Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-04-04
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TIE LEADER,
1920. 1924 Main Street.
Special 10 the Register.

NItileLl ~ the iNtSlNbtis
SISTERSN1LLE. W. Va. April AL
though things in the development Of the
oil industry in this field are considered on
one Of the greatest Blooms ever experienced
since the excitement of two years ago,
when fortunes were made from an invest
ment of a few hundred dollars by the fiuc-
tuating market. there has not been any
very great excitement in this nick of the
woods during the past Week that as
caused any wild and uuceremonious DEM
onstrations. although several wells were
drilled i'm that caused Considerable stir
among the owners of the farms adjoining
those upon which oil was found in paying
quantities. The first we'll TO cause any
excitement here was the well drilled in
on the Doak farm. out on SanchO. in the
back part of the county. last Tuesday
evening which when drilled 10 the sec
ond pay. flowed about Is barrels an hour.
This well sets off TO itself and is a consid-
cradle distance ahead of developments
out there and naturally caused great eX-
element among the farm owners in that
neighborhood. Since 1t was drilled in.
very unauthentic reports have been re-
ceived. but a reliable party informed the
completed and put i'm good working order
it showed every evidence of making 200
barrel well. the largest yet drilled out in
that territory II is characteristic of this
section that whenever oil is found that 1t
comes out in a rush and soon dwindles
down. and as TO how long this advanced
producer will maintain its present rating
cannot be estimated Notwithstanding
this fact however. the well is a splendid
one and will be an impetus 10 the branch
ing out of the work in the interior of the
county this spring.
Already the work in Plum Run. Hebron,
Elk Fork. Wick and other well known dis
tricts promises great extensions during the
summer and almost every day you can
count from - to 100 teams en- route to the
different fields laden with oil well ma
terials Of all kinds for the development of
newly acquired territory within defined
limits and I'm hopes OF extension of the
different pools Heretofore when a gusher
was chronicled a rush was made for ter
ritory in that direction and it apparently
stopped all development In other sections
of the county. but such Is not the case
here this summer, for the drill has been
sunk into the bowels of the earth in and
over the entire county with profitable sue
cess. and a new discovery does not neces-
Sarily stop proceedings in any other pool
as all of the operators have sufficient men
and materials on hand to keep the hum
dreds of men busily engaged i'm all parts
Of the county, and when something comes
in that looks exceedingly fine they scout
around and procure all the available ter
ritory they think is Of any account and
Immediately hire another crew of men and
start work ar once. There is but little
trouble experienced in procuring old and
experienced men, as nearly all the other
oil towns and States are casting Sleeps
eyes on old Tyler, for they have heard of
it in all parts of the United States as the
centre of oil production. and whenever
anything is offered them by their friends
they have no hesitancy in accepting. know
ing that there is not a shade of doubt but
that the SiStersville pool is the best induce
ment ever offered to the men engaged in
the oil industry, and from its past history
they do not entertain any doubts as to the
staying qualities of this and adjoining
fields for Sistersville has obtained the
reputation of being 'the greatest oil town
on earth and they are familiar with its
Interpretation.
The Covert. in Benwood extension. makes
a big show of oil from the same sand. It
was reported here that this well COM
mented flowing the golden extract all over
the derrick when six or seven feet in the
sau@and that it will make a splendid pro-
Queer, but as to its capacity nothing can
be ls1rned 1t is thought. however. that
il will make something like 200 barrels.
The Fisher and Henry oil companies
are doing a great deal of work over in this
part of the field, and during the coming
week some good news should be received
from over there.
Up in the Mayfeld and Elk Fork fields
lots of work is being done. and next week
should record RsWS * 90 extension on ss-