The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-04-18
PROPERLY OF, the COMPANY.

The following Is description of the Company and
the operations now going ON upon It. p.
No. consists Of eighty four acres IN Zee, on East
Oh Creek, about two miles from rtusville. On this
have two wells going down, new engines, ma
chinery, &c. One well is now down about three
hundred feet; and already large quantities OF oil
nave come to the surface, flowing read ly over the
top of the well. Thisisihe surface or second SAND
rock oil which indicates large deposits beneath
Great results expected ficm tins well which will
probably be completed in the of THIRTY days.
Forty acres of this tact are Of the best boring ter
ro.a. Ten acres IN fee All boring territory,
nearly opposite No l, being part of the same
tract but ying on The norh side OF the creek and,
one half mile nearer Iitusville This ~ one of the
most eligible tracts for oil purposes the whole
creek: well to be sunk ON this place immediately.
NO. 3. One acre IN fee on oil creek. half mile
below Htuvilley surrounded by paying wells; this
| Is all the best boring land. Two wells going down
least t.snty barrel wells although much better re-
suits are expected Fl ON at least one of them, al
most every well in this vicinity has been good
No 4. Perpetual lease of two (2l acres (al 0oring
territory giving one. hall ROYALTY, on the ceebra-
ted George kicket's farm on Cherry Run, lying at
the mouth of Oil Run, q small stream emptying in
to cherry Kun, and deriving its name from the
large quantities Of oilconstantly floating its sur
face better oil land can be found jsdging from
surface indications ana the TACT that all wells IN this
vicinity are large, pumping or flowing wells. 1t is
So to bea fact. that out of the several hundred
wells on Cherry Ran, there has NOT yet, been
failure TO obtain oil after reachn the Oil depth.
The Company have 70 son to expect large returns
from this small tract, and have already two wells
going down with all dispatch possible.
No.b Perpetual lease OF ten (lQ) acres (ene-half
royalty,i ali boring territory, on the Turner and
Anderson farm, Cherry KIM, opposite and adj inning
the celsbratsd Humbol. property lwo wells going
down with the best Indicate On this tract there
is noted offspring constantly giving out gas and
oil in considerable quantities. This rs also but
short di lance above the ssGreat keed.Y WADE, y
and Granger" wells, and many other flowing and
pumping wells above and below, 800 I
No 81 Fifty acres 10 fee on west branch Pit-HoIe
Creek, adjoining the United States Company prop.
erty, and only one-half mile from their great flow
ing well. This tract is arly all good boring terri
tory being ntersecte by several small runs empty
ing Into Pit Hole. each affording ample room for
If y wells. Il ,.s.,N
This tract is the most yalubale Of any the Compa-
the recent deveopments Of property in it, immedi-
ate vicinity has advanced sits value more than
three told above 3 cost 70 the c 'mpany, Two
wells going down on this with as much certainty Of
snccess as there can possibly be any land in the
. FMS racr lies directly between the sGreat Noble
and Empire" wells on Oil Creek, and the great
Omitted States well Pit ole. in a belt that ex-
tonds to the Allegheny River, and In which the
peing the light oil III a. indicates the largest wells
No Perpetual lease Of fifteen u.s. acres (giv-
ing one-fourth royalty GA middle b anch Pit Hole,
and OaIy one-fourth mile from United states Com
pagy's well; all fat land; two wells going down
with the bsst of show. To particularize the extra
qualities OF this tract would emily te repeating wha
Is said regardfv tract No. g. slthough its market
vaue Il much greater from the fact of its lynn
fourth mile nearer the great well. 10 aTl7't.r
NO. 3. five acres (5l IN zee, al nat on main
branch Pit Hole. forty rods below the great well and
adjoining ten acres belonging to j. w. Sherman Of
this great "Sherman WelP' on on Creek. Two wells
at their present depth, show Indications sflarge de-
No. g.. Perpetual lease of FIVE 5l acres one-fourth
royalty aoieini tract No 81; all boring territory
and Of equal value with the above. The small royalty
given mskes this lease most valuable fee-sim-
pie. Two wells going down this with same indi-
cations as on NOT. eW al. fila s14alHaa
Wi b these advantage-, superior in the Judgment
OF meh experienced In the oil business to those OF
any other company the Directors feel assured that
they ofsriRg Of the best opportunities for in
vestment ever presented TO the public. efI
For further information, Maps and Prespectuses,
apply to ,..'i -
J. H. .cLAPP co, Bankers. 81 State Street. BOs-
ton.
ALFoR .I. DrER. Esq No lls Middle ST. Portland.
L. RoBERTs, Of L. Roberts / Go, South Street.
U1 New York. ltlt ee4i = Ell
J. N. BURLEfGH. Treasurer, PA State Street.
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