Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-05-11
IA rns OIL FIELDS.

Scott have abandoned their we'll on
the W. II. Hamilton farm at Highland.
They reached depth of 2,S52 feet last
night, and finding no Berea grit stop
ped operations. This we'll was a rank
duster, no showing of oil being found,
and only small flow of gas in the
salt sand.
The well on the Israel farm on Rock
Run is now thought to be very poor
one, but the reports arg SO conflicting
that any news from this well must be
taken with considerable allowance for
romancing.
On Whisky Run work is progressing
nicely on the Strickler farm and on the
McCosh land. These two wells are
both being drilled by George II. Nes-
bitt ana his associates and will both
be in about the same time.
While Whisky Run will probably
never develop into anything like a
large producing field operators think
it valuable territory for small and
medium sized wells which pay very
we'll owing to the fact that the produc.
tion holds up and when they get a
fifteen barrel we'll in this territory
they know they have that production
for long time.
| Ballard & Co., who held lease on
the VIM. Vince farm, on Whisky Run,
allowed it to forfeit last week, and in
order to renew it they were obliged to
pay $500 bonus and increase the month
ly rental from $40 to $50.
David Brown, of Warrington, offer
ed Stephen Seckman $500 cash for one
half interest in his eighth royalty in
as acres Of land on Whisky Run.
The North Penn Oil Company are en-
deavoring to release the block of land
about town formerly held by John M.
Patterson, of Pittsburg, who drilled
we'll on the Dawson farm three years
ago.
The Henry Oil Company expect to
commence operations next week on
their block of leases between here and
CORVALLIS.
The Cow Run territory about Hebron
is now attracting much attention in
this locality, and oil men are eager to
secure any piece of territory or royalty
that is not taken, as everything in the
vicinity of the four producing wells
''looks good" as oil men say. Any of
these wells are producing from rs to
100 barrels per day, and every shallow
we'll has been producer. A dozen
new wells will be started within
week. The territory is largely held
by Betmann & Watson and the Victor
Oil Company 1t will be remembered
that Mr.. L. c. Singleton, on whose
farm the first well was struck, offered
to pay Bettmann & Watson $1,000 if
they would allow him to locate the
first we'll, in case it was dry. 1t is now
thought the Victor people were back
of Mr.. Singleton, as he located near
their line and tested large block of
territory for them, which is now very
valuable.
Pittsburg capitalists are expected
here in a few days to look over the
block of territory recently taken up
on Lost Run, with view of drilling
test well.
1t is now given out that the Cairo
field is not more than 2,1O0 feet wide,
as several wells have been drilled both
east and west of the defined territory
and no oil has been found
Ashland, KY, May S.-M. Caverly,
manager of the field work in West Vir-
ginia for the Florence Oil Company,
Pittsburg concern, while in the city
stated that the company would imme-
diately begin the sinking of we'll in
the Salt Rock neighborhood of Cabell
county, twenty miles beyond Hunting
ton. A well sunk there a year ago
gave in small quantities fine grade of
oil, and if this attempt is not produce
tive other attempts will be made.
Captain A. Allen, the Huntington,
w. Va, oil land speculator and opera
tor, left the city last night with party
of Eastern oil men, chiefly among
whom were Bradley & Son, of Bolivar,
N. Y, for the Marrowbone section of
Martin county, Ky. A paying strike
has recently been made on this creek,
which is in the Warteld natural gas
territory, and as Bradley e. Son were
interested in the latter ten years ego,
their visit now is looked upon as prom.
ising some active attention in the very
near future. Locations for half doz-
en- wells have already been decided up
on on Marrowbone by the different
companies that have lately visited that
section.
There is report that the Corning
Oil Company, Columbus, O., concern,
that already has one paying oil we'll on
Cow creek, in Floyd county, has COM
pleted another flowing well in the
Beaver creek field, recently operated
by the New Domain Oil and Gas Com