The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-03
DROEPECTU9
OF ThE
COTTER FARM OIL COMPANY,
PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA.
Capital 5t~ClE, sSI 900. 900.
DIVIDED INTO 100000 SHARES AT 50 PER SHARE.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $3.50 PER SHARE.
HisIroFOsed to form this Company from the following
Interests

MS r0Fosed to form this Company from che following
intcnsu:-
l. The Zee smpco Of 1860 acres known as the "Cottc;
lurm on Big Broker s9~ creek, and ON Tho line OF the
Philadelphia and Erie iasoad one and half miles
ofGsnand Pttsncd towRJhp, Warren county, renDs,l-
yaGa. This land Is situated IN one the best localities
the ueghborhOod. Il takes in the whole Of the valley for
Straw creek OF over TWO miles, y also extends norhward
over bu ana takes ina consider able portion aihe Blue
creek takes It's rise nom the east side Of the bu which
rise to the ec.elgated OIL creek, the Side
II O. naNgabo from the Cotter Farm TO the Allegheny
river dsmco Of ten miles, and thus affords facilities for
tone, the hnRcOlpha aud Erie Railroad runs directly
m0ulh tes property ON the bank Of tue creek and tau; y
markets, Ncw York and Philadelphia. The buHs rise
Is dam Iu across the creek about nv,.y on tho proe
pcrty giving immenSe weeIr TO one OF the finest
sha De,t ion5IIeeo % 'w mils in the country Iais mg
at PrSsoh sAWS VO feet OF lumber per day with one single
I upright saw,
hgargot saws could be added at small cost, and the
mibe made capsbe OF producing enuc TO the Com
palE at once equal 20 an ordinary producing well The
os hDouhu Win WIN pine hemlook, &c. In such quantity
" Attp hS MN running Tor several yeap. ia addi
uon TO e mill there Is very substantial and large frame
mouse, several smaller ones, barns, stables blqeksmth
Am tApuitnce of twenty years residence taught the
ggtd farming land is cleared for the purpose and from
NTic iam abounds with choice spos for drilling and
Dithachles for the purpose such as few ottcr lands
possess The ra'ncs which nSIsee and form breaks be-
ties ior wells have fine streams, which win give sufficient
sint ing several wells thus saving the expense and delay
In obtaining engints A derrick be built the
a dcubepurpose. The "snoWs" OF oil are equaL and in
many places superior ard numerous, those
cretf.
About two miles from the farm, over the BuGs, the
HoSmsr on company, OF Pm9delphia, are drilling two
wells or the Homer run which emptes into the Broken
Straw Garland. These wells Swing the most grs-
ing evidence OF the existence OF OIL in quantities
ana nave essb he'd it, presence IN that region beyond
doubt. The Cutter Farm Is sitused nearly due
the now celebrated Tdeout, ON the Allegheny river
II, The simple Of l61 the North salmon
%
the border yeBaugo county This land in the
ofthe Coter Farm, takes in the valley as well as the
and hle sutgms running into the salmon Creek The
eNl9hcts Ol O cANnot DC eAIgeu m ~ ~, 80 nv
OF o that every oil man NlsiiinE the region says
'Samun Creek bound 10 equal the world renowned Oh
Crec ana The speouatng public have shownthcir faith
tby leasing or buying every acre OF ltnd from ms
m les-as ve as up and down the Iione'ta river for
Ths plopeIty Is situate about ten miles east Of the Ale
gheny Il abOuuds with the lcst description OF timber
pre cherry hemoGE' ele WnGa can DC made % yield
Of the country Is rapidly progressing, We Is being sunk
and the Tonesa river IS lined with them each SIDE for
miesonv at the mouth ot salmon creek, yielding OH,
have heretofore only ccompaucd the sinking Of the best
wells ON O creek In addition 70 This the counties sur
all yielding oil, and give great strength to the sup9o
son nai Forrest county Is i4 tie centre Of an Immense
limited number OF shares VII be sold al the above
nli paid and so 6e0 APPLIED meiiaisy to the develop
From the above prospectus Il win be seen that the
"Couer Farm Oil Company" offers unusual inducements
10 ose wishing to invest In oil stocks The extent OF We
known prOducveness ofthe surrounding region ana tle
facilities possessed BY them for the immediate deSeiop
usual cost warrant the Directors in asse.iing hat one
the drst dividend paying OF SOCK Companies in ts
| country.
Subscription books win bs opened and subscriptions to
| the capital stock received at the oaica OF