Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1887 — Think It Was Salted. [ARTICLE]

Think It Was Salted.

pelptei Journal. ‘ The people over st Galveston, pass county, are convinced that they were sold out by the contractors who drilled the well over there. It appears to be taken for granted that* when salt water is struck in sinking a well there is no hope of striking gas or oil. Over at Galveston, when the well reached a depth of about 1,000 feet, the awoke one morning to hear the announcement that during the night salt water had bein The people were discouraged, the well abandoned, and the contractors drew their money and left. Now the well sends forth pure cold water. There is no'sign of salt and there is little doubt that the well was salted to order.