Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-14
SUNDAY DRILLING.
A HEARING IN THE MATTER BEFORE
ALDERMAN BELL.

The Governor Pattison Well Flowing at
the Rate of 5000 Barrels Per Day-The
Latest Intelligence From the Various
Fields.
The righteously-inclined natives of the
Montour field are up in arms against the
producers who persist in pumping their
wells on the Sabbath. Some time ago they
were notified to suspend pumping on Sun
day, to which some of the producers paid no
attention. The matter was then put into the
hands of Captain Wishart, of the Law and
Order Society, who sent his faithful lieutenants
to Montour Sunday. and while they found the
boiler houses locked up, the wells were running
as usual. With this evidence Patterson q
Jennings were arraigned before His Honor,
Alderman Bell. of Wylie avenue, yesterday
morning, and in answer TO the charge OF
worldly employment on the Sabbath day.
they pleaded, in extenuation, that they had
given their foremen orders to shut down.
Under these circumstances the Court c0ntln-
ued the case until Monday. when more evidence
will be Rdduced and the matter terminated
Before the same magistrate yesterday alter
noon Gillespie Bros, who are operating wells
in the same field, also had hearing. Ihese
gentlemen claimed it was an actual necessity
TO pump their wells on Sunday on account OF
the large volume of salt water they had to
contend with, and if they were forced to shut
down it would be highly injurious to their
wells. The case was continued until Mon
day. This is very important case to the OIL
fraternity, and no doubt will be contested to
the fullest extent.
WILDwooD-The Governor Pattison well, by
personal gauge OF two hours, made so inches
an hour to-day, or at the rate of 1900 barrels
dav. The Roth Oil Co. brought in their 10.
Harbush. which is doing 30 barrels an hour to-
night. 1t Is expected that deeper drilling will
materially increase its production. Their. No
is in the 30-foot and will be due Monday; No.
in he hnff nf 10 ga 1
expected in tomorrow. Contrary to expecta-
tions. the Kanawha Oil Company have found
some oil in their reported Fogel farm dry hole,
and 1t is thought with shot will make small
producer in its present stage; the well is still
drilling. and il is possible better digging will
be found before the venture is completed.
the first pay, and made one 25-barrel flow;
1t is looking for good producer
for this section of the field. Their No. 8 Rolse-
house found the first pay yesterday afternoon,
farm, got tapped the first pay last night, and
shut down to move out the boiler. Byrns d
Steele No. Simpson is reported as dong 30
barrels an hour tonight. Another important
well which should be due tomorrow is the
Zugenhein No. 5, owned by Barnsdall q Co,
located only $50 feet east from the Governor
fattlson gusher. Should this well follow IN
the wake of its predecessor, it will whoop
things up in lively manner in this section of
the field.
BRUSH CREEK-Itis is to day that the Columbia
Ou company STRUCK goou gas. wen on hHl-
buck Run, three and half miles northwest
from Glenfeld and two and half miles east
fthe Brush Creek developments.
BRIDGEvILLE-As special from Bridgeville this
afternoon was to the effect that the Forest OIL
Company's well on the Hickman farm, located
1,5O0 feet southwest from the Alexander well,
one bit in the sand and the hole filled up
l5O0 feet with oil. The indications are for
good Bridgeville producer.
BUTLER-Guckert & Steele's Davidson well,
at Gallery, is still making occasional flows, and
Mr.. Guckert thinks it will make a 25-barrel
producer. They are still drilling at "A feet in
the sand. The tools have been taken out of the
Bishop & Wahl Dambach well, and drilling has
been resumed. The well is making from So 10
40 barrels day.
ST. MARY's-The Duncan & Co. well is
producing about SO barrels from the shale and
still drilling. Territory is held at high figure.
MANsFIELD-The Patterson & Jones Nc
Clurg farm well is doing 45O barrels a dav, ac-
cording to pipe line reports. H. Nc.