Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-04

Clark & McCulloch reached the top OF
the sand in their Scott we'll No.
Wednesday night and began casing.
The we'll made good showing when
the sand was touched and being drilled
in turned out to be gusher. 1t made
seven flows over the derrick in three
hours and half.
1t looks now very much as though
the Wick territory was going to be
good stuff. 1t is showing up much
better than the Indian Creek pool and
the wells are better stayers There
are quite number of wells drilling in
the vicinity of Wick, and preparations
are being made for the location and
starting of several more.
The Great Kanawha Oil Co. and
Frink have drilled in another good
we'll on their lease, on the Schawacker
farm, in Peasants county, back of st.
Marys. This makes the second good
we'll they have gotten on this ia, IN in
a very short time.
The same company have the rig up
and have commenced drilling at their
No. 8 on this farm and are building
the rigs for Nos. 4 and 5. The coming
in of their No. 2 good producer ex-
tends the field little to the southwest.
Ramey & Co. have commenced to
spud at their No on the Tuel farm
at Newport. The well will be drilled
to the Cow Run sand first, and if moth
ing is found in that formation it will
be drilled to the Big Injun. Work was
commenced on the well yesterday.
Up in Wetzel county the Alpha Oil
company are doing little work back
ON Long run about six miles from New
Martinsville Their No. on the Hoff
farm was due in the sand today and is
expected to be good producer, but
up to the hour of going to press moth
ing had been heard from it. H.
]. T. Jones has located three wells
on his leases in close proximity to the
well drilled in last Saturday on the
Archer farm out in the Middle Island
territory, and will commence putting
up the rigs at once.
Mallory Bros. are drilling we'll in
Peasants county about three quarters
of mile southwest of the we'll drilled
in on the Schauwecker farm a couple
of days ago, which is a very important
test we'll and will open up big lot of
territory if it comes in good.
Boeschers No. 2 on the Cook farm
and Barnsdalrs No. l on the Hill
Sayre lease back of New Martinsville
in Wetzel county will be due the mid
die of next week.
Garland & Hays have located we'll
on the Mckay farm near the well drill
ed in on Saturday by Jones on the
Archer farm, and will commence drill
ing as soon as it can be rugged up
The we'll drilled in by the Carter Oil
company on the Th'7tle farm, formerly
known as the Covalt farm, is being
tubed and two tanks are being erected.
1t is showing up for a nice producer.
The Twyford we'll on Little Buffalo
is being pumped regularly and the in
dications are that it will make fine
producer.
The Carter Oil company is testing
the eastern limits of the old field and
are drilling test well on the Stocking
farm out on the extreme eastern limits
Should this we'll come in good it will
open up considerable territory out in
that section.
The same company are drilling g
we'll about four miles east of the city
which is down about 1900 feet and
should reach the sand not later thar
the latter part of next week. 1t is 6
very important test we'll and is being
watched very closely.-Oil Review.
Petroleum is said to haye been work
ed in Burmah for upward of 2, 900 years
and, according to the official report
there appears to exist an unfailint
supply in many parts OF the province
Much of the oil is Of very high quality
and can be burned in lamps even in it
crude state" "Up to now" write
Brofessor Engler, 81 have never fount
similar oils which, being of the SAM
consistency, contain such high per
centage of illuminating oil" The ma
tives of India have taken to the use o
mineral oils with marvellous rapidity
Thirty years ago the cheap vegetabl,
oils Of the country formed the univer
sal source OF artificial light. The pro
duction in.1994 in Burmah was II, 600,
600 gallons. A large export trade ii
refined petroleum has sprung up q
Rangoon.-Ex.
The best is none too good. Use "Su
nerior" sugar corn