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

The following is description of the Company and
the operation now going on upon it.
No. consists of eighty four acres an fee on East
Oh Creek, about two miles from TItusviiie. On this
We Lave two wells going down, new engines, ma
cchnery, &C. One well is now down about three
hundred feet; ana aneady large quantities OF oil
have come to the surface, flowing read ly over the
top of the well. Tbisis the surface second sana-
rock oil which indicates large deposits beneath.
Great results are xpt cted well which viii
probably be leted in the Of thift, days.
Forty acres of this tract are of the best boring ter
ritory.
NO. 2. Ten acres in fee. All boring territory,
nearly opposite No l, beng part of the same
tract, but ~ ing the orth aide OF the cree and
one-half mile nearer 1itusvle. 1his Is one of the
most elig BILE tracts for oil purposes the " hole
creek: well to be sunk ON this place Immediately.
No. 8. One acre in fee on oil cretk one halt mile
below fitu vile, surrounded by paying wells this
is all the best boring land. Two wells going down
which. IRON esent indications, proni.e 70 be at
least twenty barrel wells although much better re-
suls are expected Fl ON atlea,t OF them, as ell
most every well IN this vicinity has been good
'Ne4. Perpetual lease of two ~ acres tan oorink
terri ory,l giving one hall royalty, the ceebrs-
ted George Ricketts, farm on Cherry Run, lying al
the mouth of Oil Run, small stream emptying in
to Cherry Run, ana deriving its name from the
large quantities of oil constantly floating its sur
face. No better oil land can be found dying from
surface Indications and the TACT that ali wells In this
vicinity are large pumping or flowing wells 1t is
said to be fact. that out of the several hundred
wells on Oh. ry Run, there not as yet been one
failure to obtain oil afer reaching the oil depth.
The Company have re son to expect lar &c returns
FROM this small tract, and have already two wells
going dos vita all dispatch possible
No. 5. Perpetual lease OF ten (I0l acres (cne-haif
royalty ali boring territcry on the TUNER and
Anderson farm Cherry FINN, opposite and adj lining
the celebrated Humboldt property; Two wells going
down with the best indica ons On this tract there
Is noted offspring constantly giving out gas and
oil in considerable quantities. Tbs IS also but a
short dI taDce above the Great heed "Wade,"
and Granger" wells and many or er flowing and
pumping wells above and below,
No 6. Fifty acres fee on west branch Pit-Hole
Greek, adjoining the United States Company prop,
erty, and only one-half mile f. ON heir great flow.
ing we'll This tract is ary all good boring terri
tory being intersected by stverAlsmal runs empty
ing Into Pit Hole each afor1ing ample room for
hf wells.
This tract is the most yalnbala OF any the Compa-
ny ny own: twas purchased some time since: and
ate vicinity has advanced its value more than
three fold above cost to the ympany. Two
wells going down on this with as much certainty of
success as there can possibly BE- on any land in the
oil regions.
and Empire" wells on Oil Creek, and the great
Omitted States" well on Pit Zoe in q belt that ex-
tonds TO the Alleehany River, and in which the
quality of the oil found is Of striking similarity,
peing the light oil tina indicates the largest wells
No. z. PER- efual lease OF fifteen (l6J (giv-
ing one-foprth royalty, o. middle b. aneh Pit Hole,
and 1Jy one-fourth mile from United states Com.
pays well all fat land; two wells going down
with1he beet of show. To particularize the extra
qualities Of this tract would emily te repeating wha.
is said regardirg tract No. g. slthough its market
value IL much greater from the faos of its lyin one
fourth mile nearer the great well.
NO. o. rive acreb (ol IN zee, al nat, on main
branch Pit Hole forty rods below the great well and
adjoining ten acres belonging to j. w. Sherman of
the great Sherman Wei" on Oil Greek. Two wells
going down ON this with all possible dIspatch and
at their present depth show Indications fiarge de-
posits.
No. g. Perpetual lease of five (5 acres, one-fourth
royalty, adjoni, tract No S.. all boring territory,
aud of equav with the above The small royalty
given MAJ es this lease most valuable fee-sn-
Pile: Two wells going down on this with same indi-
cations as No y.
Wi h these ADVANTAGE, superior in the judgment
OF men experienced In the oil business to those of
snv other company the Directors feel assured that
they Offering of the best opportunities for in
vestment ever presented to the public.
For further information, Maps and Prespectuses,
apply to
J, H. CLAPP 4 CO, Bankers. 81 State Street, Bos-
ton.
AFFORD DYER, Esq No liz Middle St, Portland.
Maine.
l., ROBERTS, of L. Roberts & Co, South Street.
New York.
J. N RURLEIGH, Treasurer, 2l4 State Street,
Boston,
Subscription Books are Now Open.
j. III. CLAPP & Co.,
BANKERS.
az STATE STREET. BOSTON.