HAWORTH. | Discoveries of Oil and Gas. Al. 
that every well in town was practically sure to find oil. So 
many wells were drilled, however, that the supply of oil lasted 
only about two years, after which very largely the casings 
were drawn and the wells abandoned. Chautauqua county, in 
the aggregate, probably has produced more oil than any other 
county in the state, although exact statistics are not at hand. 
The oil of this county uniformly is of a high grade compared 
with other parts of the state, all of it bringing the highest 
price in the market. Throughout the entire field gas-wells are 
here and there found, so that Chautauqua county is well sup- 
plied with gas. It is interesting to note, however, that thus. 
far no especially strong gas-wells have been obtained, nor has 
there been developed an especially strong gas territory. Wells. 
ranging from one million to four million cubic feet daily ca- 
pacity seem to be the rule. The latest development in this line 
is the new territory in the northeast part of the county in the 
vicinty of Hale. Here a group of wells has been drilled during 
the last two years, almost every one of which is a good gas- 
well, with a capacity ranging from two and one-half to four 
million cubic feet per day. It looks as though a gas territory 
of considerable note will soon be developed there. 
Every one is greatly interested in the question of the west-. 
ward limit of the oil- and gas-fields. “‘Wildcatting’’ has been 
done in a number of places, which has resulted in obtaining a 
number of fair gas-wells in three or four places on the west 
outside the main fields. Such is the case at Longton, Elk Falls, 
Moline, Dexter, Winfield, Arkansas City, Augusta and Elm- 
dale, each of which has a fair supply of gas that apparently is 
capable of further expansion by more drilling. 
