Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-06-08
Little Kanawha & Elk River oq
PETROLEUMAND MINING co.
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO he CLOSED
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OLIVER T.. WOOD. President. .,.,,..,,., ,rg
JAMES CRU UIkSiiANK. Vice President.
CHARLESJ j. MARTIN, Treasurer.
JAMES WADSW ORTIZ. Secretary, : @oLta 30"
E. R. BLACKWELL, Consulting Engineer and
General Superintendent. i,.,i,r,r,.rr tgu.
PAUL'N. SP0FF0RD, of Spoford Tileson
Co., N. Y.
CHARLESJ j. MARTIN. President Home Insur-
ance Co., y. I"'
Hon. ROGER AVERILL, Danbury Conn.,, = '
Hon. ALBERTZ. CATLIN, Burlington, Vt,
JAMES CRUIKSHANK, 30 Broadway, MY.
OLIVER E.,W00D, 20 Barclay street, N. Y. p
JAMES WADSW ORTIZ, of james Wadsworth
4 Co., 81 Cedar street, N, Y 'v H.'.l ,4Y
JOHN w. STRONG, Detroit, Mich. ...... y.
EDWARD NJ. MORGAN. 2 Pine street, N, Y.
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THE SURSCRIPTION IL so NEARBY
J. completed that il is offended TO close the same
on or before the 18th Of February. ,r,,, Ia v,r,,
Subscriptions, $3.50 oOo of which seOO, 900 purchas
es the land-to-wit: 1880 acres. The remaining
$3.50 is the permanent cash working capital Of the
Company. l,tt i.I. .1fII.Id gd lii9 ,T ..Ii
Par value of shares, $780, Lands located on the
Little Kanawha and Elk Rivers, in the counties of
ilmer and Braxton in the very heart Of the oilr
gions of West Virginia.
Professor Richardson reports: "Your property is
the very centre of the West Virginia oil regions It
has numerous olaud gas springs along the banks of
its streams, one of which vies with the famous
Burning Spring ITSELF" Il f.+
Professor Shepherd, of New Haven, Conn.,, re-
ports: "Iconsider u emtnently producing land.
The oR-6earin0 shdleS undsrlie d ertsnsSoeIy and
tie long lines Of car6uretted hydrogen. on uvVtNat-
ing gas springs, some of aohicA saao burning as
s0eH as the appearance Of oil itself on the surface
Of tie tract, J'uRy confirms me IN thts 6elier.
There c6'u be no doubt that along your creeks and
tributaries there is a large egtent Of Uaiudbfs OIL
producing territory. Tho prodfgious amount Of
6ituinou8 and camel coal iron ore. limestone and
fro clays embodied In the high hills on our proper
H. tie tops and slopes Of schicA are eooered sosA an
estr0ordinUry 0ro'Oth Of sohite oakland otherAedty
tim5orS, add immensely to its Odlue."l.gm ,M1oP
These views are fully indorsed by the reports Of
the most practical and experienced mon from the oil
districts Of both Pennsylvania and Virginia.
The COMPANY consider themselves fortunate An
having secured the services of Mr.. Blackwell,
practical civil engineer, for egenera supcrntend-
ency. SO well known as the late Chief Engineer and
Supefintendent Of the Commissioners of Wash
ngton Heigh,s,YNew York City. Jr ds'I-
Arrangements are in rapid progress for the imme-
diate development of the property, on a scale com
meDsurate with its value and extent. ~.
Subscriptions payable at the time OF subscribing,
or one. half in cash, the balance in thirty days from
tho time of closing the subscription can be made in
person or by letter at the Office of the undersigned.
No 81 Cedar street, New York; j. K. D0BS0N. No.
q State street, Boston; and joan W. STRONG.
Detroit, Michigan, where full inform alton can be
obtained. '' N.'
JAMES wADSWORTH q CO.,
.., No. 0l Cedar street, New York.
NIB. Subscriptions received for the above Com
pany by ha LEWIS E8AKER,
feb6 t1 -li Wheeling, w. V.