The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-04-20
The Great on Region or Ohio---TlS
Wells ON the Muskingum.
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TGf BLUE Rock TOWNSHIP,
WEDNESDAY,, April IL, 1866.

Correspondence Of the ZuneSvtue Courier.
= rsryye. BLUE Rock TOWNSHIP,
St "WEDNESDAY, April IL, 1866. -
Doubtless all have, 'ere this, heard
stories, credible and incredible, about
the oil wells in this section of coun-
try. tits my purposeto give to the
people a disinterested, impartial and,
therefore, reliable account of things as
I myself have seen them. / shall re-
port nothing on "hearsay"-and you
will be safe in swallowing the dose
am about to administer, without dan
ger to- Yourself, or to the credit OF the
Undersigned.
Late in The afternoon reached the no..
torious spot Thought of Moses when
he received his orders to take his shoes
from of his feet, because he was stand
ling upon hol(e)y ground. From where
stood could look up three ravines,
and oil wells in every direction present.
ed themselves. will give cor
rect description of all that 1 have
seen, commencing with the first and
going ina regular order to the tlast.
The first we'll that I saw was the
KIMBERLY WE'LL.
This we'll is being sunk on the lease of
Mr.. Kimberly. The tarm from which
the lease was taken belongs to Mr.. Wal
lace. The we'll is now 81 feet deep.
They do not look for oil short of 100
feet. About 100 feet n. e. from this
well, upon the farm of Mr.. Davis, is
THE M'coNNELsv1LLE WELL.
! This is owned by McConnelsville
Company, under the firm of Bowers
& Co. This we'll is 1O7 feet deep, but as
yet, the oil rock is not reached; it cannot
be far off. however. A few yards
farther N. E., and upon the farm owned
by Mr.. Mcdonald, is going down the
KUHN WILLS.
Mr.. J. I. Kuhn owns these leases and
is sinking two wells. The eastern one
is II feet IN inches deep. The western
one is 81 feet deep. Mr.. Kuhn has con-
'tracted to sink the wells 200 feet, and
expects to find oil before he reaches
that depth. On the eastern part of Mr..
John Logan's farm is going down the
BowER's WELL.
The lease on which this we'll lies be-
longs to Mr.. George Bowers. The well
was commenced three weeks ago, but
while going through the "red soil, " at
the detph of IS feet, it caved in-there-
by causing cessation of hostilities for
time. It has however been reopened
aud tubed. Forty-tive feet is its pres
ent depth. The contract is for $50 feet.
This we'll is near the head of a branch
of Salt Creek. About 600 feet down this
run is another well, MT present deserted
on account of the red soil caving in.
1t was 75 feet deep, 40 feet of (which was
red soil. The enterprise although de-
serted, is not abandoned, as the tools
are still at the we'll. About 400 feet
from the deserted we'll is another, the
owners of which, was not able to as
certain. The contract is for l25 feet, 43
of which is already bored. They have
not yet reached the oil rock-this well is
on the farm of Mr.. Fox, on the same
farm and about 1000 feet from the
the well just spoken of is the
NORWICH WELL.
The lease is owned by a Norwich
company. They have contracted for
$50 feet, 147 of which has already been
reached. They are now in the strata
directly over the coil rock" When at
the depth of 76 feet, the we'll gave forth
a large quantity ofgas, which still con-
tinues. Water has been thrown to the
surface several times. Directly across
the creek from this well is the
FFrs aBI,ooNNELsvILLE WELL.
This leuse is owned by McConnels-
vile company. 1t is now l16 feet deep,
and they are now in the strata justover
the one of Oil-or where the Oil ought to
be. ts . f+sa -itsf
About quarter of mile to the west
of this welt, upon another little branch
of the creek, is n new well owned by
Mr.. Munroe. The contract is to sink
the we'll 175 or 200 feet unless Oil is soon
er found. They are now % feetinto the
earth and going through roek-but not
The rock.
On the farm of Mr.. Wallace, are go-
ing down three wells; the 1st, or the
Cassner well, is owned by Mr.. Jno. b.
Cassner. The contract Is for l50 feet, of
which6 81 feet have been bored. Rock
ali the way down.
The second-or Cove Co. Well. is
owned by gentlemen from Pennsylya-
mia. They have contracts to sink the
well $50 feet. 1t is now 80 feet deep.
The third-or the Scott Well, is owned
by Mr.. G. +. Scott. The contract is for
l5O II. This well is just commenced
and all that can be. said for il at pres
ent is,-"Peace and Petroleum be with
thee"
Well owned by the "Pan Handle Oil
Company.n This we'll struck Oil at
s so'cfock. this A. NJ. at the depth of 40 II.
and promises to be a splendid well. Or
course the operations for botinC are
discontinued and the contracts are made
for tubing, tanks and barrels. This
Well No. s. This welli5 owned by the
woodbury. OIL q Coal Co. Their con-
tract was for $50 II. On the. oath of
March at o'clock A, NJ, Oil WAS struck.
As yet, this well has not been fully
tested, but at the lowest estimate it will
yield 100 barrels of Oilin 24hours when
pumped by steam. About 75 fl. North
of the Mecca No. 2. is the Mecca Well
Mol. This was the first successful
we'll, and is owned by the same COM
pany as No.2. The success of this well
was the signal for all that has been
done here in the Oil business.
The operation of boring commenced
in November '66, at 8 o'clock a. NJ. AT
the depth of 100 feet oil was struck.
This well is doubtless a very rich one
andyieIds no less than l20 barrels OF
oil in "a hours. All the pumping has
been done by hand, and in this way oil
was easily obtained at the rate OF SIX
gallons per minute. AT this rate, the
yield would be ZIG barrels in "a hours.
The pump}is small one being but two
inches in diameter. 500 barrels of oil
have already been taken from this by
Steam engines are ordered for the last
three mentioned wells, and when they
are set to working the capacity of the
wells can easily be tested.
as7. Thursday, April II, 1866.
In my letter of the l1th left of with
the Mecca we'll No. i. Since then they
have been pumping considerable oil
from the Mecca well No. 2, and in every
respect it renders satisfaction. the oil
being heavy and of a superior lubrica-
ting Quality. On the 11th of April.
three ioeLLS struck oil, one of them, lthe
Pan Handle well,) I have already re-
ported. The others will come on my
list for to-morr6w. After leaving the
farm of Levi Shaver, to see the
BROOK COUNTY WE'LL.
This we'll is owned by @. F. Scott
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