Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-10-22

SCIO, O., October 21.-It is now
year since the second we'll was shot in
this field and in short time busy
scene followed and the boom reached
it's climax about the middle of March
and from that until June the boom re-
NAMED stationary and since then there
has been a gradual decline until now
the volume of business is less than one
half what it was in March. In another
year this town will probably be back
to old conditions, but there will still be
enough of the oil industry to stimulate
business to some extent.
The Cadiz and Wellsville fields are
contesting for the attention of oil OPP
orators and the strikes at both places
have caused a rush not unlike that
which overlook SCio.
The Wellsville oil is of = superior
quality, the specific gravity being 5l12
and when a refinery is located at
Wellsville to handle the oil it is expect
ed the oil will command better price
than Scio oil. The pipe line employees
of the Standard are stringing a wire
for the Wellsville field. The Standard
will build a pump station in this field.
For some reason those interested in
the Wellsville field think the Standard
pipe line reports are colored to the de-
triment of the field. Rigs are going
up in a number of places as far as two
miles north of Wellsville and their
completion is watched for. as it will
assist in defining the field At the
Floto we'll at a depth Of 25O feet sand
was found which produced heavy
black oil and the finding of another
producing sand lends additional inter-
est 70 the field
A number of companies are being
formed for operations in the Wellsville
field. Several Of the wells in that field
are making fully 100 barrels. Chas.
Floto has been offered $4,000 for two
acre tract in that field.
The new field northeast of Cadiz
opens I'D a new business feature for
that town, which is noted for its banks
and as being a wool center. Operators
have been visiting the well by the
score and they are looking about for
leases. The Gil found there is darker
than Scio Cain & Co.. who drilled the
Bricker we'll have 1,400 acres surround
ing it under lease. The original opera
tors were unable financially to continue
the work after getting it partly done,
and several of the banker parons OF
Cadiz assisted them taking an interest
in the well and the territory under
lease and the holdings are now worth
a handsome sum. There are those now
who hint that the Maxwell and Liv-
ingstone wells, southeast of CadiZ, are
good wells, despite the report that no
oil had been found. The old Cadiz de-
velopment is two miles southwest of
the Bucker well and a mile west of the
Maxwell and Livingstone wells, which
indicate an oil field of some proper
tons and considerable territory is be-
ing taken up. Cadiz hotels are crowd
ed and the livery stables are very busy
Preparations are being made to erect
about 80 rigs in the region of the
Bucker well. An Gil well supply store
has been opened up in Cadiz. Jennings
Bros and Hoge Bros. are trying to get
in on the ground floor. Hon. c. NJ
Hegg and a company of Cadiz- people
will operate on the Robb farm lease
of so acres, $1,000 bonus having been
paid. Good sized bonuses are being Of
fered farmers fer certain well-located
tracts. The Bricker on Company,