuuvviwn vi will increase as the drill pushes its substantial rate of on the way through the sand. This capital stock of $600,000 of the pany is making a number of loca- i Parry Oil company, under which tions on this property.

the owners are operating, while South of Ranger, the Midway Oil I wells now drilling, it is expected, in company, has a well on the Brunette near future will add a net of tract, which is making 50 barrels 5150,000 per annum. The present The States Oil is making an average production of 50 barrels daily. Big Gnsser JTrongfct In. On the Cooksie tract, the Jackson Oil companv has a gasser making 6,000,000 cubic feet daily, and a small showing of oil. The Sue tract has a number of interesting operations underway.

Among these, the Eclinse Oil company has a completion and a rig on the northwest corner; the Rnnaer- Stephens Oil companv has a 400 barrel producer; the Tulsa Production and Refining well Is making 200 barrels: Hicick. et have a In its No. 2, has a fishng job, tools being lost in the hole. This company has a well drilling at 500 feet on the J. A.

Brown tract. On the western part of the Turner tract, the Texas company is drilling around 2200 feet in its well. This company has nine other rigs and locations on this tract. West of the Albers lease, on the Turner tract, Barclay and associates have a completion, which was drilled into salt water. On the Peoples tract, the.

Empire rr ,7 t1 a RE! I TO RIIY HRII I Gas and Fuel company have a 12001 On this tract, eg, eta.1.^ a 1 BoLL viUj-ik iU I5UI UK1LL 600 barrel well; the Te-as Crude OH mor on tuc has 28 other holdings acquired. production is corning from Interests in the Warren-Waggoner gusher on the Terrv farm, Warren-Waggoner No. 2. Beaver-Stalley No. 2 and various others.

Among the wells now being drilled is the Ranger-Rock Island company well on block 55. This drilling contract calls for two wells. No. 1 well is now down 2500 feet. It was in this block 55 that the Ranger-Rock Island company brought in its first big well in tne tract in block 43, the drilling contract held by Pullman Oil of El Paso, a commercial lease northwest of the Jones well, and a commercial lease near the Hog Creek Junior on the Anderson farm are among barrel producer.

Great Producer. The Great Southern Oil number of rigs vp and several new locations; the Riley Drilling panv has shut its well down at a FOR WELL NEAR MIDLAND Ira J. Bell, of Chicago, trustee of hno IRA harrpi i i 7LP va depth of'lTOO feet; the Good Oil com- the Dixieland syndicate which is drill 1 on the Baumearner tract aid Ps pany is SPtt5n- the six inch casing at, lng. for oil at Dixieland, Reeves coun- Pn oauragarner tract, and Is a denty, 3330 feet; the Kanawa 1 ty Texas was in El Paso Thursday If you bought OCEAN or Ranger Central you made money. We recommended these stocks and are now offering another one backed by the same Homer Union Their holdings are on four sides of the famous 30,000 barrel GUSHER that recently came in in the Homer field.

delay in sending us your order. Marigold We still have a few shares of this stock left. This is one of the best buys on the market today and we URGE our clients to get their orders in before this stock is gone. Tom B. Johnson has operated a brokerage firm in this city for years and the reputation of himself and his firm is back of every transaction we make.

We buy and sell all good OIL stocks and can execute your buy and sell orders on the Stock Exchange. Better do business with an old established firm than with strangers. Tom B. Johnson THE RELIABLE BROKER. Member El Pasu Stock 'Exchange.

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EL PASO, TEXAS Yonr Bank Will Recommend Us. drilling by lost tools in No. 2, at a depth of 3500 feet. This company holds 320 acres on the southside of the tract. The New Doftialn Oil company and Ross and Gross are rigging up on their 1G0 acres on the Baumgarner tract, a mile west of the Hawk tract, Three miles southeast of Eastlan 1, ithe Cosden Gas and Fuel company, a test drilling around 3 foct on the Barber tract Something big is expected to show in this test within a short time.

Three miles southeast of Eastland, the Arkansas Natural Gas is getting 4,000,000 cubic feet of gas, and 15 barrels of oil, from its No. 1, on the C. U. Connellee tract. The No.

2 has increased Its flow from 180 to 300 barrels with indications of a greater increase in production. This test is also making; 5.000,000 cubic feet of gas. The No. 3 is drilling- at 1000 feet, and the No. 4 at 600 feet.

Sullivan and associates are rigging iiip on the Down tain tract, a mile and i a half southeast of Eastland. The No. 1, T. Y. Butler, of the States Oil corporation, has been plugged back and is making a daily production of 350 barrels from the upper pay sand.

The drill pierced salt water formation when attempting to reach a lower producing strata. Good Shorving of Oil. The States Oil company has a si showing of oil at a depth of 1870 feet ffton the J. w. Holleman tract.

The 'drillers are now setting the small building flow tanks and mak- pipe line connections, preparatory ito completing. The No. 2, on this I tract is drilling at 600 feet. The No. ell, Sumrell.

making: approximately 8,000,000 cubic feet of gas, from a depth of 1751 feet. On the Brooks Heirs property the Southwestern Oil Development s'pany, which recently completed its 1, writh a production of 1200 i rels, is rigging up for a second test. The Rannrer Central is drilling near the black test ori tv'ft property and the Ranger-Brooks has spudded In four new wells. The Texas company has two good on the Littleton tract, and i3 drilling in three wells. This nany has 20 locations rigs and drilling wells on this tract.

The Leon Oil company has 12 locations and drilling wells on the Allen tract. The No. 4 is making a dailv production of 2500 barrels company is rnderreaming at 1700 hjs wa'y to California to buy a rig feet, and Scanlon and McCootrie are the ghafter Lake well in An- setting the six inch casing below drews COunty, Texas, 60 miles north of feOn the tract, the Hum- 1 Midland. The well is to be put down whleherBeU drilling well and three rigs. The El Dorado Oil company has its well on the Bobo tract shut down at a depth of 500 feet.

The Okeh-Ranger well Is waiting for tools. This test is to be sunk on the Garrett tract. Two Wells Under Way. The Oil company and Mascho-Maxwell are on the Niver tract, on which the Mother Pool Oil company has one oil producer and one gasser. The Duke-Burk Oil company has a rig up oh the Barber tract and the Kentucky River Oil comnany is drilling on this tract at a depth of 1150 feet.

Travers and associates have a 25,000,000 cubic foot gasser on the Harrell tract. On this same tract the Rancrer-Texas Oil company has a 80.000,000 cubic foot jrasser, the production of which it is running into the Texas company's gas production department. Producing 35.000 Barrels. The Gulf Production well on the Calvin-Perklns traf't is producing 3500 barrels of oil daily at a depth of 3450 feet. This companv has another producer on the tract: this well is making 400 barrels of oil from the black lime and is drilling at 3415 feet.

The operators are hastening the building of the new rig for the No. 3, which came in with a daily production of 2000 barrels at 3007 feet and caurht fire. After, burning for 18 hours the fire was ex- tinauished but the rig was completely demolished. On the Tobe Martin tract the States Oil corporation has a fishing at a depth of 3691 feet. The well is producing 100 barrels nf oil from the upper nay.

On the Babbs tract, south of the Tobe Martin this company is drilling a test at a depth of 3 ft The Teras Crude Oil company has emnorarily abandoned its well on the Olden schoolhouse lot at a depth of 1400 feet. On the south acre of this tract the Antex Oil comnany Is fishing for tools and is making a small production from the upper pay. Bell said the company had 130,000 acres leased for oil and gas in the Andrews county, and that there were five or six drills operating in that WYOMING MEN PLANNING IT Memphis woman is relieved of twelve trouble by taking Tanlac. 0 have received more benefit from Tanlac than from any other medicine I have ever taken," said Mrs. C.

R. Wreford, wife of the well known steamboat captain, and who lives at 881 N. Seventh street, Memphis. Tenn. ten or twelve she continued.

suffered from an awful case of Indigestion. I had been troubled w'ith a weak stomach from the time I was a girl and often suf- fered agonies from gas on my atom- ach, and twice I had terrible attacks ofWacute indigestion that nearly killed me. For weeks everything I would eat hurt me and even water would burn me like fire. Then I had an attack of the grip from which I recov- ered so slowly that I asked doctor about trying Tanlac. He said, 1 try it; for it do you any I had no appetite at all and was, eating scarcely anything, but after taking two bottles of Tanlac my appetite picked up and I continued to improve right along, eating most anything I wanted without any inconvenience afterwards.

I have never harl the trouble with my stomach like I did before taking Tanlac, and it certainly had helped me wonderfully and I help believing it is a great All druggists sell He Drop Dead Any More ANY RELIABLE BROKERAGE FIRM WILL RECOMMEND TEXAS AMERICAN -Drilling operations in progress at Pecos -Negotiations under way for developing Desdemona and Gorman leases cc nualiy coming in jam-up to Burkburnett tract Texas- American is a REAL oil company company that offers investors SAFETY, and at the same time all the possibilities for enormous profits of the highly speculative propositions. Texas-American owns TWO tracts in ths Desdemona and Gorman field; 15.8 acres in NORTHWEST Burkburnett and TEN THOUSAND ACRES in Pecos. Drilling operations ara already well way on our Pecos property and arrang ments are now being made for ti-s immediate development of the tracts. In Burkburnett our is increasing in value every day by the wells coming in surrounding our acreage. When pipe-line facilities Justify, we will begin preparations for developing this tract.

It is the plans of the company now to drill five wells in Burkburnett. Texan-American Oil A Refining Company, Salte 201 Dntldtnv, EI Paso, Enclosed find for sharer of stock in the TEXAS- AMERICAN OIL REFINING COMPANY at par, 11 share- same being fully paid and non-assessable. Address. Texas-American stock at par a share, m'lll not be on the market long. The stock if selling RAPIDLY on its MERITS.

Today you should send in your to the company or to any RELIABLE broker. Texas-American Oil Refining Co. Capital $500,000 Share $1, Par Suite 201 Mills El Paso, Tex. husband suffered terribly from stomach and liver trouble, which caused such bloating of gas as to seriously affect his heart. Doctors warned him that he might drop dead at any time from this trouble.

A friend In Cleveland advised him to take Wonderful Remedy, and since taking It, 4 months ago, he is feeling like a young man again. All! his friends are surprised at hia ap- I TO DRILL IN NEW MEXICO I It is a simple preparation that removes the ca- A report from Chapa, Rio Arriba tarrhal mucus from the intestinal county. New Mexico, is to the effett tract and alIayg the inflammation; that the Willow oil whlch causes rjractically all stomach, organized by E. T. llliams, a Wyom- jjVer an(j intestinal ailrrtents, includ- ing oil operator, will be dri.liftg in.jn^ appendicitis One dose will about ten days in the Willow creek vjnce or rnoney refunded.

At all section of that county. This will be th0 first effort at drilling for oil in Rio Arriba county. Fayette A. Jones, petroleum geologist of Albuquerque. has just completed a geological study of the Willow Creek and Tierra Amarillo sections in that county.

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Phone 2558 W. W. TURNEY LEASES 20.000 ACRES NEAR FORT STOCKTON W. W. Turney and his El Paso associates have leased 20,000 acres of their lands northeast of Fort Stockton to Wenedum Trees, wildcatters of the Texas oil fields Shallow wells sunk In that region about Fort Stockton some years ago showed oil.

Turney and his associates drilled a 1000 foot well a few years ago near there and a strata of high grade sulphur aggregating about 250 feet in thickness was encountered. Anthony H. Buch Company Dealers ir. High Grade Investment Securities DIVIDEND NOTICE Ocean Shareholders Notice Is hereby given that a dividend of as nearly as possible will be paid to the Ocean stockholders on or about November 3rd. Books will be closed to registration October 15th, to give time for making out checks and properly registering the addresses of the owners.

Please register your certificates, if they do not appear in your name, at the transfer office at the El Paso Bank Trust Company before October 15th, so that dividends can be promptly forwarded without delay. OCEAN OIL AND REFINING COMPANY. 516 Trust Building, El Paso, Texas. Upon Request. Rig Builders Contracts wanted for derricks to be built at any point Rig and timbers tn our at Mineral Wells, Stravrn, t.orman and Albany for Immediate delivery, Texas Rig Building Co.

F'boae 1214 110 San Francisco Street El Paso, Texas. Fort Worth, Testas. UNION COMPANY FNMRGES ITS REFINERY AT OIL CITY Shreveport, Oct. Union Refining and Pipe Line companv has enlarged the capacity of its refinery at Oil City, from 300 to 1200 barrels daily at a cost of $200,000. The company is planning to increase the new capacity to 3000 barrels during the next three months.

The plant will handle the crude of Pine Island, taking on light oil at a later date. This plant will be ready for Its first run within the week. This company has purchased a site for a refinery at Homer in Claiborne Parish, La. This refinery will cost the company approximately $300,000 and will have an Initial capacity of 3000 barrels daily. Recently 200 tanks were purchased by this concern.

FORT PHANTOM HILL CO. ABANDONS ABILENE TEST! Abilene, Oct. Fort. Phantom Hill Oil well ifc, miles north of Abilene is an abandonment. The drillers are pulling the casing after striking a salt water flow at 2110 feet.

The No, 1, which was drilled before the No. 2, was abandoned at a depth of 1603 on account of a collapsed casing. The operators of this company do not believe that there is not a prospect of getting a producer in this vicinity, but that the prospects are good. However, It will make no further test at present this vicinity because It considers the $135,000 spent on sinking these two test, sufficient. SINCLAIR INTERESTS BUY LEASES NEAR MUENSTER Gainesville, Texas, Oct.

thousand dollars has recently been paid by the Sinclair oil interest for leases on 120 acres of land near Muenster, Cooke county. A number of Amarillo parties are also interested in the possibilities offered by this section and are buying up leases at exorbitant prices. The Nuenster Oil company is on top of the lime rock In its test 16 i miles northwest of Gainesville, Cooke I county, at a depth of 1500 feet. The drillers are now busy setting the eight inch casing. The drill pasted through a thin oil bearing Band last week.

At the first sign of skin trouble apply Resinol That patch of eruption is not necessarily a serious mattcrl Even in severe, well-established cases of eczema, ringworm or similar ailections, Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap usually relieve the itching at once and quickly overcome the trouble completely. How much more, then, can this simple, expensive treatment be relied on to dispel skin troubles in their earlier stages. Resinol Soap and Resinol Ointment sold by a31 For gambles of free, 1'St, Kcmael, Baltimore, Md. HOMER UNION is almost certain TO ADVANCE considerably IN PRICE. of EL PASO COMPANIES have at least DOUBLED IN VALUE.

is selling at 3 for 1. Ranger Central for 1 and will likely go higher. People who bought at par have made quick money. HOMER UNION has the POWERED ACREAGE IN THE WORLD'S GREATEST OIL It is MANAGED by the PORTERFIELD AND SMITH INTERESTS, who are known for their RESPONSIBILITY and SQUARE DEALINGS. It would be a SURPRISE if HOMER UNION does not at least DOUBLE and we FRANKLY SAY1 that WE BELIEVE that it will be WORTH 5 TO 10 TIMES ITS PAR VALUE.

our first company, is paying its FIRST DIVIDEND OF 100 PERCENT NOVEMBER 3RD. Those who bought at par will get their money BALANCR WILL BE TAKE A FLYER AT HOMER UNION. If you do not want to hold for dividends SELL WHEN THE PRICE ADVANCES. It will be an active stock. HOMER UNION IS THE FASTEST SELLING STOCK WE EVER PUT ON THE MARKET.

WIRE YOUR RESERVATIONS. THE TIME IS LIMITED. CAPITAL STOCK $600,000.00, PAR VALUE $1.00. Homer Union Petroleum Inc. 516 TRUST EL PASO, TEXAS Order Direct or Through the Following Broken Curtis A Co.

L. J. Overlock C. C. Does Tom Johnson Cirover Muliikrn Southwest Investment Co, Dunbar A Company Hatfield Bradford H.

N. Griffin Co. Rio Grande Realty Co. Manning A Co, R. Moffett R.

W. Emery Elmendorf E. R. Texas Oil Exchange Is the Largest Oil Company in the World For Its Watch Us OKLAHOMA UNt. ARKANSAS.

1 -3596 R-3289 DEEP TEST IS SPUDDED IN FIVE MILES FROM CLYDE Abilene, Texas, Oct. Vander Weide Norman company has spudded In Its deep test on the W. Harris farm five miles south of Clyde, Cal- I lahan county. The contract calls for a depth of 4000 feet, unless paying oil Is found sooner. W.

J. Harris, owner of the land, lives at El Paso. OIL CO. FORMED AT TIMPSON. Timpson, Texas, Oct.

parties have formed what will be known the Timpson Oil and Gas company. The company will drill on Its holdings in the Homer, fields, drilling to start within 30 days. needless and dangerous to softer from a clogged np system because it oiten lays the tton for a lifetime of misery and ill-health. DR. LIVER PILLS taken one or two at quickly eliminates ail psisonous waste matter from the system and strengthen the Bowels.

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