Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-03-08
Oil Department.
The Matter Tested Satisfactorily.
Excitement on the Increase.

Upon closing our columns last week,
we very truly remarked that the excite
ment upon oil matters had materially
abated, ,ssbut before the paper was fairly
in circulation it had burst out ten-fold
intensified, and lessees were mounted
and out again inAsearch of claims, much
in advance of orr paper
This'was occasioned by the fact that
the e Independent Oil Company" had
struck a vein Of. oil, about which there
could be ne doubt of its profta bleness.
This well Is upon Mr.. Highlands farm,
about mile and "a half from Pomeroy
1t has been pumped with a temporary
pump, atrimes since, and oil in great
abundance comes dut. Within few
days there will be a good pump in the
well, cistern built, and other facilities
added by which a fair test of the we'll
can be made. tits thought that at least
twenty barrels per day can be taken
from the we'll. with the present i'm
perfe& apparatus, FIVE or six barrels can
be procured The substance is Of su-
perior quality, being 52a9p per cent. oil
as lit comes from the we'll The well is
not. $50 feet deep. This Company is
sinking another one within seventy five
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feet of the former, and are very sanguinc
Of success. They are doing this by
way of experiment, as they contemplate
going deeper than formerly even though
they should get as good we'll as their
other, at the same depth. 1t is thought
they may strike another vein of oil
below, or sufficient gas to throw the con
. tents out
The Company comprise the follow
ing gentlemen Capt. E. Williamson,
Capt w. c. Williamson, Geo. McQuigg
I'D. * Smith, J. B. Hampton and B. G,
Nye, all energetic business men, and
worthy citizens. They deserve great
creditor their hazardous enterprise, as it
will prove of incalculabTe benefit to our
town and county.
The Rutland Oil Company" may
strictly be termed the pioneers" as far
as this county is concerned. They en-
barked in the enterprise first, although
they were not SO fortunate in striking
oil. Their we'll is but short distance
'front.' the .one owned by the ''Independ-
ent Company" We are much pleased,
as all of, our citizens will be, to know
that they have passed through two veins
:sand are almost absolutely certain Of
having good well within a few days
They have been assured by persons ex-
perienced in the business, that they have
quite sufficient .''show' to produce a
good well; but they are intent upon
going to ceetain depth before pump
ing.
This Company is composed, in part, OF
the following gentlemen: E. S. Branch
: Jas. Petty, Mr.. Rathburn, Mr.. Chase
and Mr.. Rightmire
: The gentlemen who are boring on
= Sugar Run, at John S. Davis Planning
:, Mill, known as the "Two- Bit Company,
have been much encouraged with theil
prospects, within day or two past
having found small deposits of oil a
the depth of about 115 feet.
We have not heard from the "Naylol
Run Company for few days, and can
not speak of their prospects The Mid
dleport wells have not been much spo
ken of, and we do not wish to character.
ize the prospects in adiferent light from
that which exists.
z Mr.. Highland !Has will be seen BY ref
erence to our advertising columns, pro.
poses to sell, on the 10th inst, the lot;
lying contiguous to the "Indepcnden
Company's" Chains.
Mr. Hawley, of Olive Center, also ad
Fertises claims for sale. See advertise
mAt.
There are. many other matters VI,
should be pleased to refer to, but fo,
want of room must defer further re
marks this week, 4