Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-04
Some Good Territory.


In speaking of the southwest, it looks
with the Good we'll lying south. 1.-The Heidle-
berge on the west and the Kuhlbers and the
Kretzer on the northeast-as if J. M. Guffy
has quite large acreage of territory good
for from 100 to $50 barrel wells. 1t is now
generally conceded that Dibert & Co. Is
Jenny farm well is duster. Mr.. Dibert is
credited as saying that his venture was 80
feet in the sand with no oil, and that to him
it looked like dead cock in the pit. The
Kanawha braves drilled their Fogel farm
well deeper Saturday, which showed only a
very slight improvement; it will perhaps
make a 20 barrel pumper, judging from
present indications.
The Hancock well has not been improved
on deeper drilling. but in its present status
will be made pumper. Out of Barnsdall
& Co.'S batch of gushers there is only one
that is now flowing, and yesterday morning
the Roth Oil Company's Harbush No. also
stopped flowing. Gufy s. Co.'S Kuhlbers
No. 1, 20 acres, has record of 80 barrels
day, and the Good well Is doing about $50
barrels. Superintendent Lockwood has
come to the conclusion he can make TO-
barrel pumper out of the Heidleberge, and
will tube the reported duster Monday.
Black & Waterhouse have purchased the
Hardy lease, 90 acres and drY hole, from
the Sunline Oil Company. In the sale of
this property is included the rig and ma
chinery of No. 1. Consideration, 81 900.
Center of the Oil Trade.
That Pittsburg is fast becoming head
quarters of the oil industry is evidenced by
the daily acquisition to the ranks of the
oleaginous fraternity. Nearly all of the
leading lights and old-timers of the northern
and middle fields have cast anchor here and
are now full l-fedged Pittsburgers. Oil City,
Titusville, Warren. jamestown and Olean,
N. Y, and Bradford have been large con-
tributors to the aggregation. The migra-
tion of this class from the North has also
been followed by number of large manu-
featuring industries pertaining to the oil
business. The machinery and oil well sup
ply representatives are gradually drifting to
the center of attraction, and it will only be
short time until the gang will all take
their sojourn in the city.
ireland & Hughes have for a number of
years been established in the city and are
among the largest drilling tool manufac-
turers in the country. The Oil WelTSupply
Company, the largest institution of its kind
in the world, manufactures on large scale
everything used in the operation of oil
wells and is credit to the city. The Oil
City Boiler Works and James M. Lambing.
general agent for the Cory Ajax engine,
are both located here.
Recruits From the Ohio Field.
The Ohio field, too, OF late has sent some
of its most prominent and active oil men to
the Allegheny field, who will try their luck
here. The DISPATCH scout, in his peram-
bulations Saturday, discovered several new
firms established in the business. They say
that they have come to stay, and are firm in
their faith that Allegheny county has many
profitable pools yet to be developed, and that
Pittsburg will long remain headquarters.
w. c. Walker & Co., of Bradford, manu-
facturers of drilling and fishing tools, have
opened up an Office and salesroom at No. 8
Seventh street. Gorley & Findlay, of Lima,
o., manufacturers of boilers and drilling
tools, are quartered at Ninth and Duquesne
way. The firm of Bayne, Wilson & Pratt,
general agents for Farrar & Treft's boilers
and engines, will soon open q large sales
room, and will carry one of the heaviest
stocks of oil well supplies found in the
city.
There are also number of changes that
will soon take place among the agents who |
hump the business from one farm to another. |
Prominent among this class is the we'll and |
favorably known is Benton T. Kahle, who is |
regarded as the best salesman of drilling
tools in the oil regions. After nine years |
of faithful service he resigns his position to |
accept one more in keeping with his high |
reputation and business qualifications. |
From Bolivar, N. T., to the West Virginia |
and Kentucky field no man in the oil coun- |
try has larger circle of acquaintances. Mr.. |
kahle was one of the first to open an oil we'll |
supply house in Pittsburg, having located |
here in the spring OF 1886.