Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-24
IN the OIL FIELDS.


Thursday at Cutler west of the city.
The well is genuine wildcat and In
the Bera sand. Upon being drilled one
foot into the sand it gushed forth salt
water and oil almost oyer the derrick.
the gas pressure being very heavy.
Tankage has been ordered to be erect
ed Immediately, after which the well
will be drilled in.
1t is located on Mrs. Riley's farm,
part of 1O00.acre tract under lease by
the Thompson Oil Company, which is
composed entirely of Toledo railway
men. Adjoining it is 1OOO-acre lease
belonging to Tom Riley and N. w.
Musgrave and also 1OOO-acre lease be-
longing to Tom Riley alone.
The opening up of Berea field at
Cutler places Marietta in the very
center of what is certain to be the big
country when fully developed The
value of the we'll, even though it prove
to be not large producer. is, from
commercial stand point, almost inesti-
mable.
The lease on 100 acres on the Jacob
Schilb farm in the Big Kate field,
owned by Parker &c Duke and Deem &c
Berry, was sold yesterday by Constable
Fox, in front of the court house on an
order of sale issued by Justice Jones.
to satisfy a Judgment of $500 in favor
of Judge McCluer, for legal services.
The lease was purchased by3Dtto Leh-
man for 1926. so. We are informed that
the purchase was made for the owners,
who believe the lease is a. valua BILE
one.-Sentinel.
Patrick OBrien, who owns 500 acres
of land about two miles east of the
Ogdin we'll has leased his land for oil
purposes. At least a hundred people
have been after the lease for several
with him. He would name a price, but
when it was offered he would raise it
and the consequence was that no one
could strike bargain with him. He
was independents, however, and held
out until yesterday, when he leased
1t might be stated that he received
what he asked, $4,000 bonus and big
rental. The deal was closed Thursday
afternoon and the purchaser is Barney
Forest, one of the big operators in the
leading fields.
Ellenboro, w. Va, April 22.-The
Davis & Scott we'll at Highland is re-
ported dry in the Big Injun sand, but
is to be drilled to the Berea grit, pro-
vided the land owners will remit one
months rental and all have agreed.
The Strickler Oil Company COM
menced their No. 2 yesterday and will
begin No. 8 on the old Crawley farm as
soon as machinery is secured
Barnsdall & Mallory's Hamilton No.
2, on Whisky Run, has fishing job,
but is making ten barrels day from
the Big Injun sand, and nothing from
the Keener.
Another lucky strike was made on
the Singleton farm near Hebron, yes
terday, and the well is reported doing
eight barrels an hour in the Cow Run
sand. This is the third we'll in this To-
cality and all are doing about the same
in the Cow Run sand. Much drilling
will be done in this section, as but one
dry hole has as yet been drilled in the
ebron district.
Parkersburg. w. Va, April 22.-Hall
& Reece, of Lima, Ohio, got fine
showing of oil in red sand in their
well in Wayne county, W. Va, few
miles north of the Big Sandy river, at
the. depth of 1,5OO feet. The fluid
found is Of a yellowish green cast and
is S5 gravity. The strike is new sand
formation entirely, and does not cor
respond to the well-recognized strata
in any way whatever.
The casing will be drawn and the
hole abandoned onIthe Kennedy farm
adjoining the Drake we'll in the Waver-