The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-05-08
John Brown Farm Items.

ments, have recently brought tie Brown
farm. more particularly TO the notice Of the
public. 1t has for some time been consider
ed one of those places where man could
invest bis money, feeling confident he won ID
get paying well. 1t has been tried thirty
one times, and has been proved a com plete
success 10 every instance. A few Of the op.
orators on the farm complained that one
quarter royalty was too high, uotwithstand-
ing the wells averaged over five barrels per-
day, and the land owners were paying the
one fourth OF all torpedoes and benzine used
10 tho wells, and giving from 500 TO 1000
barrels Of oil free for any new wells, in con-
sequence Of which the generous land owners,
Messrs. Painter, Leishtty and Shmpe, hav.
ing Tor their motto, ''live and lot liva,"
abolished the free oil system, and reduced
tho royalty TO three sixteentbs.
| A number OF new wells Will now be drill
I'd as men can no longer soy the royalty is
too high. Mr.. E. D. Fisher, of Ti,nsville,
has commenced work on new rig. Pow
ers Il Griffith intend sinking three wells.-
Oliver, Markle Il Co., will soon commence
work, and several other firms ore shaping to
put dowu wells. Mr.. James Elliott has
bought out his partner and will put down
one well Immediately.
The object Of the Co, has always been to
have one well drilled on each acre, opera
tors being at liberty to drill as many more
as they choose. About rs acres of this farm
is still in the hands of the Co., and will be
leased on the terms above mentioned
About Is acres ofthis has been avoided on
account o, its depth, which is not over 1000
feet at the highest point and from that down
to 300. There is a we'll defined belt running
from the Big Tank farm through the Brown
farm to the pluff, aud If it ends there would
be the first instance where rise OF ground
had any thing TO do with our Gil belt, at leas.
to our knowledge.
Capt. A. e. Oliver has gone ahead of
the development and is sinking well on
the McEIwee farm. We consider this raio
opportunity for persons to avail themselves
OF lease on sure territory at II low royalty.
Mr. j. Ii. Painter Is the n,prrintendens of
the farm aud can be found there or fire.
quently at the McCray House in Petroleum
Centre. Aside from its being an excellent
oil farm, we think it ranks second to none
asa beautiful and healthtnl location for
psivate residences, &C., large portion Of
itbeing fine plateau overlooking Kane
City. Allemagoozelum, Housewife and Oil
Creek. One of the most important attrac,
tions is the pure cold spring water which
flows from four springs on the farm, three of
which are near the summit, conseq quently
not liable to be Injured by the sinking OF
wells.
Quite a number OF residences already
adorn the farm, among the most prominent
Of which are the new dwelling houses of
Mr.. Daniel Markle, late superintendent of
the farm, and Mr.. II. H. MarkIe and james
Oliver, all Of Westnorelsnd County, Pa
The Co., have also large house, and a
neat and comfortable office. The house is
Nv" oSS"Psou oS oo0'uiHk uOubo ny NJ
N. G. Williams whose knowledge of the bus.
iness, coupled with the aid of Mrs. W.. who
is not excslled by many in the art of cook,
ing aud housekeeping, makes the boarding
house rank among the first. Honorable
mention should also be made of the boarders
which at present number ten. Tbey are
certainly very well behaved and gentleman-
ly, and We should say rather Intellectually
inclined Judging from the important topics
frequently iudulged in.
Mr.. Griffith, Of the firm of Powers and
Griffith, has all the conveniences necessary
10 comfort.
Mr. Ed. Fisher has cozy little residence
near his eight barrel well. Mr.. Stephen
Elliott, Sr., has fine house and lives very
nicely.
Altogether the Brown farm is fully up to
tho times in every important particular, and
is bonnd to be classsd among those places
where people want to live right, as well as
make money. We regret to say that few
of the operators persist in Sunday pumping,
but we hope ere long to be able. to report
every we'll shut dswn on Sunday,