Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-09-30
Little Kanawha & Elk River
PETROLEUMAND MINING co.
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO BE CLOSED.

Cash Working Capital, sI5O,OOO
| OFFICERS
OLIVER n. WOOD, President.
JAMES CRU UIkSllANK. Vice President.
CHARLESJ. MARTIN, Treasurer. -
JAMES WADSW0RTH. Secretary.
E. R. BLACKWELL, Consulting Engineer and
General Superintendent.
.r. TRUSTEES:
; PAUL N. SP0FFORD. of spoford Tileson 4
CON-
CHARLES J. MARTIN. President Home Insur-
ance Co., Y.
Hon. ROGER AvERILL, Danbury. Conn.
Hon. ALBERT z. CATLIN, Burlington, vt.
JAMES CRUIKSHANK, IS Broadway, NY.
OLIVER E. WOOD, 90 Barclay street, N. Y.
JAMES WADSW0RTH. of James wadsworth
4 Co.. 81 Cedar street. N. Y.
JOHN w. STRONG, Detroit, Mich.
EDWARD NJ. MORGAN. 2 Pine street. N. Y.
THE SUBSCRIPTION Is SO NEARLY
Il completed that it is intended to close the same
on or before the 18th Of February.
Subscriptions, $3.50 900, of which 5000 900 purchas-
es the land-to-wit: e2.SeO acres. The remaining
$50 900 is the permanent cash working capital of the
Company.
Par value of shares, 500. Lands located on the
Little Kanawha and Elk Rivers, in the counties of
Gilmer and Braxton in the very heart of the oil re-
gions Of West Virginia.
Professor Richardson reports: "Your property is
the very centre of the West Virginia oil regions It
has numerous oil and gas springs along the banks of
its streams. one Of which vies with the famous
Burning Spring itself"
Professor Shepherd. of New Haven, Conn.,, re-
ports: "Iconsidor u emiRenRy OIL producing land.
The oi1-0edrin0 shdles underlio u estensiUely, and
hs long lines Of car6Ureted hydrogen, or Wumfnat-
ing gas sprin0s, sons Of SohicA sato burning as
Deu as the appearance Of oil Asetf on the sSrJace
Of the tract. fully confirms me IN tais belief.
7AerecGnbe no doubt that along your creeks and
tri6utGries there 70 large eStsnt Of valua5ls OIL
producing territory. The prodi0ious amount of
bitustaovs and canAel coal iron ore limestone and
fro cldys embodied ia tASAigA Ais on pour proper
~, the tops and slopes toAicA are coUered Wi an
ecsrdOrdtScry 0rosotA of sohite odL and other hedoy
tin5srs. add tn'men,ely to ts odIvs."
These views are fully indorsed by the reports Of
the most practical and experienced from the oil
districts Of both Pennsylvania and Virginia.
. The Company consider themselves fortunate in
having secured the services Of Mr.. Blackwell. q
practical civil engineer for the general superntend
ency. sowell known as the late Chief Engineer and
Superintendent Of the Commissioners Of wash
ington Heights" NEW York City.
Arrangements are in rapid progress for the imme-
diate development Of the property. on scale com
mensurate with its value and extent.
Subscriptionspayable at the time Of subscribing.
or ronehaf in cash. the balance in thirty days from
the time of closing the subscription can be made in
person or bystter at the Office Of the undersigned
No 81 Cedar street. New York; J. K. DOBSON. No.
q State street. Boston; and JOHN W. STRONG,
Detroit, Michigan, where full inform alton can be
JAMES wADSw0RTH & CO..
No. 81 Cedar street. New York.
NIB. Subscriptions received for the above Com
panyby LEWIS BAKER, j,
feb6 - Wheeling. WV.