Show I RAPID PROGRESS I IMADE MADE IN ERATH Drillers Are Going Ahead Fun r tell Speed Expecting o Big Bib n Strikes I StoPhen Tex Tox March arch 29 Clear 29 Clear weather has enabled all nil drillers In Erath county to make rapid progress Nothing sensational has occurred but all nil wells continuo continue to be encouraging Tho rho anI only well so far brought in In tho rho county count Is the Phoenix el eighteen ht cn milts miles t northwest of or town Several Severn I ne new wails will be drilled In that thal vicinity bo beginning begin begin- ln- ln ruing ning at al an carl early date Rado Oil Ian Clan coman company of or Dallas has leased IGi acres and has made location for tor rl rig OtheR Othet lar large e companies have acquired large holdings Hea Heavy rig timbers are arc being hauled for fat a well weH to bo be located on the McClosky Mc- Mc tc- tc Closky Clesky farm west of oC town near Shelby ShelLy cemetery Leases Lenses In hn that vicinity are aro advancing every evory da day Capt J J. J C. C Yancy fancy Is making malting preparations preparations preparations to locate te a rl rig on his holdings Just we west t of or town RI Rig material is at atthe atthe the tho depot an and I as soon as a a. location can cnn b bo be made workmen will Ill begin hauling An four foot standard rig all allor of or the heaviest hon timber has been ordered ordered or or- dered for the Hannibal territory een miles north of or Tho The well will bo no drilled at the foot toot of or a largo large mountain and In a territory tet where geologists consider the tho ho structure much larger and better Her defined than the tho one ono oneat oneat at nt Drill In tho Cage well n near ar town Ir is I running day and night and rapid progress Is IA being made Everything is moving along smoothly In territory Tho The Franklin Is said eald to be over O 2500 feet the tho Rhodes east cast of or town about 3 0 feet the Big Jacl Jacks Jack's 5 derrick Is about finished and preparations are being being- mane made to spud apud In InI tho tiro Pearcy well toda today The Stacy v well ell In the Dublin territory territory terri terri- I tor tory is setting casings at nt feet teet All quicksand antl trouble on this well has been heen overcome and ancl as soon floon as ns the big casing Is is set drilling will begin I. I Eight hundred feet teet of ot lost casing In Inthe inthe the tho Lanoy Lancy well has not been fished out but drillers arc re hopeful of 0 getting It Itou I ou out t soon The Tho tools lo lost t In the Pouts Fouts well near Duffau havo have been recovered and drillIng drilling drilling drill drill- I ing resumed |