The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-26
WHERE OIL REIGNS.
More Producing Territory added to
tho Slstorsvlllo Fold.
THE BIG MKAY AND HOLMES WELLS
Arc In tho Tronohcrou. Koonor Sand,
Aud Arc Accordingly Discounted.
Hope OF Now Territory In tho Over.
the.iilvor District = Doom for I'm.
provcmont In tho Town OF Sisters.
ville-What Is being Dono-Tho Sit.
nation III Marshall County aud
Around Coleraiu.
s,>.Iai from q Sas Correspondent

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Spseiai from q SGs Correspondent
s%isrERsvILLr, W. Va, April 25.--With
every producing vol In a field that
numbers LOO or 1000 producers boins
encouraged to Its utmost production,
with the $50 new wells that aro going
down and OF which n goodly proportion
will DO producers, aud with the unhoard
Of amount Of wild eating" that Is now
being indulgod In In supposed good oil
territory aud out OF Il, tho question
naturally arises, "Will not a good deal
Of the discrepancy betwcon tho produc.
tion and consumption Of petroleum DO
made UP in tho Sistcrsville district2'
Oil men generally hold out ono opir.
ion on this subject and that opinion Ia
an affirmative answer TO tho question
propounded above. II tho worked por.
ton OF the field holds out this summer
rs expected the new developments in
the field and around it will add Il con.
siderable figure to tho production In
the Sistorsvillo field. In TACT, should
the other fields do "a much in added
production 40 Sistersvillo will do the
$1,000 barrels daily shortage would DO
made up, but tho other fields. with pos-
sioly tho exception OF Warrington, it Is
believed. will not increase thoir pro-
duction figures so much.
Recent developments on the Ohio
side Of the river beyond former recog-
nized bounds OF tho field have been
very encouraging and open up much
territory to the drill. In an air line
from the river the Dye we'll Of the Henry
Oil Company is probably five miles
away, but by the road 1t is fully nino
miles. This well ia doing about forty
barrels n day, sud, with the wells OIL
the Roselieb farmland the Smith well,
ali located beyond the field proper. have
opened up much new territory that is
reasonably certain of good production.
The well on the Roselieb farm is the
property of the Pan Handle Oil Com
pauy, in which several Wheeling peo-
Pile, including Mr.. J. u. Tomlinson, are
interested. Notwithstanding the fact
q. klAL Lut IlOlllIcS ulu -ICEAhN Wtlld VI
Middle Island creek, southeast OF town
are showing up with big production,
bigger than anything in the new tcrr:-
tory over the river. more faith is felt in
the latter Tor one reason-the Holmes
and Mckay wells are in the %treacherous
keener sand. while the o~ver-the-river
territory wells are in the Big Indian.
The farmers OF lac newly developed
territory across the river are fully
aware OF the importance OF that part OF
the field, and the men who are after
leases there are fully aware Of the fact
that the farmers are up-to-date. The
agriculturallsts, many o! whom are I'M.
able to read or write. hold out Tor good
sized cash bonuses and for rentals
ranging from $40 to 500 per month.
To-day 4 Spectator who had just re-
turned from a prospecting trip in that
section told tho 1SrgLLIGEScER :corres.
pondent that in two cases he had offer.
ed checks TO the owners oil laud, but
they would not sign any papers until
they had the cold cash in their hands.
In this era OF two dollar" petroleum
tho oil metropolis, SistersviIle, does not
.Iesent the finest appearance imasina.
Bile. The sidewalks are poor and tho
streets-well. Tyler county mud is IA.
nous. and this town has more than her
share OF it. Until the present week the
mud was everywhere, and the April sun
has had no easy job in knocking it out
in five or ak daily rounds. a week
more and the dust will be as bad as the
mud. theatrical attraction that banks
moro on its country" street parade to
draw audiences than on the quality OF
the entertainment itself, had q set-to
with the mud about a month ago. A
brilliant idea entered the head OF tho
manager. The streets vera 4 sea OF
mud, and this idea" was to have his
paraders march through the mud; this
manager was an exponent OF the real
istic school. you see. Well, the country
band, the ''jay" and tho other auxiliaries
started through the mud. The SPOT
they fret struck was pretty deep, they
thought; about s foot. 4 square away
the marks registered two feet. and when
the postofiice was reached three feet Of
the STUFF was all they could stand, and
tho parade was given up. The chow
drew a crowded house.
II Sistersville doesn't show up well
before the outside world. 1t ia no sign
that shc will not soon do 80. In fact,
the indications are that the present
open season will briug about a great
change. 4 progressive council, an en-
terprising board OF trade and the gen.
eral wide-awakespirit that characterized
oil towns. form the lover that will bring
about the change. Already the town
has water works and gas. This spring
many OF the business streets will be
paved with fire brick; on the llth OF
May S65,0 900 in bonds will bn voted to
the proposed railway that will cro4i tho
country between Ciarksburg and Sis
tersvillc. and the board OF trade Ia nego.
.iating with several manufacturers and
will earnestly endcavor to make Sisters
vile n town OF diversified industries. In
addition, the town may become a cen-
tro OF learning; the P~rcSbyterians OF
tho community arc to make a vigorous
effort to secure tho location OF the pro.
posed Presbyterian College here. As
one OF the oil magnates puts it: 'lf oil
givcs put we want to havo q pretty good
town left behind tho BOOM" Tho spirit
displayed il surely deserving OF SUCCESS.
Tho di.covery-oi oil in this region
brought great wealth TO scorcs OF opera.
tors aud made noarly hundred farmers
what is called 'Immensely rich in a
community OF tho size OF Sislersyillc.
Before oil was found the country was
decidedly n poor ono ngriculturnlly.