Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-05-29
IN THE OIL FIELDS.

Sistersville, w. Va, May 81 The
latest report from the Stewart well, or
the Dye farm, opposite Raven Rock, 1,
that it is decreasing and is only max
ing about 10 barrels per hour at this
writing. 1t has been drilling itself In
and the prospects are that when 1t i:
drilled deeper it will overreach the
| first estimate.
The South Penn Oil Company are
making splendid headway with their
work near Wick, and are now improv-
ing their developments all over that
section.
| 1t is understood from reliable, per-
son that the, six cars of rigging and
other oil we'll supplies shipped to New
Martinsville by the Carter Oil Com
pany and consigned to themselves. il
to be erected twenty-six miles up Fish
ing creek from New Martinsville along
that stream.
Shay & McMullens' Dan Weekly No
4 is still maintaining its former estf
mated output
En.nboro, w: Va, May 27.-The
Roberts Brothers, over in Writ county,
occupy novel and extremely fortunate
position among the oil operators and
producers of the country. The several
brothers own in full, large block of
oil producing territory in and about
Elizabeth and Burning Springs. and
have considerable of the adjoining
land under favorable leases. They are
all practical oil men, build their own
derricks, drill their wells and market
their oil with little of the usual ex-
pense that is incurred by operators.
They also are we'll fixed for fuel, hav-
ing struck good gasser, they Use it in
all their operations, and when others
are shut down on account of a scarcity
of water. the Roberts boys keep hard
at work using gas instead of water.
They recently completed thirty-bar-
rel we'll, and their total money outlay
was just thirteen dollars.
The test we'll that was being drilled
at Oxford, back of Toll Gate, is through
the Injun sand. and dry as a bone.
Two new wells are drilling at He
bron. and will be in this week, one on
the Giyens farm, the other is Shingle-
ton No. 6. va
Gracey, Kaiser & Wilson are in the
sand on what promises to be gnsher,
on the c. g. X. v. railroad right-of-wayy
near Cairo. The we'll will be drilled in
today. AZ
Harvey & Company have taken up a
large block of territory between Penns-
Dor and Hebron and promise to drill a
test we'll soon.
The tests now being made in the ex-
treme southern part of Richie county
are being watched with much interest.
as any extension of the producing ter
ritory in that direction means much 10
the operators who have interests in
the territory adjacent to Cairo. The,
South Penn Company has large hold!
ings in this section and is making q
thorough test. .oI
Miles Hopkins and others will put
down several wells on Goshen Run,
branch of Wolf Creek, and the region
of country lying between Federal and
Wolf Creek, will be thoroughly tested.
Mr.. j. D. Davis informs US that it is
his opinion that those having money to
invest will not loose it by putting it in
to this enterprise, and will doubtless
meet with the hearty cooperation of
the people in that section. 1t would
not be at all strange if oil or gas were
found in paying quantities in the vicin-
ity of Chester Hill, as oil has been
struck in the highest part of Muskin-
gum county, at High Hill, at a depth
of only hundred feet -McConne Is
vile Herald.
Word comes to us that the Stewart
oil we'll on the Dye farm at Great Bend
was drilled into the Berea grit last
week at depth of over 1,6OO feet with
a good showing of oil. A pumping
outfit reached the grounds Saturday
and the we'll will be pumped to ascer-
tain the extent of the strike. e.-Pome-
roy Tribune.