Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-09

OIL NEWS.

Ellenboro, W. Va, October 7.-Rit-
chic county's oil interests continue TO
improve and from present Indications
before spring this cOunty's production
in connection with the Hebron field
promises to give Tyler county close
call for honors.
a visit to Cairo recalls the scenes at
Sistersville of two or three years ago
everybody is busy and buildings are
spring.ng up like mushrooms after a
summers shower; building ground is be-
ing leased at exOrbitant prices and Sleep
ing rooms are in great demand; board is
high and hard to secure, but exception
any good, especially at the hotels. Look
in any direction and the familiar out
lines Of an oil well or derrick greets the
eye, as the town lots have all been leas-
ed and many locations have been made
on them.
The Clark Oil Company have finished
rig No. on the Carroll farm and will
begin operations this week.
Van Wormer & Co. have commenced
work on No. 2 on the town lot. No. is
now doing about sixty barrels per day
The Citizens Oil Company have their
rig'completed on C. II. Scoyille's lot and
will commence spudding at once.
NJ. Ravens, who is drilling on c. e.
HaddOx's town property, mas bad hole
that will probably cause him TO start
new one at once.
A new rig has just been completed on
the Hall town lot.
E. Z. Wilson & Co. have just complet-
ed a rig on the c. & X. V. railroad de-
pot lot and eXpec, 10 begin spudding by
The first of next week.
The Lubbock Oil Cc-1pany's well, on j.
McKinney's farm, is down 500 feet, and
they have the rig completed for No. 2
on the Mcfarland farm.
Wolfe & O'Brien are erecting a rig on
the Bette Wait farm and Will begin
spudding early next week if machinery
can be secured.
Major Hawkins is drilling the Nc
Gregor No. 2 to the Big Injun sand. This
well has been making fifteen barrels per
day from the salt sand, but owing TO the
great increase in production shown by
the new wells drilled on adjoining
farms, the Major concluded to go to the
lower sands. His No. 8, on the same
farm, located only 200 feet from the Lu-
beck OIL C0mpany's famous gusher. is
down $50 feet.
Operations south of Cairo are also very
active. The Central Production Compa-
ny are drilling No. on the H. S. Viii
sen tract. and Fred Rich has rig No. 2
up on the Rutherford land on Devil
Hole, and is erecting a rig on the II. Lay
field. IN the same country.
Miller & Co. have the rig up on j.
Cokeley's farm, on Elm Run, and Will
begin drilling in a few days.
Wilson, Gracey and Company expert
enced bit OF bad luck in one OF their
right Of way wells. this week, while al
tempting to shoot it, the nitro glycerine
was prematurely discharged high up in
the casing, causing it to collapse and
badly injuTing the well.
The well at Corvallis down about 300
fee. and the work is progressing nicely.
Operators seem to have considerable
faith in the CORVALLIS territory now,
since The Cairo field has been found TO
extend nor.hward.
Mrs. w. C. Gilbert, Of CORVALLIS, has
lust leased three acres Of land for SIOO
bonus.
The Edward Cokely well, located on
7 ,ost Run. a few niles south OF here, IS
due in about Saturday and will be an
important test for territory between here
and Cornwal,is on the south side OF the
-ajlroad. All the territory along Bonds
Creek adjacent to this place have been
leased recently and stiff bonuses paid.
On Whisky Run the Stricken Oil Com
Danv are drilling their No. l TO deeper
sand. and the old hole Of No. 2 has been
abandoned and Q new one is down ! 600
feet The old hole showed plenty OF Oil
but it was filled up with lost tools, baieis
and rope and could not be cleaned cut.
The Plum Run field, near HEBRON, IS
now experiencing a great boom, when
vour correspondent will have more 10
saw about after a visit this week.
TIE valuable tract of land in the CAIRO
fold claimed by Morris & Co., ana also
NV baltimore parties, over which theere
is now litigation. is proving 10 be rich IN
nil and is being developed by Doth par
tiss am informed. An appeal has just
been granted the Baltimore parueA
nil civ. Pa. October S.-Credit bal
ances 81 .16; certificates, no DOS win Oh
fers to sell at 81 Is at h close. snip
ments 6S.144 barrels; runs 1920 oarreIS'
Now York October 8.-Petroleum'