Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-09

cludipg one fishing job cacsed by
a broken pin while spudding and
a burst sand reel at near 1890 feet;
there was no accident below 1900
feet, only delay while splicing
cable. What Is remarkable
also, was-only ordinary weight
machinery and tools were used.
The skillful drillers, Geo. Dyer Sr
and Dau Mossinger assisted by
drlllers dressing tools) Ed Low
man and Geo. Berentz did the work
on the we'll and-as the boys say
swear the horns" The boys work.
ed only one Sunday. being COM
pelle1 to by a strong e wv of water,
thus proving that only under certain
conditions Is 1t necessary or profit
able to drill on the Sabbath. No
oil being found below the dark
sand at 254e feet, the we'll was filled
up to that depth and shot, 1t Is not
known at this writing wheather the
we'll will de tubed and pumped, yet
we hope 1t may and prove pay
Ing we'll; the oil Is of clear amber
color and makes an excellent Il
luminant, in lamp aud lantern, and
perfect lubricant for machinery.
Mail.
New Matamoras, Ohio.
Kennedy commenced spudding
on Matamoras Corporation well No.
I last Thursday.
The Fisher OIL company tubed
their deep we'll on the Carson farm
below town Monday and will prob
ably put her to pumping by
Wednesday. The show Is for a
light we'll
Leasing sharks have been unsuc-
cessful In leasing land about town
and neighborhood; our people want
to have their property operated
not tied up tor a small rental.
Joseph Ken edy would Ike. If
there are any pieces OF land lying
around not leased to lease same.
Please come round and talk to the
Captain.
1t Is reported that the Carter OH
company will drill well on the
Eaton block back of town, where
the barns are located.
Kennedy Is drilling Matamoras
Corporation No I near the pump
Ing station; much interest Is shown
In Its progress and We all look for
good we'll.
George ShrIver, an oil field
worker, who was working on rig
In Rltcbje county, w. Va, fell and
was instantly killed the latter part
of last week. He lived In Cochrans.
vile for some time and later on the
Davenport farm across the river
from here. Full particulars have
not been received.
Our town seems almost mud
bound; roads are almost impossible,
yet oil supplies are still moving to
the front and there Is still some &C
tivity In the movements In the
front and we hope 1t may still con-
tinue.
The we'll on the river front, un-
der the management of Joseph
Kennedy, had to shut down yester-
day on account of high water. The
river Is iull of Ice and raised very
rapidly yesterday. There are but
few boats in the trade at.present.
Many of them have been forced to
the bank on account OF floating
ice:
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. McGinnis, of
Plum OIL field, W. Va, are visiting
relatives in town and vicinity.
They were residents of Matamoras
during the diphtheria epidemic In
1896 and lost their two bright little
ones by the dread disease. Mr..
McGinnis Is farm boss and they
like their home In the interior of
the little Mountain State. Mail.
It may be interesting to some 0f
our readers to know that the ba-
rometer this morning registered
from d 10 S degrees above zero at
E o'clock, aud which was the lowest
1t has been for a year. II Is just the
kind of weather that the lover of
the beautiful snow likes, and the
happy shout of the coasting parties
are heard In all parts Of tie city.
Never In the history of the old
town were the sled tracks better
patIonized by larger and happier
crowds than at the present time.
When coal reaches the stage that