Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-02-09

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PETROLEUM. AND MINING CO.
SUBSCRIPTIONS. TO he CLOSED.
Cash Working Capital, S1JO,OOO.
oFFIoEhs:
OLIvERE. WOOD. President.
JAMES CRUIKSHANK Vice President.
CHARLES J. MARTIN. Treasurer.
JAMES WADSw ORTIZ. Secretary.
L. R. BLACKWELL, Consulting Engineer and
General Superintendent.
TRUSTEES:
PAUL N. SP0FF0RD. Of SpoffOrd. Tieson q
d, Co., N. Y. -,-.----.. .,.,---
CHARLESJ. MARTIN. President Home Insur-
ance Co., N Y. .
Hon. ROGER AVERILL. Danbury. Conn.
Hon. ALBERTZ. CATLIN, Burlington, Vt.
JAMES CRUIKSIlANK. So Broadway. MY.
OLIVER E. WOOD, 20 Barclay street. N Y.
JAMES WADSWORTH. of James Wadsworth
4 Co.. 81 Cedar street. N Y.
JOHN W STRONG, Detroit. Mich. -'-
EDWARD NJ. MORGAN, Pine street, N. Y.
u,HE SUBSCRIPTION Is so NEARLY
i completed that It'll intended to close the same
on or before the 18th of February. 4n.
Subscriptions, $75OeOo of which 5000 COO purcbas-
es the lnnd-to-wit: 81 800 acres. The remaining
$3.50 600 the permanent cash working capital of the
Company. .
.par value Of shares SiOo Lands located on the
Little Kanawha and blk Rivers, in the counties Of
Gilmer and Braxton, in the very heart Of the oil re-
gions of West Virginia.
Professor Richardson reports: "Your property is
the very centre of the West Virginia oil regions. 1t
has numerous oil and gas springs along the banks of
its streams. one Of which vies with the famous
Burning Spring ITSELF"
Professor Shepherd. Of New Haven. Conn. ro-
ports: "Iconsider IL eminenHy oil-producf'0 lana.
TIE oa-6edrin0 shdles underlie II ectensicety, and
the long lines of car6uretted hydrogen, or iHunfdt-
ing gas springs. sente Of aohich sac burning as
qceN as the appearance Of oil itself on the surface
Of tie tract, JlAy confirms me in this BELIEF
There can be no doubt that along your creeks and
tri6utaries there is large ertent Of Udtua1ie OIL
producing territory. The prodigioas amount Of
Jitutntnous and CANNED coal iron ore. limestone ana
fire clays emoodted IN TIE AigA hills on our proper
IT, the tops and slopes of aohch are covered sotth an
extraordinary groeh of eohtte oak and other heGcy
ti,nbers, add Immensely to It's vdlue."
These views are fully indorsed by the reports of
districts of both Pennsylvania and Virginia.
The Company consider themselves fortunate in
having secured the services of Mr.. Blackwell,
practical civil engineer for the general superintend-
ency. so we'll known as the late Chief Engineer and
Superintendent of the Commissioners Of WASH
ington Heights" New York City. t
Arrangement are in rapid progress for the INN O.
diate development of the property, on scale com
mepsurate with its value aid extent.
Subscriptions payable at the time of subscribing.
or one half in cash. the balance in thirty days from
tho time of closing the subscription, can be made in
person or by letter at the Office of the undersigned,
No 6l Cedar street, New York; ]. X. DOBS0N.No.
AZ State street, Boston; and joan w. STRONG,
Detroit. Michigan, where full inform alton can be
obtained. tr.
JAMES wADSwORTa q CO.,
No. 81 Cedar street, New York.
NIB. Subscriptions received for the above Com
panyby LEWIS BAKER, Il
feb6 Wheeling, W. v.