"STRUCK OIL." Success of Boring Operations. Gisborne, Sept. 1.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 218, 3 September 1887, Page 4

"STRUCK OIL."

Success of Boring Operations. Gisborne, Sept. 1.

Owing- to there, being 137 feet of oil in thebore at tho South Pacific Works, Mr Fleuring r the Chairman of directors afc Sydney, who is an American oil-borer of. many years' experience, has come over to decide on tho measures to be taken. The bore is down over 1,200 feet. On Monday & party of 17 of the principal settlers and business men here, and Mr Fleming, went up to the works, where it was found that tho oil in the bore, which had been partly emptied a few days ago, had. risen 163 feefc in the pipe. It was decided to emptythe bore, and a 36-gallon barrel was placed alongside tho pipe to receive the oil,, and ad each bailer was withdrawn the oil was allowed to run in until the barrel was over-flowing. Various tests were made to show those present that the oil was in a fair state, and the addition of a drop of water, however slight, to the oil in a glasswas immediately seen, clearly proving that the oil was brought from tho bottom of the boie (depth of 1,218 feet)in its perfectly unadulterated condition. As each bailer was emptied into thebajrel the oil came out with great force, being accompanied by a percentage of gas which made it froth in the barrel like yeast. Mr Fleming pronounces the oil an exceedingly rich product, and ho will remain at the work.s tor some dayh to further test the value of the find; but what he has seen fully justifies the report that was s>ent to Sydney, and confirms the belief that the district is rich as an oilbearing one. The iivsfc barrel ot 36 gallon 3 brought up was emptied out and allowed to run to wadte. The barrel alone, in the estimation of the experts present, represented a value of I' 6. It will be only atter a few days' work, the bore being in the meantime carefully emptied, and the incoming How gauged, that the value of this well can be arrived at, though ceitain facts have now clearly placed beyond doubt its being an oil-bearing one. Those present watched cveiy tiling that was done with a keen interest, to set at rest the doubts that existed in their minds. The testing of oil, and ot tho amount flowing in, will continue some days. The oil is of extraordinary rich quality. It has been decided to sink the boiea iew feet further, to cause tho inflow of oil to be more rapid.