Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-01-19
OIL NEWS.
Spscia. 10 the Register.

Specla. 70 the Register.
Sis.ersviMe, w. Va, January IS
There is not the leas, doubt now but
that the well on the Pullman farm, out
near Wick, has opsned up a big pool
of Big Injun oil When the we'll was
drilled Thursday It commenced spray
ing at The rate Of about 10 barrels a
day. Yesterday the well was drilled a
little deeper, and sh started off at a 20.
barrel and hour gait, which she kept
up, and the --latest report Ro-day was
that il was doing liJ-.e more. This
well, which is located about 1000 feet
south OF the Kanawha Oil Companys
No. .. on the Anthony Smith farm.
which was dry in the Big Injun, and
apparently opens up big lot of terri
tory.
1t was understood that the Kanawha
Oil Company had made arrangements
yesterday to drill at least one or two
more wells on the Anthony Smith farm.
ont in this section jus, as soon as they
c4n get the material on the ground.
Other parties who hold leases Out in that
section are a.sO hustling around and
will commence work developing their
territory as soon as possible.
The Belmont OF Company drilled
their well on the Winter farm. over on
the Ohio side, in las; evening and at So
feet in The sand get big flow Of salt
water, but neither oil nor gas
Roe & GOrham's well on the Kester
farm, was due this morning, but moth
ing had been heard from it as we 90 20
press.
Ramey & Co.'S well. on the Frank
Dye farm, which has been reported TO
be down 900 feet. is only about 300 feet
deep. A very hard stone was encoun-
tered and drilling has b=en very slow.
Shay & MaMullen have the rig for
their No. l, on the Weekly farm. out
on Indian creek, and will commence
drilling n a couple Of days.
The Paova OF Ccmpany's No .. on
the Jesse White farm out in the IN
dian creek development. is 70 feet in
the Big Injun, and showing for a pro-
ducer.
The Eureka Pipe Line Company is
doing a great deal of work on its lines
now borh in his field and along the
main lines Of the old Mellon Company
between this city and Parkersburg. The
ines are being repaired and strength
ened, and the Inns between here and
Pittsburg VIII be doubled. The line of
tha Mellon Company from here TO Pitts
burg is four inches part of the way and
five inches the res of the way. II is
understood the entire line viii be loop
Cd over all the hills with fOur-inch pipe
m ored 10 strengthen II. There are
dozens of teams at work now hauling
the pipe ont along the line. and this
work in addition 20 the many teams that
are hauling material ont 30 Indian creek
and other points makes 1t impossible TO
g9. team. tn work IN The field on
the Ohio eide IS blocked simply for the
reason that the ferry has not been run
ming and II is impossible to get over.
As soon as the ferry starts again there
will be work here for a hundred more
teams if they could be had. As IL IS ut
present IT g. almost impossible to get a
team for love or money.
OIL City. Pa. January 1S.-Cred,t bal
ances. Pennsylvania OF. opened at
s1.45: closed at $1.45 Certificates Feb
ruarv delivery. opened at $1.41:
highest s1.42; lowest $141; closed at
s1.42. Sales $4,000 barrels; claarances
10 mn horral.. cb biDmpntS so 662 bar