West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-03-01

5 TO 50 cents per share.
J. T. Jones. who recently pur
chased the property OF the Engie
Oil company near Middlebourne,
made location for q well today on
the 3 acre tract of the Thistle heirs,
near the mouth OF Pt. Pleasant
creek. The rig will be started Mon
day.
SOUTH PENN CHANGERS.
There has been many rumors
sfl oat Of late relative to the coming
changes in the eff Gals of the
South Penn Oil company. It can
be stated upon reliable authority
that the only changes contemplated
and to take effect the first of next
month are as follows: N. F.Clark,
vice president, will at that time
take a vacation for the remainder
OF the year and during his absence
w. J, Young. vice president of the
Forest OIL company. will be In
charge. G. T. Braden, general
manager of the South Penn Oil
company, will resign to take the
presidency of the Hope Natural
Gas company and other gas inter-
ests of the Standard Oil company.
The South Penn company will
bring Its Office force-about 20
men-to Pittsburg, and instead OF
Oil City, this will be the headquar.
tiers Of the big corporation.
PLEAsANrs coUNrY,w.vA.
Since the thaw work In the oil
fields Is picking up, and If bad
roads do not interfere field work
should be fairly active again by
next week.
s. Y. Ramage was drilling In
his No. 20 Reymanu Brewing Co
last evening In the Ben's run field
with good showing.
Zahniser & Co. are drilling In
their No. a7 Bell today In the same
| 6ld.
They are also drilling Nos. rs
end 20 A. J. Doty.
This same company Is due to
morrow at their No. Williamson
back of Waverly.
Their No. Ogdin on French
creek Is not yet In.
Zahniser & Amber drilled Ii
their No. 3 Reynolds above towr
| Tuesday and have a fair produces
In the Keener sand. 1t was given
a shot Wednesday, and Is being
cleaned out.
Schleigle & Fried are drilling
their No. S Jonson In the Ben:
run field to the Injun sand.
Urkhurt & Co. drilled In theil
No. r6 Jones on the right hanc
fork of French creek Monday. and
have a fair producer.
| King & co. will start their No
n Hammett back of Eureka tc
drilling Monday.
/ The South Penn Oil company
will complete their No. 70 S. W.
Pratt on the right hand fork 81
French creek Sunday. Their No
20 J. r. Bills Is down 200 feet.
Irwin & Ferrell are drilling al
their No. s S. w. Pratt and have
the rig building for No. 9.
/ Doyle & Co. drilled their No,
Amos Hyde Tuesday, and have a
fine we'll. It made 60 barrels last
| Wednesday. They are starting No.
9 on the same farm.
Bumgardner g. Co. are drilling
at their No. ED. Casey IS acres
Up at Twiggs Simpson Bros. are
starting their No. on the Oliver
Gorrell tract.
The Cumberland Oil company
has completed a small we'll on the
Malone farm In the old Horsenech
field.
In the same field French & Co.
are moving the machine In to drill
their No. 9 on the Boyd heirs.
In the same field other partie:
are drilling on the Campble, Papne
and Hammett farms.
w. A. Smith and others have
again resumed drilling at their No
Kline back of Newport.
In the old Calcutta field the Vir
gen Oil company drilled In the No
I3 Lewis Virgin Tuesday, anc
we're rewarded with a small produc
er. 1t will do, probably 10 barrels
Snakard & Co. are starting {
we'll on the Friedle farm opposite
Belmont.