Reading 5628-2

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Date: 12/29/1923 Sex: F ReadingID: 13994

This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at Phillips Hotel, Room 115, Dayton, Ohio, this 29th day of December, 1923.

[Edgar Cayce; Linden Shroyer, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. Mr. A. H. Lammers, Mr. [953], and Mr. Geo. S. Klingensmith.]

Time of Reading San Saba County, 3:00 P. M. …, Texas.

1. LS: In a previous reading [See 5628-1 and [4972] series] you gave a location West of North of the well that was drilled on J. W. Burns’ land as a good place for another well. You will now give specifically the best location South and East of the Burns’ well for drilling.

2. EC: You wouldn’t go South and East. Would going to the South and East encounter all oil strata, but rather in that of the line or passage oil as is seen, and is of the migratory type being that comes closer to the surface, yet would be not of the constant flow, but rather giving of small flow for hours, then again increasing, but decreasing, causing trouble with production by sanding in the producing pole or casing, so that for the better would be that to North and West, as given, which comes nearer to the higher or the level land, on higher rolling toward the river by the shift of lands by the constant wearing away, and is in the overlap and being on the anticline, 29 to 3100 feet there. Production would be in paying quantity we see, while not as good in paying quantity South and East, though on the oil belt, but in the migratory strata as given.

3. (Q) What is the best and most expedient method of removing casing from the Burns’ well at the present time? (A) Unseat, as we have given, by shock here you see, and then remove by the method as this kind of work is handled. See it is sandy from the outside we have given.

4. (Q) You will give the best location for drilling. (A) We have given the best for the location, for it is the best in this State or in the Continent.

Do that.

Reports

Reports & Follow-up

R1. 1/22/24 Mr. [953]‘s letter: ”…Just returned from Texas where I made a tour of the San Saba proposition and have a crew organized to pull casing and wreck the derrick on our old well.

“As Mr. Klingensmith has probably advised you, we did not find conditions in San Saba as we had expected. The leases had expired and the Moores were expecting to receive rentals in advance for their leases. They finally waived such objections as they had, and signed up a new lease.

“We are getting several hundred acres more in the vicinity of Rocky Pasture. The fact that the leases had terminated at the time our agreements were signed makes those agreements null and as soon as we finish leasing and have all papers on record, we will transfer your interest and carry on according to the intent of our first agreement with the exception that we will probably have to make some difference in arrangements regarding the Kopperl acreage.

“I will be ready to start operations just as soon as Mr. Klingensmith finances the part that he has undertaken. I have not heard from him since he left Texas. My collections have been so poor this month that I have not been able to send you more money as I had expected to do.

“I hope that business is better with you and that I may soon be able to give you further assistance. Please let me hear from you soon and advise if you heard from George. I will run over to Dayton as soon as I catch up with my work and have a spare day…”

R2. 1/25/24 EC’s letter to Mr. [953]:

P.O. Box 463, Dayton, Ohio

Dear Mr. [953]:-

Had yours of the 22nd an hour or so after I had sent you a wire asking you to let me hear from you. Pretty sure that you had been pretty busy since your return from Texas. Glad to know that you got everything in shape in Texas regarding the property, especially Rocky Pasture and the adjoining acreage, though they were not perhaps in the condition you had expected them. I’m very glad that my friend, Mr. McConnell, was able to get this thing shaped up for you. I’ve had a letter from him, going into the details, regarding the condition and how things were closed, so just as soon as it is possible for you to get by, have the contract prepared in the way you deem is the correct and proper way under the circumstances, etc., and it will be satisfactory with me.

George was here for several days. He is in Cleveland I understand at present. His father was also here a couple of days, and I think he is as fine a man as it has been my pleasure to meet in some time. Had a letter from George this morning. Said things were looking fairly well for him there in Cleveland. Don’t think there will be any trouble, between he and his father, of their getting things in shape very soon. I am in hopes, though, anyway, for I would like to see the operations going there as soon as possible, for I’m thoroughly convinced it is going to mean a great deal to everyone concerned.

Matters have been rather quiet since you were here. As yet, have not succeeded in getting the little pamphlet printed that we spoke about while you were here, consequently, have other than by mouth to keep the matter before the public… [GD’s note: He is referring to the first little booklet re. Cayce Institute.]

R3. 1/31/24 Riley Hurst’s letter to EC:

San Saba, Texas

Dear Mr. Cayce:-

Just received your letter. I have been waiting to see some of the bunch about the job. There was to be some of them down yesterday, but no one has showed up yet. They was to have their meetings in Cleburne Tuesday, then come on here. There is no one leasing land in the Rocky Pasture Country now. Mr. Martin had to leave and left Mr. Kelly to get the rest of the acreage, and since Martin left, people has lost confidence in them, and it looks like Kelly has too, but they have nearly seven thousand acres and they can easily make it ten I think if they will go after it. They have all the Rocky Pasture and about 3500 acres outside.

I don’t know Jess’s address, but he is with this people in California. He had one baby the last I heard from him. That has been over a year ago.

I will stay here until I hear from you again. I have stayed just about long as I can without work, but I sure want to drill this well, and if no one bothers me or takes the tools away I will go to the end of the cable if you don’t say stop.

Will close. Answer soon.

Your friend, Riley Hurst

R4. 2/2/24 EC’s letter to [953]:

P.O.Box 463, Dayton, Ohio Mr. [953], Chicago, Ill.

Dear Mr. [953]:-

I had your wire about a week ago, relative to the data for the little book [re EC work entitled Cayce Institute of Psychic Research]. The same day Mr. Lammers came in, and in talking of the matter he said he though it was very foolish to send it out since it had already been set up at one of the local printers, as the half tone only needed to be made and the printing gone ahead with, and that he would attend to that at once. However, this has not been done, for some reason there was some mix-up with the printers and engravers, he being out of town we haven’t been able to get it straightened up. Since that time I haven’t known your address, just where you would be, and again I didn’t feel it was just right to bother you with so much detail when you had more important things on your mind just at the present time.

We received wire from Mr. Sharp telling me he would probably be in Chicago to-day. I wish it were possible that we could get to-gether and discuss some of the conditions, both relative to the Institute work and the developments that we hope will soon go forward in Texas.

Now, relative to the Texas matters, I’ve had several letters from Mr. McConnell, who seems to have just missed you at each place that he tried to meet you. Mr. Claude Martin getting sick apparently stopped the blocking of the acreage in San Saba. Of course, you may know more about this than I’m telling you, but as I said I’ve had several letters from Mr. McConnell. He seemed to think that he and Mr. Sam Martin could have gone ahead and gotten a considerable blocked. However, it may be better that this is not completed until you know just how soon you expect to begin the actual operations. I’ve also had several letters from the landowners. Also from a driller [Riley Hurst] who drilled the first well that we had in Rocky, and who is rather close to the landowners, and he has given me something of the conditions as exist. As soon as it is possible I’d like to talk over all these matters with you. While I know that you’re doing everything that is possible, naturally there are a great many that are asking me a lot of questions and making suggestions. That is, people in Texas, and there are some other conditions there that I wanted to talk over with you.

Just this moment received a wire from George [Klingensmith], so you may be to-gether. However, let me hear from you whenever you have the opportunity.

With kindest personal regards, I am

Sincerely, Edgar Cayce

R5. 2/4/24 EC’s letter to [953]:

Dear Mr. [953]:-

I do not mean to be mixing matters, or trying to hand out information in the wrong way, and I hope you’ll understand me, but I am enclosing you a letter [1/31/24 from Riley Hurst] from one of the people in San Saba who is on the ground. The letter itself is self-explanatory, as far as conditions are concerned. Perhaps it’s necessary that I tell you who this Riley Hurst is. When the C. P. Company started in to operate Riley Hurst was selected as the head driller, and had charge of the operations while working in that field. It was under his hands as there were some irregularities as I spoke to you about. However, this was not Hurst’s fault. I believe it would be well if it was possible to have Hurst look after other leases, provided Mr. Martin is not able to go. I don’t know as either one of you met Mr. Hurst, but I believe he is alright, and as I said is very close to the family who own Rocky Pasture, and there are a great many of the farmers in the vicinity that have confidence in him. Personally, and as a driller. I wish I might talk these matters over with you, but it doesn’t seem plausible just at the present time.

Nothing yet developed along any line that make things very satisfactory for me, and I hardly know which way to turn. If there is any suggestion on your part, I’d be very glad to hear from you.

Hoping to hear from you as often as you find it possible, and to see you as soon as you find it convenient, I am always

Yours very sincerely, Edgar Cayce

R6. 2/7/24 EC’s letter to Mr. [953]:

Yours [? No copy] just received, and I thank you very much for the letter and the definite things that you say and express therein.

To the present time, Mr. Lammers has not returned. Consequently, have done nothing with the book. Perhaps, had better leave this until I see you, or can talk the matter over more fully.

We are keeping fairly busy. More have started to coming from Dayton and the vicinity than we have ever had before. As yet, we have not been able to raise their money consciousness sufficient to be of use other than from day to day for provender.

Notice from the papers that you’ve had some severe storms in your part of the world, so I am sure they have kept you quite busy. I’m in hopes that George is meeting with fine success. He seemed to think that he had two or three people there in Chicago that he could use very well at the present time. Had heard nothing more from Texas for quite a while, or since the last letter I sent you.

Let me hear from you whenever you have the opportunity, and let me know when I may expect you.

With kindest personally regards,

Sincerely, Edgar Cayce

R7. 2/15/24 [953]‘s letter to EC:

THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY Plant Department Chicago

My Dear Cayce:-

It seems I cannot find time to visit you at Dayton. I would like very much to see you. I am ready to close up the leases in San Saba and start operations just as soon as the finances are provided.

Klingensmith has not made much progress but seems to have some good prospects. He could use, to good advantage, the geological report which you had on the Rocky pasture. As soon as he has sufficient money on deposit, I am going down and start the drill going just as quick as possible. George I believe wrote you about a prospective property for a Sanitarium, at least one that seems suitable to commence with. We will have more information about this a little later.

It seems to me what we need more than any thing else just at present is publicity. Until some prospectus is circulated among the people, we cannot expect many applications for readings. I am only successful occasionally in interesting parties to the extent that they are willing to ask for a reading and make the very reasonable contribution required.

Will you please give me a physical reading and also financial reading that might outline or develop some plan whereby I can successfully raise the means and carry on operations in Texas to develop the oil lands we have there which will enable us to put over the Institute proposition whereby we can carry the good work to the people in a scope that would justify the effort.

I will be in my office at 427 S. LaSalle 11:30 Monday morning the 18th, if this is convenient to you, if not wire me naming the date and hour you prefer.

Sincerely, [signed] [953]

R8. 2/18/24 EC’s letter to [953]:

P.O. Box 463, Dayton, Ohio

Dear Mr. [953]:-

I have yours of the 15th, and was certainly most glad to hear from you. I’m sorry indeed that you find it is impossible to get to Dayton any time real soon. I’m hoping you will find time to get over this way in the very near future, and that you will have the financial arrangements made so as to start to work in San Saba. I’m very much in hopes that George will be able to close up some of his prospects. I will send him the geological report as soon as it is possible for me to get hold of same. Mr. Lammers had this among his papers at the office, but he was in the South for a week, and for the last ten days has been tied up in Cincinnati, on the proposition of the Dayton Photo Company, which I believe they are trying to settle. This comes from outside information, and not from Mr. Lammers, but I will get it the first minute possible and send it. I have written also to others whom I know have copies, and should I be able to get these I will send these also. They are reports on that other than Rocky Pasture. I enclose another clipping from one of the San Saba papers, relative to the same well that I send George a clipping of a few days ago. This, apparently, claimed to be several hundred feet thick, by many of the geologists that have gone over the territory. I’m in hopes I can get this information for you very, very soon.

George made some mention about some prospective property for a sanitarium, or where one might be begun. I will be very glad to have any further information relative to this. It would be rather hard for me to make a change right at present on account of the boy [HLC], but if necessity demands it why it might have to be done. Again it would perhaps be better if the change was to be made that it was made before any prospectus or the little booklet was gotten out. I have waited on this, as I told you in the last letter, only because Mr. Lammers had said that it would be taken care of; yet it hasn’t been done, because, as I told you, he hasn’t been here. Whether it would have been done had he been here, that I cannot say. I assure you I have not been pleased with the way things have been allowed to run along, with the promises he had made, but I have been helpless to do otherwise than to sit still and do the best I could, so I sincerely thank you for the enclosure, for it could not have come at a better time. I had hoped to have some returns from some other prospects that we had had on readings, and there will eventually be come I am sure, but it seems that from day to day it is put off. Naturally, it makes it rather hard. Trying out my patience and my worthiness I am sure, for I believe that which is right and just will come when we do our level best, and are striving to do right ourselves.

Enclosed you will find a copy of the reading [See 953-8, Par. 2-A] as was gotten this morning, both as to the physical and as to the outline for operations. Perhaps we might have been able to get a bit more on this had there been more questions asked, but just what kind or class I hardly knew, and under the circumstances was forced to do the best I could. Should there be any special questions that could be handled through this, we shall only be too glad to take them, and hope they will be of some service and help. We were very much surprised this morning when we came in to find George’s mother here. I am glad that she has had the privilege of meeting you, as I gather from the conversation with her she seems to be the principle works in George’s district and prospects in that part of the country. As you will see, she heard what was said in the reading this morning, and I hope she gets the right slant on it.

Let me hear from you whenever you have the opportunity. Assuring you I’m glad to hear at any and all times, and again thanking you, I am

Yours very sincerely, Edgar Cayce

R9. 2/25/24 EC’s letter to [953]:

Dear Mr. [953]:-

I finally succeeded in getting this report [Cayce Institute manuscript] from Mr. Lammers. I have sent a copy of this to George, but think that you would like to have a copy also, so I am enclosing you one. I have nothing new to report. Mr. Lammers seems to be tied up in his law suits at Cincinnati, so seemingly there is nothing whatever to be expected from him in any way. Of course, I have long since given up hope of the promises he has made from time to time, and I’m wondering if you would think it wise to send the matter to you for the little booklet we were talking about. If this could be handled, we would be glad to send it to you right away, if you think it is not an imposition.

I’m in hopes you received the book [See [3744] series manuscript] alright, and that you will let us hear from you right away.

With kindest personal regards, Sincerely, Edgar Cayce

P.S. I’m sure of course aware that you have all kinds of communication regarding equipment, etc., for well, however, I enclose you the letter as I received from the Texas Supply Company this morning. EC

R10. 2/27/24 [953]‘s letter to EC:

THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY Plant Department Chicago

My Dear Cayce:-

Your letter and the geological reading of the Rocky Pasture received.

Send me the data for the prospectus [Cayce Institute booklet], I can arrange to have it printed. Can also have the book printed if it is agreeable with you to put out the first edition of a thousand copies in rather plain form and size about 4 1/2 by 5 1/2 full pages with print 8 pts type, paper-cloth binding. I can get a thousand copies printed in this manner at 20 cents per copy.

While money matters are so short with all of us, I think it advisable to run the first edition as cheaply as possible so that the contents may be had by enough people that we may be ale to determine how it will take and later improve the binding, paper, arrangement and probably increase the subject matter.

The prospectus I can put out 16-page plain paper cover like body sheets for 44 per two thousand or with cover of heavier buff paper at 60 per two thousand. If this meets with your approval advise just how the copyright is to be handled as I am not familiar with this phase of the business. If necessary to make deposition to authorship of subject matter, you can attend to that and simply advise me what is necessary to be printed in the book to protect yourself.

Think I can mail a hundred of the books and probably more of the prospectus. I will allow you a dollar per copy of the books and carry the remainder of the account until you make it out of the sale of books. If in the meantime finances spped [speed?] up a little, I will donate the entire expense of publication on this basis.

George has not been successful in raising any money here has some good leads but they do not materialize. He will leave tomorrow for Cleveland to see what he can do there and then to Pennsylvania where we are told in your last reading that some of the finances could be secured.

Kindest regards to yourself and associates.

Sincerely, [953]

R11. 2/29/24 EC’s letter to [953]:

P.O. Box 463, Dayton, Ohio

Dear Mr. [953]:-

I have yours of the 27th, for which I thank you very much. I am sending, under separate cover, the matter for the little booklet. We would like to have it so it would go on the inside of six and three quarter envelopes. The way that it had been set before the photograph goes on the inside of the cover, and the letters come before the last page with the advertisement of the book on the back. [Cayce Institute for Psychic Research]

This is certainly wonderful of you to attend to this for us, Mr. Wyrick, and I don’t know how to thank you for your generosity. I believe this, when we are able to get it out, will bring us sufficient work to keep us busy for quite a while. Perhaps until we can develop some of the propositions that are now hanging fire.

Now, regards to the other book [[3744] series, Psychic Phenomena through the subliminal], I hardly know what to say. It was my idea, if it were possible, to have this in sufficient nice binding and type so that people who got the book would desire to keep it, and I’m afraid that were we to put this out at first in the cheap blinding it would hinder any future work that we might desire to put out. It is true enough that this would make it so that we could realize something on the first thousand books published, however, should this data take as seems to me we have every right to believe it will, there will be several thousand copies of the book distributed, and with this prospectus or little book sent out to a couple of thousand people, we should have at least several hundred, or perhaps a thousand orders for the book. Should we have that many, I believe it would justify us in getting out a better copy than you suggest in this letter. Also perhaps you can get the price from the publisher and I may be able to induce these people in the South, as I wrote you, who are especially interested in the book, to furnish sufficient capital to get this out in a little better shape. As I said, cloth or silk cloth binding, and of excellent grade of paper and type. Then too, as I said, I had sent the data to a friend of mine in New York [Mabel Potter Daggett], who some years expressed the desire to have her publishers publish the book whenever it was completed. Of course, should they be willing to do this, it would save all the expense of advertising and putting out the book ourselves. We having sufficient number of orders from the advertisement on this little booklet to guarantee sufficient sale to justify publishers to venture to put out a nice copy. Please do not get the idea that I do not appreciate your offer, and perhaps it may be the best idea, but just at the present I don’t get it that way. Of course, you know we are anxious for these booklets to send out, and trust we will be able to have them within a reasonable length of time. You will please let me know just how you think and feel about this.

I’m sorry indeed to know that George has not been more successful than he has with his part of the work. He still seems to be optimistic, and I presume from a letter received the same day I received yours that I will perhaps see him to-morrow or Sunday. There is nothing new to report from here. One of our friends [Thomas B. Brown] whom we did some work for here has gone to California on business. He has kept us rather busy the last two days, and we will be perhaps still busier when we are able to send some of these prospectuses to some of these people. So we would like to have as nice a little booklet of this as it is consistent with circumstances and conditions. Glad to say we are all fairly well.

Thanking you for your letter, trusting these matters meet with your approval, that you will let us hear from you as often as convenient, and come and see us as soon as you can arrange it, and with kindest personal regards, I am

Sincerely, Edgar Cayce

R12. 3/13/24 EC’s letter to [953]:

P.O. Box 463, Dayton, Ohio

Dear Mr. [953]:-

I understood from George that you were out of the office, and perhaps would be for several days, but I thought by now that you might be back and wanted to ask abut when you thought it would be possible for us to expect the little books, or any news. This was sent to your office about two weeks ago I think. We haven’t anything now to report, or anything special at this time to suggest. I understand that George had succeeded in getting most of the money together. He seemed to think it was very probable that you would go to Texas to begin operations sometime next week. We should be very glad to hear from you, if you have any news you wish to tell us, or any suggestions to make along any lines.

Trusting this finds you quite well, and with kindest personal regards,

Sincerely, Edgar Cayce

R13. 3/14/24 [953]‘s letter to EC:

THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY INCORPORATED

Mr. Cayce

Mr. King is one of my men, he has had considerable hard luck past year acct. sickness. If you have an open hour for a reading. Will appreciate it very much if you will give him a reading for oil on his on his land. He will pay you something for it. But he is not able at present to pay very much. We expressed the booklets to you yesterday. I have taken care of the expense $74.25 - Will donate that to help the cause. Labryn returned the manuscript also some bids for printing the larger book. I have retained the prospectus to show another party this evening. May be interested in publishing it. How is your health and how is everything going. Do you know where Klingensmith is, have lost track of him. Did he and Lammers have a settlement. We are going along with the Kopperl well.

But the money is coming slow. So far Geo & his people have not raised a dollar. I met with some of their prospectives yesterday and will see more of them this evening. They all talk favorable but don’t present their checks yet. I have hope of ultimate success. Best wishes. Your self & the force. [953]

R14. 3/17/24 EC’s letter to [953]:

P.O. Box 463, Dayton, Ohio

My dear Mr. [953]:-

I have yours of the 14th. Also the letter from Mr. King. Have written Mr. King this morning telling him at what time the reading will be taken for him.

We also received the booklets this morning, for which we thank you very, very much. We will get these out as soon as possible. Of course it will be necessary to go slow with the other work that we are having time to time, and on account of the financial strain at the present time. I haven’t had time as yet to go over the bids and the book covers, etc. We will do so as soon as possible, and then let you know what we think about it, and we will see if it is going to be possible to arrange to have these published and send them out some way. I believe we will begin to get inquiries and orders for the books as soon as we send out this little prospectus, and it is known that such a book may be obtained from here. I certainly thank you for attending to this. I have sent the data to a friend of mine, who may be possibly interested in publishing it, just as the man you say you were to see that evening.

I’m very glad to say that I and the rest of the family are very well. We have been forced to move in the last week or ten days, and consequently have been put to considerable expense, which under the present circumstances has been rather hard, but we are still eating SOMETIMES. Klingensmith was here a week ago last Friday. He left going to St. Louis. Was supposed to be back in a day or two. Had a letter from him in the same mail as your letter from Cleveland. Said he would be there a week or such a matter. I was surprised to hear from you that George’s people had not raised any money, as he told me point blank that they had twenty-thousand dollars in the bank, but I understood from Mr. Shroyer and Mr. Lammers Saturday that he told them he had about thirty thousand in the bank. I do not understand such statements. He told me that he had raised the money as I understood it in Cleveland, and that you were in New York. I asked him the question had he notified you that he had gotten this amount, and he said that he had. I do not know whether he and Mr. Lammers had a settlement or not. I understood from Mr. Shroyer that Mr. Lammers gave him some money. How much I do not know. I saw Mr. Lammers Saturday for the first time in over a month. Mr. Shroyer, Miss Davis and I have been going along with the work as best we could, and have tried to forget as far as it is possible that Mr. Lammers ever had anything to do with it, for that is the way that we have been treated after he had made so many promises, and of course it was on his promise first that I ever came to Dayton. I presume where one tries to do good such things come along with the rest, but I cannot understand George’s statement relative to the amount that he had raised. By going along with the Kopperl well, do you mean drilling another well there, or getting that one in shape so that the other proposition may be handled? What is the term of the leases in San Saba? Was there a set time that we were to begin there or not? I believe we will yet have success with the proposition in San Saba. Time seems to be the one thing that changes conditions, and the undesirables are gradually eliminated, or eliminate themselves, and when conditions are correct things will happen so that we get along with what is the right thing.

I, of course, am a little bit anxious about the 19th. That is the date as set in one of my readings [See 294-8, Par. 13] that something special is to happen relative to the work. Seemingly, from that day on things are to be entirely different. I believe I sent you a copy of my horoscope. If I did not I want to send you one. That is, if you care to see it and want to check up on it. The whole force here are always glad to hear from you. We certainly appreciate your interest and we are always glad to hear, and would like for you to write whenever you have the opportunity.

Again thanking you, and trusting you will let us hear from you, with kindest personal regards,

Sincerely, Edgar Cayce

P.S. George’s address I believe is the Hollenden Hotel.

R15. 3/17/24 [953]‘s letter to EC:

THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY INCORPORATED

Chicago

Dear Cayce

A few clippings, reference to Dixon. Its the piece George & I think would be a good location for the Institute as a starting point. Have a prospect for a lovely place facing a small park and Fox River. Geo probably told you about it.

Do you know where I can get in touch with Geo. K. - have not heard from him since writing you last week. In fact not since he left Cleveland. Hope you keep well and meeting with success. Very best wishes to all. [953]

R16. 3/19/24 EC’s letter to [953]:

P.O. Box 463 Dayton, Ohio

Dear Mr. [953]:-

Have your note of the 17th with the clippings, for which I thank you very much. You made reference to Dixon once before, and as I told you George merely mentioned that it was a possibility, but when he was here did not mention it at all. When I asked him about it he said, oh well, he didn’t know, so I didn’t ask him anything further. If there was a possibility of this being the place, or a place to begin the operations, I would certainly like to know something about it, and if possible give the place the once over. As I told you in the last letter, the last word I had from George was from Cleveland at the Hollenden. Have heard nothing more from him since writing you. I am in hopes that he has gotten these things to-gether as he said he had, and is ready to turn them over to you so that we can get started on the operations.

Today is the nineteenth, but whether we have gotten the right thing sighted or not we do not know. We’ve had so many letters and so many different kinds of information this morning that I guess we will have to simmer (not boil) them about a bit to find out just where we are. Mr. Shroyer tells me I didn’t send you one of those horoscope readings of mine, so I’m thinking that you will be interested, so you will find it [294-8] enclosed herewith. We are sending out some of the little booklets, and will by the last or the first of the week wage a regular campaign on this. We are already a week or more ahead on engagements, but the thing we have got to do is to get them to turn a little bit more of the “wherewithall” so we can get along on our own resources. I am believing that if I can write the right kind of letter to these people when we have done work for in the past that they should be willing to help us out. I do not want to become a beggar, but I believe the work should be carried on, and that the people who have received benefits are the ones to contribute to the work, that it may be carried on, and that I am giving my entire time should make a difference in the way they feel. What do you think about it?

As for the other book [[3744] series, Psychic Phenomena through the Subliminal], as I said, I am writing a few letters relative to this, and I’m in hopes I can get some aid in the assisting of the publishing of this in the cloth binding, and as soon as I can get some answer from some of these I want to let you know about what the decision is. I do not want to burden you too much, because you have been good enough already. I would like to ask if you reserved any of these little booklets for the people there is your office, or do you think it well that I include them with a booklet and letter in my campaign.

Thanking you for letting us hear from you, and trusting you will drop us a line whenever it is possible, with best wishes and kindest personal regards from all of the “official family”,

Sincerely, Edgar Cayce

R17. 4/2/24 EC’s letter to [953]:

My dear Mr. [953]:-

I received your letter relative to the reading for your father. This I think will be taken to-morrow, and will send it to you as soon as possible. I’m in hopes that we may be able to find something that will be of benefit.

George is still here, waiting on developments from some angle, I don’t know just which. I have a hard enough time trying to keep up with mine without getting all the other ends mixed in. I am very much in hopes that you will be able to handle the proposition with the group you have in mind, and that will very soon be able to get some developments started. I presume from your conversation, and from a letter from McConnell, that Mr. Martin has seen the people in San Saba before now. However, I am enclosing you a letter from Mother Moore, so that you may know just how these people feel. I’m sure that they can be handled alright. I have written her to-day, and perhaps will hear in the next week or so.

Thanking you for your letter, and for letting us hear from you, assuring you I appreciate your interest and assistance in helping us get started with the development of the work, with kindest personal regards to you, and wishing to be remembered to the rest of my friends in your office.

Sincerely yours, Edgar Cayce

R18. 4/3/24 EC’s letter to [953]:

Dear Mr. [953]:-

Enclosed you will find a copy of the reading as gotten this morning, and while I do not like the tone of this all the way through still I’m in hopes you will find in this that which will be of benefit, and lend strength and physical rest to your father.

Nothing especially new. We are still sending out quite a number of the little booklets [Cayce Institute for Psychic Research], and are getting some requests for readings. So far, there has been no great return financially from the letters send out with booklets, but quite a number of requests for the larger book [Psychic Phenomena through the Subliminal]. As yet have had no answer from the people whom I hope to interest in my getting the book published, but feel sure will have some report from these in the next week or ten days. When I will take the matter up with you again and see if we can’t push the publication through and get some returns from the sale of the book. I think at that time we would try advertising the book in some of the other magazines and periodicals. As yet have heard from none of the people directly as I know of that you’ve given out booklets to, but I expect to hear from them from time to time. I’m sure I will.

Again thanking you for your letter, and trusting this will prove of benefit, hoping this finds you feeling well yourself, with kindest personal regards, I am

Sincerely, Edgar Cayce

R19. 4/9/24 EC’s letter to [953]:

P.O. Box 463 Dayton, Ohio

Dear Mr. [953]:-

I enclose, herewith, the horoscope on Mr. [4151], which you will please hand to him. This, as most of them that we get, is different. Some of this I can’t understand myself. I’m in hopes though that he will find it worth while.

Nothing especially new to say. We are getting out the little booklets by degrees. We are not just as full up on readings at the present time as we might be. I am sure they will be coming in from time to time. I haven’t heard as yet from but one of my men relative to the publishing of the book. He proposes to furnish a couple of hundred dollars toward publishing it. I am in hopes when I hear from the man in Nashville [Johnson Bransford?] we can go ahead with this. We already, as I said before, have several orders for the book, and quite a number have written, asking to let them know as soon as it was off the press as they wanted ten or fifteen copies, and these are from reliable people, and not just hearsay.

George is here. I do not know just what the plans are. Mr. Lammers it seems is about to get his business straightened up. As to just what this will mean I do not know. George I believe is waiting on a settlement from him, when he gets his, which is supposed to be to-morrow or next day.

We are certainly always very glad to even have a line from you, so let us hear whenever it is possible.

Thanking you for getting these people to have these made, and trusting we can be of service, asking to be remembered to our friends there, and with kindest personal regards to yourself,

Sincerely, [EC]

R20. 5/1/24 [953]‘s letter to EC:

THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY Plant Department Chicago

My Dear Cayce:-

I have your letter that came while I was in New York. Sorry to learn of the throat trouble you have been having. Hope that you are all Ok now.

I am very sorry that I cannot send you some money at this time. May be able to help you a little later, depending on the success I have in getting money for the oil proposition. The Kopperl deal is taking every dollar I can raise. I am collecting from others less than half the amount necessary to carry on our monthly payroll. I have been making up the difference so my funds are completely exhausted.

My man that went to Denver to finance a proposition seems to be meeting with no more success than did Klingensmith. I do not know just what is wrong with the oil proposition it is next to impossible to get people to invest.

I expect to ask for another reading soon and will probably be able to raise a little money for you by that time.

Kindest personal wishes,

Very truly yours, [953]

R21. 5/24 EC’s letter to [953]:

P.O. Box 463 Dayton O.

Dear Mr. [953]:-

Yours of 1st glad to hear from you, sorry to know things are not breaking better for you and the developments but am very much in hopes that they will soon take a better turn for you. Things are in bad way for me just now, trust that something will turn up in the next day or so, or it will be very embarrassing for me, for will be put out of house and home if can’t make some raise some where; but will come, am in hopes, anyway have quite a number of requests on hand but the returns are not sufficient as yet to meet the daily needs, else would not have troubled you, but many thanks for the letter and am sure it will work out some way, made another connection in a way yesterday that trust will work out to the advantage of the work yet. George is still here. Mr. Lammers, he says, has done nothing as yet and he is sitting up with him, he was supposed to have made some kind of settlement last week, don’t know whether he has finished yet or not, he had Shroyer with him in Cinn. for two days last week.

Am glad to say all are very well physically and all still hopeful of the ultimate success of the work. Please let me hear from you as often as you have the change; does me good any way to hear from you.

Hope you are feeling fine with kindest personal regards.

Sincerely [signed] Edgar Cayce

R22. 5/29/24 [953]‘s letter to EC:

THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY Plant Department Chicago

My Dear Cayce:-

I have been trying to find time to write to you for several days. Have been on the road considerable and my time so completely taken up with company affairs that I have had little time for personal and social correspondence.

Hope that conditions are better with you. I have discussed with quite a few people the advisability of getting a reading, all seem interested and say they will write you for a reading but I suppose many forget or are skeptical and do not write you.

I met a young fellow in Champaign last week, an employee of the Illinois Central railroad who has some trouble the doctors seem unable to diagnose. I gave him one of the pamphlets and told him to be sure and write you. Had a letter from Mr. d’Humy of New York, today asking for information for a friend of his who has diabetes and has read the pamphlet. I am writing him.

Our Kopperl well is going mighty slow on account of slow financing. We have not yet been able to start drilling. What has become of George and Lammers. Did they ever get their affairs straight. I have not heard from either of them regarding the money they owe me.

I thought you might be interested in the reward the Tribune is offering in the Frank Case. I am sending the first page of the Tribune of today which gives some of the details of the crime. Seems to me it would be using the force in good cause if you could give this reading and I will be glad to help in any way that I can.

Sincerely, [signed] [953]

R23. 5/31/24 EC’s letter to [953]:

P.O. Box 463 Dayton, Ohio

Mr. [953], Chicago, Ill.

Dear Mr. [953]:-

Have yours of the 29th. Certainly very glad to hear from you. Apparently, for some reason, seems that you have been following me or I following you very closely in my dreams of late. For about two or three nights straight in succession I dreamed of you and each time we seemed to be trying to get in communication with each other but some way just missed, though I once heard your voice over the telephone, so naturally I’ve been expecting to hear from you in every mail.

I am glad to say we are all quite well. We are still staying fairly busy. Hardly a sufficient amount to keep up all of our expenses but managing to squeeze by with the help that comes in now and then. I have been considering for the last few days of discontinuing the office at hotel [Phillips Hotel] and having all the work at my residence. That would make the expense a great deal less. I don’t know just what the moral effect would be on the business, for we still have groups that come in once in a while from out of town but I suppose they would find us at the residence. While I am not overburdened with room, still I think I could arrange it very well so that it would not seem too crowded in the place. My residence is 322 Grafton Avenue. Just a good walk out from the hotel here. What do you think of the idea?

I have not heard from anyone in the last week or so that say you have spoken to them or given them a booklet [Cayce Institute for Psychic Research] [GD’s note: No copy can be found of the little booklet, but it was the forerunner of the one published in 1926 with CAYCE seal on cover], though I may not know all that you say anything to. I thank you very much for the interest, however, and I’m sure that little by little, with the results we seem to be getting, that the work will grow into sufficient amount to take care of the expenses anyway, if we can make them small enough, and of course they will be at a minimum should I decide to make the change suggested above.

I’m glad to know that you are making some progress with the Kopperl well. Sorry it is so slow but am sure it will yet be worked out. You didn’t hear any more from the man who went to Kansas City? George is on the trip that I suggested, or asked what you thought about, in my last letter. He is at the present time in Birmingham but will not be able to start to work before Monday. He has been able so far to secure a physician who is at the present one of the officials in a State Institution, who is a graduate osteopath, also a practising M.D. He knows the work very thoroughly. He is one, Dr. T. B. House, Western State Hospital, Hopkinsville, Kentucky. He is willing to either act as the attending physician in the Institute or take charge of the drug department and head the Research Work, and is willing to give his services with the work. He also had the promise in Nashville, Tenn., from a group of men, among them two physicians, who propose, if I understand correctly, that if the Institute is organized and we are able to have such an investigator as McDougal of Harvard, or one of equal reputation in the study of Psychic Phenomena, associated with same, they would donate sufficient to carry on the work, for at least five years. Now, it seems to me that he should be able, with the numbers that have been interested in Birmingham, Alabama, to obtain sufficient for us to get located somewhere, and naturally the prospectus sets forth Virginia Beach, as that is the place that has been given each time we have asked concerning same. So, I am still thinking that we shall be able to get established some time this summer and get to work in a systematic conservative sort of way.

As for Mr. Lammers, I do not know what arrangements, if any, there have been made between he and George. Mr. Lammers I know, from reports, has been considerably worried recently with his own business in the re-organization of same, and the fight that has been on between he and Wurlitzer in the Day-Pho Company. Seemingly, though, his own business was settled Wednesday or Thursday. I rarely, however, see him, and about all the information I get is either from the news- paper, or from Shroyer, who is at present helping out with the books. I do not understand why he has not made some adjustment with you, after the kind of promises that I heard him make.

Regarding the Frank’s case, I had often thought of undertaking same, after seeing the first account. I notice this morning, however, that the confession has been made regarding this, and curious as it may seem, with my little visits that I have made to Chicago, I have met both of these young men, who have confessed to the crime, and one of them was engaged to a young lady [2497] in whose home I visited a couple to times and gave a reading for her father and grandmother. Somehow, it seems peculiar to me that such things come in once in a while, and I have no doubt had I given a reading beforehand that this would have been given in the reading, and perhaps it would not have been bad in this case, but I am glad it has been ferreted out without taking a hand. However, it would have certainly been very nice to have had something in the rewards that were offered. Thank you for the thoughtfulness in sending the paper and making the suggestion.

I realize that you are quite busy but whenever that you have the time I’m always more than glad to hear from you, and I hope you will favor us with a line.

With kindest personal regards, I am

Sincerely, Edgar Cayce EC:gd

R24. 6/7/24 [943]‘s letter to EC:

THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY Plant Department Chicago

My Dear Cayce:-

I have your letter of the 31st. Now regarding your moving your office to your residence. Strange to say, for several days previous to receiving your letter, this matter had been running through my mind. I think it would be the advisable thing to do under present circumstances. It would seem that those whom would be interested enough to go to Daytona to see you, would certainly not object to going to your residence for their reading. This would help you considerable financially for as the old saying goes ‘A dollar saved is a dollar made’.

Did not answer you regarding the mission on which George is engaged for I did not fully understand what you had in mind. I gather from your last letter that he is on a mission of solicitation for the Institute, I sincerely hope he will be successful in securing substantial help.

The Frank case is proving to be rather sensational. It is difficult to believe young men with the intellectual training Leopold and Loeb have could possibly be depraved to the extent that they would not only commit the crime with which they are charged but can gloat over their achievements. If we had the money that will be spent on this defense, we would equip a well appointed institute and endow it for many years to come.

Our oil business is moving mighty slow. The man who went to Denver was successful in interesting his parties. They were preparing to close the deal with us when they got into financial trouble and were unable to go ahead. It seems that we have run into this same conditions in every lead we have started this year. We have been able to interest people to the point of putting up the money and then through some financial difficulty, we have been unable to raise the money. I am taking in very little and I have taken practically all of my own resources to pull the casing from our old well at Kopperl and move the rig and casing to the new location. We will finish the moving job this week or next but at present I have not enough money to set up the right and start drilling operations, hope to however, raise the money somehow as we go along.

I can be thankful for one thing however, that my health is gradually improving. Am X-ray of my spine this week confirmed your last reading that it was almost in alignment and near a normal condition. When I fully recover my health, I will have no fear but that I will be able to carry our oil proposition to conclusion. For this I must thank you.

Kindest regards.

Sincerely, [signed] [953]

R25. 6/11/24 EC’s letter to [953]:

P.O. Box 463, Dayton, Ohio

Dear Mr. [953]:-

Have yours of the 7th and as always was very glad to hear from you. I believe that it would be the advisable thing to do to change the office, and I think we will do so as soon as I am able to get even with the people at the hotel for room rent, but can’t do so until I am able to do that. I am about forty-four or five dollars in arrears now. Want to get that up as soon as I can and will try to make the change, if there are not any further developments by that time.

As to George’s mission, I am very much in hopes that he will get sufficient help to at least get started in a way which would make expenses very small for the work and then by the continual doing of this case here and there, and getting the results, we will gradually be able to build up to sufficient knowledge of the work attempted to make it self-sustaining. Apparently, most of the people seem to think that work should be paid for, but that the other fellow should do it. Have had very encouraging reports from George so far, and I am hoping by the last of this week or first of next to have some definite word from him as to what might be expected.

The Frank case is certainly sensational, and though I was only in the company of these two men, or two boys, one afternoon, it is certainly hard to conceive of them being so depraved in mind as to commit the crime that they have both acknowledged. I certainly would like to have their birth dates and see what they were and why when they were here before.

Sorry to know that the work is progressing so slowly in your oil business, and that the men who have been interested have been having such trouble in a financial way, but I believe as the season progresses that you will be able to get the job going again and have enough money to start the operations and continue them on through to the finish, and I believe you will.

But the greatest thing of all, and the thing we can all be the most thankful for, is to know you are gaining in health, and that with this recovery I am sure you will have the force and power necessary to carry through all your undertakings to a conclusion that will be most satisfactory in every way to everyone. It certainly does my heart good to know that you are feeling nearly normal and in fine shape, and of course it pleases me to know you were able to confirm reading by the results of the X-ray of your spine.

We are not as busy as we have been some time back. I guess for the reason that we are insisting that those who have work done contribute at least twenty-five to the assistance of same. Unless something happens pretty soon, why I wonder what’s what.

Am always very anxious and glad to hear from you Mr. [953], and hope you will write whenever you have the opportunity. With kindest personal regards from all, I am

Sincerely yours, Edgar Cayce EC:gd

R26. 6/13/24 [953]‘s letter to EC:

Chicago

Mr. Edgar Cayce, % Phillips Hotel, Room 115, Dayton, O.

My dear Cayce:-

I have your letter of June 11. I am enclosing check for $50.00, which will take care of the expense at the Hotel which you spoke of. I certainly wish you good luck in the move and I have a feeling that before long things will break better for you.

Regarding the Birthday of the boys. Leopold’s Birthday is November 19, and Loeb’s June 11. Unable to get the hour, but I think you can determine this and if you read for the Horoscope, I would surely appreciate a copy.

If you don’t mind, I would like very much to have a financial reading regarding our Kopperl well. Financing has proved so difficult this year that I have almost exhausted my resources in locating funds for the development of this well. If you can give me a new lead or some information that will help the cause along, it will be appreciated.

Mr. Lambers was in to see me this forenoon. He stated that he is helping to finance George on his mission and that he will soon be able to pay me the little amount that he owes. I guess he has had a pretty hard rub in his business affairs.

With kindest regards to yourself and associates.

Yours sincerely, [signed] [953]

P.S. If you move, don’t fail to give me the new address.

R27. 6/19/24 EC’s letter: “Please let me have the other information that I may give the reading for you on the Kopperl proposition.”

R28. GD’s note: For subsequent letters from Mr. Wyrick re. oil properties see the [4905] series of readings beginning with Mr. [953]‘s letter of 6/18/24 outlining the Kopperl location in Bosque County, Texas, and 4905-1 on 6/21/24.

R29. 1/16/25 See 953-12, Par. 12-A indicating sufficient funds from [5628] and [4905] fields to finance EC work.

R30. GD’s further note: Re. Rocky Pasture oil well in San Saba County, Texas, referred to in some of the preceding correspondence, see 5628-3 on 4/16/26 secured by Mr. [4906] through 5628-12 on 1/23/29.

Background

Background

B1. See [3777] series. Also see [4972] series in Erath Co., Tex. See also 4945-1 and 4945-2, in re Penn-Tenn Fuel Corp.

B2. 7/23/23 Mr. [953]‘s letter: ”…With the well, we have not fared so well. Lost the second string of tools, the lowest depth reached was 4575. We were unable to place a shot in that vicinity and on recommendation of the drillers, we placed the shot at 4310 to 4349 where they claimed to have found the best showing. They drilled out the bridge and into the shot hole and on the 19th found some oil but not enough to pay.

“I talked with Mr. Rice today. He thinks we should go on, make another effort to drill by the obstruction caused by lost tools, thinking that a short way underneath them we would reach oil in paying quantities. I am leaving for Texas tomorrow and am very much undecided what to do, whether to attempt to drill out the obstruction in this well or move to a site on my land one and one-half miles north where you told me, in the reading, that I would find oil. Will you advise me in the matter as to which procedure would be most profitable in comparative expense of each. If you could wire me Morgan, Texas, Thursday, regarding well, will appreciate it very much…”

B3. GD’s note: If a reading was given [on the [3777] series] we do not have a copy on file of it. We do have 4972-1, 4972-2 and 4972-3 in Oct. 1923, which apparently were a continuation of readings in [3777] series.

B4. 9/7/23 EC’s letter: ”…Haven’t heard from you for some time, and am wondering what you have decided to do regarding your operations in Texas. It seems that Tex Rice has ‘flown the coop’ on my proposition, and as you suggested that it might barely be possible that we might get together some way and work out something that would be to the advantage of all, I am writing you. Also there has been something said about Mr. Arthur Lammers of Dayton getting in on a proposition in some way. I believe you have met him and perhaps have had considerable conversation with him along these lines. I have thought of going to Dayton again and taking the matter up with Mr. Lammers, but felt that I would like to hear from you again along that line before making any definite move.

“Then, I have had a great deal of trouble in getting a stenographer that could write the readings, since Miss Autry left me, so there have been some times that I could not take care of the work that might have been done, but I have made definite arrangements now for an all-time helper and can take care of any of the work at any time. I am making arrangements to open my regular office here, and have this as headquarters [Cayce Art Studio, Selma, Alabama], so should it happen that anyone should approach you relative to such work, I can attend to it at any time.

“Another thing, I hope you will get my idea about this as it is meant, in preparing this room for my work here. Not that I want to become a beggar, but rather the psychology of the work, if I understand it at all. I want to make this ‘reading room’ one of the most personal rooms imaginable, so that when I go in that room to do the work I will be surrounded with the best wishes of my closest friends, and I count you among them. So we would ask that sometime you send me something, anything that may represent you here. Would you do that for me?

“Let me hear from you when you have a chance, won’t you?…”

B5. 9/13/23 Mr. [953]‘s letter: ”…With reference to the oil operations in Texas, we are progressing rather slowly as I have found it rather difficult to raise money the past few months. We hope to move our rig to the Duffau field where we will receive an interest in the well and acreage for the use of our tools. In the meantime, we will be increasing our lease holdings in the Kopperl field and expect to drill there sometime after the first of the year.

“I have never known much about your proposition at San Saba. Mr. McConnell talked to me about it some and advised me that I should get in touch with you and, as he expressed it, hook up with you in the development of our Texas properties. I did not know exactly what he meant. How much acreage have you there and at what depth do you expect to reach oil and, according to your readings, will it be large production? If you are not successful in getting the property developed before we are in a position to join with you in the development, I will be glad to consider going into this with you just as soon as we are in a position financially to handle the matter.

“I have not seen Mr. Rice nor Mr. Lammers for quite a while and cannot join them in their project as it is too big and too much on the order of a stock promotion scheme and the people associated with me do not care to merge with a large concern wherein we would lose our individuality and chance for individual effort in bringing about production.

“I hope to be able to refer several people to you for readings and wish you the greatest of success…”

B6. 9/15/23 EC’s letter: ”…Now, with reference to the oil proposition, I am in hopes that you can get started on your work in Texas very shortly. I would be very glad if I could have you interested in my proposition down there [see [3777] series], and I would be glad to make a good big concession to you to get you to help out in the developing of my properties, whether it is in the San Saba County or in the other places where we own holdings. There is still some negotiation with Mr. Lammers at the present time. None whatever with Mr. Rice, for those days have passed. Just what the outcome of it will be I don’t know. If I am to operate in San Saba I am going to have to do it at once, for my leases are running close to expiration there. In the San Saba territory we have about 13,000 acres. There is a variation in the depth, and oil is expected to be encountered varying from 1875 to 2600. Of course, the 1875 is not supposed to be as large production as the deeper. According to the reading [no copy], and so far as the well that was drilled is concerned, the log checks exactly with the reading. The production within 2600 to 3000 feet should be one of the largest producers yet brought in, in Texas. I have maps of those fields, of course, and many reports that have been made on the fields. One of the most expensive that has been made was made by geologists and engineers from Chicago. Solsbury and some other man, I can’t recall his name just at present. Perhaps you will know who I refer to, but the first name is Solsbury, and then someone else. They made Government reports and wrote considerable data on that district, and I am sure you would find it obtainable there in Chicago. Should this not be taken hold of right away, I believe that when you are ready to develop, I can assist in getting hold of some of the best property in Texas for developing. I know, under the present conditions, that new developing is going to be rather slow until after the first of the year anyway, but I hope to keep in touch with you, and when you get in position to handle such matters, we may be able to take this up together. I have considerable holdings in Arkansas, Alabama, Kentucky and Florida. Most of these, all in fact, except the San Saba property, the leases are so prepared that I hold them almost indefinitely. In fact, 30,000 acres of this I have a deed to.

“Thanking you very much for your letter and trusting that you will let me hear from you from time to time, asking that you remember me to the rest of the gentlemen there that I have met, I beg to be, with all good wishes…”

B7. 10/30/23 Mr. [953]‘s letter: ”…Regarding our oil proposition in Texas. We have not been able to close a deal with the people at Duffau. The conditions are as given in your reading. They seem to be unable to furnish good titles to the land on which they want us to operate. We are making preparations, slowly, to move tools to my land north of Kopperl and drill there. When ready to set up the rig, I want to see whether you can give me a definite location…” [See 4972-3 on 10/17/23.]

B8. 11/27/23 Mr. [953]‘s letter: ”…Regarding your oil proposition: I told Mr. Lammers when there last, that we have approximately 30,000 capitol stock unsold in our corporation and that if he could place this amount for me, I will move our rig and drill the well on your acreage on the basis of 50% of the earnings to our corporation and 50% to you and the Cayce Institute, to be divided as you may see fit. I would include in this proposition all the acreage and leases that we have in the Kopperl vicinity, which could be developed later.

“I think that with our string of tools and stock of casing that there is no doubt that we could drill a well on your property 2600 or 3000 feet for 30,000 or less; but it will be necessary, of course, to re-write the leases. With the leases expiring in March, it would be impossible to bring in production by that time and the starting of the well would not continue the lease in force after the expiration of the five year period. It is the provision that production is brought in before the expiration at the end of the five year period that continues or perpetuates the lease.

“If you and Mr. Lammers do not make a deal that will suit your purpose better, and want to take this up, I will be prepared to close at any time and personally take up the work of drilling…”

B9. 11/30/23 EC’s letter: ”…Now, if we are drilling before the first of March that holds the leases in shape, but it will be necessary before that time to pay some of the rentals. In fact, will have to be done this month, for this has been running over now for several months. However, the land owners are determined to give me a chance, if possible. Remember, this is personal property. I will write you again real soon.

“Mr. Lammers is out today, and as soon as he comes in I am going to take up with him the proposition as you outlined in your letter, for if I am to get anything done on this property in San Saba we will have to get at it at once. I have just received information from land owners, and I know of the offer that others are trying to obtain the property…”

B10. 12/5/23 EC’s letter: ”…We are still on some negotiations regarding the oil property. Mr. Lammers has been so busy it has been rather hard to get anything definite settled regarding same.

“There is another gentleman, or group of men, who might be interested in this set-up, or the proposition. Would you be willing to make this in writing, so that I may submit it to this gentleman, who is very much interested in the work, and especially in getting things together that may be of assistance in getting the hospital idea started in a definite, substantial way, and it is his idea to drill the well and get the money from that to start the hospital.

Would appreciate if you will do this. Of course, it will be treated confidentially, for I feel like that you and your group all would like to do whatever you can to assist. That is, where I know I am delivering something for what I am getting. Of course, I don’t want it any other way…”

B11. 12/19/23 Mr. [953]‘s letter: ”…As per our conversation Saturday evening, I am ready to go ahead with the well when I have a favorable reply from Mr. [George S.] Klingensmith. I would like to have a copy of the reading on your oil pool and a print showing location if you have one, if not just describe location and names of land owners, as I may go to Texas soon and would like to run the chemical instrument over the pool…”

B12. 12/26/23 EC’s letter: ”…Now in regards the drilling of the well, and Mr. Klingensmith, I just had a letter from Mr. Klingensmith this morning. You, no doubt, have heard from him too. He is expected to be here either today or tomorrow. I am in hopes that he will get to see you (I presume he will go on from here to Chicago). Before you go to Texas, I am enclosing a copy of the holdings in question. This, as you will see, was at one time among the holdings of the Cayce Petroleum Company [See [3777] series]. Their lease expired upon this acreage November a year ago. Since last March it has been held by me personally, so you will not get this confused with anything that might be said by the land owners in that district. I am marking on this map the place where a tract of land of something like 1500 or 2000 acres may be secured. Outside of this acreage that we wish to drill on. This is owned by Mr. A. J. Walker, and I feel sure that you will be able to secure this acreage were you to go there. The acreage as blocked (3000 acres) belongs all to one land owner, Mrs. Julia A. Moore and sons, or heirs. Of course, should you go there, it would be very well for you to see these people. I would like very much to talk to you though, before you go down there, if possible. If not, I am sure you can handle the situation alright. I haven’t a copy of a geological report at hand. I have a log of a well that was drilled on the 3000 acres. This I am sending you. Mr. Lammers has a report. He is in Cincinnati today. I will try and get a copy of this as well as a copy of the reading as given on this 3000 acres, and have them for Mr. Klingensmith and also a copy to you, as soon as Mr. Lammers returns. He is in Cincinnati today. Mr. Klingensmith seems to be, from his letter this morning, very positive that he will be able to carry out the deal with you. Of course, I am very much in hopes that this can be done, and at once…”

Mentioned Entities

Arthur Lammers, Texas, Ohio, Dayton Ohio, Chicago, Well Shaft (Pyramid), Alabama, Astrology, Book of Job, New York City, California, Colorado, Florida, Gladys Davis, Kentucky, Phillips Hotel (Dayton), Dreams, Hopkinsville, Osteopathy, Photography (Atlantean)

Source: The Complete Edgar Cayce Readings, A.R.E. CD-ROM (2006). Reading 5628-2, ReadingID 13994.