The Portland daily press., 1865-04-12
PROPERTY OF THE COMPANY.

The following is description of the Company and
the operations low ~ ding on upon il.
No. consists of eighty tour acres IN fee, on Fast
Oh Creek, about two mics from Ftusviie. On this
we lave two wells going down, new engines ma
chinery, 40. One well is now down about three
hundred feet; ana Already large quantities OF oil
nave come TO the surface, flowing read ly over the
top of the we'll Tbisis the surface second Fan l.
rock oil which indicates large deposits beneath
probably be eomp leted in the coutse of thrty days
Forty of this tract are of the best boring ter
ritory.
No. 2. Ten acres in fee. All boring territory,
nearly opposite No l, being part OF the same
ole-half mile nearer 1itusvile. This Is of the
most eg bic tracts for oil purposes on the whole
creek: well to besnnk on this place Immediately.
NO. One acre fee on Gil creek. one half mic
is all the best boring land. Two wells going down
which. from esent indications, pronie to be at
least twenty barrel wells. although much better re-
suls are expected from At least of them, al
most every we'll in this vicinity has been goo1 one.
No, A. Perpetual lease of two (2l acres tail soring
terri DRY y giving one hall royalty, ON the ceebFa-
ted George ltickets farm on Cherry Run, lying at
the mouth of Oil Run, small stream empty ing in
to Cherry Run, and deriving its name from the
large quantities of oil constantly floating its
face. 40 better oil land can be sound dying from
surface indications ana the TACT that ali wells this
vicinity are large pumping OF flowing wells It is
sa t. be fact. that out of the several hundred
we'll on Oh rry Run, there not yet, been one
failure to obtain oil after reaching the oil depth.
The Company have re son to expect large returns
from this small tract, and have already two wells
going down VITA all dispatch possible.
No. 5. Perpetual lease OF ten lel acres (one-half
royalty all boring territory, on the Tufper and
Anderson farm Cherry knu, opposite and adj lining
the ce ebrateG Humboldt property. wo wells going
down with the rest indicat ons On this tract there
is anoted offspring constantly giving out gas and
oil in considerable quantities. This IS also but q
short di tance above the 'Great heed, Wade
aud Granger" wells. and many other flowing and
pumping wells above and below.
No 8. FIFTY acres IL fee west branch Pit-Hole
Greek, adjoining the UnIe0 States Company's prop.
Ia AnN
ing we'll This tract il arly all good boring terri
tory being inter eced by several small empty.
ing into Pit Hole each aforaing ample room for
IF wells. Ann
Tnia tractis the most valuable OF any the Compa-
ny own. IttVas purchased some time since; and
ths recent developments Of property IL it immedi-
ate vicinity has advanced its value more than
three ioid above 6 cost 10 the mpsnv. Two
wells going down on this With as much certainty of
suceees there can possibly be on any land in the
oil regions. .s..y. ...,e-
:. 1is faoc lies directly between the Great Noble
and Empire" " ellis on Oil Creek, and the great
'Unlted States" well on Pit Doe. in belt that
tends TO the Allegheny River, ana in which the
quality of the oil found is of striking similarity,
ing the light oil THAI indicates the gest wells
No. Z. Perpetual lease of fifteen (15J acres (giv-
ing one-fourth royalty middle b. anch Fit Hole,
and sIy one-fourth mile from United states Com
pays well; all fat land; two wells gong down
with the bsst of show. To particularize tire extra
qualit of this tract would emily lie repeating wha
i said regardi tract No. 8. sithough, it's market
fourth mile nearer the great well.
No. s. Five acres 10y im fee, all fiat, on main
branch Pit Hole forty rods below the great well and
adjoining ten acres belonging toy; w, sherman of
the great SHERMAN Wei" on Oil Greek. Two wells
going down on this with ali possible dispatch and
at their present depth, show indications tflarge de-
posits 7l aGaH m
No 8. Perpetual lease of five (5l acres, one-ourth
royalty JONI tract No s.. all boring territory,
and of equa value with the above. The small royalty
given ma kes this lease most as valuable feesim
pie Two wells going down on this with same indi-
cations as on No :.
Wi h these ADVANTAGE. superior in the Judgment
Of experienced in the Gil business, to those of
anv other company, the Directors feel assured that
they are Offering one Of the best OPP rtunities FORM
yes 'ment ever presented to the public.
For further Information, Maps and Prespectuses,
apply to ro a,
j. II. CLAPP : co, Bankers, 81 State Street, Bos-
ton.
Afford DYER, Esq, No 1i5 Middle st, Portland,
Maine.
L. ROBERTS. of L. Roberts & Co, South Street,
New York.
j. N BURLEIGH, Treasurer, ga State Street,
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