Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-24

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The Company properly consists q the FL
fssin.n eestsiaise one hundrei "a nise tioSl
scrss, mofs - lees, situated II the hseft u ~
Oil region, veeango county, PenneylveniA -
East Oil Creek about one quarter nile above IL
Junction with OIL Greek proper. and On the road
leading nom nt1svills 70 PIeassnton, Two nilee
joins ~ lasds Of the Aina and kesthcen Light
OIL Companies, on which devel6pments ars being
rapidly pnihed forward with every proapect 81
success and Il opposite the lasds q the 0uild
Farm Oil Company, Of New York, ~ stock y
~a sss qs s'.a !. me- en-
ton and more being bored. The celsbtated
Drake we'll, the FIRST ever sunk on OIL Greed, y
but mile from this property. The laaes Of The
Kingelead Paskee Coupany. - whish . alty
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Of fhiiadslphia, afs in its immediate nefghbor.
hood, this lattsr Company, (PenuAyivasis Oil
Creek aitustsa On the NV widely known md
| justly cslehraled "wsason Flass, Il Ne oldest
isg the stockholders for their patient labor md
liberal expenditure, IN the steady yield nom tie
Continsutal, U. 3. Grant aad other Ane wells.
oil Of which are almost in sight Of the trasl hsrsi
Described t = ~: ssrs.m q water called
Of the property through the center. On the
Ran" shove and beyond this property several
Pittsburhh Companies are now sinkin9 wells. %
that it Il completely surrounded BY svidssees Of
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ana realized. This tract eomprisss large pro.
portion Of low ground, and ID capable Of being
bored in very many places.
1emarlEs.
The pest year has proved beyond Ill doubt. and
TO the f6eet skepticsl mind. that Ne efe 20 have
steady yield Of this vaiuabls stapls-Pstrolenm
valuable not only - ~ article o. large domestic
consumptcn, but a. an article for which there il
already IN imusense and steadily increasing Il.
port demand therefore I Company 70, med on .
safe and reliable basis (as l. claimed this Com
paay is) having in Zee such tract Of land - the
Kerr Farm, !" the development Of which, being
pushed rapidly and energetically forward, cannot
Investment u its stockholders.
Leases can be effected with parties who will
contract 10 sink wells without expense 70 the
Company. giving the Company :. royalty o.
Of sns Oil ;s ss e q the
cess, that the Directors have resolved 70 sink
wells on the Compsny's secoauts tkse securing
the entire product that may b. obtained
With The okiose they hsve anthorizesl The sals
Of few thousand shares only, which are here
with open to subscription
No Company has been formed on more SUBJ
stantial basis. Tns STOCK - NOT wAssasD; RI
noLDERs WILL STAND on AN xQrAL FOOTING. The
shares will be sold on the only correct 81 inciple
viz at tAsir par rdlue. Lastly, there il 20 lii.
tie Of it, that even ten barrel well will nay rer
ular monthly dividends With common success
it, price should reach very high figures At "a
early date. Az there is room for Ave hundred
wells ON the Kerr Farm, the Trustees confidently
expect handsome sind immediate returns.
SSbscviptios Books, .f0r tie s0t< Of ne Stock -.
sered ~ Workn| Capital, are opened for lin.
tied persod, At ~ Office Of
JOHN Il. OW1TS = CO.,
lny9otf Nickolls Block, Davenport, Iowa