The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-29


People-Bclmons Is Quiet Compared
men: In that Region
Specicl from SaT corcoonden.
BELMONT. W. Va, April 27.-After
the hurrying activity OF sistersville
whore rig after rig Is being erected in
the mad rush for oil while tho 1.-TWO
Dollar" era lusts, tho comparative mac
tivity OF tho famous old Belmont field ia
quite noticeable. However, this mac
tivity will not be permanent il the
petroleum marke. does not break.
With tifty.two cent oil not many OF tho
wells in this vicinity, Of which there
arc several hundred, were pumped.
Six to ten barrels day only represented
So to So. but now the same production
means Sl2 to so to the owner OF the
well, making it profitable to pump.
In the Belmont field proper no new
well, are being put down, but nearly all
the wells in the field arc capable Of pro-
ducing after being cleaned and Shot"
which is being done all over the field,
with tho result that production Is in
creased. Last month the production in
this field was about l2, 900 barrels. not
so much as is pumped through one pipe
line from Sstersville in twenty.four
hours, but it 10 thought that April's
production will be close to 10000 bar.
rels.
The Waverly field, seven miles be-
low Belmont, in Wood county, is at
tracing considerable attention. On the
Corbett farm there well has Just been
drilled with good showing OF the
grease. On Bull run, on the Corbin
farm. Nelson Bros. have we'll which is
expected "in" soon. On the Hash farm,
on Bul! crock. Messrs. Mooney. Flack &
Hammett arc just starting a we'll.
Across the river in Washington county,
Ohio. at Valley and around that place
opcration, arc very lively. Charle.
Miller got dry hole in tho Cow run
sand ut GO teet, but Is now going deoper
ana expects better results. On tho
West Virginia side. below Wavorly, on
Island run, on tho Lane farm, Hamme.t,
OF Williamstown. struck dry hole, but
tho territory will bc further developed
at once. On tho Byers farm, at tho
head oil Marietta island, Mr.. Hammett
has II rig up aud drilling ia boing
pushed. Another rig is being put up OH
the Same island. At Eureka, Means, of
Sistersville, has u rig up in 'tho flats"
oil tho Cochran farm, and this we'll is
expected to strike tho sand about Tues.
day or Wednesday.
On Belmont island, where oil was
first struck In this field by Whaeling
people several years ago. tharo arc Sow
eral producing wells aud over tho river
on tho uorvoy farm, the wells are being
cleaned out and preparations boiug
made for Increased production.
Back Of Belmont in Ohio, ionr miles,
on tho Cooper farm, tho drill Is again
at work and GraceY & Company, OF
Marietta, have among other wslls ono
that is now doing twenty-five barrels.
This is in now territory and as olso.
whero all tho land Ia being or has boon
leased on the strength OF tho we'll men,
toned.
10 tho north four now wolls with fair
production, flvo TO twenty-five barrels,
havo bocn put down on tho Pool farm
by Cy llurGina, OF Eureka. Back from
tho river. on Anchors fork, in Washing.
ton connty. number OF now wells nro
being put down and oil has boon ctr uck
already In quantities to mako tho field
paying ono.
Horo in Belmont, most OF tho produc-
ton is owned by Betman & Watson, OF
Now York. Ihey havo extensive ma.
chino shops hore tha. employ 100 mon,
mud aro making preparations to pump
thoir wolls with loss labor aud cost than
now attends tho work. They will have
central pnwor stations that will pump
several wells