The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-03-21
Property OF rnE COMPANY.

Inc following IL u O6bcIlpIlOn Oh bue company anu
the operations now DING on upon it.
No. consists of eighty four acres in fee, East
OIL Creek, about two mile, from ritusviiie. On this
we nave two wells going. down, new engines, ma.
chinery, Il G. One well is now down about three
hundred feet; and aIeady large quantities OF oil
nave come to The surface, lowing read ly over the
top of the well. Thisis The surface second FAN l.
rock oil which indicates large deposits beneath
Great results are expo cted ON this well which will
probably be completed in the course of thirty days
Forty acres of this tract are of the best boring
ritory. s4t bsttsf -
NO. Ten acres in fee ALI boring territory,
nearly opposite No l, being part of the same
half mile nearer 1itusville. This one of the
most elg bic tracts for oil purposes on the whole
creek: we'll to be sunk on this place Immediately.
No B. One acre in fee on oil creek, one half mite
below fitu vile, surrounded by paying wells; this
is all the best boring land Two wells going down
which. from P esent indications. proni t. be at
least wenty barrel wells although much better re-
su,s expected fl ON atleast one of them, as 81
most every well in this vicinity has been good one.
territory, giving ons. half royalty ON the ceIebra
ted George Ricketts, farm on Cherry Run, lying at
the mouth Of Oii Run, small stream emptying in
to Cherry Run, and deriving its name from the
large quantities of oil constantly floating on its sur
face. No better oil land be found idging from
surface indications the TACT that ali wells this
50 g be facs mat out Of the seyersi bnndren
well on Oh Try Run, there has not as yet been one
The Company have re son to expect large RETURNS
from this small tract, and have already Two wells
BOlnk uOWn VITA all dispatch possible,
No g.. Perpetual lease OF ten (l0l acres (1ne-half
royalty,l all boring territory, on the Tuner and
Anderson farm Cherry Bnn, opposite and adj oining
the ce'ebrated Humboldt property. Two wells going
down with the best indcat ons. On this tract there
Is apoted offspring constantly giving out gas and
OIL In considerable quantities. This Is also but
snort al lance above the sGreat Reed - "Wade
and Granger wells, and many other flowing and
pumping wells aboys and below,
NO .. FIFTY acres iafee on west branch Pit-Hole
creek adjoining the United States Company's prop.
erty, and only one-half mile from their great flow.
ing WELL This tract is arly all good boring terri.
tory being intersected by several small runs empty
ing into Fit Hoe. each r1ing pie room for
ff wells. i A is.fl7i5 ~ 5 -
This tract is the most valuable OF any ii Compa.
ny own. 1t was purchased some time since; and
thsrecent developments of property in it, immedi
ate vicinity has advanced its value m ore than
three told above Is cost TO- the ,mpany. Two
wells going down ON this. With much certainty of
success as there can possibly be on any land in TIE
THIS tract lies directly bstween the "Grsat Noble
United States" well on Pit Ho'e in belt that ex-
tonds to the Alleghany River, and in which the
quanty OF the oil found Is of striking similarity
png the light oil thai indicates the largest wells
No. Z. Perpetual lease of fifteen (15j acres (giy-
ing one-fourth royslty, on middle b. aneh Pit Hole
and o lly one-fourth mile from United States Com.
pa"y's well; all fat land; two wells 90 ng down
with the bet of show. To particularize TIE extra
qualities Of this tract would emily be repeating wha
value much greater from the facs of its lyin one
fourth mile nearer the great well. GOT
NO. 0. rive acree 10y tn fee, all fiat, on main
branch Pit Hole forty reds below the great we'll and
adjoining ten acres belonging ~. W. Sherman of
Inc great "Sberman Wei" on Oil Creek Two wells
going down Oh this with ali possible dispatch and
at their present depth. show Indications flarge de-
No;9 Perpetual lease of five (5) acres, one-fourth
royalty, aojoiai tract No 81 all boring Territory
aud OF eqnaivaue with the above The small royalty
given me kes this lease most valuable feesim-
pie; Two wells going down on this with same indi-
cations on No8. - y
Wi b these advantaee' superior in the Judgment
OF men experienced in the Gil business to those OF
snv other company the Directors feel assured that
are Offering one of the best opp rtunities for in
Vestment ever presented to the public.
Or further Information, Maps and Prespectuses,
apply to sffe na'r1gI 0--r7'--rI-7 81
J. IL. cLAPP : CO. Bankers. 81 State Street, Boz
Afford DYER, Esq, No ll5 Middle st, Portland,
= - NAME. a7 ,9MaiF 3h siN Ws~D itlpf
L. ROBERTS. of L. Roberts & Co, South Street.
"a New York. r b,a 49, ~ =
j.. N BURLEIGH. Treasurer, 2l4 State Street,
81 Boston,
WHERE 3ip Hall
Books are Now Open.