Ne'.v petroleum oil fields, have been discovered in Texas, and a great rush is being made to them. On the ground ho nv r ccidentally tapped the oil gushed out i i a steady stream 200 ft high, and fini in diameter. It is estimated that the r :tput of this single well will bo some 25,000 barrels daily. A v irking .gardener, living at Brunels, near Toulouse, has been left a fortune of 1,200.(;00 dollars. A torpedo school is to be built at Sheerpess at a post of about J?3OOQ,
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New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4319, 30 March 1901, Page 8 (Supplement)
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91Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4319, 30 March 1901, Page 8 (Supplement)
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