Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1901 — Seeking Oll In Missourl. [ARTICLE]

Seeking Oll In Missourl.

Two representatives of the Standard Oil company have been in the vicinity of Poplar Bluff, Mo., acquiring options on a large acreage of land for the purpose ot sinking wells to ascertain if oil exists beneath the surface. In Cape Girardeau county two weeks ago options on several thousand acres were secured, and two wells are now being bored. The representatives procured 1,000 acres west of Poplar Bluff and further experiments will be made. There are strong indications that both oil and gas exist in southeast Missouri and a thorough investigation will be made in every county in this section.