The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-20
OIL OPERATIONS IN THE STATE.
a Bradford Mans Opinion-Whnt II Dcius
Done In Marshall County.

a Bradford Mans Opinion-Whnt IA Being
Done In Marshall County. 3.
A well known oil producer from the
Bradford district recently made hur.
ried prospecting trip through this State,
and in speaking Of lis trip, said: "
went down to West Virginia because
defined and desirable territory in this
State Is decidedly scarce. was anxious
to sec the place and look 1t over for my.
sell, aud must confess that was very
much surprised to see whit good results
have been gotten and the amount OF
field work TINT is being carried OH
throughout the State. The coming sun.
mer promises to DO remarkably active
and l look for district to be opened up
during the season that will surpass any
thing yet obtained in that State, and
venture the opinion that the field will
prove moro regular and uniform than
any ofthogrey sand developments in that
State yet found; however, it would take
some time to explain the thcory,and then
l prefer to withhold 1t. It's unfortunate
that the principal anticlinal axes Of the
State have not been surveyed rs many Of
the dry holes in the past would never
have been drilled had tho operators the
lines 10 figure from" Ia m
The Porter Oil Company, OF New Cum.
berland, will begin the development oil
the supposed Bereholz territory, near
Steubenville, 0n April |. In ail this
companyhas leased about 8 900 acres In
this territory.N The company has pur.
chased machine, which it expects to
use for testing, and will begin work OIL
farm on which arc three wells drilled iol
oil in 1865 and abandoned, that are now
standing full Of oil, and which ut times
overflow into the creek below. .#
The Little Jim Oil Company has sold
twenty-five acres OF tho Smith farm IL
the Turkey.foot field for So, $40. They
have completed two wells on this farm
which are making twenty and sixty bar
rels respectively, and third well is be-
ing drilled. Coast 4 Sons are the pur'
chasers. #1
A good portion OF Marshall county,
this State, is reported as being over.ruI
by oil operators and land spectators
from here, Pittsburgh, Washington
Claysville, Bradford, Oil City and doze1
other places, and they represent as many
different oil gangs or companies. II de-
veloplent follows this rapid leasing, the
county will soon be alive to the music o
the walking.beam.
The quiet men who were first in THU
field and got good grip on their leascl
can afford to look on the rapid rise TINT
has taken place in the rentals aud the
edgeiEg around in the business
that is going on, with com
placency, though nothing like thu
prices that prevailed in the Washington
(Pa. field are yet on record. There ar,
now within a radius OF five miles o
Limestone five wells going for The san,
night and day, ten new rigs contracted
for and possibly forty stakes driven OF
the sites for wells. The lands on til,
waters Of runs emptying into Little an,
| Middle Grave creeks seem to have tn,
call, though Big Grave creek has man,
advocates. The oil men hug close Il
lands on the side OF the ridge tina
NaNAuNo bAANulC bAaNc Slcch Iolu DIt
Grave creek and stop at Big Wheeling
creek. Big Wheeling creek is so,ftl, O
the others and boarders Sand Hill dis
trict. This country is fine field fol
the geologist or student. 1t presents al
the requirements OF firs:.class oil terri
tory, and the drill now going down vii
determine il appearances are worth any
thing or il the forty.ive degree lin,
from the Taylorstown field to thu
Macksburg field is OF any account.
In the Hancock county field on Mon
day, Buzzle & Johrson's we'll on the
Carson farm was drilled through TIC
sandand showed for 30.barrel producer
and on Tuesday, the Little Dick Com
pany, Of New Cumberland, got. another
good well on the Carson farm when theil
No. went through the sand and show
ed up for a G0.barrel producer.