The Portland daily press., 1865-03-18
PROPERTY OFF TnE COMPANY.

The following ID . description of the Company and
the operations now Ding on upon it. M y
No. consists of eighty four acres fee, on Fast
we nave TWO wells going down, new engines, ma
chinery, &c. One well is now down about three
huLdre feet; ana already large quantities OF oil
top of the we'll Thisis The surface second ian 4.
rock oil which indicates large deposits beneath.
probably be comlleted in the Of thiit, ds5s
Forty acres of this tract are Of the best boring ter
ritory. r5l...f.s5., RI. r.s--a
No2. Ten acres in fee All boring territory,
nearly opposite no l, being u part of the came
tract, bus lying on the Horth side of the creek, and
one half mile nearer 1itusyille. This IA of the
most elig Bile tracts for oil purposes on the whole
creek: well to be sunk ON this place Immediately.
No. 8. One acre in fes on oil creek, one half mile
below iitu vile, surrounded by paying wells; this
Is ell the best boring land. Two wells going down
which. from p esent indications, promi IL be at
least enty barrel wells. although much better
suits expected ON at loa4t one Of them, al
moat every we'll in this vicinity has been good one
No. T. Perpetual lease of two ~ acres (all BORING
territory, giving one half ROYALTY, the celebra-
ted George fticket's farm on Cherry Run, lying at
the mouth of Uil.Run, a small stream emptying in
to Cherry Run, and deriving its name fom the
large quantities of oil constantly floating on its
face. No better oil land can be Iound dying from
suriacs indications the ract that ali wells In this
viciOity are large pumping or flowing wells. 1t lie
sa d to bea fact: that out Of the several hundred
wes on Oh rry Run, there has not. yet, been one
failure to obtain oil after reaching the oil depth
The Company have re son to expect large returns
going down wit 4 all dispatch possibie. Il
NO. B. Perpetual lease of ten (l0l acres { ne-half
royalty all boring territory. on the Turner and
ANDERSON farm Cherry him. opposite and adj Dining
the celebrated Humbolt property. Two wells going
down with the best indica ons On this tract there
oil in considerable quantities. This Is also but
snort d tar ce above the "Great h eed , "Wade,"
and Granger" wells, and many other flowing and
pumping wells abovs and below, sN N4,-.l X
No 6. Fifty acres IN fee on west branch Pit-Hole
Greek adj dining the United States Company prop.
erty. and only one-h4lf mile from their great flow.
ing Well This tract is NJ arly all good boring terri
tory being inter ec'ed by stvera small empty.
ing INTO Pit Ho Q. each affor ing aaple room for
if wells. g al 1upi. lIf Nrll-3i 81 Nv
This tract is the most VALUABLE OF any r. Ccmpa-
ny own. 1t was purchased some time since: and
the recent developments of property il its immed-
ate vicinity has advanced its value mere than
three told above 8 cost to the c ,mpsnv Two
wells going down on this. With much cert ainty of
sIcoess as there can possibly be on any land in the
Thus tract lies directly bstwt en- the 'Great Noble
ana Empire" wells on Oil Creek, and the great
United States, well on Pit Q. In belt that ex-
tonds TO the Allegheny River, and in which the
quality of the oil found Is of striking similarity
psing the light oil hl indicates the largest ellis
No. u Pergeual lease Of fifteen 16l acres lgiv
and by one-foarth mile from United states Com.
pays well; all fat land; two wells 60 ng down
h would e s Msa
is said regarding tract No. g. although its market
value il much greater from the fact Of its yin one.
IOuLlH III 6uSbI6r tn6 gre3b VIGIL. faaa
No. 8: FIVE acrfs t5l IN fee, all fat ON main
branch Pit Hoe, forty reds below the great well and
adjoining ten acres belonging to j. W. Sherman of
the great Sherman Wei" on Oil Creek. Two wells
going down ON this with all possible dispatch; and
at their pre emf depth. show Indications flarge de-
posits.
No. PERPETUAL lease Of FIVE (5) a,res, one-iourth
royalty, aojoni tract No S.: all boring territory
and of with the above The small royalty
given ma kes this lease most as valuable as fee-sim
pie: Two wells going down on this with same indi-
cations az on Nos. l'a
Wi b these adyanta O.. superior in the Judgment
OF men experienced In the oil business to those of
anv other company the Directors feel assured that
they are csriag ofthe st opp .rtunities for in
vestment ever presented to the pubic.
Or further information. Maps and Prespectuses,
Apply 70 aa.lia4.9s usg bH6 5rsT
J. H. cLAPP seo, Bankers. 81 state Street. Bos-
Afford DYER, Egg. No lis Mi.dlo st,ForGand,
L. ROBERTS, OF L. Roberts Co, South Street,
New York.
J. N Iau1RLEIGH. Treasurer, ai4 State Street.
Subscription Books are Now Open.
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81 STATE STREET. BOSTON.
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