The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-25
IS,I.Sl'T..aIEOIL FIELDS.

The advance o. the credit balance
market trome s 10 10 cents and the nd.
vance Of the certificate market from &c
cents bid At the opening to 50 cents! bid
at the Close and d transaction OF 1900
barrelsof GALES Of cash oil and regular de-
livery, made Wednesday one OF unusual
eetIyllN Those who have watched the
Trend OF developments are the most san :
gllne and say dollar oil Is a certainty.
When asked 10 flx the time, they are less
conidenti and say, waltz There Is
nothing In the field situation TO warrant
any disparagemert TO a continued adj
vance, says ID. s.. W." the Standards
man. VIZ Az lf Y ~ Ef,Elil
The South Penn oil Company has
drilled Its No. az. w. Starkcy,S through
the Gordon and has a duster In that
formation. It will make a small well
from The Big 1njun. l6l (,
In. Wetzel County,, ]. 4. Jones has
drilled his test on the Bennett farm on
Crows run, through the Gordon and has
q dustela II viii be remembered that
these Carbon busters are expensive
luxures. IN it'i
Richie corntyis the most Important
OF any In the lower, southwest. In point
or new and Interesting developments.
Near Richie Mines, the Richie Mines
OIL Company has drilled In It's No. 2 on
the II. s. Wilson tract and Ii reported
TO have a producer good for 80 barrels
a day. This is a new salt sand develop
ment that Is somewhat promising.
Barnsdall & Rich drilled a test on a.
part OF the same tract to the top OF the
sand and got a strong gas pressure,
which caught fire and consumed the rig.
The same company has show for a
we'll on the Rutherford farm at Devil
Hole. Il IA
On Sugar Camp run, Apple & Elyea
have started to drill on the Jacob Hun
farm. l9'l' NM
On Hirschs run. Lambert & Co. are.
building a rig for q test well ohthe Ja-'
cob Pratt farm. Grant district. (.
McManus & Co. have a five-barrel well
on the Mckinney estate. on the North
Fork OF Hughes river. They also got
strong dose Of salt water.
Swisher & Co. have drilled their test
on the w. H. Hardness on Burky rim
to the. top Of the sand.
Slater eco. are moving the rig at
their plugged hole on the J. S. Bailey
farm. sL
The West Virginia Central OH & Gas
Company has decided to drill It's test on
the d. @. Ankrom farm, on Dobson run,
deeper. The well was dry in the Big
Injun.
In the Murphy district, on the North
Fork Of Hughes river. the Carter OIL,
Company has started to drill on the W.
E. Flesher farm.
In the Union district, on the same
stream. the South Penn Oil Company
is starting to drill at test we'll on the
]. NJ Wilson farm.
On Bear. run, HE Mountain State Gas
Company is drilling on the Mace Ross
farm.
On Whisky run, Clay district, are the
most important developments In the
lower southwest. The ALBRIGHT gusher
is the stellar attraction and the holders
OF territory In that vicinity are Begin,
ming in earnest to test their leases.
Gartlan & Co. are drilling on the S. G.
Williamson farm and the Payne, twelve
acres. Mallory Bros. are drilling their
No..2 on the Aibreicht and have the rig
up for No. 3 on the same farm. The
Mountain State Gas Company thas rig
up ON the n. Payne farm, on Bonds
cree. Mallory Bros. also have the rg
completed and ready to start the drill
on the L. NJ, Butcher farm,