<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THIRD QUARTER 1998 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> JUL-31-1998 <PERIOD-START> FEB-01-1998 <PERIOD-END> APR-30-1998 <CASH> 45,033 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 1,009,239 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 694,278 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 2,049,769 <PP&E> 18,527,522 <DEPRECIATION> 4,599,317 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 16,431,840 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 15,158,519 <BONDS> 697,187 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 36,563 <OTHER-SE> 539,571 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 16,431,840 <SALES> 3,477,430 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 3,477,430 <CGS> 1,990,432 <TOTAL-COSTS> 1,990,432 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 265,793 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 348,866 <INCOME-PRETAX> (45,193) <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (45,193) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (45,193) <EPS-PRIMARY> (0.01) <EPS-DILUTED> (0.01)