Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-01-19
HILLy MONROE
Much Work Being Done In Its Various OIL
Fields.
GRAYSVILLE.

is expected to be in this week Abner
Byers has five wells drilled in, two
drilling, one rig building and two more
locations. This farm is in two leases,
Galeys and Mooney Oil company and
Wilson. The greatest royalty deal that
has been made here of late was made
by Levi Morris by which he disposed
of half royalty under twelve acres
for $1,000. This farm is adjoining the
Frank Hartman farm which Is so well
known in oil circles. Frank Harman
No. recently drilled by the Carriers is
holding up and on Saturday made
flow of two hundred barrels which the
guager had to turn into the pipe line.
Hartman No. is drilling at depth of
900 feet and there are three other loca
tions made on this farm. Dan. Hartman
has two locations. The Christy farm
has one rig almost completed; Charles
Ullman has a location; Jacob Kindal
who has forty-acre lot adjoining the
Harman's, was offered $500 for one
half royalty interest under ten acres
but refused the offer. The prospects
for this field are very bright.
This little oil town of ours consists
of four stores, four restaurants. three
barber shops, six saloons, three church
es 2rd one schoolhouse and in many
respects resembles the little town of
Plum Run, West Virginia, which was
we'll known all over the oil country,
Our little town is reDresented by oil
men and producers who are on the
alert looking for the golden-greasy
fluid which is flowing from the sandy
hillsides near the town. The Empire
and Keystone States are we'll repre-
sented in the oil traffic here. The Pan
handle State is also well represented
in the way of operators and royalty
buyers. A good many citizens have
sold their property for good prices and
have located elsewhere but no sooner
have they moved than others come and
at present houses are very scarce and
many fine structures are being erected
and business is good.
The following is a report received
through the courtesy of the Buckeye
Pipe Line; guager, Mr.. Spears, for last
week. S. B. Longfellow G. Co., No. 1
Kellar, 80 barrels; Woodsfield Oil COM
papy, No. /, Dougherty heirs, 80 bar
rels; Devonian Oil company No. 4, S.
H. H,ckenbotham. 60 barrels; Devon
| inn Oil company, w. A Delaplaine No.
26, Is barrels; Boyer and Caldwell No
4, w. H. Booth. Is barrels; Devonian
Oil company, No. 4. j. A. and A. j.
Watson, 60 barrels; making total of
200 barrels. Thus we see the average
of the six wells drilled for the past
week is over 33 barrels.
Longfellow and company drilled in a
well on the Kellar farm about three
miles from this place last week, it was
thought at first to be a gasser, but
since shows for we'll in the Keener.
JACKSON RIDGE.
1t is reported that the Hooks Oil
Company have purchased the ]. M.
Griffith and the Thomas Norris wells
These wells will. no doubt, be handled
more carefully.
The Fisher Oil company is drilling
the M Hamilton No. A. The first cas-
ing was put in last Saturday morning.
They are moving along nicely.
1t is reported that T. ]. Crawford
will soon move to Louisville to look
after the property of the Shawmut Oil
company at that place.
P. e. Johnson has leased up land on
the north side of this field for Mr.. Mil
ligan. 1t is thought well will be
drilled on it.
The reads here are almost impass
ible.
CAMERON.
The Fisher Oil comDany has located