The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-19
A NEW OIL COUNTRY
That is Being Opened up Dowa
in Marshall County.
BRIGHT PROSPECTS ARE IN VIEW
The Pioneers in the Field Believe
and Leasing and Buying of Land
is Already Active-one Well Being
Kept as Mystery-BusinesS Stimu.
lated by the Operations.

There is good promise OF new oil
field in Marshall county. l: is not def
nisely settled that paying wells will be
found there, but all the signs are favor
able. The prospectors show confidence
u the outcome, and that gives conf
dence to the residents in the section Of
country on which they have their eyes.
Throughout the Fish Creek. Long run
and Coon sun country, the leasers are
almost omuipresent. On Long run Sat
urdav there were ten men following
one another in close order, al! making
liberal offers for the oil privilege. The
people who i've in the valleys have OBJ
tanned very exalted ideas OF the value Of
their lands. and in special cases have
demanded and received cash considera-
tons in advance for the option on their
farms.
The only well yet put down in the
vicinity was the one in Franklin dis
trict oil Marshall county, on the Austin
farm, which has already been mem
toned in the INTELLIGETCER. Gufy &
Queen have the contract to drill it. The
drill is down about 1850 feet. On
Thursday the casing was put down and
the well cleaned out thoroughly, pre-
paratory to drilling deeper. When tho
tools were withdrawn gush OF oil fol-
lowed. and at least twenty barrels
flowed on the ground. There is n dis
puts in the neighborhood as to whether
the flow stopped spontaneously or was
shut, in. The well is evidently being
worked as myster, and one OF the sig
nifiCant facts about it ia that four 250-
barrel tanks are now nearing compile
ton on the premises. Unless there
were u good prospect this amount OF
tankage would not be put up until there
was real demand for it.
The boom has made bu siness for n
number OF saw mills, and derrick limb
ers are being sawed out all along the
runs through the southern section of
Marshall county. Derrick timbers have
been hauled upon tho Stephens farm,
adjoining the Austin place, and it is un-
derstood operations will begin there as
hOOu US tllb CAu bC puG ups
is regarded by the residents as another
sign that there is oil there in large guam
titles.
The Moundsville Herald prints the
following note:
David II. Arrick was here few days
ago with bottle OF oil from the new
Franklin oil well. 1t is OF dark color
and is pronounced by oil men to DO OF n
very hno quality. Leasing is very brisk
in that section and a big boom is no
doubt coming"
In some parts OF tho field, on both
sides Of the river, operations have been
much hampered from lack of water,
but are getting on briskly now.
The Darlington Independent Gays:
among the new wells located since
last week are: One on Z. K. Booths
farm, one on tho Mallory farm, and one
on George T. Peters farm, on the West
Virginia side, and the David Steenrod
farm, on the Ohio side. below town.
Work OIL these wells will probably be
begun within the next week or ten days.
Other wells are being located almost
every day."
However the outcome may be, it is
very evident that this steady-going part
OF the country has got q new move on
it, and a great deal OF money will be
made by the early birds, oil or no oil.