The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-03-30
PROPERTY OF THE COMPANY.


The following is description of the Company and
the operations now DING on upon 1t.
No consists of eighty four acres tH fee, on FAST
Oh Creek, about two miles from rtusyiiie. On this
nave two wells going down, new engines, ma
chinery, 30. One well is now down about three
hundred feet. ana already large quantities OF oil
o % vel sasood
rock oil which indicates large deposits beneath
treat results expt ced fl ON thus well which will
probably be completed in the course Of hiItJ days
Forty acres of this tract are of the best boring
ritory. 'N'H Al ~ ~ lF3 ~44tit tfef1
NO. q Ten acres in fee. ALI boring territory,
nearly opposite No l, being part of the same
tract, but wing the Lorth EIDE of the creek and,
one-half mile nearer 1itusville. This of the
most elg bic tracts for oil purposes on the whole
creek: we'll TO be sunk On this place immediately
No. g. One acre in fee on oil creek one half mile
below Titu vile, surrounded by paying wells; this
is all the best boring land. Two wells going down
which. from eeent indications, promise t. be at
least twenty barrel wells. although much better
sulls expected Fl ON at least one of them, al
mSst every well in ths vicinity has been good one
territory, giving one half royalty, on the oelebra-
ted George Ricketts, farm on Cherry Run, lying at
the mouth of Oil Run, a smalittream emptying in
to Sherry Run, and deriving its name from the
large quantities of oil constantly floating its
face. No better oil land can be Iound judging from
surface indications ana the act that all wells in this
vicinity are large pumping flowing wells. 1t is
sa t. be a fact. that out of the several hundred
wells on CHI Try Rnn there has not, as yet been one
failure to obtain oil at reaching the oil Depth
The Company have re son to expect large returns
from this small tract, and have already two wells
going down with all dispatch possible. W ..ft
Nos. Perpetual lease Of ten Clul acres (one-half
royalty, all boring territory. on the Turner and
DO ,aFm Cherry Rnn, opposite and adj,ining
= noted offspring constantly giving ont eas and
shoi IN considerable quantities. This Is also but
and Granger" wells, and many other flowing and
pumping wells above and below, ..i r7--r - :
No .. FIFTY acres "a fee on west branch Pit-Hole
Creek. adjoining the United States Company's prop
erty, and only one-half mile from their great flow
ing we'll This tract is arly all good boring terri
tory being inter- eced by several small uns empty
ing Into Pit Hole each affording "a pie room for
fly wells. HaHf IN r. -- -O-
This tract is the most valuable OF any the Compa-
ny own. TWAS purchased some time since: and
the recent developments of property in its immec i
ate vicinity has advanced its value more than
three fold above / 8 costato the C ,mpanv. Two
wells going down on this with much tainty Of
success as there can possibly be on any land in the
This tract lies directly bstwee en- the .Great Noba
and Empire" wells on Oil Creek, and the ereat
UNITED States" well on Pit Roe in bell that e<
tends TO the Allegheny River, and in which the
quality Of the oil found is Of striking smiIiaritv
paing the light oil thai indicates the lar gest wells
No.7. PERPETUAL lease of fifteen (I5j acres (giv-
ing one,fourth royalty o1 middle b aneh Pit Hole
pays well; all fat land; two wells going down
with the bstt of show. To particuarize the extra
Is said regardirg tractNo6 s, slthough its market
value much greater from the fact of its lyin one
fourth mile nearer the great well. sf,5l, = :
. w. oo.eb AOJ ~ ye6, al nat, on main
branch Pit Hole forty rods below the great well and
adjoining ten acres belonging toJ. W. Sherman of
The great sherman Wei" on Oil Creek. Two wells
going down on this with all possible dispatch; and
at their present depth sho Indications flarge de-
posits. 'flllli ~ M. 7-9--.T-s = = !,
No o. Perpetual lease of five (5) acres, one-fourth
royalty aoioinir tract No S.. all boring territory
and of with the above. The small royalty
given ms kes this lease most as valuable as fee-sim
pie: Two wells going down on this with same indi-
cations as No8. ~
Wi these ADVANTAGE superior in the judgment
OF men experienced ia the oil business, to those OF
snv other company. the Directors feel assured that
they are offering ofthe best opportunities for in
vestment ever presented to the public.
For further information, Maps and Prespectuses,
j. Il. CLAPP co, Bankers. 81 State Street, Bos.
Afford DYER, Esq No IFS Middle st. Portland.
Maine.
L. ROBERTS, of L. Roberts & Co, South Street,
New York.
J. N BURLEIGH, Treasurer, 2l4 State Street,
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