The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-14

dent OF the Keystone Bank, OF Pittsburgh,
Wass moving Bpiiit, He has been con
nected with the production Of oil from the
earliest days, and still interests himself in
the development Of the new territory and
enterprises connected with this class oil
mineral production. The organization
was called "the Natural Gas Company,
limited" 1t was organized in the
GUNNER OF 1875 and the gas was turned
into the line ten years ago (thIs month OF
November, 1851. The members Of the
company were Graf, Bennett, spsng,
0halbant 4 Co., ], ]. Vanderbilt, John
Pitcairn, jr., Henry Harley, W. X, Wander
GRIT and q. w. BatChlOr."
OF these gentlemen three, viz; Captain
@. W. Bachelor, J. ]. Vandegriit and
John Pitcairn, IT,, whose names are syn.
onomous with the intelligent use OF great
financial resources, are largely interested
in "The Natural Gas Company Of West
Virginia." Their operations have boen
confined to no section OF the United States,
but wherever healthy development OF
industrial resources has occurred their
name8 may be found as leaders in that
movement. Another promoter is Henry
Fisher, the connection Of whose name with
any enterprise ia viewed among capitalists
aa alone q guarantee OF succesa, Joshua
Rhodes, the great bridge builder and iron
master, OF Pittsburgh, the prospeCtor and
successful engineer OF 40 many great en-
terprisea in Western Pennsylvania, has
lent his powerful assistance to this under
taking.
THE MIG FIELD.
~. Vandergrift, younger brother OF
Captain j. j. Vandmgflit, and one Of the
most successful oil and gas prospectOrs in
Pennsylvania, who three years ago pre-
dictGd great oil and gas field in WGah-
ington county and the Southwest contrary
to the theories Of geologists and other pc:
troleum agnostiCa, and has lived to verify
his prediction by that most exact Of all
geologlsts, the dill, located the extensive
gas field OF the company, u field Compris.
ing territory in all quarters where there Is
a likelihood Of gas being obtained,
This gas territory held by the company
includes fifteen thousand acresin Washing.
ton county, Pa, and ,50Oin West Virginia.
Fifteen hundred acres are situated in the
Hickory district the most prolific OF all
hA9 tSAAltul anu thoAO SRu w nv lGhsOuh'
BILE doubt, peasimists to the contrary not.
withstanding, that IN unlimited supply
can for all time be piped TO Wheeling and
neighboring towns from this district alone
The other promoters, j. l. Buchanan
and Jas. W. Craig, complete the Pitts.
burgh contingent. The Wheeling gentle.
men, to.wit: A. j. Sweeney, John Hot.
man, ST., Col. Thos. O'Brien, j. II. Hobbs,
A. O, Egerter and j. N. Vance are too well
known in this city to require Introduction
to it's people.
The Superintendent OF the company,
Mr.. John A. Lambing, formerly Of the
upper oil country, Is an energetic and able
executive officer. When j. l. Buchanan,
whose other business engagements com.
PEELED him to reltnquish into other hands
the administration OF this and other gas
companies with which Captain Wander.
grift Is connected resigned, the company
was fortunate in securing tho able
services OF Mr.. George Heard
as Secretary and Auditor. TO
Captain Bachelor, Superintendent
Lambing aud thiH active and untiring