Bit for Well-Drilling Apparatus. (open access)

Bit for Well-Drilling Apparatus.

Patent for an expansion bit for a well-drilling apparatus that can be "adjusted and removed without without withdrawing the well tubing, and to provide means whereby a bit capable of drilling a hole sufficiently larger than the well tubing to accommodate a casing may be introduced through the tubing" (lines 11-16).
Date: April 3, 1894
Creator: Horton, Stephen A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Clarksville Enterprise. (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 28, 1892 (open access)

The Clarksville Enterprise. (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 28, 1892

Weekly newspaper from Clarksville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 28, 1892
Creator: Faison, P. K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Apparatus. (open access)

Well-Drilling Apparatus.

Patent for a well-drilling apparatus that easily attaches drill-bits to the ends of drill-tubes without removing the tubes from the well. It is meant for Artesian well-boring machines.
Date: April 9, 1895
Creator: Horton, Stephen A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steam-Compress. (open access)

Steam-Compress.

Patent for a simple, strong, durable, and powerful steam-powered compress for cotton bales that compresses them into standard size and density.
Date: April 4, 1893
Creator: Bryant, William hodge
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History