Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-08-30
Little Kanawha & Elk River
MINING co.
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO BE CLOSED. Il,
Cash Working Capital. sISo.ooo.

Cash Working Capital, 100000.
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OLIVER y. WOOD, President. ...,r.9I..,.
JAMES RUIkSllANK, Vice President. ..,,,
CHARLESJ. MARTIN, Treasurer.
JAMES wADSWORTH Secretary.
e. R, BLACKWELL, Consulting Engineer and
General Superintendent. VH G
ni.... ..ra. TRUSTEES:
PAUL N. SP0FF0RD, of Spoford Tileson 4
Co.. N. Y.
CHARLES J. MARTIN, President Homo Insur-
ance Co., N. Y. p" h''
Hon. ROGER AVERILL, Danbury. Conn.
Hon. ALBERT 2. CATLIN. Burlington, vt. l
JAMES CRUlKSHANK, IS Broadway. N. Y;
/ OLIVER E. WOOD, &c Barclay street, N. Y.
JAMES WADSWORTH of James Wadsworth
q Co., 81 Cedar street, Y. rd f'E. 9d5
JOHN w. STRONG, Detroit, Mich.ni 5u1
EDWARD NJ. MORGAN. 2 Pine street, N. Y.
THE SUBSCRIPTION Is SO NEARLY
i completed that it is intended to close the same
on or before the 18th Of February.
Subscriptions $3.50 900, of which 5000 900 purchas
es the and-to-wit; e2,seo acres. The remaining
$780, is the permanent cash working capital of the
Company. r
Par value of shares, 800. Lands located on the
Little Kanawha and Elk Rivers, in the counties Of
Gimer and Braxton in the very heart of the oil
gons of West Virginia. ,t..5 iIa r
Professor Richardson reports: "Your property is
the very centre Of the West Virginia oil regions. It
has oil and gas springs along the banks of
its streams, one of which vies with the famous
Burning Spring ITSELF" H"}
. Professor Shepherd, of New Haven. Conn.,. re-
ports: "Iconsider 10 enainenty oil producing land.
The oa-bearin0 shdles underlie 10 estensiUely and
tt6 long lines of car6Urettcd hydrogen, or uaminat
ing gas springs. of SohicA Sa,o burning, as
aoeH as tie appearance Of oil itsei/ on the surface
OF the tract, fully confirms me IN this 6elte|.
There can be no doubt that along your creeks and
tributaries there Is large eSteht Of rdlHdblo OIL
producing territory. The prodi0i . amount Of
6ituminous and camel coal iron or, mestone and
fro cadys embodied In the Aigh hRso our proper
IT, the tops and slopes Of soAieA drec red toiA an
eDtraordinpry grotoM Of trAfte odkd other hedrv
Hrn6ers, add Immensely TO It's cdlue."
These viewsare fully indorsed by the reports of
the most practical and experienced men from the oil
districts Of both Pennsylvania and Virginia.
The COMPANY consider themselves fortunate in
having secured the services of Mr.. Blackwell, a
practical civil engineer, for the general superintend
ency. so well known as the late Chief Engineer and
Superintendent of the Commissioners of Wash
ington Heights" New York City. ,. ,f,.,...
Arrangements are in rapid progress for the imme-
diate development of the property, on scale com
mensurate with its value ard extent %. lH h'l
Subscriptions ayable at the time of subscribing
half in cash, the balance in thirty days from
the time Of closing the subscription can be made in
person or byletter at the Office Of the undersigned
No 81 Cedar street, New York; j. X. DOBSON. No.
A State street, Boston; and JOIN w. STRONG,
Detroit Michigan, where full inform alton can be
obtained. .Er-,.ra
JAMES wADSwORTa Il CO.,
No. 6l Cedar street, New York.
N. B. Subscriptions received for the above Com
pany by LEWIS BAKER,
feb6 Wheeling, w. V.