West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-05-23


making nice well. No. 8 on same
farm will be started at once. Oper-
atoms In this field are more active
at the present time than for months
past.
JERUSALEM, MONROE CO., OHIO.
The Unity company hiss started
their No. on the Harper farm
about 600 feet west of the flowing
we'll.
J R. Mann we'll No. 2 came In
good Saturday morning. The
Unity Oil company has this we'll.
Frank Peterman No. east of
Mann we'll Is drilling and will reach
the sand about Monday.
Geo,ge Eaton No I northeast of
Mann well Is drilling.
Joseph Griffith No. I Is drilling.
Spirit of Democracy.
PLEAsANTs COUNTY, VIVA.
The Octo Oil company Is start.
Ing test we'll between Moundsville
and Wheeling tnat will be drilled
through all the sands. They Sc.
cured the crew to drill the we'll In
this city. It Is composed of John
Wines, Harry Krotzer, William
Holcomb and James Haggerty, who
left Monday evening for that place
and will get to spudding this week.
Ellsworth & Davis drilled in
their No. John Wagner 122 acres
on Shawnee last Saturday, and have
a TOO barrel we'll from the Cow
Run sand. This Is the farm on
which T. N. Barnsdall drilled three
dry holes and then threw up the
lease. The oil man who works on
the theory that dry hole cuts any
figure at all, is laboring under de-
fusion. A dry hole In Peasants
county only condemns the location
that proves non-productive. This
has been clearly demonstrated time
and again.
Mallory Bros. No. sc. c. Weekly
on Big Knot Is due In the latter
part of next week, and the 10 inch
casing has been placed In the No.
6 on the same les :. Their No. I
on the Hamrick l~ase In Calhoun
county will be In the latter part of
this week. This we'll Is being
drilled to the Berea sand. The last
string of casing has been put In.
Their No. I on the Nose Gorrell
lease In this county has been tubed
and put to pumping and will make
a ten barrel producer. The rig Is
going up for No. on the same
lease.
G. G. Schoueberger and E. B.
Harrang. two prominent capitalists
of New York were here this week
looking over the field with view
of investing In some oil territory In
this county They were very we'll
pleased with the country round
about.
Tate & Patterson have drilled
their No. IS D. M Dye on French
creek and have small producer
from the Cow run sand.
Senator II. S. Amber, of Chat
ham. N Y, left today for Pittsburg
to, Join the other officers of the En-
pire State Oil company. From
there they win proceed to Beau
mont, Texas, where they have 49,
ooo barrel gusher. Ga their return
home they will visit this field and
In all probability will make some
investments.
Edmonds & Schauweckers' No.
Severn 60 acres, drilled In last
week Is good for IS barrels.
Zahniser & Amber are drilling
at their No. Murphy on the Ohio
side. Edmond and Schauwecker
are the contractors.
John Schauwecker's handsome
residence In the lower end of town
was reprinted this week.
Maladay & Co. started drilling
Monday at their No. I Michael
Cronin on the right hand tork of
French creek.
Lamberton & Ihrig completed
No. S Jack Monteith well Sunday
morning In the Long Reach pool
and have IS barrel producer from
the Cow run formation.
Zahniser & Amber have taken
up several hundred acres of land In
this and Richie county in the vi
entity of Bonds creek. They ex
pect to operate upon the block dur
Ing the summer.-Leader. /