Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-01

there is every indication of a good develop

there is every indication of good develop
ment.
Nine miles up the valley, on the Dye
farm. at Great Bend, the Stewart Oil Com
pany has made a good strike, their well
being good for twenty-five barrels per day.
These are Pittsburg people. who have been
leasing in that region for the past six
months, and have apparently made wise
choice. They went down 1.S00 feet and
have some little gas. second well IS to
be placed at once, the building of derrick
being already under way.
Practically in the city the Buckeye salt
works have a well that was originally
placed for salt well. 1t is down 1850
feet. and with an overlapping of 900 feet of
salt water is throwing off barrel of oil
per day This water will be cased off and
it is believed that then the well will make
a good one.
In leasing there has been more activity
than in real work all over the field. In
the Dexter territory. Col. Gardner, of War
rem, Pa. has Secured something like $500
acres and has guaranteed the drilling Of
three wells with all possible speed.
The Henry Oil Company also have taken
no little territory in that immediate vi
entity and will place several wells. They
will bring machinery from their recent
scene of unsuccessful operations near Cot
tageville, W. Va
Near the leases of the Riddle Oil Com
pany. on Carleton Hollow Charles Nc
Quigg, Of this city has secured a consid-
cradle area and will hold it for develop
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secured by local spectators.
Parties from Butler and Oil City. Pa,
hold leases on about 5000 acres of territory
back OF Racine, o.. and ii is stated that
they will each put down three wells this
season. The timber for the derricks Is be-
ing sawed.
There is a little stir over in Athens coun-
" as well, and local company has put in.
a well on Stroud's creek that is credited
with being worth twenty barrels per day.
Considerable leasing has also been done the
past ten days in the Federal Valley, that
county, by the Federal Oil Company, of
Columbus.
Across in West Virginia there is also a
general movement toward development
from the lower approaches Of the Waverly
field as far down as the Big Sandy river.
Numerous leases have been taken up in the
Ravenswood neighborhood in Jackson
county. nearly alf the interest being on
the part of Pennsylvania parties. though
Wheeling capital is somewhat interested.
SO far, though, they have not gotten into
action.
At Cottagevile, on the Mill Creek and
Ripley railroad. we'll handled by local
company has reached a depth of 900 feet
ard will be put down until the Berea grit
is reached They expect a gusher The
Henry Oil Company has lately been work
ing in this same vicinity but failed of re-
suits and have taken their machinery to
the Meiss county district.
Near Letart, W. Va. Sayer & Roush
have leased 5000 acres and will put in sew
erai wells They are associated with
Pennsylvania parties and will doubtless
make the venture go with whirl. In
this same vicinity, but further back from
the river Thomas d. Van De Wort, his two
brothers. and w. II. Shelton, of Dunkirk,
n. Y, through their agent, VIM. Wood.
have secured by lease in the neighborhood
of 1000 acres of territory on Little MIL
creek and Ten Mile and wi have a well
down by the first of July to prevent the
forfeiture of all their leases.
Dropping down to Hartford City, leas-
ing has been rather lively of late Hens
ley and Spllman have secured In Mason
county. beginning directly back of Hart
ford and extending TO the northwest, $1,000
acres. upon which development will be
pushed at a lively rate. Interested with
them are the Venture Oil Company, of.
Pittsburg. and the Wheeling CIV. Va Gas
Company \ derrick is now building and
tools will be on hand the first Of the
month for the drilling. Other wells. will
follow as rapidly as possible.
The remaining operations above the Ka-
nawha river consist of a well being put
down by Pit Pleasant capital near Lock
No. >. up the valley from PIT. Pleasant,
where so far there has been little encour-
agement. Another well was placed some
time ago but abandoned ere it had reach
cd the lower sands The value of this ter
ritory is yet to be developed by more de-
cisive work than has been accorded as yet.
But the spirit is increasing, and through
out Mason and Jackson counties the re-
mainder of the season there will be TO
little investigation. 1t is the general opin-