Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-03
OIL NEWS.

located and also all the territory IN the
Immediate vicinity was likely 10 be tled
up in big law suit, Is there were
leases in existence dated prior TO those
held by Braden d Co. Ii has just de
veloped tha- there is nothing IN the
story. as when The company which held
the prior leases completed the well
-beir contract called for they returned
the leases and they now have no posi-
BILE hold on the territory. A report was
received from the well to-day from the
BIG Jim, which stated that the well had
been cleaned ont and that It was flowing
again. The report stated that the we'll
Uas doing I'm the neighb1rhoOd Of 1000
barrels q day. ihis information came
from q reliable source and is thought
to De correct.
Saturday night the last business was
transacted In the Office of the Mellon
Company I'm this city. and this morning
the purchasing agent Of hat company,
lir. John Campbell, than whom there
is no one more genial and accommo-
dating. was transferred TO the Office OF
The Standard where he viii be en-
p'0yCd fer the present. Mr.. j. c. Nc
Cue. the wen known and popular dis
uic- foreman for The Mellon Company,
has been retained by chat company TO
settle up HE details of their business
.n this section Mr. McCue has been
w p Ibis company ever since il was
started and is evidently he'd in high
esteem by them, and iJ is probable that
De Will be retained by the Standard IN
some capacity after he closes up the
business of the old co" my. Mr.. Nc
Cue win remain ut d office until
an The details of the u3 ls-er have been
completed
The Register printed story a short
time ago to the effect that there was a
big law suit on the tapis which involv-
cd q tract of valuable oil territory over
on he Ohio side in which Mr. w. H.
Han and 1Ir. r. L. Moore, and others,
of this city. were Interested At the
time the report was denied by the par
ties interested i'm the suit but 1t has
since trQuspired that the article pub
Eshed was correct and that there was
suit The only thing different about
the case from what was published is
the names OF the parties mentioned IN
he suit has finally been settled. On
THURSDAY ar a meeting held in the
Office Of McInt.re & Moore. attorneys,
the suit. which was i'm chancery between
George Asle,- and James McNeigh, and
A. Whitaman. was withdrawn, the
DIaintin paving the costs. The land
I'm question I'm this suit is the farm of
Christopher ReiChel. containing SO
acres. and situated I'm Monroe county,
Ohio. This farm Joins the three-acre
V-5 gle lease. owned by Mccoy & Co.,
an it win De seen CT a glance that it
IS very valuable After the suit had
been settled on Thursday. the parties in
the case and some others. formed what
rs 10 be known as The Allen OIL Com
pany. the object Of which is to develop
the territory which has been in cOntrO-
versy. The company is composed OF
Nessrs. David Allen. Thomas Afford,
Ge0rga Afford. john O'H9ra. c.. c. Car
1er. w. r. Hail. Andrew Whiteman,
James NcToiel and r. L. Moore G.
C.. Garner was chosen president Of the
company. and r. L. Moore secretary and
b0okkeeper.
The company will commence opera
tions at once to test the territory, and
viii nut down three test wells on the
western side of the tract near the Wei
Gle lease. They already have the rig
un for 40. . ON this farm. and viii COM
weuce spuGding on 10 this week, while
the rig for No. viii be started during
the week.
There was q wei drilled on the east
ern edge O. this farm early in the sum-
mer. which came in dry and condemned
the territory. Later. when the wells on
the Weigle farm came in good. that
made this farm look pretty Wei again,
and since the suit has been settled the
company will so ahc-d and develop it.
The Victor Oil Company's No. 6 on
the w. & J. Rockwell farm. out in the
same section. is drilling at 100 feet.
and will De due about the same time as
the wells mentioned above. no. Z on
the same form is drilling at about 1000
feet.
The Oxford Or Company have the
location made and are building the rig
for their No. 3 we'll on the 4. ~ Thomas
farm. and expect to De ready to COM
meuce drilling on it this week.
Connolly Bros. are drilling at 1850
feet on their 40. I on he J. Gorrell
farm. out ON Middle ISLAND.
A dispatch from ClAllico.he. O., says
that an OIL and gas company has been
organized 20 operate on 5000 acres of
land bought near Sistersvile.
The Victor Oil Company have the rig
up and viii commence spudding on
their No. % Kearns this week.
Jones d Co. have the rigs up for their
Nos. 1 on the Gorrell and Archer farms.
and will commence work in q few days
drilling on them
The Carter oil Company's No. 4 on
the y. p. Williams farm is drilling at
1915 feet. and should reach the sand in
a couple of days.
Ramey d Co. have the rig up for their
No. II on the avenp0rt farm NJ Friendly.
and viii commence spudding this
week
The Carter OH Ccmpany's No % An
shutz is drilling at SEQ feet.
The Oxford OH COmpany's No. on
the l.. VI. Thomas farm. out in the
Keeuer district. on Middle Island, is
drilling 1T 100 feet. and No. is about
the same den-h Both of these wells
ouGht to reach the sand in a couple Of
days.
The South Penn Oil COmpany,s No. 2
Highest Of all In Leavening Pc