The Portland daily press., 1865-04-19
PROPERTY OF THE COMPANY.

The following is description of the Company and
the operations now going on upon it.
NO. consists of eighty four acres tn FEE, on East
Oil Greek, abouttwo miles from rltusvile. On this
we have two wells going down, new engines, ma
chinery, 60. One well is now down about three
hundred feet; ana aIeady large quantities OF oil
have come to the surface, flowing read ly over the
top of the well. Tnisis the surface or second sanl
rock oil which indicates large deposits beneath
Great results are expected this well which will
probably be completed in the course Of thirt, days.
Forty acres Of this tract are of the best boring ter
1lNo2 Ten acres in fee. All boring territory,
| nearly opposite No /, being part of the same
tract buG lying the Borth side of the creek and
one half mile nearer litusville THE one of the
eligible tracts for oil purposes on the whole
creek: well to be sunk on tins place Immediately
l No. 3. One tA fee oil cree K, one half mi e
below Titu vile, surrounded by paying wells; this
| is all the best boring land. Two wells going down
which. from p esent indications, promise to be at
least rwenty barrel wells although much better re-
sulIs expected from atleast one Of them, as al
every well in this vicinity has been good one
Ne.4. PerpetualIease of two t2) acres fail noring
terriiory,) giving hall royalty, the celebra-
ted George hcket's farm on Cherry Run, lying at
the mouth Of Oil Run, small stream emptying in
to Cherry Run, and deriving its name from the.
large quantities Of oil constantly floating its sur
face. No better oil land can be found jsdging from
surface indications the TACT that all wells in this
sa to be fact, that out of the several hundred
wells Chrry Run, there has not as yet, been one
failure to obtain oil after reaching the oil depth.
b The Company have re son to expect large returns
from this small tract, and have already two wells
going down WITH all dispatch possible.
No. o. Perpetual lease OF ten (le) acres (one-haif
royaltyl ali boring territory. on the Turner and
Anderson farm. Cherry Rnn, opposite and adjoining
the celebrated Humboldt property. Two wells going
down with the best Indications On this tract there
is noted offspring constantly giving out gas and
oil in considerable quantities. This Is also but a
short di lance above the Great keed, "Wadef
and Granger" wells, and many other flowing and
pumping wells above and below, M
No 8. Fifty acres ia fee on west branch Pit-Hoie
Greek adjoining the United States Company prep.
mi half mil fhnfF In
ing WE'LL This tract is sary all good boring terri
torv being inter by several small empty
ing Into Pit Hole. each afording ample room for
df wells. 1871
This tract is the most valuable OF any the Compa-
ny own. 1t was purchased some time since and
the recent developments of property IN its immedi-
ate vicinity has advanced its value more than
three told above cost to the lmpany., Two,
wells going down on this with as much certainty Of
success as there can possibly be on any land In the
oil regions. =
This tract lies directly bstween the "Great Noble
and EMPIRE wells on 81 81 Creek and d., The great
tcnds TO the Allegheny River, and in which the
quality of the oil found is of striking similarity
peing the light oil that indicates the largest wel
No.7. Perpetual lease of fifteen 15j acres Civ
ing one-fcurth royalty) on middle branch Pit Hole
and oaiy one-fourth mile from United States Com
with the bset of show. To partieularize the extra
qualities of this tract would emily be repeating wht
is said regarding tract No. g. although its market
value Is much greater from the fact of its lying
fourth mile nearer the great well. al
No. s, Five acres (5) IN fee, all fiat, on min
branch Pit Hole forty rods below the great well IND
adjoining ten acres belonging to j. w. Sherman of
the great Sherman Well" ON Oil Creek. Two wells
going down on this with all possible dispatch and
at their present depth, show indications sflarfe de-
posits. as rrI M Z II
No. O.. Perpetual lease of five 5l acres one fourth
royalty, adjoining tract No 81; all boring territory
and ofequat value with the above The small royalty
given makes this lease most rs valuable as fee-sm-
pie: Two wells going down on this with same indi-
cations as on No 3. st..'..sao s.eQ 81
Wi hthese advanta ,e- superior in the Judgment
of men experienced In the oil business, to those of
any other company the Directors feel assured that
they offering the best opportunities in
vestment ever presented to the public. lf. a
For further information, Maps and Prespectuses,
apply to E-s Nl A0
J. II. .cLAPP co, Bankers. 81 State Street, Bos-
ton. V .Ja
AFFORD DYER, Esq No ll5 Middle st, Portland,
Maine.g st.toNtgrQ 4gessW i
L. ROBERTS, of L. Roberts & Co, South Street,
New York.
J. N. BURLElGH, Treasurer. 2l4 State Street,
Boston,
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j. IN. CLAPP & CO.,
BANKERS.
81 STATE STREET, BOSTON.
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