Gordon, superintendent of the Texas Pacific Coal Company, believed there was oil in the town of Ranger,  away from Fort Worth. While he was testing for oil, a message came in from the headquarters in New York, saying, "Believe had made mistake, suggest you stop drilling".
The superintendent of the Texas Pacific Coal Company, Gordon, thought there was oil in Ranger, but away from Fort Worth.  He was drilling when he received a message from headquarters in New York stating that they believed he had made a mistake and suggesting he halt the drilling operation.