The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-03-25
PROPERTY OF TIE COMPANY.

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The following is description of the Company and
the operations now DING on upon 1t. iliiN sf.
No. consists of eighty four acres sB Jee) on Fast
Cd Creek, about miles from F.tusvilIe. On this
we nave two wells going down, new engines, ma.
chinery, &c. One well is row down about three
hundred feet; and already large quantities OF oil
top of the well. Tbisis the eurfsce second can
rock oil which indicates large deposits beneath
Great results are txps cted nom this well which viii
probably be comrleted in the course of thirty days
Forty acres of this tract are of the best boring ter
ritory. a o.4s b .i-l.z e. f-iNt
No2 Ten acres in fee eli boring territory,
tract, but ing the orth side Of the creek and
one.half mile nearer Huntsville. This Of the
creek we'll to be sunk ON this place Immediately
No. 8. One in fee on oil cree X one half mile
below III lt Say vile surrounded By paying wells this
which. from esent indications, promise to be at
least twenty barrel wells although much better
sus are expected ON at least one of them, al
most every well in this vicinity has been good one
No 4. Perpetual lease of two t2) acres fall BORING
territory, giving one half ROYALTY on the celebra-
the mouth of Oil Run, a small stream emptying In
| to Cherry Run, and deriving it's name from the
large quantities of oil constantly floating ON its sur
face. NO batter oil land can be round dying from
surface indications ana the TACT that ali wells in this
vicinlty are large pumping or flowing wells. 1t is
sa = bes iac1 mat out Of the several hundred
wois on Oh rry Run, there has not yet, been one
failure TO obtain oil afer reaching the oil depth.
The Company have re son to expect largereturns
! going down with all dispatch possibie. s
No. 8. Perpetual lease Of ten (I0) (nne-haif
feySay ell boring territory. ON the Turner and
the celebrated Humboldt property. Two wells gong
down with the best indica ons On this tract there
sanoted offspring constantly giving out gas and
oil in considerable quantities. This Is also but a
short df lance above the "Great heed. "Wade -
and Granger" wells, and many other flowing and
| pumping wells above and below, 10. 3t ~
No @. Fifty acres isf fec on west branch Pit Hole
Greek adjoining the United States Company's prop,
erty. and only one-half mile from their great flow
ing we'll This tract is ne ariy all good boring terri
tory, being inter ected by several small empty
ing into Pit Hoe. each aforaing anple room for
This tract is the most valuable OF any tie Compa.
| ny own. twas purehastd some time since: and
the recent developments Of property In its mmeoi
| ate vicinity has advanced its value ire than
| three fold above 8 cost to the C lmpanv. Two
wells going down this with much cert inty Of
success as there can possibly be any land in
Tins tract lies directly between the "Great Noble
and Empire" wells on Oil Greek, and the great
United states. well on Pit soc. IN belt that ex.
quality of the oil found is OF striking similarity
ping the light oil tina indicates the largest wells
No. Z. Per setua lease of fifteen l15j acres (siv-
ing one-fourth royslty GA middle b. anch FIT Hole
and olDy one-fourth mile from United states Com
pays well; all fiat land; two wells going down
qualities OF this tract would emily repeating wha:
Is said regardir tract No. 6, slthough its markei
VA ue Il much greater from the fac. Of its lying
No g. Five acrss ~ IN fee, all fat, on main
branch Pit Hole forty rods below the great we'll and
adjoining tea acres belonging 10 j. w. Sherman OF
fha great SHERMAN Wei " on Oil Creek. Two wells
going down ON this with all possible dispatch; and
posits. IN y " :
No srpetual lease OF Ave (5) ,res. c-fourtb
royalty, aojoini tract No 81. all boring territory
and OF equayalue with the above. The small royalty
given mskes this lease most valuable as fee-sm-
pie Two wells going down on this with same indi-
cations as on Nos. i1OtA ID sHW4 sos
Wi hthese ADVANTAGE. uperior in the judgment
of men experienced in the oil business to those OF
sn0 other company the Directors feel assured that
they are osrisg one bst opportunities for In
ves.ment ever presented to the public.
apply to 4 f.s.r..T-s 49,. 49,.
J. II. rLAPP 4 CO., Bankers. 81 State Street. Bos-
ton. sf,'a ~ =
Afford DYER, Esq, No liz Middle st, Portland,
Maine. -
L. ROBERTS, of L. Roberts g Co, South Street,
New York. amsT aA
J. BURLEIGH, Treasurer, PA State Street,
WHERE 500
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