The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-02

ing that more than an ordinary effort
has been set forth In Lewis county, w.
Va, in the vicinity of Weston, the
drill up to date has recorded nothing Of
special Importance. Since the opening
up OF spring, there has no. been fewer
than n dozen experimental wells drill
ed, with view OF developing new
pool Of Importance. but all of them
proved failures, and the theoretical and
practical failed to connect. 1t was in
Lewis county that a number OF the
most successful and practical operators
had pinned much faith in the territory
and the development OF the prolific
field. Wells were located upon the
old northeast and southwest belt the
DRY, and when this failed, the cross
belt argument was tried with the same
result.
The flash in the pan well. located up
on the Camden tract, and drilled in a
long while ago by the Southern Oil
Company, led to all this experimental
work. and IT has made many wide
awake producers squander n number
Of fortunes. And these same old opera
tors have not yet given up their fondest
hope of striking 1t rich in Lewis coun-
ty, and are trying just as hard as ever
to find the coveted prize.
Col. Guffey'a Validating.
Perhaps the greatest enthusiast on
the future Of the territory in the vicin-
Ity of Weston, is Hon. j. NJ. Guftey.
whose experimental work there has cos.
him a mint of money" so to speak.
This enterprlsIng and venturesome
wildcatter this week completed another
Important well. located upon the MI
chaei SimIns farm, on West Fork river,
fully four and half miles to the south
west from the town OF Weston. This
important and interesting venture was
drilled to n depth of almost 200 feet,
which is below the fifth sand horizon.
The well was dry in all formation, in
fact, some Of the formations were miss
ing altogether. The Southern oil Com
pany, too, this week met their Waterloo
in Lewis county in venture located
ON the S. D. Camden tract, just west of
the town of Weston. and seven or eight
hundred feet west from their No. land
from 100 to 1,2OO feet In the same di-
rectlon from the stiles Brothers Tay-
lor farm producer. The Southern peo-
pie were hunting for results in the
salt sand, but their failure in this for
nation will not daunt them from fur
ther search in the lower strata
The record In defined territory the
past week at Wolf Summit was fairly
good; the producers ranging In produc-
tlon from fifty to one hundred and
forty barrels day on the start-off.
The experimental drill however, In
search for new territory was decided
failure. and the effort to extend the
producing boundaries is still as futile
as ever. The Southern OH Company
for some time has been working to ex
tend the producing lines Of the north
east extension, but Instead OF accom-
plishlng their aims, drilled rank dus-
ter located upon the Taylor Ward pro-
perry.
Nothing of special importance trans
pired in the Garner pool. east of Proc
tor In Wetzel county, w. Va. The
South Penn on Company, however, In
creased the production in their No. Z
Henry Garner to ten barrels an hour,
by drilling It little deeper. There are
half dozen wells now nearing COM
pletIon in different localities in the
Garner pool, most of which are consid-
cred important, and win have a bearing
upon future locations when results arc
determined. THE SCOUT.