The Portland daily press., 1865-03-20
PROPERTY OF THE CoMPANY.

The following is description of the Company and
the operations now DING on upon it.
No. consists of eighty -four acres in fee, on East
Oil Creek abouttw miles from ritusviiie. On this
we 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 we'll This is the eurface or second San
rock oil which indicates large deposits beneath
Great results expt cted fl ON this well which will
probably be completed in the course of thirty days
Forty acres of this tract Of the best boring
ritory. taihHA-~Meae'.0 h.sn niftsof sEs,A 4tU-,
No.2. Ten acres in fee. All boring territory
nearly opposite No !, being part of the same
tract but lying en- the corth side Of the creek and
most eig BILE tracts for oil purposes ON the whole
creek: well to be sunk on this place Immediately.
No, g. One acre an fee on oil creek, Balf mi 9
below ritu vile, surrounded by paying wells; this
is all the best boring land. Two wells going down
which. from esent Indicat ons, promi-e to be a.
least twenty-barrel wells although much better r.,
sulis are expected rom atcast one of them, as MI
most every well in this vicinity has been good ue
Ne. 4. perpetual lease of two (2 (all posine
ternory giving one. half royalty, on the celebrs.
ted George hicket's farm ON Cherry Run, lying at
the mouth of Oil Run, q small stream emptying in
to Cherry Run, and deriving its name from the
large quantities Of ilconstanty floating its sur
face. No better oil land can be found Judging from
suriacs indications ana the tact that ali wells this
vicinity are large pumping or flowing wells 1t is
4 to be fact. that ont of the several hundred
wells ON Chsrry Run, the has not as vet baen one
failure 20 obtain Oil after reaching the oil DEPTH
fol, t nave re son to expect large returns
going down WITH all dispatch possible. :,
NO. D. Perpetual lease of ten (lG) acres (1ne-haif
Anderson farm Cherry KIM, OPPOSITE and adi,inine
the celebrated Humboldt property Two wells eoine
down with the best jpdcat ons. On this tract there
Il noted offspring constantly giving out gas and
OIL In considerable quantities This Is also but
short d tarce above the ..Great heed. "Wade, .
nno ,Granger" wells and many otner flowing and
NO .. FIFTY acres iaJee on west branch Pit Hole
Greek adjoining the United States Company's prop.
n drU hale al
ing well This tract is arly all good boring terri
tory, being iners by several small runs empty.
Ing INTO Pit Hole, each afording ample room for
This tract is the most valuable OF any tie Compa.
ny own. Itwas purchaeed some time since; and
tnerecent developments of property in its immedi-
ATE ylclnlty has advanced its value more than
three told above 8 cost to the ,mpans Two
wells going down on this with as much certainty Of
success az there can possibly be on any land in the
This tract lies directly between the "Great Noble
and Empire" wells on Oil Greek, and the great
tends TO the Allegheny River, and in which the
quality OF the oil found is of striking similarity
peing the light oil tina. indicates the largest wells
NO. Perpetual lease of fifteen t16j acres fTiv-
ing one-fourth royalty on middle BIZ anch Pit Hole
and 1Iy one-fourth mile from United states Com
pays well; AL fiat land; two wells gong down
qualities of this tract would emily be repeating wba
is said regarding tract No. 8, although its market
value much greater from the face of its lying one
49, va AiiA'O Acnrtr tu6 great we'll.
No. 8: Five acres t5) in fee, all fat, on main
branch Pit Hole forty rods below the great well and
adjoining ten acres belonging to j. w. Sherman of
tne great Sherman Well on Oil Creek. Two wells
going down on this with all possible dispatch; and
at their present depth show Indications flarge de-
No. g. Perpetual lease of five (5) acres one-fourth
royalty, aojoni. tract No B.. all boring territory
ana OF equayalue with the above. The small royalty
given mskes this lease most as valuable as fee.sm-
pie: Two wells goingdown on this with same indi-
cations as on Noa. ~ - { =
WI hthese advanta :. superior in the Judgment
OF men experienced IN the Gil business to those of
anv other company the Directors feel assured that
they are Offering one Of the best opportunities for
vestment ever presented 70 the public.
For further information Maps and Prespectuses,
apply to
J. H. CLAPP co, Bankers. 81 state Street, Bos-
AFFORD DYER, Esq. No ll5 Middle st, Portland,
L. ROBERTS. of L. Roberts Co, South Street.
J. N BURLEIGH. Treasurer, 2l4 State Street,
Boston,
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