Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-27

drilled in Sunday ana made several
fine flows. Considerable oil was
wasted before tankage was erected.
The we'll cannot yet be estimated, but
it looks like better producer than the
big Scott we'll, 100 feet distant.
The same company's No. 2 on Lor-
entz will probably reach the sand to-
night The No. will be located this
morning and the rig erected immedi-
ately.
In view of the new developments,
builders are at work on rig for the
Alta Company on the Joe Cole farm.
llA,rig will also be located today by this
Ecompany on the Condass Conrad farm,
south of line betweenath Scott well
and the No. 1 Lorentz, 49, i.
The oil business is pretty brisk in
this county now, and several good
wells have been drilled in during the
past week.
In the Broad Run field Ballard and
Haskell's No. Q on Isaac Pethtle got
the sand the first of the week and was
shot on Wednesday. 1t is good for
from so to 40 barrels per day.
They have the rig completed for a
we'll on the Cornell lease just across
the line from Mallory Bros No. 1 on
Eliza belong, which is doing seventy
five barrels.
Across the ridge on the waters of
Long Run the Great Kanawha Com
pany have drilled a we'll on the c. G.
Schauwecker lease which is said to be
good for at least seventy-fye barrels
per day. This we'll opens up quite a
lot of new territory, and drilling on
Long Run will be brisk.
Franshot Bros No. 1 on the t. Fl. c.
Reynolds lease is drilling nicely, and
ought to get the sand by the last of
the week.
Graham's No. on the Cain lease on
French Creek is down on the sand, and
is shut down for orders.
Barnsdall's Rock Run we'll is down
some 1900 OF 1900 feet with no strike as
yet.
The tools were still in the Hamilton
No. 2 on Whiskey Run at last account.
The Victor Oil Company's No. on
the Jacob G. Smith lease near Hebron
was drilled in the first of the week,
and is reported to be flowing 200 bar
rels per day through the casing.
Bettman & Watson's No. 2 on Shing-
Teton has been drilled in, and is report
ed to be good we'll, though no figures
are giyen.-St. Mary's Oracle.
Ellenboro, w. Va. April 24.-The e
we'll on the Israel farm, on Rock run,
owned by T. N. Barnsdall, is down
1,525 feet, and lost the tools night be-
fore last. This we'll is near the top of
the sand, and is being watched with
much interest.
Bettman e. Watson have made four
more locations on the Singleton farm,
near Hebron, and other operators have
located eight other wells in the neigh.
borhood.
1t is reported that Col. VIM. Graham
has finally abandoned his venture on
French creek, on the Copenhaver farm
after sinking $4,000 in a crooked hole
that could never be completed. He,
however, still holds large block Of
territory awaiting other developments
The Henry Oil Company has let the
contract for a rig at CORVALLIS, and
they expect to begin operations at once
on the first of the four wells they pro
pose to drill on Bonds creek, between
this place and CORVALLIS.
There is talk of some further devel
opment in the territory northeast O
Pennsboro. A couple of years ago Irs
Dewitt drilled we'll at n Noble Hill tha'
produced large quantity of dark oily
substance that could haye been solo
: had the owners been able to get tn,
j.. fluid to market, but the pipe line com
pany refused to turn it in their lines
consequently the we'll was abandoned
The Cairo Oil Company have two
wells due in this week, one on the
| Yockey farm and the other on tn
Weaver land.
1t is said location has been mad
S and rig contracted for for we'll o.
= the Marshall farm, lying south of thi
i place about three miles and on tn
1, road to Harrisville.
Large quantities of rig stuff, cable
o and general oil we'll supplies, are bein
L hauled from this place to the Hebro
t field, this being the nearest railroa
u point
Il New Martinsyille, w. Va, April "a.
Col. L. M. Stephens was at Mariett
and Waverly Wednesday, looking afte
his oil interests in that section.
l. Three new derricks are going up
a. the Long Run field, and drilling wi
II commence on the new wells next weel