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well reached a depth of 1,900 feet, but no record of the strata passed 
through is available. 
BARBER HILL. 
About 1G miles to the southwest of the Dayton Hill is another ele- 
vated region, known as Barber Hill. This is in Chambers County. 
Some prospecting is being done at this localit}^, and apppearances are 
reported to be favorable, but nothing definite is known regarding it. 
DAVIS HILL. 
This is an elevation located about 20 miles north of Dayton. Con- 
siderable quantities of sulphur water and inflammable gas are reported 
as occurring, but no prospecting or drilling has yet been done. The 
surface formations of this locality are mostly sands and soft sandstones. 
BRYAN HEIGHTS. 
Small quantities of petroleum have been found in the district 
known as Bryan Heights, near Yelasco, in Brazoria County, in asso- 
ciation with great volumes of gas. This is one of the Texas localities 
recorded by Peckham in the Tenth Census Report as producing 
asphaltum, although not in commercial quantities. As a result of 
recent drilling a very large amount of gas has been encountered. 
When the gas was first struck its pressure was sufficient to lift the 
12-inch casing in the well and destroy the derrick. The gas is largely 
hydrogen sulphide, and flowed at the rate of about 6,000,000 cubic feet 
daily. Attempts to shut it off failed and the well was abandoned. A 
new well is now being drilled near by. 
BIG HILL, MATAGORDA COUNTY. 
Another locality of a similar nature occurs at Big Hill, in Mata- 
gorda County, about 10 miles east of Bay City. Small quantities of 
petroleum have been found, and at a depth of 900 feet the gas became 
unmanageable and blew out the well tools. This well has been 
abandoned and a new one commenced. The well flows about 5,000,000 
cubic feet of gas, chiefly hydrogen sulphide, daily. No attempts are 
being made to utilize the gas from either of these wells. 
JENNINGS DISTRICT. 
LOCATION AND DEVELOPMENT. 
This district, fig. 8, is confined chiefly to the narrow strip of coun- 
try lying between the Bayou Nezpique and the Bayou de Cannes, in 
Acadia Parish, La., and while probably not more than a mile in width, 
