Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-01
BIG OIL STRIKE At CAIRO.
The Lubbock OIL Company Gets Record
Breaking Well.

COunQ About Inc company
Composed Of Parkersburg Busi-
ness Men-More Good Oil News
From Wood County.
Special to the Register.
Cairo, w. Va, August 31.-A big oil
strike was made here this morning by
the Lubbock Oil Company, of Parkers-
burg, and the greatest excitement ever
seen is observed in the vicinity of the
new find.
The same company drilled the famous
dry we'll near Parkersburg n Lubeck
district recently and lost over $4,000
in the venture, after which they con-
cluded to try and recover their loss and
leased the Mcfarland 4O-acre tract about
a mile and a half back of Cairo, and To-
Gated a well upon it, which was be-
tween two big salt sand producers, but
when the company got down to the salt
sand they were discouraged when they
found the well was CT no consequence in
that sand.
They concluded al a meeting held soon
after 10 go 10 the Big Injun, and the
drill was set to work, and when it PEN
trated the sand six inches this morning
a tremendous pressure of oil and gas
came forth and work had 10 be suspend
ed until the situation could be coped
with.
A gentleman who has seen all the
big Wick gushers drilled in, Informed
the Register man that the Lubbock well
will exceed in prodctuion any of these
strikes.
Oil is flowing all over the land around
the well and no tankage has as yet been
erected.
Col. Otto Lehman, proprietor of the
Hotel Schafer at Parkersburg, is Pres
ident of the company, and is on the
ground to-day.
No such excitement ever existed here
and the people have fairly gone wild
over the find.
The sand was found at 1852 feet deep,
and the oil is of an excellent quality.
John Mooseman, the old "smeller,"
located the well, and the owners are
John Adair, OTTO Lehman, Arthur Adair,
Chas. Koethe, Ed. c. Gerwig, Will Wild,
Lee B. Mcfarland and John Hahn.
Special TO the Register.
Parksrsburg. w. Va, August 81
Word comts here tonight that the Lu-
beck Oil Company's Tsll. at Cairo, IS
still flo ing, and one of the dTillers
states that 1T will be good for 500 barrels
a day. The flow of oil completely hides
the derrick from view at times and can
be ssen from the B. & o. depot at Cairo,
squirting at least 200 feet above the der
rick. William NJ. Cox and J. F. Wood
ward, of this city, were offered $4,000
to-day for their lease of $4,000 acres
near the Lubeck company's well, but
have not as yet accepted the offer, as
they have a we'll down near the gusher
to a dapth of l ,4S0 feet. and it is ex-
pected 10 be a great producer.
Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG w. Va. August 81
The predictions of the Register that Par
kersburg would finally he the center of
the Wood county oil field has come to
pass. and this city. especially the hotels,
oil well supply houses and other branches
of business are doing a land Office bust
ness. The Henderson, strike, which is
only a few hours drive from this city.
means much for this place. Oil men are
hocking here in large numbers and by
Saturday night at least fifteen new wells
will be under headway in the new field.
The Register man was on the ground
when the great strike was made and the
scene about the well was very exciting.
The hole IS being cleaned. is down 2155
feet. and every time the drill or bailer
touches the bottom flow of the grease
comes forth that would reach the top of
the derrick were it not shut off into tanks,
one of which is full and another filling.
The well is located on slight elevation
above the creek bottom and the creek is
running full of the greasy fluid. the own
ers damming up the stream in several
places to save the oil until pipe line con-
nections can be made.
The territory is very rough. but land is
being held at outrageously high figures
by the farmers.
Messrs. McVey and Resser, of Sisters
willie. were on the ground yesterday and
got n 6O-acre slice near the new strike.
for which they paid a good figure, but be
fore they left for home leased one acre
off of the corner for 800 cash bonus.
The stiles Company have located n well
about forty rods northwest of their No. 1.
d. A. Beatty, who has several hundred
acres leased on farms adjoining Hender-
shot. has located two wells. one on
THOMPSON farm. 1000 feet north of Hen
dershot. and one on the Jones farm, 800
feet east.
The Union oil Co. has several thousand
acres leased between the new field and
the Kanawha and have located a well
one-fourth mile west of the big producer
on the Pratt farm.
Adam Felix & Co. have a location one
half mile west of the Henderson, on the
Sam Masters farm.
The Stiles Co. have only about fifty
acres leased in the vicinity of their new
well. but Kelly & Mobley who are in the
firm. have about 70 acres of their own very
near
Mr.. Kelly. who owns a fourth interest
in the Henderson, Well has been oper-
ating for several years with poor success
until this venture. This is the first we'll
that has ever amounted to anything and
as far as Mr.. Kelly was concerned, was
put down on borrowed capital. a few
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