Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-04-02
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the Whl "a, after being worked
for mystel the report being giyen
out that 1T was dry SO as to secure an
adjoining lease, is now making 40 bar
rels; the Anderson and Henderson
wells, southeast, will make five barrels
each, in spite of lots of salt water;
Frazier, Grove & Co., on the Trushel,
| is making IL barrels now; Irish Oil
! Co., on Jones lot, 40 barrels; the well
on the Wyant farm, west of Bowers
! ton, since being cleaned out, is good
for ten barrels; Right of Way No. A.
along the Panhandle, is a good pro-
Queer; Summit Oil Co. on the Brown
Hines lot, is good producer since
shot: Jennings Bros No. / Rippeth, is
a good we'll; Dabney, on Heaton farm,
half a mile south of ConnOlton, did not
respond even after being shot; Dom
aldson Oil Co.'s No. Fisher farm, is a
producer; Calcott well near Connection,
will pan out well with oil and gas;
Phillips well on Andy Bowers place,
is a light we'll; u. S. Oil Co.'S Nos. 2
and 3 Shaffer, and and Fowler, are
good producing wells; Myers & Browns
No. Henry, is fair we'll.
Mayor Canaga is enforcing the law,
beginning first with the oil tanks,
around which he has compelled the OPP
orators to dig trenches, and where
tanks stood on platforms he is having
them lowered to the ground. All Sum
/ day work on rigs, drilling, pumping,
ETC., he has stopped effectually. Some
work is being done on the water works,
which are to be built by the Scio Water
Supply Company, which has been in
corporated and has $4,000 capital, with
the privilege of increasing it to $4,000.
The incorporators are w. f. Stewart,
Philadelphia; A. c. Lecompte, Mari
eta; G. w. Stewart, ]. H. Beal, of
Scio. 1t will he three months before
the water works will be completed, and
before that time dry weather will come
and the town may be burned up, so that
it is a godsend that it has been muddy
and dry this far 1t is next to impos-
sible to secure insurance, though
one man is paying 5000 on $4,000
policy The passenger traffic on both
the Panhandle and W. & L. E. has
shown an increase each month.
The Daily Gil Exchange has suspended
on account of lack of coal and proper
quarters in which to do business.
There is considerable litigation over
leases in this field The Houser estate is
still tied up. John Crowley has entered
suit against Flanagan & Co. for one-fourth
interest in the Minard lease. The John
McLandsborough farm is in dispute.
Interest is intense over the outcome of
the local option election on Monday and
both sides will put up great battle. 1t
is said the vets will win.
The Coshocton Oil & Cas- Co has been
Incorporated with 5000 capital stock.
Gambling is still carried on here as
strong and f1agrant as before the late
grand jury return, and sa.oons are doing
a land Office business openly.
Carroll County.-The Allen & Co. well on
the Sells farm was drilled in this week
and the showing did not justify its being
shot. The we'll will be drilled to the Cor
don sand.
Spudd.ng was commenced this week on
the TaylorNevin block of leases. The rig
IS built and things ready on the Kill
gore Harlem leases. Menzie- Masterman
Co, of Peru, Ind, will drill a we'll for
the Dell Roy Co. Cleveland parties have
their grassnopper drill on the ground to
drill on the Gartrell farm
The Sherrodsv:lle rig has been completed
and drilling will commence shorty.
The well at New Cumberland is still
being worked as a mystery.
jefferson County.-The Ault well, which
was drilled in this Vice., WIS disappo-nt-
ing to the parties drilling. The sand was
hard and gritty and darker than found in
Island creek. Meiden & Co, on the Back
burn farm will dr-n N Monday. The Adena
company mas organized ard has contract
ed for a we'll.