Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-04-23

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Special to the Register.
ST. Mary's, w Va, April 22.-At the
present time there is a lively scramble
for leases and production within the
confines Of Peasants county. Two
notable features may be. mentioned
here. Peasants county is the smallest
county of West Virginia and has to-day
the smallest amount of land Unbiased
than any other county Of the States.
The drill has demonstrated beyond
question that the oil is deposited pro-
miscuously in pools separate and dis
tinct from each other, varying in size
from few acres to pools Of considera-
BILE area and magnitude. There is more
activity displayed at this time in the
several pools adjacent to St. Marys
than any other portion of the South
west field. In point OF wells and pro-
duction, when expenditure are consid-
cred, we lead any other county of the
State. Another notable feature is the
effort being made upon the part of the
large producers to buy shallow produc-
lions. Never in the history of the oil
industry has the demand been SO great.
in fact, until recently the wealthy pro-
ducers were averse to considering the
shallow sands at all. But this is no
longer the case. A great change has
taken place, and they are eager to get
shallow sand production at very high
prices. A prominent operator here
showed your correspondent at least
half a dozen letters from Pittsburg
brokers asking for shallow sand prop
critics, ranging in price from $25, 900 to
$100,0 In every case they stipulated
a preference for shallow stuff.
The South Penn Oil Company have
decided to try their luck in the Cow
Run sand belt, and have three wells
drilling at the present time. This is
a new departure for that nulu-mil-
lionaire concern as they have hereto
fore confined themselves to deep stuff
TWO SALES.
Two sales of considerable Importance
were made this week. Bolard & Pole
disposed of their interest in the Decker
twenty acres on Middle Island Creek
to Bartlett & StSccliff, The lease has
three producing wells and four-fifths
interest was appraised at $4,000.
The second deal is of more import
ance Franchott Bros, of Olean, N. Y,
disposed of their leases in the Long
Run pool with 16 producing wells for
! S25 900. The purchasers were Brad
ford, Pa, capitalists and J. S. Glenn,
of Buffalo They mean to drill many
wells during the summer.
TO FOREIGN FIELDS.
Scott Wright, of this city, will leave
in a few days for the Sandwich Islands,
to be absent number of years. He
goes in the interest of the Oil Well
Supply Company, who are doing some
operating in that remote district of the
golbe.
LATE DEVELOPMENTS
The National Company's No. 4, Lloyd
Bailey, is doing Is barrels; Boyd and
Company are starting an important
test on the McFadden estate east Of the
Middle Island Creek field. A. A.
Stewart has a rig completed on the
Locke farm ahead of developments in
that locality. The Henry & Mcdonald
Oil Company have a rig up for test
Co. are drilling on the Cunningham
farm on McKim creek. They also have
made location on the j. B. Warner
farm on Shawnee creek.
The White Pine Oil Company are due
to-day at their No. Z Sol Bills.
Bolard & Boles No. 2 G. c. BODY is
dry; they are starting No. 8.
The Lawrence Oil Company have
Drilled in their No. 6 G. c. Roby, and
have 80 barrel well; their No. is
drilling in the sand this morning.
The National Oil Comranys No. l
Gallaher heirs is dry.
Capt. Taggart's No. Barkville is
very light.
Marietta parties have a. nice we'll at
their No 2 Ingram ON Henry's Camp
fork of French creek, which has tended
to stimulate operators in that locality
wonderfully.
Learn & Co. are drilling a test well
on Brahard estate on French creek.
The Octo Oil Company and Zahniser's
No. /, Hines two acres, is a splendid
we'll, making 60 or rs barrels daily.
Their No Hines IA acres, is doing 100
barrels day.
Mallory Bros. & Stewards No. II,
J. S. Smith, is good for so barrels day.
The we'll on the town lot near the court
house is due to-day in the first Cow
Run sand. Mallory Bros. & Stewart
are drilling at their No. Barrett. N.
Ogdin, receiver, will begin spudding at
his No. Virgen the first Of the coming
week.
Marietta parties are starting a deep
we'll on the Reynolds farm, Just across
the river from this city.
An important test well on the head
of Whisky run, on the Morrison, is
expected to reach the pay the coming
week. 1t is owned by Mallory Bros,
and situated in this couIty.