Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-18

| Mt Nebo, say thirty miles from Me-. Nebo
/ 70 thorn Greek, then to Greece City, then
from Clarion county to Forrest. then
/ 70 Warren, and 30 on to Bolivar. Its pro
erosion has been gradually to the south,
aud the next advance will take IL over the
line, and perhaps the company to accom-
plish this desired result will be the
WEST VIRGINIA GAS COMPANY
of West Virginia, which has its branch
office ~ Il3 Fourth avenue, Pittsburg, with
headquarters in Wheeling on Twelfth
street, and of which G. w. Bachelor Is
president, J. j. Buchanan secretary and
auditor, John A. Landing superintendent,
Thomas o Brien vice president, and Henry
Fisher treasurer. As is well known, this
company is the one which at present is
making the splendid effort to supply Wheel.
ing and BsnWood with al abundance Of
gas, and is nov straining every nerve to
have the article In oar city before the hrst
day of September, 1886. The orgsniza
ton of the company is perhaps due TO the
accidental meeting of Mr Frank Hearne, OF
Wheeling, and Captain VsUdegrift, the
well known oil man, on their way home from
New York in January. 1884. Mr.. Hsarne
called Mr.. YandegrIfts attention to the
magnificent opening for gas company
at Wheeling in such q glowing manner
and impressed on him so strongly the great
need of cheap fuel in our midst, that on
his arrival be at once mentioned the sub
iect to Capt. Bachelor and his brother.
They became convinced Of the Importance
of the project, and after trip to Wheeling
and consultation with Mr.. Hearne the
company was organized. The next ques
ton was as to the source Of supply, and II
vas agreed that the nearer they could get TO
the point oEconsumption the better-the ex'
nsnss OF transportation being thereby less
eusd, and the friction or loss OF pressure
psoportioustely reduced. In their Juog'
ment however, it was not safe TO orlil IN
ths slsry formation nesr Wheeling, bnt II
was concluded to 90 as far west as posi-
BILE, ana to gradually drill towards the city;
Territory was at once obtained aRd well
started near West Alexander far IN advance
to the west of all Others previously drilled
This we'll, however, is troubled by caViog
and has beea greatly delayed. Captain
Yandegrift has a patent steel casing, which
il is proposed 10 test, and if this does net
succeed in enabling them to shut of the
cavlng, they will sbsndoo it and start an
other we'll IN the same nelghborhood. Be
sides toe West Alexander well, the com
psny has well down 1000 feet at Tsylors.
town, another drilling on the McCsrroll
farm, Mt Pleasant Township, one on the
Parkisou farm, and another on the Paxton
farm, between the great Wilson and Nc
Guigsn gas wells. The McCsrroll, Parke-
son and Paxton wells cannot fail, as they
are located on the known gas
streak, aud even If they
should come in small or
or no good, the West Virginia Company
will not be delayed IN the least in Its enter
prize, as Mr. Craig, one Of their parties
has control of the Big Smith gas well, the
largest in Washington county, which they
can utilize az any time. Tee AcCsrroI
should be Guishsd in three weeks, and the
others in a propor'ioosbly short time.
The company already has leased "a, COZ
scres of PROBABLE gas territory OF which
l3 900 acres are developed. This i'm
meuse body OF land lie4 in the two tInleys,
Donegal, Buf4lo, Mt. Pleasant, CHARTERS
and HopsEell townships, Washington
county. and includes the finest and most
lasting gas territory known. The Smith
we'll has a pressure Of 500 pounds to the