The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-04-11
sDee,a, D,spatsh 10 the Intelligeneer.

Special Dispatch to the InteIllgeneer.
sIsTBRsYILLE, W. Va April To-
Although the South Penn OIL compauy's
well on the Henderson farm out in the
Indian Creek territory was expected to
reach the pay last night or this morn
ing, nothing could be learned at a late
hour this evening that would indicate
that there was any new development
Of Importance at the we'll It Is thought
they have not yet reached the pay.
Gufty & Compauy's No. Pitts, which
reached the sand yesterday and was
said to be making In the nelshborhood
of forty barrels an hohr, has fallen off
considerably and is now reported TO be
making only twenty-five barrels an
hour.
out IN the vicinity OF Bettman &
Watson's recent strike on the shingle-
ton farm, near Hebron, there Is some
new work starting and the Arm mem
toned are the principal movers. Their
No. /, on the Shingleton farm Is making
in the neiEhborhood Of 100 barrels a day,
The Carter OIL Company has q rig on
the Joseph Thistle farm, out on Middle
Island and will start to spudding the
early part OF next week.
At the present time there IS lltt!e or
no work going on out In the Middle IS
land territory, but the indications are
that there will be quite a let down the
coming season. The bad condition OF
the roads at present Is holding back
quite lot OF work that would be start
ed at once otherwise.
The Victor oil Company Is drilling ae
about 800 feet in It's No. l. on the j. q.
Smith farm, near Hebron, and should
get the sand the early part OF next
week. This well Is located short as
lance from Shlngleton No. ], drilled IN
a short tInse ago by Bettman q watson.
The KRnawha OIL Company's no. !,
on the Williamson farm, out on Middle
island creek. which was drilled in about
a year ago and said TO be a dry hole, IS
reported to be making about twenty
Ave barrels a day, by operators who
have looked at 1t. It is the concensuB
OF opinion among oil men generally that
the Williamson well would be a good
producer When this well was drilled
in It will be remembered that It was
made a mystery for a while ana later lt
was given out that It was dry. The iat-
ter story never was believed ana tEpm
present indications It looks very lnuen zen
as INOuku Iu6 hNAA WSAAS 80
right.
The Mountain State Gas Company
viii have its well on the Mason farm,
out near Nlddlebourne, on top Of the
sand not later than Sunday and It VIII
probably be drilled In about Monday.
The price Of Lima and Indiana oil
went down two cents to-day, Pennsyl-
Vania and other oils did not change.
THE Victor OIL Company and Bettman
& Watson have very near all Of the ter
ritory surrounding the latters Well on
the ShinSleton farm at Hebron, ana u
has been given out that they Will only
develop the territory as their pleasHT,e
dictates. There are several wells drill
ing over there now and there VIII be no
more started until those drilling have
been completed.
The Union Oil Company's vel; on
the McElroy farm, out near Middle
bourne, is expected to reach the sana
not later than Sunday or Monday.
The Victor OIL Company has the rig
IN and the machinery on the ground 20
start No. / on the Andrew Givens farlIi'
near Hebron, and will commence spnos
ding as soon as the well can be risgeo