Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-10-17
OIL NOTES.

BUTTERCUP-A company composed ot
Aaron Reiber, Theo. Nogeley, Ill EIslel
and others purchased the interest OF Miller,
! Shakeley, Dodds. Fair and Others in their
Sc acres on the Shakley Tor $4,000.
The Citizens Gas Co. intends drilling
its gasser deeper. Eisler d Co.'S. No. on
the Samuel Wright is in the sand and
looking good
On Monday Kelly d Co.'S. No 3 was l.
| 600 feet deep; Eiser d Co.'S. No. 2 500 #;
! Dan Younkins i Co. 800 feet; Fred Reiber
Il Co. l ,235 feet; Hazlett & Co. 300 feet.
| and the LeideckeF well 50 teet IN the 100
/ iCot
PENN TwP-Taylor's No. l Wrhba-
| near Reuirrw, is doing 5 bbl~; No &au-
| ny heIs VIII he completed IeZr week
! 1re Young uroiBrr> No. 5, l. IN J.e SsI 3
ana ii lied up ~irh iii stag d Go Lave
Z rig up oD The George Ful.z The Ess,-
/ eIn OH Co. have d Now rig over lhe cd
I CooFe No.
BUTLER TwP-The Hovis Bros are
drilling Oh the Reed Nesblt.
JEFFERsoS-The Shaffer we'll on the Ed
Cochran Is said To be doing 10 barrels; and
the Detuck we'll is good gasser.
BUFFALo-Phillips has located a well
on the DR.. MOwry, adjoining Siivervile.
MIDDLEsEx-Clark d Co.'S we'll on the
BuI:un flowed through the casing Sun
day, and set fire 20 the boiler house, which
burned.
PARKER TwP-The well on the Isaac
Shakl, in S. E Corner of twp, drilled
by himself. Is reported making 10 barrels
day from the third sand. The crew
drilled l, $50 feet in 10 > days. Several
wells are drilling IN that Twp.
FAIRvIBw TwP-A rig is up on the Ell
mer Mccullough, and one building on the
widow Ksmerer, near by.
KAYLoR-The Kaylcr field is producing
about 425 barrels daily. The Que, we'll
made but l. bbls. Monday. The new
work at KayIor is Miller d Co.'S. No. g
" illiam Hepler farm. is 400 feet deep
Rigs have been completed for Miller d
Co.'S No 4 Miller farm; Mortimer g. Co.'S
No ., F Mays farm; Redd d Co.'S No .. A
Shearer iarm; Showaltcr d Co.'S Nos = and
3, I Kaylor farm, and Byers d Co.'S No l,
Shearer farm.
Speaking of the Kaylor field the East
Brady Rerielg says the new field presents
a scene OF activity that is wonderful to be-
hold. Teams are hauling timber, boilers,
engines and tools in every direction. The
sound of the hammer is heard on every
side, pipe Is being laid, tanks put up and
the llveliest activity prevails, while steam
Is flying about on the frosty sIr, and every
one who wan . u work can secure en-
pIOyment al something.
There was some talk in oil circles last
We regarding organization of the United
States OIL Co.. chartered under the laws
of Maine, with capital stock of $3.50. 600.
G. d. Green!ee, formerly of the firm OF
Forst d GIeeulee, is the promoter and
with him is associated about twenty BOs-
ton capitalists. The officers of the new
company are: Ea K Andrews, presi dent;
C. d. GreeIlee vice president and general
manager, and E a. Ciar6 secretary and
treasurer. The main office OF the com
mpapy will be located in Boston, with
Uranch in PiCtsburg Tle company will
operate III Marion, Doddridge aud Wei,zei
coua ties. w. Va. having absorbed he
interess oi K. Forst and others, winch Iu-
ciudes leases on 5000 acres OF territory
and about 250 Dbls. a day production.