Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-04-29
but there is oil with 1t and there can be but

little doubt that it will yield very hand
somely upon being pumped for "a.
The next we'll reached is the Co. bl Ated
Shipper Well, one of the most remunera-
tive, al things considered, in the whole oil
country. This has been pumping an aver
age of about fifty barrels per day for over
two mout this, although it wss predicted that
it would not hold out two weeks. The oil
is heavy lubrics ting, and am informed
that it was contracted for at S2S per barrel,
when the well began to yield. The ma
chinery is too light and the rigging too
crank to allow of working the well to its
full capacity, but at length this evil is to be
remedied by substituting substantial ma
chinery, q change that ought TO have been
made at the very first. This is the well
that first gave Sugar Creek reputation and
it is well keeping it up. The same COM
pany have another well which was put
down TO depth of over seven hundred feet
without any sign of oil. This we'll is now
being pumped with fair show.
A mile above are the two wells of the
Sugar Dale Oil Company. One of them is
down three hundred and seventy feet and
the other three hundred and eighty-three.
Both of them are now being pumped. One
of them gives but little promise, but the
other yields a strong stream of very salt
water and some oil. Both of them will be
thoroughly tested, as the shippen Well
pumped nothing but water for weeks before
any oil was produced.
In the neighborhood of these wells LUp-
hers Run comes into Sugar Creek from the
west. About its mouth, upon both sides of
the main stream and this branch, are very
fine bottom lands which are in active de-
mand. The Hawthorne and the Day farms
are among the best of those not yet in the
hands of companies.
About mile above the Sugar Dale wells
are the McCalmut wells. One of these is
an old hole and has yielded more or less oil
for the past four years. A Rochester COM
pany have purchased the property and
abandoned the old hole, having got toOlt'
rope, &c, fast in it. A new well has been
put down which is now pumping about six
barrels per day.
About a mile above the McCalmUt are
the Mckenzie and Koehler wells, opposite
each other. In both of these the owners
made the too common mistake of using en-
gines too light for the business, and in
consequence they have lost months of time
when the wells might have been yield
iDg-by efforts with the insufficient ma
chinery, and with the time spent in get
ting heavier works upon the ground. Both
have good show of oil, but have not yet
established their character.
Just bel lw Cooperstown are the Smith and
Alexander farms, which were purchased
by Mr.. Patterson, and put into companies,
one in Cleveland and the other in Sandus-
ky. Several wells are going down upon
these, which promise well. Upon the por-
tion nearest the town, the above gentleman
has laid out streets and town lots, which
will be in demand.
In the southern edge of the town, also, is
the Pannebaker well, which is now regard
ed as one of the most certain of a large
yield, of any upon the creek. 1t is stated
to me that it pumped twenty barrels day
before yesterday. have not seen it lately
but have large expectations of it.
These are the main points of interest at
present upon Sugar Creek. have no space
to speak of Beatty Run upon the west, or
Wolf Run upon the east side of the creek,
upon both Of which number ofwells are
being put down. The whole territory will
be tested this year. There are not less
than forty wells in progress at this time
between the mouth and Cooperstown, in
cluding the branches mentioned above. In
| this number have full faith that we shall
have some large wells, which will prove
the Sugar Creek region not inferior to that
| Of OIL Creek, when the superior quality OF
the oil and the greatly superior facilities
of getting it to market are taken into con :
alteration. Next winter you and and all
our acqusintances will wonder why we
/ didn't secure some leases and lands upon
Sugar Creek, and so mako of ourselves
greasy images whom the money -adoring
! millions would bow down and worship.
1 CHIPS.