The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-01-10
Oil Intelligence.

The oil excitement in Fayette county
seems TO be ON the increase, and the con.
fidence of the people in ultimate success
seems to be unlimited. The Baily Oil
Company says the Genus, is preparing
10 operate ON their lands on Dunkard
Greek, Ia Green county. The Big Red
stone Oil Company isgetting ready t.
operate in the vicinity of Upper Mid
dletown; new wells are going down in
the Mountain townships, near Cooks
town, near Connellsyille. Geneva and
other points. Anew company is forming
in Georges township under the name O,
The Big Basin Oil Company" We have
heard of other new companies near Con.
nellsville, Perryopolis, and in the south
ern part ofthe county. A very large and
wealthy company has been formed in
Dunbar township called the "Dickersou
Run Oil Company, composed of the lead
ing men of that section, and Of the coun
ty, who have purchased the fee simple
of some valuable lands, have a largo
amount of leases, aud intend Ia com
mence operations Immediately The fol.
lowing are the officers of the "Dickerson
Run Oil Company" President-Henry
Galley, Esq. Treasurer and Clerk
Joseph Oglevee. Directors Colonel L
B. Searight, Captain j. L Bugh, Jesse
Oglevee, Andrew Fairchilds. and Isaac
Hurst
The Latrobe Oil Company struck oil
in the vicinity of Pleasant Unity, on the
head waters OF the Sewickly, six miles
southeast of Greensburg, Friday last, at
the depth of i3O feet, and the materials
! for tubing aud testing the well were
purchased in the city yesterday fiom
MessrS Matfett \ Old The company
consider their show good for iiiy bar
| rel we'll
The oil fever has extended 10 tho east.
ern part of Washington county. Joseph
Kammerer, Or Boyd Emory, DIR. 5 +.
Hill, I. H. Long, Samuel Thomas, John
Heron, James Rankin, and Others hayo
formed a company with the intention OF
boring OH Mingo creek, where IL il said
encouraging indications of oil have been
discovered.
The GenWis cf Liberty, published ia
Cniont0wn, says that the Crow well on
Georges creek is still flowing and cou.
firms the statements regarding its great
yield. The same paper saysa Pittshurg
company are sinking IN oil well on the
farm of Mr. Shepherd, m Henry Clay
township. and that experienced men en-
gagged in the work are sanguine of sue
cess. A number of other wells and com
panies are talked of.
A Clarion correspondent says there isa
big show of gas and oil at the Deer
Creek well. The sand pump was put
down, aud when brought up contained a
great deal of oil and gas After the pump
was brought up, the oil and water was
forced out at the top of the pump by tho
gas The smell of the oil WAS very strong
and could be seen very plainly and in
considerable quantity. ! witnessed this
hmyself On Saturday last the How of gas
| was 80 great that the fire i'm the stove In
the derrick had Ia be extinguished for
fear of fire The smell of oil was W
great the men could hardly stand il.
tell you it was a big thing The depth
of roaming is $50 feet. The plug is being
driven down and will be- forced TO tho
bottom, when il will be- crushed into
small particles and taken out with the
sand pump without much trouble OF de-
lay"
MUsHINGuM OIL REGION We publish
below the following extract of letter
from reliable gentleman who has been
prospecting in the Duck creek oil region
II is of recent date, and shows that oil
of the best quality abounds all along tho
tributaries of that famous stream:
Tho old salt we'll on tho McCunes
| farm, has been reamed out, and few
days since commenced flowing, and own.
ers and all who have visited the well
say she willproduce 80 To 100 barrels pei
day The bottoms all around the well
were flooded with oil, and parties dipped
up from the low places three aud four
barrels Parties from New York, Phila.
delphia and Boston are now taking up
all the lands offered on Salt Run at high
prices.
This we'll was bored for salt water
abont fifty years ago. aud was abandoned
Oh account of the oil II is ninety five
feet deep The oil is a superior lubrics
ting oil gravity y deg, and sells readily
at the wells for s24 per barrel
Salt run is near Caldwell County scat
of Noble county Ohio eighteen miles
from the Muskingum ryer, and emptie,
into Duck creek, at the lands Of the Ohio
Valley Oil Company, Of this city The
presence Of oil in these two old salt wells
1.-THE Davis and McCune) has fully proved
the existence of oil in large quantities on
Salt run
The Oil Fever ssbsidiag.
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