41. On April 1, 1911, the Clayco gusher brought forth an oil strike. 42. The museum commemorates the 1901 discovery of oil by the Lucas Gusher in Beaumont. 43. The " gusher " well reached an oil sand after drilling through of shale. 44. Despite being symbols of new-found wealth, gushers were dangerous and wasteful. 45. Our climax will have the gusher flooded by a break in a huge dam. 46. None were spectacular gushers , but they were sufficiently profitable to encourage further drilling. 47. It's as if one old oil well gave birth to six new gushers . 48. Like a crazed wildcatter, sometimes Drudge hits a gusher , sometimes a dry hole. 49. But his success in oil had far more to do with mergers than with gushers . 50. That gusher was not from President Clinton.