, 1865-06-30
4 PETROLEUM. BALLOON.
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The United Service Petro-
leum and Mining
Company.

1eum anu MINING
Company.
T. GIGANTIC sW1NDLE EXPOSED.
Eminent Military Men Humbugge
Arrest OF the Operators.
From the New York Times, s7th,1
Yesterday afternoon, Mr. George D. Ke
loge, Of No. Sd7 West Twenty-'hihi stree
and other gcntlcntn Of good standing, 81
Rsared. ARD. before Justice Dodge. at ,Jeacrso
ansEHe{ H111fs Co1rt md preferred shesgt
tom, Jr., Of No. 240 Broadway, alleging ths
By false pretenses they had obtained sui
scriptions to the amount Of s45000 for ce
tain shares In the capital stock Of tho Unltc
Service Petroleum and Mining Company, {
New Yo1k, an institution which thty a3yt,
ti:ed as having $50o, 900 in 100 coo shares {
IS each, and TINT tho accused had obtaine
| from several gentlemen whom they had Il
iluced to subscEibs for this stock large sun
Of money In payment for such shares, all {
which, as the comnlainant allc-.,., md .
other gentlemen swore, ase Of 1e1eiy nom
nal Faiuc, II Hot entirely worthless.
Upon thts representa- ion, Jnstics Dode,
uttered warrant for the arrest Of the &c
eusSo, aea intrusted the sumo to office
andre Of the court, and that officer at ono
went to tue oflicc OF the United Servlca an,
Mining Company, and there learned that th,
accused. Daniel 6t1atton, Jr.. was in III
Vest, md the other accused, william D
Mann, was probably at his rooms in the As:o
House. The officer thereunon went tlithcr;
asd appEehended Mann and took him with u
committed for e1amipa tion.
II afReafs, from the papers before tht
court and other sou ces, that Manu- went ouj
with the 7th Michigan cavalry as Its colonel,
carly IN the late var, and that, being station
cd IN cr near Washington, he naturally cultI.
vated the acqualntance Of officers iich in
command aud at length, tising Of the pro.
tess1on of arms and the petroleum fever Inv.
Ing become cp1demic. he resigned, went to
| me of regions, and either with ready money
civil and military officials, he there coutfiyed
to get into his possession a number Of lots OF
lard On cherry Run and Small Greek. ARMED
| WIN taese, be took partner In the person
| q Daniel STATION, Jr., TINT person happen
1Dg to mold Kind Of title to lands III We
nango county, fsnnsylvanla, anl in Lorraine
county. Ohio; and these two the.eupon con.
cocted the scheme Of the United Seryi:e Re.
| troienm and Mining Company, and opcred
~ Office nt No. 2i0 Broadway, with Post
Office address u Box No. $3.50" They broach-
ed the subject to several gentlemen aud sa.
CARED 6mal amount Of money Nherewith
10 commence operations In Q m0dtat way.
and with this set to v. TX, first, however, u;.
teting the following attractive:
rlosrxcrrs.
UNITED sERE1cE PETROLEUM AID MINING
GoAPAKF; ss or "" ioAK-lac0rpor sen under The
as"t. lf%s q n hsw 1ofa c.llaI, *sO,txa, e
fl4atco ktock; si3.Do c..h. No farther ssssst
merit: mta No pcrsensl " lily; ofnce:. No sIo
0nce1s-Pretlden', Nat. On. ". s. Msneoep: s
r1ee ireeceht aIu Gtneral Sureriuttntlent, ".
Gso1se g. Mapn sssaIes' y C. Ghr;eh sesfsiar5,
RsnEtS EaSs Il 10 Repasi,e u" fts;,.eeMx,,; alys;;
Gen. ". s. nazcock. d. S. H.: ". s. iI,llrsg
New York; " 3. nam. Of ms, Hanna S'SSe.. 4 So...
sykea, ChalS.ck Co Wssiaro's ai.to'. aS VA. =.
{; ble. Gea: =. Hoffman !. aGSzGa: Goam}a::at1 y;
fsetures Of Hotshtife' .hcll, NV Yurk cry; b.
Sfrstton, Of Straston, Ctos' 4 Co., Now iork;
~ w. 9; ; chu.s eo!toE a.9 proprietor u tns Army
1ef Ea.e; suhscftltion price. 81.
TIE COMPANIES PROPERTIES,
No. ]. One-half acre on Cherry RIM vec,,,o
county. Ptnn., three foa:ths OF i mile a.oya tho
greet Aetd Vt II, In the inmedtate neich borhood
eT q. 3pa ,1s nHw ws Thtca had zth'1
ts oWntd hy the company in fee simple.
:, No = Pre- half aere adjoining the shove tract.
No. 3. Tbrse-fourths Of a. Ac1c on t1,e RIM ne,t
sfove the lot: described. Perpetual lease. ualf
sn Gil Thsse lots are every inch on The creek
lotion; To- I'm, level and smooth, wlsh room cnonsh fpr
No. i. 0ne-half acre, fec simple, on Roxy Rly-
e.. e.: Me6'qs county, Ohio hslns Dart Of The "a.
Df0uHEInr lutyienffnr ho~.n fou
Ne. g. Twenty ae1es fee simple. on Rocky River,
ea oil we'll and on the uatskists of ;he village Of
IreEpocl. OIL Igeolcgitts who recently prosp.cs-
cd aete NJ The piasa where larce dow II oil
po!nt whcfs za5fne mstes into he sa.sn @ river.
~ fEss 1sTss s9is d
on tbs lot, aEd a well ls being bored IN hand
postr, 70 the depth Of two hunofed let, Whiis an
ecSnf 's ss Ssang e., 60 70 ~ tae sscasd
tmmedlste nsehborhood of toe- Jo7 Fs1a y i'a, i'd
aae osl5 VEL se elfosR Ieeenu aud
prouse. TO be fnlly equ1l to tue best In Pennsyi.
yaniA a great 1,sns wells .re now proauc,nz
10 failuFes are feported sn1shsra IN ILL., rea,oo
II tntt opposite ihc great o. de DR. OF the K4r-
a"h., and IL laid down by our most eminent geol-
ADJOINING It The vsloe ha. been iner eaaed % an e1.
TINT 70 naAe II alone ample LIBERTY for the basis
e. ea,a !asse Company. L:ase. ht1eea Seasa, with
No. Z. One acre, With hotel, barn aud ont
amprtgnatcd Wih ot, aod the sh sE os oil kere Is
r, Ec,csfded a. snpel1or. This property is also |
b'S9'y n : 'sEp.sle TSssa is H,hp hets, PROPERTY
property Derrick up, a:d we'll ge.nE down on |
ibis farm, with all itd!cations OF .oll. L-ssc, !
tEenty years. with three -fourtht Of al oil.
No. g. NiuEty'seTcn acres on Black River, Graf+
ton, OHIO, TWO miles t!om tie above farm. Lease,
sT@snt9,nsne @ y y year.; dye.s:1'hs q At OIL;
to'z1nr MD Il KtS % rfF, FL, a5st,sS 91,o d
we'll OF i1bticattng. oil; now pumping, and sew. I
e5a. M golng doMn. Lease twec'I-nine yesEs; nvc-
This Grafton properly. though quiio unacvel-
optd, Is tart becoming very popul,r. Several |
wells arc EOS going down - Tho towoshlp, aud
oae o. Two Of the wells are now pampins wild
good fuceett, End several fh4t ara down but |
nIdfsd or two hurdrtd d feet have fna chow Of
entire Gj59A acre. Of lsnd owned hy th1e con1p1oY
Is botto .snd, and every foot OF it bosirG tzrri-
ton. giving ample room for rnors than 1850
The tacts lie in four different loca!1tie.. and
note Of them IN mythftal or unknown r:giun3.
where. perhspa. there IA not we'll tetns norcd
within aftJ miles, and where, II oil saould be |
found, the meaus ct transportation would ba a..
hOlu'.!y wanting. thus 1efdertnR tue pzoinct
faLueles. lltet la9cs 9rc all within easy rea.n af
faiifo4ts. a feAtutcr the advantages Of which |
b5 active development, numsers Of
v. u Going COVE II the 1HTed'stn vicinity Of
each ueet SO that thouid oil be fuu0J tnts prop
trty is erhsnced In ralue, though the cnm2lay
.hou!d rot at once co1ue.ce operations tasn-
teIres or al the los.
And PROGRESS or TIE co4rAyr.
Th,g company has been organized on different
pan from mos. Petroleum Companies now Ia |
operation, the advantages Of Which will be appa-
The property of ibis company vas purchased BY
n a.sce1at1on Of for1y.dye eentsemon, and wis
.eie fedai.eF careful crann attou bY tT1 Of h Il
1nmoet =. .eFt 9st for t1s soss1,i pnrpaae VIA
ID fI5'GtI working eap'.7', aud p'a:ed IN the
1ands Of tbs true,ee. Ints enabled the n*socft-
ton to Al once commence operations. Instead OF
Eaitjne iyr tie snle Of e:o:k to produce wozk.
.: capital, as is u.ua', These wels ara ro.i Ia
o:ress Of sinking on lhe Cherry Ran prop rty.
Mlta goed success, stxt5 days vii! suffice 10
y productive no one sau!naz wlth oil t'fritcry
IN doubt, AZ there has never been failure ca
sheiIy Knn, and within tew rod: Of this ptopes-
'hsec, (soo barrels, and Saefusp Wel!-. (sN b1r.
,e:s,1 .Ie 1mnsd,a'sly e aetoas on Of, 5Eesk: The
lat!y. Is lrtr than one mt.e below On Cherry Huu;
y I'D Il neW ~ barrel Well Is between the Raed
Hell aoa these lots Thes: lots ara ia whit Il re-
:oFS REQ. aid Immediately betaeeR the Reed We'll
70 tue ons SIDE. Ind t1c Couuelte. Jlrsey, &c, on
ne ne Gthef @ A5s.tee i.fsess Oh sells IN the world,
,at COVE put Th1s was 70. psyIu. well. ThrSe
:. lls are nlto gong down on tbs Ohio pEope,tJ:
=. re On 1no VI spring lot, o1 the Goodrich firm,
ra;9s afdee Alsespool' and one sa thu Dso"n farm.
on = found here generally at depth Of lcsa
aan 1 ~ let and to th's tcrth wells al. sunk by
II. te wells sro beipg vigorously pushed,
70 fatttltate the tUs1nexs Of developing theso