Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-07
DRs. HUNTER & RAMSAY.
Physicians for Diseases of the Throat anC
OIL ITEMS.

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A well has been struck on the Guild
farm, two miles east of Titusville, said to
be IS or los barrels.
The Titusvile Herald says No S6, Ste
venson farm, owned by the Ocean Oil Co,
Charles Page and Mr.. Bryson, was struck
Monday afternoon, and is flowing and
pumping the full size of the pipe.
On Friday last one of the tanks belong
ing to the Maple Shade Company, con-
tanning 1900 barrels of the precious fluid
burst, and more than 1000 barrels were
lost. Previous to the thaw of Friday even
ing and Saturday, the tide Of oil which
rushed towards the creek WIFE o~ffectuHffy
damned, and hopes were entertained that
most of it could be dipped up and saved.
The swelling streams from the hill side on
the morning of Saturday unfortunately
dissipated these hopes, and mingling with
the pent up oil, burst the dams and all was
swept into the creek. On Sunday and
Monday the borders of the ice along Oil
Creek, thence dOwnwards, was lined with
the dark green of the scattered wealth.
The Clara Well, No. 4, Morey Farm,
on Pithole creek, is one of the la~rgestwells
recently struck, flowing at last accounts
three hundred barrels ofheavy gravity oil.
1t is stated that since the striking OF this
well, a few days ago, some New York
capitalists passing through there on their
way from Western Virginia, were SO
struck with the value of the oil territory
that they made extensive investments in
Pithole, Oil Creek and Church Run.
About eight O'Clock Thursday night, of
last week, No. 1871 Morey Farm com
menced pumping. After pumping about
four hours the water became exhausted, at
which time the oil and gas commenced to
come with great force. When she had
given about six barrels of oil it became
necessary to cease pumping for want of
water for the boiler. The owners are now
busily engaged in providing for this want
and will resume pumping as soon as pos
sible. Those who were present anticipate
that she will make one Ct the largest wells
yet struck. The controlling interests are
held by a brother and a son of Mr.. Bur-
tbs, one of the owners of the farm.
1t is stated that there are now in Cali
fornia s~eventy-fve associations organized
and actively engaged in exploring for oil,
with an aggregate capital of $4,000, 900.
Some thirty three of this number are 10
catod in Humboldt county, about twelve
in Colusi, and the balance scattered
through other counties, on both sides of
the coast range, and extending as far south
as Los Angeles county. The chief inter-
est appears to centre in Humboldt county,
whtre the largest number of wells are in
progress, and where the highest natural
grade of oil is produced, although the most
copious natural flow and the best surface
indications generally are found in the
counties south of San Francisco.
A letter from Palmer to the Pittsburgh
Commercial dated January 9th, says:
A report is current here to-day that a
new well, flowing four hundred barrels,
was struck yesterday at West Hickory.
The Adiutant we'll on the jamestown
property, adjoining the Neyhart farm, has
commenced pumping at the rate of fifteen
barrels per day. Colonies Duncan and
~Brittenbaugh W a large lease below this
well, on the Miles property. They are to
have twenty wells in operation of drilling
within the next one hundred days. The
Colonies are surveying the hillside for 8
to be called Gillespie.
The production of Dennis run is steadily
the increase. Derricks on this stream
and West Hickory are %springing up like
mushrooms, showing that operators are in
earnest and mean oil. These streams give
a large and extended field of operations, as
the oil does not seem to be confined to any
particular locality, but is found the whole
of the valleys. You may look for
encouraging results here ~
A new well on the Guild Farm, near Ii
is said to be the largest in that
1t is running at the rate of 100
barrels a day.