Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-03-31
The Wyaudotte Petroleum 10.
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CINCINNATI, OHIO.
Gse ner nj q nice. ~ W est 1d street

0ie met % u HI &C.. y " est DO SuFeeu
Capital Stock $500, 900 Working Capital
$50, onO-Dirdedi into $4,000
Shares at $40 Each.
Subscription Price a." No further Assessment
10 lie made.
Incorporated under the laws Of Ohio, Jan IL. 's5
ixCJRPoR TORS:
Emanuel Miller. John II Gerrard,
r. H. johnson, Gen : + Cary.
,.eo II. shotwell, $. l.. Wilder.
), stacy Hill, \. : Knight
Geo Clements, George BE. son,
x. Creighton. IL. Leonard,
Vim. Bates.
Chas. Y. Foote, Cashier Commercial B nix,
b. r. Human, Of McAlphin. Human d Co.
DIRECTORS
7 II Johnson, : smith,
Stacy Hill, john II Gerard,
II r Human, $ I. Wilder,
George Benson.
ELECTIVE OFFICERS:
II JoHNs,N =. esideni
JouS II Ga RRARp. Nice President
w W RontRrs Secretary and Treasurer
This Conpaay. incorpnr .tet under the laws OF
the State OF Ohio. for the pure of devcl ping
and Improving its lands. has not contemplated u
mere speculative org aniZation and viii not resort
TO any unwarranted method of disposing of its
stock fully confident that its lands intrinsic
ally valuable oil lands, offer the stock upon
il. merits and do not hesitate to refer the pub
lie 10 the 'hartcte,s of its ,ncorporators in -vl-
dcnce Of our sincerity
The Companys land consists OF %, acres
comprised in nine separate trac = each Of which
was selected with great care, having especial ref
erence 10 the oil indications on and in thei-
mne. late vicinity. and are situated On Otter
| Fork. and Sinking Fork OF Little Blue in ',raw
| ford Cnrn'y, and nder son River, in Perry Conn
| ". Indiana. Upon ana around the Sem tract
| 100 acreal are found the richest surface ndca
| tons. consisting Of oil springs. seips and ayers
| OF thoroughly atur3fed oil -ocks specimens
be seen at this Office. Numerous wells are being
| sunk adjacent thereto. with good prospects OF
| surces.. The Knox County Campanv's upper
well is hai Il mile west. their Benham well two
| miles on the same creek struck OIL cf superior
| quality at rs feet. Tnls tract is closely sur
| ROUNDED by thr~e " lis III process q: consiruc.
| ton is lS miles west of th- great q Wyundo,ie
fave" and near the justly celebrated Tar
| Springs.
| The present prospective valne cf the Compa-
nvs stock is TO be inferred from the fact that il
| owns fee simple representing $50 acres OF the
| iciest oil territory IN Crawford Count.
| gentleman familiar with Petroleum linds III
Penns' wanna and Ohio. and who srs~t month
selecting the lrnds for this company saws: "A
thorough examination OF the oil egion in Ci aw-
ford and Perry Counties has convinced me Il al
the surface indications found on shrinking Fork
and otter Fork of Little Blue are equal in quail
~, # not in excess. Of any vet discov. ed.
The corporators Of this Company have crgani
xed n good faith will, strong confidence Of SHE
cess. aud for limited period its stock II BE- of
| tered nj one half it's par value. to-wit: Ten dot
lars fe' a share OF twenty liars.
Persons AT a distance Wishing to subscribe for
express TO ". ". ROBERTS, Secretary, Wyan-
dotte Petroleum or.pany. ~ " ST Third street.
| Cincinnati. Ohio will have their certificates
promptly returned. mch5-dcodlw