Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-09

on the Miller farm is down 1,400 feet; their
| No. 8, 1880 feet, and their No. 6 only 1000
No. on the Mevey is 900 feet deep, their
No. 5, 1900 feet; No. is spudding, and
rigs are up for their Nos. and s on the
Miller. They have made a location for
No. 9, near pump station at the railroad.
j. f. Shay & Co. have started to drill on
the Verschuren lot, near the Nickel Plate
coal tipple, in the eastern limits of the bor-
ough. The Liberty Oil Company is start
ing to drill on the Descamp lot, near the
Verschuren. Dan Cain & Co. are
starting on the Sutherland lot, 600 feet
east of the Verschuren. Dibert & Co., on
the Scott lot, are 1900 feet deep.
Bussey farm in Cecil township, Washing
ton county, four miles southwest of Nc
Donald. The rope was switched off at the
socket in Guffey, Murphy and the Oakdaie
Oil Company's No. on the Wallace farm,
northeast of the Elliott, Yesterday
afternoon. Their Nos. 3 and on the
Wallace farm are sDudding. Kemp &
Co. are through the Big Injun
sand in their No. on the
Wade farm, south of the Mcdonald station.
They are rigging up at their No. q The
| Peoples Gas Comrany is drilling ten wells
| in Mcdonald and vicinity. They have two
wells on the Miller farm and two on the
Mcdonald, each of which are 1,60O feet
deep. They started to drill at their No. 3,
on the Miller, yesterday. They expected
to get the tools ont Of their No. 1, on the
Laupree ten ceres, yesterday. This well is
located about 400 feet northwest of Garland
& Hays No. 2, on the Miller.
West of Oak,lale
Back of Oakdale and Noblestown Pat
Gallaghan is down 1,6OO feet on his own
farm. The Bear Creek Oil Company is
through the salt sand on the Campbell
farm. j. Kyle & Co. are down
1 400 feet on the Wettengel
farm. The Peoples Gas Company
started to drill yesterday on the McMur-
ray farm adjoining the Gamble. Guffey,
Murphy, Jennings & Co. s No. 3, on the Bell
farm, is about /, 100 feet deep
An Incident of the Creek.
Down at Oakdale man named Edward
Kirk built dam across the creek. The
rain of Wednesday swept the dam away,
ank let all of the oil escape which had been
stopped by the dam. Kirk says his loss is
5000 barrels, but that he will shoot the
creek tomorrow.
In West Virginia.
MANNINGToN-The South Penn Oil Com
pany's well on the Koen farm was completed
yesterday, and is good for 100 barrels.
The Mcdonald Guages.
Following is a correct guage of the wells
yesterday taken by the hour: Forst &
Greenlee's No 1 Mevey, $50; Mathews, 225;
Baldwin, 20O Elliott No. 1, 1S0; Elliott
No 2. 90; Miller No. 1, 100; No. 2, 25; No.
8, $50; Guckert & Co.'S No. 1 Mevey, 40;
Bell, 80; Heron, 40; Gamble, 45; NJ.
Robb, 95; Short lot, 20; CHARTERS Oil Com
pany's No. 3, %; Sauters & Co, 20; Cook
lot, Is; Patterson & Co.'S, 30. Estimated
production of the field yesterday, $4,000
barrels.
Objections to a We'll.
A bill in equity was filed yesterday by
Samuel Yates and wife against w. P. Black
& Co. and Julius Cromby. The plaintiffs
state that they own house and lot in Nc
Donald borough. On lot separated from
theirs by only 2O-foot alley the defend
ants have erected derrick and are about to
drill an oil we'll. 1t is claimed that if gas
or oil is obtained their property will be en-
dangered, the water will be drained from
their well and the property damaged. An
injunction is asked for to restrain them
from boring the well.
Big Wildcat Near st. Mary's.
ST. MARY's-The Acme Oil Company, of
Van Bramen, this county, drilled in 200
barrel we'll on the Grieve farm, near there
yesterday morning. The well is wildcat,
and the prospecting company owns several
thousand acres surrounding the lucky find,
which is six miles in advance of develop
ments The strike has set the town and
wild with excitement, and
farmers are holding off for bonuses
Explosion of Boiler.
Wednesday evening the boiler at the
Smith well, in Florence, Washington
blew up with great force The well
is located on the Stephen Smith farm on
the edge of the village, and visitors are fire.
quent. At the time of the accident num-
Der of young people were at the we'll,
crowd of boys being only few feet away
from the boiler The bottom was torn out
of the boiler, and the main part blown a
of 80 feet up the hill, and was left
in exactly the same position it first stood
in. Coal was thrown a couple hundred
yards and the boiler door was blown about
100 yards. Strange to say, no one was hurt.
The cause of the explosion is supposed to be
because the water was allowed to get too
low. The well is about due.
Twenty Cents for Waste OIL
The Beaver refinery. of Washington, is
paying % cents barrel for the waste oil
from the Mcdonald field, which escapes
down the creek. In consequence at least
half dozen residents along the run have
built dams and tanks, and are pumping the
escaping oil into the tanks. One man is re-
ported to have secured 5000 barrels. The
refinery sends its tank cars after the oil.
Ohio's Production Falling Of.
ST. MARYs, O., Oct S.-A thorough re-
view of the Ohio oil fields shows that the
production from this formidable field will |
fall far short of that of last year. This is
attributed greatly to the decrease in pro-
duction of the famous Allen and Wood |
county fields, and the great ST. Marys reser-
voir pool alone has saved the production |
from far more disastrous decline. In the |
reservoir field wells are coming in daily at !
the rate of 200 to 400 barrels each, though |
this field also received blow in the strik-
ing of a dry no on the Blew farm, in the
very center of what-was supposed to be a
lake of oil. The average daily production
IF the Ohio field is now about 55, 600 bar
.els, but 15 600 more than the new Nc
Donald field in pennsylvania. Runs and
shipments from the Ohio wells amount only
% $4,000 barrels, while oil now in tanks |
here amounts to fully 25,0OO,O0 barrels.
Features of Yesterdays Markets.
Trading was fair, but the market was