Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-14
They Are All Very Hazy Except the
One Now Being Constructed.
GORDON OIL ON TOP AT M'DoNALD.
Oil and Gas developed IN New Territory
Near Pittsburg.
SCATTERING DUSTsRs AND WELLS

Tue reports which nave peeu puOIlbucO III
regard to them have been so visionary and
impracticable that no oil man can be found
who takes any stock in the rumors.
The latest report Is to the effect that q
line was to be run from tho producing re-
gion southwest of Pittsburg, to Tttusvtlle.
Philadelphia. The estimate Of the cost
given, ranging from 500 900 to 81 000. .000 IL
totally inadequate for the purpose of con.
structing such q line. Such course would
and besides all OF the property Mt Bayonne
available for dock or shipping purposes, Is
held by the Standard pipe lines. Philadel-
phia is not the best shipping port for petro-
What probably gave rise to the latest re-
port is that the largest Independent reflner-
les were located on OIL crock, and since the
hneries have been having crude OIL shipped
to them from below Pittsburg.
The idea of the people alleged to be be-
IDENTIFY to furnish them with oil at lower
rate than that offered by the railroads
May he After the Railroads.
In fact there are many who believe that
the whole scheme is being agitated in order
to get reduction in railroad rates.
There Is another theory which may be
more plausible. Some weeks ago committee
from the Producers Protective Association
called on w. L. Mellon, the principal stock
holder in the Crescent Pipe Line Company.
Mr. Mellon was asked to cooperate with WITH
he would not cooperate or consolidate with
the P. P. A. as an organization, but that he
would gladly confer with and assist the
producers as firms or individuals at any
Following this conference came stories Of
a net work OF pipe lines which was to en-
compass conn tho oil country, . They we're ere to TO- be
emanated from Chicago, and the name OF
the author Is unknown to the oldest OIL
country operators. Nothing has been
heard Of this scheme since and 1t Is sup
posed to have fallen through.
Next came the story Of the last few days
OF pipe line from southwestern Pennsyl-
70 the
short radius of Pittsburg and why
limo should be run to Titus
vile is not obvious The statement
work together is untrue, as Mr.. Mellon said
yesterday that he knew nothing about the
proposed line further than some vague
was perfectly willing to pipe oil to any point
on his lines for anyone. Since most OF
the refinerfes on Oil creek had been de-
stroyed or crippled It was probable that
they might be rebuilt in tho vicinity OF
Pittsburg.
Mcdonald on = Toboggan.
From Saturday morning until yesterday
field has declined 2,5o0 barrels. 1t is now
q 900 barrels. This is a heavy drop consid-
ering the remarkable way in which the field
has been holding up for months.
Two wells have been dropped from the list
of those making 20 barrels an hour or more.
one was added yesterday and two Others
will probably be put on the list to-day. The
wells which dropped since Saturday were
GufYey & Co.'S No. Nc cMichael which has
been making 20 barrels an hour steadily from
tine fifth sand for many weeks. and Greenlee
tSs e on sss
& Co. 8 No. on the McMurray was agitated
and brought up to % barrels an hour. Fitz-
horizon was stirred up and increased from
IS to so barrels an hour. Greenlee Forst's
No. 3 McMurray at Noblestown WAS evil
IDENTITY sporting on - summer toboggan, as 1t
to 30 an hour yesterday.
Good Results From tho Gordon.
The Gordon sand south Of Willow Grove is
looking like winner. Two new wells were
developed in that region yesterday, and
each is making 80 barrels an hour.
They are Greenlee & Forst's No. ], on the
Kirk farm, and the Forest Oil Company's
No. 2, on the Mary Campbell farm. Both OF
these were in the Gordon Saturday, but
The Mary Campbeil well is located about
the Bonanza we'll Of Lynch. Buch-
heit e. Co, on the Meise farm,
which opened up the territory. If the wells
now drilling in the Merse district prove to
be as long winded as that well has been, tens |
Of thousands Of barrels will be added to the |
total output Of the Mcdonald pool, and its |
toward the southern cross.
The Forest OH company's No. James
AicEwen. just south OF Willow Grove. is due
Their No. on the McClelland heirs farm, |
near Oakdale, is due to get the nth sand at |
almost any hour to-day, and No. 81 on the Jane |
McGfll farm, q mile north of Oakdale, is due |
IN the fifth this week. |
Isa Very Small Producer.
Tho Forests No on the W. J. McGin |
well.
Mercer McClurg are in the Gordon sand |
IN the Guy lot near Oakdale.
Forsr & Greenlee's No. on the McMurray |
arm was reported late last evening to have |
been increased from 80 to Ito an hour.
In tho region southwest Of Mcdonald |
station the Wheeling Gas Company's No. |
Ind flowing, and the woodland OIL Com
pany's No on the Crawford farm is in tho |
;op Of the Gordon and spraying oil They
expect to get an abundance Of salt water in
he latter when q few bits in the sand.
Gufrey & Co. are fishing at 800 feet on the
Clark farm, back Of Oakdale.
pool being opened up around Milltown.
Ailltown is about two miles east OF Verona
IN the Allegheny Valley Railroad and Is
niles northeast of Pittsburgh.
J. Skinner lot at Milltown is drilling in the
00-foot sand, at depth Of l675 feet, with y
.ood showing of oil. Their well on the Kidd
OF has been cased at l727 feet, and they
,ave started to drill below the casing.
Gas and OIL Nesr Verona.
.asser on the Leopold farm at Milltown yes
erday, They cased tho McMunn we'll at
100 feet. They got the gas on the Leopold
t 2, 800 feet.
The Philadelphia Gas Company was drill
ng at 2,S75 feet on the J. Dfble farm and e1-
,ect the gas sand to-day. They are building
mother rig on the Leopold farm.
Patterson Co. are fishing ut !, 100 feet In |
heir Roadside we'll
Deeds Co.'s well, on the Martin Bright |
arm, three miles northeast of Mflltown, |
is II ssnda enen as and has ~ neither oil nor ass
BUTLER-Golden, Kelly q Co.'s wildcat
Vell on the Duncan farm, near Portersville,
n the western part Of the country, has been
hat sand. It is q mile and one-half west OF
he Nagle well of J. N. Paterson & Co. in
Thich showing OF Oil was found.
Ielly, Bros. & Company's No. }, on the john
'urdy farm, is In and good for Is barrels q
ay.
S1srERsvrLLE-It was rumored last night
furphy & Co.'S we'll on the Stewart farm, To-
sted six miles west OF this place, in Perry
Monroe county, o., II through tho
,erea grit and dry.
Jones & Tenants we'll on the Morrison &
icCormick farm, q mile east of Sistersville,
in the first pay and showing q strong gas
which is reckoned a good sign for
blaming good well.
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