Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-11-24
A BIG LAW SUIT
May Tie Up All the Oil From the Big Well
at Eureka-Wood County Oil News.
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Special to the Register.
Parkersburg. w. Va, November %
The excitement among the residents
and oil men at Waverly is just now
greater than ever known in the his
tory of the new field The Wood Coun-
tv Court are to-day considering the adj
visibility of macadamizing the county
road which leads from this city to the
field. the session to-day being called to
take action upon a lengthy petition,
which is largely signed by the leading
merchants Of this city, praying for the
Improvement of the road which, if
done. will bring a vast amount Of trade
into the city. Others, especially resi-
dents of Waverly. are in favor Of a mar
row gauge railroad, and the matter is
under consideration, several Of the
leading citizens of WaYerly having the
matter in hand.
Parkersburg will, however, look after
her own interests, and either OF the
above improvements are very likely to
be made. as the fight between towns
along the new fields and this city for
the trade of Waverly and the adjoining
county is very great, several OF the up
per towns already having asked for
special trains over the o. Z. road in or
der to attract customers and visitors.
The continued advance in oil has
greatly stimulated operations, and the
boom EQUALS anything ever known in
the history of oil eXcitements in TINS
county. and the movement of the field
toward Parkersburg has caused much
speculation as to the probability OF the
field coming in the immediate vicinity
Of Che city.
Il is stated upon good authority that
the amount of capital invested in the
new fields has been largely done by
Parkersburgers. and several Of these
who placed their money in the fields,
especially at Waverly. are reported as
having in their possession rich leases
and several wells which are good pro
ducers.
The development of territory north
west of Waverly promises to be gen
eIal and the boom, which has extended
MS far as Valley Mills, place where
not over one year ago the surrounding
territory was partially tested, is very
great
The big gusher on ]. NJ. Hammetts
farm. M Eureka, which on account OF
the sensational manner in which it
came i'm. caused much excitement
promises to be the cause Of a great legal
tangle.
In 1889 several Parkersburgers had
the farm leased and put down a well,
which came in dry. Their lease was
taken for fifteen years. and it is said
that while the property was abandoned
by the company &C that time, the lease
still holds good. and a suit between the
Venture Oil Company who now have
the land under lease, and the old COM
panv. with the Venture Company as
defendants. is more than likely to oc-
cur for the possession Of the property,
The ola company claiming that the well
put down by them in 1889 was in ac-
c0rdance with the terms of the lease.
As soon as the material can be gotten
on the ground. we'll will be put down
on the upper COrbett farm by Wheel
ing parties, who leased the land Thurs
day.
A tract Of land containing 9S acres,
belonging TO James and Robert Barclay,
which lies close TO the James Hunter
wei in the Waverly field, has been
leased by a company of ParkeIsburgers
composed of George W. Neal, Samuel
Stewart. William Richardson and Ly-
sander Dudley.
A well viii be pu, down by company
of Marietta people on the Boyd farm,
which is wildcat territory and lies
directly southwest of the Waverly field
about three miles.
A we'll which will be completed by
the last of next month has been located
on the Ned Iammett farm, north Of
the Jim Dandy q short distance, by
Roe d Hammctt
a we'll was started to-day on a por-
ton of the James Hunter farm by the
Folly Oil Cimpany, Of Wheeling.
A tract Of land containing over 100
acres is held by Austin Fl. Brown, of
this city, the land lying between the
Hunter and Uhl farms in the Waverly
field. A stock company will be formed
and a well put down at once.
The upper Corbitt tract Of 100 acres
has been leased by Charles Hennig. of
Wheeling, who will put down a we'll at
once
The Florence Oil Company, which is
one Of the leading companies develop
Ing The territory about Waverly. has
thirteen wells on the Cooper farm,
three on the Smith farm, and several
more at other points which will be in
next week. The next best company,
the Hoschtetter, have five producers on
the Rufus P Ingraham farm.
Higgins & Co. s we'll on the Harness
farm. on Calf creek, is now being fitted
up with "A casing, and will be drilled
in in few days.
A well will be put down on the Grein-
er lease by a company Of Parkersburg-
ers. The territory is in close proximity
to the James Hunter well.
The Robert Barclay farm has been
sub-leGsed by a Wheeling company,
who will put down a well at once.
A we'll will be put down on the Wood
bury farm at Valley Mills by a company
composed of Parkersburgers, having a
large block Of leases near the Mills.
The we'll on the DevOl farm, several
miles from here. below the Little Kan
awha river. will be commenced in
few days The we'll is TO be put down
by the Lubbock Oil Company, of this
city.
The well above Creston on the Little
Kanawha being drilled by Pittsburg
parties. is down 300 feet and will be
put down to the deep sand.
ABOUT WAVERLY.
Waverly. W. Va, November 23.-The
tract of land leased )y the Florence
Oil Company, of Pittsburg, is one and
one-fourh miles southwest of Waverly.