Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-06-29
Little Kanawha & Elk Riysrol.
PETROLEUMAND MlNINGcOs
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4 OI,IyER H. WOOD, Presidhnt.l l9l9mmop y'9l
! JAMES CRUikSllANK. Vice President ui.s97qx
| CHARLES J. MARTIN. Treasurer, ,c Is fodW =.
| JAbES WADSW Secretary. "a a,
| E. R. BLACKWELL, Consulting Engineer and
/ Gcneral Supsrintenddnti1 ",slih1'71 i'l'h
TRUSTEES :.99loY sid 10 90
PAUL N. SPOFFORD, of Spoford Tiieson d
CHARLES J. MARTIN. President Home lnapF-
Ance Co.. N Y. ,tt....l, i,,.i.T
Hon. ROGERAvERILII Dahbury. C0hh. '?'''
Hon. ALBERT r. CATLIN, Burlington. W. 4il
JAMES CRUIKSHANK,, ,p5 Broadway. .N.lH.G n
OLIVER E. WOOD, 20 Barclay street,N Yur.ts
JAMES WADSWORTH, of James Wadsworth
&Co., Of Cedar street. N. Y. ''D "'
JOHNiW. STRONG, Detroit Mich! - '''--' ~
EDWARD M. MORGAN, Pinestreet. MY. hni
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TIME SUBSCRIPTIONI Is SO NEARLY
Il completed that itis intended to close tho same
on or before the Eth 6f February ''I' u"
Subscriptions, $75OOOo. of which $eOo,O0o purchas-
es the land-to-wit: 1880 acres. The remaining
$3.50 900 is the permanent cash working capital ofthe
C6mp6nyI ., u ! TIA IOrl . III lBFl 1919
Par value Of shares, $iOo.-bands located on the
Little KhnawhA and i1lk Rivers IN The counties Of
Gilmer and Braxton. in the veny heart Of the dlre-
gions of West Virginia. r'l fD .iit4aR 5gjaY
Professor Richardson reports: Your property is
the very centre Of the West Virginia oil regions. II
has numerous oil and gas springs along The banks Of
its streams. one Of which vies with the famous
Burning Spring itself" a7eqf ogl 3su nj n9gd
Professor Shepherd, of New Haven, Conn. re-,
ports: "Tconstder 10 enainenRy oil-producfp0 land.
ne oa-5sarin6 Shdtss undertie 10 ehtensfvety and
the long Ii'sAs Of cdr0.@Shsd A9aroDSa.oS 1Lminas
ine Sas spsingS some Of tshich n saso bvrnis0, as
seeu "a the appeGrdnce Of oil {tsqf on fbe ,syg1dcs
Of the tract fully confirms me In tbis 1etief,
o7aers can Be no doubt that along yoar creeks and
trl6utdries there 8 large eateat Of oaltd6ts or
producing territory. The prodi0iouS dnto1atof
6itumiaoys and eapBes eodl iron ore. limestone and
fire clays embodied In high hills on Jour proper
IT, s tdps and slopes of phich are coUered tciM an
extraordinary 0rotoh of qcite OAK dpd other Asdvy
FINDERS add imrensely to hs palue." ,,,..c,,,.,,,.
These views are fully Endorsed by the reports Of
the most practical and experienced men from the oil
districts Of both Pennsylvania and Virginia. inirIl
,lrhe Company consider themselves fortunate in
nhVing secnreu bno solNiSoe"t f' Ap~NA"lYp'' -
practical civil engineer for the general superintcnd
ency, 50 well known as the late Chief Engineer and
Superintendent Of the Commissioners Of Wash
ington Heights" New York City. 9aIu,nY 1.erai j
Arrangements are in rapid progress for the imue1
diats development Of the property, on scale com
mensufate withits value aud extent.
Subscriptions payable atithe time Of subscribing.
orone half in cash. the balance in thirty days from
the time of closing the subscription, be maden
person or byletterat the Office Of the undersigned.
No 81 Cedar street. New York; j. K D0BSON. No.
a State street, Boston; aud 10 IN W. STRONG,
Detroit! Michigan. where full inform alton can be
obtained. iii. I.1lt .n- f. yigqus 1laDnD'll
-o,o M - JAMES wADSwoRTa 4 Co.., ~
- ..,., -; No. 81 Cedar street. New York,
NIB. Subscriptions received for the above Com
pshy yi1G9s.p Ii u LIE WIS BAKER, '"i
I feB6 5di oi 4libf9l ~. Wheeling, WV. |