Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-16
IN THE OIL FIELDS.

Union Oil Company's well on the Nc
Gosh farm, on Whisky run, reached the
top of the Big Injun sand yesterday
afternoon, and will be watched closely
until it is drilled through this forma
ton. The well is an immense gasser
The casing has been pulled in the
Strickler Oil Company's No. =, on Whis
ky run, and the hole reamed down, sc
it can be cased deep enough to shut of
all caves
T. N. Barnsdall and the South Penn
Oil Company recently finished dry
hole on the John Israel farm, on Rock
rnn, but some thought the well was
reported dry for blind. They have
now pulled the casing and abandoned
the hole, which is a right good indica-
tion that the well is dry, although they
| tell a story on "Thei Barnsdall to the
effect that he once drilled good well,
reported it dry. pulled the casing, even
surrendering his lease, waited year,
took up all his old territory and much
more, and opened up rich field.
Davis e Scott have about arranged to
drill their Highland we'll to the Gordon
sand. This well is owned by Wheel
ing parties.
The Rock Oil Company has put in the
eight-inch casing in the well on j. NJ
McKinney's farm, on Blacks run.
The well on Mrs. M. McGregor's farm,
near Cairo, has been shot and is now
doing one inch per hour in the $50 bar
rel tank, actual gauge. This well has
caused quite stir in the immediate
vicinity of Cairo, and even town lots
are being leased.
E. Crack & Co. IS WE'LL located on the
Carroll farm, just west of Cairo, will
be shot tomorrow by Jas. E. Hines,
and the owners hope to increase the
production, which is now less than five
barrels per day.
The McCalumet Oil Company drilled
their we'll back of Cairo through the
salt, Big Injun and Berea sands, and
found oil in none of them.
DElllluS las Oh NCli AVE-
on the Hatfield farm, near Cairo, also
on the Nichol land in the same locality.
The record at Hebron for the past
week has been principally noted for
dry holes. The j. G.. Smith farm Nos.
and are both dry, and Bellman &
Watson report couple of dry holes on
the Singleton, although one well on
Singleton came in during the week,
and is reported good for nearly 200 bar
rels. The finding of oil in the Big In
jun sand in this territory makes it
doubly valuable, and all wells that
show up dry in the Cow run sand will
be drilled deeper.
Donaldson & Meals have rig up
and machinery on the ground to begin
operations on the j. f. Hart lease on
McKim creek
Over in Calhoun county considerable
wild eating is being done, and an i'm
portant test well is going down short
distance below Grantsville. A rig is in
course of construction on N. NJ. Ben
nett's farm, on Steer creek, and one is
completed on Bee creek, and operations
will begin on both without delay.
The deep producing territory up in
Doddridge county seems to be on the
decline. The we'll on Jos. Freeman,
near Centre Point, is in and dry; also
the South Penn Oil Company's Henry
Hays we'll on Little Flint, which, how
ever, will be drilled to the Gordon
sand
The Martin George we'll No. 3, near
Shirley, is making about 25 barrels per
day.
There is talk of drilling the Oxford
we'll, back of Toll Gate, to the Gordon
sand, and this well and the Highland
we'll will go far towards determining
whether or not there is any deep oil in
Richie county.
Mr.. George II. Nesbitt is endeayor-
ing to secure block of leases between
this place and Harrisville, and if sue
cessful will thoroughly test the terri
for fair dealing and veracity
Col. Billy Graham will not down. 1t
is now reported that he will again
move the rig few feet on the Copen-
haver farm, on French creek, and drill
a we'll. Col. Graham began spudding
on this farm last June, and has sue
ceeded in getting crooked holes and
most every piece of machinery used in
drilling, into them, except boiler or
engine.
Anyone who suffers from that terri
BILE plague, Itching Piles, will appre-
ciate the immediate relief and perma-
nent cure that comes through the use
of Doan's Ointment. 1t never fails.
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