A BRIEF TAMING

Gisborne Times, Volume LXX, Issue 11175, 7 April 1930, Page 5

A BRIEF TAMING

(HAN'T- oil. GISH ER. Onited l’resn Assn, by El 4’e) Coyyr.ctn (Received April G, 5.5 p.m.) NEW YORK, April 4. Nows frono-Okhihama City states that tii(( giant wild oil gusher was brought-under control Into this evening. alter a picked crew had worked thirtv-six hours to strap the 80001 b. “Christmas Tree’ cone over its mouth, stemming the Idle of the oil and gas, which had Hooded the neighborhood lor days, with tremendous loss ot the valuable pio- ' duets. The workers were under the direction of Hoirior Craig, lamed lot taming wild oil Wells. He Hew here from Tulsa Several men were overcome during the lashing- ot the cap to the well, while they- were loreed to work armpit deep in oil. It is unknown now whether the well "HI remain under control, for its was c*o ye red oik*o previously y luit luokc* loose again. Farmers and dairymen 'u the vicinity • suffered great losses from the - escaping gases, while the well’s owners estimate-the loss at 75,000 dollars daily for nine days, each of which saw the loss ol above 160 million eiibie feet of g:is. BURSTS. OUT AGAIN. . Onited Prcs3 Assn, by El. Tel- Covyriffbt • . (Received April 6, 11 p.m.) NEW YORK. April 5. Further news .from Oklahoma City states that the toil gusher •blew off the> cone and- is again geysering vast streams of. oil,/gas, • and air. The engineers; will make one .more attempt to control' the well, the force of the eruption whereof has in .no way abated. Thereafter they intend to destroy it bv . primping in cement until it is completely dammed in order to end the vast damage and inomi.sing fire l hazard. Troops were patrolling the- area for miles. ••■