The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-19
WHERE WILL 1T STOP
ruG REcoRD IS AeAIN BRoKaN
By = new oil GushSr at wAShIugtOu-Ths
yaadsErift No. l, on the Barre Farm,
doing 5000 Barrels a Day asa Result
ofDsSpsr DFillipg-AaOthsF Well.

Hon. n. B. Scott and Mr.. Peter Cassell,
OF the Central Glass Company, were out
at Washington, Pa, yesterday looking
over the gas field. A reporter met Mr..
Scott last evening, and found him very
enthusiastic on the subject Of oil. He has
an option on the lease Of q piece Of ground
adjoining the Barre farm, on which the
yandegIiit No. / gusher is located, Mr..
Vsndegriit saw him yesterday and pro-
posed to go in on this lease. Mr.. Scott
took him up, but definite arrangements
have not been made, A new company Is
TO be formed to operate this lease, Mr.,
Scott visited the Vandegrift No. l while
there, and learned reliably that Y had
done 5000 barrels in twenty'tour hours.
This is the greatest oil flow ever heard oil
outside OF Russia, 1t is apparently keep
ing it up, too, and the owners are very Ie-
ticent as to what 1t ia doing,
A very funny story is told in conneC'
tiou with this well. Mr.. Vandegritt was
out at Washington on Saturday, and there
we're then indications OF q good flow, He
gave instructions to the Irish foreman Of
the drilling gang, il q big guBhor was
struck, to Telegraph him at once in cipher,
giving the form Of message;
"Pine trees grow tall" 80,
The man repeated this over and over till
he had 1t pat, and then declared he IN
derstood.
On Monday Mr.. yandegrift received the
following dispatch from his foreman;
WASHINGTON, Pa, May II.
4. j. Vandegryf, Pitsburgh'
Pine trees grow tall, The d oil il
spoutiug out Of the top Of the derrick.
The message was understood, but MIR
Vandegrift got little benefit OF the exclu
sive information,
The Hallam & Co. we'll on the Clarl
heirs farm, Just across The CHARTERS rail
road from the fairgrounds came in yes
terday, and last night was flowing at thu
rate Of 4S0 barrels day. This is in linz
with the Wheeling COmpany'swell on the
Playground and several OF the largo pro
[duCers OF the ThAyer and Gordon group
1.-THE Wheeling Company's stoCkholderi
were considerably enthused last night
and no wonder, Forty percent premium
was offered for q block Of this company
stock yesterday, and refused in deFis!on
Besides It's Playground lease, this com
psny has the Maxwell farm, which liel
next the Barre.
Mr., Vandergriit took out a monster
broom yesterday to nail on his derrick
The broom was decorated with ribbons
and its size was proportionate to that O.
the we'll.
Quite a vein OF gas was struck on satur
day night at the Vandergrlft 4 Go. well
on the l.. MCCarrell farm, Mt. Pleasant, a
the depth Of 1900 feet. Being in the frs
sand the gas is likely to decrease or play
out entirely and the well Is consequently
being drilled deeper. .
Under the influence OF the Vandegriit
strike oil fell to VI at noon yesterday.
The Dyer well is being sunk deeper.
The Belmont Oil company No. ], on the
J. NJ. Cameron farm, Is nearing the lowel
pay.streaks, and ought to Come in in
short time. From its handy location Il
the Vandegriit this we'll will likely prove
a sumner.
The Yandegrlft No. 2, on the Barre
produced at the rate Of thirty.fve barrels
an hour yesterday.