The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1864-12-24

EDITORs OFfHE REGLSrBR ~ rI2

EDlxOhc VI 1HE 11S - " hAN<
There is great enquiry -fer-s.oh lands
all over Best Virginia, and new dissoy;
cries are daily beng made ofgOod BUR-
face indications" of oil in the various
counties known at present as the "0il
belt" but we are satisfied that the oil de-
posit is not confined to these counties
alone, but extends to others and will in 9
short time include almost every county
in the State.
In Harrison county, near to the town OF
West Milford, there is every indication
of "oil" and two companies are now in
gagged in bnring. The one engaged up
ON the "Millen farm" have at distance
of "a, feet "st,1ck" strong vein of gas,
which is impregnated with oil, and you
can smell the carbon oil plainly. There
is no doubt, but this company will soon
''qet 10 OIL" Upon the Cheuvrant, Wash-
burn, Morrison, and Madsken farms, the
prospect is very fstering, and no dodbt
is entertain ed by the lessees of these
lands of obtaining oil upon alfof fhem.
These lands are situated upon th8 est-
fork river. Some twenty-five Year, ago,
in boring for salt upon this river, be.
tween Clarksburg and West Milford
they struck upon n vein Of black stlnkins
stuf and no one could tell what il was
and the contractor was about to abandon
the work on account of it, but finally
succeeded in .stubiag IL OFT and Went on
With his work and Obtained salt water
and commenced making salt, but o. &C
couut of the salt being inpregnated With
some dark offensive matter the works We're
abandoned @x s.
One Of the operators at this van, y She
has since been engaged in the ~ bud
in Gelman county, says he now has M
doubt bnt it was oil. ~
Now this settles the question as 70 OF
in this valley, if this man is not mista
ken. from his evidence and the "saIJdo
indication" we have plenty of it, and WI
see no reason to doubt it, We have tn,
finest deposits Of bituminops coal boti
above and below the surface known il
West Virginia, and wherever this exist
in large quantities Carbon Oil" tciu b
found - "'
Many tracts of land in the vicinity o
West Milford, have been leased for oi
purposes, any many more remain, tina
can yet be leased upon very favorabl
terms, and we would say to men Of capl
tai who wish to invest it in the oil busi
ness, examine the West-fork valley from
Clarksburg to Weston. And should yo'
desire locations for any other kind o
business you will find as good opportp
mites for it, as in any other part of tn
State. This valley is materially one O
the best grass countries IN the hmite
State; it is we'll ,adaptedlt TO the growin
of all kinds Of grain;S iron ore is foun
| in abundance; the hills are full of Goa
and clothed with the best sof timber; i
presents many and strong indueement
for men of energy and capital to COM
and occupy it, fI-T
West Milford is situated upon tn
West-fork river, eight miles southwes
from Clarksburg, and should these con
panies succeed in obtaining oil twill b
one of the best location for merchant
mechanics of all kinds, and hotel keel
ers that could be found; in fact it is goo
without oil, as it is located in the cent?
of the most wealthy and populous neigl
borhoods in the county. JIEI
| EBEN.