The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-01-14
OIL.

Apriuga FOuuossIhas
rior 70 Dunkard Creek. o;.,,
A party Of gentlemen from tnl' 10y ~
have recently been prospecting i ' W. 49, -
Fish Greek, tnot Fishing CrseA'
Virginia .be Ale
gbany mountains, near the line oe'~een
Honongalia and Marion counties un an
.oL;na Northwssterly, thence west
srly course falls into the ONO NV, ~
.hs .ontbsrn part of Marshall county
800 the line below the month ofCaptina
- on the Ohio side. D..
n,,nkard creek, upon the borders OF
-bicb oil has recently been found In con-
siderable quantities, heads near the same
locality Duukard taking the eastern
slope of the mountain ridge, and Fish
rack the western slope Dunkard falling
/ into the Mouongahela in Greene county
Pa, and Fish creek into the Ohio at the
point above mentioned
Fish creek is remarkably tortuous OF
winding III its course, passing through
yery hilly, we may say mountainous sec
ton of our State, in greater part OF It's
extern A knowledge of the fact that
Dunkard and Fish creeks have their
sources IN so close proximity, satisfied
The gentleman above rofsrred to, that II
oil had been found along Dunkard, II
must exist in still greater abundance III
the Fish creek section, since the Charac'
ter of the country through winch the
creek flows is far moIe favorable ana Oh
account of its nearer approach to what
many of our best practical BIOLOGISTS
claim to be the centre OF the great oil
basin of this country
These gentlemen have returned after
an absence of three weeks, satisfied with
their explorations, and fully confirmed
in their previous convictions In fact II
would be difficult 10 convince them that
thew have not found the EldOTado OF oil
dom
Taking boat at Wheeling, our explorists
landed at the mouth Of Fish creek, ana
extended their investigations many miles
up the stream, examining carefully the
surface indications along the creek and
ITS tributaries The indications were
found to more than realize their most
sangu inc hopes Oil was found ooLing
from the ground in various localities
and oil springs ale numerous. The re
markable upheavals Of the rock torma
tions. give evidence that oil may be
found i'll quantity at no great depth
Some OF the principal coal veins OF what
is known to biologists as the Great APP
palachiau CoaEField," find their verge
OF crop out before reaching Fish creek,
or in its vicinity Thin strata is occa-
sionally seen toward the SUBMITS OF the
hills, but it is rarely found along the
creek in sufficient quantity, OF OF quail
ity to render it particularly valuable as
an article OF fuel Wood is the only
fuel used by the Northumberland, ma
pie hickory &c, being found in super
q abundance
The territory from the mouth OF the
creek up to Lynn Camp, distance FOL
lowing the course of the creek, OF about
fifteen miles, is regarded as the most val
liable and the most available for OIL
very good wagon road extends several
miles up the creek from its mouth and
when the Ohio river is ION swell, back
water from the river enables the settlers
for number of miles along the creek to
take out their products in fat boats.
milestone Run" one of the princi
pal tributaries of Fish Greek, emptying
into it about eight miles from its mouth
is regarded as point OF great value fol
oil operations High hills from all di,
rections, forming numerous gullies and
ravines, with tumultuous rock upheay-
ais, COHNelSt tONdiu tuS Luou'h VI ehis
Run; and oil may be seen on the surface
in various places on the lands of James
and William Montgomery, and Henry b
and James Yoho, extending a mile OF
more up Milestone from its mouth, and
along Fish creek for some distance above
aud below the mouth of MILESTONE -
The lands of Samuel Arnold. John
Baker, and Vincent Standiford, embra.
cling the mouths of Upper, Middle, and
Lower Treble Runs, only about three
miles above the mouth OF Fish creek. are
also regarded as important points.
We understand that the gentlemen re-
ferred TO, have taken leases of some
favorable tracts along the creek, and
that they intend to commence operating
for oil early in tho spring, if not sooner
THE MUsKINGUM On SPRING PETRoLE-
UM COMPANY While thousands of mon