Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-28
PARKERsBURG.
Heavy Oil Strike-Sil city Personals,
Etc.
SDeclaI 10 the Re1ister.

SPECIAL to the Register.
PARKERsBURe, W. Va, April 27.-The
REolsrKB neted short time ago the strike
Cf heavy oil (2SH gravity on StillweI
creek, near here, which was found at the
shallow depth of a fraction over 100 fset
The we'll proves to be success as the Oil
Is Of good quality and in paying quantity,
and as soon as the weather will adml'
there will be Is or 90 additional wells
drilled in that vicinity. The expense OF
drilling and operating shallow wells is
trife compared with the amount usually
required, and il the wells now IN c)ptem'
plation prove as successful as the one In
operation, it will not be many months un'
I'll this new field will present busy scene
Mr.. Messmer, of Pennsylvania, Is the gen.
,leman who made this lucky strike, ana
the additional wells mentioned above will
be put down by experienced oil operators
from the oil regions OF Pennsylvania
oil vas discovered in that vicinity several
yeass ago, but the prospectors failed 70
strike the proper up!ift or roll in the rock,
and the oil was not obtained in paying
quantities aud the territory abandoned.
1t is the general belief among oil men that
Notwithstanding the large amount OF oil
which has been produced by West Vir.
ginia, that the business is comparatively in
its incipiency, and that when the deep
strata is reached rivers Of the oleaginous
fluid will pour forth.
Parties who are sinking shaft in that
vicinity for coal have assurances OF i've
ioot vein. IL successful in this II will re-.
yiye business in that sec ion OF country, and
the benefit TO our city will be immense
The question of procuring supply OF nat
ural ges foI lighting heating and manu-.
featuring purposes, is being discussed and
the matter is undergoing thorough inves-
tigation. There are several important
enterprises in contemplation, the inau'
guration OF which depends upon the intro
duction of cheaper fuel, the erection OF
water works, etc. II coal is found in pay
ing quantity on StiIlwell as anticipated,
and ARRANGEMENTS perfected for the intro.
duciion of natural gas, the great pobem
will be solved, and Parkersburg will rank
with the many other manufacturing cities
OF the great Ohio valley.
A. Douglas Carlisle, son OF the late Hon.
John S. Carlisle, who is now pursuing a
theological course in Allegheny Seminary,
will conduct services at Calvary Presby-
terian church on Sunday next Mr.. c. is
a talented young man aud inherits the vim
ard eloouence of his father, and
will mike the services interesting
The Presbytery of West Va. will meet at
Rayenswood, Friday night. DR.. Hammer
and J. Mckinney represent the Calvary
church OF this city. Rev. Powell and Hon.
s T. Stapleton represent the First Presby-
terian church.
Gov. Jackson and Private Secretary W.
W. jackson have been greeting friends here
during the week.
to Marietta on business Thursday.
Mr. Kane, of the firm Of Frazier & Kane,
contractors on the o. r. r.. is guest OF
nou. David R. Paige and Col. D C. Cool.
man, of the o. X. R, arrived here
! Thursday and are domiciled at
Hills Central. Col Paige is the
NJ. C. elect from the Akron district, and by
the way sound Democrat and not ashamed
| to say 30. Mr.. Frazier, of Frazier Il kain,
left here Thursday for the upper end ot
| the line to look after matters there.
Rev. Thomas, Of the Congregational
| church OF Belpre, will go to Massachusetts,
in few days, where he will represent q
/ large publishing house in the sale OF a new
| and valuable treatise on home worship.
A letter was received on the 26th inst,
by the editor Of Smiths Index containing
the cash for years subscription TO this
popular society paper. There IS nothing
remarkable about this occurrence were II
not for the fact that the order came all the
way from the Sandwich Islands, having
msde the long journey in sixteen days.
P.J. Sullivan and w. A. M2Cusky oil
Wheeling, registered at Hills Central on
Thursday.
/ MIR. Wolf. of Wheeling, is here guest
OF Andy Ais, Central hotel.