The Portland daily press., 1865-03-15
PROPERTY OF TaE COMPANY.

The following is description of the Company and
tho operations now cling ON upon it, 4Et
M. leonsists of eighty four IN fee, on Pest
Oh Creek, abouttWo miles from Itusviie. On tins
we aGye Two wells going down, new engines ma
hu area feet; ana az eacy large quantities o. oil
nave come to The surface flowing read Iy over the
top of the we'll Thisis the surface oe second San =
rock oil which indicates large deposits beneath
Gre It results are expo cited fl en- THIS well which will
probably be completed in the course of hirt, dsys
Forty acres Of this tract arc Of the best boring ter
No 2. Ten acres in fee All boring territory,
nearly opposite No l., being a part OF TIE same
tract bus lying cnthe north SIDE OF the creek and
one, half mile nearer Titusville This II of the
mot elig bic tracts for oil purposes on the whole
creek: well TO be sunk on this place Immediately.
70 8. One acre in fec on oil creek one half lnie
bel W Iitu vile, surrounded by paying wells; this
is sli the best boring land. Two wells going down
VIII CHI, IRON esent indications, promi-e t. be a.
least wensy-barrel wells Though much better
suits expected from atleast Ore Of them 81
mot every well in this vicinity has been good one
No. 4. Perpetual lease of two (2l acres tail corning
terftory,) giving ons. half rossty, the celebra-
ted Georee nicket,s farm on Cherry Ran, lying at
the mouth of Oil Run, q small stream emptying in
to merry Run, and deriving its name fiom The
large quantities of oile0nstanIly floating its
face. 40 better oil land can be .oand Judging from
surface indications and the fact that ali wells IN this
vicinity are large pumping or flowing wells. IL is
sa ~ be- fact. that out of The several hundred
well. on Chsry Ran, there has not, yet. been
tailuro to obtain oil al reaching the oil depth.
Tho Company have re son TO expect large returns
from this small tract, and have alfeadys Two wells
gong DOWN Win all Qi9pktcn kCSeIDle.
Nc. s. Perpetual lease OF ten (it) acres (one-bsf
royal'y,) all boring territory, on the TuiBer and
Anderson farm Cherry Bnu opposite and adj 'ining
the celebrated Humboldt property. Two wells gong
down with the best indlca ons. On this tract there
is noted offspring constantly giving out gas and
oil in considerable quantities. THIS also but a
short df tabce above the Great Il eed WADE
and Granger wells, and may otL er flowing ard
pumping wells above and below, :.
MOI Fifty acres IL fee on west branch Pit-Hole
Greek adjoining the United States Company prop.
erty. and only one-half milo f'om rheir great flow
ing well. This tract arly all good boring terri
tofv, being inter ected by several email runs empty
fl y wells. NH We. 7sl -1".t- + --' -
Tnis tact is the most valuable OF any tie Comps
ny own. ltwas purchased some time since: and
the recent Developments of property in its immed-
alto vicinity has advanced its value mere than
three told above cost to. the smpanv Two
wells going down on this, With much certainty of
success as there can possibly be on any land in tie
This Iacr lies directly bstwfen the "Great Noble
and Empire" wels on Oil Creek, and the great
tonds 10 the Alieghany River, and in which the
quality of the oil found is of a striking SIMILARLY
ing the light oil tha indicates the largest wells
NOT. Perpetual Iease OF fifteen (15j acres (yiv-
ing one-fourth royalty. o. middle BE- aneh Fit Hole
and Jy one-fourth mile from Unitea states Com.
R PIN H. wS q e. fat and s go w, down
qualities OF this tract would emily repeating what
y said regardir tract Nos. although its market
vaue Il much greater from the fAc of its lynn one
fourth mile nearer the great well. M
no g. Five acres (5) an .fte, al fiat, on main
D,ancn ft doie forty rods below the great well and
adjoining ten acres belonging to j. W. Sherman of
the great SHERMAN Wei " on Oil Creek. Two wells
going down on this with eli possible dispatch; and
at their present DEPTH sho indications flarge de-
No PeroetuaI lease of five (5l acres one-fourth
royalty, JONI tract No s. all boring terri oJy
and OF equa'yalue with the above The small royalty
given mskes this lease as valuab Bile fee-sn-
pie; Two wells going down on this with same indi-
cations as on Nos.
Wi hthese ADVANTAGE. superior in the Judgment
Of men experienced in the oil business, to those of
any other company. the Directors feel assured that
they are offering one of the best for in
vestmeut ever presented to the pubic.
For further information Maps and Prespectuses
apply to a-ig
J. h. cLAPP 4 CO, Bankers. 81 State Street, Bos-
ton.
AFFORD DYER, Esq, No IFS Middle st, Portland,
.o Maine. - r7rsrt rrN = M 4
L. ROBERTS. OF L. Roberts & Co, South Street.
New York.
j. N. BURLEIGH, Treasurer, 2la State Street.
Boston, ..-l, ,r-,
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