Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-06-30
Oil Notes,
YEsTERDAY,s MARKET.

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Scott and others have got a small
well on the Al. Powers placein Warner
township, west OF Tunnel. The wei
is being cleaned, preparatory to pump
ing
The Boston Oil co. have located
their we'll No. on the d. A. Duns.
moor farm near Fleming The loca-
tion is wildcat, and the outcome viii
be awaited with interest. ft
Boston No. i on ]. f. Greenlees
near Fleming, was dry in the first sand
The baiier was lost before the second
sand was reached; and on Saturday
drilling was suspended.
Lankford and others, who are drill
ing on the Reed farm near Mount Tom
with the intention of going to the
Mitchell sand, have drilled through
three stray sands with a show of oil In
each. In the second sand they went
through they bailed several buckets
full of oil, but they will drill to the
Mitchell sand. There are a number Of
paying we'll in shallow sand in this
field.
The Deets we'll at Cambridge was
shot Monday morning. The oil is about
tne same as in the Black well, which
created SO much excitement some
weeks ago. There is still considerable
interest in the Cambridge field, but
nothing like what was expected when
the Black well first came in. The field
never made as good showing as the
Dudley field, Just south Of us. In fact,
| 1t is not generally known, even in this
place, that the Dudley field is paying
big to the John s. Dunn Co.. who In
addition to their gas are getting 1900
Jarrels of oil month, and expect to
increase their production to 100 bar
rels q day before the summer is over
Caldwell Republican.
There Is a great deal OF excitement
at Midd1ebourne now on account of a
couple OF test wells which are being
drilled on the edge of the town. To
tel 1.-THE truth of the matter, the people
| living in the town who own lots are
wild with excitement and they have
raised the price of their property
three or four times what 1t could have
been gotten for a short time ago.
Everything about the town on which a
we'll could be located Is being leased,
even to the fair grounds, and ,yester-
day an attempt was made by we'll
known company to lease tne cemetery.
The two wells drilling out there are
lat of the Oxford Oil Co., on the
Hickman farm, which will be due in
the sand Wednesday afternoon or eve
ming, and the other well is being drill
ed by home company on the Maloy
farm Both OF the wells are at diff
ferent end of the town and If either of
them comes in good 1t will be great
thing for Middlebourne. Yesterday
the jug Oil Co. leased the fair ground
and number of town lots, and near
ly everyone who can is leasing a lot or
piece OF territory as close to the
wells as possible.
There is quite line war over in the
Elk Run territory in Washington
county, Ohio, at this time. A short
.-me ago Garner & Afford drilled in
rneir No ron the Mendenhall farm,
and got good producer. The Carter
Oil Co. has leases ON three sides of
the AIendinghall farm and 1t is making
locations up again the line on two of
them. and will probably do so on the
other one. They have completed the
rig for No. on the d. Thomas farm,
and will start 1t to drilling in a very
short time. The locations have been
made for their Nos. and 8 on the
same farm, and the rigs will be start
ed as soon as the material can be got
ten This farm Is located on the west
side of the Mendinghall, and on the
east of the Smith farm the same comp
any has made three locations and are
hus ing the material out for them.
Garner g. Afford 8 No. l on the
Menunghall, which Is the cause of all
this trouble, and which was drilled in
a couple of weeks ago. Is reported to
be mak .ng about 80 barrels day.
On the Handlon lease, Henderson &
Co., Of Marietta, are in the bottom OF
the line and should get the sand to-
morrow or next day. This well Is To-
rcated near the Blue Bird store and Is
l.ttle north Of the wells recently
drilled IN ON the Watson farm.
The Carter Oil Co. has the rigs
building for their Nos and 6 on the
Thomas farm, In the northeast exten-
sion of the Elk Run territory, and will
start them to drilling the early part of
the coming week.
Mccormick G. Co. have made the To-
cation and have started to drilling
their No. on the d. R. Mcknight
located about two and half miles east
of Archers Fork postofiice. This we'll
is rank wildcat and will be watched
very closely by the talent. There is
nothing closer than two or three mics
and II good well is gotten it will
make things hum over there
About two miles and half north Of
the Wen mentioned above the Carter
Oil Co. has drilled In Its test we'll on