The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-02-10
The Stump islands Oil cornrany
CAPITAL SI1O. goo.


CAPITAL siS0.0eO.
Development fund S21, 600.
10000 Shares, Par Value Sl.00 each
10 certificates of stock % be issued to the CO..
pofatoFs nntli 2t,o00 skara shall have Seen soIA e.
ne benefit of alt the Stockholders in m. fu,,s..
development of the Compsny's property.
WM. HARTLEY, Pres't. Bedford, Pa.
/ Hon. S. L. R0ssELt, sec'y II Treasurer.
Hon- I. B. SHANNON, C, California
w .. MeKIssrRY, MereeTsbGrg, Pa,
llon. SAmuzL DAVIS, Be edford, Pa.
J, NJ. SBDENAKER, DO
6 w. RuPp, do
The property of this COMPANY is all owned /, f..
simple and IS all paid for; aud consists Of The fol
ioSIng tracts:
/ Stump Creek Island" containing acres and o.
perchesi slia9ted in the Allegheny river AZ taa
mouth Of the Clarion river. O.. tbIs island d..
rex was erected IN The sFFins of 1851, and an en-
RiAe placed On Inc gfodnd, but the break,ny
oct the parties sold of aai 4aiistet
Ri. ide clipper Stump Greek lsand', si;o,.,a
bur a faw rods above tts Lower Island contsi,;na
acres and 20 pefches foDr acres OF y tci s,re
ed oy his Compauy. on whien are erected aouss
stable &c.
Neither of these islands is liable t,ovsrao,, .,4
both are well protected by stones aai trsgs n.t
wasai8g- BY refeteace tc-tde rral VI penosyie,
Ma, II wi De Observed nat the Clarion tiyer er,o
ues lTto ne Allegheny at point dee South f,on
ot Creek, aad as oil Is found 1t Freapor-, on thi,
ne fHTitsr South, we have every reason TO beIiaye
tS7t he'e slaads in he very centre ~ ba ,,sat
Oh Belt CT fennsy ylvania Besides al tlts :heyia
lar below the Coal Measures
The Company also own, one acre AMI <ix,v-on,
percoes Of land, about 81 miles above he tJpner
lsland, at the mouth of Ritchey Hu0 near the town
OF amieaton, Fsnango county, Pa., upon which is
the celebrated Fox and Widsi we'll ,Yif4 rs,y 'en
2iaos, derrick, baiidlngs, 9c, &c. and the well
IS bored 10 the depth OF 30 feet This well was
tubed ut 339 ieet. aud 10 few hoa;s pumpny Weld
cd about one barrel Of oil bat he prouretors Do
teFm!ned o siak it deeper, and the COMPANY viii
so5a as ssible, sink MS well if neeessarv -
the dspin OF 1000 ieet more. The "Stunn lsl- .
and Company own the WHOLE Of this wall. 6xiur.s
and iaRd, AMI the ''Dsveopaeat Fuud'' " n be an
ply sufficient 10 complete th;s veil and s;aL otbsrs
~ The Island. There IS besides ro0u, pnongi or
the R!tchey Rcn tract for several m3re wells
he property owned BY tois Company Is I'll p,,.-
ttcal boring territory and persons acquainted 5yIb
the lands along the AIeg heny ard other oil streams
wl!l bear witness that have more a,yarttrol hor
ing surface than many of the 800 acre tracts con-
tain. 10 addition TO thls, our basis will conDsra
faEorabiy with 'ha la5ge msjoTity o. Companies
waose capital stock j. FIVE tines as great,
The services of an etiicent SgceriHteudeot bavA.
been obtained, aud Tie Directors a1e deterninad,o N
prosecute operations vigorously. Persons dssirouR
OF securing portion OF the 81 900 shares OF stoc
must apply soon, 10 Hon. S. l.. RrssELt 9edfnrd
Pa, at whose oiice sgbsyr ption books have been
op1n't tor zoe safe OF stock. at $l.0O per share,
Bedford February 20, 1855.