Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-05
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HARMONY, March 4.-The decline of de-
velopments on the town lots at Harmony is
very marked. 1t is questionable whether
this place will ever see the lively times
which gave it notoriety and promise few
short days ago. The Sutton & Co. we'll, on
the NJ. Zeigler farm, has had the effect of
stimulating little new work, but it will re-
qulre several wells of like caliber to restore
lost confidence in this territory. When the
day of settlement comes and the books are
posted it will be found that the account in the
aggregate will stand two to one in favor of the
loss column.
An important well is now drilling on the
Enders farm, southeast of Harmony. which is
owned by Barnum, Fredrick d Co. This CON-
pany were led to drill this well in the hope of
finding a connection between Harmony and the
Muller farm developments, south of Zelienople.
The well Is on top of the sand tonight, but at
this writing IL is not far enough in to tell much
about il,
By tomorrow. if nothing occurs to retard
present progress. Becheley Co. will tap the
sand on the A. Zeigler farm. From present in
dIcations, Latshaw d Co., who dropped the
tools some time ago in their well on the Gruntz
farm, have plugged the hole, On the Franker
farm, Mckinney d Co. are down $50 feet with
their No. 2 and Captain Marsh is nearing the
interesting spot on the Muller farm. A new
rig is being started on the e. Vogle farm south
of the Muller, by Levines &Co.
On the Stembach farm. east of the Muller
farm, unknown persons are drilling a well,
while No. Niece. on the Zeigler, is a small
pumper. and not good for more than three bar
rels day. The Markham we'll on the Meisle
lot is doing ten barrels day: the Sutton Co.
well. on the III. Zeigler. is good for ten barrels
day.
Jack Frost Retards Operations.
WnDwooD-Wildwood. for wonder, has
remained passive for another "A hours. This
has been the case for several days, and in a
great measure may be attributed to Jack Frost,
whose chilly demeanor has greatly retarded
the progress of work.
Finegan & Downing's No Wallace tapped
the pay to-day and made one small flow. What
this venture will amount to. when drilled in,
cannot now be predicted with certainty, but
from the showing 1t is safe to call it well.
Barnsdall & Gillespie were unfortunate in
dropping 2O0 feet of small casing in their No. IA
Kress 1t will be some time before the hole is
cleared. Phillip Dunn & Co. alsoI are fishing
Tor two sets of tools In their No. 5, Smith,
This morning McDevitt & Co. shot their No.
l Guyton. On the Scott farm Gibson & Giles
are putting up their No. rig. and Griffith &
Co. have tubed their No, Ringheisen.
-Four miles west OF Wildwood at Nedskey
station, Rolsehouse Co. are down ], $50 feet
with their experimental well. The SraIey &
Mcdonald well, at Eberhsrt station, is doing
about 20 barrels day from the fourth sand
This well has been sold to Park Bros, but the
consideration was not given for publication,
Griffith & Co.'S No. Ringheisen is shut down
preparatory to bringing the well in tomorrow.
The Duva & Beers Oil Company's well on the
August Kyle farm is near enough the sand to
get the golden fluid by Thursday night. THIS
well is in line with the Aston gusher, Peoples
farm, and NO. Ringheisen well. Secretary
Beers writes that the prospects are for good
well.
No Change at McCurdy.
MCCURDY-McCurdy, like the other fields,
presents no material change. The old McCurdy
No. for the past "a hours shows a gauge of
$50 barrels. and No. 2 same farm, is drilling in
the Gordon sand. with ], 200 feet of 3O-foot oil
in the hole and No 8 is in the l00-foot with a
strong flow of gas.
They are fishing for the tools in No. 4 while
No. Lloyd is drilling in the 30foot. Aiken d.
Co., on the Parsonage lot, are still fishing for
the tools. and the well is making but little oil.
They are building a No. 2rlg.
To-day's gauges indicate that Palmer No. is
doing 400 barrels day; No. Palmer, $50 bar
rels day, and Murphy Gailey's Church lot
well, 20 barrels an hour.
1t is reported that Staley Pratt have sold
half interest in q 12-acre lease, on the Riddle
farm, to Hackett d Shuly for $4,000 On this
property there is one well drilling and another
rig up. ii. MCC,