Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-03
NEW OIL PIPE LINES.
They Will Re Built From the Upper
Country 10 Eastern Points.
GIVEN SATISFACTORY RATES.
Two Railroads Trying to Accommodate the
Independents.
REPORTS FROM THE FIELD YESTERDAY


There are now several seaboard pipe lines
under discussion. Whether they will ever
become realities time alone will tell. For
business have heard seaboard pipe lines
talked of again and again, but nothing ever
came of them.
The chances are that the present lines
will materialize. The Crescent Pipe Line
Company, of which W. L. Mellon is the
the leading spirit, is already pumping oil
to Harrisburg as predicted last week in The
|! DISPATCH.
The other lines are the Producers and the
one which Lewis Emery is building from
Titusville and Bradford to eastern points.
From several sources the Information was
vouched for that before next spring three
independent pipe lines would be carrying
oil to the seaboard. In the first place the
Crescent line will be in operation. Then
will follow the extension of the Pro
Titusville. From Titusviile it will extend
up through Bradford and as far east as
Green Isle on the Susquehanna river. 1t is
this point the Lehigh Valley Railroad will
receive the oil shipped from Pfttsburg,
Titusville and Bradford and convey it to
different points on the coast.
company is to get cheap rate on the trans
portation of oil.
Two Pipe Lines Now BuIlding
According to the present plans there are
to be two lines built from Titusville to
Green Isle. They will each be four inches in
diameter. One will be for crude and the
other Tor refined petroleum.
The lines from Pittsburg will carry the
crude oil to Titusville, where part of it
will be refined, and then the two four-inch
lines will take it to Green Isle. whence it can
be shipped to almost any point in the United
States.
1t is the intention of the owners to extend
which is just across the northeast corner of
Pennsylvania in New Jersev. At this point
they will strike the Ontario and Western
Railroad, with which they have made salts
factory rates and can thereby ship their
product to any OF the big seaport towns in
These lines, with the Crescent, will give
the producers all the outlet they could pos
sibly ask for and it only remains to be seen
whether they will patronize them. The his
tory of the oil business has shown conclu-
port an innovation, and if they do it in this
case it will be an exception worth noting.
Mcdonald Field News.
The production of the Mcdonald field yes
terday was 10000 barrels, the same as the
day before. There was little change in the
wells, and no big ones were brought in.
In the northeast end of the McCurdy field
the Philadelphia Company's No. on the
Cole farm is dry, and their No. l on the
Leade is due in the sand to-day. The casing
collapsed in the latter several days ago, and
they have been delayed on this account.
The same com pany's No. Peet is in the top
of the fourth sand, but they are not certain
what amount of Oil it will make. 1t is al
ready strong gasser.
j. NJ. Guffey & Co.'s No. l on the Clark
farm is on the top of the sand and showing
tor good well. 1t is located back OF Oak
dale.
There is still considerable work being
done in the neighborhood of Brownsville. in
Butler county. Lydecker, Stage & Cos No.
!, on the Shilling farm, southwest of Glade
run, is being rugged up.
The same parties we'll, on the Foultz farm,
which was drilled almost a year ago, has
been started TO pumping and is making from
70 to 100 barrels q day.
Steel, Patterson Markham's No. l. on the
Lloyd farm. is doing 30 barrels day. This
well was put downehearly year ago and has
only recently commenced to show any oil.
Personal
Theodore Barnsdale, who is probably bet
ter known than any other man in the oil
business, was in Pittsburg yesterday, and
amused the Ioiterers on Fourth avenue by
telling stories of early Oil country life.
Frank Brown. OF Butler, was in Pittsburg
P. c. Boyle. the editor of the Oil City Der
rick and the Toledo Commercial, came to
Pittsburg to attend the funeral Of the late
Charles Harriso
The following special from Elizabeth says:
The Snee we'll on tho Homer Wright tarm
came in at 5 O'Clock this evening, the largest
gasser ever struck in Allegheny county. 1t
is within 80 feet of the Philadelphia Com
pany's 16-inch main. The escaping gas can
be heard for six miles.
The Gauges.
The production of Mcdonald was %, 900
yesterday. The hourly gauges of the larger
wells at Mcdonald yesterday were as fol-
lows: Sinclair Oil Company's No. l. 25; Peo-
ples Gas Company's No. l4s, 80; Oakdale Oil
Company's No. MORGAN, 20: Forst Green
lees No, Marshall, 80; J. NJ. Guffey & Co..
No. 2. Shane, 20. The estimated production
was q, 600; stock in the field, $4,000.
Runs ard Shipments.
National Transit Company runs on the 1st
were 36, 1875: shipments, ll,6H.
Southwest runs, Mcdonald division, on the
1st. $3.50. Outside of the Mcdonald, 5,566.
Buckeye Pipe Line, Macksburg division,
3.9O2 Runs, Lima division, 3O.09s; shipments,
ll9, 40S Eureka Pipe Line, 12,5s7; shipments,
2,3s7. New York Transit shipments. 30, s7s.
Southern Pipe Line shipments were 40,7SS.
The Tidewater runs were g. 432; total, 10s,
$50; average, 3T4. Shipments, none; total,
204, ,94l; average, 7,066.
The Oil Market
Range of the September option: Opening,
SIC; highest, SIC; lowest, 51Hc; closing,
5l1ac bid; Sales 1900 barrels.
Refined oil-New York, &c; London, 45sd;
Antwerp, 1871.
OIL CRY, Aug. 2.-National Transit Certif1-
Gates opened at 5lHc; highest, SIC; lowest,
5l1sc; closed at 5l6c. Sales, 5000 barrels:
clearances, $50 600 barrels shipments, ss,3ls
barrels; runs. 81, 7Ss barrels.
New YORK, Aug. g - Petroleum dull
only 5000 barrels changing hands. The open
ing was steady at &c, became dull and re-
mained SO to the close. Pennsylvania oil,
Der option sales, 5000 barrels; opening, SIC;
highest, Sac; lowest. SIC; closing, Sc Lima
oil, no sales; total sales, 1000 barrels.