Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-24
oILISrYLER COUNTY.
nasume of the Situation In That Field
Bya Resident of the County

.1asnn,e of the Situation In Ihae riei"
Resident of the County
SIsrERsvILLE, w VA, June 49, 1871.
To the Editor Of Tie Register
We thought that short history OF
the oil business in Tyler would be OF IN
terest to your thousands OIL readers
ord so take the time to give you the
'scts as they have been developed.
About one year ago well was com
mnnced on Gorrell's run, In EilS"ortn
district. about ten miles from TINS pace
aud was drilled down about 2,Ooo 1eet.
They got plenty OF gas but no OIL ou.
Dassed through splendid OIL sanu. ABOUT
nine miles back of this we'll ahotner
we'll was drilled in which it was claim
ed some little oil was found. AT NlcE
ostofico well has come in which Is
ing pumped now, and 1t is claimed
.battbe well while a small one is pro-
ducing oil in paying quantities. An
other we'll was drilled on X. 3. CorOltt'S
farm on Pursey, about four miles from
mis- place, in which they found nice
oil sand and have gas well with
tremendous flow of gas In 1t. No oil
has been found in this well, Out 'he CON-
tractors are going to drill deeper.
About one mile above this town, on
Joshua RusSeNS farm, at the mouth OF
a run called O." lie Cat run" a well was
drilled in las lmmer In which was
found plenty gas and good flow OF
oil, but when Z oil vas discovered the
drlllers shut up rrything for the pur-
nose OF getting .s land that ad been
leased to anoth, company just below
this we'll One he firm is still stay
ing here, but is uoing nothing. This
well would make at least % barrels a
day if properly cased and worked, So
we are credibly Informed. That 1t Gid
flow oil is upQ StiOEaDly true, as most
every person in town went up TO the
we'll aud got jug or bottle full CT the
oil off of the ground. Just across the
river from this Russell well, on Mr..
Stewards farm, an oil company Eas
completed one well which they are
pumping, but we cannot say for certain
what il is doing, but it is evidently pay
ing as the same company have brought
Oh the engine and tools ready TO put
down another we'll on the same terri
tory.
James Tenant has leased the two
farms below this well OF the two Misses
Russell and Mrs. Mary Talbot, and Is
now putting up two rigs preparatory TO
drilling two wells on these leases.
c. =. Russell, who owns farm just
below these last named farms has not
leased yet but has been offered a snug
sum as bonus and good monthly
rental in advance.
just below the c. p. Russell farm, Is
one owned by gentleman living IL
Pittsburgh named Phile, who has
company formed which is preparing 10
drill well at once.
On this side of the river adjoining the
Pole Cat Run we'll is tract OF 225
acres of land, owned by j. b. Mccoy
which has been leased at 5000 year to
DR.. G. b. West, who has been offered a
big bonus for his privilege on this
place.
Below town a firm named Apple &
Mercer have leased about 1000 acres,
for which they are paying one dollar
year rental. Between the Pole Cat
we'll and the Apple 81 Mercer leases
there is a considerable body OF land
that has not been leased yet, but the
town is full of oil men who are offering
good bonuses for these lands. Below
town well was drilled in on an island
that flows oil and gas in paying Quanti-
ties, but just what the well is doing its
hard to tell as everything is kept quiet.
From this short review its very evil
dent that there is oil in Tyler coun ty,
and the fact that so many wells have
been drilled, and the further fact that
oil men are willing TO pay big bonuses
is good evidence that they are certain
there is a good chance TO make some
money here.
We will let you hear again as to the
further developments in this neighoor-
hood, believing that it will soon be an
oil field of considerable worth and i'm
portance.