Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-06-12

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gauge, are known to Be yielding four thou.
sand barrels Of petroleum per diem. Z
s~sS'----e--1As Snysessy' 1s.sss ;>ss:
itself. or, to speak more properly, The Uaioa
Oil Companys well is still Prcdueins about
| ing steadily since the l1th of Last moath.
| There must b an almost mex xhaustibis re-.
eryoir OF oil deep below the surface ,of Ae
ground to pour forth such hood, perti6u.
larry with two Others which help - 'dEain
the same deposit. This wall - drilled but.
q short distance into the nand rock, md
many think that II the owners would drifl
deeper still greater results would b pyo-
duced. But it u to the intsrest Of 'the
owners that the flow should not incrtass ae
present In addition 70 the original price
paid for the we'll, the present owner! aoree4
70 psy tbs original PrSPrisson pro- sss .s sos ssen n
should produce on June 90 II tie wsll On
that day flowed 500 barrels, the original
owners would receive IN additional $4,000
from the purchasing company. From this
Il may be Inferred that until the close of
the present month there will BE- no deeper
drilling at the first well on lot 6t8.
HsW Fire Kept sseree.
A few days before the above we'll Cen
menced to put forth grease, the rig and en-
CINE house At the Murphy well were burned
10 Che ground. No one but interested par
ports were sent out by them that the 6r,
originated In IN explosion Of gasL Ths
story was generally credited at the time
but story has since been circulated 70 The
following effect: Drilling at the Murphy
well proceed rapidly, and, before the owner
was prepared for Il, his drill hAd touched
"the jugular vein," ~ the oil men Call II
and the fact was speedily made Known
from below. Oil flowed suddenly and frse-
ioinine bushes were we'll sprinkled with
the greasy huid II was not according %
Capt. Murphy's idea that the .outsf world
should - yet be made aware that
He Had . Mig We'll.
The oil men would soon be hocking 70 the
vicinity, and II traces Of the oil land The
traces were large and pronounceO we're
seen about the rig and grounds the four
winds OF heaven, leaving the Western
Union Telegraph and reporters out OF the
question, would soon spread the hdinss 10
the four quarters Of the earth,
To avoid this orders were Issued 70 -
fire to the scattered oil, and ere long. Tho
derrick, engine-house and oil traces Of The
licked up by the haN
about the gas explosiot
IL seems 70 be q gen
amoug oil men that VII
;S,-.ss ;Sa ,.sn.,s, e.! yslLd,Es a snd S.s2ss1
price pe Of oil stiiiened Z little he sold sho!t
and when 64G, and later Murphy, broke the
market he covered his shorts and rcsPsd
rich harvest.
CsdvaIisAer Nss. ssA ..
The last well completed 10 the Cadwails.
der No. 1. and its mate, Cadwalladef No. :,
is shut down on top OF the sand with . htg
showing. These wells are cloes 70 the
"Mystefy," 10 that something wss Justly
expected from both. The Hshocpany wels
however, was an important tsst, - u
mile and . half northeast o. 70: ~
n shut down on top OF the sand with -
excellent showing. Neither Of thee Eeilo
will be opened until the United and War.
rem pine lines can make sYfaugemen0 70
remove the oil from the wells and store u
away In their tanks In the lower held. Ths
| Warren pipe has al II can do at present %
| take the oil from Csdwallader No. ! ana
the Murphy, while the Union Line. has ~
hands, n well as its pipes and tanks fpus
| doing their best 10 care Tor 0t6s Pfooeoss
.ion, while at all these wells new - U1s s. =
from $50 10 200 barrels ospscaty ~ e"ss
| erected.
Preparations are being made 10 put down
new wells. The woods are alive With re
builders, and constant hammertng ano
J saving 10 kept up from daylight 70 d.sk.
Property 10 high. Land considered "os
the belt" il held at 81, 600 an scrs and one
fourth Of the production. and land httts
| of the belt Is held at $500 70 500 snd one
eighth Of the production.
Oshes YSseAs DssoSSo1s
The other oil fields are almost dsserted.
The Allegany field, In New York. V almost
depopulated.. The Bradford hsld y not u
much better condition. 0wnsr q proper
~ cannot afford 70 put down wells as psse..
ent prices In these fields, and are 10 mc.e
was commenced before e4s conmseesd "a
how.