Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-09
ACTIVITY AT coRAoPOLlS.
A GOOD BONUS OFFERED FOR AVAILABLE
TERRITORY.

Farmers Much Excited and Demanding
High Figures for Leases-Notes OF
Operations in Various Pools-Six Months
Production of Russian Oil
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.1
CoRAoPoLIs, October S.-Interest is
growing daily in the Coraopolis annex, and
operators are assuming an air Of activity.
Available territory is in good demand and
brings good round bonus. The kanawna
Oil Company have leased 81 acres OF the
Snowhite farm, paying $1,000 and one
eighth royalty, with a further stipulation
that If they find 5O-barrel well an additional
$500 is to be forthcoming. This territory Is To-
Gated one mile west of the Cassiday farm, on
which is located the Mellon well. John Coast
& Sons, of Olean, N. Y, leased 20 acres OF the
Cooper farm. paying $50 an acre; it is on tne
tract that the Finegan & Downing wel is
located. The Fort Pitt Glass company
are drins ws1 Snd another an on the
Doctor McCora and Wood tract, ioeateo on
Narrows run, one mile from Stoop's Ferry On
the Lake Erie road. The Bridgewater gas
small showing of oil; the well will be due in
four or five days, and is regarded as lmportant,
as 1t will test considerable wildcat terrltory.
Finegan Downing, on the Nicely Iarm, ai1so .o
a fishing job of eight weeks, have starred 70
drilling again; they are also building announcer
derrick on the Meeks farm. The Mellon wen
is making in the neighborhood of 12O barrels
day. Farmers are worked up to q hlSh Key Dy
the excitement, and are asking SlU0 an acre
bonus three miles in advance Of developments
The Manufacturers Gas Company nave wen
shut down on top the sand, three miles east OF
the Grafton pool and are leasing more territory;
The same company are drilling wild cat wen
between Leasdale and Woodville stations on
the Pittsburg and CHARTERS road.
Work Going Steadily On.
WILDWOOD, a-Oleaginous matters in gen.
eral have kept the even tenor OF their
way for the past "a hours in the Wildwood field.
There is no material change from yesterdays
reports, save a slight decline in production.
Gibson:& Giles No. Harbush is in the sand.
but not deep enough at this writing for the
pay. The well is located 400 feet west from No:
! Harbush, and a big producer is not expected
The Forest & Griffith's Ringheiser well is
drilling on the boulder, and by tomorrow
night should reach the sand. Slow progress is
being made at the Harley well. and the sand is
not looked for before Friday or Saturday.
Harbush No. is doing IA inches an hour to-
No. Kretzer. 4sO barrels day,
and No. i Bryant. go barrels a day.
Gibson & Giles No. l, Scott, is pumping rs bar
bush, is down $50 feet; No Z, 700 feet. and Nos.
and have rigs ready for drilling, and Nos. 10
and IL have rigs building. The same company
commenced spudding to-day in Kretzer No. =,
and are building No. rig. Miller & Co. have
started drilling in No. 2. Menke, and Tinker &
CO., on the Bryant lot, are about ready for
their small casing The Smith Oil Company's
No. l. Smith, is producing 800 barrels q day,
No. 2 so barrels. and No. /, 35 barrels. No is
down $50 feet: Nos and commenced drilling
last night; No. has the rig completed, and No.
SIS location was made to-day: Tomorrow the
foreign representatives of the iron and steel
interests who arrived in the city last night will
be the guests of w. E. Griffith, who will escort
the distinguished gentlemen TO the WILDWOOD
field. where they will witness the shooting of
No. 2 Smith.