The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-04-24
PROPERTY OF THE COMPANY.

The following Is description of the Company and
the operations now going on upon 1t.
No. consists of eighty four acres On fee. on East
OIL Creek, about two miles from ritusviie. On this
we nave TWO wells going down, new engines, ma
hundred feet; ana Already large quantities OF oil
nave come to the surface, flowing read y over the
top of the well. Thisis the surface second
rock oil which indicates large deposits beneath.
Great results are expected en- this we'll which will
probably be completed in the course Of thrtj days
Forty acres Of this tact are of the best boring ter
NO. 2. Ten acres in fee. All boring territory
nearly opposite No l, being part Of the same
tract bus ing the corth side Of the creek and
one-half mile nearer Iitusve. This Is one Of the
most chg blei tracts for oil purposes on the whole
creek: well 70 be sunk on this place Immediately.
below Titu VILE surrounded BY paving wells; this
| is all the best boring land. Two wells going down
which. from present indications, promise to be at
least wenty- barrel wells, although much better
sul.s expected from atleast one Of them, al
most every well in this vicinity has been good
No. f. Perpetual lease of two ~ acres all uoring
terriory,) giving one halt royalty, ON the celebra-
ted George Ricketts, farm ON Cherry Run, lying at
the mouth Of Oil Run, small stream emptying in
to Cherry Run, and deriving its name from the
large quantities of oil constantly floating on its sur
face. No better oil land can be found -dging from
surface indications and the TACT that all wells IN this
vicinity arelarge pumping or flowing wells. 1t is
sa to be fact. that out of the several hundred
wells Oh try Run, there has not. as yet been
failure to obtain oil AFTER reachngt the oil depth.
The Company have re- son to expect large returns
going down WITH all dispatch possible.
No s. Perpetual lease OF ten (lel acres (onehalf
royaltyN all boring territory, on the Turner and
Anderson farm, Cherry Bnn, opposite and adjoning
the celebrated Humboldt property. Two wells gong
down with the best indications. On this tract there
oil IN soSSnes fhs Z also but
short di lance above the "Great keed.y "Wade, %
and Granger wells. and many other flowing and
pumping wells above and below,
No 9. Fifty acres IN fee on west branch Pit-Hole
Greek, adjoining the United States Companys prop.
erty. and only one-half mile from their great flow
ing we'll This tract is ariy all good boring terri
tory, being inters by several small runs empty
ing INTO Pit Hole. each snoraing ample room for
This tract is the most VALUABLE Of any the Compa-
| ny own. Itwas purchased some time since: and
the recent Developments Of property 10 it, immeo-
ate vicinity has advanced Its value more than
| three fold shove cost to the C impanv. Two
wells going down on this. With much certainty of
success there can possibly be on any landin the
EThis tract lies directly between the "Great Noble
and Empiren wells on Oil Creek, and the great
UNITED States" well on Pit hoe. 10 belt that
quality OF the oil found is Of striking similarity
peng the light oil tha indicates the largest wells.
No. 7. Perpetual lease Of fifteen t15I acres lxiv-
ing one-fourth atty on middle b. anch Pit Hole,
| and oaly one-fourth mile from United states Com.
pany's well; all fiat land; two wells going down
with the bsst Of show. To particularize the extra
IL said regardifg tract No. 9, although it's market
value Is much greater from the fact of its lyin one
fourth mile nearer the greab well.
No. 8. Five acres (5l IN fee, all fat. on main
branch Pit Hole forty rods below the great well and
adjoining ten acres belonging to j. w. Sherman Of
the great Sherman Wei" on Oil Creek. Two wells
going down this with all possible dispatch; and
at their present depth show indications tflarge de-
posits.
No 0. Perpetual lease of five (5l acres. one-fourth
royalty aojcini tract No S., all boring territory,
and of equal value with the above The small royalty
given makes this lease most valuable as fee-sim-
pie. Two wells going down on this with same indi-
cations on Nos. - ...- .
Wi b these ADVANTAGE. superior in tho Judgment
Of men experienced In the oil business to those Of
any other company. the Directors feel assured that
they are Offering of the best for In
vestment ever presented TO the public,
For further Information, Maps and Prespectuses,
apply to
J. H. CLAP Z co, Bankers. 81 state Street, Bos-
ton.
AFFORD DYER, Esq, No ll5 Middle st, Portland,
Maine. it} fIfNi
L. ROBERTS, Of L. Roberts q Go, South Street.
New York.
J. N. BURLEIGH, Treasurer, 2l4 State Street,