The Portland daily press., 1865-04-25
gopRoPEerYl OF THE COMPANY.

The following is subscription Of the Company and
ths operatlcnsn NOW Boingon uponit so
Ne censsts Of slightly acres y Sss on tss M
we nave two wells gcing down, new engines, ma
ehinery 40 One well Is now down about three
sx e he
top Of the we'll. Thisis the SUFFICE second san l.
rock oil which indicates large deposits beneath:
probsbly be completed ip the course Of thrj days.
Forty scrs Of this act the best boring ter
No NJ 1. sTsn actss N fes All boring territory.
nearly opposite No I, being part of tine same
tract baG ing nthe north side Of the cretk and,
oae-haf mile nearer Ltnsviile ms oSe Oh me
creek well to besEnk on thls place immediately.
MO One acre On fes on oil cree r. one halt mile
s 81 tks best boring anS Two Tes going down
which. from esent indications, promise TO be at
least twehty-baffel wells although much better re-
suls are expected II ON a. least one Of them as al
most every well IN this vicinity has been good
fawN04. PefpetuaIl sase Of tot sores fall ooring
teys,orys giving one halt ROYALTY, on the celeora.
ted George Ricketts, farm on Cherry Kun, lying At
the mouth Of Oi Run, small stream emptying In
70 Cherry Run, and deriving It's name from the
ars Quantities Of oleonstapily noatng On its sur
surface indications and the iact that all wells In this
vicinity are large pumping Or nowing wells: It =
wells on chsry Ran, there has not as yet been one
failure to obtain oil after reaching the oil depth
Tue Company have re son 70 expect large returns
going down with al dispatch possibie. llo
ii Nos. Perpetual lease OF ten uQl tonohali
royalty, ali boring territory on the Tune, and
shs cslsbrstsd hui6bols property Two wells gong
down With the best iudieat ons On this tract there
notss SsRa.E ssRsaay EsnS q M ga Su sna
short ii tzDce above the Atreat Reed . Awade, !"
and s.afangers wells, and lnany other lowing and
No g.. FIFTY acres IL fee on west branch Pit-F Hole
Greek. sdjonfng the United States Company's prop.
efty, and onfy one-hslf mile from their great flow
ing ell-This tract nearly all good boring terri
iss mo fls Hoe. sssS anSfaihs sspls room iOr
This tract is the most valuable OF anytbs Compa-
ny own. twas purchased Some time since; and
ats Vicinity has adysneod ia valae more than
wells going down on this With as much certainty 81
%ccfss A. there can possibly be on any lana in the
ID NJ lacr lies directly between the .Great Noble
and Empire wells on Oil Greek, and the great
sn % shs Aleshany River ana n NV Which, lcS' the
quality Of the oil found Il OF . striking similarity
Peng the light OF ihss indicates the largest wells
ing ope-fourth royalty,) middle branch Pit Hole
and oaly one-fourth mile from United States Com.
stk he bat Of show To, parscuarizs tSe sxtra
qualities Of this tract would emily he repeating whas
{ said rsgaEdi & traes NO 9, slthong6 i!s market
fourth mile nearer the great well. ,ssY i
No. 8 Five acrss l5) in fee. all fat on main
bfanch Pit Hole Forty reds bel0wthg great well and
adjoining tsn acres beone fng to J. W. sherman Of
the great t'aShsrmanW Wei" on OIL Creek. Two wells
going down on this with all possible dispatch; and
q their present depth, sho indications flarge de-
poaitB. y 4|M ril5 F3ei3'0 1851 9JDie 1ilIi1E
No o. sPsrpstual lease of Ave C5) asres, one-ourth
royalty, eqjoini tract No 81; All boring territory,
aud of equal value with the above The small royalty
given mskes this lease most as valuable Is fee-sm-
pie: Two wells going down on this with same indi-
cations - on No 6zl3h els z0l 9ism FtW nl A4l
Wi b these advantage e., superior in the Judgment
Of men experienced In the oil business, to those Of
any other company the Directors feel assured that
they oerisg one ofthe best opprrtunities for in
yestment ever presented 70 the public. asq l3aw
: Fer further Information. Maps and Prsspectuses,
WV 'YYol be Isie niaIl 9GI -.ahsd aai -as E
J. II. CLAPP I CO, Bankers, 81 State Street, Bos-
ton. p 'ASoi'H 20 q
AFFORD DYER, Esq, No l15 Middle st, Portland,
Maine. tithNrf Sst0Nt
4. R0HERTs, of L. Roberts & Go, South Street.
I'D gNeWi York anofsS3sia -5ussig
J. N.lBURLElGH, Treasurer, 2l4 State Street,
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