Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-11-13
Little Kanawha & Elk River
PETROtEUMAhD MINING co.
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'' oFFIoERs
OLIVER X. WOOD, President. ..,.i.
JAMES CRU UlkSHANK. Vice President. rra
CHARLESJ. MARTIN. Treasurer ~ De-
JAMES WADSW0RTH Secretary. r, 3iit,
Il. R. BLACKWELL, Consulting Engineer and
General Superintendent. ..t t'lnl
aru 4s.3 %. 1,. TRUSTEES: 1o s.E
PAUL N. SP0FFoRD, of SpoFord Tilcson a
Co., NY. ,r- ... ,,.,,
CHARLESJ. MARTIN. President Home Insur-
ance Co., NY r..-'
Hon. ROGER AvERILI, Danbury. Conn.
Hon. ;ALBERTZ. CATLIN, Burlington, Vt.
JAMES CRUIKSHANK, IS Broadway, Y.
OLIVER E. WOOD, 26 Barclay street. N. Y.
JAMES, WADSW0RTH. of James Wadsworth
&-Co.. e1 Cedar street, MY. .- -- -
JOHN W. STRONG, Detroit, Mich.- -.
EDWARD NJ. MORGAN. 2 Pine street. N. Y.
VNHE SUBSCRIPTION Is SO NEARLY
i completed that it is intended to close the same
on or before the 18th Of February. 7t5' tr.,l ~
Subscriptions, $3.50 OOO of which 5000 900 purchas
es the land--to-wit: O. $50 acres. The remaining
$50 900 is the permanent working capital of the
Company. ..fi.H f,..-., ...s..l 1,. ts....I vfY,
Par value of shares, SlOO. Lands located on the
Little Kanawha and Elk Rivers. in the counties of
Gilmer and Braxton, in the very heart Of the oil re-
giols Of West Virginia. sE taBs7T7
Professor Richardson reports: "Your property is
the very centre Of the est Virginia olregipns. 1t
has numerous oil and gas springs along the banks Of
its streams, one of which vies with the famous
Burning Spring ITSELF" 81 &
Professor Shepherd. of New Haven. Conn.,. re-
ports: "Jconsidsr u He,nfnentg gyoi- producing land
The oa-6edrjag saales NRderlie IL ertensiUely and
tie long 1ines Of fcar6Uretted hydrogen. OF 1uminat
ing gas springs some Of 4oAicA n SAP burning, as
teU az the appearance of oil ITSELF on the surface
OF thetrdct, JuVy confirms me In lats 6etief.Ns
There can be nod0u6t that along your creels and
t4Bataries there ts large estent Of vdyua6lS-oi
produefng territory. The prodtgious ametnt OF
bitumfHoys and canael coal iron ore limestone and
fire clGys embodied IN AeAig1 Aizs on totr proper
ty the tops and slopes of 4cAich covered NTH an
extraordinary groton Of schite OAK and other Aedry
Rm6ers, add tnmenselp TO It's vdlue." e3
These views are fully indorsed by the reports Of
the most practical and experienced men from the oil
districts of both Pennsylvania and Virginia.
The Company consider themselves fortunate in
having secured the services Of Af. Blackwell, a
practical civil engineer for the general superintend
ency. so we'll known the lste Ohief Enginser and
Superintendent of the Commissioners Of Wash
ington' Heights ,%New York City. Eun ,rua
Arrangements arein rapid progress for the INN g.
diats developmentof the property, on scale com
mensurste with its value and extent.
SubscripHonspay6 able at The timeof subscribing,
or half in cash the balance in thirty DAYS from
the time Of closing the be made in
person byletter at the office Of the undersigned.
No 81 Cedar street, New York; J. X. D0BSoN. No.
a State street, Boston; aud JOHN w. STRONG
Detroit, Michigan, where full information can be
~ - y, JAMES W wADswORTa&C q CO.,
1nirr7Rl ss1 No. 81 Cedar street, New York.
NIB Subscriptions received fol. the above Com
papyby oi oilW9sIo sidLEWls BAkEH,A
feb6 Wheeling. w. ". ?