The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-03-08
PRoPERTY OF TnE coMPANY..

The following is description of the Company and
the operations now going on upon IT,
No consists Of eighty four acres IN fee on East
Oh Creek about tW miles from fitusvine. On this
have two wells gciug down, new engines, ma
chinery, &C., One we'll is now down about three
hundred feet; ana al eady large quantities o. oil
nave come to The surface, howingltad ~ over the
top of the well Thisis the s1rfscs second san T.
rock oil which indicates large deposits beneath.
rest results are xpe ete II m tons we'll which viii
probably be completed in the course Of hat days
Forty acres of this tract Of the best boring ter
No T. Ton acres in fee. All boring territory.
nearly opposite No l, beng Z part OF the same,
ono half mile nearer 1tusYille. This one Of tho
eig Bile tracts for oil purposes on the whole
Sn wei One ~ ssy i r.. 1n o aee
below Iitu vile, surrounded By paying wells this
is all the best boring land. Two wells going down
which. from p esent indicat ons, proni 20 be at
least tWenty-barrel wells although much better re-
sults are expected from at least one of them, al
mott every wen in this vicinity has besna good one
No A. Perpetual lease Of two ~ acres ian oring
terri ory,1 giving one. half alIy the ceebra-
ted Geor ricketts, farm on Cherry Run, lying at
the mouth Of Oil Run, q small ftream emptying in
to Cherry Run, and deriving its name fsom the
large quantities Of oil constantly floating on its sur
face No better oil land can be iound dying from
surface indications ana the act that ali wells this
vicinity are large pumping or flowing wells. 1t is
sa to bea fact That out of The several hundred
wss on Oh rry Run, there has not as yet. been one
failure to obtain oil afer reaching the oil depth
Ths Company have re son TO expect large returns
| from this small tract, and have already TWO wells
| going down with all dispatch possible.
No. s. Perpetual lease OF ten (l0l acres (one-haf
royaiiy,I all boring territory. on the Turner and
Anderson farm, Cherry Rnn, opposite and adj lining
the celebrated Humboldt property. Two wells gong
down with the best indications. On this tract there
is noted offspring constantly giving out gas Bnd
oil in considerable quantities. This Is also but a
short di tapce above the Great heed, ''Wade,''
and Granger" wells, and many ott or flowing and
pumping wells above and below,
No g. Fifty acres Ia fee on west branch Pit-Holei
Greek adjoining the United States Company prop
erty, and only one-half mile from their great how
ing WELL This tract il arly all good boring terri
tory being nterseoted by several small runs empty
ing lnto Pit Hoe. each ahoraing ample room for
Tnis tract is the most valubals OF any tie Compa-
ny own. 1t was purchased some time sinee and
ate vicinity has advanced its value more than
three told above 8 cost to the COMPANY. Two
success as there possibly be on any land in the
oil regions. lI ~ re- I-1' r
Thls tract lies directly bstwsen the Great Noble
and Empire" wells on on Greek, and the great
United States" well on Pit O. in belt that ex-
tends 10 the Allegheny River, and in which the
quality Of the oil found Is Of striking similarity
peng the light oil that indicates the largest wells.
No. I. Perpetual lease OF fifteen t15J acres (eiv
ing onefourth royalty. ON middle bssnch Tit Hole,
and by one-fourth mile from United States Com
pays well; all fat land; two wells gong down
with the best of show. To PARTICIPATES the extra
qualss OF this tract would emily 1e repeating whas
is said regardi tract No. 6. slihough its market
value much greater from the fac of Its yin one.
fourth mile nearer this great well.
No. 8 Five acres ~ iR fte, all fiat. on main
branch Pit Hole forty rods below the great we'll and
adjoining ten acres belonging to j. W. Sherman Of
the great SHERMAN We" on Oil Creek Two wells
going down on this with all possible dispatch; and
at their present depth, show indications flarge do
posts. W -, - l
No; Perpetual lease Of five (5) acres, one-fourth
royalty, aojonie tract No So al boring ittIritoIy,
and of equavAlne with the above. The small royalty
given mf kes this lease most valuable as fee-sim
Pile. Two wells going down on this with same indi-
cations as on Nos.
Wi these advanta7e o.. su 2eri0r In the Judgment
of men experienced in the Gil business to those of
any other company. the Directors feel assured that
they Offering one ofthe bsst OPP runites for in
vesfment ever presented to the pubic.
For further Information, Maps snd Prespectuses,
apply to q. Ehff. aII erlr lH
]. Il. CLAP CO. Bankers. 81 state Street, Boz
u ton. --ln' ut u.l
Afford DYER. Esq. No ii5 Middle st. Portland.
Maine A
L. ROBERTS, Of L. Roberts Co. South Street,
New York.
J. N. BURLEIGH, Treasurer, ga State Street
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