The Portland daily press., 1865-03-23
1 PROPERTY OF TaE coMpANY.

The following IL q description of the Company and
the operations now aeing on upon it.
Nol consists of eighty -four, acres in fee, on sst
we have two wells going down, new engines, ma
chinery, &c. One well is now down about three
huE dred feet; and already large Quantities Of oil
top of the well. This is The surface second SAND
rock oil which indicates large deposits beneath
Great resutsa are expo cted from tins well which will
probably be conn Ieted in the course Of hrt, days
rltory.
No. Ten acres in fee. All boring territory,
nearly opposite No J. being q psrt OF the came
tract. bus lying cnths rofth SIDE Of the creek and
half mile nearer 1tusville. This one of the
most elig bic tracts for oil purposes the whole
creek well to be sunk on this place immediately
No. g.: One acre in fee on oil creek, one half mile
is all the best boring land. Two wells going down
which. from p esent lndicat ons. promi-e t. be at
least twentybarrel wells although much better re-
most every we'll in this vicinity has been good one
Mos. Perpetual lease of two ~ acres tall boring
te,riory giving one halt royalty, on the celebrs
ted George hickets farm on Cherry Run, lying at
the mouth of Oil Run, small ttream emptying in
to Cherry Run, and deriving its name from the
face, No better land can be- found .dging from
suracs indications ana the TACT that ali wells in this
vicinity are large pumping or flowing wells. It is
sad ~ b fact. that out of the several hundred
wells on Chrry Run, there has not. yet been one
tajSse to obtain oil after reaching the oil DEPTH
from this small tract, and have already Two wells
gong down VITA all dispatch possible. 's.'il0
NO, O. Perpetual lease of ten tl0l acres tone-haif
Anderson farm Cherry Rnn. opposite and adj ,ining
the celebrated Humboit property Two wells roirS
isanoted offspring constantly giving out gas and
oil In considerable quantities. This Is also but a
short 81 tarce above the .Great Heed r WADE
and Granger" wells, and many other flowing and
pumping wells above and below, lss 1905, Y
No g. FIFTY acres IN fee on west branch Pit-Hole
Greek adjoining the United States Company q prop.
hall mil frrrn nj
ing we'll This tract is arly all good boring terri
tory being inter eced by several small runs empty
ing MTG Fit Hoe each afforaing ample room for
This tract is the most valuable OF any The Comma
ny own. ltwas purchased some time since: and
the recent Developments of property IL its immedi-
ate vicinity has advanced its value M ore than
three told above Q cost to the ,mpany. Two
wells going down on this. With as much certainty OF
@ Is mere can possibly be ON any land in tie
This tract lies directly between the sGrea. Noble
United stsss well Pit IN bali sn sba sr e
tonds to the Allegheny River, and in which the
quality OF the oil found is Of aetriking similarity
peing the light oil tina. indicates the largest wells
No.. Perpetual lease of fifteen (16j acres (Eiv-
ing one-fourth royalty middle b. anch Fit Hole
and ally one-fourth mile from United states Com.
with the best of show. TO particularizs tie extra
qualities or this tract would emily be repeating what
is said regaIdirg traosNo 9, although it's market
fourth mile nearer the great well. y ,sel II. -lfl Z
No. 8: Five acrss (5) in fee, all fat, ON main
branch Pit Hole forty rods below the great we'll and
adjoining ten acres belonging to J. W. Sherman Of
tns great Sherman Well on Oil Creek. Two wells
going down on this with all possible dispatch; and
at their present depth, show Indications farge de-
No o. Perpetual lease of FIVE (5) acres one-fourth
royalty, aojoini tract No S. all boring territoiy
and Of equavalue with the above. The small royalty
given mekes this lease as valuable as fee-sim.
pie Two wells going down on this with same indi.
cations as ON No 8.H0a Vnli8 El Is 40 T-7r-T~ /
8 WI these adyanta se7. superior in the Judgment
OF men experienced In the Gil business to those of
any other company. the Directors feel assured that
they are oHsriHg one of the best opportunities for in
vestment ever presented TO the pubic. iYf6r Ne
F9r further information, Maps and PresFectuses,
apply to
J. H. cLARP co. bankers. 81 State Street, Bos-
0 il ton. ~ flaf-,s.s 49,. ,-'r-~D-- IT1 80
Afford DYER, Esq. No Jig Middle st, Portland,
Maine. &C. t8lif1f tgN0i I,''r-I' -"
L. ROBERTS. OF L. Roberts Co, South Street,
roe New ork. ulldf .iiR helm IaTiicrS
j. N BURLEIGH. Treasurer, 2i4 State Street,
y Boston, ns- stcisd 8siHief1 Ds.n 7l5T
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