The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-04
REVIEW OF IHE WEEK.
In the West Virginia and Ohio Oh Fields
some Surprises.

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In the West Virginia and OHIO Oh Fields.
soms suFPrlaeS.
The past week in oil Developments in
the southwest tOrriIory opened easy.
bu. before the close Cred up in a way
that was wholly sensational. There
was a weakness at the beginning that
did not last long, however, aud was
swept away BY the advent of tho big
wildcat gushors in Monroe county and
the good producers obtained in WaVOrly
aud other portions OF Developments.
The prevailing drouth still continues to
cripple new operations, the rains OF tho
latter part ot the week having
had little oiect in bringing the
water famine Ia q long'louked-tnF tor
minatIon, Support has been afforded
to new operations, though in the SID.
tersvIlls field by the C~olebaugh and
Steele Developments and the appear
anca OF renswed activity ia already vlsi-
BILE, tho rally being n that IL APP
parently whole hearted, Should rain
fall soon the disappointment that has
been experienced by ambitious opera
tors will have vanished and a sharp
rally will further take place In not only
a portion but over the entire southwest
fields. The sIsleraVille field will re-
ceiya the bulk Of attention as II lust
now looked upon with greater favor
than any other portion OF tue oil coun-
try. Confidence that mad really van
ishsd IL now fully restored and move
mellI from now on will likely DO Tor
ward.
There haI been no scarcity OF good
producing wells during the past seven
days in the northwestern part OF Mon
roe county, for the most important
strikes Ia weeks were mado there 10 the
Colsbaugh aud Steele wells in tha
"iraak" sand. The worth OF these wells
Ia too we'll known to turther euloglza
them. An Important well IA tina vicin-.
ity mentioned is on tho Heusel lease OF
Finnegan < Co. lit comes in good IL
will be evidence conclusive that the
Daist pool has a northwest extension a.
was supposed. WildcalGing will con,
linue in this county as we'll as in all
other parts OF the field, and o n the
whole Monroe county's dump seems 10
have entirely disappeared.
The WaVeTly field has furnished many
agreeable surprises since last wook aud
the territory down there Is looked upon
very layorably. "A yet no heavy pro
ducsrs have come TO the surface IN that
part Of developments, however, and not
until that time will Wayerly'I innoVA'
ton have been perfect. Riley's well, on
the Uni tarm, POSSESSES the moat stlmu'
lA,iug qualities OF any that hAs been
drilled in WaYerly for soma time, as u
was the rankeat kind Of wildcat, and is
80 far ahead Of Developments that q
considerable scope Of territory V
opened heretofore thought to DO OF
little Importance.
In tho Coierain field the most impoT-
taut information o~btainabla leads To the
opinion that the d~iacoVeriei IN that Held
ara not to be confined TO DO one produce
ing we'll. Its failure is very bright
Middle Island on tho Yves. Virginia
aide has been rather dull and weak, one
dry hole having been recorded against
IL. while tho several wells struck were
OF little consequence regarding extern
sion.
Doddridga county soil continues to
favor Murphy Bros. * Jennings and
their 1000 acres OF the Hartman farm
will be thoroughly tested.
Fate seems set solid against Wetzsl
| county as oil territory and tho latest
| operations tend to further condemn II.
Operators who will persist in attempt
ing to define territory there will, II they
continue operations long enough, syent'
ually 20 broke. The Philadelphia com.
pauy has various locations here.
p~Ioasants county was in evidence
| once during the week aud in q very i'm
portanG form, too. a noteworthy we'll,
that creates deep intsreit, that OF the
| Philadelphia Company on tho Barker
| farm, was abandoned, thus causing the
black flag to float there.
Cairo was practically out OF the race
last week, but only temporarily, how
ever; great things are promised In the
wells due there the coming fortnight
| Experienced operators have pinned
their faith 10 that part Of Richie coun'
ty, and some good things may be looked
for there, both in and out oil the dovsl-
oped torritory's boundaries. Operations
have been distinctly stronger there dur-
ing the past several dave.
MarIhall county has bson rather dull,
but validating still goes on. In this
county the Philadelphia COMPANY will
try their luck on tho Frye farm. They
have a rig IN for q tost well soon to be
started drilling.