Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1901 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

Capt. A. F. Lucas, the discoverer oil in Beaumont, Tex., who is said to be worth $40,000,000, was practically penniless a year ago. Though a mining engineer and geologist by profession, he was a railroad conductor foi a number of years. After losing his place about two years ago, he drifted about and finally went to Beaumont. He succeeded in interesting some capitalists in the region, and the celebrated Lucas gusher was soon struck. God does not expect roses to bloom on bare rocks.