The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-10
WILSON'S DELEGATES
DECLARE FOR HUGHES

month there Will be ten or twelve
under way and starting,
The most active OF the local district
Is at Iugemar. In this district there
are several wells drilling In and near
the sand. NJ, NJ. VALLEY and Com
pany have drilled in test on the
North Perrysvllle Land Company's
property and II is showing for ten
or ffteen barrel pumper, Tho
American Natural Gas Company is
| drilling in the top OF the sand at its
| test on the L. Vandsvoit farm. Beel-
er and Company drilled In their well
/ on the Franklin Church lot and II
shows for very light pumper. Glenn
and Company will be due in few
days at a test on the Thomas lot.
Northwest Of oakdale, Wettengill
Brothers have drilled tost on their
own farm through tho hfth sand and
found nothing in that formation.
When they drilled through the Cor
don stray light show Of oil was
Developed and they will shoot and
| test from that level. It may possibly
/ be good for five barrels q day. In
the same district, Shields and Com
pany are drilling a second test on the
Whitmore farm.
Near Unity, Plum township the
Philadelphia Company 10 drilling in
the sand at test on the Hochburg
| farm and Vincent Brothers are
/ through the sand and at test on the
]. E. Booth farm. In the old Mill
Company, Midland division, has start
ed to drill No. 4on the James Fitz-
simmons farm.
West Virginia.
There was nothing sensational con-
nected with the late developments in
the West Virginia fields The best
of the competitions are light bumpers
and gas wells. In McClelland dis
trict, Doddridge county. the Hope
Natural Gas Company drilled No. on
the L. M. Allen farm through the Big
Injun sand and 1t Is gasser. At
the head OF Cabin Run, Central dis
trict, the Philadelphia Company's
test on the Guy Flanagan farm, To-
Gated in the same district at the
mouth OF Leeson run. Is also dus-
ter in the Big Injun sand. On the
same stream and In the same district,
the Hope Natural Gas Company's No.
\ 3 on the H. B. Williams farm Is
\ light pumper in the Big Injun sand.
/ On Redwood Run, Grant district,
Wetzel county, the fleetwood OIL
\ Company has now drilled No. 6 on the
John Mills farm through the Gordon
sand and 1t shows for a ten or fifteen
barrel pumper after being shot. In
the same district the Kanawha OIL
Company drilled No. 129 on the John
Mills tract through the Big Injun
sand and developed fair gas pres
sure. Drilling has been suspended
for the present.
Mostly Gassers.
In Freeman's Creek district. Lewis
county, the Reserve Gas Company
completed its test on the j. S. Van
dervort farm and 1t is gasser in the
Gordon sand. In Salt Lick District,
Braxton county. the Philadelphia
Company drilled a test on the A. N,
Skinner farm through the Big Injun
sand and has light gasser. In OF
ter. Birch and Salt Lick districts the
Philadelphia Company is drilling and
starting fifteen wells. In the same
districts the Hope Natural Gas Com
pany is starting number.
On Barnett's run, Clay district.
Harrison county, the Hope Natpral
Gas Company has drilled test on the
Grace swartz farm through the Bay
ard sand. 1t is fair gasser In that
formation. On Hustead fork,
Booths Creek district. Taylor coun-
ty, the same company has a Gordon
sand gasser. On Jake's run. Battelle
district, Monongalia county, the Moon
/ OIL and Gas Company drilled second
test on the w. j. Lemasters farm
through all sands and found nothing.
On Crows run, Green district, Wet
eel county, the Manufacturers Light
and Heat Company's test on the j. w.
Taught farm is gasser in the Big
Injun sand. On North fork, Grant
district, the Pittsburg and West vir-
ginia Gas Company completed test
on the Nancy Barr farm and devel-
oped fair gas pressure in the same
formation.
Buster in Richie County.
On Beeson run, Clay district, Ritch-
lie county, the Philadelphia Company's
test on the ]. G. johnson farm Is dry
in the Big Injun sand. On the south
fork Of Hughes river, Murphy district,
the Equality OIL Company has now
drilled No. IS on the ]. F. Lamp
farm through the Berea grit and
found 1t barren in all sands. On Still
well creek. Walker district, Wood
county, Dollman and Company have
light pumper in the Second Cow Run
sand at test on the H, NJ. Robinson
farm.
Dents Run Gauges.
Gauges OF the Dents run wells for
the twenty-four hours ending at Z
o'clock yesterday morning were as fol-
lows: Delmar Oil Company, No. "a,
John L. Hays, 700 barrels; Hickman
and Huffman, No. 8, Alfred Kendall,
465 barrels; F. w. Bartlett, No. /, q.
r. Batson, 347 barrels; South Penn
Oil Company, No. 2, Hoard-Batson,
100 barrels, and Clayton OIL Com
pany,, No. i, W. q. Hays, 100 bar
rels.
Southeastern Ohio.
In the deep sand territory in south
eastern Ohio in Green township,
Hooking county, the Preston Oil Com
pany's test on the John Wyskiver
u