Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-30
WORK AT MD0NALD.
Over Forty Wells Are Now Drilling
and Others Are Located.
NORTHEAST WILDWOOD LOOKS DRY,
Considerable New Work Has Been Com
menced in the Southwest.
TWO DRILLERS SERIOUSLY BURNED

Tho most active operations going on ae
present in any of the oil fields within q
radius of 20 miles of Pittsburg are around
Mcdonald There are ~ new derricks in the
field. They are located and owned as fol-
lows: ROYAL Gas Company, 2 on the X. Nc
Donald; on the Ed Mcdonald; 4 on the
sauters: l on the Patterson & Sauters;
! on the Joe Robb; l on the Mary Robb;
Iseman & Co. on the William Robb; Fine
gan q Downing, on the James Robb; on
the Adrian Fayald, on the Mongot; Ire
land. Hughes & Rodgers, on the Cedet;
on the Harris; CHARTERS Oil Company, j ON
the Larent Carry: / on the Jules Charley;
Pew & Emerson, on the sauters lot; on 3i
heirs; Mosier & Co., 1 on the Nalen-
tour; stager & Co., 1 on the De Lois;
Ferguson 4 Meyer. on the Busle q Henri
lots; Clarke & Bannister, on the Butler lot;
smith & Campbell, l on the Moorhead lot;
Shaffer & Co, l on the Smith lot; on the
Fanny johnson; Fred. Rays & Co., on the
James Meyey: Galley Bros, on the stur;
geon: Vankirk & Co., on the Richard
GLADDEN.: Magee Bros, on the
August Finger l ON the Hugh ,i ,3Ilne,i' iHInltii
Mellon, Wilson & Sparks l on the McCartY.
The new locations are the Magee Brothers
on the August Finger and the DonneIiy;
Stager Co. on the victor DeLolsi tns
ROYAL Gas Company's Sauters No. ana
their location on the Patterson & Sauters
seven acre lease; Shaffer & Co: on the
Fanny johnson: Yankirk on the Glad
Iarent Carry, and Ireland, Hughes
Rodgers on the Harris lot. On
the majority of the latter the rigs are not
vet completed. Finnegan Downing wei
ON the Mongot was Shot yesterday after
noon, but did not respond to any surprising
extent Ireland & Hughes are still dr1llng
in the Big lnjun at their Cedet lot well:
Mosier 4 Co. ON the Nalentour lot
got the Gordon sand yesterday morn
ing. and it was showing for
good well from that stratum. Pew & Emer-
~ og.,n,., n a IN crnf
the Gordon Yesterday afternoon. Clarke a
Bannisters well, on the Butler lot: Is dong
about so barrels Il day from the Gordon sand.
The I'D Mcdonald No. 2, of the Royal Gas
tomorrow. The same companys No. 1,
on the same farm, Is kept Dhck
by the string of tools which have been IN It
since March. Yesterday they gave the JOB
of fishing them out to contractor instead
of working at it from day to day. The local
constable Sunday threatened to arrest Con-
tractor Laughner and his men, who are
drilling the Cooke lot well for the Venture
Oil Company, because they did not stop
drilling. To soothe the dignity OF the ON
cial and keep peace In the community
Laughner finally shut down his we'll
Wildwood Operations.
WIuDwooD-Bowman and the Augusta Oil
Company's Nos and g. on the Whitesell,
were each L feet in the sand last night. No
was showing gas, but neither had oil. The
tools are out of the Forest Oil COmpany's
No Is, Whitesen. They are spudding
at their No. g. on the Herr.
The Roth OIL Company has rig up for their
No. l3 Harbush. Guffey q Queen have
started their No. > K-etzer and No. Schwab.
The Roth Oil Company is building rig for
its No. l Dunlap. Greenlee Forst have
started their No. Hazlett Beers & Mckee,
are spUdding at their No. l. A
hyIeand has the rig up for
No. . The Roth Oil Company has
the rig up ful its No. l on the PEBBLES six
ncres adjoining the Mcintyre on the south
west. The Metropolitan OIL Companys No
4 koIbar viii make a 30 barrel well. Ireland
Il Hughes on the Hummer is due to-day.
Another wildcat,
PTERcE's MILLs-Guckert & Steele are build
ing a rig on the Pierce farm, on Pine creek,
three and one-half miles northwest OF Wild
wood and the same distance southeast Of
Wexford.
In the Bundred-Foot.
PETERsv1LLE- & Steeles' No. on
the Humprey has been cleaned out and is
good for IS barrels 4 day. Their No. s, same
farm is due tonight. No. is spudding and
"A rig is being built for No. 10. Their No. 8
bolton is due Friday.
Seriously Burned.
While cleaning out the Forest Oil Com
panv's well on the Hogbar, at Coraopolis,
Yesterday an explosion of gas occurred. j.
IL. Wingcr and his nephew, samuel Winger,
80 wears of age, were seriously burned about
their arms and face. Both will recover. The
rig was totally destroyed. The tools arc in
the hole J. H Winger's family resides in
Oil CITY, and his wife arrived in Pitts burg
samuel Winger is married and lives at Cora
OpOliS,