Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-04-01
PROSPECTUS 8
OF THE
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
D3 Witt AElD MILL GREEK
Oil Companies, of Clarion River.
Ohco, No. 433 Walnut ST., Phila.
SECOND FLOOR.
Capital Stock, each s5U0,O00. so COO
Shares in each. Per Value, $40.
N T NDLR'TnN Dras;J,,,
G. L. LAMBERTON, President.
J. SIMPSON AFRICA, Sec'ry B Trea,

The Dc Wit and Mill Greek Oil Companies were Of.
ganl1ed in the month OF . tober, d, eGi.
The property OF these Companies is situate on the
Clarion River, iH Mlii Creek township, Clarion Co.
Prnnsl ivunia, and is known os ihe Workman Lauds.
1t insists Of two hundred aud twenty ave acris W
Clarion River, To each ftiree .fuurhs OF one mile
he Clarion River mas long been famous tos II, oil
springs aud deposits. 1t runs parallel with the Upper
Allegheny River aud th cross the western liMitr OF
the same coal basin ana the same stralifcation
The Clarion River is large navigable stream fOE
fatboats and raftS capable OF carrying each boat
one thousand barrels Uf Oil 10 mar ket.
CllrOn County adjoiusVeGango County, ana the Al.
egheny River makes great sweep around Doth cous.
ties, leaving them in the shape Of peninsula
glance at the map will SHOW, that u liis drawn
from the uppe bend Of tho Allegheny Riv-r In ihg
vi cinitv Of Oil creek to tha lower bend OF It, tnw
the mouth the Clarion viii biseet The Oil trg.as "
tho Cl' r!on RiYcr. During tn prcs-nt seaTon Epei
cnced Oil men and geooglst. have sIe gh0iousi
exploration or This river, and have large Investments
hIrcady, the " hole River from aOuIh Il oi'oit
its source has ben leased and pu Chased by .ii NJ.
aud wells are being sunk along it, nrp- I-ngth D a
great rapdity aud with itt.ring ty"egi 2C sulc
Above and opposite the pe u I'l st fI.. frrrf al
Companies, some ten other Cnry. arc us!Irg tI
engines, one Of which strlck ths na. yeil - ~. at
sixty feet, and another immeCi4te A.g.;lus s.igsA
it At fifty eight feet ia thc 70 k.
twenty years ago, on the ave- be! e. !.r. Cam
pauy's lants, al the nOuth uf Dee .-"r H- r,
when boring for sat situot =. l JatS.l' lava {.
OIL wells known ~ the % cOIIry
This well has long been iaurus 2., N71 b-sa Ivlt
since, aud Is now, gu hing oui a cr.!.lr s.l.r;a ?
On AMI water II ID nov Bti1g g,:n I.J ir, L.. .'r.
pnses
Further below, =, Alum rccl G.. t.s yre ,..i..a-i
but the well has not yet been trgte 0.,a s. 4as'7.
Mcssrs. Lyon, Sharb & Cu'R 1uy ...s 5.l.i Ion
Works several miles htiuW t'"s. uy.un "a. ,.yf!uy
the past fall, struck dJwlhg wei. IL ). now bIly
! tuOCd.
/ Great hssures are found IN the -. ana extend
across tue rvcr in this yicInt Y, from wI.ch gas 4.
emitted, and On Uses IN iar.d glpLues NhcA hurp,
on reaching the surface of the an ccvur il VITA
/ Ud This 10 considered insispuI-blu proof OF OIL
territory,
Abunance Of timber an! coal is found on the ia
! fog engine ard other purposes
One well will b, put down iumeGiatly on each
property competent and cueI ycIiG superintendent
II, now on thc gtoGnI experimenting ths operations
Tbs stock Of the adjoining Conn snies have already
advanced by reason Of the eary success already al.
tained.
a limited number Of Shares in each Company FOE
the use Of the lan9holdcr VIII be sold al al pss
share. -
! January 23. lsG5.-2m