The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1870-02-10
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orr, NEWS--.NS are lhaCDtcd W ",
r. shannon, Esq, for q copy Of the
East Brady Independent, from which
we clip the following items which
will interest many of our readers, and
especially those of our citizens who
have invested in the ''Stump Islands"
and other oil companies in hat sec
ton:
The Parker Oil FTeld.-The "Island
Kinpn well commenced pumping 800
barrels salt water about 1st December.
After bursting several seed bags,
LIGHT one was made finally, and she
pnInped a solid stream OF salt water TO
for several days. when the oil began
color the water. As the water dimin-
isbed the oil increased. She is now
numnino by actual measurement $50
barrels per day and certainly not more
than ore-third water,-sO that she Is
Welding fully 100 barrels of oil per
day. probably more.
The Engine house of the "Island
Queen'' burned down on Friday last.
The high water having stopped The
humping. the we'll flowed through the
casing la the night, and the throttle
leaking let the oil under the CRATE
bars and engine floor, when Mr.. Dover
undertook to kindie the fire in the
morning after the water had subsided,
the whole thing went up IN Hash
Fortunately Mr.. ID. was not Injured,
and the loss is small, as Messrs. Galley
and Dover were just about to put up
new engine above ordinary freshets.-
The Island Queen is a 30 barrel well
owned by John Galley and Z. Dover.
The Islard King is owned by Galley
and Hartley.
The Stump Island Oil Co. are pre-
pairing to sink three wells on the up
per Island, aud two on the lower Is
land.
The artley well, No. 5, on the
Hartley aud Shannon tract, is yield
ing 10 barrels. This well is :he first
below the Emlen. The Mama on the
Hartley tract No. is being drilled
through the third sand. She was test
ed when drilled only a few feet in the
third sand, but yielding only about 5
barrels. Col. Woodward is now having
her sunk deeper.
No. | and No. 4, on Hartley and
shannon tract. will soon be down, and
No. . at the mouth of Hartley REa
will soon commence drilling. Also
two wells on Cottage Lot, belonging
To Hartley and shannon, will soon be
under way. John Lamblng lessee.
The Stump Island wells, at the
mouth of the Clarion River, had stop
ped pumping for "A hours IN eonse-
quence OF the food, but flowed all the
time. The cribbing0 on the lsiand Is
progressing and the wells Will soon be
out of reach of high water. The upper
one of these wells is now the king"
well of the Landing"
The above was 'tset up'' last week,
but was crowded out. We gather adj
ditionaI items this week from the
Clarion Democrat, as follows:
The mild weather of the last ten
DAYS. has stimulated developments in
this oil EldOrado materially. In fact,
every available piece of ground, large
enough for the erection of derrick, on
the river front, ,zfRom above the fowler
tract TO bear crfek, tnearly miles is
taken up and being operated.
The hill territory is also being rapid
ly developed, and bids fair TO 0ut-strip
the River flats. The developments in
aud about La8renceburg, shows con
ciusively that Ii is equal TO, if not more
desirable than the River front.
There is a grand rush now for leases
on the table lands nf the Robson and
Fox farms The big we'll gotten on
the bluff TERRITORY of the Rubison farm,
opposite the mouth of the Clarion, has
caused a big excitement, and conse-
quently a great scramble for leases on
the farms above mentioned, and | have
no doubs, but 1t will prove excellent
territory. The well is said 10 be pump
ing 75bhis per dag.
From Parker up to Foxton there is a
continual line of derricks-Wellsp produ-
cling, and wells going rapidly down.
BY spring there will be double the pro-
duction there. Viewing Parker from
the East side of the Allegheny, 1t real
~ looks like business, and may justly
claim to be king of Uildom, A new
we'll was struck back of Parker yester-
day, Il did not learn the exact locali-
ty J, aud is reported at Is bbls. This
will again increase the excitement on
the hill. Leases are being taken up.