The Portland daily press., 1865-04-20
Property OF THE COMPANY.

The followingis . description of the Company aad
the operations now Ding on upon it.
OIL Creek, about two miles from rtusyille. 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 Thisis the surface second sand
rock oil Which indss,ss large deposits beneath
probably be completed in the course Of thirty days.
Forty acres Of this tract of the best boring ter
ritory. -ltl gfe4als I'D 10 ua..rs
No2 Ten acres in fee. All boring territory,
nearly opposite NO /, being Q part of the same
tract but lying en- the norh side Of the creek and,
one-half mile nearer 1itusville This n one Of the
most eligible tracts for oil purposes the whole
creek well TO be sunk ON this place immediately
No 8. One acre iR fee on oil cree X. ON half mile
below itu.vflle, surrounded by paying wells; this
is ali the best boring land. Two wells going down
which. from esent indications, promise to be at
least twenty wells, although much better re-
sulls expected nom a. least one OF them, as al
most every well in this vicinity has been good
No4. Perpetual lease Of two ~ acres fall 9oring
terri ory giving one hall ROYALTY, on the ceebra-
the mouth Of Oil Run, small stream emptying in
to Cherry Run, and deriving its name from the
large quantities of eonstanty floating on its sur
face n better oil land can be iound Judging from
Indications and the tact that all wells IN this
vicinity are large pumping OF flowing wells It Is
wels on Cherry Run, there has not as yet, been one
failure to obtain oil after reaching the oil depth.
The Company have re sonto expect large returns
IL
going down with all dispatch possible. ~ 40
Nos Perpetual lease OF ten tlQ) acres (cne-half
royalty,l all boring territory, on the Turner and
the celebrated HUMBOLDT properly. Two wells going
down with the best indicat On this tract there
is noted offspring constantly giving out gas and
short di tan e above the sGfeat heed.f' "Wade,f'
and s'Granger' wells, and many other flowing and
pumping wells above and below,
No 8. FIFTY acres On fee west branch Pit-Hole
Creek adjoining the United States Company prop
erty and only one-half mile fromtheir great How
ing we'll This tract is nearly all good boring terri
ing Into Pit Hole. each aifording ample room for
tbs tract "a the most valuable OF any the Ccmpa
NY own. twas purchased some time since; and
the recent developments OF property in its mmedi-
ate vicinity has advanced it, value more than
three told above i 9 cost to the Company. Two
wells going down this. with much certainty Of
success as there can possibly be on any andin the
Tins sraot lies directly between the .sGreat Noble
and Empire" wells on Oil Greek, and the great
United States well on Pit hoie 10 belt that ex-
tends to the AIeghany River. and in WHICH the
peng the light oil that indicates the largest wells.
NOT. Perpetual lease Of fifteen l15l acres lgiv-
ana sy oneo0ysh mile rom Unitea States Com
psry's well; all fat land; two wells. going down
with the beat of show. To partcuarize the extra
3 said regarding tract No s. although It's market
value IL much greater from the fact of Its lying
fourth mile nearer the great well.
No. g.. Five acres (5) IN fee, all fat, on main
branch Pit Hole forty reds below the great weland
adjoining ten acres belonging TOT. w. Sherman Of
the great sherman We'll on ON Greek. Two wells
going down on this with all possible dispatch; and
81 their present depth show Indications eflarge de-
posits.
No Q. Perpetual lease of Ave t5l aores. onefourth
royalty adioinir tract No 81 ali boring territory,
aud of with the above Tho small royalty
given kes this lease most as valuable as feesim-
Pile: Two wells going down on this with same indi-
cations as on Nos.
wi these ADVANTAGE. superior in the judgment
Of men experiencedin the oil business, to those OF
any other COMPANY. the Directors feel assured that
they are offering of the best oppf rtunies for in
vestment ever presented TO the public. ~
For further information, Maps and Prsspectuses,
apply to
J. H. CLAP / CO. Bankers. 81 state Street, Bos-
ton. I-i 4aa "a .if 81 sl9bal rr- o.
AFFORD DYER, Esq, No ll5 Middle St, Portland,
sl1e Maine.
L. ROBERTS. OF L. Roberts Co, South Street.
J. N. BURLEIGH, Treasurer, 2l4 State Street,
ltle Boston,