Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-31

There was absolu,Gr nothing Of i'm,
portance to report from The oil field,
last night The principal event WA.
the coming in ot ,La Crawford 4 Treat
welL on the White luu over in tbe
Dog Skin TERRITORY The we'll wa,
drilled into lie s.al yesterday and NJ
a cOnsideraole depth Was drr Ih,s
was nothing more tJan was cxpected
as test wells have .aon drilled all
around it and thoyVa ly
The Lewis No. g. over in tie Doc
Skin district, which vss drilled ~ the
sand Thursday and made good show.
ing for a well, was drilled deeper yes
terday, and last night was Nported ia
be making - barrels au ho1r. This
makes it one Of the largest wells ever
drilled in that section but SO far il has
caused little or no excitement for the
reason that it is iu defined territory
and does not open up anything new in
the way of extending he pool.
McMullen & Co.'S No g. on the LII.
dolph which was drilled I'm the carly
part of the week, has been packed and
put to pumping and is showiug for
good producer.
The Union Oil Company have the rig
up for their No. . on The Holmes farm,
out in the Keener district on Middle
Island, and viii likely commence drsl-
ing in a few days. The same company
have packed their No. ! ON this iarm.
and it is showing for about'GO barrels
a day.
L. A. Freshwater started spudding
on a new well on the Boyd farm, Tur-
keyfoot, w. Va, Friday
The Lick Run Oil Company, Turkey
foot, w. Va, is preparing to drill two
more wells on the Reuben Freshwater
farm.
The rig and tank belonging to tho
Devonia OIL Company located on the
Standish farm, Turkeyloot, was burned
entirely last night They were struck
by lightning Loss, $500.
From present indications the WaverlJ
oil field will, when fully developed, be
prominent factor In oil circles.
The Standard has a great portion O.
the field under lease, bpt they are afte
gas for their Parkrshug ani Rliahrlss.rIl
customers, and The oil business i Io'
getting a fair shake.
The greatest activity is now nCHpen-
ter's run, where four rigs are going up
and four wells are drilling. The well
ON the DR.. Sharp place Is on that run
and since Il was drilled there mas oeeh
considerable excitement in that localliy'
The Mountain State Gas Company $
well on the J. l.. Ogdin farm. win tho
drill only six inches 10 the sand' haS
700 feet foil in the hole. The company
shut down about a week ago. Expecting 10
secure more territory Their lease ON
the property runs out ON Saturday ulshC
nj - o'clock. but they have requested
that II he extended ten days. Ogdln re-
fuses to do this. as he Is ANXIOUS TO nave
| theterritOrv developed. as wei as sew
eral gentlemen of ParkersDuIs VINO dl .
more or less I'm tcres''I Do lIr wen dli
who desire TO have it drilled lA al once
Some large bonuses are being paio IN
that field. Rufus Ingram recently Ie-
ceiyed $3.50. Another party, VINO n'' q
5O-acre farm near tle Snyder We'll g0s
s5oO Another has received >io ana WIZ
be paid $40 per month laiI ll5 I'm
nIetion Of the first wsIl. anI also To-
coi,,oe q rantaI OH tlr same eriliory'
,rbe Elorence oil Company wei on
the Cooper farm IS ,.l q;
and considerable ln.r.e-. .d ~ ,b, ,',
The larges- Wc. D.. ' H., tho