Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-25
IN rHE OIL FIELDS.

IN THE OIL FIELDS.
There are no new developments at
the Thompson well on the Riley farm
at Cutler further than stated in Fri
days Leader. 1t is now thought the
oil was struck in the Big Iujun sand,
though some experienced operators
think it is stray. Tankage is being
erected and as soon as packer is re-
ceived the we'll will be drilled in. 1t is
still flowing salt water and oil and eYs
citement continues.
Messrs. c. E. Thompson, of Toledo,
and Ed Clark, of Bucyrus, two of the
gentlemen interested in the lease, are
in the city and will remain several
days. 1t is their first experience in the
oil business.
Ever since we inadvertently publish
ed poem in which we stated that we
had tired feeling, our mail has been
composed chiefly of patent medicine
circulars of nostrums guaranteed to
drive it away. AS we had several
friends who have been drilling dry
holes in West Virginia all winter, and
have the disease badly, we shipped the
entire bundle to them, and expect a
shower of blessings to fall upon us.
We feel as happy over our deed rs the
good man who has just shipped an
ulster to the missionaries for use on
the negroes in Ashantee.
The company owning the late Jacobs
burg we'll do not intend abandoning
their territory without one more at
tempt to WOO fckle jade, Fortune, in oil.
They haye made new location not
far from Businessburg, on the classic
waters of Pipe creek and will begin
work as soon as the rig can be rebuilt
on the new location. Some oil was
found in the well drilled on the Tip
Warren place and it is possible that q
pool exists nearby. Since the Roger
son strike back of Moundsville oper-
ators are loath to abandon any terri
tory in that section. The new Busi-
nessburg we'll is not over four miles
on an air line.
The rig builders begin work today
for the we'll on the jackson farm south
of town. Leasing is very active in
that region and far larger sums are be-
ing paid for them than any reason
justifes.
,+ Ia
are all being returned and as our es-
teemed Beallsyille correspondent re-
marks, there is something rotten in
Denmark" We rather think that it
must be that there is no oil there.
Two contractors, two crews of men
rigging up, two strings of tools on the
ground and the constable on hand to
keep order, was the lively state of af-
fairs on Hensel No. a day or so. 1t
seems that in some way. two parties
had gotten claims on the contract and
the chances are that fully developed
law suit will result.
Galley Bros. & Sparks have shot their
No. on the Calebaugh but haye not
put it to pumping yet The same COM
pany have the 10 inch casing in their
No. on the same lease
At Crooked Tree in Noble county
Dillon & Williams have what promises
to be a paying producer. With one bit
in the sand the we'll began to flow and
the excitement is high in that region.
On the Wells tract in Wetzel county,
the Kanawha Oil Co. have just finished
a dry hole some little distance from
their venture of last winter. On Little
Fishing creek a small well has been
found on the Cook farm.
In the Cow Run pool back of Mounds
vile, johnson, Dorsey & Co. have COM
menced to spud on the Otto farm and
the McCarty venture is we'll under way.
The Standard have almost completed
their pipe line from the Moundsville
field to Glendale and shipments will be-
gin thissweek.-[ Woodsfeld Spirit.