The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1882-12-20

several times within the past month,
had struck the sand and was flowing
80 barrels per hour, or 5000 barrels
a day. These reports we're confirmed
later in the day, and late last night
the wires we're busy carrying, news
about this latest Jumbo. The Muir.
ply, in the same district, is also flow.
ing big.
THE BALLTowN GUsHER.
Last Wednesday morning. Just
after we had gone to press news was
received here that the Balltown we'll,
or rather the Brush Camp we'll, owned
by Grandin, Berry & Kelly, and
drilled some time last August,j had
been sunk several inches deeper into
the sand and had started to flowing at
the rate of one thousand barrels daily.
it has been flowing ever since, but as
might Ne expected, has fallen off some
from that figure. 1t is now producing
about 500 barrels, with the tools still
in the hole, and is less than two feet 10
the sand. The trade had virtually
forgotten about THE we'll, or had
ceased to fear it, and it proved great
surprise to every body. But while it
is a sumner to the market, we cant
help rejoice to know that at last the
boom has struck Forest county, and
that the theory 90 long advanced by
operators that there is oil in our
county, and lots of it, has proven
correct, and that our territory has not
been tested time and again to be con.
demned at last. The sand found at
this well is supposed to be what is
known as the Sheffield sand, which has
good staying qualities. Mondays
Derrick has the following concerning
this we'll "The latest news received
from the G:andin we'll at this Office,
was on Saturday afternoon. A gauge
which had taken Of the we'll in the
forenoon showed that it was then pro.
Gucing at the rate of twenty barrels
an hour. AT this rate it would pro-
duce 4S0 barrels for twenty four hours.
The well was struck Tuesday after.
noon and in sixteen hours made 672
barrels, or an average for the first
twenty-fOur hours of 1,005 barrels. On
Tuesday guage for sixteen hours
showed its production to be at the
rate of twenty eight barrels an hour,
or 672 barrels for twenty.four hours.
This guage was up to Thursday noon,
when it was one AID three quarter
days old. The last guage of 480 bar
rels day was taken Saturday fore.
noon, when it was a little more than
three and halfdays DID,"
Aside from the above there is moth.
ing particularly new in the oil matters
in che county. We learn that the
Cornwell venture, at Root q Watson s
mill, is down something over 2100
feet, and has shut dowu on account of
the giving out of the rope. Mr.. G. is
undecided whether to drill the hole
still deeper or not, but since he is
down SO far will probably go little
farther just to see what there is down
about China. This is doubtless the
deepest we'll ever sunk in tho coy1y.
james Vick.-From the appearance
of "Vick's Floral Guide" which is on
our desk, we should judge that the
young Vicks are "chips of the old
block" as the Floral Guide with its
Autographed cover is handsome enough
for the parlor table. 1t is printed on
the best of paper, has three colored
plates of Flowers and Vegetables, and
full of usful information. Those who
send 10 cents for it cannot be disap-
pointed, as the paltes alone are worth
the amount. Address, as in past years
James Wick, Rochester, N. Y.
a
-Holeman & Hopkins are head.
quarters for all kinds of Clothing, and
have just received the Third Lot of
Over.ooats. Selling very cheap. Ii
Oysters on Thursday, and we will
have a full supply for Christmas
and New Years. VIM. Smsarbaugh e.