Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-01
;necial to the Register.

Special to the Register.
SISTERSVILLE, W. Va, March 81
Later news from the Boyd Bros. & Hen
derson well on the Doak farm, out on
Sancho, is that it is still holding up as
per statement made yesterday, namely, 10
barrels an hour. This we'll is remote from
any other development a considerable dis
lance to the south and east. and it has
already put an impetus on the men hold
ing leases adjacent thereto. and they are
already making out an order of procedure,
and this well coming in so remarkably
well has verified the statement made by
the Register many times that old Tyler
has a wonderful AMOUNT Of the crude ma
teriaI under the surface, and all it needed
was men with the required amount of
nerve to go after it, This well is in very
wild cat territory as was that of the Blk
Fork Oil and Gas Company well, which
created so much excitement when its re-
suit was sent broadcast among the oil
men. Another well that caused consid-
cradle excitement was the well drilled in
by Hagan Bros. out at Wick, week before
last. which came in a % barrel an hour
well and which is still producing wonder
full amount of oil. All Of the three wells
mentioned above caused considerable fur
~ among the oil men, who took up all
the leases in these discoveries and have
commenced the drilling of many wells.
This morning nearly a hundred wagons
left the city laden with rig irons, casing
tanks. etc. for the extensive amount of
work going on out in the back part OF the
county 1t took on the old and familiar
look Of two summers ago. when the
streets were continually blocked with
teams going to and frc. and is now looks
as If the rush Of two years ago were going
to be laid in the shade by the way things
have started or this year.
Tim Cushing. who has charge OF the
Elk Fork oil and Gas Company's work.
was in the city this morning arranging for
a string Of tools to be sent out to their No.
l well. which dropped yesterday from $40
barrels to 265. and it is his intention to agi-
tate it little and see if he cannot increase
its production to point higher than here
tofore. We hope he does
The Work brothers. George and Harry
along with the Fisher boys. have obtained
a lease on - acres out in the above ned
and have contracted for the immedlate
sinking of one well and before they give
up the lease they will sink plenty OF
holes. testing It fully. The farm which
they control is the Lowery farm situated
a quarter of a mile to the northeast OF the
LYMAN Woods farm, and looks gilt-edged.
We hope it is. and as this Is the first lease
these well known gentlemen have ever
contracted for development. we sincerely
hone they will strike 1t rich and will soon
be able TO retire rich men.
The Hawkins Farm Oil Company is
pushing things rapidly. and to-day is bus
ily engaged in putting up the machinery
for drilling. They will be ready to COM
mence spudding by tomorrow or next day
at two different locations.
C. E. Foster also received a car load Of
casing and some machinery for his work
in the same pool Things out there are
being pushed for all there is in it. and be-
fore many weeks have passed there viii
be hundreds of derricks up and busy drill
ing. Telephone connection has been es-
tablished and everything to aid the deve.-
opment has been put in use.