The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-05
ON TUEsD DAY,

June 6, A. D. 1871, at IL O'Clock noon, at the Phila-
dephia hXchsDge:-
Ali that certain tract of land, now known as the
"Cornplanter Tract" situated in Cornplanter town.
shin, Venango county. State OF PENNSYLVANIA,
bounded and described as follows, viz. =
BEGINNING at white oak the westerly corner,
thence by land of Hamilton McClintock (now
McClintock OIL Company, north S9A degrees, east
grees G east 1io $40 perches Co white OAK thence
east 1C9 $40 perches to hickory; thence south 81
10 of
thence north 50A degrees west 832 perches to q
post; thence 40 degrees east Sc perches TO a White
oak the place OF beginning, containing 220 acres,
more or less, and being the same land now owned
by the "Cornplanter Oil Company" The sale will
part Of the said premises, OF which the following Is
believed to be a correct list:-i
Lease to f. w. Andrews, covering about So acres
Leases to John Munhan and Others, covering
about ID acres more or less.
Lease to Ii. M. Good and others, covering about
Lease to Mechlng, Moore s. Sutton, covering
Lease to Metz Whitcomb, covering about acre
Lease to william Leckey and others, covering
about acres more or less.
Lease to Tarben & Hess covering about acres
Lease to Charles v. Whitcomb and others, cover
ing about acres more or less.
All existing leases provide for royalty OF IS per
cent OF the product to be paid to the land interest
and In some cases an increased percentage, should
wells be found to Weld more than lo barrels per day.
Also all the following named personal property,
viz -One iron tank OF about $500 barrels capacity.
Two iron tanks OF about 200 barrels EACH One
steam suction and force pump, used for forcing
water from the creek to the high portions OF the
tract for the supply OF engines and for collecting
oil from the various wells (through underground
pipes and delivering hesame in tank, near railroad,
for shipment.
Nine steam engines and boilers; 4 of engine
and boiler from 10 TO Is horse power e OF $50 feet
OF Pinch tubing and sucker rods; y OF 216 feet OF
and 81 inch easing in wells 100 feet Inch casing
In wells; 2S9 feet So inch casing not in wells.
About 1U00 feet ~ inch tubing used for oil ana
water pipe; about 1000 feet inch tubing used FOR
oil and water pipe; about 800 feet ~ inch pipe usep
for steam and gas; about S75 feet ~ inch tubing
not in wells
The personal property is in good working order,
and most of the engines and boilers are nearly new
The Oil Greek and Allegheny Railroad passes
through the tract The proc ucing wells on the pro-
Iron tank, from which point the OIL Is thrown by
steam pump into the large iron tank near and above
the railroad track, where 1t can be readily ladened
on the cars.
The land interest is in receipt of about 10 barrels
OF oil per day, barrels OF which are from wells ope-
rated by the company, and received as royalty
from leases.
There are eight small tenant houses, blacksmith
shop cooper shop, carpenter shop, stable, etc., upon
the tract, and lot OF blacksmith and carpenter
will be sold together, thus Offering rare oppOrtu-
nifty those desiring to control large tract OF land
with lTst-class facilities for developments, as about
100 acres OF the property remain to be tested.
ANY additional information can be had by address
ing the ONCE OF the "Oornplanter Company" No.
524 Walnut street. Philadelphia, Pa.
BY direction OF the stockholders and order OF the
Board. HIRAM BROW BIZ, Secretary.
NJ. THOMAS a SONS, AucnOneers,
8 25 thstu6t Nos. 1Ss and l4l 5. FOURTH Street.