New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-09
TEMPTING THE CREDULOUS.


Mann upon the organization of the company,
made preparations to draw iutO its Golfers more
money. genius OF this kind of composition was
Maid S19G to write prospectus of the most brill
liant and artful description. The writer OF the
prospectus may be said to have fairly daubed it
with OIL Every appeal that could be made to the
cupidity of persons uttered in the article. Al
thou gh no direct assertion WAS made tnat the com
bany had struck OIL" set the circular was SO writ
ten as 10 amos. imply it, In the immediate vicinity
of all of the property OF the company, which was III
several blocks 1t was declared, large wells were
flowing The statement carefully placed at
the head of the article for the benefit OF OLD sol
HERS. that aior-General Winfield s. Hancock was
presldeut OF the company. The prospectus was
carefully advertised by Mann III newspapers that
he thought would reach the soldiers mus II occu-
pied "A whole page OF The AIRy and Mag Journal Tor
n long time and the COS, OF Its insertion III HdIpdS
UeekIy in a conspicuous place amounted to $3.50.
The prospectus was as follows:
United Serrice Petroleum ard Mining Company o. Ne'c
IOrG.
Incorporated under the laws Of NewYock CAPITAL,
sSv,tol. s155 O0O-sl4OOOO stock, $4,000 cash. No
i MR. 30 BrGadway. N.w-York Pos Office
Box N. $3.50. Oiccrs-Prcs.dent, AlaJorteI.,
eTa W lIeoek yco0res4 rent .n ana sy w
Cnnrch setrrtary, george D. Kellogg nn:el, w 5
or-Ccnsr4l " Hancock. U. :. A.. W. 5 Hnyel, New
YorK ". ID Ham, ofldnn, Hanna Co., mennIactnr-
sis Ny ais Hita Wasnington d. G. > A. H. Mark.
Washington. d G. W. loR" lInc n
kiss at uf cGrcs Of Hotchklsss shcll New YORK Guy
C6ntr cdor and proprietor of The Army and Nary
Jomnq .w-YorH. Only $4,000 shares for sale; SUD
tcripdOu price. So
No. i~0ne-half acre Cherry Ruu, yenango County.
Penn tErcc-foustEs OF mile above Inc Great fcei
We'll and in tie Immcdiat ncighborhOad OF the new
2OObsrre well wnlcA mas withlh io" uys It
much attention This ot is o"heu by the company III
No @One-hal1 acre adjoining the above tract. Per
No 3-Tareefourths of an acre on the run next above
me l0ts above de scibe Perpetual lease Han All OIL
has lois arc every inch the creek bottom, level and
smooth with room enough for ten Weiis. - MI.
No 4 One halt acre, ia fee slmp, on ROCKY river,
MeIIna c mnty, OIio being part Of the famous Oh
sprim@ lot. and but four rods rom well producing n-
brclting Ola well bored for SAT- many years ago. L
No.5Erweufy acres Zee simpe,On hochh hiytIaWOin,
Ing me farm which Is the aOoy deSorlDed OF wei "a
on me onlskrts of tne village OF LVelpool OL GeoO-
ists wac 90 !, en- IN nppul5 be o6iaed d1ecty on this
trac, AT a point where ravne makes liFo the river
There l. this property nue. large Houst sCoo ph
and oui-houscs. which will be- vauabe ~ me opera
irons of the comuauy derrick j. up on tins tot aud
a well IS Beug bO ed nv nsndpOwtr 10 the Ccph OF ZOo
No 6-OIe hundred ana hty five acres on Federal
Creek Athens unity ONO ol count in the hlned ite
neighhorhocd Of tn JAY Farm lVp-barlt a. Wen iiS
terrt ny promises 10 be luly qual Z" Tie Des III ft-
syyluia. great many wells are now pr9GncihS iaSry
an section. aud hundrcds are gong oOWn 70 iiIi-
ures arr reported anywhere IN TINS reGod IL just OPP
nestle the 81 al oil icds o. the kanawha, ahd Is did
down by cur most einl seooGi7s a. ID Ide NS.y otl
fire Of tie OF since TINS properly was ODtalbcu
ovip Ia cV
Increased 10 al extent 10 maze u aiohe ann" pop,IN
Tor the basis a large company Lease hiieeh years
No One acre with hotel, barn ard ontlouses, be
Ing tavern stand az G 'af on oni rec SIM e. Oh
Ihls lot is an old wei strongly unprecedented VIII or ana
.ne suo - 40, l., ,sin,.'I@ as hofri ur0yerty
No s-Three hundred acres near The above property
Derrick ~ ana well going down on TINS farm, win all
inG,rafions of OIL. Lease twenty years with three
gNine;y-scven acres on Black River Grafton
ONO two miles from above farm Lease twenty -ulhe
wears hVcSiXils OF all oil.
No 10 Eiglty-fOGr acres. Ora. on all Joining the
Pispg Wen Farm on winch fine well OF uDncai ne
oil now pumping. aud several gong down. Lease
IwcLt, -uine years; hyesiXths OF an OIL.
TAis Grafton property though quite nDdcVeioiel -
fast becoming very pJpItdr. SsVcra WEI are now
going down in the township ana active pFttaralohS
are making for.mauy more one or Two wrIir Af. how
pumpug VITA good success. and several thtt ar IOWA
but 100 or 300 feet have q fine sho" Of o.. tbs u
Leayy iu0rcRtlu% Oh. Nearly tue thuIe o'94 acIes VI
lana owned b. ths company j. bottom an, and every
foo; OF boring territory giving ample room Tor more
The tracs me IN four different localities. and Of
them IA mythical and unknown rcsl'us, where perhaps
there not well being bored Wi'hm MY mIes, and
whelc. Oh should be found, The means oi tauspOrti-
ti0u would br absolutely wan me- mus Ienderns The
trosuct yalu less These anGs all wthin reach
Of the RAJ roads feature tue adYaDtag OF W"lcI VIII
bv ciiye oevcolIn ut, numbers 81 wei going down
Ihe iiune4rts Ncny ~ eac tract; so 'hat sbouC OIL
10 fouud piOperty u be enhanced IN Vdlue.
tloue he company shoud not AT once coInmeLc- Opcr
atiohs themselves On ai the 'Oia
r,tIs cowp.ny been organized on different plan
from most petroleum COMPANIES no" ~ opcIao Oh, ne
SnI.,es o( which VIII Dr Il y rrat every one. The
nro rtv OF ths company was puIc."s ny an as oca-
tnI al tor.y-iYc gentlemen, ana was sI'ctu 70 ct care
80, iou is Two OF thc.r numbrr seat oui or the
suer,I l.lrpcse Wh the money Tor the pare asc OF he
spFs wos raised 900 working cahtal aud placed III
IN. hands o. the trust THIS tnHDlcd Toe association
az once 10 commence OPERATIONS instead Of wa hg FOR
the sale Of sock g. produce "OfklS en- 4l rs usual
nier wcs are in progress 81 SINKING on The CAeTy
EuI property III, a, . - -.-,- . .
,,"c =. H. ard ID e taey wi be highly productive 10
one familiar with ola territory can d"aVt rs mere las
49, men . IN lure on ClcTFy Kun aud witaiu q y
,nds al tbc iTnHrf are some very the "'is Toe
famous CJquete 900 barreisj, Jcsey tayV bII'lsj
49, sta fIDy afrrisl au0 SHERMAN i2JJ barr -
wei. nre imIu diats.Y across GA o. Clre.. ILc T.
roeT,,od RE we'll winch 40 ~ SO barrels Gsiiy, is less
mn o.,4 m e below, Cherry Run ana "A II " 700
barre, s.cn Is bet the Reed well ana IA &c
nfs Taes. lots la wuaf recOanizcd DY ali men hs
The finest oil basin Yet discovered. ana inned'ee DC