Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-03-10
A Great Oil Center
City Of Marietta.


take us.
Now how far our. hopes of 1890 have
been realized we will have to review
the work done since that time. When
Mark Twain was asked what an oil
well is, he replied: "Aa oil well is a
hole in the ground and the owner
thereof is a liar" Therefore suppose
that what | say this evening will prob
ably be taken with considerable doubt.
In the description of work done /
will confine myself to territory whose
supplies have been bought almost en-.
! tirely in Marietta, and for convenience
| will divide this territory in five divis-
! ions:
Flrst-Territory east of the Little
Muskingum river.
Second-Territory between the Little
Muskingum and Muskingum
Third-West of the Muskingum riv-
er.
Fourth-Chesterhi fields.
Fifth-Corning fields
Sixth-South Of the Ohio river in
West Virginia.
In the first division we find the Bel
mont and Eureka fields, crossing the
Ohio river through Newport township,
about rs producing wells. From there
we come near Marietta, to the old Sand
Hill field where have been drilled
about $50 producing wells. Following
up the Little Muskingum river on the
east side we pass first the Long Run
pool with it's so wells. Farther up we
come to the Eight Mile and Newells
Run districts. with their 200 or more
producing wells. Next in order is the
old Cow Run fields with its so produc-
ing wells, most of them old timers.
Then the Bear Run field with it's Is
new shallow wells. Just north is tha
Archers Fork field, with it's so Berea
wells.
North of this is the Elk Run field
with as many new Berea wells, and then
in this division between Elk Run and
Graysville and territory back of Mata-
moras we would find probably 100
scattering wells that drew their sup
plies from Marietta. Thus making in
this division list of 740 producing
wells.
Then moving to the west to the sec
ond division we notice the new pro-
duction near the County House, prob
ably so wells in all. On up Duel;
Creek at Stanleyville we find a few pro.
ducers. At Warner we see signs of ac-
tive operation and at least 25 new
wells are pumping. At Elba, 100,
Macksburg, $50. and Dudley 25; then
crossing to the higher country west of
Duck Creek and between Duck
Creek and the Muskingum River,
we find a number of very rich pools, as
the Cats Creek. Minch farm and others,
with list of $50 producing wells.
Making total in this district of 500
wells.
Next we will go with the drill across
the Muskingum and find in Moore s
Junction, Gravel Bank and Tunnel
fields list of 300 wells pumping out
their golden stores. Following up the
west side of the Muskingum we find a
new field above the mouth of Rainbow
on the McNeal farm, with 10 or 12 pro-
ducing wells Out in Turkey Hen we
see number of producing wells and
notice renewed activity. A little to the
west of Turkey Hen we find the drill
searching for a new pool with some de
gree of success in the Fischer neigh
borhood. All told we find in this di-
vision list of $50 producing wells.
1t will proably be news to some that
number of the very best leases in the
Chesterhill field is in Washington
county, although the field begins in
Athens county crosses the southeas:
corner of Morgan county and enters
Washington county two miles east OF
Chesterhill. West of Chesterhill VIC
find $50 producing wells and east OF
Chesterhill we find the line of produc-
tion extending as far as Browns Mills
with as many as 300 producing wells.
And farther north. in Morgan county
west of Malta, we find another shallow
pool with probably 100 producing wells
In passing west to the western part OF
Morgan county and southeastern Perry
we find about 100 Berea wells, known
as the Corning field. and as a great
number of the wells were owned b.
Marietta people, and as it had railroad
connections with Marietta supply
stores and machine shops, most of the
trade of that field came to us and it is
low estimate to say that Marietta
equipped at least 500 of these wells.
Then as we look across the Ohio riv.
er and in all the hundreds of welle
drilled from Sistersville to Parkers,
burg, Marietta has furnished materia
and work for at least 1000. 'Thus tc