The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1865-01-07
PROSPECTUS
" The Harrison Oil Company"
Subscription Erice TWO Dollars.
Capital, S500,000. 100000 Shares.
Pr Ta!ue, So Each.


Par Fa!ue, So Each.
Subscription Frice Two Dollars.
VlIIs Company is duly organized Cooperation and
BODY polite under the provisions Of Act Of Assem-
bly If the Commonwealth of Prnnsy lvania, approved
April u. 1854, and Il Charter obtained
This Company have purchased in fee SIMPLE absolute
w. and clear of all encumnrcrs, Tract of Land. CON
tanning 1856 acres l2 ciches AMI allowances of SIX per
crAt for roads etc, situated French Creek, about .
miles above the borough Of Franklin and miles above
the mouth Of Sugar Creek. in Nrrangu county, State Of
pennsylvania. having frontage on the creek 81 5000
feet all Of which is avail 'hc for boring wells The farm
is known tl,r Harrison Farm. and j. immediately
opposite the ''Tanan Farm, which is now owned 10y n
New York company who are Mt present developing thcr
lands with every prospect of Success
The blowing is extract from letter from n gen
tlcrnln in Franklin VIII" has no interest whatever IN the
Lands Of the Company and who has been connected with
developing oil territory for some time past. In speaking
Of this Of Land he says Il think the location a.
good ~ any on the Greek: and if was going to put
down we'll ON French Creek would rather have it on
this tract than any have yet looked ut. think it far
preferable the Tallan Farm. which is called the best
uu the Creek The original Of this letter is in the
session Of the Company and will be shown to any person
DESIRING Ia rcld it.
1t is proposed by the Company prosecute their opcr
ations the lands at with rignr hy sinking at least
wells to such depth may be necessary for the
purpose Of properly dcvc ping the same md although
This region has not yet been as thoroughly worked as
other sections surrounding it, they feel confident
perfect success will he obtained.
This region is producing from the wells already in
working operation. the heavy or urtang oils. winch
is FIR rcmunerative than the light or illuminating
oils produced on Oil Creek il selling from 30 to 100 per
cent n,ore and from the situation Of the land the oil
can he shippri to market II much less cost than the
oils produced about the Oil Creek territory the branch
railroad from McaJville to Franklin passing along tho
line of the Creek opposite to this tract.
From the Of this Company having so large piece
a land body, with frontage Of over half mile
on the Creek thus aurdng ample protection from other
horings near the wells of the company. and also from the
indications of the wells the Tanian Farm, one OF
which is said 10 he yielding 30 barrels day, they
feel justified in saying that the prospects of this Com
pny paying handsome dividends is far better than most
81 :he comp MES Of recent organization Should the
CopaE succeed in producing only 20 barrels per day of
ulricatlng OIL and placing the price Of it at SD per
Barrcl. it would realize to the Company 100000 per
aunuin. less tlr. working expenses.
~ The undersigned is authorized to dispose
of limited number of the shares of the above
Company at Two DOLLARS per share.
SAMUEL B. FOARD.
'Elktcn, JIM 1865