The Portland daily press., 1865-04-11
PROPERTY OF THE COMPANY.

The following is description of the Company and
ths operations now koing on upon it.
OIL Creek, about two miles from ritusvlle. On this
we have two wells going DOWN, new engines, ma
Shns &C. One VEL i pG srg down a6G@s u hr re-
have come to the surface, flowing read ly over the
top of the well. Thisis the surface second sane-
rock oil which indicates large Deposits beneath:
Great results exps cted fl thus well which will
probably be conn leted in the of thirty days.
Forty of this tact are of the best boring ter
ritory.
nearly opposite No, l. being q part Of the same
tract but ing the north aide of the creek and,
one half milo Iitusvile. This is ole of the
most elig bic tracts for Oil purposes on the whole
creek: well to DO sunk On this place Immediately.
NO. 8. One acre in fee oil cree k one halt mile
below fitu vile, surrounded by paying wells this
is all the best boring land. Two wells going down
which. from p esent indications, proni'e to be at
least twenty barrel wells, although much better
sus expected ON at least one of them, as 81
most every well IN this vicinity has been good one
Me- 4. Perpetual lease of two t2l ceres (al oring
terftory,) giving one halt royalty, ON the ceebra-
ted George tickets farm on Cherry Run, lying at
the mouth of Gil Run, small stream emptsin in
to Cherry Run, and deriving its name from the
large quantities of oil constantly floating its
face. 40 bstter oil land can be found Judging from
surface indications ana the TACT that ali wells in this
vicinity are large pumping or flowing wells. 1t is
So d 10 be fact, tEat out of the several hundred
wells on Cherry Run, there has not as yet been one
failure to obtain oil af or reaching the oil depth.
The Company have 70 son to expect largo returns
from this small tract, and have already TWO wells
going down VITA ail 0iBpAtcn possible.
No s. Perpetual lease OF ten ll9l acres lone-hslf
royalty ali boring territory, on the Turner and
Anderson farm, Cherry Rnn, opposite and adjoining
the celebrated Humboldt property. Two wells going
down with the best indications On this tract there
is noted offspring constantly giving out gas sn6
oil in considerable quantities. This u also but
short di tar CO above the "Great heed.' fWade,"
and Granger" wells, and many other flowing and
pumping wells above and below, ~
No g. FIFTY acres u fee on west branch Pit-Hole
Greek adjoining the United States Company prop.
erty, and only one-half mile ffomtheir great dow-
ing we'll. This tract is arly all good boring terri
tory being inter ected by several small runs empty
ing into Pit Hoe, each affording ample room for
hf wells. n
This tract is the most valuable OF any the Compa-
ny own. twas purchased some time since; and
tho recent developments of property 10 its immeoi-
ate vicinity has advanced its value more than
three fold above | cost to the lmpanv. Two
wells going down on this with as much certainty of
oil regions.
aud Empire" wells on Oil Creek. and the great
Omitted States well on Pit ole. in belt that
quality of the oil found is Of striking similarity,
psing the light oil ths' indicates the largest wells,
No. Z. Perpetual lease OF fifteen (l5l acres lgiv-
ing one-fourth royalty, middle branch Pit Hole,
and ogly one-fourth mile from United States Com.
psny!s Hell all fat land; two wells gong down
s 3 Of III e
ia said regsrdir tract No. 8, although its market
is much greater from the fact OF its lyins one
fourth mile nearer the great WELL
No. s. Five acres (5l in fee, all fiat, on main
branch Pit Hole, forty rods below the great well and
adjoining ten acres belonging to j. w. Sherman of
the great SHERMAN We'll" on Oil Creek. Two wells
going down on this with all possible dispatch; and
at their present oepth, show indications tflarge de-
posits. tra luel
No Q. Perpetual lease of five Is, acres, onefourth
royalty, adjoni tract No S. all boring territory,
aud of equa with the above. The small royalty
given me kes this lease most as valuable as feesim-
plei Two wells going down on this with same indi-
cations as on Nos.
Wi hthese ADVANTAGE D; superior IN the Judgment
of experienced in the oil business to those of
any other company the Directors feel assured that
they Offering of the best opp rtunties for In
vestment ever presented to the public.
For further Information, Maps and Prespectuses,
applyto
]. II. cLAPP CO, Bankers. 81 State Street, Boz
ton.
AFFORD DYER, Esq, No Il5 Middle st, Portland,
Name
L. ROBERTS. of L. Roberts 8 Co, South Street,
% New York.
jim BURLEIGH, Treasurer, 2l4 State street,
Boston,
Subscription Books are Now Open.
j. Il. CLAPP Il CO.,
BANKERS.
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