The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-10-03

boiling surface, the Company yin net
an 4afora he AT tkG expeuse OF develop
mo r. Tn reality this Is already develop.
-ed. as a we'll was put down on Q part OF it
in 1860. which yielded 400 barrels in ten
da5s Zone acre, including the well, has
S,ssn a;nce sold off this tract, which at
that time consisted of 20 acres There
Ia Also good house, orchard, &C., on said
premises. n,,;,s;,
tareat in a IS wear lease of Is acres, also
on Newell Run, adjoining the ABOVE tract
of 1e acres. One sixth royaity OF tnis
tract goes to the land holder. On 1t Is
wen 765 feet deep, now flowing regularly
Q barrels per day, and increasing Win
great force of gas, and which has pump
ed 1S barrels per day. Good judges say
this well will produce the same ameunt
again with proper appliances.
With the above is included 35 OF 10
horse power portable engine, 700 feet
tubing, 800 barrel tank, pumps, &c and
full set of tools for drilling and 'remov-
| ing distractions in wells.
Also, an extra 9-horse power portable
engine, ready for use, amply sufficient to
| to drill or pump, as the well on above
lease was drilled by it,
| No. 9. Consists of the extensive Oil
Refinery of Connolly, Ford & Co, OF
| Wheeling, West Va, situated on the cor
uer of 5th and Lindsay street, on Big
Wheeling Greek, 500 yards from its
mouth, which creek furnishes navigation
for their 500 barrel bulk boat, convenient
for pumping into the receiving tank by
engine Capacity for refining 300 barrels
per week, Storage for 5000 barrels OF oil
Engine, large stills, and condensers, :
agitators. 10 large tanks, (iron and wood, ;.
all complete, and now running. Main
building 10 feet by 60, covered and
sided with sheet iron.
1t is the design of the Company as 1t
is now organized, to appropriate OF dc
post with the Treasurer, $4,000 fol
working capital, to not only furnish am
pie means for fully developing their val
liable territory, but also to furnish full
supply to run the Refinery up to its ful
capacity for manufacturing Carbon Oil
Benzole, &c, until sufficient amount Ii
produced from our Developments, which
already will supply a considerable per
ton. 1t is further understood that NJ
assessments are hereafter to be made, a.
the S25, 900 working capital will ampl.
provide for all contingencies, since W
have already three producing wells ant
two down to nearly a sufficient depth
together with the profits of which thu
Refinery will yield under proper manage
ment, from twelve to twenty thousant
dollars per annum 1t is the design tt
put down Immediately a well OH one o
the Burning Spring lots. also another or
the 81 acre tract on Walkers Greek, il
the vicinity of tbs Rathbone well; ais
to put i'm complete and successful work
ing order all of the wells on their othe
property. 1t may also be remarked her
that the 81 acres on Walkers Creek. ant
the 80 acres on Fish Creek, both i'll fee
one on the river and the other OH The r
r. arc so heavily timbered that ali ihdeti
mite amount of barrel slaves can BIZ had
Also the advantages OF Wheeling owe
points either above or below, for refining
oil, are apparent, from the fact that tn
home trade or consumption is large, an,
outlets by Hempfeld, Baltimore & Ohio
and Central Ohio Railroads, togethe
with the Ohio River, which always fun
uishes supply of crude oil by naviga
tion from West Va. wells to this point
when navigation is often closed abov,
Another important fact which every in
|, partial intelligent oil man will fully ju,
, tify MS in saying that the amount ri va
liable property included III this Comp;
ny's organization wonld have been sufl
cient to have formed four la egHss ffflllpe
oil excitement And parties therefor
investing their money in stock III thi
Company, owing to the tangible and re
liable character of the basis upon whic
it is gotten up, caunot fail to rcalz
large results, as careful and caution
examination by the intelligent oil men, q
all the property above described, vii
prove the truthfulness of the statement
herein contained.
NIB. 1t is the intention to have a re
issue in few days, when our plots al
autographed. and regular or permanen
officers are elected.
S. P Hildreth, Treasurer pro tenn,
authorized to receive subscriptions to tn
Capital stock of the above named Con
; pany.
DAVID MORRISON, Cleveland, Ohio.
MASON w. BURT, Taunton, Mass.
J. H. Connolly, Wheeling, w. Va
HENRY CRANGLE,