The Portland daily press., 1865-03-09
PROPERTY OF TaE CompANy.


The following is description of the Company and
Inc operaticn MS now DING on upon it,
No. consists of eighty four acres 81 fee on Fast
Oh CIesk, about two miles from FtusvilIe. ON this
chinery, &C. One well is now down about three
hundred feet; ana Already large quantities OF oil
navs eope " me surface flowing read ly over the
top OF the well Thisis the surfAce second can
rock oh which indicates large deposits beneath
Great results are expt cted TINS well which will
probably be compleed in the course Of thirty DAYS
Forty acres of this tract of the best boring ter
ritory. 0t ageV 7au eaFsfg rsa-l f7lI =
No. q Ten acres in fee. All boring territory,
tract, bus lying The north side OF the creek and
one half mile nearer 1itusvile. This is one Of be
most eig bic tracts for oil purposes on the whole
creek: well 10 be sunk IN this place immediately .
No 3. One acre IN fee on oil creek, one half mile
below fitu vile, SURROUNDED by paying wells; this
is ell the best boring land. Two wells going down
whch, from esent Indicat ons, proni e to be at
least twenty -barIe wells. although much better re-
suls are expected rom atlea,t OF of them as al
most every well this vicinity has been good one
No A. Perpetual lease of two (2l acres Tail goring
fetrrory,) giving one hall ROYALTY, on the eelebra-
led Geor2e hicket's farm on Cherry Run, lying at
the mouth of Oil Run small stream emptying in
to cnerry Run, ana deriving its name If ON the
large quantities OF oil constanIiy floating on its
face. 40 better oil land can be 4onnu d ging from
SURFACE indica ions anu the that ali wells Ia this
vicility are large pumping or flowing wells. 1t is
So ~ be IA fact, that out of The several hundred
wells on Oh Try Run, there not as yet been one
failure to obtain oft after reaching the Oil depth
ING Company nave re son toexpect larger returns
from this small tract, and have already Two wells
/ goiag down witt all dispatch possib.e, -
Mob Perpetual lease OF tsnt le) acres tqne-ha'f
royatiyN ali boring terr.teryS On the Fu ner and
Anderson farm Cherry RIM, opposite aud adj in,pg
The ceiebrated Humboldt property. Two wels gong
down with the Lest ind cat ons On this trs ct there
noted oll-3pllpg const anily giving out gas and
Gil in considerable Quantities III Is also but a
sn9 2, q ta.ee above the Great eed. "Wade,
pumping wells above and below,
No g. FIFTY acres ~ fee ontwest branch Pit-Hole
oreek adjoining the United States Companyfs prop
half tfpfln NJ. n
ing welt This tract is arly all good boring terri
tory being nters ed by several small rms empty
tng INTO Fit Hoe eaol aftori ing ample room for
Tais tract is the most valuable OF any tie Ccmpa.
ny own, Twas purchased some time since: and
recent developments of property If it timmeoi-
ate vicinity has advanced its value more than
three told above i 8 cost to the Inpan7 Two
wells going down on this With much cert ainty of
success SUI as there can possibly be on any land in the
This iract lies directly between the hGreat Noble
ana Empire" wells on Oil Greek, and the great
United States" well on Pit hoe in belt that ex.
tends 10 the Allegheny River, and in which the
qnanty OF the oil found is of striking similarity
No7 On IN eals ~ e sae ahgss wells
ing one-fcurth royaltE, Of m dole b anch Fit Hole
ana o1y one-four'h mile from United States Com
With the best of show, To paricularize the extta
quat ss OF this tract would only epeafipg what
IS j. said regardi trac. Nos although its market
fourth mi nearer the greas well. -
No. g. Five acr.s l5l ia ne, all fiat, on main
branch Pit Hole forty rods below the great we'll and
adjoining ten acres belonging to J. W. Sherman of
ma great Sherman Wei " on Oil Creek. Two wells
going down on this with ali possible dispatch; and
posits. g
No PaFDeual lease of five f5) aarss, one-fourth
royaly, ejoini tract No So Iii boring tterroIy y,
ara OF equfvalue with the above The small royalty
gi'en ms kes this lease as valuable as fee-sm
PIE: lwo wells going down tbs with same ind-
wi h these adyaata o.. suberior in the Judgment
OF men experienced in the oil business to those of
any otner company. the Directors feel assured that
heY are ohsri1g one of the best OPP rtunites
yes ment ever presented to the pubic.
= ~ iarther information, Maps and Prespeetuses,
apply to - -
y. Il. cLAPP 4 CO, bankers. 81 State Street, Bos-
ton,
Afford DYER, Esq, No ll6 Middle st, Portland,
4. ROBERTS, OF l.. Roberts & Co, South Street,
lgq2 New York f.. Is ia'Af IA
j. N. BURLEIGH, Treasurer 2l4 State Street,
Boston, lcI2aaIa hpig-
nA suoH WHERE a IL asu $50 d
| 81 y FL .gI .4avasa q a no
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