The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-26
OIL intelligence.

An oil strike is reported on Cheat Run,
West Virginia.
From the Clarion River region we learn
that the Whitehill well and ElysOn Run
wells are yielding as much oil as ever, and
the Clarion River Company well is being
tubed with fine indications
The Boston Petroleum Company COM
menced a well on Eight Mile Run, near
Marietta, Ohio, July lst, and struck oil on
the 7th inst, at flty-six feet. On the l1th
they commenced pumping, and are now
getting the heaviest and best quality Of IT,
bricsting oil, at the rate of fvs barrels per
day.
Another splendid strike is reported on
the Maple Fa-m, on Dunkard creek, Greene
county. The well belongs to the Session
Company, is 500 feet deep, and pumped in
twelve hours one hundred barrels. No
particulars
The Lafayette Courier speaking of oil
in Jasper county, says the Indianapolis
| Company have the most cheerful indics-
| tions. Their well is now down about three
hundred feet. On one day last week fine
vein of oil was opened, and the flow at one
| time was estimated at q barrel an hour.
A new well was struck on Friday on
| lease II, on the Holmden Farm It is
estimated to give 400 barrels per day. It
cannot be less than 500 when the rods with
the lower supeTYalves are pulled. This
we'll is located between the two great wells
| the United States and Homestead but
! on the opposite side of the creek and st the
side Of lofty bluff, which are 50 numerous
~ that vicinity, and correspond with those
Creek, which are always in tho
on On - monster wells. A number
vicinity of the. -aighborhood of tho
% Homestead mes will be finished -.
seek. ,.st q wall was struck on
Wecnes"I ecH;So-Iy Farm, Just adjoining On
20 K feet in depth, ane on : "5'f Sf
lot No. l, ell Is row pump
City. It is So. rs to 80 bar
struck in the thru In
foot in thiohnasa Tho
ing and flowing at the rate OF
rels per day, and increasing rapidN
Oil is OF gravity 480. The well and foe
longs to Knox & Co.
OIL prospects in the neighborhood of
Franklin, on the Allegheny, are imnro1-
ing. The old Hoover well, which sttrscto5
so much attention 8 few years 400 ana
which was ruined by set Of tools Setting
fast, IS now producing one hundred and
twenty-five barrels per day. The new we'll
on Foster Island, just above Big Sandy. Il
lowing one hundred barrels, and is in
creAslng. These developments have turn-
ed attention to that section of the oil ra-
gion, and still further successes are dsilv
looked for.I
The PottsVille, ConnemAugh and Msbon.
ing Oil Company, of which Lewis TRACE
nick, ESQ.,, Is Superintendent, commencad
operations on The morning Of the FDurtb
ot July, at the Burning Spring well. a fsw
miles below Blsirsville- The opening Of -
me well was the occasion of 8 Celebration
ot the glorious Fourth. A large number
of invited guests from Blairsville, Johns
% Wni BroWnstown, Bsirdstown, Livermore
ind other places, assembled at the Burn-
ng Springs. An organization vss ee-
ecLed oy calling James Rutledga, of
LlYermore to preside, and BY sppoint-
ng Capt. J. 2. Thompson, Martin Black
Esq, VIM Donneley, Thomas McCsndless
lames LGytonf j. VIM. Boyers, James X
samson and VIM, Jellison, Vice Presidsnts
md Sirwel s. Mortord and Capt. Williams
secretaries. After few remarks bv tbe
resident, steam was got up, and tho ex-
'enent engine and machinery set il motion
mid the ,huzzls Of the guests. Itis but
astice to say that ell the arrangements.
lerrlok, engine and pump, are complete %
md orderly. Addresses were msde bytbs
hon. T. @. Shannon and Col. l.. S. Can't
veil, sfter which the whole party retired To
tine deiesAer prepared by Mr.. TredepicI.
Altoget4eR it.wAs a was q most pleasant
.ilAir. The engineer is John McAfee. and
be driller s. F. Russell, both Of whom are
Competent Workuen,