Sistersville oil review. [volume], March 23, 1898, Image 1

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J H. McCOY, Editor and Proprietor.
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VOL. XIV.
SISTERSVILLE, TYLER COUNTY, W. VA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1S9S.
OIL NOTES.
THE OIL MARKET.
Tiona $ 87
Pennslyvania 77
Barnesville 67
Corning 60
New Castle 52
North Lima 56
South Lima 51
Indiana 51
From Saturday's Daily.
The Jug pool is again claiming
the attention of the talent and
Whiskey run has dropped into
second place. The Hickman Oil
company's No. 1 Hickman heirs has
been drilled in and Mr. Lew C. Wil
son telephoned to the city this
morning that it would be good for
75 barrels per day. There seems to
be no gas pressure below the pay
and only just what little was found
in top of the sand is being thrown
out.
LOOKS LIKE A GUSHER.
Bartlett & Stancliff s No. 1
Fletcher is showing up for a gusher.
This morning it began flowing from
the top ol ihe sand and when the
pay is reached they expect a gusher.
The Victor Oil company's No. 1
Morris has not yet got the sand and
will not be drilled in before late this
evening or tomorrow. A rumor on
the street this morning which
caused considerable excitement was
to the effect that a gusher had been
developed in the southern portion
of the Elk Fork pool. The report
contains no truth whatever as no
well in that locality is-now due.
An important location has just
been m<i? by Henry Brown, of
Mannington, on the Duval 20 acre
tract in the northeast extension of
the Elk Fork pool. This location
is slightly in advance of develop
ments and will tell an interesting
story. He has purchased the par
aphernalia used in drilling the "old
Bowser" well and will start at once.
From Monday's Daily.
. With the rapid decline of the
credit balance price fell the spirit
of the operator. Those who had
mapped out an immediate campaign
01 operations have abandoned their :
project. The three wells being |
drilled by the Elk Fork Oil and Gas I
company and the location on the
Du\ al 20 acres is the amount of new '
work started in the Elk Fork pool.
Other wells are awaiting a better
market; the only pool to present !
any marked activity is the new J
developments on Whisky run in
Ritchie county. Wood county de- 1
velopments are, as usual, without
any special features.
The only remarkable thing con- !
cerning the last named county is j
the small amount of field work that j
is being done. I
Washington and Monroe counties
failed to present leatures of interest
during the week, and aside from
the lew wells now drilling on Wil
son run very little is being done.
The wildcatter is painfully silent
and no effort is being made by the
operator to extend pools. The mar
ket tumbled only two cents during
the week and the operator is again
hopeful of a stationary or advancing
market again.
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Many other portions of Ritchie
county are being operated aside
from Whiskey run.
West of Cairo, Col. S. P. Boyer, ;
and others drilling an important test
well. |
The Jug poo', Tyler county was
one of the attractions of the week.
The Hickman Oil company com
pleted a fair producer in the Injun
sand and two others that were ex
pected to be completed are now
drilling near the pay, are the Victor's
Morris No. i and Bartlett & Stan
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YOU ALL KNOW THIS HOUSE
We
Trust
The
People
And
The
People
Trust
Us.
Furni
ture,
Carpets,
(
Rugs,
Stoves,
Hard
ware,
sold for
cash; or
credit.
We want to get acquainted with ever3-$ody in this part of the country. So
when in Sistersville make our store your headquarters, it doesn't matter whether
you buy or not, we are always glad to see you.
SMITH & BOESHAR,
The Sistersville Home Furnishers.
cliff s No. i Fletcher. The Fletcher
is spraying from the top of the In
jun, and will not be drilled in be
fore sometime tomorrow.
At noon today the Victor was
drilling just above the pay and ex-;
pect to get the sand tonight at their
No. i Morris.
The latest from the Hakin farm
on Gorreli's run is that it is still
j shut down. J. L. Flack, one of,
'the city's most progressive opera- j
tors, has taken the contract for
drilling the well on to the sand and
will commence at once.
In the Elk Fork pool Cobb &
Glenn are fishing at 900 feet in their
Xo j. Myeis.
WHISKEY RUN.
Neither the Butcher or Hamilton
wells are yet in the pay. At the
Butcher Xo. 1, being drilled by.
Mallory & Son, the top of the sand
has been reached and it is reported
gassing at a terrific rate. They have
shut down and are moving back the
boiler. If the well does not drill
itselt in by evening the drill will be
started up. Guffey & Co.'s Hamil*
ton is drilling in top of the sand
and has a good gas pressure. The
completed wells are holding up
nicely.
From Tuesday's Dailv.
Field news today is not of a sen
sational nature, but on the contrary
present a very tame appearance, j
The Jug pool aside from the
Whiskey run pool is the most in
teresting development, but there is
nothing of special interest from that
source.
The market conditions are more j
interesting. A report is current
today that Joseph Seep has ordered
the managers of his agencies to de
sist from buying credit balances in
the usual way, but to throw the j
certificates on the exchange and sell j
them lor what they are worth.
Mr. Sweeney, at this point, could
not be seen this afternoon and the
report was not confirmed by him al
though it is given out by a very re- j
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liable party, and there is some
cause for the rumor. The reason of
this unexpected order can hardly
be surmised unless it is caused from
the extremely threatening war sit
uation.
t
It can not be from other causes,
as field developments do not war
rant it; stocks above ground were j
reduced 350,000 barrels last month, !
and it can hardly be attributed to
increasing stocks. The exchange
market however toot on a more I
hopeful tone Yesterday, and the
highest point reached was i/Vjc|
above the Standard's quotation. I
The sales however were light and ]
the volume of business transacted
was very small.
WHISKEY RUN.
This pool has been the leading j
attraction for the past two days
trom the fact that an important well i
has been expected to be completed '
every hour since Saturday noon, j
The well in question is the No. 1
Butcher, drilled by Mallory & Son.
The location of this well is less
than one-fourth of a mile northeast
of the Albrecht No. 1. As told in
our report yesterday, a heavy gas
pressuie was developed in or near
the top of the sand yesterday after- 1
noon. The well was shot!
and the boiler moved back.
This morning it was drilled in and ?
is a disappointment. It is reported
very light, not being good for more
than 30 barrels a day. A telephone
message from that place via St.
Marys at 3 o'clock this afternoon,
claims that it will make a 50 barrel
pumper.
Guffey & Co.'s No. 1 Hamilton
will not be completed before late
tomorrow evening or Thursday
morning.
THE JUG.
The Jug pool is now considered
O. K. The well of the Hickman
Oil company, on the Hickman heirs
will be better than a 60-barrel
well. D. S. W.'s report of it is
just about as accurate as his boom
p- > i-- nsiAas
erang about Wood county. It is
light, airy summer reading and can
be taken with a grain of salt.
The Morris No. i is fishing in the
sand at 25 feet above the pay.
The Fletcher No. 1 is not yet
drilled into the pay. The sand is
extremely hard and drilling is very
tedious.
AX IMPORTANT TEST.
One of the most important tests
to be made in Wetzel county for
many moons will be started in a
few days by Messrs. Hall, Chapman
and Trees, of New Martinsville.
The location for this test has
been made on the head waters of
Proctor creek, ana we are reliably
informed that the ri^ timber has al
ready been placed on the ground.
It is nearly three miles to the near
est developments, and a vast scope
of territory will be made valuable
or condemned by this location.
PERSONAL.
Late arrivals in the city of im
portant oil men are: H. C. Speer
and W. D. Morris, of Chicago. Mr.
Speer is president of the Fearless
Oil company, while Mr. Morris is
treasurer. Both gentlemen will
spend several days here looking
over the situation. They are doubt
less making some arrangements for
spring work.
EVERETT, W. VA.
Special f the Review.
Capt. J. T. Jones has about com
pleted a rig on Isaac Lemley's
farm, near the mouth of Sheets
run, on Middle Island creek. This
well will be drilled at once, and
will be watched with a great deal
of interest, as it is situated north
east of the line of big gas wells
drilled in and around Shiloh, this
county.
The well being drilled on the
Massey larm, in Pieasants county,
about four miles south of this
place, is having considerable trou
ble fishing lor a lost bit in the
hole. Il is down about 800 feet, |
and will be completed as rapidly as
i l m I 3 i i
posMble as soon as the lost bit is
recovered.
Hosford, Holden & Barnsdall are
going to drill a well on the A. C.
Martin farm, about one-half mile
west of the Shinn shallow sand
pool. The}* are hauling the rig
now on the ground and it will be
pushed to completion as rapidly as
possible. Frank Holden says he
is not going to leave this district
until he finds a gusher. We wish
him success.
Captain J. T. Jones has a num
ber of farms leased extending from
Middle Island creek to Big Buffalo,
including the following farms: I.
S. Lemley, C. A. Parr, B. F.
Stokes, James Sweeney (Morgan
farm) J. T. Hugusand H. C. and E.
Williamson, about 1,000 acres in
all, on which there will be several
test wells drilled this spring.
There is a well located on the
Hughes farm which will be drilled in
the near future. The two wells
drilled on the Hugus tarm, and the 1
one on the Williamson farm have !
good Big Injun sand, and showed
up a good deal of oil, which makes
oil men think that a considerable
field might be opened up there.
The people are glad that Capt. J. T.
Jones has commenced to develop
this part of Tyler's oil field as
he is considered a gentleman and a
stayer in oil fields.
> o w In Tbe Time
To purify your blood with Hood's
Sarsaparilla. March, April, May
are the trying months of the year.
At this season your blood is loaded
with impurities which have accumu
lated during the winter, and these
impurities must be immediately ex
pelled. Hood's" Sarsparftlfi is tbe
One True Blood Purifier. It is the
medicine which has accomplished
many thousands of remarkable
cures of all blood diseases. It is
what the millions take in the spring
to build up health and ward off
sickness.
Captain Fowler Dead.
We are in receipt of the sad intel
ligence of Captain W. B. Fowler's
death, which occurred Wednesday
evening at the home of his son in
Bridgeport. His death was due to
a complication of diseases coupled
with old age.
Captain Fowler was assistant
clerk and did other work about the
Wells hotel her'e during the eutire
time the house was conducted by
C. F. Hosford. The deceased was
at one time i conductor on the C.
L. & W. railroad and held other
important and trusty positions. He
was universally popular here and
during Lis brief stay had acquired
the esteem and respect of all who
knew him.
Kettle* \erv?n? Bankruptcy.
Investigation shows that men
who succeed are men of brains ?
strong nerves ? great will power.
Orinary food cannot supply the vi
|tal forces which people with active
? brains and bodies require. Bicola
Pills feed the nerves, make the
mind bright, muscles strong, make
flesh and blood and give perfect
health to men and women. The
Turners of Philadelphia make Bi
f cola Pills.
J. E. Buckey, Chief Clerk Na
tional Hotel, Washington, D. C.,
testifies that he was all run down ?
;was a shadow of his former self ?
? Bicola Pills gave Mm wonderful
relief ? he gained over twenty
pounds after using them. Sisters
ville agents. Hill & McCoach.
Turners' Little Liver Turners ?
a very small pill. Turns your
liver. Cures Sick Headache? Bil
liousness ? Indigestion.
The roads are again rendered al
most impassable by the recent
heavy rains.
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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
The Session Short, Very Little
Routine Business Transacted.
ATTORNEY BLACKMARR
Will Serve on the Election
^Board Instead of Connolly.
Street Committee Report*? Few Bflta
Allowed? I'ike Street Cxtemloa WUI
Have to Walt? R?Ta?e Hlrewa In Pro
fusion? Yarloun Natters ('?usMereAi
The regular weekly meeting of
the city council was held last even
ing in the law office of G. M. Mc
Coy. . !
There was barely a quorum pres- )
ent, owing to the fact that some of
the councilmen were out of the
city. Enough got together how
ever, and a brief meeting was held*
The minutes of the last meeting ?
were read and adopted. Mr. F. D.
McCoy was present and submitted
a petition from the candidates on
the Citizens' ticket requesting that
Attorney F. L. Blackmarr be ap
pointed to act as commissioner on
the election board for the coming;
municipal election to be held
March 24th.
It will be remembered that it was
said by some that the Lawrence
ticket was not represented on the
board in the three commissioners
that were appointed last Monday
evening, hence the petition. _ .Jjj
Mr. Kennedy then suggested that
H. j. Connolly's name be with
drawn. The question then came
up as to whether Mr. Blackmarr
was or was not a legal voter. Mr.
McCoy stated that Mr. Blackmarr
had made affidavit to his? qualifica
tions at a previous election. After
some discussion it was moved that
Mr. Blackmarr be appointed to
succeed Mr. Connolly.
The street committee made a
brief report stating that much had
been done by the recent heavy
rains towards washing the mud off
the pavement, leaving the side
walks in fair condition.
It also reported that Pike 6treet
extension would have to wait. This
portion of Pike or Diamond street
was to have been paved last fall,
but excessively wet weather has
prevented the completion of the
work. The muct now is too deep to
allow further excavation and too
thin to be kept in a wagon in the
event the contractors would decide
on going to work.
A complaint was entered by peo
[pie who reside in what is known as
? the Williamson property on the east
side of the railroad, about their
neighbors throwing garbage in back
lots ana other places.
It is said that tin cans of every
: imaginable kind are strewn ia un
. kept profusion, as well as other ob
noxious waste. The matter was
: simply discussed, no action in the
matter being taken.
F. D. Young submitted a bill for
$25, being the balance due him for
service rendered in the whisky
cases that were appealed daring
the year of '95. After considering
the bill, it was ordered paid.
The council was seemingly short
on business last evening, and called
an adjournment before 9 o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. John Sayers, of
Meadville, Pa., Arrived here last
week, and have gone to house
keeping on Wells street Mr.
Savers is w.ll and favorably knows
here, and has numerous frieods to
welcome him and his bride and to
wish them bon voyage.