Show OIL WELLS IN HI TIlE SURF Ot Of all the oil field In the world from the steppes of the to the tho plains of Utah where the tho latest and moat productive field Is Doing ed the mot most remarkable I ma that at Sum Summerland merland Cal where nearly aJOM br bar barrels are aro being pumped In the surf Burt ot of the lea Back ot of the little town on the beach and on the me mesa titer ther are re other well elis score ot of them but Lut they are like tile other oil well of California gaunt derricks derrick with pump arms arm rI tie InG and failing to the he stroke ot of Ih the engine In the ln In the first oil well ever drilled In the see says the TechnIcal World wu was sunk unk from a low wharf over the Summerland serf sert It struck oil and w was Immediately followed by other well II Ra as soon accompanies and antt IndIviduAls could get lIet hold ot of frontage from which to 10 extend their wharves Into the tho ocean In June 1000 the banner year for this Ihla field 1114 thero wars er at Summer Summerland land producIng well 69 60 abandoned wen wells and 16 15 which were tn In proc of drilling These Thue wells f one to to 2 barrels barrel ot of oil 1111 per day tie the average be ba baInG beIng InG about live five barrels barrel The field hB has never had bad a great Ireat lIu gusher and has er been Leen a heavy I producer In any sense ene ot of tM the word wont In 1410 and practIcally ally 1 Ito oIl was worth tO cents a barrel In Sum Rum merland macland The cost ot of production from the surf urt wen III I Mid stid to range ramo from 1 tl to 30 cents per barrel berrel Development continued UP to al since which time lime ot of tIM the thelea lea hu ha been pr at II a stand cUll tb the well willI In the territory bet bM pURl pumped but no new ones put clown At AI Atthe the t prent time there thera are 1 Wt wells producing from the surf ot of tho V which ha have been since nee tho Sold W wee oll discovered Fourteen ar are In the Summerland die 41 triot at thu wrIting |