The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-02-27
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aaa-z1-E OIL OIL ! A4Esst sErsl--
OH is beiug diseOFered all around rs, Ta. show
the excitement on this subject, we copy the iollow-
ias items, frohi our gRbOrng eoanty papsrs Of
the latest dstess REfEAsE tvuSa1 ga
atTKe sieayenyais Herald suys.-s'Sy hosr daily
reaofs of he excitement, regarding oil7sites, at
present prevailing al Smiths Ferry on the P. &
csRailfoad, few miles above our city. One we'll
produces Is barfeIs per day-- the oil selling al 10
cents cush--and running expenses only 50 per day
Companies from PitisbuF &c. are ilocking to the
places andleyery aSailnble spot. suspected of the
.ieaky .'sis claimed AID gsiaked off, genilem an
who came down last evening. reports derrcks, for
boring, as being utunsrousalong the road, from the
Ferry to near Steubenviile.s At Rush Run, this
county, outy t9eige miles Glow Us there is an
element getting mp one company from 4 iytsbulg
paid our friend Esq IiRfon. for the privilege OF
sinking we'll. S250 cash, with promise of every
tenth bnrrel of olli Inodnced Other companies
lie hdicatiopsd oil, above and below Warren,
are nuuier0us and highly tlatterng; andA before.
long we NAV expect great activity in Oil Opera-
tuHs alongthe river frontier OF Jefferson county,"
The PiusbuFsH Post says.G"We learn that the
company who have been. boring for oil near Sew
ckley, consisting of Drs. McCieay and Woods, c !
N aMyefs and others, struck good fein iofoil at
the deptlr6f 100 feetG on "Wednesday. The vein
has not yet been tested, but promises to weld a.
iuwliieh oil has been strIck.s On the same day an
iAilegheig cofiipany, consisting of w. II Mctiee
Us. keefefs A. o. Hsbinsony W. M Stewart and
cthers operating Smith Ferry. struck strong
veinsat 800 ieetg The oiloverflowed to the top of
Welt aud ron over, Pumping will be commenced
as soon as'possible "a number OF Pittsburgh COM
panies have leases and rs jboring. id theIFalitc
.Kanawa region but none hnse as yet struck oil y
The Weitsyille Patriot says;-"TH5 oil excite
ment in this neghborhood is still on the increase,
and rev leases are being made daily ard the
probabilities are'that by the first of April, not less
than twenty wells win be Commenced within and
around our borough; aud stranger still, parties who
have 'prospected The Oil creek and Parkersburghl
regions, have returned and leased in this vicinity
Ei5 ht wells are now being sdnS within athirty
minute walk ofthe town"
3 rlie Wheeling Union says: 1.-THE oil fever is
rapidly gaining ground IN this vicinity, several
parties have ssfucE lea on Wheeling creek, and
are MAX ing arrangements for the furthe-anca of.
OF the work on a large scale We understand that
accompany a consisting of,some of our heaviest cap
italis IS have leased an extensive track OF land
near Mrs sCragers andy comnieace Boring I'M
mediatey, another company Is being ptganized-
The excitement regarding eit sites prevails acng
the rivertro Pittsburgh to the kanawa,
F. 9he Guernsey Times says-Ihe people in our
county are also catching the contagion Two
wells in the neighborhood ofSenecayille being
vigorously prosecuted, two or three 'ol Ieasas'
/ near tha odd Morton Salt works. are sold to many
differeat rcolnpanies, and in Adams and Knox
townships oil sites,are eagerly looked after, one
| leased toa Zanesviiie company, another. by the
Epropfieter, Mr. Wilson, and others patiently AVIAN.
ing the development OF others labors.
'fhe Noble county Republican says In this
community, of course, the excitement is very
great. Joint Stock companies are formed for the
purpose Of boring for the faid, and strcngers are
pouring into outy age by scores IN search of " oil
sites and : oil leases. AS an evidence OF the oil
ex2iteneF. down on the creek. we were informed
the other day by agentlemaR o veraciy that with
IN the space Of Que mile in the neighborhood of
MaeksbuiglL there are six hundred ,Pborers' at
w1rk sinking wells, and the cry is still they come
that it's almost impossible to sleep at night for
The click Of The pick and drill: The exclt ement is
by no means confined 10 the Mack sbureh SOL Re-
gioh,' but it is 10 be found all along the eek. =
Also on the Little creek ., Salt run and Wits
creek, where we understand they have every ap.
'pearaitce offlentyofaho ffdid.". g, ,..,5.
7 Ee 81. Clairseville Republican says;z-s The
BeliairPress says that oil tHs been discovered near
the mouth Of MeMahon's .cfeek, in this county. A
,afn!loman Irom Goshen :niortped usgyesterday
that Andrew Mcllvane, Esq, next week would
Commence boring for oil on his farm near Burton's
ystation. VIZ also learn that Mr.. Jetfers In soner
set %. iafs sinking well near reinperancevIleL =
is t6 have we'll also Strface in
dcations are good all along Wheeling creek and
the runs putting into itn ~ "
~ 'TheR McCenneAsville Enquirer says; - Ssncc
our last issue considerable progress has been made
in the wpysoa osSaniziag oil cutIpanies and secu!
ring leases, and other prelnnaries preparatory to
boring wells Tor oil in turimi1ediate vicinity =
One company mas AIKEN leaserfrom Eli Shep ard,
the West side, lust back of i espie g mill .an