5/28/36 [
1180]'s ltr. to W. S. Mitchell:
Mr. W. S. Mitchell,
32 Terrace Road,
Medford, Massachusetts
Dear Sir:
Confirming my conversation with you of May
23-24 in regard
to sale of Tome Grant in Valencia County, New Mexico,
compromising one lease of 42,625 acres and one lease of
25,000 acres and 5 Government Permit totaling 12,500 acres,
I will sell as follows:
Purchaser to enter into a definite contract within two weeks
to agree to drill one well to a depth of 3,000 feet and one
well to a depth of 5,000 feet within a reasonable time but
commencing within 90 days of date of such definite contract,
and shall accord me the north east quarter section of each
section so transferred in said contract on the basis that
these first two wells are to be drilled, free to me, on
tracts of 160 acres each and I to have a 1/4 interest in
each of said 160 acre tracts and the well drilled thereon.
I will give the purchaser 30 days after entering into the
above mentioned definite contract within which time to
inspect property, examine titles, etc. On or before the
expiration of this 30 day period, the purchaser is to notify
me, by registered mail addressed to Albuquerque, New Mexico,
of the acceptance or rejection of the terms set forth in
said definite contract. If the terms of said contract are
accepted, purchaser is to deposit in the First National Bank
of Albuquerque, New Mexico the sum of $2500.00 in cash, or
a bond of like amount, as a guarantee that a well will be
spudded in within the following 60 day period and when said
well is spudded in, the deposit and/or bond shall be
returned.
I am further to retain ten thousand acres, where ever I
may select it upon which I am to have rights only to the
production which I may develop in the Mancos Shale, found
at or around 2,000 feet. I am further excluding such
tracts as I have already sold or contracted to sell
covering approximately from 5,000 to 6,000 acres.
In the event you submit a contract to me within the time
limit of two weeks herein mentioned, addressing me at
Albuquerque, New Mexico, I will execute it and return it
to you, provided of course, that the contract conforms to
the conditions outlined above.
Yours very truly, [signed] [
1180]
REPORTS
6/07/36 [
1180]'s ltr. to EC:
Hotel Seville
Madison Ave. & Twenty-Ninth St.,
New York
Mr. Edgar Cayce;-
My dear Mr. Cayce & family:-
I certainly wish to thank you for the reading on my property
until you are better paid I am well pleased with it as I
well know you should have a definite location in order to
give much information as to production etc. But as a hole
I think I have a real property and have been busy since
the reading. I shall keep you posted as to progress we make
on same.
With kind personal regards to yourself and all, I am,
As always, [
1180]
8/04/36 [
1180] and [
2519]'s ltr. to EC:
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mr. Edgar Cayce
Virginia Beach,
Virginia
My dear Mr. Cayce:-
Mrs. [...] just suggested that I drop you a line as we know
you are anxious to know what progress we are making if any.
Well, so far it seems like my trip to New York was of no
value but time may prove it different, that man Mitchell
fell down. I have heard nothing more from Dave since
leaving New York but he is terrible busy. We study the
reading and wish that we could contact that Mr. Davis
[
11/26/49 See article in THE NEW YORKER, "Mr. Davis and
his millions, WHERE ARE THEY NOW?"] [8/51 American Magazine,
HE GIVES AWAY HIS MILLIONS.] of Luning, Texas. Dave was in
contact with him so I dislike to write him.
This man Grober we asked about in the reading is a very
practical man, has considerable production, a large
refinery in the south eastern part of the State, he uses
an instrument of some sort to locate his oil, but he finds
it, so who can question it. Well he was here a few days
after my return, and has been much enthused over my property
for some time, and very anxious to drill some of it, but he
has about all he can handle at present, but I am turning him
10,000 acres out of the southwest corner of my property to
drill on, we are completing the contract this morning so
have that much done.
I feel we have a wonderful property here, and hope I am able
to hold on as the reading said, until I do put it over. We
read your letter often where you say the readings have said
for a long time that eventually something good would work out
for us, and we sincerely hope this is it, and big enough to
really mean something worth while for all concerned in us,
and if you have any suggestions please feel free to make
them.
I believe I told you I have Mother and Father in Kansas City
am pleased to report they are coming along nicely. I expect
to see them the middle of the week.
Hoping to hear from you again and often,
Mrs. [...] joins me in the very best of wishes to yourself
and family,
We remain as always
Your sincere friends. [
1180] & [
2519]
8/12/36 EC's ltr. to [
1180]:
Dear [
1180]-
Thanks for yours of 4th, had begun to wonder what had
happened to you and if any thing had ever developed with
your undertaking there. Do hope you will be able to work
the riffle, and hold on until you do get things going.
Sounds as if you might work something out with Grober, and
certainly hope you do. Am very sure you have a wonderful
piece of property and you certainly deserve from my way of
looking at things to get it developed and have something
out of it all and feel very sure you will succeed.
Yes. My wife reminds me every time we hear from you, of
what the reading said about you long before we ever met you,
in fact before Dave or Major W. [David E. Kahn or Major
Edwin G. Wilson - early [
3777] series?] met you even, and
was their reason for trying to locate you and I don't think
where the reading has made such a statement, that it hasn't
eventually worked out, and can tell you it was all to the
good. Hope can get it out some time and show it to you,
but did not have a sec'y at the time, and and my wife took
it and wrote it also.
No did not know your people were in K.C. How are they,
[
1180]. Be sure and remember me to them when you see them
or write them.
Have had big season at the Beach this year the largest
in the history of the Beach. Hope this finds you and
Mrs. [
2519] just fine and every thing on the move to better
things. Dave's family were here this summer for several
weeks, but Dave only for a day or such a matter, haven't
heard from him of late.
Love to you both from all here
Sincerely [signed] Edgar Cayce
10/15/36 [
1180]'s ltr. to EC:
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mr. Edgar Cayce
Virginia Beach,
Virginia
Dear Mr. Cayce:-
I have been giving you much thought of late, especially
what you said in one of your recent letters about the
readings always saying I would have success in a big way,
and this thought has been in my mind so much of late.
Dave was telling me while in New York that you always
contend there is a large pool in Sansaba Co., and he
also thinks so. Now that I have my business well in
hand what do you think of the possibility of my slipping
over there and again leasing up that territory, I have
a man with a radio devise that has proven 97% on locating
oil (his name is Dr. H. H. Francis, M.D., 3541 Harrison
Blvd., K.C., Missouri if you care to check on him) between
him and you I feel we would be most sure of making the right
location.
As I recall it that is fairly good drilling and inexpensive,
as the country is again going oil minded, Dave might be able
to contact the finance in New York and I can personally see
to the drilling, so it will be reasonably priced, I can do
it at actual cost or will put a set price on it for a
guaranteed job.
Now think this over, if you like take it up with Dave and
get his idea of it, and this may be the very thing we have
all been waiting on, and it can easily be large enough to
fix us all for life, if this appeals to you and Dave, you
can give me what information you can on the old well, the
amount of acreage you think can be had, the best people
there to contact, what did the drilling you done cost etc.
I expect to have a little time not far from there before
long and if you think it a good suggestion I shall see what
I think can be done in getting the leases together, give what
we must for the money and you, Dave and I split the balance.
Dave would like to do this same thing at Comyn so let me
hear what you think of it, you might in writing Dave send
him this letter or a copy of it. I am at present well
pleased with the condition of my business. My father and
mother are still under Dr's care in Kansas City but doing
nicely and I expect to take them home soon. Hoping you
the best of everything, both [
2519] and myself wish to be
remembered to all the family.
I am, as always
Most sincerely yours [
1180]
10/24/36 EC's ltr. to [
1180]:
Mr. [
1180]
Albuquerque, N. Mex.
Dear [
1180]
I have yours of the 15th. I'm certainly glad to know that
things are shaping up for you and I hope that very soon you
will have them in fine shape.
Before I forget it, I want to ask you what you know about
the territory in the southeastern portion of New Mexico.
Is there any prospect there?
Now, regarding the proposition in San Saba County, [[
5628]
series] the readings have insisted that the head of the
pool, that Sipes Springs, Desdamona, Eastland and all those
fields were only a portion of that. But the tests that have
been made and the readings have indicated that it was not an
easy job to drill there, as it would be necessary to go
through some very disappointing shifts that had covered the
pool. In the first test that the Cayce Petroleum [[
3777]
series] made we had a very good show and a good chance to
carry on, but it was destroyed. In the last test that a
friend of mine made there in the same field, when he struck
this formation that they usually don't expect to find oil in
(I don't remember the name just now; it's supposed to be
disintegrated granite or something like that), he of course
threw up the sponge; though the information in the readings
has insisted it is a very large field.
I expect to go to New York next week and in all probability
will be with Dave a good deal. I'll talk with him and will
write you then more fully.
Until then, take care of yourself. Give our love and regards
to Mrs. [...]. And with all good wishes, appreciating your
remembering me, I am
Ever the same, [ec:gd]
9/11/39 [
1180] and [
2519]'s ltr. to EC:
Mr. Edgar Cayce
Virginia Beach,
Virginia
My dear Mr. Cayce and family:-
It has been so long since writing you, that I hardly know
how to start however, we have never forgot you, and often
speak of that time which we hope to be near that we can
again not only see you but be together again in some good
work.
Since writing you I lost my father last March 6th in Ohio,
Mother is still well, as for us we are both the same only
a few years older. We are still staying with this big oil
property out here, have had a hard time doing it but at last
have one test pretty well down is 3047 ft. and financed on to
4500 ft. Have had considerable oil and looks sure now of a
worth while producer. We are flat broke have our home in a
friend's name who took it over for us, aside from that we
owe but very little, but we still have about one hundred
thousand acres of that land all paid for but about $300.00
which we hope to pay this week.
Now should this continue to prove good we are in the big
money, but should it not continue and we fail to sell at
least some of it we will be in hard shape, so I am wondering
if you could work in some place just a couple of questions,
should we continue on or will we have a substantial offer
on part or all if so should we accept?
I shall not bother you with much until hearing from you
which time I hope to be soon, and we be able to report
something more interesting.
We are as ever your sincere children, [
1180] & [
2519]
9/15/39 See
1180-9.
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