The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-12-16
OIL MATT ERS.
BCrLER COUNTY.

we'll struck on the Widow Ervin farm, on
Bear Greek, which commenced to few last
Saturday evening al The tate mentioned.
H.C. Adams and VIM. Parker have . rig
mp OH The Jno. u. Campbell fern, about
6ftsen rods south Of the Grace we'll.
A large we'll has been struck oo the Jss
wils,u farm, bstween Fairview and PeN
rolia. The we'll commenced to flow on
Thursdsy Of las. wsek a. the rate Of 800
barrels per day. Owned By John Vsnsus-
dell end Others, Of Oil City.
Business away to the frost, at the Nor
, risou well, 10 progressing g'slowly, owing to
the trouble in getting supplies On 'as
ground.
Some thir.y.wslls are drilling.
s. D. Karns has well down over 1900
feet. THIS we'll, IL NO bad luck IL sncounI
cred, will be down before any Of the Others
Craig, Morrison and Huichinson started .
new we'll on Monday Of last week.
The towa continues 10 grow rapidly and
presents business like appearance.
Morrison and Hutchinson recently pur-
chased SO acres Of ground near their we'll
for which they paid . pretty large sum.
The well ssrack some weeks ago on The
Maj. Adams farm. owned by ". G. Slough.
ton, Jao. A. Brown, Mr. AeFsrlasd and
Bruce & McQuisslop, 10 doing abou. 90 bar
rels per day. =
A new well on The Jsnuings farm 10
pumping q large amount Of oil. We don't
koow the actual production. II 10 owned
by r Jennings and Others
A uew we'll has also been struck on the
NcClesry farm, the production Of which
We have also been unable 10 learn.
Five wells are drilling on the Asj. Ad-
ans farm.
A we'll is about finished on the Scott farm.
Bsnks BIoe. are The owners. Prospects
good.
The Smith Bros, have . we'll about down
an the Mej. Adams farm.
A large s.rlke WAS made on :he WIN. VIII.
con farm, near Petrolis, on Friday Of las.
week. 1t started Of st the rate oil 800 bar
rels pen day. WIN, Morgan, Of Lswrsncs>
burg, and o,ber., are The fortunate swuers.
Mr. Morgan has been in the oil business for
years aud has labored uutiriug'y. We ars
pleased 10 SNOW be has made such good
strike.
The Mary Aun 10 the name ofa we'll
struck On the Riddle farm Oh Saturday u
last week, ths we'll commenced 10 flow ~
this rate Of 200 barrels par Gay. l,is on
the Steel i Grses lease, nesr Karns City.
The Aonilor is thu. name OF . new we'll
which started 10 pump on Tuesday evening
last. 1t 10 situated on the Fronslnssr tAim,
about three miles sovth weSt Of Lawrencs/
burg. The we'll started Of at fully IS bar
reIs per dsy. p. BrAeken, A. J. Austin, J.
A. CsFulhers aud G. jenkins are the lucky
owners. The are all good fellows, and i, ID
q pleasure 10 us to chronicle their good
fOrtuas.
A we'll on the Riddle farm, near Karn
4 City, belonging to Capt. Grace and osbsrs'
struck tbs sand last Sunday evsaing, when
IL commsuesd 10 throw ont oil and goa 10
such quantities tba, IL t0sk Gre snd The co.
tire rig was destroyed. None OF the work.
men we're burned. The rig 10 now being
rebuilt.
We have just learned that Nj. B. DOugh'
erty, of Prrksr's Landing, and Others have
struck . 100 barrel well ssar Pstrolia.
i ARMSTRONG COUNTY.
The CowanshSunoek we'll, located on
Cowsnshsnnoek creek, some five Of stx miles
nor,hsas. Of Kittanning, has been drilled
abou. 1000 tee, deep, at which depth GO
extensive vein Of gas struck. Drilling hsl
been suspended until The gas sxhaus.s
itself.
OLARIoH COUNTY.
The Slicker well, on the Slicksr farm,
sas, Of Turkey Run, haa besn drilled l, lst
feel, and no third sand rock found. Othel
wells couvepien. to this one, reached TIE
third sand Of 1880 and l,l40 feet Tbs
Slicker, slthough surrounded BY good wells,
ls considered failure. Fsirview Report
sr.
A dispatch from New York, dated Satur.