The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-03-02
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A LAueAAsLE BuaLssouE /.

A pamphlet has been published in
New York designed to take off the
extrayagancies Of some Of the oil spec
uIators. 1t is entitled - ..-
Prospectus Of the ManciGusen. PhdoSo.
piers Stone and Gull Creek Grand
Consolidated Oil C5mpanJ- Capjiqi
Stock, 800, 600 900 IFWhing GaDi.
tdL, s37 b0--f,000 shares 81 900. .GO0
Edch-Dividends Semi-Dmig GSpn.
days ercepted, )-ITrit0ry 7J5, 900. .O00
dcreS in Fee Simple, and He crclvaics
Right to Bore on The Thjrtjeh part N
an Acre on GuH CREEK, (Coqt Pitca-
eye on this Ledse)-RiUer Frontdge IN
Cheat Ri0er Unlimited. on GM Ceek
still L0rger, andJyiiy Adaptedfo Hy.
draul'c Boriag-D,rectorS, g. w. In.
die, President; I'm. u. AacA, Vice
President; ID. Fduiter, Treasurer; s.
Teal, Secretary; O,iy Gomm9o, Le-
gal Adctser; Joha Lor, Chisf Mana-
GER Lcmuet GaN;rer, Sir JoLn .Naa-
deriHs, FsrHand Jtaa MeadaE Pinto.
HIM. G. Uea H. Ra6slnis. Baron
u'nchaFsen, S. KlRner, IStn5ad T. II.
i. .Sdttor. t. r-.a
We quote the following from its
pages:
This Company, Incorporated under
The laws Of the State Of Verdancy. .(ridc
Pamphlet Laws, 1873. page G,0Gl.)
having purchased and consolidated the
many tracts embraced in iho annexed
map. amounting to seven hundred and
liity-thrcc million acres in fee 81 nple.
are about to open their substitution
books for n limited number Of SHARES
A large portion Of the stock is own.
cd by parties in Liiliput. Brobdignag.
and the Mountains Of the fioon. whic!
insurcs u widespread interest in the
concern. .... ......-
The Directors are men If undoubted
as careful examination OF
their names will show. They will dc.
vote their best Judgment and energy
to the management Of the affairs of the
and to the care and safe.
keeping of the money Of the stochiol.
dcrs. As an etidenceOfthci disinter.
estedness, it need only be stated that
the lands Were sold by them to the
Company at only 1900 per cent. in ad.
vance of the price they originally paid
and they are not de,irous Of occupying
the position of Directors, after they
have disposed of their stock to the best
THE MUNcuAusEN TRACT.
This is tho largest and best develop
cd tract owned by the Company. A:
the Directors are well known as mcr
of undoubtcd vcracity. and are willins
to vouch for the truth of the descrip.
tionwhat follows can be taken as also
htelg true.
The large shaft on this tract wa
sunk to the depth of1G.000,011 fee
3 10 inches In sinking the shaft {
careful record was kept of the differ
ent strata, and 1t is now on file an(
can be seen at the odiccsbf the Compa
ny, with the 63,O04 aflidavits attach
cd.
A few extracts will show the won
derful resources Of the tract
''April LIST, at the depth Of Isl feet
a vein % feet thick of No. | cookin!
butter This butter is of the highcs
rank. 1t can be found on all the ia
bles OF the hotels Oh this continent.
ImmedIateiy succeeding, a vein q
No. 6 lard, based upon vein of shoe
makers wax, - feet thick" Govern
mcnt shoe. contractors use this insteat
Of glue in fastening the soIes of arm,
shoes.
"On Tho following Wednesday, at
o'clock in the afternoon. strlck vel
Of XXN Ale. This is thrown out i
half barrels, with Yevenle officers re
ceipt for the tax on the ale; and ais
receipts accompanying each barrel
for the income tax ot any person viii
drinks glass Of it. As the barre
have not 10 be returned, nothing ali
this product Of the wells.
The next day Il large vcin Of Qut
nine" This is generally administcre
without charge to any OF the stociho
dcrs seized with fever, or shaky abov
the value Of their shares.
Some distance below we struck
vein of substitutes. Each one had III
bounty money in his pocket, with
certificate that he was II rsteraa, an
would not desert. They have not w
ted, and may be considered aliens.
One week after, tho great oil vel
was struck on this tract, it threw OF
in the first five inmates cishty-nin
thousand and seventy-thrcc barrels {
the best refined oil-barrols paintc
green with ends white, with rereip
for all taxes, and the income tax Of Il
using it throughout all future time.
has been increasing in quantity an
quality ever since, doubling the yiol
every five minutes. Persons who VII
tied the promises, concur in declarin
"they never saw anything like it b,
fore, then OF since"
The big well on the High CoclSalc
rum yields nearly as much lubricutin
oil. These wells do not flow on SUI
day, which is abundant testimony
the high moral tone observed in IL
management of this company.
MUNCuAUsEN WILL.
Struck as follows: Cooking Butte
xxx Ale, Mnsh and Milk, Cod Liv,
Oil, Billy Patterson, Quinine, Brig
dior- G Generals, Sardincs, Turtle Sou