The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-14
IN THE SOUTHWEST.
News ofRscent Developments In the West
Virginia on Fields.

luz ltsVV uuTTtlh VI SAT- huANl hiN ~
barrels OF oil, with n slight Increase In
the production.
The receipts Of the Eureka Pipe Line
Company In the Sistersvllle field yester-
day were iO,G3l barrels,
Thlrty-one acres OF the Eliza Henry
farm at WaVerly have been leased by
James German. OF Marietta, The tract
adjolns the Scheilb farm against which
injunctions nre now pending and is iil
rich territory.
The Mccoy well Mt Sand Hin is esti-
mated TO be hundred barrel producer.
Wednesday II was several feet In the
sand and at once filled up with OIL
Two strings OF tools are lost IN the
Wiley school house well on French
creek. There Is also cave IN the well,
Drilling Will be commenced Mt once
at the mouth OF Dutchman run, on the
south fork OF the Hughes river. The
experiment is expected 10 test this ter
ritory,
one mile east OF Mellinss trostle ON
the d. Eddy farm ON Mcfarland. drill
Ing will be commenced as soon as the
location can be made and the rig erect
ed.
One, mile northeast Of Mellln trestlc
a rig has been completed and drilling Is
ready to be proceeded with on the II. 5.
Wilson property.
On Devil Hole creek the well drilling
on the A. o. Wilson is down 900 feet.
The location Is about 200 feet east OF
the line OF the Simmons wells
New developments are In order In the
Cairo field. new rigs being IN course OF
construction on the Wanicss and Yoclt-
ey farms and locations have been made
-, a 70
A delay has been experienced In the
Emallne Robinson well OF W. II. Reese,
occaSloned by the non-arrival OF the
cable II Is close to the sand.
Braden Il Company are ready TO drill
on the Samberson lease, their tools nud
machinery now being on the ground.
Good rentals are being paid for terri
tory on Broad run above Middle Is
land and leasing Is extremely nctlve. y
Keener pool Is believed to exist In that
vicinity.
Al LIS feet In the Keener sand. the
Gale well on the Bills farm on Broad
run is showing for n forty b'rrel pro-
Core No. /? OF II. N. Ballard has a
string OF tools In the hole. which were
lost when the well was being cleaned
out. A fishing Job was started Thurs
day.
The Graham well on Cow creek ~ IN
the Big Injun sand and viii produce
probably twenty barrels day.
The Henry Camp well Mt the mouth
OF French creek. on Cook. has q small
production In the Cow run snnd, hut II
will be drilled to the deeper formation.
below 81. Mpry's the Caldwell well Is
drilling at over 800 feet.
eli
which has teen drilling about two
months, Is good for eight barrels per
day In the Big lnlun formation.
South OF HeallsVillc the Orion Gas
Company will locate well with hope
Of discovering the lost oil belt mat c1'
lists In that region.
The Central Gas Compnnys No re
has been razod and taken to No. on
the jackson and will begin drllllne the
fore part Of next week The location
is on Il direct cast line from Nos. and
2 and should be gas producer.
The Henry oil Company'9 well on the
Luther lllBom farm Is producing illty
barrels Of oil and n large amount OF
salt wrtCr
The rnvorltc location for lcnainG Is at
present west Of Ncchanlcsbutg. toward
The Delaplnln we'll q. Graysville. The
amount Of rental being paid monthly
In the throc townships adjacent 10
Dclst. Freidun aud CJlebaugh pools "a
estimated NJ 100000.
The Dclaplnln well at Graysvillc Will
commence Srudding On Tuesday next
The RIG Of Iiurd No, near Lulhgg'
which was blown down by the high
winds OF two weeks ago, hnn bees re-
built and the well cleaned out
fs...,..Fs.gI q. nfVauN haVn lpnuOI 1 100
ncres Of gas land on Cranes Nest, be-
low New Castle nad are ncgotlntlEG
for considerable more.
Tho Standard on Company did no.
advance the price of credit balance oils.
the quotations for all hlgh grade oils
rcmnlnlnG AZ 81 90. Thursdays closing
Al Bonn the well Of clint Moore ord
Othcrr w. ready Ia Hpud, II VIII be- drlils
cd 10 the ilCrCn grit II oil IN not fOunN
In tho top formation.
Lrachtown, few MllCB up the Little
Knnnwhn, In dll ngUg with excitement
over the shallow pool The production
while small huR had the effect Of cnus'
Ing much lehslng at advanced rentals
and bonuses
The Mackcy well on the Little Musk.
Ingum started Hnuddlng yesterday u
In owned by w g. Btrntton nhd others.
washington county, Ohio, fnrmrrH
are making themselves obnoxious to
new corners In tint field by rofuBlng 10
grant thnm leases unless tic land ~
tested and II bonus In paid. Lrnscta
refuse to my the amount and develop
inVnia are unnecessarily delayed by the
positions tho fnrmprH hive taken
llnrnHdnl a. Rnngn'H Marshall wen
In the cairo district Ii delayed by Il
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