Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-01

is usually found in the Cairo district,
and is being drilled TO the Berea grit.
Another we'll is due in tomorrow at
Hebron. and is likely to be as good as
any drilled there, as the territory in
this section is developing into a cinch
Cow Run producing field.
The Rock Oil Company have had
derrick completed and the machinery
on Col. J. NJ. McKinney's farm, on
Black run, for several months, but for
some reason do not begin work.
There is great need of telephone con-
nection with the various fields near
here. and movement is nowtn foot to
erect lines to connect the principal
points with the railroad.
Major A. S. McDougal, of Harrisville,
has taken up large block OF leases on
Lost run. about one and half miles
southwest of here, and it is said he has
interested parties who will put down
test we'll soon.
Emil Frank, representing a Chicago
syndicate who are endeavoring TO Sc
cure a block of leases in this section,
was here yesterday.
David Brown. of Brown Bros, of
Warrington. who hold valuable terri
tory on Whisky run. is here to-day.
Special TO the Register.
Cairo. W. Va. April 30.-Two new
wells have been started on Whisky
run by J. H. Nesbitt; one is on the
Stricken and one on the McCosh farms.
Hamilton No. 3 Is still tied up with
a fishing job.
A three-bar we'll was struck on the
Mckinney farm a few dayes ago, and
the well was a great disappointment, as
the owners expected good producer. as
it was drilled between two wells which
are good for % barriers each.
Special TO the Register.
Parkersburg. w Va, April 30.-A
rank wild cat we'll is being put down at
Manganese. in this county. by the South
Fork Oil Company. Of this city, and
drilling commenced to-day. The well
is far ahead of developments, and will
be put down to the deep sand.
Last nights Moundsville Echo says:
The new oil field on Little Grave
creek was visited by an Echo staff cor
respondent yesterday. AS the crow flies,
the North Penn Company's producer on
the Rcgerson farm, is about Pa miles
northeast Of Moundsville.
The North Penn No. is the centre Of
attraction around which seven other
ventures are in various stages of pro-
gress toward tapping share out OF the
pool that is producing the finest quality
Of mineral oil in the world.
The development OF oil in the shall
low sand on Little Grave creek, by the
North Penn Company is no new thing
in the history Of oil production nor to
the people of Moundsville. In the win
ter of 1856 and 1887. Joe Craig drilled
the first we'll on the creek. about a
Quarter of a mile west of the big North
Penn producer. When Craig's drillers
struck the Cow run sand in the pioneer
we'll. it made a good showing of amber
oil but as Craig was after gusher. he
sent the Grillers on through the sand
and after drilling 10 depth OF about
.. 700 feet and finding nothing more he
abandoned the we'll and drew out the
casing. After the abandonment of the
we'll. oil never ceased to float of with
the water from the top Of the conductor
pipe.
After Craig ceased operations the ter
ritory received no attention of any con-
sequence until about year ago. when
johnson, Dorsey & Armstrong took up
a block of leases in the neigAborhood.
In the block is the now famous Roger