The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-22
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AftsT It Had been Considered NJ &C.
News From tho slStsrsyltlo FtVid.
Specia! DHpaich 10 Tho NieiiGOlsr,
s~lsTERsvrLLE, July 90-The l. O.
Wilson 4 Co. we'll No. 2 on the John g.
ParkO farm about ono mile from Friend
Iy, this county, is in, aud a dandy. Az
noon Of Thursday this property could
have been bought Mt uimOst any price,
owing to the blue outlook that "a pre-
sOnted TO tho view OF It's owners, 4hey
had then penetrated the keener
aRnd for several feet without much
favorable indication aud blasted hope
seemed 10 10 the only reward for tho
expenditure OF much money, labor and
anxious expectation, However, the
drillOrs persisted In their penetrating
efforts and late on Thursday evening
were rewarded with the discovery oil q
gnSher that tioRs at the ratio OF fifteen
barrels an hour nr $50 barrels a day,
This IL u very fms we'll, but its owners
do not expect the continuation OF such
magnificent flow, which is from a light
extension OF tho keener pool to the
south, II this output should materially
decrease tho we'll will undoubtedly be
drilled to the Big Inlun sand.
The Gorretfs Run vol, ncar Middle,
bourne, now has the OF casing in and
1t IL expected they will reach the sand
by Monday or Tuesday.
The production Of Muhhah 4 Co.'S
we'll OIL the O, W. Smith farm will
doubtless serve 10 q stimulus TO further
development in that section. This we'll
was pumped for tweuty.tour houra, and
thirly.dyo barrels in the tank was tho
result The owners are very proud OF
the find.
Connolly Bros. r ready to spud on
their well on the Joseph Cornell aud
Archer heIrS farm, the rig having
been completed this morning. This
well is located midway between their
well mt Next p. y. and Mi4dlebourne,
Another big gusheEis reported from
Doddridgo county. 1t belongs to the
Jennings Bros, and Is on the Hartman
farm. This well il credited with pro.
ducing 400 barrolsin twenty'lour hours.
The we'll on tho w. +. Henry farm,
five miles east OF WilliamstoWn. iS cred.
tied with a production Of thtsty barrels
per hour, or 72O per day, from the Cow
Run sand. This report Is merely u
street rumor. aud, as yet, has not been
verified at this place. II.
James l. Mnxtou's farm, south OF
Friendly, is to have q well.
The Thomas Mckay we'll has doyel-
oped into a small producer. She has
been rated as u dry hole for several
days.
A big gassor has been developed on
the farm OF Prosecuting Attorney
Anthony Smith, tho property Of the
KauaWha Oil Co. Tho we'll 10 located
very near Mr.. Smiths residence aud
uuleIs some means arc devised by
which tho gas can DO confined the
family will bo compelled 10 0move
thereirom. The roar OF the escaping
gas lie almost deafening, while the odor
Is almost unbeatable.
A company has been formed by Mr..
r. S. Caldwell for tho purpose OF drill
ing at lea,t four test wells OF a l,500
block Of leases on a territory that had
been previously condemned, and on
which there are several dry holes.
Those leases are in the vicinity OF the n.
Porter farm east OF this city. Messrs.
+. D. and George NJ. Mccoy arc Mr..
Caldwells associates, aud they have
located their well No. l on the a. Q.
Sweeney farm.
MeISra 6. W.. Crawford and Ellis
Treat, Of the Mountain State Gas Com.
pany, Of this city, are now drilling two
wells in the DogSkin field, between Sis
tersyills aud SaFdis, Ohio. These oper.
atone are on tho Ohio side, in Monroe
county.
The Lewis oil Company is tho latest
alyle Of a new tirm Of operators on the
Ohio side. This company is composed
Of the Afford brothers, 7. Harmon,
Dallas Champion, L. Corner aud
Me,Srs. Zo2lor and O'Hara. They arc
owners OF tile Lewis well, that camO in
such fne shape Inst Saturday morning.
Their rig on No, ], that was burned on
that day, iS completed, and they arc
drilling rapidly. Their No. 9 lie down
about 600 feet, and tho rig for No. 3 iS
finished, besides eight moro locations.
Thoburn we'll No. 9, located near tue
Dye.Brooks gushor, caught Are yester'
day morning, and destroyed the cable
before the blaze could DO distinguished,
The FIRE originated from n burning forge
that had not been removed wheu tue
gas begun to flow.
A rig was completed on Middle leland
| far RnmnV & CFnig ln.day-