The Last Prospectors

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by John Merwin, D Magazine, July 1976. Stories of several early oil prospectors in Oklahoma and Texas. Mentioned are: E. H. R. Sabens, Leland Fikes, Will McFadden, Ernest W. Marland, Harry Ratliff, Columbus Marion "Dad" Joiner, Waco Turner, Pete Burton, Jake Hamon,Titanic Thompson and H. L. Hunt. The Carlton and Blackstone Hotels in Tyler are also mentioned. 8 pages, original, published material; gift-Jean Neustadt, 11/16/76

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Merwin, John 1976.

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by John Merwin, D Magazine, July 1976. Stories of several early oil prospectors in Oklahoma and Texas. Mentioned are: E. H. R. Sabens, Leland Fikes, Will McFadden, Ernest W. Marland, Harry Ratliff, Columbus Marion "Dad" Joiner, Waco Turner, Pete Burton, Jake Hamon,Titanic Thompson and H. L. Hunt. The Carlton and Blackstone Hotels in Tyler are also mentioned. 8 pages, original, published material; gift-Jean Neustadt, 11/16/76

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Merwin, John. The Last Prospectors, text, 1976; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1625843/: accessed May 22, 2025), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Ardmore Public Library.

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