New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-13
OHIO OIL WELLS.
NEW STRIKES IN AN OLD FIELD.

tyBos An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT TIE rRTBUNE.l
CALDWELL. Ohio, June 10.-The current III
teres in the development of what Is kn0wnas the Macs
burg Oil Field recalls the fact that the first OIL ~,
America was struck near this town. Tie Town VI
Macksburg Is ten miles distant, on Duck creek anu
twenty five miles from Marietta, on the ONO River III"
there is every reason believe that In the near rutue
SPECTATORS I'm other States will have TO admit that
ington County OH the MuskinguIn and Noble county
through which runs Duck Creek, can no longer bo u'
credtably contrased with other oil-producihs ne's
the United States; for though the develcplnoht VI ~
Macksburg oil field Is yet in its incipency'H Soein
clear that yield OF all the producing Wells III
the Necksburg field Is greater than the average
of all the wells in the oil heds in Pennsy!yana
present excitement about this particular locality mas
doubtless resulted from vain attempts to cohee" it
true character. For instance not one year SINCE, wei
was bored near Long Run In Noble County, not lar e
OF Macksburg TIE exclusive right TO operate tulS wen
was bought by Pennsylvania company. ana 'nos So
managed rs TO give the impression thatt was ui9
bole and had been sailed for the purpose OF in-
encng the market. The company or course supposeu
that this well was securely plugged, but Just tpo
second well WAS bored the plugs3of the first Wei Die"
ont exposing the fraud I'd demonstrating the wen 10
DO iirsrate producer but plugged to make IL appear
valueless and 40 to discourage other Efforts the Secohu
well ia now producing daily sixty barrels ana stu later
thr, well has been struck producing more than ni'y
barrels rer day.
The first oil struck in the United States. was on the
land OF Robert Mckee, who owned farm adjoining thh'
Of his brother James. Salt Run, branch OF DucN
Creek and mile from this village In the year 1910
James bored for salt one OF the numerous lldin
salcls and obtained large quantity OF good brihe
This success encouraged Robert bore also for SALT but
he struck OIL and In such predomnatng quantities ~
entirely change his purposes tIis proceeueo 10 po
another WELL nearly half mile further west winch pro
duccd oil so enormously to destroy the salt wells all
WAR
other oil wells drrant 10: the wells IL tue
OF Kentucky not drilled until the year lsZe, anu a.
nj Tifnsyille-n Pennsylvania. Several persons are stu
living In this ncigbOfhoOd who have clear reeoeolo
transport and market the oil produced here ny Dorlns
notably Mr. James Dutton pioneer and one OF he Pro pro
DnrtOrs OF the now famous DuttOn well. Inc rst IVu
barrels though raised Ivy hand pumping ana tesine W
Lowell on the Musngun. forwarded TO pittso1rk
and sold M the rate Of sixteen gallons fOr one uohT
from the sane well. however was alter"aIu soiu io
The original Mckee well now known the Davis we'll
stin flows though unsuccessful attempt 70 clean ou
and work was made ~ In3o tner rr resIItins
Diver and I,rksburg fully 100 wells bored IN the
OllNtI anu 1i 20 tr1tI, in tho assertion that
these wells failure. Ten OF them sun roduce OF
and the others tested for the Iehsoh that
st OF tile owners and essees volunteered for the war;
and abandoned their wells before attempting 70 pump;
Bu than twenty years ago the non i. ID. p p
bored well Goose Run, where tnat stream IoMs
into Duck Creek. This well is now owned by an eN
pcrieuCcd rchncr Mr. George hcc ana .h1uBh no' On
the largest wells It has always been ana Is row, SUI
prsingly and steady in its flow ana pr9nabR
with solitary exception Is the most TemIme1atiNc on
well I'm the United states. In 1879 Mt Rec drilled ms
first we'll which has ever since proauced ~ INC S Tt
rate a. -Four years previous 20 tis oter dt
lfr William j.. Decker bored the shallow ,SherIHIs
we'll which produced 5000 barrels before being Hooded
by adjoining wells. 1890, ,,,,u, tall,
Within the area properly called the Macksburg heId
there are now about thirty producing wells, bGSoes
several others nearly ready TO work. only one well re
Inaus dry, and It Is fully three miles northwest OF
Macksburg field in that direction That portion OF tie
cil-held where many unfinished wells were neglected
and abandoned during the may be said 20 present
this phcuomenon: that producing wen Is al
with certainty obtainable at any point between
any two dry wells.