Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-03
IN THE OIL FIELDS.

| clark, OF the Eureka ripe Line, Weh'
south this morning to look after the
interests of his employers.
Clint. Moore went to st. Mary's on
the early train this morning to see
what progress has been made at his
well near that place.
The Sistersville Oil Company has
made location on what is called the
New Castle property, near Hannibal,
O., and this morning received the ma.
terial for the rig and 400 feet of line
pipe.
The Deyonian Oil Company purchas-
ed of the National Supply Company
this morning $50 joints of iron pipe,
which they will use for steam, gas and
water pipes on the Bullman-Stea'y
property, which they are developing,
near Wick.
The Union Oil Company and Ballard
Bros we'll on the Smith farm. out
back Of st. Marys, which came in big
gasser Sunday just above the Keener
sand, has not yet been drilled in, as the
precautionary movements have not yet
been completed, but it is thought they
will be able to drill it in tomorrow
some time.
No report has been received from the
Devonian's Bullman No. 4, which was
expected in Saturday.
The Carter Oil Company shipped to
themselves at New Martinsville today
another car load of oil we'll supplies
for their developments on upper Fish
ing creek.
1t is understood that the Henry Oil
Company is making preparations to
sink some wells in Tennessee.
Although nothing except what had
to be done was done on Saturday,
every available team in town today
have all they can do in hauling oil
materials
Pomeroy, O., June considerable
interest is evinced in the Thomas Fork
country and leases are being made
there by the Keser Oil Company, the
Pomeroy Oil and Gas Company and the
several Pennsylvania agents, who have
been largely working in the dark.
At Great Bend the Brown Oil Com
pany haye several thousand acres of
leases and have guaranteed the early
placing of number of wells. T. B.
Young, Pennsylvania, representing,
it is thought, one of the leading opera
tors of Pittsburg, has taken extensive
leases also. The Riddle Oil Company
has also had W. G. Riddle leasing in
this same vicinity for couple of weeks.
Local capital under the leadership of
Capt. Wick hayman, will put in several
wells.
Three miles back of here the Mccall
mont Oil Company, of Pittsburg, has
leased 1000 acres of territory and have
announced an intention Of putting in
three wells, machinery for the work
having already been ordered, and the
lumber for the rigging contracted for.
Down in Gallia the interest is also on
the increase and considerable terri
tory few miles out of town. One we'll
finished nine miles back of Gallipolis
last week wound up fruitless in the
Berea grit at depth of 1000 feet.
The only producing wells in Athens
county so far are at Hubbardsville,
where, at depth of 700 feet, they
found flow that will probab bly, reach
ten barrels per day in two wells.
The Oxford Oil Company has recent
ly made large additions to their leases
in the Longbottom section of this
county and will soon put down a we'll
or two. The we'll recently completed
near the same point was abandoned
found, bat the quantity was not suffi-
cient to justify the working of the we'll.
Another we'll is being put down on
Pond creek, ten miles back of Rayens-
wood, and has reached depth of 600
feet but so far as can be learned there
is as yet no indications of oil in paying
quantities. Pennsylvania capital is
backing this work.
hCOlciiduo O OOu, Oh flIISDurE,
working in the interests of the Stan
dard Oil Company, have also been look
ing over this territory and have secured
some leases, but nothing to compare
with the possessions of the local men.
TWO DRY HOLES.
Two dry wells came in yesterday in
the Marshall county field, in the circle
of operations being carried on in the
Glendale district One of these disap-
pointments was the Bell well, and the
other the Dorsey & Johnson we'll, on
the Mccarthy farm.
The Springer Compary's we'll, which
came in last week. will be drilled to
the Big Injun sand.
Ellenboro, W. Va, June THE
Union Oil Company's we'll on the Nc
Gosh farm reached the top Of the sand