Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-07-01
81 Little Kanawha & Elk River
PETROLEUM AND MINIRGCO.

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OLIYER y, WOOD, Presidenty ianitgH ohsm
JAMES CRU UIkSliANK. Vice President. .n9nfi,t,
CHARLESJ. MARTIN. Treasurer. {. eoT bGd Sol,
4 JAMES WADSWORTH. SecretaryGQ9H ioodlS
Il. r. BLACKWELL. Consulting Engineer ami
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PAUL N. SPOFFORD, of spoford Tileson d
Co., N. Y.
oHlARLEsJ, MARTIN, President Home Ip,ur
ance Co., NY. '''' 'n' """ .'''''
Hon. ROGER AvER1LL. Danbury. Conn. f'ihf
Il Hon. ALBERTA. CATLIN, Burlington, VT j
JAMES CRUIKSHANK..55 ..55 Broadwas.N!Y. q.
OLIVER E. W00D, 20 Barclay street, N,Y.,o,r
JAMES WADSWORTH, of James Wadswortb
& Co.. 6f Cedar street, N. Y. '''h' '''lS""o u
JOHN w. STRONG, Detroit, Mich. gid 2."ir'
o. EDWARD M. MORGAN. 2 Pine street, NJ Y. 2
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THE SUBSCRIPTION Is SO NEARLY
~ completed that tits intended to close the same
on or before the 18th or February. i''iJnll u'hI
Subscriptions $75OOOo. of which 5000, 900 purchase
es the land-to-wit: CISCO acres. The remaining
$3.50 the permanent cash working capital Of the
Company. } 2gir"s iu y1j-Epll "Il NEi 9H
ioPar value of shares, $lDo. Lands locsted on the
Little Kanawhs and Elk Rivers. in the counties Of
ilmer and Braxton in the very heart Of the oil re-
gions Of West Virginia.
. Professor Richardson reports: "Your property is
thevery centre Of the West Virginia oil regions II
has numerous oil aud gas springs along the banks Of
itsc streams, ope Of which yies with the, famous
burning Spring itself.o ..,...,i.,t,
ProfessDr Shepherd, ,A6f New Haven, Conn, tre tre
ports:1 fJo0nstder 10 en,thenky bi r0tthcfnd idnd.
TIE oRrpsartt0 SaaIds wTdsrtie it tttFnSssstg and
ne tong ft4ss 9f cqr6urYfte6 AyzrpVsn py lpmiaatr
tng gas Sprinas, some Of ,aohicA, saso BHrning, 40
toen'as the dpneardnce of OIL aSeLf on he surface
'ot thS h6ct, Jy cotrntS me Ill thtB 6etie nv @''
-i7ore cun bono doubt hldt along gpstr csSseS ana
tribnteries there is a lqr0e. esfeat p aalNq4le OFF
producing terrifoyy;. The prodiaiopsl an0pat Of
0ituhinouS and cGanel COAL iron ore. limestone and
fire clays embodied IN the high hills on oar proper
W, tie tops and Slopes or e6hicA arc covered sciS an
eotrdOndiHcyy 0rdath of ,vhite Oakland otaerAsabt
tips6eys, add iarssnsely to as pdIys. ii ii .ynGT
n These views are fully ipdorsed by the reports Of
the most practical and experienced mon from the oil
districts Of both Pennsylvania and Virginia. W.
:. The COMPANY consider themselves Fortunate IN
having secured the services of Mr.. Blackwell, a
practica civil engineer, for the general spperntend
ency, so well known as the late Chief Engineer and
Superintendent Of the Commissioners Of Wash
ihgton Heights. New York City. .h,.'2@lG 93!ih
ArraDgernentsare in rapid progress for the imme-
diate development of the property, on a scale com.
mensurate with its value aod extent.
Subscriptions payable at the time Of subscribing,
or one hafin cash. the balance in thirty days from
tho time of closing the subscription. can be made in
person OF at the office of tho undersigned.
No 81 Cedar street. New York; J. X. DOBSON, No. |
42 State street, Boston; and JOHN W. STRONG, 4
Detroit, Michigan, where full inform alton can be
obtained. ~ W. -I"
JAMES WADSWORTa 4, CO, a
o3Jbh w J No. 81 Cedar street, New Yerk. |
N. B. Subscriptions received for the above Com
pany by ;rJSI .IaItH' LEWIS BAKER,
feb6 NriaAGI Wheeling WV. /