Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-11-21
spsc.al to The Reg.ster.

Special 70 the Register.
Sistersville. w. Va, November 20
The OIL producers here are going into
the Eureka pool again and will drill
en- the theory that there is connect
ing link between the Old Eureka pool
and the well on the Eammitt farm.
Therefore, land lying between the cid
field and the new HammitI well Is con-
s'de-eJ gilt edge stuff now, but when
another Wen IS drilled it may not be
considered worth anything Nothing but
the drill can positively locate an oil
well with any degree of certainty.
Hore Queen and S. W. Lawrence
went down to Eureka the other day and
socrMod @ lease en- a small tract of land
living between the Big Jim" we'll and
the old Eureka pool. They have sold
the lease TO Connolly Bros. and others
fer The snug sum Of two thousand dol
lars.
a gentleman who was over in the
D5.s, and Fr.eden districts yesterday
said be took The trouble to count The
rgs that were up ready for the drill
20 De started, but were being delayed
for want of water, and there were eX-
3c,ly . of them. The rain last night
viii possibly help the producers some
n getting water but il viii hardly be
sufficient To drill all the wells which
are started. BY and by when the rains
do come, the work VIII be pushed along
rapidly. and we hope to have many new
gushers TO report.
The Hunter farm, now in the centre
Cf operations in the Waverly shallow
field is cut up IN three leases. The
Hunter Oil Company, organized by Nc
Master a Dickinson. owns the 100-aCre
trac, en- which the rich strike was made
last week ;tha Enterprise Oh Company,
organized by Nessrs. Tomlinson, Nc
kee ana others, has eighty acres, and
ShellshC,t d Co.. have seventy acres.
The Garter Oil Company has just
completed three new water pumping
stations in the Sistersvill5 field for their
own use. The system comprises the
Tablet S,a-iCn. which now has six boil
ers and is pumping water back into the
Dog Skin territory; the Polecat station,
with seven boilers, viii furnish water
FOR The Rome and Stocking farms and
AnshU.z station has eight boilers, and
Will supply water for the wells five
miles to the south. These stations will
supply water all over the Carter pos
sessions.
The 1IcCrary well was due in the
sand last nigl- This well had a bad
dshng job, but drilled past the tools.
Goddard No. is 600 feet down and
viii be due in the sand next week.
The Sardis Oh Company are the own
ers Gen. A. j. Wagner and his SON
in-law. David OEel6y, in company with
an expert ge0l0g.s-. have been carefully
examining the surface of that territory
and pronounce il good. So positive are
they in their opinions that they have
made q handsome offer for part of tho
property.
The Henry Oil Company is preparing
To- drill another well at BenWood
A we'll is being started on The Hunter
farm by Capt Edward Frawley Tor
company of Buffalo people.
Seventeen acres Of the Hammett farm
I'm the new Eureka territory. have been
leased by j. b. SchillsojJ for a large
consideration. He also has half inter-
est I'm the Thomas farm, 100 acres.
Moore & Graham have secured twenty
acres of The Hamme,t big surprise farm
at a price said to be close to $1,000.
While many operators are anxious for
a slice of this farm. many Others look
upon it with suspicion. Before the late
eusher was struck a dry hole was drill
ed w.-h.n $50 feet Of il.
The Henry Oil Company's well on the
Hol sclaw. near Benwo1d, viii be a
small producer when put TO pumping
rNf-,rro- % -vr,r-t WAS AGAIN felt amOUp
producers yesterday when oil stood still
at $3.50, and refused 10 go to the $500
mark. as many hoped for.