The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-22
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MEN WHO pRospEcT Fon GAS.

The RIue.shIrted Millionaire Giving Place
to uLe Gentleman Capitalist.
Warrington, IA, COraDJEdoct PaLGdaPAia TiHeI,
There are hundreds Of Thousands OF acres
Of natural gas territory leased in Western
Pennsylvania, yet in eight cases out Of ten
the fee simple owners OF the soil have
never seen tine faces Of the men who hold
the option upon their land. The tradi-
tional millionaire Of the old Pithols days,
who sloshsd around in blue flannel and
coWhijs boots, and whose lncoUth aud
awkward profanity was an aspiration two
decades ago, has disappeared, and in his
stead has arisen the gentleman in grey
cashmere, who contents himself with
Office occupations, leaving the isld work
in the hands OF faithful satellites. Blind,
bull luck has yielded to the geRtlsr sway
Of science, and learned discussions on anti
cliRals, dips and strata nov precede the
location OF q prospective "gasseE," There
is "a much profanity as formerly, but it is
more polished and ornate,
While the above ia true IN the main
there are some OF the nld-timeHs who
cling with both hands 70 a bslieii in luck
They are the salt OF the earthly oildom;
the men who laced disaster and dry holes
all through the upper country, and with
whom !easts and tamlnes RlternAted week
alter week with monotOloUs regularity.
They are the Fishers and Vandergriits OF
to-day, aud the thud Of the tools IN their
wells ell through the new field ia a kind OF
dull deris!on for the scientific school head
ed by the Gu1eys and Glllespies,
P~ROsPEcToR JOHN GuFFEY.
The Ghfsys are phenomenal prospec-
tors, There sre three brothers Of them
actively engaged in locating new territory
and sinking both oil ami gas wslis-Juhn,
jim and Yves, John, big bearded ard
gTut-VO,Ced, ia q veteran politician and
lays to himself the ilAttering unCtion Of
having wIestsd Greene and Wes.nore-
land counties from the grasp OF Congress-
man Boyle, thus defeating his reelection.
As Sheriff OF Wsstmoreland county he
displayed gres. nerve in breaking up the
notorious MCCkle rat gang Of cut-throats
and MollIe AaguiIes some years ago.
II went to arrest oae OF them one day"
said John, in relating the incident. "Hs
vas one OF the biggest and toughest oil ali
TIE rats, sir,
az have a warrant ior your arrest l
said.
WHO the devil are your Gays he.
"Ma! I'm one OF the fighting Gufeys,
air, and, by =, sir, il you don't walk
along, sir, I'll blow your internal brains
into sewicklsy creek, air."
The fellow walked.
Professor |. O.. White, CT the Gniyersity
Of West Virginia, Is the Mascot OF the
Gutey brothers. He is their prospector
and IN exponent of the anti.clinal
theory. 1t is said that they psy hin
81, 800 per amman as = certainly, besides a
specified amount on every successful we'll
be locates. 1t is probable however, that
tAis Is al underestimate. Several weeks
ago a new company, with headquarters in
Pittsburgh, wrote to Professor White, ask.
ing his terms iorindicatiag the anti.ctinals
and locating q we'll on their territory. An
answer came promptly next day, 1t read;
Five hundred dollars"