<ARTICLE> 5 <RESTATED> <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS 6-MOS 9-MOS 12-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997 DEC-31-1997 DEC-31-1997 DEC-31-1997 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1997 APR-01-1997 JUL-01-1997 JAN-01-1997 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1997 JUN-30-1997 SEP-30-1997 DEC-31-1997 <CASH> 21,021,413 26,310,062 20,825,448 31,556,759 <SECURITIES> 0 0 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 4,101,088 4,314,954 14,572,582 5,352,284 <ALLOWANCES> 0 0 0 0 <INVENTORY> 4,571,288 6,859,736 9,569,416 10,334,113 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0 0 0 0 <PP&E> 102,391,049 117,546,977 126,432,420 139,076,499 <DEPRECIATION> 16,916,370 17,889,517 17,328,284 15,542,792 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 133,453,652 156,332,456 173,018,456 198,430,056 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0 0 0 0 <BONDS> 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 0 <COMMON> 16,103,946 16,163,946 16,276,933 40,117,223 <OTHER-SE> 10,169,633 11,435,632 12,886,567 14,484,234 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 133,453,652 156,332,456 173,018,456 198,430,056 <SALES> 4,796,520 11,255,983 8,181,648 26,857,942 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 9,533,501 15,886,047 14,368,507 51,206,744 <CGS> 3,556,669 8,788,294 6,077,883 20,146,669 <TOTAL-COSTS> 6,087,161 11,621,455 9,514,231 33,060,262 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 1,785,915 2,156,920 2,434,013 9,331,972 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 0 0 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> 1,660,284 2,107,672 2,420,263 8,814,510 <INCOME-TAX> 645,284 841,674 969,327 3,484,768 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 0 0 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 2,007,929 0 0 2,007,929 <CHANGES> 0 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 3,023,070 1,265,998 1,450,936 7,337,671 <EPS-PRIMARY> .56 .23 .27 1.33 <EPS-DILUTED> .54 .23 .26 1.29