The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-06
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which arc going down, Tho Kanawha
Oil Company, which drilled the Plum
Run well, i' probably the most active
in this class Of operations. They arc
getting ready to drill a lost we'll on tho
Hughes river, near smithteld, and an.
other west OF Plum Run, the result OF
which wilrdetermine to u great extent
that part Of the Cairo field. Southeast
at Cairo In advance OF tho Kanawha's
Plum Run Wandleas well a test we'll IL
being drilled on tho Marshall farm by
BRrnsdSll 4 20.
Another wildcat, which is probably
the rankest In Cairo, ia being drilled by
unknown parties two miles southwest
Of tho well drilled some lime ago at
Richie mines.
Oplnlons rs to the coming best pro-
duclng territory are as numerous as the
stars above, each individual insisting
that the territory wherein no holda
leases IL certainly tho best, Certain
parties insist that the Big Flint dIHtrick,
in Doddridge county ia emphaticallY
the best in tho southwest developments
aud give az their reason for believing so
the phenomenal luck Murphy & Jen.
nInHs have had In that field, This
firms No. - Hardman is the last to
come In good, but Its capacity cannot
yet be estimated. II will make a splen-
did well. however, as the showing has
been great in the Maxwell sand. The
pay was struck At a depth Of 1880 feet
The well Is located on Indian creek
near Braden Station. In this compare.
lively newly developed territory tho
South Penn Oil Company IL a heavy
lease holder, three.tourths Of the terri.
tory, which is probably 100000 acres,
being held by them. Tho length OF lhe
field Is fully fifteen miles, but tho
breadth cannot yet be estimated. The
territory there 10 spotted, small wells
being obtained aud then a jump Is made
into a richer pool When tho water
famine has reached an end new opera
tlouG will be general in Doddridge coun.
", and the drilling Is expected to hold
up the greater part Of tho winter.
The Fisher OIL Company expect to
drill In their Shat No. 3the fore part OF
next week. Its now down 1000 feet.
On the Davenport farm numerous
new locations have been made by the
Fisher Oil Company, and tho rigs tor
tho same will shortly DO built. This.
company now has nearly one hundred
good producing wells in the Sistorsyllle
field.
The Fisher Oil Company's Boroman
No. lie due in the Big lnjuu to-day.
TNIra NJ ~ Nhn EtahnH ntl Tau,-
pany commenced spudding on sunday.
Davenport No. 10 OF tho Fisher oil.
Company aud Rawly will DO packed aud
put to pumping, when 1t is expected its
production will DO better than ono hun.
dred barrels daily.
The story published In various papers
some time since which contained tho
information that tho Standard Oil Com.
pAny had offered the Henry Oil Com.
pAny SS0O.00O for their possessions in
the Sisiersvillo field proves to have been
nothing moro than tho invention OF n
newspaper reporter. On a recent visit
TO SiSterSyillo President Henry, OF tho
Henry Oil Company. denied tho rumor,
but stated that while the Standard peo.
Pile were DESTROYS OF buying his com.
pany's possessions here. they had not
specified tho price thOy woro willing to
pay. lie alao said the interests OF tho
Henry OIL Company wore, not for sale at
present, aud intinated II they were it
would require tho sun Of 5000, 900 to
purchase them.
Tho Kauawha's well, on the Jessie
RoWles farm. on Millors run, may reach
the pay to-day.
Th%ree.iourths oil a mile west OF tho
mysterious KanRwha.W Williamson we'll,
a rig Is going up, while one,haH milo
still further wOst another one 10 being
erected.
Tho South Penn Oil Company's we'll,
on tho Belle Willis farm, t%iree.iourths
Of d milo duo east OF the williamson
we'll. will DO due In tho sand next week.
The eight aud ono.fOurth caaing was
put In Moore & |RSthburn's we'll, on tho
]. T. HAgus farm, on Monday. This
vol should reach tho pay sand next
week.
mo Williamson we'll Of tho KanawlR
Oil Company has stimulated operations
wonderfully In evNry direction CUT.
rounding IL. 1t is expected when tho
water ia pumped out Of this we'll that IL
will be a loo. harrOl puinpCr. On Tues.
lay n two hours gauge showed It to DO
producing Mt tho rate Of se%yHnty.iiye
barrels a day, whom tho "l" bolt was
broken, and II had to shut down.
Down in the WRvCrly lold it Ia snid
such a thing rs II lOalO ut my other
price than m cxorbitani ono 10 simply
understandable, and oporators'a and othOrs
who wGro lucky enough to gOtin on tho
ground floor are shaking hands with
themselves over their good fortune.
Now all tho mon with limited capital
will havO to do will DO to perch himself
on tho lOnCo aud wait for something to
turn up that will determine whether
his fortune DO good or bad.
On tho Thouburn farm whore J. 7.
Jones 4 Company have had such
checkorOd luck with busters and small
producers. u now location has boon
made for thOir No. 4.
Tho Eureka pipO limo runs In tho
slIterIvIllo fold yesterday, wore 1898
barrolL
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iiuJ'A Log Cut ON.
spttiai Dispatch 10 he htdiigtacth
srEunHSvitLg, o., Nov 8. - Willie
Roldy, q small boy, Ind hIS right leg
taken of this evening by tho shifting