The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-12
INK PROPERTY OF THE COMPANY CONSISTS OF
TIE FOLLOWING.-

TIE EOLLONlNG;-
l. Tho cc simple Of 1866 acres known AS the Cottor
Farm on Bg Bro, crook aud on the line Of the
Phnat'ttiU and Eric lslrosu and half miles
ofGEHaud, Psfeld township, Warren county, Pennsyl-
yana This land Is situated In Of the best localities Ia
tho rcrhhorlood It takes in the whole Of the valley for
ever milo in extent, giving frontage the Brokou-
Straw creek oyor miles. It also extends northward
buU tud takes In Siderable portion ofthe Blue
Eye Trp, tributary the Broken straw Brokcp-Straw
creek takC5 It's rise from tc side OF tae buH, which
gives re 10 tie celebrated OIL creek, the west side.
u Is nayrnhlo from the Coltcr Farm to the Allegheny
tiyUr dsance Of miles, and thus affords facilities for
transr,,s alton hy boat to Psburg. As mentioned be-
tore ue Philadelphia and Erie Railroad runs directly
through the ope y thc bank Of the creek and thus
bIough. In direct communication with tho great oil
uiarl sts New York and PhlidephS. Tho buTs rise
from 4oC to co feet, In places very abruptly, There
deu built the creek about midway Jn the pro
rcrty, givr4 mmenrc wetCr-powcr to tho finest
and best ed mills In the country. This mill
az present 600 lumber per day with single
| upright saw.
A sang Of saws cau DO added at small cost and the
| milue made capable Of yielding to tho Com
pAny at once equal 10 ordinary producing we'll Tho
buG- abound with pine. homoCE, &c, in such quantity
A. 70 keep the min running several years Ju aidi-
ton to uc min there Is substantial and tsae
house. several smaller ones, barns, stables blacksmith
shop carrentor chop, &c &c In short, everything that
an peIience Of twenty years residence taught the
late owner 10 he necessary The bottom land tho atg
good farming land, cleared for tho purpose, from
| $50 to 30 acres IN extent.
Tic farm abounds with choico spots for drilling ana
with nciltc, the purpose, such few other lands
possess. The uyncs which nersect and form breaks bo
tween aud through the hills and which fAyOrc ocall-
tics els, lave fine srcGms which VIII sve sufficient
water power enable the Company to Immediately com
nonce sinEing several wells thus saving the expense
delay in obsnng engines. derrick built near the
IN H.Fta. bad tI,tg rtFse
arswern doubepurposo The "showS" OF OIL ara equal and
In many places superior ana numerous, to those OBJ
served what has proved to be tho best localities OIL
| creek
! About two miles from The farm, over tho buns the
| Hosner OH Company, OF Philadelphia are drilling two
wells on the Hosmcr run, which cmpties into tho Brokon
Straw at Garland These wels giving the grati-
fying evidence Of the existence OF OIL In great quantities.
and ostab! he'd its presence in that region beyond
doubt The Cottor Farm IS situate about ten miles nearly
north OF che now celebrated Idooute on the Allegheny
river.
H. The tco simple Of l16I acres tho North Salmon
creok TiCnesta township, Forest county, Pa just over
the border Of Ncnaugo county This land in the
OF the Cotor Farm, takoB in tho valley ss well the
buns boh sdos and Is rGyosed by numerous ravneB
and Little streams running into the Sslmon crock. The
evidences of oil cannot be oNceed-n fact marked,
and the formation Of the land TO the exist
that ever oil man visiting tke regien says
"saimon creek bound TO equal The world renowned Oh
creek" aud e speeuAting public have shown their faith
in by leasing buying every Of land from this
cOmpanys territory to the mouth OF the Creekabout hys
milcs-as well as up and down the Tionosta river for
| several miles.
This property Is situate about ten miles east Of the Ae
ghony river sbOunds with the description Of uiber
-pne cherry, hemlocb etc which he nade 40 yield
| \ handsome 10 the Company. The Development
OF The country rapidly progressing. wei being sunk
half mile from the property, others two mos from IT,
and The TiOnes,a river Is lined with them each side for
missOne at tho mouth Of Salmon creek yielding OIL
and all Of them giving such indications while drilling that
only accompanied tho sinking of the best
wells on creek. In addition TO bl8, the counties
rounding Forest county north, luuth, east, aud Wes
are yielding OIL and give great strength 70 the snppo
stion that Forest county Is I'm the cnnrc Of immense
basin Of oil, underlying that whole region ofcountfy
A COMPETENT SUPERINTENDENT,
I Mr.. FRANK o. EVRRP, who has had four years expo
rienes in the business has appointed aud has
| mcnood operations on the lands Of the ConPany-
A limited number Of shares vm be sold at tho above
mentioned subsc ptlon price, S26O per which will be
full paid and $4,000 applied asae5da'cy, 20 tne develop
ment Of the property
From the above prospectus it wfl be seen that the
| "Coter Farm on Company oflers uuusual inducements
TO ose wishing invest stock1. The extent of the
property owned BY thom, four square miles, the we'll
known produotyeness Of me surrounding REGION and the
facilities possessed by than for tho immediate develop
ent Of their territory at than twa-Jhrds the
usual cost warrant thu Directors asserting that the
| "CotterF Farm Oh Company viii place seli among
the first dividend paIlAs on stock Companies in The
| county.
Subscription books opspRd subscriptions 10 th'
eApltEl stock OF ta Company red at their oees,
Nos. % and 2i Washington Buildings,
THIRD STREET, BELOW WALNUT,
| Ard al The oflcc of l2-l9mws3.
PHILIP Ii. BRICE &c CO..
! No, 3O5 WALNUT STREET,