The Portland daily press., 1865-03-14
PROPERTY OF TIE COMPANY.

The following ia description of the Company and
the operations now ding on upon it, f
No. consists of eighty four acres iss fee, Fast
Oh Geek, abouttUo miles from fItusvine. On this
cave two wells going down, new engines, ma
chinery, &C. One well is now down about three
hundred feet; ana sleady large quantities OF oil
have come to The surface, lowing read ly over the
top of the well. This is the surface second ian l.
rock oil which indicates large deposits peneath
probably be oompleted in the coulse OF thirty days
Forty of this tract are OF the best boring ter
ritory.
MOI. Ten acres IN fee. ALI boring territory,
nearly opposite No l. being part of the same
tract bus ing onths rorth SIDE OF the creek, and
half mile nearer 1tusville. 1his Is one cf he
most eiig bic tracts for oil purposes on the whole
creek: well TO be sunk on this place immediately.
hoI"w ;tn vile srronSas ~ Nv nauiae aIis tbis
is all the best boring land. Two wells going down
VIII cb. from esent lndicat ons, proni Q TO be at
least twenty barrel wells although much better re-
sus are expected ON at least one of them, as al
most every well in this vicinity has beena good one
No. 4. Perpetual tease of two ~ acres (ail oring
tetrory,) giving one hall royalty, on tho celebra-
ted Georle ticket's farm on Cherry Run, lying at
the mouth of oil Run, small stream emptying in
t. cherry Run, and deriving its name fom the
large quantities of oil constantly floating en- its
face. ~ better oil land can be i0una dying from
suriacs indications ana the that ali wells in this
sa t. be "a fact. that out of The several hundred
Welt on Oh rry Run, the has not, as yet, been
failure to obtain oil after reaching the oil depth.
The Company have re son to expect large returns
from this small tract, and have already Two wells
gong HOWn VIII all Qlepatch possible.
No 8, Perpetual lease OF ten (le) asres (ane-half
rya1iy,N all boring territory, ON the tn ner and
Anderson farm Cherry KIM, opposite and adj lining
the ce'ebia ted Hnmbolt property Two wells gong
down with the best ndeat ons. On this II act there
Is 2 noted offspring conslanly giving out gas and
short d. tahce above the .Grest need wade
ana Granger" wells, and many otter flowing and
pumping wells abovs and below, fha
No g. FIFTY acres tJee west branch Pis-Hole
Greek adjoining the United ates Company prop.
erty. and oniy one-h llf mile f.omiheir great ow.
fro af ia orly oI AN-s
tory being inter.eced by several small runs empty
ing INTO Pit Hoe each affor- ling ample room for
tif wells.
This tract is the most valubsle OF any tie Compa-
ny own. twas purchased some time since: and
tbs recent developments of property in its mmedi-
ate vicinity has advanced its value m-re than
three told above 8 cost to the mp4nv Two
wells going down this. with much cert anty of
success as there can possibly be any land in tie
THIS sract lies directly between the "Great Noble
and Empire" wells on Oil Greek, and the great
tends TO the Allegheny River, and in Which the
quality OF the oil found is of striking similarity,
ping the light oil iha indicates the largest wells
NO. T. Perfetual lease of fifteen (15 acres (giv-
ing one-fourth royelty on middle b apch tit Hole,
and o1ly one-fourth mile from Uniteu states Com.
pays well; all fiat and; two wells go ng down
with the bet Of show. To paricularize the extra
qualities of this tract would emily lie repeating what
is said regarding trao No. 8. although its market
vaue much greater from the face OF its lyin one
fourth mile nearer the great well. BOD iaiIf
NO. O. Five acres t5) in fse,> AL fiat on main
Drancn flL bole, forty rods below the great well
adjoining ten acres belonging to j. w. Sherman of
the great sherman Well on Oil Creek Two wells
going down on this with all possible dlspatch; and
Mt their present depth, show Indications flarge de-
posits. ~
No.9 Psroetua lease of FIVE (5) acres, one-fourth
royalty, &C icini tract No s.. all boring terri oIy
ana OF eqna value with the above. The small royalty
given ms kes this lease as valuable as fee-sm-
pie Two wells going down on this with same ird-
cations on Nc 3. iH af = III
Wi these advantar e'. superior in the Judgment
of men experienced in the oil business, to those of
any other company. the Directors feel assured that
they are of3rag one of the best opportunities for in
ves'ment ever presented to the public
3r further Information, Maps and Prespectuses
apply to -, -
J. II. CLAP co, Bankers 81 State Street, Boz
ton. 40 ~ :,
AFFORD DYER, Esq. No IJ5 Middle st, Portland,
Maine. 9sNaE alG 4
L. ROBERTS. of L. Roberts & Co, South Street,
New York. 0lf7l ~
in BUeLEIGH, Treasurer, ga State street,
Subscription Books are Now Open.
j. Ii. CLAPP Il CO.,
BANKERS,
81 STATE STREET. BOSTON.