" . ae a. aE 5 , * A «=. % Zathy BACT ma > * ; O 4 ; 4 @ An- Xia @ ® bee CS ie Mak 4 rs " > - x ae ea Ne ee oh | a Pear ety wr eRe aoe eng Ti oe tn wu, my, -_—= F ae — TC ‘ . Ne ma hye eee x % <—~ c ees Sai ey P| mae > oh 4 S ba A 7 fc + PH ta rey" aa rt oa a es Sea vie Sly: ; a abe ee amet f ab h a eg oe rare See dat Ae ae: ape de eC Ee Bt, oe or | re: a WP f oe < prea ary Shoe ee i * a - 1 ee we te 5 ny A a) rs re TREES f 5 > ee ae aeeeeeeter tse - ae ets a Sus rai MiLed ate alae " Sy rt ek: 5 oe: B70 D4 Nee. Cornell Aniversity Library BOUGHT WITH THE INCOME FROMTHE SAGE ENDOWMENT FUND THE GIFT OF Henry W. Sage 18901 VP PE RB FG ccocormnse inetiesst (A) WL9Ob ENGINEERING LIBRary eat “iia THE DERRICK’S Hand-Book of Petroleum A COMPLETE CHRONOLOGICAL AND STATISTICAL REVIEW OF PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENTS DURING 1898 AND 1899. DAILY MARKET QUOTATIONS, TABLES OF RUNS, SHIPMENTS AND STOCKS, OIL REPORTS, FIELD OPERATIONS, AND OTHER SUBJECTS OF INTEREST AND IMPORTANCE TO THE OIL TRADE. VOLUME II. OIL CITY, PA.: DERRICK PUBLISHING COMPANY: 1900. tw TN PID _D¥S : V2 _ Kiigedsa" Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1900, by P. C. Boris, in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. INTRODUCTION. The present volume is the second of the series of Derrick Hanp-Books on ‘PETROLEUM, and covers the historical and statistical progress of the petroleum industry for the past two years. The chronological record for 1898 and 1899 will be found unusually full and complete, while the statistical tables have been com- piled with the greatest care and accuracy. All the oil developments of import- ance have received attention, and the numerous accidents, explosions, conflagra- tions, casualties, etc., occurring from time to time in the Oil Regions have been noted. . Eighteen ninety-nine proved a highly prosperous year to both the Pennsyl- vania and Buckeye oil producers. Field developments showed remarkable activity and the market occupied a higher plane than for several years past. The value of the product constantly appreciated throughout the latter half of the year and had a powerful effect in stimulating the efforts to increase production. In this respect the producers of Pennsylvania oil succeeded better than their brethren in Northwestern Ohio and Indiana. The pipe line runs of Pennsylvania oil were increased over a million barrels in 1899, while the gain in the Buckeye runs was about 55,000 barrels. The new discoveries of the past two years have been few and unimportant. The great bulk of the drilling has been done in the odd nooks and corners of the old districts and in territory that was passed over in years gone by as too small to operate with profit. Several of the deep sand pools of the Southwest have had their borders enlarged considerably by the drill and it is from these sources that the largest amount of the new production has been derived. There was likewise great activity manifested in the new shallow sand territory opened up in Wood and Pleasants counties, West Virginia. The Scio pool was probably the most important feature of the year 1899. It still furnishes opportunities for the exer- cise of the drill and has been the incentive for an immense amount of wildcat operations in Eastern and Southeastern Ohio. Nothing, however, approaching the scope or richness of Elk Fork, which was the leading attraction in the producing world in 1897, has been brought to light within the past two years. There has been a little excitement from time to time over new strikes, notably those near Weston, in Lewis county, West Virginia, and Cadiz, in Harrison county, Ohio, but none of these as yet promise any large additions to the present area of pro- ducing territory. More than the usual amount of drilling has been done in the older districts of the producing region, but nothing out of the ordinary. run resulted. The Middle and Northern fields supplied a large number of new wells of small calibre, 4 INTRODUCTION. but these sections are no longer prominent factors in the producing problem. A small area of productive territory has been opened up in Tioga county the past year, but unproductive strikes in every direction have exercised a depressing effect upon its future as a prospective or profitable oil field. The eastern portion of Allegany county, New York, offered some new attractions the past year, and a large number of small but paying wells were added to the producing list. The trend of developments continues toward the southwest and the districts of West Virginia and Southeastern Ohio contain the greatest amount of drilling operations and supply the most prolific wells. An earnest search for more Berea pools of the Scio kind is still going on in the eastern portions of the Buckeye State, but so far has been attended with little success. Kentucky and Tennessee have attracted very little attention whatever during the past two years, and opera- tions seem to have come to a standstill in all sections beyond the borders of West Virginia. In the Pennsylvania oil fields, 8,752 wells were completed in 1899, which was an increase of 3,956, or over eighty per cent., over the number completed in 1898. The new operations at the close of 1899 showed a gain of 126 over the preceding year. There were 651 more dry holes completed in 1899 than in 1898. Twelve hundred and eighty-four fewer wells were completed in 1898 than in 1897, but the close of the year showed a gain of over 50 per cent. in the amount of new work under way. There were 303 less dry holes drilled in 1898 than during the year preceding, and the monthly averages of new production were below those of 1897. The production of Pennsylvania oil, as shown by the pipe line runs, was over 5,000 barrels a day in excess of the consumption, and there was an increase of 1,622,066 barrels in the net stocks. The market for Pennsylvania oil advanced from $1.19 per barrel at the beginning of 1899 to $1.66 at the close. The average price for 1899 was 38% cents per barrel above the average for the preceding year. The 1898 production was only about 2,000 barrels a day in advance of the consumption, as represented by the excess of pipe line runs over shipments. The increase in stocks was a little over 750,000 barrels and prices advanced from 65 cents at the beginning of the year to $1.19 at the close. The average price for the year 1898 was over I2 cents above the 1897 average, while prices in 1897 were about 30 cents a barrel below the average for 1896. The average for 1896 was 18 cents a barrel below that of 1895. During 1804 and 1895, an entirely different condition of affairs was witnessed in the Oil Regions. The consumption was in excess of the production, and the pipe line stocks were reduced 1,174,872 barrels in 1895 and 5,774,411 barrels in 1894. The export demand for 1899 has been smaller than the year preceding, but the price of the refined article has ruled higher. The pipe line runs of Pennsylvania oil for the year 1899 were 32,207,458 bar- rels, which represents a gain of 3,034 barrels per day over those of 1898. The pipe line runs for 1898 were 31,100,360 barrels, which was equivalent to a decrease: of 9,930 barrels a day from the runs of the year preceding. The total runs for 1897 were 34,724,684 barrels, which was within 175,000 barrels of the runs of 1891, when the great McDonald field exercised such a tremendous influence upon values. McDonald came in towards the close of 1891, and its effect was to shut down active operations in nearly every other part ‘of the region. It made the year 1891 remarkable for the biggest yield on record. For 1892, 1893 and 1894, the production was maintained at nearly constant figures, For 1895, there was a decline as compared with the previous years, but in 1896 production again began to pick up and made a startling and unexpected advance, which was continued ery Aes te ee i INTRODUCTION. 5 with accelerated pace during 1897, checked to a considerable extent in 1898 and again slightly increased in 1899. To bring about the gain of a little over 3,000 barrels a day in the pipe line runs for 1899, 8,752 wells were drilled and 1,920 of the number were dry. At the close of 1894, the production of Pennsylvania oil was over 80,000 barrels a day, and the average for 1895 was a few thousand barrels above that figure. To maintain production, 7,138 new wells were drilled during the year, of which 1,587, or a little over 20 per cent.. were unproductive. The average production for 1896 was 91,409 barrels and 7,811 wells were drilled during the year. The runs for 1897 averaged 95,136 barrels a day and 6,080 wells were completed. In 1898, 4,796 new wells were drilled and the pipe line runs averaged 85,206 barrels a day. The net stocks in the custody of the various pipe lines at the close of 1894 were 6,336,777 barrels. At the close of December, 1895, these had declined to 5,161,905 barrels. The excess of consumption over production during 1895 was 1,117,872 barrels. At the close of 1896, the net stocks had increased to 9,550,583 barrels. This was followed by a further increase to 10,789,652 barrels at the close of 1897, to 11,541,753 barrels at the close of 1898, and to 13,163,819 barrels at the close of 1899. For 1899, the average daily production of Pennsylvania oil, as represented by the pipe line runs, was 88,240, and the consumption, as shown by the ship- ments, 82,950 barrels a day. The Buckeye runs averaged 47,079 and the ship- ments 59,259 barrels a day. The aggregate runs of all fields amounted to 135,319 barrels a day, while the demand upon the pipe lines was 142,209 barrels a day, ‘making the consumption 6,890 barrels in excess of the production. For 1898, the pipe line runs of Pennsylvania oil averaged 85,206 barrels, and of Lima oil 46,928 barrels, making a total of 132,134 barrels a day for the year. The shipments of Pennsylvania and Buckeye oil for the same period were 83,199 and 66,993 barrels a day, respectively. This was a total of 150,192 barrels, showing that the con- sumption of American oil during 1898 exceeded the demand by over 18,000 barrels a day. A comparative staiement of the statistics of the Pennsylvania and Lima oil fields for 18¢9 and 1808 is herewith presented : PENNSYLVANIA FIELDS. 1899. 1808. Wells; completed 00 scacciea vec ancnnasae tear sa mmnrd 23 4 e8 8,752 4,796 Nitmaibér of ditty HOES! occas ie tacos mina e oe amawadne eee 1,920 1,269 Rigs up close of yeari cies conqgiacassnva ynttraotenna wes 443 303 Wells drilling close of year... .. ccc cece ence ee eens 665 589 Total amount of new work..........0 cece eee ee eee eee 1,108 982 Increase rigs over 1898......... 2... ce eect teen ens GO; ashblresens Increase wells drilling over 1898...........00 cece eee FO sein Net increase in new work......... 0.0 cee se escent eee ee 126° “sexes Increased in wells completed......... 0.0.0.0... 0. eee BOSO = deine Inefease: in dry holes) is.5 escwan gus vec wwcananiad eons OSE ceva Total pipe lime runs) DbIS).< cas ave tanger dorwnee decays 32,207,458 31,100,360 Average per month: scccwssnnae caee cy esnecaan sess eee 2,683,055 2,591,697 AVERAPE: Pet MUAY Ws srewdise dew. a a tacees evden a sureeerewsainlel hasteeoee 88,240 85,206 Average daily increase ..... 0.0 cece eee ener eee nee BOst =| ng ewagety Total pipe line shipments........... 0.0. ce cee eee ee ee ee 30,276,633 30,367,631 Average: per mOnth 0 c.ccncsd se venesaineea caaes mare es 2,523,053 2,530,636 Average per diem ......... cece cece cece eet n eee ee eens 82,950 83,199 6 INTRODUCTION. Average daily decrease ......... eee ce cece eee ee eee eeee 249 Net stocks, close of year... .... ec cece cece cee ee eens 13,163,819 Increase during year ......... ec cece eee ee nee e teenie 1,622,066 Average increase per month...............0.0e0ee nese 135,172 Average price Of Oil... .. ccc cece cece cece tenet teenies $1.203% Increase average Price 2... 6 0c cece cece ee cere ere eens 38% In the following table a comparison is made of the statistics of the Pennsyl- vania oil fields for 1898 and 1897: PENNSYLVANIA FIELDS. 1808. Wells “compléted: oc sawsjecdsnetelt ede dean aa ceaeaetees 4,796 Number of dry holes..............cccceeceneeeeeceees 1,269 Rigs: tip, ClOSE Of VEAP icc sec cewewnwacse ww sede we wens ae 393 Wells drilling, close of year....... cece ccc e ee ee eee cee 5890 Total amount of new work..........ces ese ce ce eeeeeeee 982 Increase in new work over 1897......... cc cece ee eeee 381 Decrease in number wells completed................4-- 1,284 Decrease dry Holes, « cscccassacwnsousvaeans onoedonsaae 303 Total pipe: litle rnSicwcs oka x gcomamarn vec ew ue Magee Net 31,100,360 AVERAGE: PER MOMED, | oii sis Gia eee ecieas wears Bae Te 2,591,607 Avétage pér diem 2... cence ace cece ce teed a ee ew ee dane 85,206 Average daily decrease ....... cece seen eeen eee ee enous 9,930 Total pipe line shipments........... 0.0... cece ence eee 30,367,631 Average sper month) 203 sscesw scenes ss deere ee ies enews 2,530,636 Average per len? ccney .cSveanea aa bene ee sae 83,199 Average daily decrease ....... 2.0.0 cece cee eeeeeeene 8,746 Nieto StOCKS) 4 atte vac oseedadoamie nose eee aeueeed 11,541,753 Increase dunitig year gai se ensnn hea es eae a wee ee 2 752,101 Average increase per month...........0..ececee ee eneee 62,675 Average price of Oil... 0... ccc. cece cece cece nese ve ences orc 1897. 6,080 I ? 572 217 384 601 34,724,684 2,803,724 95,136 33,559,807 2,796,650" 91,945 W3ec A comparative statement of the statistics of the Trenton rock oil fields for 1899 and 1898 will be found in the following: NorTHWESTERN OHIO AND INDIANA, 1899. Wells completed) cs.ccccasadeee uneven teaaelnty ciate 4,616 Number Of dry holeSicsa...ccsciecse cles oon pamiciis Wace dee ce an 498 Rigs: tip, close Of year. veceenia avaciecweranaeeversaawan 217 Wells drilling, close of year... .... ccc cece eee ee ee eens 401 Total amount of new work........... cece cece eee eens 618 Increase in new work Increase im wells completed Inerease i. Gry HOLES seis eae ae vs anager a eed aviaeroncan 112 Total runs (Buckeye P. L., etc.), bbls...............00. 17,183,805 Average per month wreaks eSane aie Gastonia aan easing vasa eres WS 1,431,984 Average (per day" semaswrese ceca sesiem ps oa beaks e wees. 47,079 Average daily: imeteasey es<44 aiadiew oo 42054 taeda sees I5I Total shipments (B. P. L., etc)............ Rithalons Saco 21,620,516 AVERABE: DER MMNONEM cc cnan ve aexebes + AROREONGK iim aeeed 1,885,703 AVETABE: Per days <4 t4cand Mamaavw cease oa oie ea kees 59,259 Average daily decrease ....... ccc cece ccc eee tneeeees 7,734 Net stocks, close of ‘year.cccesc cccaseseuceuawscceaa aad, 10.545,927 1808. 3,092 386 149 17,128,897 1,427,408 46,928 24,452,421 2,037,702 66,993 15,180,892 INTRODUCTION. eae ee a ed Decrease during year ........c cece cess cesccaceeeveeees 4,634,065 = ..aeee Average decrease per month .............ce cece eeeeee 386,247, aa ee Average price North Lima oil...........ccccccceceeees 9236c 64%c Average price South Lima and Indiana................ 873%6c 5s9%e In the following table a comparative statement of the statistics of the oil fields of Northwestern Ohio and Indiana for 1898 and 1897 is presented: NoRTHWESTERN OHIO AND INDIANA. 1898. 1897. Wells completed dba See thse ag 5 orcas sus tue th cage aghiiicuets abc dea IRA 3,092 3,169 Number of dry holes........... cc ceecceceee ee ceeeccees 386 514 Rigs up, close of years... cece cece cece see eee ceeeeees 149 04 Wells drilling, close of year.........ccceeeeceeeceeeees 343 157 Total amount of new work......... ccc. cece eee enews 492 251 Increase of new work........... cece cece eee ee eeee eee PAT atest Decrease in wells completed........... 0. cece cece se cece Ti ae ale Decrease in dry holes........... 0. :ecceeeeneeeeneerees 128 Total runs (Buckeye P. L., etc.)....... ccc ee cece ee eee 17,128,897 19,670,515 Average per month) scceses vee see dase pee cea geaeGnebe ss 1,427,408 1,639,209 Average ‘pet diem J ezamsessas seutesaus oes oaarewee es ae ens 46,928 53,892 Average daily decrease*....... ccc cece eee ete enna 6,964 — .seeee Total shipments (B. P. L., etc.)....... ccc cece eee eee 24,452,421 20,092,426 Average per month ....... ccc cece e cece ee eee enone 2,037,702 1,674.369 Average pet diet sis sei ny oneeans veces dawsta sens eeeE 66,993 55,048 Average daily increase ......... ccc cee ee cence eee e neces T1045 hae eee Neb: sstdcks¢ ac ot-atsuiie cake uaaenes oe aa eee er EA ai 15,180,892 22,762,779 Decrease during year ..... cece cece ee eee eee eee nee 7,581,887, —.aaaee Average decrease per month...........cc ec ce cece eneee 631,824 = sees Average price North Lima oil......... 0. ss eeee sence eee 64¥%c 50%4c Average price South Lima and Indiana oil............. 50%c 45%4c FRONTIER DEVELOPMENTS. LEADING FEATURES OF THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHEASTERN OHIO DURING THE YEARS 1898 AND 3899. Under the depressing influence of a low market, operations at the beginning of 1898 had fallen into a state of lethargy in the Southwest. There were no new and prolific producing pools under development to attract attention, and leading operatcrs, for the fir t time in many years, declined to wildcat or develop light territory. As the year advanced values began to appreciate and field work took on new life. The stagnation that had prevailed during the first half of the year gave place to the greatest activity, making the finish one of the busiest on record. All parts of the lower Southwest began to receive at’ention and the drill was set to bouncing in new and old territory with renewed energy. Notwithstanding the great efforts put forth, new pools of any considerable magnitude were not forthcoming and in all the lower Southwest nothing was discovered that approxi- mated in size the Elk Fork pool of the preceding year. In the local fields, which include Butler, Allegheny, Washington and Beaver counties, not a single new pool of any proportions was discovered. Fewer wells were completed and less new producticn derived from that source than at any time in the past 15 years. Under the stimulus of a higher market the work of reviving old producers ‘becaire a fea’ure and at this time is still in progress. The best results along that line have been attained in the old Brush Creek field in Allegheny and Butler counties, where many old Snee sand producers, long since abandoned, have been pulled out and put to pumping from the upper or Hundred-foot sand. Ten or more years ago, when this territory was drilled over, the Hundred-foot sand was ignored, despite the good showing of oil in nearly all of the wells. A copious flow of salt water had a discouraging effect, as it was thought that it could not be handled successfully. From the beginning to the close’ of 1899 the grzatest activity prevailed throughout the entire Eastern oil producing region. Under the stimulating effect of a satisfactory market the drill was kept bouncing wherever there was any available territory to drill in the old fields, and in an effort to discover new producing territory it was sent down into the stubborn rock in localities far removed from the beaten paths of previous explorations. Throughout the East- ern fields there was not a dull month in the past year, despite the fact that few new pools were discovered. Interest never lagged from start to finish, for no sooner would one promising development dissipate the hopes of the talent than another would be discovered and the old put aside for the new. DEVELOPMENTS IN DETAIL. The first discovery in 1898 to attract anything like general attention was located in Ritchie county, West Virginia, and practically had its inception late in the previous year, when Barnsdall & Co. drilled in a well on the Abicht farm. ‘The size of the well, 250 barrels a day when fully drilled in, and its staying qual- ities, gave rise to the opinion that it was drawing its supply from a pool of some dimensions. Subsequent developments in a measure justified the opinion, and by March the boom was on in earnest and new wells drilling in every direction from the initial strike. To the south and southwest better producers were found on the Abicht and Williamson farms and the Payne lot, and the production began to increase with considerable rapidity. The efforts to extend the pro- ducing area to the north, east and west proved futile. but the little rich producing 10 FRONTIER DEVELOPMENTS. pocket of a few hundred acres furnished some gushers and the month of May showed the Whisky Run pool had placed 85,000 barrels to its credit. In that month it reached its zenith and started on the down grade. The following month it had declined to 40,000 barrels, and by the end of the year, or for the month of December, 1898, was a little above 25,000 barrels. In exploring to the southwest of the original developments an extension of some importance was discovered and proved a factor in sustaining the production of the pool and kept it from falling to even a lower level. In a general way the Whisky Run pool did not prove a money-maker. Large bonus was paid for some of the territory and the effort to advance the producing lines resulted in many dusters. There were 60 wells completed in the Whisky Run pool during 1898. Forty-three were producers, the remainder having come in dusters or were so small that it did not pay to operate them and they were abandoned. When the accounts of the Whisky Run pool have been balanced they will show that not more than three, or perhaps four, companies that invested money in the territory have gotten out ahead of the game. Opera- tions in Ritchie county have not been confined to the Whisky Run pool alone. The Salt sand territory has received a great deal of attention and a very large acreage has been developed. The territory has proven spotted and the producing wells have a small average. Work in the Salt sand districts is still fairly active and at one or two points good wells have recently been found in the Big Injun. Much of the work in the early part of 1899 was confined to defining and. developing the discoveries that had been carried over from the previous year and it is this class of work that shall first receive attention. WEST VIRGINIA. In the spring of 1899, the South Penn Oil Company drilled in a wildcat or the Henry Garner farm, in Wetzel county, West Virginia, and located about six miles east of Proctor, and from that time forward interest in the Eastern fields alternated between the Mountain State and Southeastern Ohio. The Garner well was drilled with the expecta.ion of getting the oil in the Big Injun sand, but that formation proved barren and as a last resort it was drilled to the Gordon, and the result was a veritable surprise, for the well came in a gusher and caused a stampede from Scio and other points to the new attraction. In addition to its location in territory that had not been previously tested, the oil was developed in the Gordon sand, a formation that has led all others for prolificness of production in the State for almost three years. It was not a matter of great surprise that operators and the itinerary accepted the Garner well as a discovery out of the ordinary. Operators, in their eagerness to secure leases, paid exorbitant bonus money, and that, too, for stuff that did not touch corners with the Garner farm by a long shot. As is almost invariably the case when new territory has been discovered, old expired leases were resurrected and new claimants under old titles attempted to take possession of the property. Restraining orders were issued by the courts and the development of the terri- tory in the immediate vicinity of the Garner tied up by litigation. These legal obstructions were not removed until late in the year, but in the interim lease- holders somewhat remote and in all directions from the Garner well had put down test wells and in almost every instance the result was the same—dusters. or very light producers. On the Huggins farm, only a short distance south of the Garner well, Carter & Trees secured a producer about the same size as the initial well, and these two producers embrace the measure of actual success that was attained in the Garner development during the year 1899. Both of these wells have showed remarkable staying qualities, and it would seem that they must have for their source of supply no small pool. The Garner well is nine months old and at the close of the year was still making 165 barrels, while the Huggins, not so old by two months, was holding up at 160 barrels a day. The legal embargo having been removed, the further development of the Garner farm should result in at least a few more good producing wells. There was no time during the year that the drill was allowed to rest in the older deep sand territory in Wetzel county. No great extensions were found, and the work for the most part was confined to the development of the interior : FRONTIER DEVELOPMENTS. II of pools. On Piney Fork, where scores of wells were completed, and on the Mills tract, where considerable work was done, the volume of new production was quite sufficient to prevent a decline in the average daily output of the previous year. About midsummer, the Kanawha Oil Company drilled in a large Big Injun sand producer on the Mills tract, on Richwood run. The South Penn Oil Com- pany followed with a 100-barrel producer some months later on the King farm, to the southwest, clearly showing an extension in that direction. The first half of the present year will show active operations along the southwest line. About the middle of December, E. H. Jennings & Bros. drilled in a test well on the Carney farm, on Rocky run, that proved a surprise and set the talent to guessing. The oil was not expected before reaching the Gordon formation, but when the stray above was drilled into the well filled up and started at about 90 barrels a day. The future of the well and the possibilities of the surrounding territory were matters of conjecture at the close of the year. One thing can be said of Wetzel county, however; it has not yet run its course, and will furnish a large amount of new production. There are a number of pools not yet fully developed and in addition to the new discoveries there is abundant room for oe strictly fresh pools in localities not yet condemned by the infallible test, the rill. The deep sand territory of Wetzel county was likewise the source of a large amount of new production in 1898. when Piney Fork was the leading attrac- tion. This territory has not been fully developed and will continue to claim attention. Near Brink, in the same county, a small pool of Big Injun oil was discovered in August, 1898, when the South Penn Oil Company drilled in its No. 2 on the E. Batson farm and secured the largest Big Injun producer of the year. The first day’s production of this well was more than 1,z00 barrels. Better results were derived from the Big Injun sand in Wetzel than in any other county in West Virginia during the year 1898. There are still large areas of undeveloped territory in Wetzel county. MONONGALIA COUNTY. This county has given up more new production and has been more prolific in surprises during the past two years than any other in the Mountain State. While the deep sand territory in Wetzel county was subjected to a relentless pounding, Monongalia county territory of the same character was receiving no better treatment. On Flat run and Campbell’s run, operations were quite active throughout the entire year and in the main with gratifying effect. Northeast extensions to both were developed early in the year, and it was along these lines that the best results were attained. Occasionally dusters, more frequently but average producers, and an occasional gusher kept up the interest. It is accepted that the northeast extension of the Flat run pool has been defined, but a recent well on the Cook-Tennant farm came in at the rate of 600 barrels a day and gives the impression that an eastern extension may be looked for as a part of the new year’s achievements in the lower Southwest. The end of the Campbell’s run extension is not yet in sight. Some distance to the west several good wells have been completed, and the indications favor several miles of additional pro- ducing territory. Aside from the deep sand pools, in Monongalia county, there does not seem to be much undeveloped territory to claim attention. It will be some time before the available deep sand territory in Monongalia county has been exhausted. The South Penn, Delmar and Hartman Oil Companies have been the leading developers of this territory. Like all Gordon sand territory in West Virginia, it is expensive to operate and explorations are conducted in a conservative manner. TYLER COUNTY. At no time during the year 1808 was Tyler county in the front rank. There were a few new pools, small in size, discovered, but it only took a few months to settle their dimensions. The Centreville development gave some promise, but of the 1§ wells drilled one-half were dusters. On Little Buffalo creek a good 12 FRONTIER DEVELOPMENTS. well on the Marshall farm was responsible for the expending of a good deal of money without making a discovery as good as the initial well. . During the latter part of 1898 an extension was found to the northeast of the Elk Fork pool. Some very profitable producers were found, and a gusher on the Fluharty farm started off at 30 barrels an hour. The oil in this well was developed in the Big Injun sand, and a new Big Injun pool may be a later dis- covery to the northeast of the Keener sand development. ; : The deep sand territory near Stringtown played a prominent part in Tyler county’s production for 1898. The South Penn Oil Company operated in that district without a single let-up during the year. It is simply a continuation of the Piney Fork development, in Wetzel county, and was almost as active in 1899 as during the previous year, and placed a large amount of new production to its credit. No exten icns of any noticeable magnitude were added, and the interior territory furnished the meditm for a vast amount of new work, but by the end of 1899 operations in that quarter had quieted down. To the west of String- town, a new Big Injun streak was discovered and supplied some wells of the gusher order, and there is still a chance for more of the same class. The first half of the year fcund operations in hot pursuit in the northeast extensicn to the Elk Fork pool. The streak proved uncomfortably narrow, but extremely rich, and those who were fortunate enough to land inside of the producing lines made a winning. Much money was invested in advance of the narrow streak, but not more than a half dozen individuals and companies were ahead of the game before the extreme limits of the producing streak had been reached. At the close of the year only four wells are drilling in that district. There was considerable work scattered over the county, but at no point any great amount at any one time, except in the shallow or Cow Run sand territory near Hebron. This territory, on account of the cheapness with which it could be operated, made it specially attrac ive to many operators of small means and who had been steering clear of the more expensive deep sand territory. PLEASANTS COUNTY. The degree of success that operators had had in Tyler county was nothing as compared with that experienced by those who crossed ovet into Pleasants county and secured a footing cn Cave run and Srgar creek, in Lafayette district. During the latter half of the year gushers, for shallow territory, were of almost daily cccurrence. ‘The scarcity of territory in other localities accelerated opera- tions in Plea ants county. The shallow depth (800 feet) at which the oil pro- ducing sand is found made it possible to develop the territory without delay. By autvmn, or within a few mcenths, the production in the Cave run and Sugar creek districts had been brought up to 1,000 or 1.200 barrels a day. Pleasants county seemed to hold_out more inducements to the wildcatter than any other county in the State. French creek, Benns run. Wilson run and Middle Island creek each had pools to develop, as well as territory in the vicinity of St. Marys and along the river front. In point of numbers, Pleasants county completed more wells during the year than any other county in West Virginia. The volume of new production fell short of either Wetzel or Monongalia, but on the whole the returns were equally as good, when the relative amount of money invested is taken into account. Many of the old pools have been fully defined, and there is a marked decline in operations at the close of the year, still the search for new pools continues, with more than an even chance for success. Pleasants county has been and is still the most promising county for investors with limited capital. A dry hole or two does not represent the expenditure and loss of a small fortune. WOOD COUNTY. At the close of 1897 the Berea grit territory in Wood county showed a greater volume of operations than any other development in the lower Southwest. The ‘Ogden pool had been pretty well defined, but an extension to the west of the Hendershot pool, in what has teen designated as the Murphytown district, was opened up and the work of development occupied a prominent place during the first half of 1898. No gushers were found in that territory, but the formation FRONTIER DEVELOPMENTS. 13. was regular and the wells had a good average production and ‘commendable staying qualities. Three miles south of Williamstown, in the same county, a Cow Run sand pool was discovered near the Ohio river. The first well was completed in August, 1898, and started at 20 barrels an hour. This gave rise to the wildest kind of excitement and the most lively operations followed. At one time there were 15 wells drilling on about that number of acres. It was but a short time till the pool was circumscribed. Some of those who invested in the little pool have made- “good money,” and on the whole it has proven the most satisfactory Cow Run pool for 1898. During the early part of 1899 Wood county was still active, but each succeed- ing month showed a nearer development of the old pools and no new ones to. claim attention, so that by the close of the year this county had been effectually disposed of and was no longer in the race. The work now under way is all. within defined limits and of no particular interest to the trade in general. RITCHIE COUNTY. _ The same that has been said of Wood county applies to the year’s efforts in. Ritchie county. Operations were confined principally to the development of Salt sand territory, and with varying success. On Devil’s Hole run, a small Big Injun. sand pool was opened, but it could hardly be called a satisfactory development. At present the operations in Ritchie are about a stand-off with Wood county. Neither has anything to offer as a drawing card. In Ritchie, however, there is. some experimental work under way. ROANE, WIRT, CALHOUN AND JACKSON COUNTIES. 1 Past experience had taught the well-informed operator that it was a waste of time, energy and money to continue the search for a southwest extension to the great white sand producing belt through these four counties. While there was and is still a certain amount of hazardous wildcatting, there was no concerted movement to locate a pool in any of these counties. The little that was done failed to bring the desired results, so that even an advancing market and an unprecedented demand for new territory failed to induce the conservative oper- ator to try conclusions with any degree of earnestness. Those best informed claim that the formations are badly broken up and in some of the wells _no- traces of the well-recognized oil producing sands were discovered at all. The theory of tracing out a continuous white sand producing belt on down through. the State on a southwest line into Kentucky and Tennessee has been abandoned. HARRISON COUNTY. The operations that began in Harriton county in 1897 were continued through 1898. The developments have not been of the sensational kind, but, yet of an encouraging nature. The South Penn Oil Company followed up its previous discoveries near Jarvisville with profitable producers and Harrison county began the year 1899 under most favorable auspices. While attracting very little atten- tion at the start it continued to grow in importance and by the close of the year it was found to have developed into a field of great activity and importance. The Jarvisville and Wolf Summit field expanded and work multiplied to such an extent that it now leads all others in the amount of work under way. For the first 12 months after it was introduced the wells were of an ordinary size, not averaging more than 25 or 30 barrels a day when completed. As developments were pushed farther north in the vicinity of Wolf Summit, larger wells were found and the average production of the new wells increased. During the last two months of the year the producing lines were advanced more than two miles to the north and northeast of Wolf Summit and the chances favor a stilk greater extension in that direction. More than 100 wells were completed during 1899 and the percentage of dry holes was unusually small. The close of the year found 4o wells drilling in the field and almost as many more starting. Near- 14 FRONTIER DEVELOPMENTS. Wallace, on the western edge of the county, a well was drilled in in September and started at about 30 barrels a day. It is located seven miles from production and by some is thought to be the forerunner of a new pool. Harrison county is coming to the front and will play a conspicuous part in the developments of the last year in the old century. DODDRIDGE COUNTY. On the South fork of Hughes river, in Doddridge county, in what has been designated as the Stout country, there was a continuation of operations through the year 1899, but the wells were uniformly small as oil producers and quite a number of them proved gassers, LEWIS COUNTY. Out of the extreme lower Southwest appeared, in 1899, an aspiring debutante and from an unlooked for section. Lewis county had not been seriously consid- ered until the Southern Oil Company drilled in a wildcat on the Camden tract, four miles west of Weston, and got a gusher. This new candidate for favor was introduced in October and at a time when all were anxiously looking for a new attraction. Operators rushed in headlong and were so well pleased with the newcomer that they put down their bonus money with a profligacy that made the small fellows feel like thirty cents. In less than two weeks the talent awoke to the fact that the Camden well was destined to have a meteoric record, for it stopped flowing, but even then it was thought that it had been tampered with and would resume when given a chance. A consummation of these hopes was never realized, for when it was finally drilled through the sand it proved an arrant failure. By the end of 1899 four dry holes had been drilled in as many directions from it and the only well to get oil was a second test (production unknown) 500 feet to the west. More than $150,000 in bonus money stands against the confidence vested in the Camden No. 1, and if there is a single dollar of it to come back to the owners, there is nothing at this writing to show in which direction it lies from the deceptive gusher. The coming year will reveal some of the unknown future history of Lewis as an oil producing county. The oil in the Camden well, it is claimed, was developed in the Big Injun sand, which makes its location the farthest east of any previous development to get oil in paying quantities in that formation. SOUTHEASTERN OHIO. The early part of 1898 found operations in Southeastern Ohio almost at a standstill. The Wilson run development, in Washington county, looked promis- ing, but it only took a few months to show its dimensions. Then followed a lull until the Jackson Ridge pool, a Keener sand development in Monroe county, was introduced. The best producing territory seems to have been discovered at the very outset, giving out a good impression and causing the territory to be in great demand. At the close of the year numerous dry holes had made their appearance, and those who had looked upon Jackson Ridge with favor began to lose confidence. With few exceptions the outlook for investors was not very rosy. In the vicinity of Marietta there was a remarkable increase in operations. In the Archers Fork district there was never so much work under way as at the close of December. On the Whittekind farm, below Marietta, T. N. Barns- dall drilled in the banner Cow Run sand producer of the year. The well started at 60 barrels an hour, and for several days placed more than 1,000 barrels a day to its credit. These occasional wonderful wealth producers had a stimulating influence in their respective localities, and their incoming was the signal for others to try for a capital prize in the spotted shallow sand country.. Owing to FRONTIER DEVELOPMENTS. 15 the cheapness with which the territory can be operated, one good producer will pay for a number of dusters. The average depth of the wells is but 650 feet. THE SCIO FIELD. In August, 1898, the Scio Oil & Gas Company drilled in a small producer on a town lot at Scio, Harrison county, Ohio. It attracted but little attention, since it was not better than a 15-barrel pumper. The same company drilled in another and better well the following month that started at 4o barrels a day. Operators began to look into the matter, but there were but two wells driillng in October, and both proved good producers. At the close of November there were three wells drilling, and the boom was on in earnest. The surrounding country was leased up for miles in advance in every direction from the five producing wells. Big bonus was paid for some of the best leases and there was the greatest eagerness to start new work. At the close of the year there had been but seven producing wells completed, but the volume of operations had increased from three drilling wells in November to 40 rigs and drilling wells at the close of December. evelopments at that time had been confined to a north and south line and showed a continuous producing stretch of territory a mile in length. The oil is developed in the Berea formation at a depth of about 1,200 feet. The rock is close and all of the wells are shot as soon as drilled through the sand. Old- time operators from all parts of the country have been attracted to the Buckeye field at Scio and some have secured large holdings. The beginning of 1899 found Scio the Mecca to which operators from all parts of the country had flocked. At that time the area of its producing limits had been defined only on a north and south line. For the first four months the activity was‘ such as had not been witnessed since the McDonald excitement. Comparatively shallow drilling made it possible to develop the territory with great rapidity. At that time there was no other pool to divert attention, so that the attack on Scio territory was most aggressive. The results were amply remunerative, notwithstanding the average size of the wells was small, but as the year progressed and explorations branched out, the average of the wells began to diminish. It was a somewhat singular coincidence that the first 50 wells completed should be the largest producers, and located in or adjacent to the town. Before the year had half gone the pool was fairly well defined and nothing but routine or interior development remained to claim the attention of those who had been fortunate enough to secure a slice of the producing territory. The floating contingent had disappeared almost as suddenly as it had put in an appearance, and save for a few hangers-on the town had settled down to the ordinary level of any other staid village that had been torn wide open and ripped up the back by a robust oil boom. Distasteful and all as it may have been to the average Scioan, no such wave of prosperity had ever before swept over that section and left a trail of gold in its wake. The preduction of the Scio field reached its highest point in May, when it amounted to 188,589 barrels, or an average of a little less than 6,100 barrels a day for that month. The outer edges of the pool had been reached by this time and the new wells were not of sufficient size to offset the decline in the old producers, and since that time the field has been slowly and gradually declining and at the end of the last month of the old year was about 3,900 barrels a day. Some idea of the vast amount of work accomplished in the way of developing the territory can be had when it is stated that within little more than a year between 800 and 900 wells were completed in the Scio field. For regularity in formation no other pool in the Eastern fields stirpassed, and few, if any, equalled that of Scio. Beginning with the first developments near the town as the common center, the expansion was with unequalled regularity and without encountering a single dry hole. True, some of the wells were small, but in every instance the formation was there and contained the fluid. At the close of 1899 the few wells drilling were located on the fringes of the pool and when completed are not good for more than 5 or 10 barrels a day. The beginning of the new year showed but seven wells drilling and ten rigs up in the entire field. About 50 wells, profitable pro- ducers at one time and nearly all located on town lots, have been abandoned. Ordinarily some of these wells could have been operated at a profit, though small, 16 FRONTIER DEVELOPMENTS. but the price of new material had advanced to such a point that it was thought to be more economical to pull out and abandon the small wells and use the old material to prosecute new work, rather than purchase new supplies at the advanced figure. In area the profitable producing territory of the Scio field does not embrace much more than 2,000 acres, but it will be producing for many years to come. The largest deals consummated in the Scio field during the year were the sale of a part of the Allegheny Oil Company’s. holdings to the United States Oil Company for a cash consideration of almost a half million dollars. The Scio Oil & Gas Company about the same time parted with its holdings to Myers & Brown for $100,000, THE BRICKER FIASCO. It was somewhat remarkable that Southeastern Ohio should furnish a spec- tacular attraction coincident with the fiasco in Lewis county, West Virginia. Early in October, 1899, Cain & Co., now the Bricker Oil Company, made a strike on the John Bricker farm, three miles northeast of Cadiz, in Harrison county. This well started close to 200 barrels a day and was at once accepted as the initiatory step towards a new Scio pool. The money made in the latter, and the failure on the part of many to get a slice of it when it was seeking investors, was a silent reminder that the operator who wanted to get any of the Cadiz territory must act, and that quickly, or it would slip away and out of reach. The operator with experience and a big bank account was early on the ground. The latter cut quite a figure, but the former acquirement counted for nothing. He gathered in the leases, for which he paid a bonus seldom equalled in these later-day ven- tures. In all directions from the Bricker well operations began with a confidence characteristic of one who has placed his money after the race has been fixed. The first well was completed to the southeast of the Bricker and its owners found that nature had stacked the cards and instead of giving them a winning hand the land owner held all the trumps. Nat even the producing formation was found at this well. This location was only about one-half a mile away from the Bricker well. A few days later a test was drilled in to the northeast, located about the same distance from the Bricker. At this venture a little of the sand formation was found, but nothing more. Tests to the south, north and northwest followed in rapid succession and in every instance the result was the same— nothing but dusters. To the west followed test wells on the Robb farm, and they came in producers. Those who had pinned their faith to that quarter were duly elated, but when the wells on the Thompson farm, still farther to the west, came in, one a duster and the other a small producer, the last hope for extending the pool disappeared. All were practical operators and accepted their defeat with commendable good grace and said it was a part of the business. All told. the actual cash loss in the Bricker pool cannot fall much short of $200,000. The Bricker pool has seven producing wells, Lut there is nothing to warrant the belief that the pcol will have more than 200 acres of profitable producing ter- ritory. Had the territory not proven a failure the activity of the Bricker pool at the close of the year would have equalled the liveliest days of the Scio excite- ment. All of southeastern Ohio was subjected to a worse shaking up during the year than at any time in its past history as producing and prospective oil territory. WASHINGTON COUNTY. Outside of Harrison, Washington county was the most conspicuous. There was not a month in the year that this county did not complete a great number of wells, and for variety of producing sands this county surpasses all others. No fewer than four of the generally recognized oil producing formations furnish profitable wells, to say nothing of two or more stray sands in which paying wells have been found. A well may prove a duster in what is regarded as Cow Run sand territory and yet make a good producer when drilled to the Keener, Big Injun or Berea grit. - The Wilson run pool, a Big Injun sand development, furnished some large producers during the year. FRONTIER DEVELOPMENTS. 17 MONROE COUNTY. This county had but two new discoveries during the year. On Clear Fork. northeast of the Jackson Ridge development, a Big Taide Foal for a time looked promising, but it only took a few months to put it out of the business. The same can be said of a later and similar discovery on Clear Fork, northwest of the Wilson run pool. All through the year the work of developing the Jackson Ridge Keener sand pool was carried forward and is still a factor in making up the aggregate of present operations. The wells as a rule are small, but have a tenacity for hanging on to their production. MORGAN COUNTY. Operators, both large and small, took a whirl at developing the shallow sand territory near Chester Hill, in this county. It is the cheapest, as well as the most spotted, territory to operate in the lower Southwest. The first producing sand lies from, 150 to 300 feet below the surface and a 2 or 3-barrel well is looked upon as a paying producer. Some few were many times larger, but 5 barrels would be a fair average, leaving out the dry holes. Many have quit the field, preferring to take chances on getting larger wells in more expensive territory. COLUMBIANA COUNTY. In this county, at Wellsville, an effort was made to present an oil boom, but it died a-borning. On a town lot a good well was drilled in and gave rise to some town-lot operations. Before two months had elapsed it was found that it was easier to get a dry hole than a producing well and the boomlet was laid to rest, just as had been one of 30 years previous. In the northwestern edge of the county, south of Alliance, near Homeworth, there is an effort making to open a pool, but as yet there has been no marked success in that direction, but the possi- bility remains. THE KEYSTONE STATE. In the race for new pools and increased production the old Keystone State did not during the year make even a close second to either West Virginia or Southeastern Ohio. No pools worthy of more than the briefest mention were discovered. In fact, the little discovered was more in the nature of extensions, rather than strictly new developments. ALLEGHENY COUNTY. Near Gibsonia, a third sand streak was operated with a measure of success, but it proved narrow and deceptive. The few fine producers were thrown in the background by a multiplicity of small wells and dry holes, so that the end of the year found but little work doing in that quarter. Brush creek continued opera- tions with a good deal of uniformity, but there was no excitement. Towards the end of the year there was a slight revival at Milltown on account of a producer on the Hunter farm. A, half dozen wells drilling tells the whole story. WASHINGTON COUNTY. There was not a new pool nor an extension to an old one made in this county during the year. The little work consisted of drilling in old locations that had been passed by during the days when producing territory was not so scarce as now. BEAVER COUNTY. Near Legionville, in the early winter months a well of more than ordinary size was drilled in on the Frederick Moore farm. It started at 175 barrels a day and seemed to show an extension to the previous year’s developments on the 2 18 FRONTIER DEVELOPMENTS. Cookson and Reed farms. It was the incentive for starting some new work, about « eight wells in all. These have all been completed. Four were dusters and the same number paying producers. It is altogether likely that the producing terri- tory has been defined. GREENE COUNTY. Erratic and fickle as a maiden in her teens, Greene county has played fast and loose with the confidences of the oldest operator. Just when he thought he stood on solid footing and had things coming his way, he got a nervous shock and his finely spun theories knocked into smithereens. It is no wonder that the operator who did not have money to burn quietly slipped away with an experience, though lighter in pocket. Grays Landing, Fonner, Graysville and even Bristoria, with its famous Emma Woods well, now a year and a half old and still making 200 barrels a day, are sufficient reminders of Greene county’s deceptiveness. : ; Throughout the year the search for an outlet to the Bristoria pool was kept up. The Emma Woods No. 1 was fairly surrounded with tests looking for the source from which it was drawing its enormous supply, but it was not discovered, A few of the test wells proved profitable producers, but they were failures as compared with the gusher. In the last half of the year 1899 a well was drileld in on the Lantz farm, near Blacksville and only a short distance from the West Virginia line. Two addi- tional wells have since been completed. Both are good producers and Greene county can begin the new year with the pretense of having something good to offer for past shortcomings and disappointments. OHIO AND INDIANA. REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENTS IN THE BUCKEYE AND HOOSIER OIL FIELDS FOR 1898 AND 1899. Operations in the Ohio and Indiana fields during the year 1898, while em- bracing an enormous amount of work, did not result in any new areas of extent or significance being developed. It was a year of inside work, the profitable market figures making it possible for lease-holders to drill up their holdings in safe but comparatively small territory in preference to risking capital in wildcat ventures. During 1899, there was a still further increase in activity, but field work was notable more for volume, than additions to the scope of producing territory made available by the new discoveries, or increase in pipe line runs. With more wells completed than any year since 1896, yet the features of develop- ment in 1899 were so few that there may be said to have been no new points of interest to the Western fraternity except of a very local character. It is true that many nice additions have been made to the various districts of development in the Buckeye and Hoosier fields, but they all lay within the recognized, defined limits of the producing territory. Little extensions were found at various points in the great scope of territory extending from Lake Erie, in Northwestern Ohio, to the western limits of the Hoosier field, but none of them were of such a char- acter as to create any excitement or result in a notable volume of new work or addition to production figures. In Ohio, the most noticeable extensions to the old territory were in Allen county, almost joining to the old areas in which the great Lima oil fields had their start. Strange as it may seem, the pioneer county of developments was the leader during most of the year 1899, in both new work and new production. The most prolific scenes of operations were north, east and southwest of Lima, in the Spencerville district. At a few points in Wood and Hancock counties, also, small FRONTIER DEVELOPMENTS. 19 fe es were found by the drill, but they had no appreciable effect on pro- uction. : In Indiana, there were two or three short-lived sensational features, but they did not fulfill expectations in any way, and when the year closed the Hoosier field had not materially changed in outline from what it was at the beginning. What the Western fields lacked in development features they made up in the amount of prosperity attending upon the operating done. It can be safely said that no year in the history of Trenton rock fields brought more general, average success to operators and more material improvement to all classes of trade than the one just closed. The fact that the great bulk of drilling was done within Pretty well defined limits naturally resulted in a low percentage of unprofitable wells; owing to the high market prices prevailing, which made even small pro- ducers paying ones. Then, the amount of wildcatting was comparatively light. Operators seemed content to drill in small and sure territory in preference to risking their money in experimental work. Taken all in all, the year just closed was one of the most successful ones ever passed through by Western oil men, and the outlook never seemed brighter than at the start of the new year. As one of the prominent features of the year’s record may be given the large amount . of capital which sought investment in Buckeye and Hoosier producing properties. The aggregate will run well up into the hundreds of thousands. the large proportion of which came from Eastern sources. The staying qualities of the Trenton rock districts are being better established each year and the desirability of Ohio and Indiana production as paying investments correspondingly increas- ing among investors in oil properties. A review of the principal features of the past two years by months will be found in the following: REVIEW FOR 1808. During January, 1898, the most important feature in Ohio was the drilling of a rank wildcat at Mark Centre, in Defiance county, by a farmers’ co-operative company. The well was drilled 1,749 feet’ deep, and from the first showing the Prospects seemed good for a new pool being opened up. But the hopes of enthusiastic leasers were soon dashed to earth, for the well never amounted to anything. Wolfe & Co. also thought they had found a second Hume pool when they drilled in their test well on the Lotharge farm, two miles north of Wapa- koneta, Auglaize county, but that was also a false alarm. Britt & Co. found a good producer in the Children’s Home field, south of Lima, on the Bowsher farm. In Hoosierdom, the leading feature in January was the good wells found in the Broad Ripple district, which came in for more attention, owing to the collapse of the Peru excitement. The best well drilled during the month at Broad Ripple started at 210 barrels and several made from so to 125 barrels the first day. ; : February failed to furnish anything startling as a result of operations in Ohio territory, with the possible exception of the sinking of an 80-barrel well in the Children’s Home pool in which the oil was found 80 feet above the Trenton rock. This was drilled by the Ohio Oil Company on the Breese farm. It was purely a freak, drawing its oil through a crevice connecting with the oil bearing stratum below and did not hold out long. In Indiana the gas territory north of Hartford City commenced to attract considerable attention, owing to the drilling in of a well*on the Fiddler farm, in Licking township, Blackford county, by the Manhattan Oil Company. It made quite a show at first and was the cause of considerable drilling, but the field proved to be a_sad disappointment to all who put their faith and capital into it. In the Broad Ripple district the striking of a well which made 30 barrels an hour for a short while caused a good sized ripple of excitement. It was drilled by McKnight & Co. and was located on the Mitchell farm. March found new interest awakened in the Hatton field, in Wood county, where considerable work was done and the old territory had quite a little new Production added to _its credit during the two or three months following. A well was drilled at Quincy, in Logan county, this month which caused quite a lot of leasing. Nothing resulted from it, however, but the fever has broken out once or twice since that time, some parties having leased up land in that locality within the past week or so. The most important feature of the situation 20 FRONTIER DEVELOPMENTS. 7 in the Hoosier State in March was the waste gas decision by the State Supreme Court, whereby oil operators were debarred from drilling in the gas territory. This simply stopped operations in some districts entirely, a condition which still obtains. In Madison and Delaware counties especially no oil wells have been drilled since (notwithstanding that Toledo “statisticians” have continued to drill in a half dozen in each county with a new production of from 100 to 200 barrels every month ever since). Shugart & Co, drilled a well at New Haven, six miles east of Fort Wayne, in this month, which promised a new pool, but_petered out like many other prospective booms, proving to be a rank fizzle. The little pool at Kellers Station. eight miles east of Peru, commenced to come to the front in March, two wells being drilled which started off at 200 barrels each. April recorded the finding of a nice little well at Kettlerville, in Shelby county, which led to more testing and resulted in quite a little extension being added to the Van Buren township field. The Ohio field elsewhere failed to develop any sensations in the month of showers and movings. In Indiana the Peru pool had a nice well in the Ohio Oil Company’s No. 3, Chartiers, which started off at 200 barrels, but did not lead to any extension. The Kellers Station pool, in Wabash county, forged to the front during April and was the center of interest in Hoosier Oildom, having at that time a daily yield of 500 barrels from ten wells. Great expectations were centered on this district, which many thought would rival the famous Peru pool, but it never attained a daily yield of more than 700 or 800 barrels and was pretty well defined early in the year. April showed a marked increase in activity in both fields, being the beginning of a spell of heavy operations which continued all the rest of the year. In May the Children’s Home field, south of Lima, attracted the most atten- tion in Ohio, and reached a production at that time of 600 barrels from between 50 or 60 wells. No particularly large wells were found, but on the whole the pool proved a highly profitable one to most operators. In the Big Lick township pool, east of Findlay, in Hancock county, two good wells were found in May, which were surprisingly large, one doing 100 barrels and the other 250 barrels on the start. The first well in the Richland township field, north of Lima, was. also drilled in May. It started off at 60 barrels and led to considerable drilling being done in hope of developing a pool connecting the Orange township field with the old Lima district, but outside of perhaps a half dozen fair producers, the efforts resulted in failures. The Hoosier districts failed to furnish anything out- side of the ordinary in May. In June, the month of roses and, usually, noted developments in Oildom, failed to have anything out of the ordinary placed to its credit in Ohio territory. The Shawnee Oil Company drilled in a good well on the Zerkle farm on the northwest corner of the Hume pool, which led to quite a little addition to that prolific district's area. In an attempt to find a connection between the Elida pool, west of Lima, and the Shawnee township developments on the south, the Ohio Oil Company scored a duster in their wildcat on the Verbryke farm. Houser & Co. also drilled a rank failure in attempting to open up something southwest of Celina, Mercer county. It was located on the Bailey farm, three miles from Celina. The most startling find of the month in Indiana was W. R. Welton’s gusher on the Yountz farm, in Jackson township, Wells county. It started at 400 barrels early in June and was doing 100 barrels at the close. It led to no new extension of territory, however. Clover, Neely & Co. also tapped a 250-barrel producer in the Kellers Station pool, Wabash county. A little stir was caused by the oil showing made by a well drilled in Fall Creek township, Hamilton county, on a line between Alexandria and Broad Ripple, but it never resulted in any further development. July was featureless insofar as significant developments in Ohio were con- cerned. The Botkins Oil Company drilled a test well in Dinsmore township, Shelby county, trying to find oil, but the result was a dismal failure. Mooney & Co. also drilled a duster in their wildcat, nine miles north of Bowling Green. . y Wood county. It was two miles north and three west of the Dowling field. In Hoosierdom the feature of the month of July was the striking of the noted Dale farm gusher by the Manhattan Oil Company, in section 17, Washineton township Blackford county. It started at 250 barrels and increased in production until the 4oo-barrel mark was reached, holding up unusually well for Indiana territory. So good a strike naturally caused a rush of leasers and the outlook for a nice pool being opened up was good, but like many other prospective rich spots, the FRONTIER DEVELOPMENTS. al hopes of leasers were never realized and a duplicate of the Dale gusher was never found, although considerable drilling was done all around it and a few fair pumpers were secured. Activity was given new impetus along the Blackford- Wells county line by the good wells drilled on the J. P. A. Leonard farm, in Washington township, Blackford county, by McDonald & Co. In August the first wells attracting attention to the most important develop- ment of the year in the Ohio fields, Jackson township, Allen county, were struck. Three or four wells starting off at from 100 to 200 barrels each were drilled and the new territory was given a boom that has not waned up to date. No developments of the past year proved so uniformly and largely successful as the ‘Jackson township territory, east of Lima, and a very creditable addition has been made to the county’s area of’ production in territory which was supposedly con- demned years ago. Henderson & Co. also struck a surprisingly good well southwest of Lima, in Logan township, Auglaize county, starting off at 5 barrels per hour. It resulted in no further finds of like richness around it. Ralph Bros. struck a gusher on the McClung farm in Plain township, west of Bowling Green, Wood county, in August that caused a little-flurry for a week or so. The Ohio Oil Company drilled a test well on the Horsman farm, near the Larimee reser- voir, in Shelby county, but scored a rank failure. The opening up the Compton pool, in the center of Jackson township, Wells county. was one of the principal results of Hoosier operations in August. McDonald & Co.’s initial well made a Fourth-of-July start, flowing several hundred barrels of salt water and 50 barrels of oil on the start. This led to quite a lot of drilling on the surounding territory and several fair producers were found, but nothing beyond the average for Indiana. A dry hole was drilled in an attempt to find oil at Walton, Cass county, 12 miles southwest of Peru. At Westfield, Hamilton county, a well was drilled in August which promised to be a fair pumper, but when finally put in operation it fizzled out and led to no further drilling, and a “false alarm’’ excitement was also sprung at Rensselaer, Jasper county, in this month by a well that was drilled for water and found a little oil at a depth of 400 feet. September, 1898, did not furnish the trade with any new features in Ohio, the interest being confined principally to developments in the new field east of Lima, in Jackson township, Allen county, which now began to forge to the front. South of the new district in Perry township, the Ohio Oil Company drilled in a well on the Ebling farm which caused considerable hustling among the talent and resulted in a small scope of new territory being added to the eastern edge of the old territory in Perry township. A feature in Wood county was the finding of a s00-barrel well by the Ohio Oil Company on the Coons farm in Henry township, a lease that had then 20 wells on it and had been operated for eight or nine years. Forman & Mills struck an exceptionally good well on the Shultheis farm, at Hume, that attracted new interest to that old territory and resulted in quite a little operating thereabouts subsequently. Several old wells in Wood and Hancock counties were greatly improved by being drilled deeper and shot, a second pay in some instances being found. There was quite a lot of this work done in portions of the counties named in the summer of 1898, but the results were too varied and the locations too scattered to base any reliable theory that a deep pay streak could be found in any extended area of the Trenton rock fields. Hoosier Oildom operations were rather uneventful in September. An attempt was made by Biggs & Co. to find a connection between the Peru and Keller’s Station pools, but it resulted in failure, the third of its kind up to that time. The bottom dropped out of the districts in Washington township, Black- ford county, opened up by the striking of the Dale farm gusher and the interest has never been revived. for : October’s sensation in Ohio territory was the striking of a gusher by Britt & Co. on the Hall farm in Jackson township. east of Lima, that rivalled those of the field's early-day developments. It had a tremendous gas pressure and flowed several hundred barrels of oi! and water per day for over a week before it could be gotten under control and the oil saved. When finally put in opera- tion it started off at 300 barrels and was the banner well of the field. There was a heavy volume of work done in both Ohio and Indiana in this month, but nothing else of significance was developed beyond the average. The town lot boom in North Findlay began to assume considerable proportions in October and some very nice producers were found. 22 FRONTIER DEVELOPMENTS. In November, 1898, the spots of new development in the South Lima district, the North Findlay town lot pool, and the pools in Jackson, Shawnee and Perry townships, in Allen county, continued to be centers of more than usual interest, with some very good results. At Hume, in Auglaize county, some very good wells were found in the district revived by operations started the previous month. In the New Bremen field in Van Buren township, Shelby county, a few good wells were struck and the eastern side of the pool extended half a mile. Indiana failed to furnish anything beyond the ordinary. ee 2G ‘ The closing month of 1898 did not record anything of note in either Ohio or Indiana, with the exception of the finding of a small producer by the Ohio Oil Company, four miles in advance of the western edge of the great Wood county field. The new find was on the Starr farm, in section 12, Milton township, Wood county, and started off at 10 barrels. It is in deep territory, however, and is not looked upon as likely to open up any extensive or prolific new area. Some nice additions were made to the area of the new district in Jackson township, Allen county, and it promises to be the best new development in Ohio for some time. The single feature of interest in Indiana was the striking of a good well, four miles northeast of Peru, in Erie township, Miami county, by Menzie & Co. on the Baker farm. Two more good ones have been drilled since and it looks as though another small pool like the Kellers Station development in Wabash county would be found. REVIEW FOR 1899. January started off with one of the largest strikes of the year in the Hoosier field. The sensational well was a southwest extension to developments in Wash- ington township, Blackford county. It was drilled by Daily, Mason & Arnold on the Storms farm and astonished its owners, as well as every person else, by flowing several hundred barrels per day; the first few days’ production being lost owing to a lack of tankage. The well made a very good producer after it had dropped out of the gusher class, as all Indiana spouters do rather quickly, and resulted in quite a little work being done in surrounding territory ,although nothing large was found. A good well was found this month four miles north- east of Peru, Ind., and the prospects looked good for another pool similar to Rich Valley being opened up, but aside from a half dozen ordinary wells nothing resulted. In Ohio, attention was called to the Wyandot county territory by Fred- erick Bros. getting a good well in new territory, south of Carey, on the Hunter farm. The well made quite a flurry for a few days, but, like most Wyandot county wells, quickly fell off, no operations resulting, except those following on the same lease, three or four fair wells being drilled. February, the shortest month of the year, was also short on field develop- ments. In Hoosierdom, there was nothing at all outside of the average run of wells in defined territory. In Ohio, the well of Reusens & Co. on the Welty farm, Riley township, Putnam county, was put in operation, and the prospects for a new area being opened up for the drill, which looked bright when the well was drilled into the sand, went glimmering, as it was a rank failure when put to the test. A 300-barrel well was struck on the Zerkle farm, northwest of the famous. Hume pool, but it did not result in extending the limits of that once prolific area. Those who had placed high hopes on a western extension to the Wood county field in Milton township were also doomed to disappointment this month, as the wells drilled proved worthless when put in operation. In all there were four wells put down in the vicinity of Weston, but the results were fruitless. _ The month of March, 1899, had hardly been ushered in until the South Lima district furnished a surprise at Hume. It was the Deka Oil Company’s No. 3 on the Shultheis lease, a piece of territory that had never been valued very highly. The well proved a first-class gusher, starting off at 300 barrels and holding up remarkably well. This strike caused quite a lot of activity and resulted in several more good wells being drilled in what was considered light territory. The Ohio Oil Company completed two important wildcats this month,. both being failures. One was located at Convoy, Van Wert county, and the other was in Liberty township, Hardin county. The Filer Oil Company drilled in a rank wildcat near Deshler, in Jackson township, Wood county. When finished it looked like a winner, but like nearly all experiments of the year, when put to the test of pumping it was worthless. Four miles west from the test wells drilled near Weston, Wood county, a wildcat was drilled on the western line af FRONTIER DEVELOPMENTS. 23 the county by Simmons & Co., but it failed to tap a greasy spot in the Trenton rock, Some little excitement was occasioned at Oak Harbor, Ottawa county, this month, by the oil showings in two or three gas wells drilled at that place. Nothing of any consequence resulted, however, two or three gas wells being pumped for oil and making a barrel or two per day. Nearly all gas wells drilled in that district have showed more or less oil, and many operators have figured on a southeast extension of the Ottawa county field that far, but the drill has telitsed to confirm their theory. Indiana was without any features during this month, April, while having a large amount of field operations, did not present any new attractions for the oil fraternity. The Ohio Oil Company struck a remark- able freak well in the Children’s Home pool, south of Lima, on the McBeth farm, getting its oil in shale 60 feet above the Trenton rock. It started off at 280 barrels and made a nice producer for some little time, when it was drilled on down into the regular oil-bearing formation. This locality furnished three or four such freaks. In Liberty township, Hancock county, an extension was opened up northwest of the old field that increased the producing area very con- siderably. In this month, the little field north of Lima, in German township, Allen county, came into notice through operations begun by John Finley. This was territory looked upon as dry and the talent had little faith in the first venture before completion. The area opened up was considerable in extent and proved to be very profitable territory. In Indiana, very little was done outside of the ordinary development, except some small extension on the west edge of the Van Buren district. In May an attempt was made to find a pool south of the Peru, Ind., district, which was, area considered, the richest territory ever'operated in the Hoosier State. About eight miles south of Peru, a test was drilled in Clay township, Miami county, but nothing was found. In Ohio, the features were the finding of unusually good wells in old territory. The Ohio Oil Company and Palmer Oil Company met with rich success in the Cygnet district, in Wood county, where wells were drilled in which started at a tank per day. In the old Spencer- ville district, some good wells were also found and an impetus given to opera- tions which lasted all year and resulted in some excellent territory being brought within the scope of developments. On Decoration Day, a gas accident occurred at a wildcat well on the Van Vactor farm, in section 16, Center township, Grant county, in which five lives were nearly lost. The well was a heavy gasser and spraying oil after being shot. The party were on top of the tank watching the flow when a traveling man struck a match to light a cigar and a terrific explosion occurred. L. S. Gordon, foreman for the Indiana Pipe Line Company; Thomas McDonald, of Bluffton, Ind., and Simon Spellacy, of Lima, Ohio, the latter two owners of the well, were the worst burned. At first it was questionable whether they would recover, but all three finally regained their health, although still bearing scars from the effects of their fiery experience. — : ‘ : June recorded no especial strikes in new territory, either in Ohio or Indiana. There was some wildcatting done, but it was attended with the fate that seemed to follow all experimental work of the year. At Cairo, Allen county, a well was drilled with a view of finding a northward extension to the territory east of Lima, but nothing paying was found. In Webster township, Wood county, oper- ations were started by a well which started off at about 10 barrels. This was located six miles east of Bowling Green. The territory is very light and the operations following during the year were quite limited in amount as well as in yield. In Henry county, an important wildcat was drilled by Theodore Barns- dall & Co., in Richfield township. The Trenton rock was struck at a depth of over 1,600 feet, and while a small show of oil and gas was found, the well was a failure so far as its producing qualities were concerned. A well had been drilled in the same neighborhood several years ago, in which it is said consider- able oil had been found, but the failure of the Barnsdall well has probably stopped wildcatting in that locality for some time to come. ¢ In July, McClure & Co. completed their test well at Quincy, Logan county, Ohio. When first drilled in the well’s owners thought they had a paying pro- ducer, but when put to pumping the oil failed to materialize. So firm was the belief in the minds of this company that oil existed in paying quantities in that locality that they drilled a second well, but it resulted as the first. A third failure was drilled by another company. In Henry township, Wood county, a small extension on the west edge of developments in section 16 was recorded in July. 24 FRONTIER DEVELOPMENTS. A number of sales of producing properties were transacted during this month, the majority being in Hancock county territory, which was the favorite place for investors during the year, which was noted for its transfers of production. August came'to the front on the start with a good sized gusher in the Lucas county field, Barnes & Co. securing a well on the Condon farm, in Oregon town- ship, that started off at 25 barrels per hour. It did not hold up very long at those figures nor did it add materially to the area of operations nor cause the stampede for territory that the famous Klondike gusher did in the same field. Three miles north and east of the Elida field, in Sugar Creek township, Allen county, the Ohio Oil Company completed its test on the Harpster. The well was a small pumper and did not open up a streak of new stuff north of the German township developments, as many thought it would. In this month the operations in the Spencerville district resulted in some very good wells being brought in and terri- tory was opened up that had for years been considered valueless. In Indiana, the little district along the State line had attention first called to it by a wildcat well drilled on the Gillespie farm, in Blue Creek township, Adams county. This well made a nice showing, but had so much salt water that it took quite a little time before it was gotten down to the oil producing point. It never made a very large producer, but rendered good service by inaugurating a rush of operations that furnished the talent with the first real excitement of the year in Hoosierdom. Several dry holes were drilled in attempts to locate the streak supposed to con- nect the Ohio and Indiana fields, but aside from a small pool found by the Ohio Oil Company on the Dudgeon and one or two adjoining leases, nothing was developed worth mention. The average daily output of the district has never reached too barrels. The month of September recorded the largest deal of oil property of the year in Ohio, when Reusens & Co. sold their holdings south of Bowling Green, to Taylor, Bryson & Co. for $75,000, the property consisting of 16 wells, with 180 barrels daily yield. Property changed hands also in the North Baltimore district to the extent of $40,000, in two sales. In Auglaize county, north of Wapakoneta, a surprisingly good strike was made on the Culp farm, in Duchouquet township. The well started off at better than 100 barrels and has resulted in a considerable amount of operations in surrounding territory, with only fair results, however. In the latter part of the month, two sales of Hancock county production were recorded, aggregating $25,000. ‘The Ohio Oil Company made its first strike on the Dudgeon farm, in the Indiana-Ohio State line district. This well started off a 60 barrels and was still doing more than half that amount at the close of the year. The month of October did not record any very unusual features, although the drill was kept busy searching after the high-priced Lima product in all parts of the Western field. In Ohio, one of the best wells was a sort of a surprise party to its owners, Reusens & Co., who struck a 300-barrel well on the old St. John lease, south of Bowling Green. This well tapped a crevice similar to the initial well on the lease, which started off at 600 barrels and opened up a very prolific little pool over two years ago. The Loogootee excitement was the sensa- tion of the month in Indiana. ‘she well, which caused a regular stampede among leasers and operators, wa: Ciilled by a local company and it appeared as though a new pool had at last been found. The well was quite a strong gasser and flowed io barrels of oil on the start, getting its production from a sand formation struck at a depth of soo feet. The well is still flowing 5 barrels per day, but aside from one dry hole drilled, no operations have been completed, although two or three wells have been in progress for nearly two months, In_November the first and only nitro-glycerine accident of the year occurred near Gibsonburg, in which E. F. Card, an employe of the Hercules Torpedo Company, lost his life by the blowing up of 800 quarts of stock in a magazine located two and a half miles from the town. The cause of the explosion, as usual, was unknown. In Liberty township, Hancock county, the Genesee Oil Company got a good well on the Byall farm by drilling 300 feet into the Trenton rock and finding a deep pay. There was considerable deep drilling done in portions of Wood and Hancock counties during the year, but the results, on the whole, were not very satisfactory, and except in cases of wells drilled in early days of the field and only going into the sand a shallow depth, the rewards could not be said to have paid for the expense entailed. The best deep sand pay was found in Wood county, south of Cygnet and north of Bairdstown, but the wells that were improved in yield did not hold up very good. Rare instances of suc- FRONTIER DEVELOPMENTS. 25 cess were recorded at other points in Wood county, but the facts do not warrant the statement that a uniform deep pay exists in the Trenton rock fields, as now defined, by a long shot. Local parties finished a well at Texas City, Ill., and tried to make a mystery out of it, but subsequent developments as to the facts in the case showed the well to be a failure. The closing month for the year 1899 showed a falling off in new work that is naturally resultant in December, and presented few items of interest in the way of developments having any bearing on future extensions. Two wildcats were started in the western part of Hancock county, but were not completed before the year’s close, so that their bearing on that territory at this writing remains unknown. The Allen county field was slightly broadened in the vicinity of Beaver Dam, but not sufficiently to materially increase operations. Indiana had several good wells placed to her credit, but aside from one drilled east of Marion, in Centre township, Grant county, all were well within the limits of the field. This well was within a mile of the Van Vactor farm well, at which the gas accident occurred on Decoration Day, and started off at 10 bbls. The outlook for that gas territory is not very bright at present, at least. There was some talk of reopening the wells in the Alexandria district that were shut down by the anti-waste gas laws, but the probabilities are very much against any general movement along that line until the gas pressure goes down, so the territory can be operated for oil without infringing on the gas laws, or relief comes to the oil interests from the Federal courts. The Ohio Oil Company tested a couple of its wells on the Blake farm, at Alexandria, and found nothing in them but water, after two weeks’ pumping, the gas and oil having been driven away during the two years’ shut-down. OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY. 1898. January 1. December oil report shows a general decline in field operations of all kinds. There were 42 fewer wells completed than in November, the new production was decreased 1,068 bbls. and there was a net decrease of 71 in the new work under way. In Elk Fork’s southwest extension, the Fearless Oil Com- Rees No. 1 on the W. W. Gorrell farm starts at 25 bbls. an hour, and Henry & cDonald’s No. 3 on part of the same farm, at 350 bbls. a day. Fisher Oil Com- pany’s No. 2, Edwards, on Wilson run, in Washington county, Ohio, starts at 25 bbls. an hour. P. M. Shannon’s No, 16 on the Economy tract is doing 15 bbls. an hour. 4. A good strike reported on the Wilson tract, near Ritchie Mines, in Ritchie county ; it is a salt sand producer and invites renewed attention to this oil forma- tion, 5. Devonian Oil Company makes a good strike in the Maxon sand on the Armstrong Smith farm, near Centreville, Tyler county, W. Va.; it is 1,500 feet northeast of the South Penn’s No. 1, Meredith, and is the third producer com- pleted in that locality. 6. Stephen Wilson, an oil well shooter, killed by an explosion of nitro- glycerine a few miles east of Toledo. Treat & Crawford develop a strong gasser on the Tracey, southeast of the Elk Fork pool. — 7. Devonian Oil Company’s No. 1 on the Smith, near Centreville, Tyler county, drilled deeper and making 4o bbls. an hour. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 1, Reppard, 500 feet east of No. 1, Mere- dith, in Centreville pool, through sand and dry. Devonian’s Smith No. 1 is hold- ing up at 20 bbls. an hour; oil is from Big Injun instead of Maxon sand, as first reported. 10. Pipe line reports show an increase of 141,559 barrels in the net stocks. 11. Devonian’s Smith farm well, near Centreville, is doing 375 bbls. a day. 13. Death of Andrew Thornton at Omemee, Ont.; he was a member of the Bradford Oil Exchange and well known as an oil market reporter of the Era and other papers. : 14. Twenty-nine wells reported in the Elk Fork pool doing 100 bbls. a day or better, with an aggregate output of 4,635 bbls. 17. Treat & Crawford’s No. 9 on the J. F. Farrell farm, in the Elk Fork southwest extension, showing for about 125 bbls. a day. 18. Fisher Oil Company’s No. 2 Henthorne, southwest of Elk Fork, in the sand, with a small showing. 19. South Penn Oil Company’s deep sand test well on the Thomas Schultz farm, on the east side of the Campbell’s run developments, in Marion county. starts at 25 bbls. an hour. The test on the William Kinney farm, on the west side. is showing very light. 20. South Penn’s test well on the Thomas Staggers farm, near Bristoria, in Greene county, down and dry. Dunkard Oil Company’s No. 1, S. D. Brewer, is also a duster. 21. Elk Fork’s southwest extension supplies a couple of good producers on the J. F. Farrell and Agnes Gorrell farms. Two dusters and a light producer reported from the deep sand territory on the eastern edge of Tyler county. 22. Elk Fork has but 25 wells on the list doing 100 bbls. or better, and their total output is 3,645 bbls. a day. OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1868. 27 - - Death of Dr. J. A. Wallace, a well-known Oil Region physician, at East rady, 24. Party of 13 gold prospectors leave Bradford for the Klondike fields in Alaska; among them was one woman, Mrs. A. E. Hurley. Sunday night’s storm proved highly destructive to derricks throughout the Butler and Southwest oil elds. 25. Dusters reported on the J. Broast farm, on Piney fork, Wetzel county, and on the W. G. Snodgrass farm, east of the Mills tract. _ 26. Barnsdall & Mallory Bros. strike a Big Injun gusher on the William Abicht farm, on Whisky run, in Ritchie county, W. Va. 27. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 3 on the I. E. Arnett farm, in Marion county, W. Va., is making 30 bbls. an hour. The Whisky run strike reported at 50 bbls. a day. Death of A. F. Allen Brown, general manager of the United States Oil Company, in New York City. 28. Only 24 wells at Elk Fork doing 100 bbls. a day or better, and their total output is 3,785 bbls. 29. Corning Oil Company’s well on the Morgan Hood farm, near Smithfield. Wetzel county, W. Va., starts at 25 and increases to 75 bbls. an hour. The gusher on the Abicht farm, in Ritchie county, drilled deeper and increased to 25, but quickly dropped to 15 bbls. an hour. 31. The Wetzel county gusher on the Morgan farm slumps off to 150 bbls. a day. The Ritchie county strike on the Abicht farm, is making 350 bbls. a day. FEBRUARY I. January oil report shows 326 wells completed and 502 rigs and drilling wells; there is a decrease from the preceding month of 58 wells, 1,233 bbls. production, and 99 in new operations. The Abicht farm well on Whisky run, increased to 25 bbls, an hour. 2. South Penn Oil Company’s test well on the Yader farm, northwest of Deep Valley, Greene county, down and dry. 3. David Steffee burned to death at his residence in Salem, Venango county. 4. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 4, Milligan, near Graysville, Greene county, completed and dry. 5. Only 19 well at Elk Fork doing 100 bbls. a day or better and production of pool is down to 7,000 bbls. a day. The January yield of Elk Fork was 230,117 bbls. Abicht well, on Whisky run, is making 25 bbls. an hour. Sixty-two wells reported in Corsicana (Texas) oil field, with a daily production of 1,000 bbls. Of 72 wells that have been drilled, 10 were dry. Ten rigs and seven well drilling constitute the field operations. 7. Sales of cash oil (certificates) at 67!4c, and regular at 68c. South Penn Oil Company completed a 4o-bbl. well on the Leroy Pierpont farm, in the new pool near Centreville, Tyler county, W. Va. Death of George M. Robinson, a well-known oil producer and broker, of Franklin. 8. Considerable activity in oil market. Sales of regular as high as 7oc and cash at 68c. Total transactions, 40,000 bbls. Well on the Abicht farm, on Whisky run, Ritchie county, holding at 20 bbls. an hour. 9. Market for certificate oil unusually active. Sales of 20,000 bbls. cash at 72c; at the close 72!4c was bid for cash, and 73c for March delivery. The new strikes in the Elk Fork southwest extension range from 20 to 4o-bbl. producers. 10. Market firmer. Sales of 25,000 bbls. cash oil at 76c. Closed with 77¢ bid for cash and sales of regular at 77c. Pipe line statements show a decline in production, with increased shipments and a drop of over 150,000 bbls. in the net stocks during January. 11. Market for certificate oil declines to 74c. Sales of cash at 7334c to 76%4c. Only 16 wells in the Elk Fork pool that can be listed among the 100-bbl. producers. 12. First general observance of Lincoln’s birthday as a holiday in Pennsyl- vania. Market closed. 13. (Sunday.) Death of Charles L. Wheeler, Sr., at Bradford. Mr. Wheeler was one of the pioneers of Oil Creek and a prominent figure in the Oil Regions for many years. 14. Market for certificate oil declines to 7oc and closes at 72c. Sales of cash. joc to 73c. Test well on the Beaver farm, in the Wilson run pool, Washington county, Ohio, proves a duster; operations have come to a standstill. 15. Election day. No market. ot he : ; 16. Credit balances for Pennsylvania oils marked up two cents and Lima oils one cent a bbl. Sales of 43,000 bbls. certificate oil cash at 73c to 7534c. Eastern 28 OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1898. Oil Company’s No. 2, M. A. Gorrell, at Elk Fork, good for too bbls. a day; three new wells on the J. K. Hill range at 25, 40 and 75 bbls. apiece. ; 17. Advance of one cent a barrel in the price of credit balances. Certificate market firm at 76c to 7734c. Reception to Governor Hastings and staff by officers of the Second Brigade, at Franklin. 18. Only three wells at Elk Fork that can be listed at 100 bbls. a day or better, and the limits of the pool appear to‘be pretty thoroughly defined. 19. Abicht farm well, on Whisky run, in Ritchie county, holding up at 450 bbls. a day. é . 20. A. H. Palmer, of Titusville, burned to death in an explosion at an oil well on the Stewart & Hardison developments in Southern California. 21. South Penn Oil Company’s test on the Ullom farm, in Greene county, east of Aleppo, down and dry. 22. Washington's birthday. No market. Batchelor’s Oil Company got a dry hole at their No. 2 on the Susan Cookson farm, northwest of Economy. 23. Refined advanced to 5.50c per gallon, and credit balances for Pennsyl- vania oils marked up two cents and Buckeye oils one cent a bbl. Sales on Exchange floor amount to 139,0co bbls., and certificate oil closed at 82c. 24. Refined oil marked up ten points. Certificate market a trifle weaker. Ross No. 2 on Ross 12 acres, in the Fonner pool, Greene county, which was showing very light, starts at 25 bbls. an hour under the impetus of a 30-quart shot. Fonner No. 1 has stopped flowing. 25. Credit balances marked up three cents a bbl. and an advance of 25 points in refined recorded. Cash oil (certificate) sold at 92c at the Oil Exchange. Death of President Judge Charles H. Noyes, at Warren, 28. Refined advanced to 6.20c per gallon, and credit balances for Pennsylvania oil marked up to 80c a bbl. Certificate market closed firm at 95%4c. Marcu 1. Field report for February shows a drop of 71 wells and 4,059 bbls. new production, and a decline of three in the totals of new operations. Credit balances for Pennsylvania oil marked up two cents, and Lima oils four cents a bbl. Certificate market reached 97%c, but closed at 94c bid. Seventy-one pro- during co reported in the Corsicana (Texas) oil field, with a daily output of 1,000 bbls. 2. Refined oil reduced 25 points. Certificate market broke nearly ten cents and closed within half a cent of the price of credit balances. 3. Refined dropped five points. Certificate’ market sold 3%4c below price paid for credit balances, and closed three-fourths of a cent above. Elk Fork produc- tion is down to 5,000 bbls. a day. Titusville and Pithole Plank Road Company gives up its charter and goes out of business; the road was built in 1865, but is no longer a paying investment. 4. Speculative market closed at 8334c. West Virginia Natural Gas Company’s oe mn the S. G. Imes farm, near Graysville, Greene county, through the sand and dry. 5. Certificate oil, April delivery, sold at 85c; highest price for cash, 84c: credit balance price, 82c. Elk Fork pool is making about 5,000 bbls. a day; only eight wells remain in the 100-bbl.-a-day class. South Penn Oil Company’s well on the W. M. Parry farm, southeast of Bristoria, in Greene county, starts at 15 bbls. an hour; it is within 1,000 feet of the Woods farm well that was completed six months ago and is still flowing through the casing at the rate of 80 bbls. a day. Bettman & Watson, an old and widely known producing firm, make an assignment; liabilities, $350,000. 7. Market weaker; cash certificates closed at 82%c and regular oil at 83¢c. South Penn Oil Company’s Parry farm well, near Bristoria, in Greene county, declines to 175 bbls. a day. 8. A decline of five points in refined and of two cents in the price of credit balances. Cash certificates closed at 79%4c. 9. Credit balances reduced one cent a bbl.; cash and regular certificate oil both closed at_78'%4c. ' 10. Oil City Opera House destroyed by fire early this morning. Wilson Theater Company lose their entire wardrobe, stock and scenery, after giving per- formance of the “White Slave” on Wednesday evening. Total loss, $40,000. Death of Herman Berg, one of the pioneer refiners of the Oil Regions, at Butler. Pipe line reports show an increase of 311,460 bbls. in the net stocks during Febru- ary. Duprey hotel and livery barn burned at Karn City; loss, $4,000. OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1868. 29 11. Flurry in oil market appears to have subsided and certificate prices closed a cent under the price paid for credit balances. Benefit performance at Foster’s Hall in behalf of members of Wilson Theater Company, who lost their all in the opera house fire; nearly $400 divided among nine of the actors. 12. Gartlan well on Payne 12 acres, Whisky run, reached sand and made 35 bbls. the first hour. Abicht No. 1 shot and increased from 12 to 28 bbls. an hour. Elk Fork’s seven largest wells have an aggregate yield of but 785 bbls. a day. Death of Thomas Stevenson, in Cherrytree township, one of the pioneer residents of upper Oil Creck, aged 72 years. 14. A break of five pcints in refined and reduction of one cent a bbl. in price of credit balances. Sales of cash certificates at 77!%4c. Gartlan strike, Whisky run, holding at 25 bbls. an hour. Abicht No. 1 drops to 20 bbls., and the No. 1. Parry, at Bristoria, is making 105 bbls. a day. Fisher Oil Company get another good well on the Edwards farm, Wilson run, in Washington county, Ohio. 15. Gartlan & Co.’s No. 1, Williamson, on Whisky run, starts at 25 bbls. an hour. The three wells in this pool have an aggregate yield of 1,500 bbls. a day. Death of Jacob Wagner, the old Dutch farmer of Tionesta, who with his sons made a desperate resistance to the attack of a gang of Clarion desperadoes in May, 1887. 16. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 1 on the Emma Woods farm, near Bris- toria, in Greene county, starts at 15 and increases under the drill to 72 bbls. an hour. Parry well is doing 100 and the John Woods No. 1, 60 bbls. a day. On Whisky run, the Abicht is making 18; the Payne No. 1, 18, and the Williamson. 15 bbls. an hour. 17. Refined reduced to 7.75¢ per gallon, and credit balances one cent a bbl. Certificate oil (cash) offered at 77¢c. Emma Woods No. 1, near Bristoria, gauges 75 bbls. an hour, and is the largest producer in the Oil Region. Barnsdall & Mallory’s No. 2, Abicht, on Whisky run, Ritchie county, starts at 45 bbls. an hour. The four wells in this pool are making over 2,000 bbls. a day. Death of Joseph Stubler, a well-known business man of Oil City. 18. The Bristoria gusher declines to 50 bbls. an hour. Whisky run gauges: Abicht No. 1, 20; No. 2, 35; Payne, 17, and Williamson, 10 bbls. an hour. 19. Bristoria gusher doing 37 bbls. an hour. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 3, Haught & Walker, in the Flat run district, north of Mannington, is making 500 bbls. a day. 20. Death of Dean Marshall, a well-known Butler county oil producer, at his home in Mars. 21. The Bristoria gusher drilled deeper and increased from 30 to 45 bbls. an hour. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 2, John Woods, 1,000 feet east of the gusher, showing for a dry hole. ; 22. Sales of certificate oil, April delivery, at 80c and cash at 82c on Oil Exchange floor. Sales 6,000 bbls. May at 82c. Mallory & Co.’s No. 1, Eph Butcher, 2,000 feet northeast of the Abicht No. 1, on Whisky run, proves a dis- appointment; it will not make better than a 25-bbl. well. 23. Heavy rains prevail throughout the Oil Region and considerable damage is done throughout the lower part of the Allegheny valley. Communication be- tween Oil City and Pittsburg cut off and all the mails delayed by landslides along the various railroads of the Oil Region. The Butcher No. 1, Whiskey run, made 35 bbls. the first 24 hours after being drilled into the sand. A 250-bbl. tank of oil on the Glenn farm in the McDonald field, struck by lightning and destroyed. 24. J. M. Guffey & Co.’s well on the Hamilton farm, Whisky run, in sand with light showing, making the prospects for an eastern extension to the pool | appear rather dubious. The new Keller pool, in Noble township, Wabash county. Ind., has a daily production of 700 bbls. from six wells; last two wells struck are holding up at about 300 bbls. each. . 25. The four big wells in the Whisky run pool have an aggregate yield of 75 bbls. an hour. Oil operations in Indiana gas territory checked by the Supreme Court decision, which sustains constitutionality of law providing against waste of gas, under penalty of $20 a day fine. : 26. Mountain State Gas Company’s well on the Daniel G. Payne farm, Whisky run, 1,000 feet southwest of Abicht No. 1, starts at 8 bbls. an hour. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 1, J. L. Delaney, in the Campbell’s run section of the Mannington field, starts at 20 bbls. an hour. 30 OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1898. 27. Patrick Shay, an employe of the South Penn Oil Company, burned to death at his home in Chipmunk. 28. Eighty producing wells in Corsicana oil field, with a daily output of 1,000 bbls. ; about a hundred have been drilled, all told. The new Indiana pool at Broad Ripple, three miles north of Indianapolis, is making 600 bbls. a day from 23 pro- ducing wells; the Ohio Oil Company’s well on Dawson farm, in this pool, made 300 bbls. the first 24 hours. 29. Sales of 10,000 bbls. cash certificate oil at 77%4c; credit balances unchanged. Bradford Glycerine Company’s nitro-glycerine magazine on the N. H. Coon farm, four miles east of Findlay, explodes, doing an immense amount of damage; no lives were lost. 30. The South Penn Oil Company’s No. 1, Mary A. Meredith, 2,000 feet southwest of the initial producers on the John Meredith farm, near Centreville, Tyler county, down and dry, leaving the new pool no outlet in any direction. William Hamilton, a farmer of Cherrytree township, Venango county, accidentally killed while blasting stumps with nitro-glycerine. : 31. Barnsdall & Mallory Bros.’ No. 3, Abicht, in the Whisky run pool, 700 feet northeast of No. 1, makes a very light showing. Aprit 1. Monthly oil report for March shows an all-round increase over Feb- ruary; the gain was 20 wells and 2,321 bbls. new production, and 43 in rigs and drilling wells. Whisky run gauges: Abicht No. 1, 275; No. 2, 750; Joseph Payne No. 1, 275; Williamson No. 1, 250; D. G. Payne No. 1, 125; Butcher No. 1, 20. and Hamilton No. 1, 40 bbls. a day. Abicht No. 3 in sand and showing for 30 bbls. an hour. : 2. A decline of two cents a bbl. in the price of credit balances; sales of May certificates at 75%4c, with cash offered at 74%4c. Elk Fork’s average daily produc- tion in March was 5.088 bbls., against 5,715 bbls. in February. 4. South Penn Oil Company’s test well on the Sarah Delong farm, about 2,000 feet south of the Williamson farm well at Whisky run. down and dry. Power plant of Beaver Oil Company running 34 wells, together with gas engine on the Hurrelbrink farm, in the Woodville field, Ohio, destroyed by fire. 6. Gartlan & Co.’s No. 2, Williamsecn, in the Whiskey run pool, showing for a good producer. : 7. No. 2, Williamson, at Whisky run, throvgh sand and will make a 4o-bbl. producer. Jacob Saurman, a lad of 15 years, fa‘ally injured by being caught in the cable of a drilling well in the Texas oil field, East Corsicana. At the present date the statistics of the Corsicana field are given as follows: Total number of wells in the field, 113; dry holes, 13; wells flowing, 100; wells drilling, 17: rigs. avail- able, r<; total daily ovtput, estimated in bbls.¢ 1.250; numher ef wells connected with pipe line, 94; wells pumping. 30; wells completed during March. 21; number of men employed in the cil field, 2c0; estimated daily pay roll, in dollars, 4oo. 8. Bridgewater Gas Company rig at drilling well on Kiser farm, Indiana town- ship, Allegheny county. destroyed by fire; there was a flow of oil and gas from the Morntain sand which caught fire from embers in the forge. Mellon Bros.’ power house cn the Mi'ton farm, near Bredinsburg, burned, toge her with the gas engine, a quantity of oil well machinery and 100 bbls. of oil. Loss, $2,500. 9. Elk Fork Oil & Gas Company’s No. 11, J. K. Hill. in the Elk Fork pool. down and dry. T. N. Barnsdall & Co.’s No. 3, T. G. Hawkins, in same pool. starts at 10 bbls. an hour. 10. Manningten badly scorched by fire; a number of residences and business places dectroved; loss. $50 000. 11. South Penn Oi! Comnany’s well on the Thomas Whaley farm, north of Whisky rn. in the sand and showing for a ducter. 12. The Whaley well proves a strong gasser with no show of oil. Two dusters repor ed in the deep sand territory in the Little Flint district, Doddridge county. The South Penn Oil Company’s No. 2, Stiles, on Campbell’s run. Marion covnty, is also dry in the Gordon rock. Forest fires ravage the Echols farm, near Victory church, in Cranberry townchip, and the South Penn loses three rigs and two oil tanks; a dwelling house and other property were also de-troyed. Miss Louella Klinefelter, employed by a family in Oil City, commits suicide by drinking carbolic acid. House and barn of A. P. Mays, in Rockland township, Venango county, destroyed by fire. 13. Three men killed by nitro-glycerine explosion at Mannington. Otto Sykes and Dan Rice were engaged in loading their wagons with the high explosive and OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1898. 31 Ed Vincent was a pumper employed near by. A great deal of damage was done to houses in the vicinity. Forest fires prevail at various points in Venango county, and oil property is threatened. Loading rack at Crystal refinery, near Oil City, burned. 14. T. N. Barnsdall’s test well on the John W. Lamp farm, a mile and a half northwest of the Whisky run pool, is a duster. The Abicht No. 1 is holding up at 120, and No. 2 at 600 bbls. a day. 16. Gartlan & Co.’s No. 3, D. G. Williamson, in the Whisky run pool, starts at 18 bbls. an hour. Bold thieves steal about 1,000 pounds of nitro-glycerine from the Harper factory, near Kane City. 18. No. 3, Williamson, at Whisky run, is holding up at 15 bbls. an hour. A. Steineche, a farmer residing near Eclipse Oil Works, killed in a runaway accident at Franklin. 20. Barnsdall & Mallory’s No. 2, John Bumgardner, in the Whisky run pool. showing for a light producer; the oil was found in a stray sand; the entire pool is ‘making about 1,400 bbls. a day. 21. Refined oi] dropped five points and credit balances were marked down one cent a bbl. 22. Credit balances for Pennsylvania oil declined two cents, and Lima oils one cent a bbl. The Wabash pool, in Wabash county, Ind., has ten producing wells. with a daily output of 500 bbls. 23. Credit balances reduced to 71c a bbl. Sales of cash certificates at 7o0c. Mallory Bros.’ No. 2, Bumgardner, on Whisky run, starts flowing at 15 bbls. an hour; it is within defined limits of the pool. 24. Sunday Derrick again makes its appearance, called into existence by the great interest displayed throughout the oil country in the war between the United States and Spain. 25. Mallory & Barnsdall’s No. 2, Bumgardner, Whisky run, increased to 30 ‘bbls. an hour by deeper drilling. 26. Banquet tendered Company D, Oil City, upon being called out to take part in Spanish war. Total production of Whisky run pool, 1,650 bbls. a day. 27. Departure of companies of Sixteenth regiment for camp at Mt. Gretna; big demons'rations in their honor throvghout the Oil Countrv. Bumgardner No. 2, Whisky run, is off to 15 bbls. an hour. Death of Thomas G. Clifford, a former residcnt of Oil City, and prominent as an old-time oil man and one of the earlier iron smelters, at his home in Bolivar, N. Y., aged 76 years. 30. Gartlan & Co.’s No. 5, Williamson, in the Whisky run pool, starts at 15 bbls. an hour. May 1. Oil report for April shows an increase of 54 wells and a decrease of 1.348 bbls. production from the March figures. There were 329 wells completed during the month and the new operations consisted of 528 rigs and drilling wells. 2. Barnsdall & Mallory Bros.’ No. 3. Bumgardner, in the Whisky run nool. starts at 33 bbls. an hour. The gauges of the larger wells in the Whisky run pool for 24 hours ending at 6 o’clock to-night were as follows: Gartlan & Co.’s Nos. 1. 3 and s, Williamson, 120, 290 and 725 bbls. respectively; Joseph Payne No. 1, 170 bbls.; Barnsdall & Mallory Bros.’ No. 2, Abicht, 435 bbls., and the same company’s Nos, 1 and 2, Bumgardner, 290 and 600 bbls., respectively. 4. Certificate market stronger, and 15,000 bbls. cash oil were sold at 75c, and 1,000 at 75%c. . 5. Credit balances advanced four cents a bbl. on Pennsylvania and two cents a bbl. on Lima oils. The refined market went up 15 points and certificate oil closed at 82c. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 2. Namon Barnes. southwest of developments at Whisky run, is good for 50 bbls. a day. Death of Will Condon reported from Sheep Camp, Alaska; he was one of the Oil City pilgrims to the Klondike, and a young man of exemplary character; he died of spinal meningitis on April 18. 6. Refined oil advanced 25 points: credit balances marked up five cents on Pennsylvania and two cents a bbl. on Tima oils. Sales of cash certificate oil at ‘ic. In the Whisky run pool. Barnsdall & Mallory’s No 3. Bumgardner, is making 30 bbls., and Gartlan & Co.’s No. 5, Williamson, 35 bbls. an hour. 7. Refined advanced five points and credit balances were marked up to 85c for Pennsylvania and 60c for North Lima oil. Sa'es of 15.090 bbls. certificate oil for cor cash. Gartlan & Co.’s No. 4, Williamson, in the Whisky run pool, starts at 20 bbls. an hour. 32 OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1898. 8. Departure of Oil City reserves, Company D, for camp at Mt. Gretna. g. Speculative market weaker; certificate oil sold at 85c cash and closed. offered at 84c, one cent below price of credit balances. Big wells in Whisky run pool gauge as follows: Gartlan & Co.’s No. 5, Williamson, 912 bbls. a day; No. 3. 288 bbls.; No. 1, 100 bbls.; Gartlan & Co.’s No. 1, Joseph Payne, 168 bbls.; Barns- dall & Mallory’s No. 1, Abicht, 100 bbls.; No. 2, 408 bbls.; same parties’ Bum- gardner, 720 bbls.; No. 2, 288 bbls., showing eight wells doing 2,948 bbls. per day. to which may be added the product of the new well, Gartlan & Co.’s No. 4. Will- iamson, 20 bbls. an hour, bringing the total producticn up to 4,464 bbls., compared. with a little more than 1,600 bbls. ten days ago. ; to. Eastern Oil Company’s test cn the R. B. Fields farm, in Roane county, W. Va., proves a failure. Death of James Robinson, a highly respected citizen of Bradford, and superintendent of the Gaugers’ Department of the National Transit. Company, at his home in Bradford. 11. Credit balances reduced two cents a bbl. and certificate market closed at. 8134c. Whisky run’s eight biggest producers have a combined yield of 3,058 bbls. a day. te Refined prices reduced five points and credit balances on Pennsylvania oils dropped one cent a bbl. 13. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 2 on the J. J. Mahaney farm, Whisky run, proves a duster; it it located to the eastward of the gushers in the southwestern. portion of the pool. Exchange Hotel, Oil City, badly damaged by fire; loss $5,000. 14. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 1 on the J. J. Mahaney farm, Whisky run, 500 feet east of the duster at No. 2, starts at 33 bbls. an hour. Other Whisky run wells gauge as follows: Gartlan & Co.’s No. 5, Silas G. Williamson, 840 bbls. ; No. 4, 360; No. 3, 288 bbls.; No. 1, Joseph Payne, 120 bbls.; Barnsdall & Mallory Bros.’ No. 2, Bumgardner, 240 bbls.; No. 3, 672 bbls.; No. 2, Abicht, 360 bbls.: No. 2, D. Payne, 248 bbls. This is a total of 3,128 bbls. per day from eight weils. a decline from the gauge early last week. Total daily production of pool is over 4,000 bbls. 16. The South Penn Oil Company’s No. 1, J. J. Mahaney, in the Whisky run pool, is off to 350 bbls. per day. The total of the nine big wells for the 24 hours ending this evening was 3,254 bbls., a considerable decrease from the gauges of Saturday. Death of F. A. Moore, a well-known citizen of Bradford, and one of the pioneer oil men of the Northern fields. 17. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 3, J. J. Mahaney, in Whisky run, starts at 6 bbls. an hour; it is 800 feet southwest of No. 1, which is making 350 bbls. a day. Death of Benjamin F. Hazleton, a prominent citizen of Bradford, identified with the lumbering and railroad interests of McKean and Elk counties. Adam Kam- erer murdered by unknown parties at Butler. 18. The following are the gauges of the big wells on Whisky run, exceeding 100 bbls. for 24 hours ending at 6 o’clock this evening: Gartlan & Co.’s No. 3 Williamson, 240 bbls.; No. 4, 288 bbls.; No. 5, 720 bbls.; No. 1, Joseph Payne, 120 bbls.; Barnsdall & Mallory Bros.’ No. 2, Bumgardner, 260 bbls.; No. 3, 600 bbls.; No. 1, Abicht, 312 bbls.; South Penn Oil Company’s No. 1, Mahaney, 350- bbls.; No. 2, D. Payne, 240 bbls.; a total of 3,130 bbls. from nine wells. 19. Credit balances marked up two cents a bbl., making Pennsylvania oil 84c a bbl. Lima oil marked up one cent a bbl. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 3. J. J. Mahaney, Whiskey run, is doing about 60 bbls. a day; No. 1 is holding at 360 bbls. a day. 20. Credit balances marked up two cents a bbl. and refined advanced to 6.15¢ per gallon. Whisky run wells gauge as follows: Gartlan & Co.’s No. 3, William- son, 240 bbls.; No. 4, 288 bbls.; No. 5, 720 bbls.; No. 1, Joseph Payne. 120 bbls.: Barnsdall & Mallory Bros.’ No. 2, Bumgardner, 240 bbls.; No. 3, 480 bbls.; No. 2, Abicht, 288 bbls.; South Penn Oil Company’s No. 1, J. J. Mahaney, 400 bbls. ;. Mountain State Gas Company’s No. 2, D. Payne, 240 bbls.; a total of 3,016 bbls. from nine wells doing better than 100 bbls. a day. J. C. Confer, of Marienville,. Forest county, killed by a falling tree near Chaffee, in Elk county. 21. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 1, J. J. Mahaney, Whiskiy run, has beer increased to 400 bbls. a day. 24, Two small producers completed in the Elk Fork pool; Fisher No. 3. Isaac Hawkins, showing for 25, and Brockunier’s No. 10, J. T. A. Hawkins, for 10 bbls. a day. OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1898. 33 25. Death of Rev. Thomas Carroll, rector of St. Joseph’s church, Oil City. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 2, J. J. Mahaney, in the Whisky run pool, starts at 6, but quickly drops to 2% bbls. an hour; it found no oil in the Big Injun, but gets its production from the Maxon sand. 27. Barnsdall & Mallory’s No. 4, Bumgardner, Whisky run, is showing for a small producer. Eleven biggest wells in the field have a combined yield of 2,174 bbls. Following are the gauges: Gartlan & Co.’s No. 3, Williamson, 168 bbls.; No. 4, 192 bbls.; No. 5, 430 bbls.; Barnsdall & Mallory Bros.’ No. 2, Bumgardner, 120 bbls.; No. 3, 380 bbls.; No. 1, Joseph Payne, 120 bbls.; No. 2, Abicht, 240 bbls. ; South Penn Oil Company's No. 1, Mahaney, 380 bbls.; Mountain State Gas Company's No. 1, Daniel Payne, 144 bbls. Seneca Oil Company makes a gusher © strike on the reservation, in the Chipmunk pool; the oil was fired from the boiler and the drillers had to run for their lives; well rated at roo bbls. an hour. 28, Chipmunk’s blazing gusher extinguished by peculiar phenomenon; the well drilled itself into the sand and a flow of salt water put out the flames. South Penn’s No. 2 on the J. J. Mahaney, Whisky run, is dry in the Big Injun sand; a small show of oil was developed in the Maxon sand. Jack McGinnis, while at work on Henry Oil Company’s lease at Elk Fork, was struck in the stomach by a piece of sucker rod and fatally injured, dying three days later. 30. Seneca Oil Company’s Chipmunk gusher starts flowing and has made 500 bbls. in the past 24 hours; in the evening was making 20 bbls. an hour. és 31. Father Carroll laid to rest in the foundation of St. Joseph’s church, Oil ity June 1. Wells completed in the Pennsylvania Oil Regions in May were the same as in April, but new production was increased 751 bbls., and there was an increase of 72 in new operations. Eight biggest wells at Whiskey run combined are making 1,609 bbls. a day. Shannon No. 19, Economy, will make a 25-bbl. settled producer. 3. Barnsdall & Mallory’s No. 3, Bumgardner, at Whisky run, is showing for a 25-bbl. well; operations in the pool are almost at a standstill. Neely, Clover & Co. get a 250-bbl, well on the Shirk farm, in the new oil pool at Kelly Station, Wabash county, Ind. 6. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 2 on the Leroy Pierpont farm, near Cen- treville, W. Va., made 3,000 bbls, in 27 hours. Cae 7. First day's proceedings of the State Encampment, G. A. R., at Oil City. Credit balances advanced one cent a bbl. and speculative market is somewhat stronger. A 25,000-bbl. tank of the National Transit Company, in the Sixth ward, Bradford, containing 12,000 bbls. of oil, struck by lightning and destroyed. 8. Whisky run’s biggest wells gauge as follows: Williamson Nos. 3, 4 and 5, 148, 120 and 240 bbls., respectively; Bumgardner Nos. 2 and 3, 120 and 195 bbls., respectively; Abicht No. 2, 195 bbls; D. Payne, No. 2, 120 bbls.; Mahaney No. I, 195 bbls., and Joseph Payne No. 1, 120 bbls. Total daily production of nine wells, 1,450 bbls. : - 9. Oil City Fair Grounds formally opened. G. A. R. encampment and big barbecue the features of the occasion. . 10. Pipe line reports show an increase of 289,284 bbls. in the net stocks of Pennsylvania oil. Eachel & Richey’s No. 12 on the Economy tract, made 600 bbls. first 18 hours after being drilled into the sand. The South Penn’s No. 2, Leroy Pierpont, at Centreville, is now making go bbls. of oil and 120 bbls. of salt water per day. Eight largest wells at Whisky run are doing 1,245 bbls. a day. tt. Eachel & Ritchey’s No. 12, Economy, holding up. at 22 bbls. an hour. Credit balances marked down one cent bbl. Death of A. G. Harper at Kaneville, Venango county; he was engaged in the torpedo business and had been identified with the oil industry for many years. : : 12. Death of Toh Ly Mitchell, at Franklin, one of the pioneers of the Oil Creek valley. He was a member of the firm of Rouse, Mitchell & Brown, that developed the old Buchanan farm, near Rouseville, and prominent among the wealthy oil producers of the region. A 35,000-bbl, tank, containing 25,000 bbls. of benzine, at the Eclipse Oil Works, near Franklin, struck by lightning, and it, with most of its contents, destroyed. ; : 13. Plant of the Philadelphia Oil Refining Company, at Point Breeze, de- stroyed by fire; two barges at the dock and a large quantity of paraffine and oil burned. Loss $500,000. Eachel & Ritchey’s Economy gusher declines to 13 bbls. an hour. Barnsdall & Co.’s No. 4, Abicht, on Whisky run, showing for a duster. 3 . 34 OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1808. Nine biggest wells in pool gauge 1,300 bbls. Frank Woodrich killed by the explosion of a torpedo squib, while shooting a well at White Hill, in the Allegany oil field. 14. ‘“Bob’s Bar” well, in Fentress county, Tenn., is pumping 17 bbls. a day, and is the only oil producer in the field; there are no new wells under way and none are in contemplation. Tennessee appears to have been totally deserted by the oil prospector. 15. Oil City musters in the first company in .he new National Guard. Another drop of one cent a bbl. in the price of credit balances. 16. South Penn Oil Company’s salt water gusher at Centrevil'e (No. 2, Leroy Pierpont), drilled deeper and is now doing 300 bbls. of oil per_ day. Death of Robert Roy, a prominent oil producer of the Bradford field. at Rochester, N. Y. 17. At Centreville, Tyler county, in the Stringtown pool, No. 2 Leroy Pierpont, made 700 bbls. of oil and goo bbls. salt water in past 24 hours; No. 6, J. L. Mc- Intire, is showing for a good producer. Mrs. Catherine Miller, of Butler. sen- tenced to 12 years in the penitentiary for killing her husband, John A. Miller, last March. 18. Terrible storm of rain, hail and lightning sweeps over the oil country, causing much damage to oil and other property. A 10,000-bbl. tank of oil destroyed by lightning at the refinery of John Ellis & Co., near Warren. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 6, J. L. McIntire, in the Stringtown pool, made 150 bbls. in the first 24 hours. 19. Sunday. L. G. Dale, a son of Christopher Dale, of the Shaw farm, killed by lightning on the South Penn Oil Company’s lease at Fairview, W. Va. 20. Another installment of recruits leaves the oil country for service in the Spanish war. Up to this time Venango county has furnished 327 volunteers. Whisky run’s eight biggest wells combined are doing but 1,135 bbls. a day. 21. Credit balances marked up one cent a bbl. There are 174 producing wells reported in the Corsicana (Texas) oil field and the daily yield is 2,395 bbls. Death of Dr. Samuel Graham, a prominent physician of Butler county, at his home in Butler. 22. Credit balances marked up another cent all round and speculative mar- ket shows activity and strength. 23. Sales of 4,000 bbls. certificate oil, cash, at goc on Oil City Oil Exchange. 24. A two-cent advance recorded in the price of credit balances. Associated Producers’ Company make a good strike on the Sanford Bumgardner farm, a half mile southwest of the Whisky run developments. Tom Quinn, a resident of Titusville, fatally shot at Corry by an unknown tramp. 25. Bruner, Brown & Co.’s test on the Hudkins farm, southwest of Whisky run, is showing for a duster; the Sanford Bumgardner well is producing 50 bbls. a day. Frank Bauscock, a Pole employed at the Oil City Tube Works. crushed to death between two engines in the W. N. Y. & P. R. R. yards at Oil City. 27. Credit balances advanced one cent a bbl. Only five wells listed in the Whisky run pool as doing 100 bbls. a day or better. 28. Credit balances advanced two cents a bbl. and refined market marked up ten points a gallon. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 1, Joseph Campbell, in the Campbell’s run Gordon sand development, in Marion county, W. Va., starts at 15 bbls. an hour. Manhattan Oil Company’s well on the James Dale farm, Wash- ington township, Blackford county, Ind., starts at 250 bbls. a day and adds con- siderable new area to the development. 30. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 1 on the Enoch Brooks farm, a half mile due east of the Fonner No. 1, in Greene county, starts at 15 bbls. an hour. Hart- man Oil Company’s No. 1, T. S. Snodgrass, in Wetzel county, W. Va., is making 215 bbls. a day from the Big Injun sand. An eight-inch line of the National Transit Company burst near Olean and thousands of barrels of oil were lost before the leak was discovered. JuLy 1. June oil report shows 364 wells completed, with a new production of 5,759 bbls. This is an increase of 35 wells and a decline of 1,367 bbls, in new production. New operations were increased by 12 rigs and 18 drilling wells. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 1, Enoch Brooks, in the Fonner development, Greene county, increased to 25 bbls. an hour by deeper drilling. Their No. 2, Leroy Pierpont, near Centreville, Tyler county, is making 250 bbls. of oil and 1,500 bbls. of salt water a day. OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1898. 35 2. Brooks No. 1, in the Fonner district, Greene county, declined to 17, but increased to 22 bbls. an hour when touched up by the drill. Richard Denning killed at a drilling well on lot 88, Alma, in the Allegany field, by the bull rope, which broke and struck him on the chest. 5. Three tanks containing 60,000 bbls. of oil destroyed by fire at the Bear Creek Refinery, Marcus Hook. 6. An explosion of gas at the S. Bumgardner well, Whisky run, causes death of Mrs, Troutman, who resided at a boarding house close by; the derrick and entire rig, with several buildings, were destroyed. Six small fires recorded in Oil City within past three days. 7. Only four wells in the Whisky run pool are doing 100 bbls. a day or better. Hascy & Cas well on the Miller farm, two miles west of the Bumgardner pro- ducer, is a total failure. The Brooks farm gusher, in Greene county, has declined to 185 bbls. a day. G. B. McCalmont, a well-known attorney of the Oil Region, commits suicide at Bradford. Death of Finley H. Frisbee, a well-known business man and hotel keeper of the Oil Region, at Duluth, Minn. 8. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 1, Emma Woods, in the Bristoria pool, Greene county, increased by agitation from 275 to 400 bbls. a day; this well was completed four nionths ago. 9. Pipe line reports show an increase of 135,040 bbls. in the net stocks of Pennsylvania oil. 11. Credit balances advanced two cents a bbl. on Pennsylvania and one cent a bbl. on Lima oil. T. N. Barnsdall’s No. 6, Abicht, on Whisky run, through sand and dry. T. W. Phillips gets a good fifth sand well on the Mullet farm, in West Deer township, Allegheny county, that promises to open up some new territory. Robert Goe and his son, Roy Goe, killed by explosion of a boiler at Forest Oil Company’s No. 22, near Primrose, in the McDonald field. 12, The Mullet farm well, in Allegheny county, made roo bbls. during last 24 hours. : 14. Associated Producers’ No. 1, S, Bumgardner, is making 160 bbls. a day and is the largest well in the Whisky run pool. T. W. Phillips’ Mullet farm well, in Allegheny county, is through the sand and will not make over 30 bbls. a day. 15. South Penn Oil Company’s new strike on the Brooks farm, east of Fonner pool, in Greene county, stops flowing. 16. Death of William M. Epley, a prominent business man, at Franklin. 18. T. N. Barnsdall’s test well on the Luther Hamilton, northwest of Whisky tun, is down and dry. The S. Bumgardner No. 1, in the Whisky run pool, is making 160 and the Abicht No. 5, 100 bbls.a day. 19. Refined oil advanced five points a gallon and credit balances marked up one cent. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 2, Eliza Batson, in Wetzel county, W. Va., is making 500 bbls. a day from the Big Injun sand. 20. A cut in credit balances of two cents a bbl. takes place and cash certificates are offered at 92c. Death of John T. B. Myers, burgess of Butler, and one of the pioneers of the Oil Creek valley and the Clarion county oil field, at Butler. ar. Credit balances reduced one cent a bbl. and refined oil marked down ten points. Fifty more young men leave Oil City as recruits for the Sixteenth regi- ment. T. W. Phillips’ new well on the Mullet farm, on Little Deer creek, Alle- gheny county, is pumping 60 bbls. a day. , : 22. Credit balances dropped two cents a bbl. following a cut of ten points in refined. T. W. Phillips’ well on the McGinnis farm, in Clinton township, Butler county, starts at 100 bbls. a day. . 24. Death of Hiram D. Hancock, a once prominent attorney of the Venango county bar, at the Oil City hospital. : 25. Refined advanced ten points a gallon and credit balances two cents a bbl. Certificate market stronger. T. W. Phillips’ McGinnis well is holding up at 40 bbls. a day. , ; . : . 26. Another advance of ten points in price of refined and two cents in credit balances. Death of Henry Lewis, at New York, well known throughout the oil country, and head of the Purchasing Department of the Standard Oil Company. Hartman & Co.’s test on the Dunn heirs farm, north of the Fonner development, in Greene county, in and showing for a small producer. hn . 27. Another advance of ten points 1n refined and two cents in price of credit balances recorded. Cash certificates closed at 96%4c. Kanawha Oil Company's 36 OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1898. No. 2, Lantz, northeast of the Mills tract, in Wetzel county, starts at 400 bbls. a day from the deep sand. : 28. Kanawha Oil Company’s No. 2, Lantz, gauges 260 bbls. Bridge over Allegheny river at Emlenton made free. 29. The new pool at Keller’s Station, in Wabash county, Ind., has 24 produc- ing wells and is doing 725 bbls. a day. 30. Sales of 10,000 bbls, certificate oil at 95c cash. Credit balances, 96c. Three-year-old daughter of Joseph Stitler drowned while crossing the Allegheny river on a ferry boat at Walnut Bend. 31. Eddie Skelly, the 16-year-old son of J. G. Skelly, of Oil City, drowned in the river at Rockwood while bathing. Aucust I. July record of field operations reveals a net gain of 27 completed wells, with a decline of 74 bbls. in the new production. New operations were increased to the extent of 40 rigs and drilling wells. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 2, Emma Woods, in the Bristoria development, Greene county, showing for a 100-bbl. well. There are 209 producing wells in the Corsicana (Texas) oil field: and the daily production for July averaged 1,900 bbls. 3. A large benzine tank of the Atlantic Refining Company, near Philadelphia, struck by lightning and destroyed; loss, $30,000. 4. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 2, W. M. Parry, in the Bristoria develop- ment, nearly through sand and showing light. Expected to make a 25-bbl. producer. 5. James Stover, a rig builder, killed by a fall from a derrick on the. Powell farm, near Centreville, Venango county. Ohio Oil Company’s No. 16 on the M. Auventer farm, in Henry township, Wood county, made 400 bbls. natural the first day after being drilled in. 6. Three-year-old son of Charles Kunkel drowned in a spring near the home of his parents in the Galloway district, Franklin. South Penn Oil Company’s well on the McVey farm, two miles southeast of the Emma Woods gusher, in the Bristoria development, Greene county, proves. a failure. Attempt made to wreck the three-story brick building of the Hopkins. bank at Pleasantville, by the use of dynamite. 9. Another Greene county duster reported—this time on the Lightner farm, near Nineveh, the property of Ross & Co. Seven members of the Sixteenth regi- ment wounded in the battle of Coamo, Porto Rico. Red Cross picnic at Smith- man Park nets Oil City over $700 for the society. 10. Pipe line stocks of Pennsylvania oil show a net reduction of 75,296 bbls. for the month of July; the runs were 4,000 bbls. a day below the June average. Manufacturers’ Gas Company’s well on the Hanna farm, in the Bridgeville dis- trict, which was reported good for 400 bbls. a day, suddenly stops flowing; it has. a big gas pressure. George Carter, a young farmer residing between Rynd farm and Kaneville, shot and instantly killed by an unknown assassin, while seated at his kitchen table reading a newspaper. 11. Another duster reported in advance of the southwest extension of the Whisky run pool, improved by deeper drilling to 20 bbls. an hour. The C. A. ee No. 2 and Sanford Bumgardner No. 2, in the same locality, are both ry. 15. Credit balances advanced one cent a bbl. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 2, Issac Campbell, in Mannington field, is making 400, and No. 6, Haught & Walker, in the Flat run district, 350 bbls. a day. 16. Spellacy & Co.’s well on the J. J. Hall, in Jackson township, Allen county, Ohio, made 150 bbls. in 24 hours and indicates a connection between the Lima and Orange township field, in Hancock county. 17. Cadmus Oil Company’s well on the Henderson farm, three miles south of Williamston, in Wood county, W. Va., starts at 125 bbls. a day from the shallow sand, and creates considerable exci ement in that locality. A 25,000-bbl. tank of the Buckeye Pipe Line, near Cramer, Ohio, filled with oil, destroyed by lightning. George Landau, a driller of Petroleum Centre, struck by lightning while at work on a well on the Tarr farm and dies from effects. Death of Dr. Harvey S. Baker, an old-time resident of Bradford and one of the pioneers of the Northern oil field. 18. Refined advanced ten points per gallon and credits balances marked up one cent a bbl. 19. Alford Bros. find a Big Injun sand well on the Snyder farm, on Elk run, in Washington county, that is showing for 50 bbls. a day and promises to open OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1868. 37 up a new pool. A new Cow Run sand development near Williamston, W. Va., is the cause of considerable excitement in that section. Barker & Mullen’s No. I, Hall, in the new Trenton rock pool, east of Lima, Ohio, is making 160 bbls. a day. Death of Vincent James, prominent in the hotel business at Oil City for 30 years. 20. J. T. Jones’ test well on the Marshall farm, in Tyler county, starts at 15 bbls. an hour from the Keener sand. Barnsdall & Ross’ well on the Ross farm, northeast of the Fonner development, Greene county, is showing for 200 bbls. a day. Two dusters reported north of the new fifth sand development opened up by T. W. Phillips, near Dorseyville, in Allegheny county. Death of James Rynd, at Tarentum, one of the pioneers of the Oil Creek valley, and original owner of the famous Rynd farm, above Rouseville. _ 22, Credit balances advanced two cents, and dollar oil is once more a realiza- tion for the oil producer. J. T. Jones’ Marshall farm well increased to 35 bbls. an hour under the drill. Rouseville borough incorporated by the county court, Mrs. George Grace, of Paint township, Clarion county, fatally injured by explo- sion of an oil can. Joseph Reichert, a Pole employed by Oil City Tube Works, killed by a W. N. Y. & P. R. R. train in the yards at Oil City. _ 23. J. T. Jones’ Keener sand well on the Marshall farm, Tyler county, is doing 480 bbls. a day. Death of George S. Stewart, one of Bradford’s leading ‘business men and a prominent citizen of the oil country. Mort Pargillis, of Toledo, instantly killed at a drilling well near Curtice, Ohio. 24. Ross & Barnsdall’s well on the Ross farm, northeast of the Fonner pool, in Greene county, is doing about 300 bbls. a day. Death of John Coon, an early oll Pipes and one of the founders of the Galena Oil Works, at his home in uffalo. 26. Herrman Oil Company’s No. 1, Morriman, near Brink P. O., Wetzel ‘county, started at 15 bbls. an hour and is making 240 bbls. a day; No. 2 started at 50 bbls. and is making 700 bbls. a day. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 3, W. M. Parry, near Bristoria, Greene county, drilled into second pay streak and made 175 bbls. in 16 hours. Power house of the William Parker oil lease on Halyday run, within Oil City limits, destroyed by fire. Death of Adams Davis, a well- known Oil Region banker and oil operator, and at one time a member of the Oi) City Oil Exchange, at his home near Corry. 27. Barnsdall & Ross’ well on the Ross farm, northeast of the Fonner pool, it Greene county, is making 180 bbls. a day. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 3, Mary J. Robins, near Brink P. O., in Wetzel county, made 250 bbls. first 24 hours. A four-year-old son of W. J. Hanna, of Franklin, instantly killed by being run over by a heavily loaded wagon near that city. 29. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 3, Barnes, southwest of Whisky run, which was increased by a shot to 35 bbls an hour, is now making 530 bbls. a day. Captain Jones’ Keener sand producer on the Marshall, 's doing 480 bbls. a day. A small oil strike near Vandalia, N. Y., causes a rush of Bradford operators to that point. s 30. Sudden death of Hon. Joshua B. Agnew, a prominent citizen and attorney of Forest county, at his home in Tionesta. . 31. Lockwood & Co. get a 150-bbl. well on the Pugh farm, in the new Cow Run pool, about three miles below Williamstown, in Wood county, W. Va. SEPTEMBER I. August oil report shows an increase of 26 wells and 2,705 bbls. new production, with a net gain of 63 in new operations, as compared with the July figures. The Buckeye and Hoosier fields likewise reveal increased activity. Bridgewater Gas Company’s test well on the Younkers farm. in the new develop- ment near Dorseyville, in Allegheny county, proves a total failure. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 4, J. G. Haught, in the Flat run pool, in Marion county, drilled into second pay and increased its production to 20 bbls. an hour. John Schwager, an industrious citizen of Oil City, instantly killed by an Erie passenger train while at work on the railway track between Oil City and Reno. Miss Annie Kelley, a girl of to years, accidentally killed at the Parker fair, by a ball fired from a shooting gallery near which she was standing. _ : : i 2. South Penn Oil Company’s venture on the Merrimer farm, in the rich Big Injun sand pool near Brink, Wetzel county, in and dry. : ; 3. South Penn Oil Company finds a big gasser on the C. Wise farm, in the attempt to extend the Campbell’s run deep sand development in Monongalia county to the northeast. T. W. Phillips’s well on the Jacoby farm, in the new Deer Creek pool, Allegheny county, pronounced good for 80 bbls. a day. 38 OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1898. 4. Tank No. 173, of the Buckeye Pipe Line Company, located near Findlay, and containing 30,000 bbls. of oil, struck by lightning and destroyed. 5. General celebration of Labor Day. Guffey and the Forest Oil Company secure a small producer on the Reifsnyder farm, in the Deer Creek pool. Phillips’ Jacoby farm well made 25 bbls. last 24 hours. Mayburgh & Co. get a dry hole on the Pugh farm, in the new Cow Run sand pool in Wood county, below Williams- town, 6. The Reifsnyder well, near Dorseyville, in the Little Deer Creek, or new fifth sand pool, in Allegheny and Butler counties, is through the fifth sand and dry. vA South Penn Oil Company’s Enoch Brooks No. 1, east of the Fonner pool, which had declined to 15 bbls. a day, increased by a shot to 250 bbls. a day. Fred Long, of Mingo, an oil well pumper, killed by a_ boiler explosion on the Ohio Oil Company’s lease of the McCook farm, in the Gould field, Jeffer- son county, Ohio. Death of George Nealor, of Oil City, at the West Penn Hos- pital from inuries received in the Allegheny Valley Railroad yards at Oil City, where he was yard conductor. 8. Phillips’ Jacoby farm well in the new fifth sand pool in Allegheny county, has declined from 80 to 15 bbls. a day. Coroner’s jury in the Carter murder mystery render a verdict to the effect that the deceased came to his death at the hands of some unknown person or persons. 9. T. W. Phillips’ well on the S. Hemphill farm, in the new fifth sand pool in Allegheny and Butler counties, made 70 bbls. the first nine hours. Ohio Oil Company’s No. 12, J. Doak, in Liberty township, Wood county, Ohio, is flowing at the rate of 400 bbls. a day, and is not yet through the sand. A 5-year-old daughter of Louis Haas, of Edenburg, fatally burned at her parents’ home. Her clothes caught fire from a piece of burning paper. 10. South Penn Oil Company’s well on the McVay farm, in Greene county, southwest of Bristoria, is down and dry. 12. Lockwood & Co.’s new strike on the Henderson farm, in the Cow Run sand pool, below Williamstown, in Wood county, starts at 4o bbls. an hour. The Kanawha Oil Company get a roaring gasser at No. 3, Lantz farm, northeast of the Mills tract, in Wetzel county. 13. The Ohio Oil Company’s No. 21, Coons, in Henry township, Wood county, Ohio, made 525 bbls. the first 20 hours after being shot. Auspicious opening of Oil City’s first attempt in the agricultural fair line. 14. Lockwood & Co.’s No. 4, Pugh, in the Cow Run sand development, below Williamstown, Wood county, is down and dry. The first three wells on the farm are making, all combined, 400 bbls. a day. 15. T. W. Phillips gets a brace of dusters in the Little Deer creek pool; one was on the Carson lot, about 1,500 feet southwest of the Mullet farm producer, and the other on the W. P. Hemphill farm, close to the McGinnis and S. Hemp- hill producers. The McGinnis is doing 22 and the S. Hemphill 70 bbls. a day. ee Cow Run sand development, near Williamstown, is producing 600 s. a day. _ 16. Credit balances advanced two cents a bbl. and refined makes a rise of 15 points. Two dusters reported in the Big Injun sand development, near Brink, in Wetzel county, viz: Harman Oil Comipany’s No. 3, Snodgrass, and C. D. Green- lee’s No. 1, William Nay. 17. Kerr & Co.’s No. 3, Boyd, in the Jackson township pool, east of Lima, -showing for a 200-bbl. well. Republican Home Rule Club, of Venango county, endorse nomination of Joseph C. Sibley for Congress. George Waters, a well- known oil producer, of Pittsburg, drowned near Marietta. Harry Nail, of Oak- dale, accidentally killed at a drilling well in the Elk Fork field. A well on the Goseple farm, near Vandalia, N. Y.. starts at 25 bbls. a day. 20. A special to the Derrick from the Corsicana (Texas) oil field, shows that during the month of August there were 40 wells completed, of which 38 were producers, one duster and one gas well. At the close of that month there were I1 wells drilling and the same number of rigs completed. At that time the Corsicana field had 247 producing wells; 21 dry holes and three gas wells. The latter are small, but furnish a considerable amount of fuel. The production of the field is about 1,900 bbls. a day, or an average of about 734 bbls. to the well. 21. South Penn Oil Sompany’s No. 5, S. J. Harvey, northeast of Flat Run, starts at 20 bbls. an hour. OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1898. 39 22. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 3, Eakin, in the Campbell’s Run develop- ment, Monongalia county, is doing 20 bbls. an hour from the second pay. No. 5, S. J. Harvey, on Flat run, is holding up at the same rate. Death of Warren P. Love, a prominent hotel man, of Titusville. 23. Refined market advanced to 6.75c per gallon and credit balances marked up two cents a bbl. McDonald & Co.’s well on the M. A. Gorrell farm, north of Elk Fork, completed and making 250 bbls. a day. A . 24. An unusually severe wind and rain storm prevailed throughout the Lima oil fields; over 400 derricks blown down and a great deal of destruction wrought in the city of Lima. ‘ 25. George W. McKay, of Oil City, a boy of 15 years, makes confession, charging Walter Wheaton with the murder of George W. Carter, near Rynd farm, on the night of August 10. 26. Market closed with $1.05 bid for cash certificate oil. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 5, Namon Barnes, in the Whisky run pool, proves a duster; their No. 3, Haught & Walker, northeast of the Flat run developments, in Marion county, made 250 bbls. during the first 24 hours. 27. Refined advanced ten points a gallon and credit balances two cents a bbl. Certificate oil closed with $1.06% bid for cash. Womer Oil Company makes a 25-bbl. strike on the J. J. Milford farm, west of Foxburg, in territory that was formerly considered dry. The new shallow sand pool near Vandalia, N. Y., reported doing 426 bbls. a day. Ted Double, of Butler, killed by a boiler explo- sion at a drilling well, the South Penn Oil Company’s No. 5, Anderson, near Smithfield, in the Mannington oil district. 28. Sales of 2,000 bbls. cash oil at $1.07, and market closed with $1.07% bid. Credit balances unchanged. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 5, Ann Harvey, in Marion county, drilled into second pay streak and is making 900 bbls. a day. Operations in the Southwest are steadily increasing. 29. Credit balances reduced one cent a bbl. Speculative values take a tumble; 5,000 bbls. cash sold at $1.041%4. South Penn’s No. 5, Ann Harvey, in Marion county, declines to 500 bbls. a day. South Penn's No. 2, Toothman, near Brink, increased by deeper drilling to 150 bbls. a day. 30. Market dull, with sales of 3,000 bbls. cash oil at $1.051%4. Treat & Craw- ford find a duster in the Big Injun at their No. 1, Thomas, southwest of the Elk Fork field. Ocroper 1. September report of field operations reveals a general increase in the Pennsylvania oil districts. Wells completed increased 58 and new production 543 bbls.; there was likewise a gain of 82 in new work. The Buckeye and Indi- ana fields also displayed increased activity. ae : 3. Sudden death of William J. McConnell, a prominent citizen of Franklin, at his residence, he had been in the hardware business for many years and was largely interested in the na‘ural gas developments in West Virginia. _ : 4. Credit balances, Pennsylvania oil, advanced two cents and Lima oils one cent a bbl. : 5. Forest Oil Company’s well on the Ritchey farm, in the Milltown pool, is flowing 90 bbls. of salt water and 1 bbl. of oil per hour. Several dusters reported in the deep sand developments in Grcene county. 6. Refined oil advanced five points; credit balances marked up one cent a bbl. Speculative market closed at $1.09 bid for cash. Bellevue and Glenfield Natural Gas Company sells its interests in 3,000 acres of oil and gas territory in Washington and Allegheny counties, with 80 wells and an oil production of 120 bbls. a day, to the Manufacturers’ Natural Gas Company, for $250,000. Two Roane county test wells prove rank dusters. ; 7, Refined advanced ten points a gallon and credit balances two cents a bbl. 8. T. W. Phillips’ No. 2, Marshall, in the Deer Creek fifth sand pool, com- pleted and dry; it was located 900 feet north of the Mullet farm producer. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 4, Barnes, southwest extension of the Whisky run pool, showing for a small well; No. 3, Hayhurst, made 50 bbls. first 24 hours. Scott well, near Centreville, in new territory north of Titusville, is making 10 bbls. a day of heavy oil; it was drilled in about a week ago. It created considerable excitement, but Oil City parties pronounce it a small affair. ; 10. Pipe line reports show a reduction of 59.632 bbls. in the Pennsylvania stocks during September; Lima stocks were reduced 669,650 bbls. South Penn Oil Conipany’s No. 5, Cunningham, in the northern part of the Elk Fork pool, is 40 OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1868. good for 100 bbls. a day. British oil steamer Weehawken, with 1,300,000 gallons of oil on board, destroyed by fire in the Delaware river, about 20 miles below Philadelphia. Loss $300,000. Sixteenth regiment leaves Porto Rico on a 60-day furlough. a T. W. Phillips’ No. 1, Marshall, in the fifth sand region at Deer Creek, completed and made 100 bbls. during the first 18 hours. q 12. Carter Oil Company make a 250-bbl. strike on the Ewing estate, on the east side of the Campbell’s run development in Monongalia county. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 3, J. G. Haught, in the Flat run district, Marion county, starts at 200 bbls. Field report of the Corsicana (Texas) oil field shows about the same activity for September as the preceding month; 29 wells were completed in September, of which 28 were producers and one a duster. At the close of the month there were 14 drilling and 16 rigs up. The production of the entire pool | was approximately 2,000 bbls. a day, an increase of about 100 bbls. over the Sep- tember report. The wells completed last month are located inside of develop- ments, but several have been started in advance and it is expected something further will be known of untested territory by the end of October. 13. Market active; sales of cash certificates at $1.121%4. Bruner & Co.’s test weil on the Edward Mercer farm, on the east side of the Elk Fork field, is good for 50 bbls. a day. McCormick & MclIntyre’s No. 1 on the Zink farm, at Van- dalia, N. Y., reported good for 100 bbls. a day. ‘Death of F. W. Ames, at his home near Titusville, aged 76 years; he was a prominent business man, banker and oil producer of the upper Oil Creek valley. 14. Refined oil advanced to 7.20c per gallon and credit balances marked up two cents a bbl. Sales of cash certificates at $1.13%4. A test well on the A. F, Lindsay farm, northeast of the Bristoria developmeat in Greene county. and another to the southwest on the J. R. Ayers farm, are both through the lower sand and dry. . 15. Near Stringtown, Tyler county, the South Penn Oil Company has com- pleted and shot its No. 5 on the Enoch McIntyre farm, and has a producer that placed 140 bbls. to its credit the first 24 hours. In the same district, No. 4, orsey Baker heirs, has been completed and is good for 100 bbls. a day. In the southwest extension of the Whisky run development, the South Penn Oil Com- pany’s No. 4, Barnes, thought to be a duster when drilled into the sand last week, has since been shot and has 1,400 feet of fluid in the hole. It will make a small pumper. No. 3 on the same farm is holding up at 365 bbls. a day. Near Brink P. O., Wetzel county, and in the vicinity of the Big Injun sand producers on the Batson & Merrimer farms, the South Penn Oil Company has drilled in its test well on the M. Kendall farm, located northeast of the Baston farm, and has a duster. As a Big Injun sand development this pool has proven rather a disappointment. The last five wells completed, except one, have been dusters. Twelve miles east of Dennison, Ohio, at Scio, on the Pan Handle Railroad, in Harrison county, the Scio Oil & Gas Company has drilled in a second test well. The first, located on the Matthews heirs farm, was completed last August and caused some little excite- ment. The one just drilled in is located on the Donaldson farm and about 800 feet southwest of their first well. Despite the good showing made by the last named when first drilled in, it settled to a 5-bbl. producer and the new venture is showing for about the same kind of a producer. The oil is found in the Berea grit and is of 43° gravity and light in color. In the absence of anything better, operators have been leasing the territory and will start some new work. 16, Jordan D. Porter, a former resident of Franklin, accidentally killed while pumping his own well in the Washington oil field; he was 45 years of age and had been engaged in the oil business for 28 years. 17. Sixteenth regiment reaches New York from Porto Rico on a 60-day furlough. Speculative market strong on advance of ten points in refined and three cents a bbl. in credit balances. Sales of cash oil at $1.16%4. Market closed with $1.16 bid. Death of Peter Clark, one of the old landmarks of Armstrong county, and one of the pioneers of the Armstrong run oil development; -he was the last survivor of the Armstrong Run Oil Company. In the southwest exten- sion of the Whisky run pool, in Ritchie county, the South Penn Oil Company has shot its No. 3 on the C. A. Hayhurst farm and increased its production to 300 bbls. a day. Death of Isaac Fertig, at Centreville. one of the oldest residents of Venango county. He was 91 years old and the father of John and Samuel Fertig well-known business men of the oil country. OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1868. 41 18. T. W. Phillips’ last well on the Marshall farm, in the Little Deer creek fifth sand development, reported to have declined to 20 bbls. a day. Northeast -of the Batson farm, near Brink, Wetzel county, C. D. Greenlee has drilled his test well on the W. Nay farm through the Gordon and found that formation bar- ren. It was also dry in the Big Injun. _19. Various companies in the Sixteenth Regiment tendered grand ovations on ‘their return from Porto Rico to the different towns in the Oil Region. Oil City, Bradford, Warren and other places celebrate arrival of soldier boys in grand style. Body of W. G. Shipman, traveling auditor for the National Transit Com- ‘pany, found in Lake Chautauqua, near. Jamestown; he is supposed to have com- ‘mitted suicide Sunday evening last. Operations quite active in the Keener sand development at Jackson Ridge, in Monroe county, Ohio, but no gusher wells are found. Dewey Oil Company’s No. 3 on the Hogan farm, in the Vandalia oil field, starts at 50 bbls. a day. 20. Credit balances, Pennsylvania oil, marked up to $1.18 per bbl. and refined oil advanced to 7.40c per gallon. Speculative market closed at $1.20 bid for cash. Last month R. G. Gillespie drilled in a Big Injun well on the James Neal farm, located four miles south of Proctor creek, in Wilson county. It was purely a wildcat and has cauced some excitement in that locality. Since completion the well has been producing about 100 bbls. a day. Mr. Gillespie started another test well, shortly after the first was completed, located about 700 feet south on the ‘Morrison farm, This well was drilled deep into the Big Injun, where he expected to confirm the belief that the Neal well is located on the edge of a pool, but its ‘failure shows that they will have to look in some other direction. John Wade, an employe of the D., A. V.& P. R. R,, killed by falling between two freight cars near Torpedo, a few stations north of Titusville. 21. A great deal of actvity noticeable throughout the Oil Regions, and the industries connected with the oil and gas business are thriving; no gusher strikes ‘are recorded and producers are satisfied with small wells. 22. South Penn Oil Company's No. 3, John Woods, in the Bristoria pool, only 1,500 feet northeast of the gusher on the Emma Woods farm, is down and dry. ‘Some very fair wells are being found in a new streak northeast of the old devel- opment at Elk Fork. 23. Reception tendered at the Arlington in honor of the boys of Company D. Cash oil certificates advanced to $1.23 on floor of Oil Exchange. Producers & Refiners’ Oil Company announce that they will pay $1.25 for credit halances. 26. Ritchey & McDougall building on Main street, Oil City, badly damaged ‘by fire. . 27. Sixteenth regiment receives an ovation along its line of march in Phila- delphia’s celebration of the Peace Jubilee. Pipe Lire offices and banks closed throughout the region in observance of the Governor’s special Thanksgiving on the occasion of conclusion of the war with Spain. South Penn Oil Company makes a good strike at its No. 4, Bristoria, in Greene county; it is east of the old Fonner gusher and started at 4 and increased to 10 bbls. an hour. 28. South Penn’s No. 4, Bristoria, stops flowing. 29. Lewis Williams, of Tionesta, accidentally killed at the Salmon creek saw ‘mill, in Forest county, about 15 miles from his home. 30. Service held for the first time in the W. L. Lay residence on the south side, which the Catholics of Oil City have recently purchased for a parochial resi- dence, and the site of a new church. Rev. Father John Link is the pastor. 31. Empty barn belonging to R. B. Magee burned in the Fifth ward, Oil ‘City. Julian Koschintzki, a resident of the Clapp farm, killed by the explosion of still No. 3 at the Independent Refinery, a short distance north of Oil City. South Penn Oil Company’s test on the Mason Scott farm, about two miles north of the Bristoria development in Greene county, starts flowing at 8 bbls. an hour, ‘The test well on the Joseph Webster, two and a half miles northeast of the devel- opment, is through the sand and drv. : NovEMEER t. October field report shows an increase of 58 wells and a decrease of 1,177 bbls. in the new production, as compared with September’s record; new operations made a net gain of 17. South Penn’s new well on the Mason Scott farm, in Greene county, made 125 bbls. the first 24 hours and was then shut down on account of a cave-in. Death of George W. Henry, at Kansas City, Mo., a well- known Sistersville oil operator and president of the Henty Oil Company. 42 OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1808. 2. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 7, John Cunningham, in the northeast extension of the Elk Fork pool, is good for 75 bbls. a day. In the Bristoria. development, in Greene county, the South Penn Company has started to drill. again at its Mason Scott farm well; the we.l is making 130 bbls. a day. 3. The South Penn Oil Company’s test well on the Mason Scott farm, near Bristoria, Greene county, is not coming up to what was expected of it, when first. drilled into the pay; the sand was of an excellent quality and it was thought it would make a gusher when drilled deeper into the sand. At the expiration of 24 hours after drilling was resumed the well showed no increase in production and. it is almost certain that it will not make better than a so0-bbl. producer. Coleman. & McDcnnell find a dry hole on the Townsend farm, in the Vandalia oil field. 4. Explosion at Oil City Boiler Works. Charles McCloskey and Patrick. Frawley instantly killed and John J. Gidders fatally injurred. Death of John B. Plante, a popular member of Company D, of fever in the hospital at Jersey City. First black eye for the Jackson township pool, east of Lima, by Roth, Argue & Co.’s No. 1, on the Stoodt farm, in sec.icn 8, coming in about as good as a duster. It was thought to be a total failure at first, but will be shot, and may make a small pumper. This, well is northeast of the S. Boyd farm, and cuts off the streak in that direction. The Amanda township pool, west of Lima, has also received a had set-back by a rank duster, which the Aiken-Redway Oil Company has drilled in on the Whirl farm. 5. Mason Scott farm well, near Bristoria, made 80 bbls. in the last 24 hours. A gang of alleged counterfeiters arrested at Emlenton. Death of Mrs. Cramer, at her home near Cooperstown; she was 97 years of age and the oldest resident of Venango county. Since the oil market began to advance very little producing. property has changed ownership. Those fortunate enough to have production have not cared to part with it, for the reason that they could see no opening to go out and drill for more. A sale of Jackson Ridge, Monroe county, production consummated to-day, which is the largest transaction for the past few months. Samuel Galey, of Pittsburg, sold to F. P. Hue, of Warren, Pa., leases on 315 acres, consisting of the Brown, Truax, Hamilton and Covert farms, on which are located six producing wells, having a net daily production of 140 bbls. There are also two rigs and one drilling well on the property. The price paid was $70,000, or at the rate of $500 a bbl. for the production. There is room for 15 or more additional wells on the property, the undeveloped part of the purchase being a valuable consideration. 6. The plant of the Franklin Manufacturing Company, located on Orchard: street, in the Third ward, Franklin, completely destroyed by fire at an early hour Sunday morning, entailing a loss of about $28,000. cn which there was a small insurance. The fire was the most destructive experienced in many years, and the. manufactory was one of. the leading minor industries of Franklin. 8. Election Day. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 3, Nancy Allen, in Tyler county, drilled deeper and increased to 4oo bbls. a day. Another disappointment reported in the Jackson township pool, east of Lima, and it begins to look as though the territory is going to prove to be pretty spotted. The last failure is Roth, Argue & Co.’s venture on the Cluer farm, south of the S‘aley. on the south- east side of the pool. Chances for an eastern extension do not look very roseate, as the streak has been pretty well cut off on the northeast, and the Cluer failure makes it look dark on the southeast. Great interect all over the Oil Regions in the State and local elections. J. C. Sibley, of Franklin, defeats C. W. Stone for Congress in the Twenty-seventh district. ° 10. Northeast extension of Elk Fork pool continues to furnish some moder- ate but very satisfactory producers. Two miles south of the center of the Jackson township pool, east of Lima, Cochran & Co. have secured a rank duster on the Biteman farm, in section 29. This forms another link in the chain of dusters which is being slowly drilled around the new pool. Pipe line reports show a reduction of 351,783 bbls in the net stocks of Pennsylvania and of 722,132 bbls. in the net stocks of Lima oil, during October . 11. Barnsdall & Longfellow’s well on the Dearth farm, in the Jackson Ridge Keener sand development, Mcnroe county, Ohio, pronounced good for 50 bbls. 2 day. A report of the Corsicana (Texas) oil field has the following: In October there were 27 wells completed, of which 23 were producers and the remainder dry. At the close of the month there were 16 wells drilling and seven rigs up. The Corsicana field, on November 1, contained 298 producing wells, 26 dry holes OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1898. 43: and three gas wells. There were two new discoveries during the month that speak well for the field. The first was the Staley & Hardy well on the Mirus tract, located about one mile in advance of developments to the southeast. This well is about the average size of the Corsicana wells and has stimulated opera- tions in the direction mentioned. The other and second in importance is the Southern Oil Company’s No. 2 on the J. L. Walton property, located to the north- east. This is also classed as an average producer. Prior to October, the produc- ing wells have becn found on town lots, but the two new strikes have advanced the producing limits beyond the town lot development. The average daily pro- duction of the field has been steadily increasing. In the month of August the: daily average was 1,900 bbls.; in September it was 2,000 bbls., and in October 2,100 bbls. Ohio oil men hold on indignation meeting at Lima and protest against the action of the State in prosecuting the Buckeye Pipe Line, the Ohio Oil Com- pany and other Standard corporations for an alleged violation of a recent act of the- Legislature. 12. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 2 on the Pyle farm, two miles west of Mt. Morris, drilled through all sands and pronounced a hopeless duster. Atwell & Co.’s well on the Dimick farm, in the new pool near Gaines, Tioga county, showing for a good producer. Price of drilling in the Buckeye fields advanced from 37%c to 40c a foot. A big oil strike reported in Indiana, near Peru, in. Miami county; it is on the L. Baker farm in Erie township, section 18, and owned by Menzie & Co. J. M. Carson’s store on Seneca street, Oil City, entered by bur- glars and $250 worth of goods stolen. 14. ‘reat & Crawford’s new well on Fluharty farm, in the new extension to- the Elk Fork pool, is making 180 bbls. a day. A test well on the Jolly farm, near+ Scio, Harrison county, Ohio, drilled by E. H. Jennings & Bros., is showing for a. paying producer. The initial well in the new development is making 7 bbls. a day. Canonsburg, Washington county, visited by a disastrous fire, which de- stroyed $150,000 worth of property. Frank Irish caught in the act of burglarizing” Martin & Son’s shoe store, in Franklin, and is believed to be implicated in the recent burglary at Carson’s store in Oil City. Frank Rookey, aged 18 years, kiiled. by being caught in the machinery of Fletcher’s flouring mill at Knox, Clarion county. 15. A 50,000-bbl.-a-day gusher reported in the Russian oil fields. Refined oil marked down ten points a gallon and credit balances two cents a bbl. The new Berea grit pool, near Scio, in Harrison county, Ohio, appears very promising. Barnsdall & Ross get a dry hole at their No. ‘2, Ross, east of the Fonner pool, in. Greene county. 16. Credit balances reduced one cent, making Pennsylvania oil $1.15 per bbl. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 7, Haught & Walker, a half mile in advance of the northeast extension of the Flat run development, in Monongalia county, starts at 30 bbls, an hour. The Jackson Ridge pool has 500 bbls. a day production from 32 wells. Death of Hon. C. H. Foster at his home in Bradford. He drilled the- first well on the Hinchey farm, north of Bradford, that helped to open up the great Northern oil field. . 17. Certificate market closed at $1.12!4. Chambers, Field & Co.'s No. 6 on the Beatty farm, in the Vandalia, N. Y., pool, reported pumping 200 bbls. of oil and 300 bbls. of salt water daily. . 19. Death of Frank E. Lamberton, a prominent young businessman of Franklin. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 7, Haught & Walker, in the Flat Run development, Monongalia county, is doing 500 and No. 4, B. F. Haught, 200 bbls. a day. New development at Gaines, Tioga county, is the scene of great activity in the way of leasing oil territory. Stevenson No. 1, in the new Centreville pool, west of Titusville, proves a rank duster and defines the western edge of the- development. John McCullough, a fireman on the P. & W., killed by a fall from his train, near Foxburg. . 20. F. W. Bartlett & Co.’s well on the V. Anderson town lot, at Brink, Wetzel county, W. Va., drilled in Saturday and made 4oo bbls. first _24 hours. Chambers, Field & Co. get another 100-bbl, producer on their lands at Vandalia, N. Y. \ 22, Northeast of Wildwood station, in the opinion of some operators, a new” pool will be developed, and, with that end in view. a number of new wells have been started. Opinions differ as to the sand formation in which the oil is found. By come it is claimed to be the fourth, while others are equally certain it is the- 44 OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1898. fifth sand. The Devonian Oil Company’s recent strike on the Boyle farm is responsible for the starting of this new work. . : 23. The Jackson Ridge development in Monroe county, Ohio, is still furnish- ing new producers with a good deal of regularity. It also shows a large increase in new work. There were eight wells completed during the month, having an average daily production of 25 bbls. At this time there are ten wells drilling and 15 rigs up ready to start. The Tri-State Gas Company gets a big gasser in the “Big Injun sand, on the Baker farm, southwest of Conway, Tyler county. In the -central part of the Whisky run pool the older producers can be commended for their ready response to a shot. The South Penn Oil Company gave its No. 3, Namon Barnes, a shot Tuesday, and the well produced 200 bbls. the first 12 hours ‘thereafter. 24. Thanksgiving. On Devil Hole run, Ritchie county, Barnsdall & Marshall ‘have shot their well on the Wright farm and increased its production to 200 bbls. a day. This part of Grant district is furnishing some very satisfactory producers. Rock Glycerine Company’s smokeless powder works, at Howard Junction, near Bradford, suffer by an explosion and two employes seriously injured; Daniel ‘Fitzgerald and Frank Butterfield both died from the effects of wounds received. 25. Operations increasing in the new Scio development in Harrison county, Ohio. The oil comes from the Berea grit and the wells start at from 20 to 50 ‘bbls. a day. 28. Kittredge Opera House, at Smethport, destroyed by fire. Loss, $20,000. 29. A Gordon sand producer struck on the Long farm, west of Littleton, Wetzel county, that is good for 10 bbls. a day. It is a long distance ahead of all developments, and may open up a new field. DeEcEMBER 1. Monthly oil report for November shows 532 wells completed in ‘the Pennsylvania oil fields, with 8,913 bbls. production and 121 dry holes. There was an increase of 1,151 bbls. production over October and 142 in rigs and drilling wells. In November 943 wells were completed in the Eastern and Western oil fields, including 169 which were unproductive of oil; the new production was 16,613 bbls. This is an increase of 26 wells and 1,351 bbls. production over the October record. On November 30 the total of new operations in all fields was .567 rigs and 986 wells drilling, as compared with 484 rigs and 855 wells drilling -at the close of October. This is a net increase of 214 in new operations. Peter Bradley’s furniture store, with Alexander’s undertaking establishment, in Oil City, destroyed by fire. Building belonged to Paul Bros. Loss $25,000. 2. Heavy gasser struck by Forest Oil Company on the Nuttle farm, near ‘Undercliff, Allegheny county. South Penn’s No. 2, John Wood, in the Bristoria development, Greene county, likewise proves a strong gasser in the sand where -oil was expected. Fire at pump station of Emery Pipe Line, on the Dent farm, Bradford field; three tanks of oil destroyed and pump house badly damaged. Death of James Kennerdell, a prominent and well-known resident of Venango ‘county, at Franklin. Death of Adam V. Field, of Bradford, at Asheville, N. C. He was 76 years of age, and had been prominently identified with the oil industry “Since 1865. 3. The new Berea development at Scio, Ohio, is in high favor as prospective -oil territory, and is rapidly coming to the front. The Mackburg division of the Buckeye Pipe Line Company has connected up the field by laying a three-inch line from Scio to Jewett, a distance of six miles. The first oil from the Scio field ‘was pumped through the line last Thursday morning. Leasing is very active in ‘the vicinity of Scio. 5. Heavy snow storms prevail throughout the Northern oil regions. Narrow gauge trains between Kane, Smethport and Bradford blockaded. South Penn ‘Oil Company’s No. 10, Haught & Walker, in the Flat Run development, Monon- galia covnty, starts at 25 bbls. an hour. Great interest mainfested in the trial of Walter Wheaton, at Franklin, who is charged with the murder of George Carter, near Rynd farm, in August last. 6. South Penn’s No. 10, Haught & Walker, holding up at 20 bbls. an hour. Death of James McGee, a prominent member of the Standard Oil Company, at North Plainfield, N. J., aged 72 years. 2 , 7. The four producing wells at Scio, Harrison county, Ohio, have a total pro- duction of 116 bbls. a day, distributed as follows: Jennings & Co.’s No. 1, Jolly, 30 bbls.; Allegheny Oil Company’s No. 1, Strayer, 48 bbls.; Scio Oil & Gas Com- ‘pany’s No. 1, Henry, 18 bbls., and the same company’s No. 1, Donaldson, 20 bbls. OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1898. 45- a day. Near Corning, Gilmore county, W. Va., and close to the corners of Doddridge, Lewis and Ritchie counties, the South Penn Oil Company has drilled its wildcat on the S. H. Lowther farm through all sands and has a duster. From the top to the lower sand no oil was discovered in paying quantities. This was. purely an experimental well and will not have a tendency to stimulate the search for new pools in that territory. W.N. Y. & P. R. R. blockaded by snow between Buffalo and and Oil City. Centreville Oil Company’s well on the Stanberger farm, on the southern edge of the Centreville pool, shows no sand at a depth of 525 feet and condemns territory to the southward. : Booth Bros.’ No. 2 in the new field at Vandalia, N. Y., reported dry. Michael Miller, of State Line, who has been drilling down an old well for the: past eight years on his farm near Limestone, in the Bradford field, believes he has discovered the Trenton rock oil formation at a depth of 3,400 feet. The hole filled up 2,500 feet with oil and he lost the tools. 9. Walter Wheaton pronounced guilty of murder in the second degree, by a Venango county jury; he was charged with wilful murder of George Carter on August 10. Credit balances advanced two cents on Pennsylvania and one cent a bbl. on Lima oil. Refined advanced ten points on the gallon. In the northeast extension of the Flat run development, in Monongalia county, the South Penn Oil Company has drilled in its No. 1 on the Tennant & Haught farm and has a good producer. The well placed 190 bbls. to its credit in the first 24 hours after the pay was tapped. The same company’s No. 10, Haught & Walker, on the adjoining farm, is still making 600 bbls. a day. : 10. Five miles southwest of Salem, in Doddridge county, the Carter Oil Company drilled its wildcat on the Leon Richards farm through all sands and found a duster. A small show was developed in the Gordon, but nothing in the- fifth formation. East of the Hendershot pool, in Wood county, the South Penn Company drilled its test well on the William Frazier farm through the Cow Run sand and has a duster. A young man named Brothers crushed to death beneath a load of two-inch line pipe he was stringing on the Joe Brown farm in the Jackson Ridge oil field. ‘ 12. Barnsdall & Ranger’s No. 4, Whittekind, two and a half miles below Marietta, makes 70 bbls. an hour from the Cow Run sand. The Corsicana Sun. furnishes the following in regard to the Texas oil field: There were 25 wells finished in November, of which two were dry, making a total of producing wells, 321; dry wells, 27; abandoned producing wells, 5; gas wells, 4; grand total wells drilled to December 1, 357; there are now 8 rigs and 12 drilling wells under way. The daily output is 2,200 bbls., and there is stored over 400,000 bbls. Death of Joseph Morgan, a well-known oil producer and contractor, of Connellsville, at Parkersburg, W. Va. : ; 13. Barnsdall & Ranger’s gusher is off to 35 bbls. an hour. Carter Oil Com- pany’s well on the Catherine Smith farm, near Bloomfield, Ohio, is pronounced good for 150 bbls. a day. Mrs, Margaret Canfield seriously injured by a runaway horse on Harriott avenue, Oil City. : . j ; 14. Carter Oil Company’s No. 1, Catherine Smith, near the Muskingum river, made 110 bbls. last 24 hour. Barnsdall & Ranger’s well is doing 30 bbls. an hour. In the Scio field, the Allegheny Oil Company drilled in and shot its test well on the Fowler farm and has a show for a 100-bbl. producer. The location is 800 feet south of the same company’s producer on the Strayer farm. Forsythe, Johnson & Co. have also drilled in their test well on the Howser farm and have a show for the best well in the development. The location is 2,500 feet south and west of the Strayer producer and northeast of the. producing well on the Jolly farm. On account of a dispute over the lease, injunction proceeding have commenced and operations have been suspended for the present. John Schultz, a pumper em- ployed on C. B. Whitehead’s lease, on Bolivar tun, in the Bradford field, instantly killed by the explosion of the boiler. Death of Thomas Loan, a well-- known oil operator, at the Mercy Hospital, Pittsburg. : 1s. Credit balances marked up two cents a bbl., with an advance of ten points per gallon in the price of refined ; $1.19% bid for certificate oil. Barnsdall & Ranger well, south of Marietta, is making 20 bbls. an hour. eee 16. Allegheny Oil Company’s well on the Fowler farm, in the Scio oil | el hn making 80 bbls. a day. The same company’s No. 1 on the Strayer farm is hold- ing up at 60 bbls a day. E. H. Jennings & Co.’s No. 1, Jolly, is making 30 pele a day, and the Scio Oil & Gas Company’s Nos. 1 and 2, 35 bbls. a day. The well: 46 OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—18698. in dispute on the Howser farm is still shut down, awaiting the decision of the -ejectment proceedings instituted by the Allegheny Oil Company against the parties who drilled the well, and claimed the lease. The production from the six pro- ducing wells of Scio is now 205 bbls. a day, and the defined producing territory is extended a little more than a mile on,a nearly due north and south line. The Appellate Court of West Virginia hands down a decision that a contract to fur- nish gas does not carry with it insurance against damage. 17. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 2, Irene Riley, on Piney fork, Tyler county, made 300 bbls. first 24 hours after tapping first pay streak. In the south- west extension of the Whisky run pool, in Ritchie county, the South Penn Oil Company has drilled No. 6 on the C. A. Hayhurst farm through the sand and has a duster. The location is 3,000 feet southwest of the Associated Producers’ No. 1 on the N. Brooks farm. 20. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 3, Enoch Brooks, on the eastern side of the Fonner pool, in Greene county, showing for a small producer. Charles Coulson, an oil well pumper, accidentally shoots himself while handling a loaded gun in a boiler house of. the Phoenix Oil Company, near Lafayette, in McKean county. 23. West of the Fonner pool, in Greene county, Tim Ross & Co. have drilled 4 test well on the Laughman farm into the Gantz sand and have a show for a good producer. The well started at 10 bbls. an hour, but it is not likley to hold up any great length of time. In the new development at Scio, E. H. Jennings & Co. have drilled in their test well on the Custer farm and will have a fine producer. The well produced 45 bbls. the first 18 hours. The production of the seven pro- ducing wells is about 290 bbls. a day. The well on the Howser, the disputed lease, is making 115 bbls. a day, and is the best producer in the field. 24. A statistical summary of developments in the new oil field near Scio, Harrison county, Ohio, shows the following wells completed and the daily pro- duction of each: Scio Oil & Gas Company’s No. 1, Henry 15 bbls.; No. 1, Don- aldson, 30 bbls.; Allegheny Oil Company’s No. 1, Strayer, 58 bbls.; Allegheny Oil Company’s No. 1, Fowler, 75 bbls.; Jennings & Co.’s No. 1, Jolly, 25 bbls., and No. 1, Custer, 50 bbls. The same company’s No. 1, Jolly, 25 bbls., and No. 1, Custer, 50 bbls. The same company’s No. 1, Strayer, is shut down. The aggre- gate production of the six producing wells is 253 bbls. a day. New work at Scio is starting with so much rapidity that it is almost impossible to keep pace with it. There are 20 wells drilling at depths of from 100 to 600 feet. There are 21 rigs completed and as many more starting. The Tim Ross & Co. well on the Shoup farm and about the same distance north of the Laughman farm, west of the Fonner pool, in Greene county, is making 8 bbls. an hour from the Gantz sand. It was drilled for about eight hours, but failed to improve its production. Eight hundred feet south Guffey & Queen got a small well on the Shoup farm, and about the same distance north of the Laughman well the Forest Oil Company drilled in a dry hole some years ago. New interest_has been added to the situation around the Menzie Oil Company’s strike on the Baker farm, four miles northeast of Peru, Ind., by their drilling in of the second well of the new pool. It is located on the Gilbert farm, 400 feet east of the Baker well, and starts off almost as good as some of the Peru gushers drilled over a year ago. The initial production was at the rate of 10 bbls. per hour, with signs of holding up exceptionally good. 25. Sudden death of John C. Dalzell, a veteran of the civil war and a well- known citizen of Oil City, at his rooms on Main street, Oil City, of heart disease. 26. Company F, of the Sixteenth regiment, formally mustered out of service at Franklin. 27. Walter Wheaton refused a new trial and sentenced to 18 years solitary confinement for the murder of George Carter, near Rynd farm, in August last. Twenty-one wells drilling and 19 rigs reported in the new oil field near Scio, Ohio. Death ef Jack Gordon at Siverlyville, one of the heroes of the great fire- and flood disaster at Oil City on June 5, 1892. Death of J. S. King, at Philadel- phia; he was engaged in the oil business on Oil Creek in the early days of 1862 and accumulated a substantial fortune, which he afterward lost. 28, Several ordinary wells reported from the deep sand territory of the Piney Fork district, West Virginia. 29. Charles F. Newton, a well-known glycerine man, of Bradford, blown into fragments, while preparing to shoot a well near Orchard Park, N. Y. Company OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. wo K. of Titusville, and Company D, of Oil City, of the Sixteenth Pennsylvania Volunteers, mustered out of service. Ross & Co.’s well on the Laughman farm, in Greene county, west of the Fonner pool, is making 150 bbls. a day from the Gantz sand. 30. Several small wells reported in the northeast extension of the Elk Fork pool. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 2, A. P. Johnson, in the northeast extension of the Campbell's run development, in Monongalia county, a Gordon sand well, made 165 bbls. the first 24 hours after striking the pay streak. 31. Twelve-inch gas main of Ohio & Indiana Natural Gas Company burst and ‘ the big station at Red Key, Ind., destroyed by fire, cutting off fuel supply of Lima, Wapakoneta, St. Marys, Celina, Hume and a number of other towns in Ohio. Company E, of the Sixteenth regiment, mustered out at Franklin. 1899. JANUARY I. (Sunday.) December oil report shows 38 more wells completed than in December, with a decline of 114 bbls. new production; there was an increase of eight in new operations. In the Buckeye and Hoosier oil fields, an all-round decrease was recorded. Sudden death at Youngstown, Ohio, of William M. Irish, of Olean, one of the pioneers in the oil refining industry. John Hamilton, a pumper for the South Penn Oil Company, commits suicide by shooting. himself through the head, at his home at Piney, W. Va. 2. Holiday. No market. Two new wells, both average producers, completed in the Scio oil field. Allegheny Oil Company’s No. 1, Kearns, is making 35, and Caldwell & Boyer’s No. 1, Custer, is good for 30 bbls. a day. Both wells are located on the north and south line of developments. The gauges of the other producing wells are as follows: Scio Oil & Gas Company’s No. 1, Henry, 12 bbls.; No. 1, Donaldson, 30 bbls.; Allegheny Oil Company’s No. 1, Strayer, 65 bbls.; No. 1, Fowler, 110 bbls.; Jennings & Co.’s No. 1, Jolly, 25 bbls., and No. 1, Custer, 30 bbls. Total daily production of the eight wells, 337 bbls. The produc- tion of the well on the Houser disputed lease is not included. 4. Treat & Crawford’s No. 2 on the N. C. Fluharty farm, in the northeast extension of the Elk Fork pool, starts flowing at 30 bbls. an hour. The Waynes- burg Oil Company drilled in its test well on the Carey farm, located about one mile due east of the old Fonner gusher in Greene county, and got some gas in the top of the sand and later the well began to flow oil at the rate of 6 or 7 bbls. an hour. In the Campbell’s run extension, in Monongalia county, McDermott & Co. have drilled their well on the E. Eddy farm deeper and increased its produc- tion to 10 bbls. an hour. When last reported it was showing for 25 bbls. a day. The increased production makes the showing for the west side of the extension much better and will no doubt increase the width of the producing territory. 5. The Carey farm strike in Greene county, a full mile east of the Fonner pool, made 200 bbls. first 16 hours, The Loughman farm well, on the west side of the pool, is doing 150 bbls. a day. Treat & Crawford’s No. 2, Fluharty, Elk Fork, is dong 25 bbls. an hour. Thirty-five strings of tools running and 80 rigs under way in the Scio oil field. 6. East of the Fonner pool, in Greene county, the Waynesburg Oil Company’s well on the Carey farm has averaged 11 bbls. an hour since it was drilled in, at noon last Wednesday, and the Ross & Co. well on the west side of the develop- ment is making 112 bbls. a day. The McDermott & Co. well on the Eddy farm, on the west side of the Campbell’s run extension, in Monongalia county, has increased its production to 15 bbls. an hour. This is quite a satisfactory showing in the face of what was thought would prove a duster before it was drilled in. _ 8. The Frederick well on the Hunter farm, in section 20, Crawford township, Wyandotte county, Ohio, has been tubed and was put to pumping yesterday morning. In the first nine hours the production was three feet in a 250-bbl. tank, 5 bbls. of which was oil and the balance water. This is a pretty good showing or Wyandotte county territory, and it is highly probable that the new strike will lead to further operations in that vicinity. f ’ 9. The Corsicana, Texas, field continues to increase its production. There were 27 wells completed in December, of which 22 were producers and five 48 OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. dusters. At the end of the month, there were 14 wells drilling and four rigs up. The production for the month of December was close to 66,000 bbls., an increase of about 4,000 bbls. over the preceding month. The most important discovery in. December was the Staley, Hardy & West venture on the Mirus farm, located about one mile in advance of developments and due north of the city. This well opens up a considerable stretch of territory that had been previously regarded as. doubtful. The new well is showing for a 20-bbl. producer, and will give an impetus to the operations in that quarter. The refinery at Corsicana is now completed and in running order. When run to its full capacity, it will draw on the accumulated stocks at the rate of 1,000 bbls. a day. f to. Pipe line reports for December show an increase of 213,469 bbls. in the net stocks of Pennsylvania oil and a decrease of 378,933 bbls. in the Buckeye oil stocks. There are 16 producing wells in the Scio oil field and the total daily yield is 715 bbls. Death of L. A. Terrell, a prominent merchant and well-known citizen of Bradford. Barn of William Rice, at Corduroy, a small village in the Kane oil field, destroyed by fire and his son, H. E. Rice, burned to death; six horses and the entire contents of the barn were consumed. II. Official gauges of the Scio wells show following results: Scio Oil & Gas Company's No. 1, Henry, 10, and No. 1, McDonald, 30 bbls.; Allegheny Oil Company’s Strayer, 55 bbls.; Fowler, 65 bbls.; Kearns, 60 bbls.; Lysle, 10 bbls. ; Cook, 30 bbls.; Jennings & Co.’s Jolly, 25 bbls.; Custer, 60 bbls.; Caldwell & Boyer’s Custer, 45 bbls.; Moore, 30 bbls.; Ford, 30 bbls.; Wilson Bros.’ Polen & Ferrell, too bbls.; Kennedy & Fitzgibbons’ Ramsey, 15 bbls.; Meldren & Co.’s Sargeant, 95 bbls.; C. Meldren’s Butcher, 45 bbls.; Nichols & Hulings’ Knauff & Shawyer, 35 bbls. Total, 17 wells; aggregate daily production, 740 bbls. The wells now drilled but not yet producing will bring the output of the field up close to goo bbls. a day. 12. Refined oil dropped ten points and credit balances reduced two cents a bbl. Death of Samuel Cheney, a resident of Rouseville for 35 years and one’ of the first men to-engage in the business of oil refining in the Oil Creek valley. A test well on the Welty farm, north of Bluffton, in Putnam county, Ohio, makes a good showing and adds much prospective value to territory in that section. Dailey, Mason & Arnold strike a big well on the E. C. Storms farm, Washington township, Blackford county, Ind.; it started at 250 bbls. a day through the casing. 13. Credit balances of Pennsylvania oils reduced one cent a bbl. Titusville Oil Exchange sold to John L. McKinney for $19,650. New wells are being com- pleted in the Scio field at the rate of one a day. South Penn’s wildcat venture on the Blackburn Smith farm, near Wallace P. O., ‘n Harrison county, W. Va., is down and dry. Fatal fire at Chipmunk; dwelling of John Lyons, an employe of the South Penn Oil Company, destroyed, and his wife and infant child fatally burned; fire due to overpressure of natural gas. 14. Twenty-three producing wells -ompleted in Scio field gauge 1,090 bbls. for 24 hours ending at 7 o’clock this morning. Not a single dry hole has yet been discovered. Terrific storm sweeps over oil country. Upwards of 500 rigs leveled in the Butler fields and considerable damage done to oil property in Venango: county. The wind likewise proved very destructive throughout the Northern oil fields. At Rock City, N. Y., the brick power house of the Olean, Rock City & Bradford Electric Railway was blown down and crushed like an egg shell. Tele- phene and telegraph services were also badly interrupted and a large number of chimneys and stacks of manufacturing plants in various parts of the Oil Region were demolished. The storm was particularly severe in the Southwest, and oil producers in Allegheny, Butler, Washington and Beaver counties sustained heavy losses. Over 1,000 derricks demolished in the Southwest oil fields. 16. McDermott & Co.’s well on the Sarah E. Eddy farm, west side ‘of Campbell’s run development, is holding up at 300 bbls. a day. 17. The Scio field has 28 producing wells in the list of gauges and the total production of the field was estimated at 1.130 bbls. to-day, or a daily average of a little more than 4o bbls. to each producing well. There are six or more wells drilling in the sand that have not been included in the list of producers which are showing the equal of those completed. Death of Henry Sires at Franklin; he was among the first oil well drillers in this section of the country. 18. Wallace & Co.’s well on the Amos farm, northeast of Scio, reported showing for a dry hole. Death of John J. Sheehy, a prominent business man of Bradford. Death of Alonzo D. Griffith, a well-known business man and highly _OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1869. 49 respected resident of Oil City. Mason & Co.’s well on the Sto farm, section 19, Washington township, Blackford county, is holding eo ‘300 bbls. a day and is the best well struck in Indiana for months. 19. Scio has 29 producing wells whose gauges foot up 1,240 bbls. First sale of Scio oil property recorded. Myers & Brown, of Mannington, W. Va., purchase holdings of Scio Oil & Gas Company. The consideration was $100,000. The property consists of leases on about 1,300 acres of territory, on which there are three producing and three drilling wells. The aggregate production from the three completed wells is 55 or 60 bbls, a day. The new owners will at once begin the development of the property on a large scale. It has been given out that they will start 15 new wells as soon_as the material can be gotten on the ground. Death of David A. Renfrew, at Renfrew, Butler county. He was a wealthy and respected citizen and the town was named after him, 20. The Scio field now has 33 wells reported in the list of gauges, having an aggregate daily production of 1,550 bbls. The pipe line runs from the field on Thursday were 1,380 bbls. The Allegheny Oil Company has the largest produc- tion. It has eight producing wells making 370 bbls. a day. Jennings & Co. are next, with six producing wells, with 230 bbls. a day. Caldwell & Boyer have three producing wells, making 110 bbls. a day. The Connoton Valley Oil & Gas ompany’s well on the College Athletic grounds is the largest producer and is credited with 100 bbls. a day. 21. Scio has its first oil fire. It originated at Caldwell & Boyer’s well on the Minch lot, which was shot and the flow caught fire from some burning shavings near by. The loss consisted of two derricks, two small barns, and a 250-bbl. tank of oil, and amounted to $2,500. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 7, S. J. Harvey, on the east side of Flat run development, starts at 25 bbls. an hour. 22. Fire at Acme Oil Refinery, Olean, destroys several tanks and stills and 15 cars, entailing a loss of $50,000. 23. Scio field gauge, 1,370 bbls., from 34 producing wells. The Amos farm test well, to the northeast of developments, is reliably stated to be a failure. Suicide of John Hughes, an old resident of Oil City, at his daughter’s home on Washington avenue, while in a state of mental irresponsibility; he cut his throat with a razor and died within a few hours. Mrs. Angelina Coope, a pioneer resi- dent of Oil City, drops dead on the street, while returning to her home on Cottage Hill, after a friendly call on a neighbor. A small blaze that started in Gougar’s barber shop, Oil City, creates considerable damage to the Levi & Mayer block and to Joseph Levi’s stock of boots and shoes. 24. The O. M. Russell well on the John McLandsborough farm, southwest of the town of Scio two and one-half miles, is still in doubt; the salt water shut off the gas after it was shot, and the show of oil is said to be very small. With this well and the Amos well dry, the outlook for a northeast and southwest exiension is not very encouraging. Scio gauge shows a slight decline. The South Penn Oil Company, in the Flat run extension, in Monongalia county, drilled in its No. 3 on the Golden Toothman farm last Tuesday, and the well produced 250 bbls. the first 18 hours after it was drilled into the pay streak. The same company drilled in its No. 2 on the Haught farm and has a good pro- ducer. The well produced 65 bbls. the first 14 hours after the pay was tapped and is still drilling. On the east side of Flat run, the South Penn’s Jacob G. Haight No. 6 has been drilled into the second pay and is making 150 bbls. a day. S. J. Harvey No. 7, on the same side of Flat run, is holding up at 450 bbls. a day. 25. Two more producers added to list in Scio field, making total number 38, and estimated production of the field is 1,695 bbls. a day. Meldren & Co.’s No. 1 on the Sargent lot has increased its production to 115 bbls. a day, and is the largest producer in the Scio development. Denman & Thompson’s wildcat on the Deswald farm, two miles east of Scio, reported dry. In the northeast exten- sion of the Campbell’s run development, in Monongalia county, the South Penn Oil Company’s No. 3 on the Golden Toothman farm is making 300 bbls. a day. The same company’s No. 6, J. G. Haught, in the Flat run development, made 200 bbls. the last 24 hours, ending this morning at 7 o’clock. . ; 26. George McKay, who pleaded nolle contendre to murder in the second degree in the Carter case, sentenced to Pennsylvania Industrial Reformatory. Scio field gauge, 1,845 bbls. from 39 producing wells. The Kimmell farm well, one mile east of Scio, said to be showing for a fair producer, and adds quite an extension to the field. Meldren & Co.’s well on the Sargeant lot is making 130 50 OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. bbls. a day. Mysterious explosion occurred at 6 p. m. in the vicinity of Bradford; it was heard over a section of country covering many miles, but no one was able to account for it. . ? ses 27. Denman & Thompson’s well on the Kimmel farm, a mile east of ‘Scio developments, will make a 15-bbl. pumper and adds considerable new territory to the field. . ; ; 28. Boyd Bros.’ well on the J. D. Driggs farm, in Elk Fork’s northwest extension, started at 35 bbls. an hour and made 300 bbls. first 24 hours. Con- tinental Oil Company strike a Venango gusher on their property just north of Oil City; it pumped 180 bbls. the first 24 hours, natural. There are 105 rigs and drilling wells under way in the Scio oil field. : 30. Credit balances, Pennsylvania oil, reduced one cent a bbl. The Wilson & Reynolds well on the Wagner lot rated at 65 bbls. a day; LeComte, Bruner & Co.’s No. 2 on the Scott, good for 15 bbls. a day, and Clinton & Co.’s No. 1 on the Kearns, a 25-bbl. producer, are the latest wells completed in the Scio pool. The Denman & Thompson well on the Kimmel farm will not make better than a 15-bbl. pumper, and the Russell Bros. well on the John McLandsborough is not estimated as better than a 5-bbl. pumper. Wilson Rice and Charles Moore killed by an explosion of nitro-glycerine at a well of Rice & Emerson’s on the Moore farm, near Bryant, in Jay county, Ind. : 31. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 2, E. Brooks, east of the Fonner pool, in Greene county, through sand and dry. The production of the Scio field for the 24 hours ending at 7 o’clock this morning, as shown by the gauges of the 48 wells of which the daily production is taken, was estimated at 1,915 bbls. The pipe line runs from the field for Monday were 2,258 bbls. T. W. Phillips strikes a ood well on the Dawson farm, West Deer township, Allegheny county, in the akerstown district, which is making 15 bbls. an hour. Death of C. B. White- head, at Bradford; he was an enterprising citizen and a successful oil producer of the Northern field, had been postmaster of Bradford and for a long time a member of City Councils. FEBRUARY I. January oil report shows 563 wells completed in the Pennsyl- vania oil fields, including 147 dusters. The new production was 9,652 bbls. This was an increase of 13 wells and 853 bbls. for the month. New operations declined eight rigs and 26 drilling wells. The Lima oil fields made a gain in new produc- tion and new wells, but showed a net decrease of 58 in new operations. Phillips’ No. 2 well on the Dawson farm, West Deer township, Allegheny county, is making 350 bbls. a day. 2. Scio’s gauge is 2,095 bbls. from 51 producing wells. G. C. Stage’s new re on the Gillowee farm, in the Adams district, Butler county, is making 150 s. a day. 3. There are 56 producing wells in the Scio oil field and the daily gauge is 2,200 bbls. The Myers & Brown well on the Spiker farm, a part of the Scio Oil & Gas Company’s purchase, made 78 bbls. the first 18 hours after it was drilled in and is showing for the best well in the field. The new wells in the northeast extension of the Elk Fork pool, in Tyler county, are holding up very nicely and are proving big money makers for the owners. The last gauges are as follows: Treat & Crawford No. 2, N. C. Fluharty, 450 bbls.; Bowser Oil Company No. 1, Bowser, 150 bbls.; South Penn Oil Company No. 1. J. W. Mercer, 100 bbls., and Hambone Oil Company No. 1, Driggs, 200 bbls. These four wells have a daily pps almost equal to one-half the production of the Scio field with its 56 wells. 4. Treat & Crawford’s No. 3, Fluharty, northeast of Elk Fork, starts at 30 bbls. an hour. Scio’s gauge is 2,375 bbls. from 59 producing wells. 5. Death of Enos Parsons, at Bradford, one of the pioneers of the Tuna valley, and a prominent business man. He was 83 years of age and had been a resident of Bradford for 52 years. 6. Fluharty No. 3, in Elk Fork extension, holds up at 450 bbls. a day. One of the surprises of the Amanda township field, west of Lima, is Sunderland & Co.’s No. 1 on the A. L. Zerkle farm, in section 14. It made 275 bbls. the first 24 hours after being drilled in, flowing its oil through the casing, and is still making over 100 bbls., although going on a week old. 7. Denman & Thompson’s well on Kimmel farm, a mile east of Scio, has been put to pumping and is making 20 bbls. a day. Production of Scio field is 2,400 bbls. a day. OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. 51 8. Continued cold weather puts an embargo on drilling operations. Many pumping wells shut down, owing to freezing of water lines, etc. A 25-bbl. well reported on the Leibler heirs’ farm, two miles south of Butler, on the plank road; it is the property of _T. B, Young. Scio pipe line runs, 2,500 bbls. 9. Much suffering throughout the country owing to prevalence of zero weather ; thermometer from 16° to 26° below zero in various parts of Venango county. Viewers appointed by the court to condemn one of the bridges at Oil City report adversely to the project of a free bridge for Oil City. Field work at Scio has been nearly suspended. Scores of drilling and many pumping wells have shut down on account of the water lines having been frozen up since the Klondike weather struck that section. The water problem is assuming serious Proportions. Nearly all of the water used to supply the boilers at the drilling and pumping wells is taken from Connoton creek, and that stream is now about frozen solidly from top to bottom. The thermometer registered 22° below zero. Operations in the Corsicana, Texas, oil field for the first month in the new year showed a falling off in completed work as compared with the last month in the old year. In January there were 19 wells completed, as against 27 in the month of December. There were five dry holes and two abandoned in January, and at the close of the month 12 wells drilling. In this field there is a total of 348 producing wells, three gas wells, 37 dry holes, and nine wells abandoned. The production of the field remains at about 2,200 bbls. a day. Operations in the Corsicana field during the month were not characterized by any new discoveries of special importance. Southeast of the Mirus and Barth farms an extension is under development and giving some very satisfactory producers, probably the best that have been found in the field since it was first discovered. to. Coldest day of the season; thermometer 28° below zero at Oil City. The new wells northeast of the Elk Fork pool, in Tyler county, are holding up their production very creditably. Treat & Crawford’s Nos. 2 and 3, N. C. Fluharty, are making 225 and 195 bbls. respectively. The South Penn Oil Company’s No. 1, i Mercer, is making 100 bbls. day. The Bowser Oil Company’s No. 1, owser, 125 bbls. a day, and the Hambone Oil Company’s No. 1, Briggs, 190 bbls. aday. Dr. Robert C. Stewart asphyxiated by natural gas at Shippensburg. Pipe line reports show a decrease of 56,174 bbls. in the net stocks of Pennsylvania oil. Residence of L, Kinsel, at Kane, destroyed by fire and his 4-year-old son, Ray- mond, burned to death. : 11. The production of the Scio field continues to climb higher. There are 78 producing wells in the field, but a part of them are shut down on account of the cold weather. The production is estimated at 2,615 bbls. : 13. Holiday. The dwelling house of Alonzo Andrews, located on Church hill, about six miles north of Tionesta, was destroyed by fire at 1 o’clock to-day and two of his children perished in the flames. A new discovery that promises to develop into a new deep sand pool, has been made by the Carter Oil Company, in Doddridge county. The new strike is located on the D. C. Stoutt farm, on the headwarters of Hughes river. The Stoutt tract consists of 1,000 acres. When the well was drilled in a few days ago, it started at 60 bbls. a day, and is now making 30 bbls. a day. ‘ ua Phe cold wens continues to hold back operations in the oil fields. Wells that were due last week have been delayed and will not be drilled in before the first of next week, even though the weather should moderate. Many of the creeks and small streams that supplied the drilling wells with water have been frozen to the bottom and the wells will have to remain shut down until there is a thaw. 16. At Sligo, on the Low Grade division of the Pennsylvania railroad, the Sligo Oil & Gas Company has drilled in a well that is creating a good deal of excitement in that part of Clarion county, The well was drilled into the fourth sand and filled up several hundred feet. Sudden death of Archibold McLean, at Bradford; he was a well-known resident of the oil country and had served two terms as City Treasurer of Bradford. Company C, of Bradford, again mustered into the service of the State. Nearly all the other Oil Region companies of the old Sixteenth are once more in service. ; 17. The last gauge of the new wells in northeast extension of the Elk Fork pool, in Tyler county. was as follows: Treat & Crawford’s No. 2, Fluharty, 300 bbls. a day; No. 3, 150, and No. 4, 100; Hambone Oil Company’s No. 1, Driggs, 150. The production of the Scio oil field is 3,000 bbls. a day. Russell & Co.’s 52 OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. _ well on the Thompson lot is good for 75, and Frazier, Grode & Co.’s No. 1, Kirkpatrick, 80 bbls. a day. . E 18. Gillespie & Co.’s test well on the D. S. Dalton farm, two and a half miles southeast of Scio, proves a rank duster, Shear & Cameron’s well on the Patter- son farm, northeast of Mt. Morris, in Greene county, reported at 50 bbls. a day. West of the Campbell’s run deep sand development, in Monongalia county, and north of McDermott & Co.’s good well on the Eddy farm, the South Penn Oil Company has drilled below the point where the oil should have been found and have no indication for a producer. Near Adams’ pump station, in the Gold dis- trict, Butler county, George Stage’s No. 1 on the Gilowee farm is making 95 bbls. a day. 20. E K. Affa & Co. have drilled in a well on the S. I. H. Telotsi farm, in Greene county, and have a 200-bbl. producer. This company holds leases on all of the territory in the immediate vicinity of the new strike. North of Scio one and a half miles, unknown parties drilled in a well on the Harrison farm and scored a duster, making the fourth non-producer since the field was first opened. The location of the Harrison well is north and west of the dry hole on the Amos farm, the first in the field. On the Spiker farm, Myers & Brown drilled in and shot their No. 3 last Saturday evening and have a 100-bbl. producer. It produced 150 bbls. the first 36 hours after it was shot. At Elk Fork, Treat & Crawford’s No. 3, N. C. Fluharty, has increased to 250 bbls. a day. The most important discovery from the lower southwest was Treat & Crawford’s strike on the Rymer farm, located at the Jughandle, on Middle Island creek, Tyler county, W. Va. When the drill penetrated the Keener sand an enormous gas pressure was developed and the well began to spray oil. Owing to the heavy gas pressure, drilling was suspended and its status as an oil producer will remain in doubt until it has been drilled deeper. A number of wells have from time to time been drilled in on that side of Middlebourne, and some of them showed at first for good producers, but in the end proved failures. Thomas Phillips, a 14-year-old son of an Italian fruit vender, drowned while hunting ducks in the river at Parker’s Landing. 21. Election Day. Republicans elect Mayors at Bradford, Oil City and Franklin, and the Democrats win at Titusville. Death of George Given, a well- known oil man, at his home in Wellsburg, W. Va. Mr. Given was 55 years old and is survived by his wife and one daughter. The immediate cause of his death was Bright’s disease and he had been sick for some time. Mr. Given had operated in many Pennsylvania oil fields, having been identified with the oif business for 25 years. At one time he was a heavy operator in Butler county, and was one of the first to help open the Eastern belt pool. Later, he operated extensively at Turkey Foot, and was one of the first to drill in that territory. Five years ago, in connection with the Cross Creek Oil & Gas Company, he opened the Gould and Cross Creek field, and was interested in the new field at Scio. Mrs. Harmon Carlson, of North Clarendon, fatally burned by an explosion of natural gas in the cellar of her home. 22. Washington’s Birthday. No market. In the old Gould field, in Butler county, George Stage’s well on the Giles Gillowee farm, has increased to 130 bbls, a day, and the LeComte Oil Company’s well on the McElwee farm, at Dilk’s Station, is pumping at the rate of 30 bbls. a day. The Cow Run sand pool below Marietta, in Washington county, Ohio, is not sustaining the reputation that it established when Barnsdall & Ranger drilled in their gusher on the Wittekind farm. This well produced more than 700 bbls. the first 24 hours after it was drilled in and was the best shallow producer of the year. It was not only the incentive for starting a lot of new work in that vicinity, but helped some of the holders to dispose of their leases and production at a great advance figure over what they were actually worth, as determined by subsequent developments. At this time there are but six wells drilling in that development and no new work starting. Death of A. T. Hall, at Binghamton, N. Y., at one time a well-known figure in the Pennsylvania oil fields, at the age of 76 years. He was a member of the old firm of Hall & Wright, extensive producers, and was at one time a partner of Dr. M. C. Egbert in the lower field. He yet held oil intérests, which are looked after by his sons, Charles T. and George F. Hall. 23. Titusville Radiator Works partially destroyed by fire; loss $40,000, fully insured. Production of Scio field rated at 3,500 bbls. a day. Several new wells added to producing list, but all are in defined limits. M. T. Culligan, employed OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. 53 as a driller on Piney Fork, Wetzel county, W. Va., died at the Haskins Hospital, Wheeling, W. Va., last night from injuries received last week while working on a well; he was 33 years old and a native of Olean, N. Y. First shipment of refined oil from Corsicana, Texas, oil field. 24. Operations northeast of the Elk Fork pool have been increasing for the past month. Well owners are using nitro-glycerine very freely and with good results. Treat & Crawford have shot Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4, N. C. Fluharty, and increased the production of each; No. 1, to 100; No. 2, to 300; No. 3, to 400, and No. 4, to 195 bbls. a day. The Hambone Oil Company’s No. 1, Driggs, is making 150 bbls. and the Eastern Oil Company’s No. 3, DeVaul, 120 bbls. a day. There were no dry holes completed in the extension during the month. Death of John W. McCray, at Los Angeles, Cal. He was a resident of Bradford and a well- known oil operator. 25. Carter Oil Company’s new discovery on the D. C. Stout farm, in Dodd- ridge county, is making 50 bbls. a day. 26. An explosion of natural gas to-day wrecked the residence of Daniel Eckton, at Walton, Ind. Two persons were fatally and three seriously injured. Death of Louis Bear, an old and highly respected citizen of Oil City. 27. In the deep sand territory on Piney fork, Wetzel county, the South Penn ‘Oil Company’s No. 2, Mary Riley, is through the Gordon and will make a very light producer. No. 3 on the same farm is in the sand and showing for a 25-bbl. well. Company E, of Cooperstown, takes its place in the National Guard. Odd Fellows’ block, at Titusville, destroyed by fire; loss will reach $25,000. 28. Price of credit balances for Pennsylvania oil marked down two cents, and for Lima oils one cent a bbl. Refined oil reduced five points a gallon. Allegheny Oil Company sells its holdings in the Scio oil field to the United States Oil Com- pany, of Boston, for $450,000. The property consists of 27 producing and 11 drilling wells and seven rigs and 24 leases, ranging in size from two to 183 acres, and is generally regarded as the best of the Allegheny Oil Company’s holdings in the Scio field. The total amount of territory involved in the deal approximates 500 acres. The present production is estimated at anywhere between 800 and 1,000 bbls. a day. Marcu 1. In the Pennsylvania and Lima oil fields, there were 694 wells com- pleted in February, including 119 dry or gas wells, and the new production was 13,643 bbls. Compared with the January report, this is a decline of 231 wells com- pleted, 2,809 bbls. new production and 63 dry holes. The count at the close of February showed a total of 562 rigs and 890 wells drilling under way in the fields producing Pennsylvania and Trenton Rock oils. This is an increase of 27 rigs and 43 wells drilling over the record for January. Three dry holes reported from the new extension to the Elk Fork pool. John Harman, a former member of Company E, Sixteenth Regiment, accidentally killed by Charles Hoover, at his father’s home in Jackson township, northeast of Cooperstown. The boys had been hunting together, and it was another case of “didn’t know it was loaded.” 2. Near Jefferson Centre, Butler county, Carney & Co. have completed a well on the Beckman farm that is pumping 50 bbls. a day. The size of the well is somewhat of a surprise, since it is located near old producing wells. Sale of 1,000 bbls. certificate oil, April delivery, at $1.1114. The United Lumber & Coal Com- pony finished up their No. 1 well on the old saw mill lot, in the Third ward, Oil City, yesterday, and from noon until 6 o’clock last evening is credited with having put 40 bbls. in the tank, naturally, and the head was not then pumped off. The company will drill five wells. ‘ 3. The Deka Oil Company’s No. 3 well on the Shult heirs farm, at Hume, Ohio, was put to pumping last evening and made 280 bbls. the first 12 hours. This is by far the best well struck in the Hume district for a long time and makes the territory lying north of the new strike look good. Scio production is 4,000 bbls. a day. Z Out of six wells completed in the northeast extension of the Elk Fork field the past week, only two were profitable producers, the other four being gas. wells or total failures. The late strikes in this section are holding up very creditably. Treat & Crawford’s Nos. 2, 3 and 4, N. C. Fluharty, are making 175, 185 and 100 bbls. a day in the order named. The Hambone Oil Company’s Driggs farm well is making 160, and the Eastern Oil Company’s No. 3, Devaul, 100 bbls. a day, respectively. West and north of Scio two miles, Jennings, Grove & Co. shot their well on the Truxal farm and have a better showing than when it was 54 OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. first drilled in and estimated good for 15 or 20 bbls. a day. It is now rated asa 30 or 4o-bbl. producer. This will add a nice extension to the field and cause some lively operations. The Deka Oil Company’s big well near Hume, Ohio, made 240 bbls. last 24 hours. 6. Thomas Nolan, aged 18 years, son of a well-known oil producer, was shot in the back and probably fatally wounded while trying to effect an entrance into the house of former Senator Lewis Emery, at Bradford, Saturday night. The Emery family was out of town. The shooting was done by J. M. Houghton, who was guarding the place. Recent developments north and northwest of Scio show that it is not at all likely that an extension will be found in either direction. The Colum- bia Drilling Company has drilled in its test well on the Haga farm, located two miles northwest of the town, and got up against a dry hole. North and a little west of the town a mile and a half the Ohio Oil Company has drilled in its test on the E. H. Kennedy farm and has the next thing to a duster. Two and one- half miles due west of the town the Venice Oil Company has completed a well on the Watters farm, and while it got a show it was not sufficient to assure a pro- ducing well. The field now has nine dry holes, two to the east and southwest and seven to the north and northwest. Bad roads retard operations in Scio field. The Humane Society issues a manifesto that any teamster who attempts to haul supplies, with roads in present condition, will be prosecuted for cruelty to animals. At Whisky run, Ritchie county, W. Va., George French, an oil-well shooter, married, and a resident of Sistersville, and Harry Carmichael, a young man residing near the scene of the explosion, were instantly killed. Lew Carl, a pumper of Sistersville; Charles Blair, pumper, of Butler, Pa., and John Mahoney, driller, of Highland, W. Va., were seriously injured and may not recover. The accident occurred at Gartlan & Co.’s No. 1 on the Williamson farm. They were preparing to lower a shot into the well when for some unknown cause it was prematurely exploded with terrific force, causing the above mentioned fatalities and injuries and the destruction of the rig. A. Frederick shot his No. 2 on the A. Hunter farm, two miles south of Carey, in Crawford township, Wyandotte county, Ohio, Monday, and has a wonderful producer of salt water. It broke loose, after the shot was exploded, with a heavy volume of gas and salt water and a little oil, throwing the sand pump and line to the top of the derrick. This surprised the “oldest” inhabitants and reports soon spread that the well was a regular market smasher. It has not made much oil, however, as yet, and at noon to-day was flowing at a 500-bbl. gait of as nice, clean salt water as ever came out of ground. It may make a fair well when the gas and water have been exhausted sufficiently to allow pumping. No. 1 on this same farm made quite a good showing and settled down to a 20-bbl. pumper, g. Trisstees of Scio College decide to seek a new location, because of the excitement occasioned by the oil development. Fire at Scio destroys derricks and rigs at wells on Shambaugh and Barrett lots, and several nearby stables; Ir horses burned to death. At Scio, it is almost impossible to get supplies hauled to the field. At Elk Fork, Tyler county, W. Va., operators are meeting with the same trouble. The haul from the base of supplies to the Elk Fork pool is about 14 miles and it costs almost as much to transport material for drilling from New Martinsville or Sistersville, as the original cost price paid the dealer. The opera- tors in the Big Injun sand development on Rich run, Monroe county, are con- fronted with the same trouble and will delay contemplated new work. For the first time in the history of the oil producing industry, an oil well has been drilled to a depth of 505 feet with a gas engine. This well, located on the Joseph Reed farm, Cranberry township, on the Horse Creek road, near Oil City, was shot yesterday, and will make a small producer. The cost of fuel, based on the metered price of gas ruling in Oil City, was less than 80 cents every 24 hours, as in that time less than 4,000 feet of gas was consumed. Miss Hannah M. Williams, aged 19 years, accidentally burned at a well near McClintockville, by a bucket of flaming oil; she was taken to Oil City Hospital, where she died four days later. 11. Offices of Oil City Blizzard and Green Line Transportation Company, at Oil City, destroyed by fire; loss $12,000, partially insured. Mystery well reported on Elk run, Washington county, Ohio; it is the property of Latshaw & Co. and has made a few small flows. A Parkersburg special reported it as a 500-bbl. gusher. Lockwood & Co. score a duster on the McCombs farm, three and a half miles due south of Scio. OIl. REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. 55 13. At Bowerstown, seven miles northwest of Scio, the test well on the Bowers farm has been completed and is a duster. Only a very light show of oil a found at this well. M. L. Lockwood’s test to the south of Scio is likewise a uster. 14. The Scio field appears pretty thoroughly defined by dusters on all sides; operations at Jewett, seven miles east are growing very active. Charles C. D. Zewar, a Tionesta youth of 19 years, commits suicide by shooting while laboring under a papery fit of despondency. 15. English House of Commons rejects the bill to raise flash light of illumi- nating oil from 73° to 100°, Abel test, by a vote of 244 to 159. Production of Scio pool is a little above the 4,000-bbl.-a-day mark. Organization affected at Franklin for construction of a railroad from Franklin to Falls Creek. Fatal gas explosion on Richwood run, Wetzel county, W. Va. Residence of Ross Corbett destroyed by the fire; his wife and two children escaped, but he perished in the ames, 16. Tiona oil advanced five cents a bbl.; no change in the price of other credit balances. The Kanawha Oil Company and the Carnegie Natural Gas Company have made an important strike on the Crawford tract, in Wetzel county, W. Va. The well is located on Beets run, three miles north of Pinegrove. It was drilled in last week aud showed some oil, but looked like a duster. It was shot last Tuesday and is producing 50 bbls. a day from the Gordon sand. The location is remote from any producing territory, and is important for that reason, rather than its size. The Crawford tract contains 2,500 acres. Jennings & Co.’s No. 1, Whittaker, at Scio, reported to be a duster. Moore Farm Oil Company’s No. 4 on the Moore farm, in the Cow run pool, below Marietta, is doing 450 bbls. a day; the Barnsdall & Ranger well on this rich streak, now owned by the United States Oil Company, is making 110 bbls. a day. 17. Attorney-General Monnett, of Ohio, examines John D. Achbold, vice- president of the Standard Oil Company, in New York, and elicits some interesting testimony in regard to George Rice, one of his principal witnesses, that tends to place his action against the Standard Oil Company of Ohio in a very bad light. Deka Oil Company’s well in the Hume field, Ohio, is still making 200 bbls. a day. Harrod & Co.’s No. 1 well on the Counsellor farm, in section 13, Marion town- ship, Allen county, Ohio, a mile west and south of the Elida developments, apparently opens up a nice lot of new territory. The well is troubled with sand running in, and while being cleaned out is flowing strongly. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 1, Emma Woods, in the Bristoria pool, Greene county, is a year old to-day, and was the most remarkable strike of the year. The first well com- pleted was the John Woods No. 1, and for a time it produced better than 100 bbls. a day. The Emma Woods, when completed a year ago, started at about 600 bbls. a day. The decline in production was gradual, and at no time during the year has the production fallen below 200 bbls. a day. Its anniversary record was 235 bbls. The well averaged close to 260 bbls. a day, or in the aggregate nearly 100,000 bbls. for the year. 18. The Jennings well on the Whittaker farm ,south of Scio, was falsely reported dry, in order to secure additional leases; it is showing some oil and will make a producer. On Flat run, Monongalia county, the South Penn Oil Company’s No. 9 on the Haught & Walker has increased to 300 bbls. a day. On the northeast extension of the Campbell run development the South Penn has drilled in its No. 3 on the Mary E. Tustin farm. It started to flow at the rate of 10 bbls, an hour from the first pay. Death of O. M. Russell, one of the best known oil producers of Butler. He had recently returned from Scio, where he had contracted a cold which developed into spinal meningitis, which was suddenly fatal. Mr. Russell followed the oil business from the palmy days of Bullion, and has been interested in various other enterprises. He leaves a wife and three small boys. Bursting of an oil tank on the Stark Oil Company’s lease starts a big fire at Scio; a new hotel just finished, three dwellings, the tanks and derricks of the Stark Oil Company, together with a,number of horses and other property, destroyed. ree 20. Attorneys of the Standard Oil Company demand of Attorney-General Monnett, of Ohio, that he produce evidence in support of his assertion that he had been offered a bribe of $400,000 to discontinue his action against the company. Death of Thomas Linch, an old and highly respected citizen of Oil City. Indica- tions point to an extension north of the northeast extension of Elk Fork pool, in 56 OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. Tyler county. A wildcat well on the Robert Rice farm, located a half mile north of the N. C. Fluharty farm, on which Treat & Crawford have been getting good wells, is showing for a good producer. The Rice farm test was drilled into the sand last Sunday and made two nice flows. It was then shut down to move back the boiler. The show from the top of the sand would presage a 75-bbl. producer, but deeper drilling may make it a much better well. The showing made by this well rather negatives the expressed opinion that the northeast extension had been defined, as indicated by the late wells coming in light in that part of the develop- ment. Whether it means an extension or otherwise, it will give a new impetus to operations to the northeast. Titusville Oil Exchange closed to the public. Henry Sondheiin, a well-to-do retired merchant of Bradford, commits suicide by shooting himself through the head with his son’s revolver; he had been stricken with blindness and was very despondent. . 21. Attorney-General Monnett leaves New York City for Ohio, after a three days’ hearing in New York, and having failed to establish a single fact against the Standard in his sensational suit against the company. Disastrous fire in Sistersville; McCoy Bros.’ block, with largest department store in that section of the State, destroyed. The new strike on the R. F. Rice farm, to the northeast of the Elk Fork pool, in Tyler county, has increased its production to 175 bbls. This is 100 bbls. better than the estimate when first drilled in the sand. It is owned by the Rice Farni Oil Company. In the same development, the South Penn Oi! Company has completed its test well on the David Mercer farm and has a duster. The well has a good gas pressure and is not a total failure. Coal costs $15 a ton and lumber $14 per thousand feet, delivered at the wells in the Scio oil field. 22. Deeper drilling of the Rice Farm Oil Company’s well on the R. F. Rice farm, north of the northeast extension of the Elk Fork pool, in Tyler county, has brought the new well to the front and made it the largest producer in the lower Southwest at this time. For the 12 hours ending at 8 o’clock this morning the well produced 180 bbls. 23. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 14, Haught & Walker, in the Flat run development, Monongalia county, starts at 20 bbls. an hour. Death of Captain Joseph Moorhead at his home in Emsworth. He was a well-known newspaper nen and at various times had been connected with different papers of the Oil egion. 24. South PennOil Company’s No. 6, Jacob Rice, near New Freeport, Greene county, is down and dry. The same company’s No. 14, Haught & Walker, on Flat run, W. Va., is making 360 bbls. a day. The shallow sand territory in Pleas- ants county, W. Va., has made a good showing during the present month. There were 20 wells completed and of the number but three were unproductive. The 17 producing wells showed an average of 33 bbls. in new production. There are seven rigs up and 14 drilling wells. 25. Many wells in the Scio field are shut down on account of the scarcity of coal. In some instances the coal is carried from the cars on the sidetrack to the wells in baskets. This manner of transportation costs about ten cents a bushel. The roads are in such a deplorable condition that teamsters still refuse to venture out with the smallest kind of a load. 3 _ 26. The South Penn Oil Company has just abandoned a deep test on the A, Hinerman farm, in Greene county, located two miles north of the New Freeport development. This is no doubt the deepest well in Greene county. It was drilled through all sands and abandoned at a depth of 3,700 feet. The formations were regular from the top to the bottom of the hole. A little gas was developed in the Gordon sand and a small show of oil in the fourth sand. At a depth of 2,665 feet, and helow the regular producing formations, a little gas was developed. Neither fluid was found in paying quantities. The deepest oil producting well in this country is the South Penn Oil Company’s No. 1 on the Marrian Gallagher farm, located on the Marion and Wetzel county line, in West Virginia. It was completed about two years ago and got its oil at a depth of 3,540 feet. When first completed, it produced 60 bbls. a day and at this time is making 10 bbls. a day. 28. Refined oil reduced to 7.25 cents per gallon. Jennings & Co.’s test well on the Whittaker farm, south of Scio, which was played as a mystery and reported dry, is now said to be showing for a 4o-bbl. producer. Scio’s daily paper compelled to suspend temporarily because of lack of coal. ee OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. 57 30. The Rice Farm Oil Company’s well on the Rice farm, northeast of the Elk Fork pool, in Tyler county, is beginning to decline. The production is now given at 175 bbls. a day. 31. In the northeast extension of the Elk Fork pool, in Tyler county, W. Va., Thompson & McJunkin have completed their well on the school lot and have a duster. The gauges of latest wells in the northeast extension of the pool are as follows: Treat & Crawford, Nos. 2 and 3, N. C. Fluharty, 130 and 115 bbls., respectively; Hambone Oil Company No. 1, Driggs, 110 bbls.; Eastern Oil Com- pany No. 3, Devaul, 120 bbls., and the Rice Farm Oil Company No. 1, Rice farm, 175 bbls. a day. Arrit 1, The March oil report shows that there were 948 wells completed in the fields producing Pennsylvania and Trenton rock oils, and the new production was 14,827 bbls., while the dry holes numbered 203. This was a gain over Feb- truary of 254 wells completed, 1,184 bbls. production and 84 dry holes. On the last day of March the Eastern and Western oil fields contained 490 rigs and 789 wells drilling, a total of 1,279, or 72 fewer rigs and 101 fewer wells drilling than on the last day of February. In the Pennsylvania Oil Regions, 626 wells were completed and the new production was 9,527 bbls; there were 150 dry holes and gassers in the list. Wells completed increased 172 and new production 49 bbls. over February; new operations show a decline of 86 rigs and drilling wells. W. N. Y. & P. shop employes at Oil City strike for a restoration of wages paid prior to 1894. East of the Fonner pool, in Greene county, Barnsdall & Ross have drilled in their No. 3 on the Tim Ross farm and have a good producer, making from 250 to 300 bbls. a day. South of Scio, Jennigns & Co. have shot their well on the Whittake farm, but failed to increase its production. The most conserva- tive estimates place its production at 20 or 25 bbls. a day. 2. Easter Sunday. John Spring, aged 36 years, a machinist of Oil City, commits suicide by shooting himself through the head. 3. In the shallow sand development below Marietta, Ohio, the United States Oil Company’s No. 8 on the Wittekin farm is holding up at 350 bbls. a day. The Moore Farm Oil Company’s No. 16 on the Moore farm is producing 120 bbls. a day. These are the only two wells in Southeastern Ohio making 100 or more bbis, a day. The South Penn Oil Company has drilled in its No. 13 on the Haught & Walker farm, in the Flat run district, W. Va., and has a producer flowing at the rate of 15 bbls. an hour. 4. The Barnsdall & Ross No. 3 on the T. Ross farm, east of the Fonner pool, in Greene county, has stopped flowing, except when it is agitated. It then makes to bbls. an hour. There were 25 members of the Sixteenth Regiment who lost their lives in the Spanish-American war; the bodies of 24 were brought to the United States on the funeral ship Crook. Military funerals held at various points in the Oil Regions. Death of Otto Gash, of Bradford, aged 52 years; he had been connected with the oil business and was a prominent hotel proprietor. A large dwelling house wrecked and two men seriously injured by a natural gas explosion at Alfred, N.Y. : : b 5. Heltenbaugh & Co.’s No, 1, Hunter, in the Raymilton extension, is reported good for 100 bbls. a day. G. G. Stage’s No. 2 well on the Galloway farm, in the Nancy Adams field, Butler county, is in the sand and showing for as good a well as his No. 1 on the same farm, that started off at 125 bbls. per day. ; 6. Scio appears pretty well defined on all sides and future drilling will be confined to interior locations. John E. McGuire has sold his one-eighth interest in the big Mills tract, in Wetzel county, W. Va., and three other farms, embrac- ing about 7,000 acres in all, to John Galloway and Michael Murphy, of the Kanawha Oil Company. There are 28 producing wells and five big gassers on the property. The consideration was a little less than $70,000 spot cash. It is Gordon sand territory and some very nice producers have been drilled on the tract. The Mills tract alone contains about 5,500 acres and a large area is unde- veloped. 3 >. McDonald & Co.’s test well on the McLain farm, north of Scio, makes the sixth duster completed in an effort to extend the pool_in that direction. North of the Bristoria development, in Greene county, the South Penn Oil Company has drilled its No. 2 on the Thomas Staggers farm through the sand and has a duster. The location is a mile north of the Emma Woods No. 1, and between it and the well on the Mason Scott farm. James E. Davis, a well-known oil driller 58 OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. of East Brady, commits suicide at a Pittsburg hotel by shooting himself through the head. 8. Runs from Scio field averaged nearly 4,000 bbls. a day in March; the old wells show great staying powers. The Corsicana, Texas, field is coming to the front and attracting the attention of the trade. The market price of Corsicana crude was advanced from 50c to 65¢ a bbl. in March and an additional advance to 7oc, beginning April 1, has had a stimulating effect on operations. The first transaction in Corsicana production of any magnitude that has taken place since the field was opened was consummated on the first of this month, when St. Louis parties purchased about 50 wells, having a production of something more than 200 bbls. a day. It is stated that the purchasing price was about $75,000. The Corsicana field completed 21 wells in March, with the following results: Sixteen producers of oil, one gasser and four dusters. Four wells were abandoned. At the close of the month there were nine drilling wells and five rigs. The grand total of operations in the field shows 370 producing wells, three gas wells and 43 dry holes and in addition 17 wells have been abandoned and pulled out. In all, 433 wells have been completed in the Corsicana field. 10. Pipe line reports show an increase of 13,185 bbls. in net stock of Pennsyl- vania oil during March. Buckeye stocks decreased 354,733 bbls. Republican county convention, at Harrisburg, names Quay delegates for the State conven- tion. 11. Refined oil declined ten points per gallon. Buckeye oil well contractors decide to advance the price of drilling wells. Destructive fire at Sistersville; a tank shop, lumber yard and eight houses destroyed; loss $15,000, insurance trifling. William Trueman crushed to death by being wound around the bull wheels of the Johnson & Aiken well on the Robertson farm, three and a half miles north of Corsicana, Texas. 12. Nichols, Barnsdall & Co.’s well on the Thomas Whittaker farm, an important test south of Scio, comes in dry. 13. Death of Joseph H. Smith, one of the best known residents of Venango county, and a prominent business man of Franklin. On the west side of the northeast extension of the Campbell’s run development in Monongalia county, McDermott & Co. have drilled in their No. 2 on the S. E. Eddy farm and have a producer that started at 5 bbls. an hour and subsequently increased to 25 bbls. an hour, making one of the best producers that has been drilled in that section for some months. The Devonian Oil Company and the Victor Oil & Gas Com- pany have sold their entire producing interests and territory under lease to the McCalmont Oil Company, of this city. The property lies in Tyler and Pleasants counties and the principal production is in the Kyle, Wick, Centreville and Hebron pools. There are 102 completed oil and gas wells on the property, with a settled production of about 300 bbls. a day. In all, there are leases on about 12,000 acres, part of which is untested and undeveloped. The consideration, it is understood, was $160,000. 14. McDermott & Co.’s No. 2 on the S. E, Eddy farm, Monongalia county’s deep sand gusher, is making 600 bbls. a day. On the west side of the Fonner pool, in Greene county, the South Penn Oil Company’s No. 6, on the William Fonner, was drilled into the sand and developed a gas pressure that caught fire from the boiler, causing an explosion which set fire to and consumed the rig. Unfortunately, the tools were near the top of the hole when the rig caught fire and they fell to the bottom, a depth of more than half a mile. Meldren & Co. have completed their wildcat on the Henderson farm, located eight miles due south of Scio, and four miles due west of Cadiz, and have a duster. 15. To the northeast of the Elk Fork pool, the Rice Farm Oil Company’s well on the Rice farm is holding up at 230 bbls. a day since it was shot. One-half mile north of Elizabeth, Wert county, W. Va.. Richardson & Co. had an old gas well that played out, and they decided to drill i deeper. They only drilled ten feet dceper when they tapped the pay and the well began to fill up. On Friday it was pvt to pumping and in seven hours produced 50 bbls. and then broke down. The sand in which the oil was developed is a stray or gas sand, between the second Cow Run and the Salt sand, and was reached at a depth of 1,132 feet. The location of this well is several miles from any production, and unless it should prove a freak will open up some new territory and cause no little excite- ment. William T. McLaughlin, of Siverly, a W. N. Y. & P. R. R. brakeman, killed by the cars at Kinzua. OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. 59 17. Refined oil reduced ten points a gallon. Seep Purchasing Agency an- nounces that $1.18 a bbl. will be paid for Scio oil. The Forest Oil Company’s No. 9, Bartley farm, in the Nancy Adams field, Butler county, found a rich lower pay and the well is showing up for the best in the field. G. G. Stage’s No. 2 well on. the Gallowee farm is holding up at 100 bbls. per day. His No. 1 on the ame farm: is averaging 65 bbls. per day. Mrs. E. W. Cooney burned to death at Irvineton; her clothing caught fire from a burning brush pile. 18. Legislature reports favorably an appropriation of $15,000 for the Oil City- Hospital. Torpedo shooter arrested at an early hour in the morning for attempt- ing to shoot the Logan well, just completed, on the banks of the river, near the- Suspension bridge, in the Third Ward of Oil City. On Piney Fork, Wetzel county, W. Va., the South Penn Oil Company has completed its No. 5 on the S. P. Lemas- ters farm, and has a producer good for 150 bbls. a day from the Gordon sand. 19. On the west side of the Campbell’s run development in Monongalia. county, W. Va., McDermott & Co.’s Nos. 2 and 4 on the S. E. Eddy farm are- each doing 250 bbls. a day. Death of John J. McGee, a well-known oil operator, aged 58 years, at his home in Carnegie. 20. The South Penn Oil Company has again demonstrated the uncertainty of Greene county territory. Its test on the Miles Meeks farm, to the east of the- Fonner pool, has been drilled deep into the sand and is a duster. This well showed a little oil when drilled into the Gantz sand, but did not improve with deeper drilling. This was one of four wells started in that locality after the- Waynesburg Oil Company got its good producer on the Carry farm. Northeast of the Webster farm two miles the South Penn Oil Company is deep in the sand at its No. 1 on the Edmon Scott farm and has a duster. Murdock & Co. have completed their No. 9 on the Garrison farm and have a duster. 21. Credit balance quotation for Scio oil advanced to $1.23 per bbl., ten cents- above the price of Pennsylvania product. Southwest of New Freeport, Greene county, one and a half miles, the South Penn Oil Company has completed its. test well on the John Sellers farm and has a duster. The same company’s test well on the Edmond Scott farm, reported in the sand and not showing anything, has been drilled through and is a rank duster. Death of John J. Thornton at Greensburg, N. C. He contributed numerous articles to the Derrick on the course: of the markets as directed by the stars, under the pen name of ‘Student.’ 22, In the northeast extension of the Elk Fork pool, in Tyler county, the Eastern Oil Company has drilled in its No. 5 on the Devaul farm and has a pro- ducer good for 100 bbls. a day. The same company’s No. 3, Devaul, is holding: up at 100 bbls. a day. Treat & Crawford’s Nos. 2 and 3, N. C. Fluharty, are making 120 and 110 bbls., respectively, and the Rice Farm Oil Company’s No. 1, Rice, 220 bbls. a day. Four miles back of Proctor and two miles northeast of the Gillespie Big Injun sand development on Proctor creek, in Wetzel county, W. Va., the South Penn Oil Company has drilled a test well into the top of the- Gordon, on the Henry Garner farm and has a show for a producer. The nearest Gordon sand production is on Piney fork, 15 miles away. Forest fires cause some- damage to oil property in Venango and McKean counties. John Platt, a Bradford. driller, caught in a rapidly revolving bull wheel at a drilling well in the Gaines. field and fatally injured. \ ve 23. A phenomenally torrid Sunday for the time of year. William D. Bur- dick, one of the oldest glycerine men in the oil country, blown to death by an explosion of nitro-glycerine at his magazine on Rutherford run, about three- miles south of Bradford. ; . 24. The new Gaines oil pool, in Tioga county, has ten producing wells and a. daily production of 120 bbls. Lightning struck a 25,000-bbl. tank of the National Transit Company, near the Tarport pump station, in the Bradford field, contain- ing 4,000 bbls. of oil, which was destroyed. South Penn Oil Company's No. 15. on the Haught & Walker farm, in the deep sand territory on Flat run, is making’ 15 bbls. an hour. : 25. Operations in the shallow sand territory in Wood county, W. Va., are- declining and the productive area appears to be pretty well defined. Many loca tions once thought favorable for productive wells have been abandoned. ; 26. Joseph B. Smawley, a Bradford well shooter, blown to atoms by explosion of nitro-glycerine at a well of the Devonian Oil Company below the great Kinzua. viaduct, in McKean county. Daniel Lane, a woodsman, who was near the scene killed by being struck in the temple by a piece of the debris. George R. Gibbons: 60 OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. and John Knox, both of Bradford, were likewise injured by the explosion. Rig and tank with 250 bbls. of oil belonging to S. P. McCalmont, destroyed by forest fire on Deep Hollow road between Oil City and Franklin. Scio field production 5,000 bbls. a day. . 27. Guffey, Williams & Co. have made a new discovery on the Wilson farm, Jocated a mile north of the Panhandle Railroad, between Millers and Unionport, in Harrison county, Ohio. The well was drilled to the Berea formation, but found nothing. It had been noticed, however, when drilling through the Cow Run sand that a show of oil was developed, aud it was decided to make a test in that sand, and the indications are favorable for a paying producer. There is zy feet of sand and the bottom was reached at a depth of 380 feet. Daily Oil Ex- change, of Scio, resumes publication after a month’s shut down. Death of Sam T. Jack, a prominent theatrical manager of New York and Chicago, and a well- known resident of the Cil Regions. . 28. Cleveland capitalists completed stone work for an oil refinery at Scio. The South Penn Oil Company’s wildcat on the Henry Garner farm was drilled deeper Thursday afternoon, and the ensuing 12 hours’ production was 150 bbls. The well is located on Garner run, a branch of Proctor creek, and about two miles northeast of the Big Injun sand development on the last named stream. The size of the well leaves no doubt of a pool of some dimensions. The new well is about four miles east of Proctor and about 14 miles northeast of Sisters- ville. 29. Gaines pool, in Tioga county, has 13 producing wells and a daily produc- tion of 160 bbls. Waynesburg Oil Company’s test_on the Cox farm, east of Fonner pool, in Greene county, is down and dry. Forest fires prevalent in Elk and McKean counties. John Griffin, a glass blower, found dead under suspicious ‘circumstances in Bradford; thought to have been murdered. May t. Dewey Day. Holiday ordered by Legislature in honor of Admiral Dewey’s victory at Manila, one year ago, There were 616 wells completed in the Pennsylvania Oil Regions in April, inclusive of 137 dry or gas wells, and the new production of the remainder summed up 9,187 bbls. This was a decrease from the March record of 10 wells completed, 340 bbls. production and 13 dry holes. At the close of April, 357 rigs and 590 wells drilling under way in the fields producing Pennsylvania oil. This was a decrease of 13 rigs and an increase of 31 wells drilling, making a net gain of 18 over the March report. In the Eastern and Western oil fields for April 856 wells were completed, 170 of the number were non-productive of oil and the aggregate of the new production was 13,047 bbls. Rice Farm Oil Company’s No. 2, R. Rice, northeast of Elk Fork, is good for 100 bbls. a day. 2. Chances for further extension to the Scio pool in any direction have appar- ently all vanished. South of Scio one and a half miles, the Linden Oil Company, formerly reported the Sun Oil Company, has drilled in its well on the William Whittaker farm and has a light show of oil. It will not make a profitable pro- ducer. In the northeast extension of Elk Fork, in Tyler county, the Fisher Oil Company has drilled in its No. 1 on the M. V. Bowser farm and has a producer that is making 5 bbls. an hour. No. 2 on the same farm is in the sand and showing for a very light well. 3. Three miles northwest of Mt. Morris, Greene county, on Shannon’s run, the South Penn Oil Company has drilled its test well on the Samuel Moore farm through all sands and has a duster. The South Penn Oil Company’s test well on the Henry Garner farm, four miles east of Proctor, Wetzel county, is keeping up its reputation established last week when drilled deeper into the sand. It is producing close to 350 bbls. a day, and is the largest producer at this time in the Eastern fields. Iron tank of Eureka Pipe Line Company, with 16,000 bbls. of oil, near Morgantown, W. Va., struck by lightning and destroyed. A severe storm prevailed, great quantities of hail fell and much property was damaged. The South Penn Oil Company is developing the fourth sand streak that extends through the Ormsby field. The belt begins near the Kinzua bridge and extends in a northeasterly direction toward Coryville. A well drilled on the Farley lot last month, between developments and Coryville, proved to be a duster, however, and showed that the sand had no connection with the formation in which gas is found at Coryville. In the Farley lot well no fourth sand was found. The streak through the Ormsby field extends through warrants 2248, 2251, 2260, 3901 and 3902 and is two or three locations wide. The wells settle to 5 or 10-bbl. producers. OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. 6r 4. Hon. Virgil P. Kline and M. F. Elliott, as attorneys for the Standard Oil Company, filed in the Supreme Court of Ohio this evening a motion to compel Attorney-General Monnett to make more specific the statement recently filed by him alleging that he had been approached by persons offering bribes if he would dismiss the suits against the Standard Oil Company. 5. The new wells in the northeast extensién of the Elk Fork pool, in Tyler county, are holding up, as the appended list of gauges shows: Rice Farm Oil Company’s No. 1, R. F. Rice, 240; No. 2, on the same farm, 100, and Boyer & Caldwell’s No. 1, C. C. Fluharty, 130 bbls. a day. Scio operators are pushing the: drill with great energy and the last crop of town lot wells are now coming in, and while some are small, as compared with the first town lot producers, none of the late arrivals fall into the list of non-producers, James J. Henry, a National Transit gauger, dropped dead while gauging a tank of oil on the Schrader farm,. in Jefferson township, Butler county; he was 61 years old and well known throughout the lower oil fields. 6. Thirty-five miles from Marietta, Ohio, on the T. & O. C. R. R., near Chester Hill, Morgan county, there is a new development, or rather a revival of interest and operations in a very old shallow sand development. The oil is found in the first Cow Run and at a depth varying from 150 to 400 feet. There are 13. strings of tools running in the field. There were 23 wells completed last month. Eight were dusters and the producers ranged from 1 to i0 bbls. a day. The development of this territory began in 1862, or 37 years ago, and one of the first. wells drilled, Hall No. 6, is still producing 2 bbls. a day. There are 60 or 70 pro- ducing wells in the field. The “grasshopper” drilling rig is used exclusively, which obviates the expense of building the regulation derrick and rig. g. G. G. Stage’s No. 3 well on the Gillowee farm, Butler county, in the Nancy Adams field, is through the sand and will be shot; it is estimated good for 70 to 100 bbls., having had the best show of any of the wells struck in that district. Near the Shiloh church, in Jefferson township, Butler county, the Forest Oil Company has opened up a new hundred-foot field. The well is located on the Shrader farm and is producing about 20 bbls. per day; it has plenty of water, and the oil is the right kind for good staying qualities. 10. Pennsylvania pipe line stocks were increased 240,563 and Buckeye stocks reduced 401,135 bbls. in April. 11. Milliken, Zeigler & Co.’s strike on the J. W. Welch farm, southeast of Scio, which was reported good for roo bbls. a day, is an edge well and a very small affair. Linden Oil Company’s well on the William Whittaker farm, south of developments, is likewise much smaller than reported; it may make a 5-bbl. well. North of the Bristoria developments, in Greene county, the South Penn has drilled its test well on the Lewis Pettit farm through the sand and has a duster, This well having proved a failure, gives another black eye to the possi- bility of a northern extension to the Bristoria pool. 12. Scio’s runs for 11 days average 6,100 bbls. a day, which is close to average daily production. Page & Darrin make a heavy gas strike at Beartown, near Corning, N. Y. . . ; 13. George E. Foster and the Atlas Oil Company have drilled their test well on the A. J. Briggs farm, located between the Garner gusher and the Proctor creek Big Injun sand development, in Wetzel county, W. Va., 50 feet in the Big Injun and have a strong gasser, but no oil. This has been regarded an important test, but does not throw any light on the territory surrounding the Gordon sand producer on the Garner farm. Death of Alfred Short, a prominent resident of North East, who acquired a fortune in the oil business, but subsequently lost the greater portion of it. . : : 1s. Carter Oil Company’s well on the Stout farm, in Doddridge county, is not a duster as reported, but is making 50 bbls. a day. The extension to the north- east of the Elk Fork pool, in Tyler county, is proving quite uncertain. The Rice Farm Oil Company drilled in its No. 3 on the Rice farm and secured a producer that made 180 bbls. the first 24 hours. The South Penn Oil Company followed with its No. 2 on the Belle Morgan farm, located 800 feet west of No. 1, Rice, and got the rankest kind of a duster. On Piney fork, Wetzel county, the South Penn has drilled in its No. 3 on the Jasper N. Wilson and No. 3 on the B. Arnett farm, and will have a close call for a brace of dusters. S. P. LeMaster’s No. 7 has been drilled into the top of the Gordon and has a show of oil. McDermott & Co.’s No. 7 on the S. E, Eddy farm, Campbell’s run, Monongalia county, was 62 OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. drilled in Sunday and made 400 bbls. the first 20 hours. The South Penn Oil ‘Company’s well on the Garner farm, near Proctor, Wetzel county, is making 270 “bbls. a day. The new well of Hoch Bros. & Co. on the W. S. McCrea farm, known as No. 4, located four and a half miles south of Chicora, tapped the sand late Saturday evening and made several flows, and in the first 24 hours produced 100 bbls. of oil. It was drilled some to-day and the output increased to 200 bbls, er day. a Price of Lima oil advanced two cents. a bbl. Oil City and vicinity visited “by severe wind and hail storm, which razes many derricks and damages a large amount of oil and other property. The storm was a general one and telegraph -wires were blown down in every direction. A boy and a team of horses were struck by lightning, near Parker’s Landing, and killed. At Dempseytown several apple orchards were ruined and all the derricks in the vicinity blown down. 17. The South Penn Oil Company’s gusher on the Elihu Eddy farm, in the northeast extension of the Campbell’s run development, in Monongalia county, is ‘holding up at better than 500 bbls. a day, and is now the largest producer in the lower Southwest. Near West Union, at the headwarters of Hughes river, in ‘Doddridge county, the Carter Oil Company has drilled its No. 2 on the S. W. Stout farm through the Gordon sand and will be good for 40 bbls. a day. or ‘about such a well as was No. 1 on the same farm. Forty-bbl. wells in that locality will be worth going after, and it is quite likely leaseholders will not lose any ‘time in starting. The Gordon sand formation in this development is reached at :a depth of from 2,400 to 2,600 feet, which makes it much less expensive to operate than in any other development of like character in West Virginia, where from 3,000 to 3,300 feet is the usual depth. Emlenton visited by heavy storm of wind and hail, which smashes about 5.000 panes of glass and unroofs many houses. Country in vicinity suffered severely from the storm. 18. The South Penn Oil Company’s gusher on the Elihu Eddy farm, in the north extension of Campbell’s run development, is holding up at 680 bbls. a day. ‘The same company’s wildcat on the Garner farm, back of Proctor, Wetzel county, is making between 275 and 300 bbls. a day. In the northeast extension of ‘Elk Fork pool, in Tyler county, Steelsmith & Youker have drilled in their second test well on the J. Morrow farm, located 500 feet east of the Rice Farm Oil Com- pany’s No. 3 on the Rice farm, and have a producer that started at 325 bbls. a day. Lima oil advanced two cents a bbl. 19. To the west of the Fonner pool, in Greene county, J. M. Guffey and ‘Guffey & Queen have drilled in their No. 4 on the Jacob Shoup farm and have a producer that is making 70 bbls. a day from the Gantz sand. Six wells have ‘been completed on the west side, and the one just mentioned has made the best showing. The search for an eastern extension has been abandoned. The Waynes- burg Company’s test on the Cox farm is a failure, and makes it almost hopeless to look any further in that direction. The efforts to extend the Bristoria develop- ment, in Greene county, have been even greater than at Fonner, and have met with no better success. Dry holes one after another have been drilled in all directions from the big well on the Emma Woods farm. The north was looked ‘upon as a last resort to find an outlet, and the South Penn Oil Company, with that object in view, started two test wells, one on the Sarah C. Burroughs farm -and the other on the Jonah Woods farm. The former came in early in the week -and was dry. Now the test well on the Jonah Woods farm has been drilled through all sands and is a duster. This makes the third dry hole in the vicinity of the Bristoria pool this month. Hoch Bros.’ well on the McCrea farm, near Millerstown, is making 100 bbls. a day. 21. Oil City makes first attempt to enforce Sunday closing law; several stores remain open and their owners declare they will test the law. 22. Some exaggerated reports have been sent out from Clarksburg, W. Va., relative to the South Penn Oil Company’s strike on the Henry Lynch farm, ‘located cn the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad., between Clarksburg and West Union, near Wolf Summit. A Cincinnati paper had the well flowing at the rate of 100 ‘bbbls. an hour. The actual facts are: The well was drilled into the stray or fifth sand, below the Gordon, and shot and made two flows. The well will be cleaned out and put to pumping. Its location is northeast of the Jarvisville development, in Harrison county, and the actions of the Lynch well are very similar to those in the last named development. which would indicate that it will make a 20 or 30-bbl. pumper. The South Penn Oil Company has completed some 25 or 30 OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. 63 wells in the Jarvisville development and the average is about 20 bbls. a day. The best producers so far have not exceeded 40 bbls. a day when first completed. In the northwest extension of the Elk Fork pool, the South Penn Oil Company has completed its No. 1 on the Joseph Mercer farm and has a duster. The location of the Joseph Mercer farm is south and a little west of the J. Morrow farm, on which Yoke & Steelsmith got a big producer last week. 23. Near New Freeport, Greene county, the South Penn Oil Company has drilled in a test well on the William Johnson farm, located north of the Rice development, that is good for 50 bbls. This was an old gasser in the Big Injun sand and, having become exhausted, was drilled to the lower sand, with the result that a good oil producer was developed. The South Penn Oil Company’s well on the Henry Garner farm, east of Proctor, Wetzel county, W. Va., is holding up at 259 bbls. a day. In addition to the well being located in new territory, it is remarkable for its staying qualities. When it is understood that the well has not ‘been agitated or drilled any deeper since it was struck, almost a month ago, and continues to flow at the rate of 250 bbls. a day, it must certainly have good backing. 24. Lima oils advanced two cents a bbl.; refined marked up ten points per gallon. Oil men are beginning to wonder when the pipe men will arrive at the conclusion that the price has been pushed up high enough. Another 10 per cent. was added yesterday, which just about doubles the price of all kinds of oil well pipe, as compared with‘ the prices that ruled this time last year. The Jewett development, in Harrison county, Ohio, is not bringing much prosperity to the investors in territory in that Iccality. Noble & Hays got a duster on the McGar- bi farm. The Ohio Oil Company got another of the same kind on the Mikesell arm, 25. Refined oil advanced to 7.20c per gallon. The South Penn Oil Company thas completed its No. 5 on the E. B. Lemasters farm, on Piney fork, Wetzel county, and the well placed 375 bbls. to its credit the first 24 hours. The same company’s J. S. Tennant No. 3, located west of Stringtown, Tyler county, made a spurt yesterday and produced 500 bbls. during the 24 hours ending at noon. Near Brink P. O., in Marion county, and only a short distance from the Wetzel county line, the South Penn Oil Company gave its Elias Rathbon No. 3 a squib and increased its production from 70 to 300 bbls. a day. This well was drilled in less than a year ago, and started at 1,400 bbls. a day and at the time was the largest Big Injun sand producer that had been found in West Virginia. 26. Sudden death of George H. Magee, a well-known contractor and highly respected resident of Oil City. James Giles & Co. strike a rank duster at their No. 4 on the Economy tract, below Pittsburg. The South Penn Oil Company has drilled in its test well on the Sarah N. Moore farm, in Jackson township, located two miles northeast of the Emma Woods No. 1, in the Bristoria develop- ment, and has a producer showing for 75 bbls. a day. The same company drilled in a well some time ago on the Joseph Webster farm, located 1,000 feet southeast. In this well a good quality of sand was found, but it made only a small producer. ‘On Piney fork, Wetzel county, W. Va., the South Penn has completed its No, 1 on the Jasper N. Wilson farm and has a producer that made 265 bbls. the first 24 hours. Mary Lemasters No. 5 and Mary A. Arnett No. 4, both in the same locality, are good for 65 and go bbls. a day, respectively. The same company’s No. 3 on the James S. Tennant farm, west of Stringtown, Tyler county, is holding up at better than 500 bbls, a day. an . 27. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 1, Jasper N. Williams, is through the sand and good for 350 bbls. a day. In the Wilson run development, on the Ohio side of the Sistersville field, Boggs & Co. have drilled in their No. 6 on the Eng- lish farm and have a producer showing for 150 or 200 bhls. a day. The location is slightly in advance of developments. M. Murphy & Co.’s No. 2, J. H. Ash, in the Big Flint district, Doddridge county, is making 180 bbls. a day. The Garner well, east of Proctor, in Wetzel county ,is holding up at 225 bbls. 2 29. James Orbin Blair, aged 18 years, killed by a falling sucker rod, while working on an oil well near Lima. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 4, W. E. George, on McElroy creek, Doddridge county, is a 250-bbl. producer from the Maxon sand, In the northeast extension of the Flat run deen sand development, in Monongalia county, the South Penn Oil Company has drilled its No. 3 on the B. F. Haught farm and has a producer that is good for 200 bbls. a day. Two 250-bbl, tanks filled with oil, on the Canaga farm, in the Scio oil field, struck by 64 OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. lightning and destroyed. In Pleasants county, and located two miles east of developments along McKim creek and between that point and Middle Island creek, J. L. Murphy & Co, have drilled in a wildcat on the Viener farm that is showing for a good producer from the Cow Run sand. This well is located in strictly new territory and opens up a new shallow sand pool. Boyer & Co.’s No. 4, C. C. Fluharty, in the northeast extension to Elk Fork, is good for 150 bbls. a day. 30 Memorial Day. A serious accident occurred this afternoon at McDonald & Co.’s well on the Vanocter farm, a few miles east of Marion, Grant county, Ind. L. S. Gordon, foreman for the Indiana Pipe Line Company, and Thomas McDonald, with two others, were standing on the tank watching the well, which is a large gasser, flowing. Some one struck a match, causing an explosion. All four men were quite badly burned, but luckily escaped death. 31. The Forest Oil Company’s No. 1, Bartley farm, at Shiloh church, got another pay in the hundred-foot and is showing nicely, but like all hundred-foor wells, no estimate can be made of it until tubed and pumping. The Younkins & Co. No. 1 on the same farm got the hundred-foot to-day and is showing about the same as the above named well. This well marks the discovery of a new hundred- foot pool in Butler county. At Millerstown, Hoch Bros. & Fleeger’s new well on the W. S. McCrea farm is still making 110 bbls. per day. Scio oil production remains at about 6,000 bbls. a day. Southeast of Scio two and one-half miles and one-half mile due east of Hanover, Davis, Johnson & Co. have drilled in their test well on the C. D. Lewton farm and are working the mystery racket. It has been learned, however, that the hole stands full of salt water, and it is quite probable that it is a failure. Sale of 1,000 bbls., July delivery, certificate oil at 1.14%. June 1. There were 1,096 wells completed in the Pennsylvania and Trentom rock oil fields during May, with a total new production of 17,398 bbls., while the unproductive wells numbered 195. This was an all-round increase over April of 240 wells completed, 3,451 bbls. new production and 25 dry holes. New operations at the close of the month consisted of 543 rigs and 881 wells drilling. In the Pennsylvania Oil Regions alone 751 wells were completed in May, including 160 dusters and gassers, and the new production was 11,233 bbls. Compared with April, there was an increase of 135 wells completed, 2,046 bbls. production and 33. dry holes. There were 393 rigs and 576 wells drilling under way-on the last of May. In the deep sand territory on the west side of the Campbell’s run develop- ment, McDermott & Co.’s No, 1, S. E. Eddy starts at 22 bbls. an hour; the South Penn Oil Company’s gusher on the Elihu Eddy is two weeks old and still making 500 bbls. a day. A terrific storm visits the upper oil country; trees blown down. and traffic interrupted for a brief interval. Five head of cattle on the Proper farm, near Tionesta, struck by lightning and killed. A number of fine trees in Franklin’s city park blown over and other ci:y property badly damaged. No derrick were blown down in the oil fields about Oil City.. Tidewater Pipe Line Company elects its old board of officers and managers for another year. An iron tank filled with gasoline at the Climax Refinery, Titusville, struck by lightning; flames were smothered out before much damage was done. 2. In the northeast extension of the Elk Fork pool, in Tyler county, the: South Penn Oil Company has completed its No. 3 on the Belle Morgan farm and has a duster. The location is 600 feet southwest of No. 1 on the same farm. The Bowser Oil Company has completed its No, 4 on the Bowser farm and has a duster. This well is located 500 feet southeast of the Hambone Oil Company’s No. 1 on the Driggs farm. 3. The Rice Farm Oil Company seems to have anchored in about the right spot in the northeast extension of the Elk Fork pool. This company has drilled in its No. 4 on the Rice farm and has a producer good for 150 bbls. a day. The location is 450 feet southwest of No. 1 on the same lease. Nos. 1 and 3 on the same farm are making 150 and 100 bbls. a day, respectively. In the same devel- opment Yoke & Steelsmith’s No. 2 on the Cate Morrow farm is holding up at 260 bbls. a day. The Jacobs Oil Company’s No. 1 on the Aaron Jacobs farm is making 125 bbls. a day; Boyer & Co.’s No. 4, C. C. Fluharty, too bbls. a day, and the South Penn Oil Company’s No. 3, M. V. Wells, 120 bbls. a day. The South Penn Oil Company’s No, 3, L. C. Wise, on the west side of the Campbell's run development in Monongalia county, is holding up at 25 bbls. an hour. Ow Rich fork, Monroe county, Galey Bros. & Co. have completed their No. 3 on the OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY— 1899. 65 Cronin farm, and have a du ter. The McFadden, Twitchell & Co. well on the township lot, in the same development, is a better Maxon sand producer than first reported. It is making 30 bbls. a day. 5. Many dusty strikes encountered in the efforts to discover a counterpart to the Scio oil field in Southeastern Ohio. Albert Wagner, of Stoneboro, a boy of 14 years, drowned in Sandy Lake. 6. Followers of new oil deve:‘opments are deserting Scio and camping down to build up a new town near the Garner gusher, back of Proctor, in Wetzel county, W. Va. South or Butler in the new hundred-foot development near Shiloh church, Younkins & Thompson have drilled in their test on the Bartley farm and have a show for a 20 or 25-bbl. producer. Like all the wells in that ter- ritory it has a big flow of salt water. The Forest Oil Company’s well on the adjoining lease is making 30 bbls. a day. In Greene county, the South Penn Oil Company drilled its test on the Lewis Petti.t farm through all sands and found nothing in any of them. Tim Ross & Co. have completed their test well on the Huffman farm and have a duster. Opera.ions during the month of May did not increase the produc ion of the Corsicana oi) field in Texas. There were more dry holes completed than has been recorded in any previous month since the work of developing the territory began. During May there were 29 wells completed. Eleven of the number were producers, 16 were dusters, two were gassers and one well was abandoned. The summary of operations in the Corsicana field up to the present time is as follows: Three hundred and eighty-six producing wells, five gassers, and 64 dry holes; 20 wells have been abandoned. Total number drilled, 475. The production of the field remains at about 2,200 bbls. a day. Scio visited by severe electrical storm; many derricks were demolished and several small tanks of oil destroyed by lightning; Tom McCauley, a pumper on Myers & Brown lease seriously injured by an exploding oil tank. George Mayher, of Brad- ford, killed by lightning while cleaning out a well on the Gartlan Oil Company’s lease at Elk Fork, W. Va. 7. R. C. Gillespie well on the O'Neill farm, two miles west of the Garner gusher, in Wetzel county, is through the sand and dry. The South Penn Oil Company has drilled in its No, 5 on the L. E. Stout farm, in the Gordon sand development near Jarvisville, Harrison county, W. Va., and have a duster. The location is 600 feet southwest of No. 3, a gasser, on the same farm. The Jarvis- ville district has for some time been increasing in activity. The wells average about 20 bbls. a day after they have settled down to business. Sudden storm knocks down tent of an ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin” show in Oil City, and a small panic occurred among the audience; luckily no one was seriously injured. 8. Oil men are not taking very kindly to the continued advance in the price of pipe, and it is quite possible that much contemplated work in the fields will be -abandoned until the manufacturers of pipe have time to catch up with their orders and less time to figure out the per cent. of advance every few days. As stated a few days ago, the price of pipe has been doubled in the past 12 months and has reached a point where it is a matter of no small concern to the oil operator, The cost of pipe at present makes the expense of drilling and equipping a Gordon sand well in West Virginia run up to $6,690. This, of course, includes the tubing required to put it to pumping. Death of William T. Braden, a pioneer oil man, at his home at Millerstown. a 9. The Scio town lot wells are declining to very small producers. The least are not making more than 4 bbls. and the best not better than 15 bbls, a day. Ludwig Fleeman, aged 10 years, drowned in the Allegheny river at Oil City. At 5:30 Friday morning fire broke out in the hardware store of Watt Bros., at Grand Valley, and the building and contents were totally destroyed. The gasome- ter building of the Forest Gas Company was also burned, and owing to the leakage of pipes the town was left in total darkness. The property loss is $8,000; insurance, $2,500. . . . 10. Pipe line stocks show an increase of 187,230 bbls. in Pennsylvania and a decrease of 385,735 bbls. in Trenton rock’ oils during May. ~ ; 12. Dusters seem to be the rule to the north of the rich extension of the Campbell’s run development, in Monongalia_ county, W. Va. Greenlee & Forst have completed their No..1 on the James Cross farm and have a duster. The location is one-half mile north of the Eddy farm gusher. On the Lewis Fox farm, three-quarters of a mile north of the Eddy farm, Houston, McDermott & Co. have completed a duster. One-fourth of a mile north of the Lewis Fox duster, 5 66 OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. Greenlee & Forst have completed a duster on a part of the same farm. At one time the territory in advance would have commanded a good price had the owners sold, but now it is regarded as worthless, The three dusters condemn a wide scope of prospective oil territory. The Fore:t Oil Company’s No. 1 well on the Bartley farm, in the new hundred-foot development, sou.h of Butler, made go bbls. in the first 24 hours, and is the best well in the field. The Younkins & Co. well, about 300 feet directly north of the first named well, is making 15 bbls. per day, but has not been shot yet. Dale & Kelly’s well on the Shrader is pumping 10 bbls.; the No. 2, Forest, on the Shrader, was drilled to the lower sand without finding anything; it will be shot in the hundred-foot and will probably make a small well. T. W. Phillips, on the Patterson farm, the farthest well west, was pumping nicely Saturday and was estimated good for 25 bbls. It seems, however, to have exhausted the oil and the probabilities are it is a failure. A special from Marietta, Ohio, says: The factory of the Marietta Torpedo Company was blown up to-day, with terrific effect. The factory was totally demolished and windows were broken all over the city. Clyde Porter, single, aged 21 years, and Cal Harte, aged 45, and married, were killed. Careless handling of nitro-glycerine, which was being unloaded, is thought to have caused the disaster. Two horses and a wagon were blown to atoms. Trees for 300 yards were stripped of foliage and the limbs of some trees were strewn with the flesh of the two men and of the horses. A large hole in the ground where the wagon stood strengthens the theory that the explosion occurred from the carelessness of Porter, who was unloading the nitro-glycerine, 13. King & Co.’s No. 2 well on the Dimond farm, in the new development in German township, two miles north Lima, has been drilled in and shot and is showing for by far the best well yet struck, being estimated at from 100 to 150 bbls. on the start. John Finley’s No. 1 on the Bower farm, west of the Rans- bottom, is not showing very large, and neither is the No. 1, Beiler. of Harrod & Co., northwest from the present producing wells about a mile. Both the latter wells may be improved considerably with the shot, as glycerine seems to have a very beneficial effect on the rock in this territory. : 14. The territory at the headwaters of the Hughes river, in Doddridge county, W. Va., has been watched with a good deal of interest since the Carter Oil Com- pany drilled in its test well on the S. W. Stout farm, about three months ago, and got a producer. Last month the same company completed a second well on the Stout farm and got a 30-bbl. producer. M. Murphy & Co. then concluded to drill a test well on the W. B. Maxwell farm. The location of this well is three- quarters of a mile west of the producers on the Stout farm, and has just drilled through the Gordon and found nothing in that formation. This well, coming in a duster, makes it look discouraging for a probable extension to the west side of developments. 15. Eclipse Oil Company’s test well on the Palmer farm, a mile west of the Garner gusher, is a good gasser from the Gordon sand, but has no oil. Injunc- tion against the South Penn Oil Company, in the dispute over the Garner lease, dissolved by the Circuit Court of Wetzel county and the company is now free to operate the well. In the northeast extension of the Elk Fork pool, in Tyler county, the Rice Farr Oil Company has drilled in its No. 5 on the Rice farm and has a producer good for 250 bbls. a day. The ejectment suit that has been up and on trial in the Common Pleas Court of Beaver county for the past eight days, in which Mrs. Mary J. Kennedy was plaintiff and the Forest Oil Company and others defendants, was concluded yesterday, the jury returning a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, after being out seven hours. The suit in ejectment was brought by the plaintiff to get possession of the Alexander Morrow farm and sectire an accounting for the oil produced therefrom, The farm is located in the Shannopin oil field and has been producing for the past 13 years. The plaintiff, Mrs. Kennedy, claims that her father, Alexander Morrow, deeded the farm to her prior to the time the lease was given, and therefore the latter is null and void, The defendants will ask for a new trial and if refused will take an appeal to the. higher courts. A vast sum of money is involved. Corsicanna, Texas, claims to have solved the dust problem by sprinkling its streets with petroleum. Certain stockholders of the Reno Oil Company are dissatisfied with present management and ask Venango county court for a receiver. 16. The Rice Farm Oil Company’s No. 5 on the R. F. Rice farm in the north- east extension of the Elk Fork pool, in Tyler county, W- Va., is holding up at OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. 67 250 bbls. a day. Nos. 1, 3 and 4, on the same farm, are making 125, 120 and 155 bbls. a day, respectively; Yoke & Steelsmith’s No. 2, Kate Morrow, 205 bbls. a day; Boyer & Co.’s No. 4, C. C. Fluharty, 120 bbls., and the South Penn Oil Company’s No. 3, M. V. Wells, 135 bbls. a day. The Gordon sand development at Jarvisville, Harrison county, W. Va. scored two dusters yesterday, both located inside of defined limits. The first to make its appearance is No. 3 on the M. A. Hurst farm, and the second is located on the G. Payne farm, and is the South Penn Oil Company’s No. 10 on that property. The same company’s test well on the A. D, Lawson farm, located one mile southwest of the Jarvisville development, is holding up at 20 bbls. a day. The new hundred-foot develop- ‘ment in Butler county, located about five miles south of Butler, near Shiloh church, is showing up for a nice little pool. The Forest Oil Company has put its No, 2 on the Bartley farm to pumping and it produced 80 bbls. the first 24 hours. This is the best well that has been completed up to the present. T. W. Phillips’ new well on the Patterson farm, is making 30 bbls,; Younkin & Co.’s No. 1, Bartley, 40 bbls., and the Forest Oil Company’s No. 1, on a part of the same farm, 40 bbls. a day. Kelley & Dale have completed their No. 1 on the Schrader farm and will not have better than a 15 or 20-bbl. pumper. In the third sand development near Millerstown, the Dutch Oil Company has drilled its test well on the Duffy farm through the sand and got but a small show of oil. This well is only 60 feet distant from Hoch Bros, & Co.’s well on the McCrea farm, which is still making 100 bbls. a day. 17. In the third sand development in Butler county, Campbell & Murphy have drilled in their test well on the Blatt farm, located 100 feet southeast of Hoch Bros. & Co.’s well on the McCrea farm, and have a good producer. The Blatt farm well flowed 50 bbls. the first 24 hours after it was drilled into the pay. The Eclipse Oil Company’s test well on the Palmer farm, located west of the Garner gusher, near Proctor creek, Wetzel county, has been drilled deep into the Gordon sand and has developed nothing but gas. The well has been drilled below the depth at which the pay was found in the Garner well, and shows that the pro- ducing sand does not extend for a distance of one and a fourth miles west of the Garner location. The last named well has without any assistance been increasing its production, and is making more than 250 bbls. a day. 18. Sunday. Death of Adam M. Turner, one of Oil City’s pioneer oil pro- ducers, and one of the best known and highly esteemed residents of the county, at his home on Petroleum street. He was 89 years of age. 19. South of Millerstown, Butler county ,in the new third sand pool, Camp- ‘bell & Murphy have drilled their well on the Blatt farm through the sand. It produced 125 bbls. the first 24 hours. The northeast extension of the Campbell’s run deep sand development, in Monongalia county, is proving rather deceptive. Last week the west side of the extension presented three dusters and it looks now as though the east side was getting in line with the same kind. The South Penn ‘Oil Company has drilled its No. 2 on the Elihu Eddy farm 10 feet into the sand and has no show. The best well on the Campbell’s run extension was the South Penn Oil Company’s No. 4 on this farm. On the Ohio side of the Sistersville field, in Washington county, Boggs & Co. have drilled their test well on the Cline farm to the top of the sand and shut down to move back the boiler. The well produced 70 bbls. the first 12 hours and will make better than a 100-bbl. producer. The Cline farm adjoins the English farm on the east and the location of the Cline farm well is about 1,500 feet ahead of any production in the Wilson run develop- ment. : 20. Death of Myer Lowentritt, a prominent and highly esteemed business man of Oil City. In Elk Fork extension, Jacobs Oil Company’s No. 2 on the Aaron Jacobs starts at 300 bbls. a day. . 21. P. M. Shannon’s No. 26 on the Economy tract reported a failure. In the Shiloh district, in Tyler county, J. T. Jones has shot his No. 3 on the R. Johnson farm and has a producer that is flowing at the rate of 100 bbls. a day. In the Jakes run district, Monongalia county, the South Penn Oil company has drilled in its No. 6 on the E. Haught farm, and will have a 15 or 20-bbl .producer. The showing made by this well is in marked contrast to this once famous Big Injun development. When it was opened, some six or seven years ago, 800 and 1,000- bbl. gushers were of frequent occurrence. All are still producing, but have declined to a very small daily output as compared with their early days. The Jakes run district has produced a large amount of oil, running up into hundreds 68 OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—18609. of thousands of barrels, and will continue to produce for many years to come. On the Ohio side of the Sistersville field, Alford Bros. have drilled in their No. 2 on the Mendenhall farm, on Washington run, and have a producer good for 100 bbls. a day. 22. Tn ihe third sand development south of Millerstown, Butler county, Coyle & Co. have drilled through the sand and have a duster. The Dutch Oil Company’s. well cn the Duffy farm has been compleied and shot and will make a very small producer. Both of these wells are located near Hoch Bros. & Co.’s No. 4 on the McCrea farm, which is still holding up at 90 bbls. a day. The Jacobs Oil Com- pany’s No. 2 on the Aaron Jacobs farm, in the northeast extension of the Elk Fork pool, is holding up at close to 300 bbls. a day, and for the time being is the largest producer in West Virginia. Under agita.ion the production can be almost doubled, but when not disturbed it keeps up the pace named. On Flat run, the South Penn Oil Company has completed its No. 2 on the Tennant & Haught farm, and has a duster. © : 24. The Scio production has fallen below 6,000 bbls. a day and there is a big decline in new operations. Scio village has another narrow escape from a disas- trous conflagration. About 3:30 p. m. a fierce electric storm visited Scio and vicin- ity, and one of the Buckeye Pipe Line Company’s 1,200-bbl. stock tanks was struck by lightning. The tank contained 1,000 bbls. of oil, and almost instantly the flames burst through the top of the tank. The tank is located near the pump station and steam .was immediately turned in and the flames subdued. Three other 1,200-bbl. wooden tanks, all located in close proximity to the one struck and all full of oil, would have been consumed had the fire gotten beyond control. One and a fourth miles east of Baden, on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad, Peters & Co. have drilled through the sand at their test well on the Dr. Daily farm and have a duster. 26. Ross Duncan was killed instantly at a well on the T. B. Patton farm, rear Jewett, Ohio. He and two others were pulling casing with a portable drilling machine when the mast of the derrick fell in and crushed Duncan’s skull. He resided at New Brighton and leaves a wife and one child. William McArter was also seriously injured. 27. The South Pem. Oil Company completed its No. 6 on the E. B. Lemasters farm, on Piney Fork, Wetzel county, W. Va., and has a good producer from the Gordon. The well made 200 bbls. the first 34 hours. 28. Credit balances advanced two cents a bbl. Scio oil is now $1.25 and North Lima, 86c. One and one-half miles nearly due north of the old Centreville devel- opment, in Tyler county, W. Va., the South Penn Oil Company has made a strike of some importance on the Frank Rymer farm, and located in the “Jug,” a peculiar circuitous bend taken by Middle Island creek at that particular point. The well was drilled in last month and is a 100-bbl. producer from the Big Injun sand. There is room for a pool of some dimensions in that locality, despite the fact that a, duster was completed recently Goo feet to the west, on a part of the same farm. Still farther west there is another on the Mason farm, and 2,000 feet southwest Treat & Crawford completed a duster on the Add Burger farm last week. It is expected if new producing territory is developed it will be to the east of the dusters, and extend northeast and southwest. 29. Back of McKee’s Rocks, Robinson & Coons’ well on the Grimes farm has been put to pumping, and is producing at the rate of 25 bbls. a day. Forest Oil Company’s No, 4, A. P. Clever, in the old McCurdy field, which had been aban- doned for several years, drilled deeper and showing for a large well from the hfth sand. The most important wildcat well in Trenton Rock territory is McClure & Co.’s at Quincy, Logan county, 30 miles south of Lima. They have, drilled it into the sand 75 feet and have shut down to await a shot. There is about 600 feet of oil in the hole, but no salt water was found. The Trenton rock was found at a depth of 1,304 feet. The oil is reported to be heavier and darker than the average Trenton Rock product. The sand was excellent in quality and is said to be as nice as that found in any of the Lima oil fields, 30. Credit balances advanced two cents a bbl. on Pennsylvania and one cent. on Lima oils. Refined marked up 15 points. Following are gauges of the largest wells in the northeast extension of the old Elk Fork pool: Yoke & Steelsmith’s No. 2, Kate Morrow, 190 bbls.; South Penn Oil Company’s No. 3, M. V. Wells, 150 bbls.; Rice Farm Oil Company’s No. 5, B. F. ‘Rice, 165 bbls.; Jacobs Oil Company’s No. 2, Aaron Jacobs, 240 bbls. a day. OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. 69 JULY 1. June witnessed the completion of 1,258 wells in the Eastern and Western oil districts, including 215 that were non-productive of oil in paying quantities and the total new production amounted to 19,023 bbls. This was a gain over May of 162 wells, 1,625 bbls. production and 20 dry holes. On the last day of June the work under way in all fields consisted of 479 rigs and 970 drilling wells, which was a gain of 69 wells drilling and a loss of 64 rigs, as compared with the May report. Speculative market excitable, with no sales; $1.2034 bid for regular and $1.19% for cash oil. Boggs & Co.’s No. 8, English, in the Big Injun development on Wilson run, in Washington county, Ohio, is making 100 bbls. an hour. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 1, Driggs, in Elk Fork northeast extension, is showing for a dry hole, In the Big Injun sand territory in Wetzel county, near the Marion county line, the Hartman Oil Company has completed its No. 8 on the F. S. Snodgrass farm and has a duster. Thirty-four producing wells reported in the new Gaines pool, Tioga county, with a total yield of 440 bbls. a day. 2. Boggs & Co.’s No. 8, English, holding up at 80 bbls. an hour. Garner well, near Proctor, W. Va., is three months old and still making 200 bbls. a day. 3. South Penn Oil Company’s test on the Driggs farm, in northeast extension of Elk Fork pool, pronounced a hopeless duster. McClure & Co.’s test well, near Quincy, Logan county, Ohio, which was reported showing largely in the Trenton Rock, was shot July 1, but refused to fill up and is now regarded as a total failure. It sprayed oil heavily for a few moments after the shot and then quieted down. The Devonian Oil Company’s test well on the Collins farm, southwest of Gibsonia and northeast of the Hardy pool, was drilled in last Saturday and showed for something out of the ordinary when the sand was tapped. It was drilled deeper to-day, but was not showing for a record breaker. A small well is the best that can be expected. In the Flat run extension, in Monongalia county, the South Penn Oil Company has drilled in its No. 2 on the Denny Tennant farm. The well made 30 bbls, the first 10 hours. No. 7 on the same farm, the farthest well in advance of developments in the northeast extension on Flat run, has been drilled in and made 70 bbls. the first 24 hours from the Big Injun sand. This is a new departure for that territory. The oil was not expected till the Gordon had been reached. On Piney Fork, Wetzel county, the South Penn Oil Company has drilled in a number of good average wells for that territory. L. J. Lemasters’ No. 5 made 75 bbls. the first 24 hours and E. B. Lemasters’ No. 5 made 25 bbls. the first 24 hours. No. 16, C. C. Pennick, made 4o bbls. the first 18 hours and is still drilling. F. L. Hogue’s No. 11 has been completed and is good for 175 bbls. a day. The South Penn Oil Company’s well on the Rymer farm, at the “Jug” on Middle Island creek, Tyler county, is holding up at 150 bbls. a day. The same company’s No. 10 on the Peter Ash farm, in McElroy district, is making 60 bbls. a day. In the Jarvisville district, in Harrison county, No. 5 on the L. E. Barnett farm has been completed and shot and made 120 bbls. the ensuing 24 hours. This well is located on the east side of the Jarvisville development and is the best pro- ducer that has been completed in that territory. Charles Sullivan, a pumper employed by the South Penn Oil Company, killed by Thomas O’Mara, a boy of 16 years, in a bar room brawl at Chipmunk. 4. Independence Day. Oil City celebration a grand success. A number of small accidents reported, but none were serious. Death of William Parker, pres- ident of the Oil City Savings Bank, and a pioneer oil producer, buyer and shipper. He was 76 years of age and had been connected with the oil industry since 1860. Iron tank No. 138, of Tidewater Pipe Line, at Rixford, struck by lightning, and 3,000 bbls, of oil destroyed. The tank was of 35,000 bbls. capacity and contained 6,000 bbls. of oil. : 5. Boggs & Co.’s Wilson run gusher is down to 30 bbls. an hour. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 2, Denny Tennant, on Flat run. Monongalia county, is doing 200 bbls. a day. Mrs. John Toy, of Walter Station, Butler county, struck by lightning and instantly killed. . 5 6. Credit balances on Pennsylvania oils advanced two cents. and Lima oils one cent a bbl. Refined marked up to 7.40c per gallon. Back of Evergreen, Alle- gheny county, the Elcho Oil Company has made a find in the hundred-foot on the Warner farm, that is reported showing for 40 bbls. a dav. The gauge of the Boggs & Co. No. 8, English, on Wilson run, showed 30 bbls. an hour this morn- ing. This has been its best average for the past three days. On Piney Fork, Wetzel county, in the deep sand territory, the South Penn Oil Company has shot its No. 16 on the C. C. Pinnick farm and increased its produc ion to 150 bbls. a 70 OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—18099. day. The same company has drilled in its No, 1 on the Ball heirs farm and have a good producer. It made 120 bbls. the first 24 hours and is still drilling. Hoch & Fleegler’s No. 6 well on the McCrea farm, Millesrtown district, came in dry to-day, giving the new pool another very bad eye. Tlie old well on this farm is still making 75 bbls. per day. 7. Sales of 3,000 bbls. cash certificate oil at $1.20%. First of the town lot wells at Scio abandoned. Scio production is about 5,800 bbls. a day. On the west side of the Fonner pool, in Greene county, the South Penn Oil Company has drilled its No. 6, William Fonner, throught the Gantz sand and has a duster. It is drilling to the fifty-foot. The third sand well of the Devonian Oil Company on the Collins farm, southwest of Gibsonia, has been drilled through the sand and will make a 25-bbl. pumper. The oil was expected in the fourth sand. The well of the Elcho Oil Company on the Warner farm, back of Evergreen, Allegheny county, continues to flow at intervals, and is estimated as good for 4o bbls. a day. Nearly all the wells in that locality got their oil in the hundred-foot, It is claimed, however, that its present production comes from the third sand. 8. Jacobs Oil Company’s No. 1, James Jacobs, in Elk Fork northeast exten- sion, is showing for a hopeless duster. The Grand Central Hotel, at Smethport, one of the largest and bést appointed hotels in Northwestern Pennsylvania, destroyed by fire; loss, $50,000; insurance, $20,000. Hardware store of C. D. Allen & Co., at Grand Valley, burned; loss, $7,500. W. L. McCray, of Petroleum Centre, instantly killed in a boiler explosion at the drilling well of Moran & Wil- son, near the old Moran House, in Oil City. He was engaged in firing the boiler. The boiler was blown to atoms and fired an old barn close by. A portion of the old Moran House was blown in; the structure was being demolished for the timber it contained. 10. Pipe line reports show an increase of 195,615 bbls. net stocks of Pennsyl- vania, and a decrease of 365,032 bbls. Buckeye oil for month of June. During the month of June there were 29 wells completed in the Corsicana, Texas, oil field; 18 were producers, one a gasser and ten dry. At the close of the month, there were 14 wells drilling and nine rigs up. There was practically no change in the production of the field. The new wells just about offset the decrease in the old and keep the production at about 2,200 bbls. a day. The field is being extended to the north and southeast. All efforts to catch new pools at long range have so far proven failures. The field has 403 producing wells, 74 dry holes, six gassers and 21 wells have been abandoned. On Wilson run, Washington county, Boggs & Co. went up against the biggest kind of a surprise last Saturday night, when they drilled in their No. 2 on the Peter English 60-acres and got a duster. The location is only 700 feet north of the gusher on the adjoining English farm, and makes the outlook to the north of the big well anything but promising. Boggs & Co. had so much faith in the Peter English 60-acres that they paid the land owner $7,000 for one-half the royalty on the farm before the well was drilled in, thinking, no doubt, that they had a sure thing. The gauge of the gusher this morning was Io bbls. an hour. The Jacobs Oil Company’s No. 1 on the James Jacobs farm, located in the northeast extension of the Elk Fork pool, is a much better well than first reported. When a short distance in the sand, the showing was for a light well, but with deeper drilling it improved and is rated at 225 bbls. a day. The location is 450 feet east of the same company’s No. 2 on the Aaron Jacobs farm. 11. Credit balances advanced two cents a bbl. and refined oil ten points a gallon. In the northeast extension of the Elk Fork pool, in Tyler county, the Jacobs Oil Company’s No. 1 on the James Jacobs farm is holding up at 200 bbls. a day. The following shows the gauges of the other wells in that locality, making 100 or more bbls. a day: South Penn Oil Company No. 2, Wells, 150 bbls.; Yoke & Steelsmith No. 2, Kate Morrow, 150 bbls.; Rice Farm Oil Company No. 5, R. F. Rice, 225 bbls. ; Jacobs Oil Company No. 1, Aaron Jacobs, 200 bbls. The west of the northeast extension of the Campbell’s run development, in Monongalia county, 1s not coming up to the expectation of those who played it for a winner some months since, when the big wells were drilled in on the Eddy farms. Courtney & McDermott have completed their test on the Garrison Bros.’ farm and have a duster. The well was drilled 2,459 feet below the Pittsburg coal and got a good gas pressure in the Campbell run and Gordon sands, Northern oil fields visited by a severe storm, which caused destruction of a large amount of oil property. The South Penn Oil Company lost many rigs in different parts of the OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. ; 71 field, the greater number being in the vicinity of Watsonville. At Chipmunk the company lost a power house. John Ley, on the Wilson farm, West Branch, lost 250 bbls. of oil and a tank. John J. Carter was also a loser of rigs and tanks. Two of his rigs up Kendall creek were wiped out. The Associated producers lost a rig. Michael Boyle, a well-known pipe line man, of Butler, killed on the Panhandle Railroad, at Newark, Ohio. 12, The Wilson run gusher (Boggs & Co.’s No. 8, English), is doing 500 bbls. a day. According to the Herald, the Queen City Tannery Company, at Titusville, struck a flowing well on its property. Wednesday while a number of workmen were digging a trench five feet deep on the site of the old International or Thomas Refinery, on Perry street, near the W. N. Y. & P. tracks, oil began flowing into the trench in great quantities. The men secured a barrel and quickly filled it with the greasy fluid. Yesterday another barrel was dipped up and the trench is again filling up with the oil. 13. In the Elk Fork northeast extension, the Jacobs Oil Company’s No. 1 on the James Jacobs farm had declined to 180 bbls. and was given a light shot and increased to 200 bbls. No. 1 on the Aaron Jacobs farm was also treated to a dose of the high explosive fluid and went from 200 to 235 bbls. a day. The Rice Farm Oil Company’s No. 5, R. F. Rice, is holding up at 225 bbls., and Yoke & Steelsmith’s No. 2, Kate Morrow, is making 160 bbls. a day since it was given a light shot. Southwest of the Whisky run pool, in Ritchie county, the South Penn Oil Company has completed its No. 9 on the C. A, Hayhurst farm and has a duster. Mrs, Irving Mong burned to death near Edenburg, Clarion county, while using crude oil for the purpose of destroying lice in a hen house; Mr. Mong was also seriously burned. 14. Refined oil advanced to 7.60c per gallon, New York, and 7.55c, Philadel- phia. The credit balance market advanced twice to-day. In the first advance, at To:50 a. m., North Lima, South Lima and Indiana were marked up one cent; in the second change, at noon, Tiona, Scio, Pennsylvania, Barnesville, Corning and New Castle advanced two cents, and North Lima, South Lima and Indiana one cent. Advance of 5 per cent. in prices of boilers and engines. 15. A well drilled by Butler parties, located on the Wells farm, near Wells- ville, Ohio, is causing some excitement, but, those best informed think, more than the situation warrants. The oil is light in color and gravity and is found in the Berea formation. The Butler company has taken up quite a block of territory in the vicinity of the well and surrounding the town and will do considerable testing in the near future. In the northeast extension of the Elk Fork pool, the Jacobs Oi! Company’s No. t on the J. Jacobs farm is making 215 bbls. a day since it was shot. Two miles south of McConnellsville, Morgan county, Ohio, Lang & Co. have drilled a well into the Berea on the Barr farm that is reported showing for 5 or 10 bbls. a day. It has not yet been put to pumping. In the Wilson run district, in Washington county, Ohio, Boggs & Co. have. drilled in their No. 1 on the F. English farm and have a producer good for 100 bbls. a day. This well is located on the same farm on which this company drilled in a dry hole last Satur- day. Death of John Kemp Bartlett, at Baltimore Md.; he was a pioneer Oil Creek operator and president of the Philadelphia & Boston Petroleum Company, that was largely engaged in the production of oil in Venango county in the early sixties. 16. Sunday. Cyrus Davis, a Western Union lin:man, killed at Bradford, by grasping a live wire while on top of a 30 foot pole. : 17. In Pleasants county, W. Va. M. S. Isherwood & Co. have drilled in their No. 5 on the A. L. & C. Bailey farm, and have a producer showing for 75 or 100 bbls. a day from the Cow Run sand. 18. Refined oi] marked up to 7.70c per gallon. Credit balances on Pennsyl- vania oil advanced two cents and Lima oils one cent a bbl. In the Jarvisville district, Harrison county, the South Penn Oil Company’s L. E. Stout No. 4 made 124 bbls. the first 24 hours, and L. E. Barnett No. 5 is holding up at 100 bbls. a day. These two wells are the best producers that have been found in the Jarvisville pool. The town lot wells at Scio are still declining and the average is not more than 4 bbls. a day. There are about 200 that may be designated as town lot wells and they range from 1% bbls., the smallest, to 15 bbls. the best. There are 5%0 producing wells in the Scio field and-the aggregate production is between 5,800 and 6,000 bbls. a day. Jennings & Co. have the largest daily pro- 72 OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. duction. They have completed more than 100 wells and are producing about 1,800 bbls. a day. uw sae 19. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 2, W. B. Martin, in the New Freeport development, Greene county, completed, and will make a 50-bbl. producer. Be- tween Boylestown and Greece City, Butler county, Bowers & Co.’s well on the P. Whitmire farm, made 35 bbls. the first 20 hours from the fourth sand. This is the best well that has been found in that old territory for many years, and will start some new operations in that locality. . ] 20. In the Elk Fork northeast extension, the Jacobs Oil Company’s No. 1, J: Jacobs, is making 150 bbls. a day; No. 1, Aaron Jacobs, 225 bbls., and the Rice Farm Oil Company’s No. 5, Rice, 170 bbls. Near Stringtown the South Penn Oil Company has completed its No. 8 on the J. L. McIntyre farm. It was shot Wednesday and made 200 bbls. the ensuing 24 hours. F. L. Hogue No. 8 has been drilled into the Gordon and made 18 bbls. the first 18 hours after the pay was struck. «A test well of the Superior Oil Company on the Gillespie farm, section 32, Blue Lick township, Adams county, Ind., filled up with oil and flowed over the casing when only two screws in the sand. It is located on a line con- necting the Ohio and Indiana fields at the nearest points of developments, in the Geneva district in Indiana and the Mercer county field in Ohio. This strike comes the nearest to locating the missing link of anything yet drilled. Franklin tenders a public reception to Mrs. F. M. Jones and Mrs. Edith Morgan, of Charleston, S. C., two Southern ladies who took great interest in the Sixteenth regiment upon their sojourn in Charleston, in July, 1808. Mrs. Henrietta Goff, of Oil City, dies suddenly under strange circumstances and her husband, Charles A Goff, is placed under arrest, charged with her murder. 21. On Wilson run, Washington county, Ohio, the Boggs & Co. No. 8 on the English farm is still making 15 bbls. an hour and retains the position of being the largest producer in the eastern field at the present time. Tle same company’s No. 1 on the F. English is holding up at 75 bbls. a day. On Piney Fork, Wetzel county, the South Penn Oil Company has completed and shot its No. 5 on the E. A. Booth farm and has a producer that made 120 bbls. the first 24 hours. F. L. Hogue No. 8 has been drilled in and made 35 bbls. the first 24 hours and is still drilling. In the free-for-all race at the Oil City Driving Park, the fastest mile ever made on a half-mile track, 2:0914, was recorded. 22. South Penn Oil Company’s wildcat well on the William Lantz farm, on Dunkard creek, Green county, is reported good for 50 bbls. a day. It promises to open up some new territory; the oil was found at a depth of 3,000 feet. Linden Oil Company’s well on the Dr. J. W. Yeater farm, 2,000 feet southeast of the Garner gusher, is through the sand and dry. The Garner well is holding up at 200 bbls. a day. At Stringtown, Tyler county, the South Penn has completed and shot its No. 5 on the Silas Wvatt farm and has a 65-bbl. producer. The same company has completed its No. 3 on the Isaac Stackpole farm and has a 40-bbl. producer. The Southern Oil Company’s No. 2 on the H. S. Wilson farm, on Devil Hole run, Ritchie county, shot with 120 quarts of nitro-glycerine last Thursday, is holding up at 200 bbls. a day. 23. Fatal trolley wreck at Bradford; Frederick A. Balton killed in a street car collision and several others seriously injured. 24. The new strike on the William Lantz farm, in Greene county, near the boundary line between Pennsylvania and West Virginia, is a much better producer than was indicated when first drilled into the sand. It was thought then that it would make a 50-bbl. well, but when drilled deeper Saturday night a second pay was encountered and its production increa:ed to 1s bbls. an hour. That was the average for the 24 hours ending at 7 o’clock this morning. The well was drilled into the deep sand last Wednesday and has been making several flows each day. It is purely a wildcat, and is almost certain to open up a new development. The nearest deep sand well was drilled on the Johnson farm some years ago by the Carnegie Natural Gas Company, Iccated two miles east of the Lantz, and was a duster. Northeast of the Milis tract, in Wetzel county, the Kanawha Oil Com- pany has completed its No. 5 on the S. Lantz farm and has a fine producer from the Gordon sand. The well produced 220 bbls. the 24 hours ending at 7 o’clock this morning. In advance of the northeast extensicn to the Elk Fork pool the South Penn Oil Company has drilled in its test well on the J. H. Morrow farm and will have a producer good for 100 or more bbls. a day. Inside of develop- ments the Fisher Oil Company has drilled in its No. 3 on the M. V. Bowser farm, OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. 73 located east of the Rice Farm Oil Company’s No. 1 on the B. F. Rice farm, and has a producer good for 100 bls. a day. There has been a great deal of talk and some very greatly inflated reports sent out about the recent strike near Wells- ville, Ohio. The well was drilled in two weeks ago and heralded as a 50-bbl. producer from the Berea formation. It is not making over 3 bbls. a day. Cor- oner’s jury at Oil City delivers a verdict charging Charles A. Goff with the ie of his wife, Henrietta Goff, at their home in Oil City on the night of uly 20. 25. E. Isler & Co. have made a strike on the M. Sterling farm, in Butler county, that is creating quite a commotion notwithstanding it is locaetd in old territory and nearly surrounded by old wells of small size that have been pro- ducing for 10 or 12 years, It is fourth sand territory, located east of Bakerstown and on the east side of the old Gold field and southwest.of the old Allegheny syndicate’s property. The well was drilled in last Saturday morning. It started at 200 bbls. a day, but at the end of the first 48 hours had dropped off one-half and in the 24 hours ending at 7 o’clock Monday morning had but 100 bbls, to its eredit. The pay was reached at 15 feet in the sand. Near Shiloh church, south of Butler, the Forest Oil Company’s No. 3, Bartlett, is making 75 bbls. a day and Younkins & Co.’s No. 2 on the same farm is making close to 100 bbls. a day. Henry & McDonald have drilled their test on the Dr. J. W. Yeater farm through the Gordon and have a duster. The location of this well is 400 feet east of the Linden Oil Company’s duster on a part of the same farm. This well coming in dry still further condemns the chances for finding a southeast extension from the oil well on the Garner farm, which is still making 190 bbls. a day. The Henry & McDonald well on the Yeater farm is located about 1,500 feet east of the gusher. The South Penn Oil Company’s test well on the William Lantz farm, located near Blacksville, Greene county, and on a branch of Dunkard creek, is holding up at 12 bbls. an hour and has not been drilled any since the second pay was tapped last Saturday. On the west side of Stringtown, Tyler county, the South Penn Oil Company is getting some very nice Big Injun sand producers; this company has just drilled in its No. 5 on the J. S. Tennant farm and has a producer estimated good for 300 bbls. a day; No. 3 on this farm, drilled in six weeks ago, started at 500 bbls. a day and is still making 250 bbls. The same com- pany’s No, 1 on the J. H. Morrow farm, in the northeast extension of the Elk Fork pool, is good for 125 bbls. a day. At Scio, Jennings & Co. have drilled in their No. 2 on the Given farm and will have a 50-bbl. producer. Lawrence & Co.’s test on the Snyder farm, located to the southeast of developments, is in and will make a 25-bbl. producer. It looks now as though there would be a little extension to the southeast of the Scio field. The test on the Jamison farm is making 15 bbls. a day. Death of William W. Russ at the home of his son in Oil City. He was a pioneer business man of the Oil Region and had been engaged in the furniture business at Titusville, Pithole, Oil City and Bradford. 26. The South Penn Oil Company’s new well on the William Lantz farm, on Dunkard creek, Greene county, shows a slight decline, but is still a good producer. It produced 240 bbls, the last 24 hours, ending this morning. 27. Eisler & Co.’s well on the Sterling farm, east of Bakerstown, Butler county, has been drilled deeper, but did not improve. It is making about 90 bbls. a day. To the north and east of the Mills tract, in Wetzel county, W. Va., the Kanawha Oil Company’s No. 5 on the Lantz farm is holding up at better than 200 bbls. a day. The Wilson run ‘district, near the dividing line between Monroe and Wachington counties, Ohio, is to the front again with another gusher. Boggs & Co. have drilled in their No. 10 on the S. English farm, and have a producer that started off at a 30-bbl.-an-hour gait. The location of this well is 500 feet south- east of the same company’s No. 8 on the same farm. The No. 8 on this farm came in abovt the first of the month and started at 100 bbls. an hour, but since then has declined and is now making 15 bbl:. an hour. In the Wilson run district, Washington county, George L. Alford has drilled in his No. 3 on the Mendenhall farm, and has a 100-bbl. producer from the Big Injun sand. The Little Mus- kingum Oil Company’s No. 3 on the T. D, Thomas farm tapped the pay last night and started to flow at the rate of 12 bbls. an hour from the Big Injun sand. Both wells are located in the lower end of Wilson run development. In the Chester shallow sand development, in Morgan county, E. H. Jennings & Co. have drilled in their No. 2 on the Seumbro farm, and have a duster. The location is only 74 OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. 400 feet east of No. 1 on the same farm, which came in a few weeks ago at 60 bbls. a day, and is still doing 20 bbls. 28. Death of Colonel A. I. Wilccx, at Hackensack, N. J. He was one of the pioneers of McKean and Elk counties and was largely engaged in the lumber and tanning industries; he was likewise interested to a considerable extent in the oil developments of McKean and Elk‘ counties, and was one of the early presi-- dents of Bradford’s Board of Trade. In the Gordon sand territory, at the head- waters ot Hughes river, in Doddridge county, M. Murphy has drilled in a test well on the Carter Maxwell farm, located about two miles east of north of the Carter Oil Company’s production on the S. W. Stout farm, and has a show for a 25-bbl. producer. In the Wilson run district, in Monroe and Washington coun- ties, on the Ohio side, Boggs & Co.’s new well, No. 10, S. English, is holding up at 25 bbls. an hcur. In the last named county, near Scottown, on the Little Muskingum river, Shay & McMullin have drilled their No. 3 on the D. Haught farm through the Berea and have a show for a_150-bbl. producer. George F. Alford & Co.’s No. 3, Mendenhall, and the Little Muskingum Oil Company’s No. 3, Thomas, both Big Injun sand producers, are holding up at 120 and 200 bbls. a day, respectively. ; 29. The test well of the Forest Oil Company and the Hazelwood Oil Com- pany on the Shrinn farm, near Duff City, drilled into the hundred-foot sand and showing for a 25-bbl. well from that formation. Charles W. Castle, aged 62 years, and engaged in oil producing in 1864-5 in the vicinity. of Rouseville, where he made his home, died at Chicago this morning at 7 o’clock. : 31. Refined advanced ten points; credit balances, Pennsylvania oil, advanced two cents per bbl.; Lima and Indiana oil advanced one cent. Speculative sale of 5,000 bbls. at $1.25. The South Penn Oil Company's wildcat on Dutchman’s run, Murphy district, Ritchie county, has been drilled some depth below the Big Injun and is a rank duster. F. P. Grosscup & Co., of Charleston, W. Va., have drilled to a depth of 1,665 feet on the Judge Lewis lands, located on Hurricane run, near the southern line of Roane county. They found 35 feet of Cow Run sand, with a showing of oil; the Salt sand showed no traces of oil or gas. This company holds leases on about 8,000 acres of territory in the immediate vicinity of this well and will drill two more test wells on their holdings. James Brennan & Co. have made a strike a mile west of Riley’s Knob and three miles north of the old John Shuring farm. The well was drilled in one day last week and has been flowing at the rate of 30 bbls. a day. One mile east of this well, the same com- pany has drilfed in a 15-bbl. well on the C. Morrow farm. In both wells, the oil was developed in the hundred foot. The Big Flint district, in Doddridge county, is finishing up some good producers. The South Penn has drilled in its No. 4 on the J. H. Ash farm and has a t00-bbl. producer. M. Murphy & Co.’s No. 3 on the J. H. Ash farm is making 150 bbls. a day, and the South Penn Oil Com- pany’s No, 3 on the same farm is making 125 bbls. a day. Murphy & Co.’s No. 2, Ash, is holding up at 110 bbls. a day. At Hebron, Tyler county, the Carter Oil Company has completed its No. 41 on the Broadwater farm and has a duster. Aucust 1. For the month of July, 751 wells were completed in the various districts producing Pennsylvania oil; the new production was 10,562 bbls. and there were 152 dry holes. This was an all-round decrease from the preceding month of 58 wells, 296 bbls. production and 20 dry holes. On the last day of July, there were 353 rigs and 647 drilling wells under way, a total of 1,000, and an increase of 16 rigs and four wells drilling over the last of June. Following are the gauges of the largest wells in the Wilson run pool, south of Marietta, in the Buckeye State: S. English Nos. 8 and 10, 240 and 480 bbls.; D. Thomas’ No. 2, 150 bbls., and D. Haught’s Nos. 2 and 3, 300 and 175 bbls., respectively. The Gillespie well on the William Baker farm, a mile or more to the northeast of the Garner gusher, or nearly on a 45-degree line, has been completed and, it is claimed, failed to find the Gordon formation. The well will make a 10-bbl. producer from the stray usually found above the Gordon. 2. Tim Ross & Co. have drilled in a wildcat on the J. W. Hutchinson farm, located on the Pennsylvania fork of Fish creek, and one mile from Board Tree, in Spring Hill township, Greene county, and about one-half a mile from the State line. The well was drilled into the Big Injun sand and the hole began to fill up with oil and run over. No estimate has been placed on its production, but the indications all point to a good producer. It is new territory, and just what the Big Injun formation is capable of doing in that locality is purely problematical OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. 75 at this time. In the new development at the headwaters of Hughes river, Dodd- ridge county, W. Va., the Carter Oil Company has completed its test well on the D. Gray farm and has a duster. The location of this well is seven miles west of the same company’s production on the S, W. Stout farm. A sensational strike was drilled in yesterday on the Condon farm, in the Oregon township field east of Toledo, in Lucas county, Ohio. It is Wolfe, Secor & Barnes’ No. 6 and started off at a 30-bbl.-per-hour gait. A report from it this afternoon says that it is still producing at the rate of 20 bbls. an hour. This is the best well drilled in the Oregon field since the famous Klondike gusher was struck two years ago. 3. Judge Nathan Goff, on his own farm near Wolf Summit, in Harrison county, W. Va., compietes a test well that is showing for a good producer. In Wetzel county, north of the Mills tract, the Kanawha Oil Company’s Nos. 2 and 5 on the S. Lantz farm are making 155 and 125 bbls., respectively. The Garner farm producer, east of Proctor, is three months old and making 170 bbls. a day. Thomas Millikin, one of the best known shooters in the Oil Regions, was killed Thursday evening while shooting a well on the Miller farm, at Elk run, on the Ohio side of the Sistersville oil field. The shell had been placed in the hole and while in the act of lowering it to the bottom, the well made a flow and threw the torpedo out and when it fell on the derrick floor it exploded. Milliken was in the engine house at the time, but so great was the force of the explosion that he died within 20 minutes from his injuries. A helper who was with him at the time was seriously but not fatally injured. 4. In the Mt. Morris district, in Greene county, the Marine Oil Company has completed its No. 7 on the W. P. Core farm and has a 25-bbl. producer, In the same district Garard & Long have completed their test on the Garrison farm, and have a duster. The Tim Ross & Co. wildcat on the Hutchinson farm, near Blackville, Springhill township, in the same county, is flowing at the rate of 50 bbls. a day. In the Elk Fork development, in Tyler county, N. W. McCoy & Co. have completed their test well on the Fisly farm and have a duster in both the Keener and Big Injun sands, the location is 1,000 feet northeast of the South Penn Oil Company’s No. 1 on the Driggs farm. There are four wells in the northeast extension still making more than 100 bbls. a day. The Jacobs Oil Company’s No. 1, J. Jacobs, 135 bbls.; the same company’s No. 1, Aaron Jacobs, 135 bbls.; the Rice Farm Oil Company’s No. 5, R. F. Rice, 185 bbls, and the South Penn Oil Company’s No. 1, John Morrow, 130 bbls. a day. The Judge Goff well on his own farm in Harrison county is flowing at the rate of 125 bbls. a day. Allie Heeter, a driller, while at work on the Forest Oil Company’s No, 2, a drilling well at Brush Creek, on the Miss Hannah Aiken farm, was killed instantly at 2 o’clock this morning by a stroke of lightning. The electric bolt first struck and splintered the derrick, and in its downward course entered the body of Heeter, who was at work on the derrick floor. In this instance, the victim never moved or spoke a word after he received the shock. ; 5. Northeast of the big Mills tract in Wetzel county, the Kanawha Oil Com- pany gave their No. 5 on the S. Lantz farm_a shot Thursday evening and it produced 450 bbls. the ensuing 16 hours. The Wilson run development. in Monroe and Washington counties, Ohio, is growing in size and increasing its production. In the last named particular it stands foremost in the new pools in the eastern fields. For prolific producers it surpasses any of the wells that were drilled during the palmiest days of the Sistersville excitement. Boggs & Co. have the largest slice of the territory. This company drilled in a test well on the B. Edwards farm yesterday and has a producer that started to flow at the rate of 12 bbls. an hour. The location is 1,000 feet north of the same company’s No. 8 on the S. English farm. Boggs & Co. began operating in the Wilson run territory less than a year ago and have been very conservative in their operations, but notwithstanding this fact have increased their production to between 1,200 and 1,500 bbls. a day and have only had to drill from 15 to 20 wells to secure this daily production. The big well of Barnes, Secor & Co. on the P. Condon farm, east of Toledo, in Oregon township, has dropped rapidly and is reported to-day as producing at a 300-bbl.-per-day rate. In the Spencerville district (Ohio) some very good wells have been struck lately and_ operations are livelier than during many months past. Brown, Smith & Co. have one of the best wells found in the district for a long time. It is their No. 1, M. A. , Wilson farm, in section 36, Spencer township, Allen county. Its first 24 hours’ gauge showed a yield of 150 bbls., natural. W. J. McMullen got a well that started at. 76 OIL REGION, CHRONOLOGY—1899. 60 bbls. on the J. A. Miller farm, section 6, Amanda township, Allen county, and L. C. Miller’s No. 1, H. C. Hart, section 25, Spencer township, made 35 bbls. the first 24 hours. In the little district south of Delphos, in Marion township, Walkup & Co.’s No. 3, Grothouse, started at 50 bbls. 6. Death of Isaac Budd Jacobs, Sr., one of the pioneer business men and most respected citizens of Oil City, at his home on Graff street. 3 : 7. In Spring Hill township, Greene county, Ross & Co. have drilled their test well on the Hutchinson farm through the Big Injun and have a 50-bbl. producer. In the Bristoria development, in the same county, the South Penn Oil Company has completed No. 1 on the Lewis Parry farm and has a very small producer, During July, the Corsicana (Tex.) oil field completed 12 producing wells and eight dusters. There were three wells abandoned, and on the first of the present month there were nine wells drilling and 11 rigs up in the field. A summary of operations in the field shows a grand total of 412 producing wells, 82 dry holes, six gas wells and 24 wells abandoned. The most important discovery of the past month in the Southern oil field was the drilling in of a wildcat owned by Oliver & Storm, on the Hickey property, located one and a half miles south of the town, and one mile in advance of developments. It is rated a 15-bbl. producer and opens up a considerable area of territory heretofore classed as dry or doubtful. An advance of five cents in the market during the month ‘was another gratifying move and wil! likely encourage some additional activity in the field. Giovanni Barba, an Italian stone cutter, attempted to murder his wife, at Rockwood, by shooting her through the head, and afterwards fatally shot himself. He was employed in the stone quarries at that place and had resided there but two weeks at the time of the tragedy. 9. Valentine Clarke, an oil well driller, killed at Marietta by Miles Harper, while with the latter’s wife. 10. Pipe line reports show an increase of 354,984 bbls. in Pennsylvania, and a decrease of 460,333 bbls. in the Lima stocks. In the northeast extension of the Elk Fork pool, in Tyler county, W. Va., Yoke & Steelsmith have drilled in their No. 3 on the Kate Morrow farm and will have a producer good for 150 or 200 bbls. a day. No. 5, Jacob Shoup, west of the Fonner pool, in Greene county, and owned by J. M. Guffey and Guffey & Queen, which was dry in the Gantz sand, will make a 75-bbl. producer from the fifty-foot. It is probably the forerunner of a new development in that locality. The Garner district, east of Proctor, Wetzel county, has been a Jonah for contractors and is making some of them wish they had never gone up against the spotted country. Nearly every well drilled has had trouble, and all but one of the drilling wells at this time are delayed with fishing jobs of a serious nature. All are now past due ,and those who were watching these wells, hoping for an extension, are getting restless on the anxious seat. The Garner well, the only one of any magnitude out of five completed, is holding up at 165 bbls. a day. 11. A 35.000-bbl. iron tank near Siverly, owned by the Imperial Refining Company and containing 6,000 bbls. of distillate, struck by lightning and de- stroyed. Ralph McKinney, of Cranberry, severely shocked by a bolt of lightning while at work at one of B. F. Brundred’s wells in Deep Hollow. He was knocked senseless by the electric fluid and it was two hours before the physicians restored him to consciousness. Home of Samuel Delo, an employe of the Oil City Fuel Supply Company. at Martin Station, Forest county, destroyed by fire. 12. In the northeast extension of the Elk Fork pool, Yoke & Steelsmith’s No. 3 on the Cate Morrow farm has been completed and is making 150 bbls. a day. The gauges of the other wells in the extension, making 100 or more bbls, a day, are as follows: Rice Farm Oil Company’s No. 5, R. F. Rice, 180 bbls.; Jacobs Oil Company’s No. 2, R. Jacobs, and No. 1, James Jacobs, 200 and 170 bbls., respectively, and the South Penn Oil Company’s No. 1, John Morrow, 100 bbls. The Wilscn run development in Mcnroe and Washington counties, Ohio, is fur- nishing “ome new producers, but none of the gusher kind such as Boggs & Co. got on the English farms. The Fisher Oil Company has drilled in its No. 3 on the Snodgrass farm and has a producer good for 200 bbls. a day. The location is about 1.000 feet east of No. 1 on the Walton farm. Boggs & Co. have drilled their No. 5 on the Walton farm into the pay and will have a 30-bbl. producer. The Carter Oil Company has drilled its No. 2 on the Thomas 30 acres through the Big Injun sand and found that formation barren. This well will be drilled to the Berea grit. The entire stretch of country between the Wilson run pool and OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—18099. 77 Marietta presents the greatest activily. At Scottown, Smith & Co. have com- pleted their No. 2 on the N, Lo.ents, located about 250 feet southeast of Bale No, 1 and will have a producer gocd for 150 bbls. a day natural. George L. Alford has drilled in his No. 4 on the Mendenhall farm and has a producer good for 112 bbls, a day. The Carter Oil Company’s No. 1 on the D. Thomas farm is in and showing for 75 bbls. a day from the Big Injun sand. Cornplanter Oil Works, at Warren, aamaged by fire 10 the extent of $50,000. South Penn Oil Company, E. M. Atwell and Hallock & Flood’s well No. 12, Dimmick lease, was. drilled into the sand and shot this afternoon. Immediately after the shot the well caught fire and derrick, tools, cable, etc., were entirely consumed. At one time the whole town of Watrous was threa:ened, but with the aid of steam as an extinguisher the fire was confined to the one derrick. The loss will probably reach $2,000. The origin of the fire is a mystery, but was supposed to be caused by the squib being blown out of the casing. Mr. Gowdy, foreman for the South Penn Oil Company, was quite seriously injured by being hit with a falling plank while placing a sarid cap on the casing head. Mr. Hale, who has charge of the drilling, and a driller, were slightly burned on the face and hands while trying to extinguish the flames. No. 12 is a first-class well and will probably be good for 30 or 40 bbls. a day. 14. To the southeast of the Whisky run pool, in Ritchie county, the Associated Producers’ Company has completed its No. 8 on the S. M. Bumgardner farm and has a duster. Operations in this old development are fast drawing to a close. The South Penn and Atlas Oil Companies have drilled their second test well in the Gordon on the J. Briggs farm and have the rankest kind of a duster. There was only about eight feet of Gordon sand found in this well. The location is about one and one-half miles southwest of the Garner gusher, which is still making 150 bbls. a day. There are some who express doubts as to the last well having gotten its oil in the regular Gordon formation and _the failure to find an extension would seem to lend color to the impression. Dead body of W. H. Beggs, an honest and industrious young man, employed as a pumper near Frank- lin, discovered in French creek and strong suspicions of foul play are aroused. There were no marks of violence on his person. 18. Convention of Northwestern Firemen’s Association meets in Bradford. 16. The very shallow sand territory in Morgan countv, Ohio, is finishing up a large number of wells, with more than half of them failures, but owing to the small expense attached to operating the territory the dry holes do not discourage operators. The depth of the wells vary from 150 to 400 feet, and no casing is needed until the well is completed, and if a producer, one string of 554-inch is all that is required. There is a well on the D. W. Dale farm, in Morgan county, that has been producing oil continuously for 37 years. 17. Northwest of the Wilson'run development, in Washington and Monroe counties, in Ohio, Glenn & Co. have made a discovery on the J. Wullman farm that promises to open up a very liberal extension to the pool. The well was drilled to the bottom of the Big Injun formation where the pay was encountered and the hole filled up 800 feet with oil. The well is located on Clear Fork creek and two and a half miles northwest of Rinards Mills. As yet its production is problematic, but there is no doubt of its making a paying producer. In the Wilson run pool Proper, Boggs & Co. have shot their No. 5, Wallon, and have increased its production to 90 bbls. a day. The Fisher Oil Company’s No. 5, Snodgrass, is also a better producer than it first indicated and is making 90 bbls. a day. In the Newport district, Gale & Hammetts have two good producers, Nos. 2 and 3, on the M. Lorentz farm. The first_is making 105 and the second 125 bbls. a day. Big parade of Northwestern Firemen’s Association at Bradford. Claude Rungan, an oil well pumper, seriously injured by a runaway horse at Bolivar. : 18. R. G. Gillespie’s test on the William Baker farm, a mile and a half north- east of the Garner gusher, responds to a torpedo with a fine showing for a good producer. When first drilled into the sand it was quite small. At Economy, P. M. Shannon has completed his No. 27 on the Economy tract and has a duster. On Piney Fork, Wetzel county, the South Penn Oil Company has a brace of Gordon sand dusters, No. 6, H. Fluharty, and No. 10, F. L. Hogan. In the shallow sand territory at Chester Hill, Morgan county, a nest of dusters has been completed. Pratt & Co. have completed a test well on the Addis farm and have a duster. H. C. Lord has completed his No. 6, Moeser, and got a rank duster. .H. H. Barnes. x 78 OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. has completed his No. 11 on the Moeser farm and did not get oil enough to fill a derrick lamp. On the Hutchinson farm, near Board Tree, Greene county, T. Ross & Co.’s test well is holding up at 100 bbls. a day, and J. M. Guffey and Guffey & Queen’s No. 5 on the Jacob Shoup farm on the west side of the Fonner pool, is holding up at 50 bbls. a day. William Shoup, a driller residing in Franklin, almost instantly killed by being thrown from a carriage during a collis- ion with another carriage near the Eclipse Oil Works. Oscar Gustafson, a lad of 11 years, killed while stealing a ride on an Allegheny Valley freight train in the Siverly yards; his head was cut off and his body horribly mangled. 19. In the Mt. Morris district, Greene county, the Dunkard Oil & Gas Com- pany has completed its test well on the James L. Donley farm and has a duster. The gauges of the largest well in the northeast extension of the Elk Fork pool, in Tyler county, are as follows: South Penn Oil Company’s No. 1, J. C. Morrow, 100 bbls.; Rice Farm Oil Company’s No. 5, R. F. Rice, 180 bbls. ; Jacobs Oil Com- pany’s No. 2, Aaron Jacobs, 150 bbls., and No. 1, James Jacobs, 120 bbls. 21. In the Bloomfield district, in Washington county, Ohio, Carroll, Dunn & Co. have drilled in their test well on the L. Smith farm and have a very good producer. The sand was reached at a depth of 1,417 feet and the well started to flow at the rate of 20 bbls. an hour as soon as the drill tapped the pay. The Carter Oil Company has drilled in its No. 3 on the Daniel Thomas farm, in the same development, and has a producer that started at 10 bbls. an hour. In the Newport district, in the same county, the Bale Farm Oil Company has completed a test on the Bale farm, located 450 feet south of No. 1, and when it was shot it showed for 200 bbls. a day, as previously reported, but the first 24 hours’ gauge showed a production of 300 bbls. In the same district, Gale & Hammett’s No. 2 on the M. Loretz farm, and Ham Bros., Smith & Co.’s No. 3 on a part of the same farm are each making 100 bbls. a day. $ 22. Smethport public school building destroyed by fire; loss $25,000, insurance 14,000. 23. Producers & Refiners’ Oil Company advance price of credit balances to $1.30 per bbl.; price at Seep Purchasing Agency remains unchanged at $1.27. Sam W. Tait & Co. sell a large block of Indiana oil territory to the Ohio Oil Company; the sale included 30,000 acres of leased territory, with 81 completed wells and a daily production of 200 bbls.; consideration, $115,000. At Scio, the holders of territory on the outer edges of the field are going after 10-bbl. pro- ducers with as much eagerness as though gushers were tne rule. They show good judgment in doing so, for it is cheap operating and the wells are all good stayers. Out of 100 or more wells that were drilled on town lots in the first few months of the excitement, only eight have been abandoneil and pulled out, and from a reliable source it is learned that not a single one of all the wells drilled on these congested town lots but has paid back every dollar and more than it cost to drill. No previous town lot development could show such a record. Some of the best of these wells have paid out many times. 24. In the Wilson run development, in Monroe county, Ohio, Boggs & Co.’s No. 9, English, has been drilled in and is good for 25 bbls. a day, natural. David Anthony, employed at Mallory Bros.’ No. 12, Barrett; near St. Marys, in Pleas- ants county, fatally injured by a rock which was thrown out of the well by a dose of high explosive. They were straightening a crooked hole with the aid of a torpedo. 25. At Scio, R. Hogue has completed and shot his No. 46 on his own farm and will have a producer good for 15 bbls. a day. The Scio field shows consider- able activity at this time. In addition to completing 63 wells during the month, with an average of 15 bbls. new production, it has 53 drilling wells and rigs up. Operations at the present time are confined to the interior, and the southwest and northwest. A little extension in the shane of 1o-bbl. territory was found to the southeast during the month. Miss Edith Dunn shot and fatally wounded by Pyne Grove, at Bully Hill. near Franklin. Miss Dunn had returned from a party and was seeking admission to the house, when Grove mistook her for a burglar and fired through the door. 26. The Garner pool, east of Proctor, Wetzel county, W. Va., after a rather checkered career since the Garner gusher came in three months ago, is now in a fair way to redeem, in part, its pat bad record. Carter & Trees have drilled in their test well on the John Huggins farm and at a short depth in the Gordon pay have a show for a 400 or 500-bbl. producer. The location of this OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. 79 well is less than 1,000 feet southwest of the Garner gusher and does not show much of an extension. The record of the Garner pool up to the present is three producers and four dusters. The old Garner well is still making better than 160 bbls. a day. In the shallow sand district, near Hebron, Tyler county, the Carter Oil Company has drilled through the Cow Run sand and has a duster. In Monon- galia county, the Marion Oil company has completed its No. 5 on the D. E. & M. Lemley farm and has a duster. In the Campbell’s run_extension the South Penn Oil Company has drilled a test well on the Henry Fox farm and has a big gasser. 27. A_destructive fire broke out at the Standard Oil Company’s refinery at Whiting, Ind., at 8 o’clock this (Sunday) evening. It started in the sweetening stills and was caused by a leak at the bottom of one of the stills. It caused a terrific explosion. The flames rapidly spread to two tanks containing 2,200 bbls. of partially refined oil. At 10:30 o'clock it looked as though the eight remaining stills would be consumed. A fireman named Steven Wilkins, the first man to discover the leakage, ran for his life, but the flames were too quick for him, and he was terribly burned about the entire body. Harry Bonney, engineer at the works, was fearfully burned while attempting to flee for his life from the burning oil, but it is thought he will recover. Jesse Cunningham, a still man, also received burns which are serious, but not necessarily fatal. As to the loss occasioned by the fire a conservative estimate places it at $100,000 . 28. In the Middle Island creek district, in Tyler county, the South Penn Oil Company has completed its No. 1 on the Charles Smith farm and has a duster. In the Jarvisville district, in Doddridge county, the Southern Oil Company has a strong gasser at its test on the Thompson heirs farm. The Donavan Oil Com- pany stirred up the northern end of Allegheny county Saturday, when it drilled in its No. 2 on the Conrad Hardt farm, located nearly south of Gibsonia, and got a producer that started at and is still holding up at 12 bbls. an hour. The Carter & Trees well on the Huggins farm, east ot Proctor, Wetzel county, was drilled into the top of the pay last Saturday, and then shut down to move back the boiler. It produced 135 bbls. the first 4o hours after it reached the sand. In the deep sand district near Stringtown, Tyler county, the South Penn Oil Company has completed No. 23, C, C. Pinnick, and has a 60-bbl. producer. The Ohio. Oil Company has completed its No. 25 well on the D. Sherrick farm, located in section 15, Liberty township, Hancock county, Ohio. The first 24 hours’ production after shot was 100 bbls. Ewing & Best have completed their No. 2 well on the M. Poe farm, located in section 5, Liberty township, Hancock county. The first 24 hours’ production after shot was 80 bbls. 29. Refined advanced ten points a gallon and credit balances, Pennsylvania oil, three cents per bbl. Speculative market closed with sales of 5,000 bbls. cash at $1.307%. Carter & Trees have drilled their well on the Huggins farm, south- west of the Garner gusher. deeper, and increased its production to 12 bbls. an hour. The well averaged ro bbls. an hour for the 24 hours ending at noon to-day. It is now ten feet in the sand. In the northeast extension of the Elk Fork pool, in Tyler county, the Fisher Oil Company has completed its No. 5 on the M. Vz Bowser farm and has a 15-bbl. pumper. The gauges of the wells making 100 or more bbls. a day in the Elk Fork extension are as follows: Jacobs Oil Com- pany’s No. 2, Aaron Jacobs, 147; same company’s No. 1, James Jacobs, 100; Rice Farm Oil Company’s No. 5, R. F. Rice, 150, and the South Penn Oil Company’s No. 1, John Morrow, 100 bls. In the Wilson run development, in Ohio, Boggs & Co. have drilled in their No. 2 on the Cline farm and have a producer good for 40 bbls. a day. In Wood county, W. Va., the Henry Oil Company has completed its No. 8 well on the Mahone farm and has a duster. In the Hebron shallow sand territory, Tyler county, the American Development and South Penn Com- panies’ test well on the T. F. Campbell farm has increased its production to 240 bbls. a day. ; 20. The Carter & Trees well on the Huggins farm has been drilled deeper, but failed to improve its production. Its production for the 24 hours ending this morning was 240 bbls. In the Big Injun sand territory in the same county. the South Penn Oil Company has completed its No. 83 on the Patterson farm and has a producer good for 100 bbls. a day. In the Campbell’s run deep sand terri- tory, Monongalia county, the South Penn Oil Company’s No. 6, Elihu Eddy, is making 600 bbls. a dav. 80 OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. 31. The price of refined advanced 20 points and credit balances, Pennsyivania oil, jumped five cents a bbl. The speculative market responded, but there were no sales; at the opening there were no bids, but when credit balances were marked up, $1.36 was bid freely for cash oil, but there was apparently none for sale. In the Shilo district, Butler county, Younkins & Co.’s No, 3, Bartley farm, is making 90 bbls, per day; the Forest Oil Company’s No. 4, Shrader, 75 bbls., and No. 7, Shrader, just completed, made 60 bbls. in the last 24 hours. The Associated Producers’ Company have a well on the Marshall farm, near McBride City, that is showing favorably from the hundred-foot rock. SEPTEMBER I. A total of 1,199 wells completed, 18,071 bbls. production and 202 dry holes is the August record of the Eastern and Western petroleum fields. This is an increase of 75 wells completed, 1,149 bbls. production and eight dry holes over July. On August 31, the figures on new work in the Pennsylvania and Trenton Rock oil dis.ricts summed up 533 rigs and 1,051 drilling wells, a gain of 47 rigs and 90 wells drilling over the report for the last day of the pre- ceding month. Forest Oil Company’s No. 7, Shrader, in the Shilo development, made 125 bbls. during the last 24 hours. The Devonian Oil Company’s No. 2 on the Conrad Hardt farm, near Gibsonia, Allegheny county, is holding up at 200 bbls. a day and is the best producer in the local field. East of Proctor, Wetzel county, the Carter & Trees well on the Huggins farm is holding up at 190 bbls. a day. The South Penn Oil Company’s old Garner well, in the same district, is holding up at 175 bbls. a day. In the Bristoria development, in Greene county, the South Penn has drilled in a test well on the J. W. Iams farm and has a duster in the Bristoria sand. In the old Burning Springs district, in Wirt county, Richardson & Palin have drilled their No. 6 on the Bumgardner farm through the sand and have a duster. Dennis O’Brien has drilled his No. 3 on the Wetzel farm into the Cow Run sand and has a 5-bbl. producer from that formation. Refined oil advanced 15 points per gallon. 2. Credit balances took another advance of two cents and the price of certifi- cates advanced in sympathy, but there were no sales. It opened at $1.37% bid for cash oil; gradually advanced and closed at $1.3934 bid for cash. In the Hardy district, north of the old Wildwood field, in Allegheny county, the Harry Parker well No. 5 on the A. J. Bubb farm has increased its production to 150’ bbls. a day since it was tubed and put to pumping. In the Shiloh hundred-foot district, in Butler county, Younkins & Co.’s No. 3 on the Bartley farm, is making go bbls. a day. The Forest Oil Company’s Nos. 4 and 7, Shrader, are making 75 and 125. bbls. a day, respectively. Both of these wells have just been completed and put to pumping, and may increase their production. 4. Labor Day. General celebration at Oil City and other points in the Oil Regions. In the northeast extension cf the Elk Fork pool, in Tyler county, Yoke & Steelsmith have drilled in their No. 4 well on the Kate Morrow farm and have a producer good for 100 bbls. a day. In the Garner development, east of Proctor, Wetzel county, and northeast of the Garner gusher, R. G. Gillespie has shot, cleaned out and put to pumping his test well on the William Butler farm and has a much smaller producer than it indicated when first completed. It will not make better than a 5 or 10-bbl. pumper. The old Garner well is still making 190 bbls. . a day, and the Carter & Trees well on the Huggins farm is making about the same. In the Cow Run sand territory, in Pleasants county, Borchers & Co.’s No. 3 on the R. Reynolds farm is good for 100 bbls, a day, and Mallory Bros.’ No. 13, Barrett, is showing for 60 bbls. a day. J. W. Henderson & Co. drew a blank at their test on the Stewart & Reynolds 20-acre lease. 5. Refined market advanced 15 points; credit balances advanced three cents. and the speculative market was much stronger in consequence, advancing two and one-half cents above the price of credit balances. Opened $1.38 bid for cash oil and $1.40 for October delivery. Soon after the advance in credit balances, $1.43 was bid for cash oil. Closed with sales of cash at $1.42 and offered. On the east side of the Flat run deep sand development, in Monongalia county, W. Va., the South Penn Oil Company’s test well on the Cook Tennant farm has been drilled in and is showing for a 100-bbl. producer. Charles Arnold Goff pronounced not guilty of the murder of his wife at Oil City on the night of July 20, as charged by the Commonwealth. An Oil Exchange opened at San Fran- cisco. : 6. North of Cairo, Ritchie county, the South Penn Oil Company has drilled its No. 10 on the Frederick Miller farm through the Big Injun sand and has a OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. 81 duster. _in the Garner development, east of Proctor, Wetzel county, the South Penn Oil Company’s old Garner well is making 220 bbls. a day. Carter & Tree’s No. 1, Huggins farm, is making 245 bbls. a day. In the Wilson run development, in Monroe county, Ohio, Boggs & Co. have completed their No. 3 on the F. English farm and will have a small producer, not good for more than 5 bbls. a day. Death of C. E. Heuston, at Oil City, a well-known resident and lieutenant of the famous Company I, 142d Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, recruited from the oil country in 18€2. Death of L. A. Stanford, at New Bremen, Ohio; he was formerly connected with the United Pipe Lines at Bradford and a highly esteemed and popular resident of the Northern Oil Regions. Peter Bankson, the well- known oil producer of Rouseville, and his son George had a wonderful escape from death from a bolt of lightning about 3:30 o'clock this (Wednesday) morning. They were both in bed when a bolt of lightning struck the roof of the house at a point nearly directly above the bed. One part of the fluid tore the bed to pieces, rent the bed clothing and threw both of the occupants on the floor without doing them the least injury, and played havoc with other parts of the house. The famous old Emma Woods well, near Bristoria, Greene county, struck by an electric bolt during a storm that passed over that section of the country. The rig and two tanks of oil were consumed. This well is the greatest producer Greene county ever introduced. It was drilled in by the South Penn Oil Company a year and a half ago, and during that time has produced more than 150,000 bbls. of oil and is still flowing at the rate of 240 bbls. a day. 7. The largest producer in the Eastern fields at this time is the South Penn Oil Company’s No. 6, E. Eddy heirs. It has been completed for more than a week and is still making 720 bbls, a day. On Middle Island creek, Tyler county, J. T. Jones has drilled his test well on the Loraine Smith farm into the Big Injun sand and developed a strong gas pressure. The well will make a 15 or 20-bbl. oil producer from the same formation. In the same development, Captain Jones has completed a test well on the D. C. Smith farm and will have a 30 or 40-bbl. producer from the Salt sand. A well owned by.the South Penn Oil Com- pany, located on the old roadbed of the Clark’s Summit Incline Railroad, at Oil City, was shot with 4o quarts of nitro-glycerine. A chute had been arranged to throw the fluid up hill, but the chute had not been properly fastened at one end and the peculiar phenomena was produced of the oil being thrown up the hill and close to the ground, while the water was divided and was thrown over the top of the derrick. . 8. Death of D. S. Oiler, a prominent oil producer of the Shamburg oil field, at his home in Shamburg, aged 48 years, g. At Hebron, Tyler county, the American Development Company and the South Penn Oil Company’s No. 1 on the T. F. Campbell farm is holding up at 200 bbls. a day and is the best Cow Run sand producer in the lower Southwest. The South Penn Oil Company’s No. 6 on the Eddy heirs’ farm, in the northeast extension of the Campbell’s run development, in Monongalia county, is holding up at 700 bbls. a day. The Kanawha Oil Company’s No. 5 on the S. Lentz farm, northeast of the Mills tract, in Wetzel county, is still making 140 bbls. a day. Deeker & Co., get a 35-bbl, well at a wildcat on the Wise farm, in Monroe county, Ohio, ten miles in advance of the Jackson Ridge development. Death of Isaac Horton, at Sheffield, of firm of Horton, Crary & Co., oil producers and tanners, of Forest and Warren counties. ~ : ; 10. Bad wreck on the P. & E. R. R. near Tiona; Engineer Gerlack killed and Fireman Schaaf and Brakeman Knabe seriously injured. Iron tank of Eureka Pipe Line Company, near Sistersville, struck by lightning and destroyed, with 10,000 bbls. of oil. - 11. Pipe line reports show an increase of 83,004 bbls. in the net stocks of Pennsylvania oil and a decrease of 263,193 bbls. in the Lima oil stocks during August. Refined oil advanced to 8.55 cents per gallon. The Kanawha Oil Com- pany has drilled in its No. 4o on the big Mills tract, in Wetzel county, and has a nice producer. The oil was developed in the Big Injun sand and for the 24 hours ending at 7 o’clock the well produced 540 bbls. In the same district, the South Penn Oil Company has drilled its No. 2 on the N. Myers farm through the Big Injun and found that formation barren. The new wells in the northeast extension of the Elk Fork pool, Tyler county, are coming in very light, as com- pared with former wells in that locality. The last three completed would seem to indicate the beginning of the end of this rather sensational development. The 6 82 OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. South Penn Oil Company has completed Nos. 2 and 4 on the John H. Morrow farm and has two producers good for 50 and 20 bbls. a day, respectively. No. 2 is located 500 feet northeast of No. 1 and No. 4 about the same distance south of No. 1, which is still making 125 bbls. a day. The Jacobs Oil Company has com- pleted its No. 2 on the James Jacobs farm, located 400 feet west of the South Penn’s No. 4, Morrow, and has a 20-bbl. producer. No. 1 on the Aaron Jacobs farm is still making 110 bbls., and the Rice Farm Oil Company’s No. 5,, Rice, 140 bbls. a day. In the shallow sand territory near Hebron, Lafayette district, on Cove run, Tyler county, the American Development Company and the South Penn Oil Company have drilled in a test well on the John Coss farm and have a show for a Cow Run sand producer, good for 200 bbls. a day or better. The same company’s No. 1 on the T. F. Campbell farm is holding up at 200 bbls. a day. The most encouraging strike made in the search to find a_connection between the Ohio and Indiana fields has been made by the Ohio Oil Company on the Dudgeon farm, in the southeast corner of Blue Creek township, Adams county, Ind. This well is only 300 feet west of the State line and is one-half a mile west from a well drilled by the same company early in the spring, but which showed up light. The Dudgeon farm well started off at 75 bbls., and is holding up at about two-thirds its initial output. It has plenty of gas to run with and handle the large volume of salt water which is produced with the oil. 12. Credit balances marked up three cents per bbl. on Pennsylvania and two cents per bbl. on Lima oils. In the northeast extension of the Elk Fork pool. in Tyler county, W. Va., the Rice Farm Oil Company has completed its No. 7 on the R. F. Rice farm and it will make a 100-bbl. producer. Boyer & Co. have completed their No. 6 on the C. C. Fluharty farm and have a producer that will barely escape the duster aggregation. On the North fork of Hughes river. in Doddridge county, the South Penn Oil Company has completed its test well on the Joseph Krepps farm and has a very light producer. In the Wolf Summit country, in Harrison county, the same company has completed its No. 12 on the Hiram Lynch farm and will have a 50-bbl. producer. In the Big Flint district, in Doddridge county, the same company has completed its No. 6 on the Joseph H. Ash farm and has a 60-bbl. producer. The August report of operations in the Corsicana oil field shows as follows: Wells completed, 23; producing, 9; dry, 11; gas, 3; drilling, 15; rigs, 9; abandoned, 38, making total September 1: Producing, 407; gas, 3; abandoned, 38; production, slightly less than August. 13. Refined oil advanced ten points per gallon. The Kanawha Oil Company’s No. 40 on the big Mills tract, in Wetzel county, W. Va., is the largest producer at the present time in the lower Southwest. It was drilled in last Saturday and is still producing at the rate of 500 bbls. a day. The South Penn Oil Company’s No. 6 on the Eddy heirs farm, in the northeast extension of the Campbell’s run deep sand development, in Monongalia county, has dropped to 480 bbls. a day, In point of daily production this is the second best well in the lower fields. The entire number making better than 200 bbls. a day does not exceed a score. 14. Credit balance price of Pennsylvania oil advanced to $1.48, North Lima to $1.04 and South Lima and Indiana to 99c per bbl. The Tidal Oil Company’s holdings in the McDonald field were sold at public sale in Pittsburg this morning by A. C. Wade, trustee. Broker George W. McMullin was the highest bidder and the property was knocked down to him for $136,442.50. There are. about 20 farms, consisting of about 1,000 acres in all, 76 producing wells with a net Production of 125 bbls, a day, included in the sale. The property is fully devel- oped and the price paid was on a basis of settled production at the rate of $1115 a bbl. This is the highest figure ever paid for production in the McDonald eld and indicates that the market value of producing property is running up in sympathy with the advancing credit balance market. Forst & Greenlee were the original owners and developers of the property. They began operations early in the McDonald excitement and had a very large production when McDonald was at high tide. The James Mevey farm is included in the property sold and it was on this farm that Forct & Greenlee drilled the famous old Mevey gusher, the largest producer ever drilled in this country. They sold their entire holding to the Tidal Oil Company, October 18, 1892. The consideration was $350,000, -and the production at that time was more than 500 bbls. a day. : 15. On the east side of the Campbell’s run extension, in Monongalia county, and a mile and a half south of Cross Roads, the South Penn Oil Company has OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. 83 drilled its test well on the S. W. Tennant farm through and below all sands and has a duster. 16. In the Hebron shallow sand district the American Oil & Development Company and the South Penn Oil Company have completed their No. 1 on the John Coss farm and have a producer that placed 110 bbls, to its credit the first 24 hours. On Buffalo creek, Wetzel county, the Kanawha Oil Company’s No. 40 on the Mill tract is holding up at 380 bbls. a day; No. 5, S. Lantz, 125 bbls. a day. In the Campbell’s run extension in Monongalia county, the South Penn Oil Company’s No. 6 on the Eddy heirs farm is still making 20 bbls. an hour, or 480 bbls. a day. In the northeast extension of the Elk Fork pool the Rice Farm Oil Company’s Nos. 5 and 7 on the R. F, Rice farm are making 140 and 75 bbls. a day, respectively; South Penn Oil Company’s No, 1, John Morrow, 105 bbls., and the Jacobs Farm Oil Company’s No. 2, James Jacobs, 110 bbls. In the Wolf Summit country, in Harrison county, the Judge Goff well on his own farm is making 120 bbls. a day. In the Garner district, in Wetzel county, east of Proctor, the South Penn Oil Company’s No. 1 on the Garner farm is making 190 bbls. a day. Carter & Trees’ No. 1 on the Huggins farm has gone up to 250 bbls. a day. 17. Fire at Tidioute destroys two store buildings, occupied by F. D. Lincoln and Kinnear Bros.; loss $10,000. George Hollenbeck, of Grand Valley, accident- ally shot by his neighbor, Benjamin George, while hunting bees. 18. The Ohio Oil Company’s new find on the Dudgeon farm, in the southeast corner of Bluecreek township, Adams county, Ind., continues to hold up at 60 bbls. per day and has created quite a stir among leasers. The amount of salt water has been greatly reduced with steady pumping, but the oil production has not declined perceptibly since last reported, Death of John D. Wolfe, at Brad- ford, one of the pioneer business men and oil producers of the Bradford oil field. Mr. Wolfe was 48 years of age and had been very successful in his business transactions. Michael Maguire, of Clarendon, instantly killed at Instanter by falling against a revolving saw in the saw mill of Schimmelfeng & Co., at that place. 19. Producers of only moderate size have been the best results in the lower southwest for several weeks, There is no let-up in any quarter that gives promise of a producing well, and the wildcatter is looking in every nook and corner for new producing territory. Death of Joseph Gruber, Sr., at Oil City, aged 82 years. He was a native of Germany and was closely identified with the business history of the early part of the city. 20. Refined oil advanced 15 points and credit balances marked up_three cents a bbl. Speculative market strong, with very few sales. On Elk run, Wash- ington county, Ohio, the Elk Run Oil Company has drilled in its test well on the Mead farm, and has a show for a 75-bbl. producer from the Berea formation. In the same development the Eclipse Oil Company has drilled in a test well on the Moore farm and has a duster. They failed to find the Berea formation at this location, In the Flat run development, in Monongalia county, W. Va. the South Penn Oil Company has compieted its No. 16 on the Haught & Walker farm and has a producer good for 150 bbls. a day. In the old Big run development, in Wood county, W. Va., the Henderson Oil Company has made a good strike at its No. 11 on the L. Pugh farm. The well was drilled in Wednesday and is making 15 bbls. an hour from the first Cow Run sand. Davis, Ralston & Co. have drilled in their No. 3, Rowl, located 300 feet east of the No. 11, Pugh, and have a producer good for 100 bbls. a day from the first Cow Run sand. : at. In the Garner district, near Proctor, Wetzel county, Garner No. 1 is making 195, and Huggins No. 1, 170 bbls. a day. In the Flat run development, in Monongalia county, the South Penn Oil Company has completed its Nos. 20 and 22 on the Haught & Walker farm and has two good producers, rated at 60 and 140 bbls. each. 22. Scio field production reported at 5,200 bbls. a day; 15 or more of the town lot wells have been pulled out and the material sold for other wells; ruling price for an old rig is $1,200; nothing better than 10-bbl. wells is being discovered. In the northeast extension of the Elk Fork pool, in Tyler county, W. Va., the Jacobs Farm Oil Company has drilled in its No. 3 on the James Jacobs farm and has a producer good for 75 or 100 bbls. a day. The location is 400 feet north of the South Penn Oil Company’s No. 1 on the John Morrow farm. 23. South Penn Oil Company’s test on the M. Greene farm, in Wetzel county, two miles southeast of the Garner gusher, is down and dry. In the 84 OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. Wilson run development, in Southeastern Ohio, Mrs. M. Yost, the “oil queen’ of the Southwest, has completed her No. 6 on the Reed farm and has a small producer, not good for more than 5 bbls. a day. On Elk run, Shay & McMullen have drilled through the Berea at their test on the C. Musser farm and have a duster. While making preparations to shoot the Rayl oil well on the Ridinger farm, near Wellsville, Ohio, the well made a heavy flow and the oil ignited from the fire under the boiler, causing a terrible explosion. Two men were killed out- right and three others injured, two of them, it is thought, fatally. The dead are: Chalmer Wilkinson, Jewett, Ohio; John H. Williams, East Liverpool, Ohio. The injured: John Rayl, Wellsville, Ohio; Charles Rogers, Hookstown, Pa.; Harry Karnes, Scio, Ohio. Rayl and Rogers will likely die. The Rayl well is said to be good for 200 bbls. a day. William Devlin, of Dallas City, fatally burned at Yoke & Steelsmith’s drilling well on the Bohen lot, near Rinard’s Mi ls, W. Va. Thomas A. Smith, the coniractor, was likewise badly injured and died. from effects of the flames. 24. Death of Charles J. Hepburn, at Harrisburg; he was at one time a promi- nent resident of Oil City, and a well-known railway manager; he was also con- nected with the National Transit Company and the business of piping oil. 25. Refined oil advanced 15 points. The Rayl well, near Wellsville, Ohio, made 100 bbls. the first day, 30 the second and then stopped flowing. The Lawson & Co, well on the Ridinger lot, near Wellsville, Ohio, which caught fire with fatal results last Saturday, produced 37 bbls. the first 13 hours after it was drilled in. In the shallow sand development near Hebron, in Tyler county, the American Development Company and the South Penn Oil Company have com- pleted their No. 2 on the J. W. Morgan farm, on Cave run, and have a producer showing for 175 bbls. a day from the Cow Run sand. In the Gibsonia develop- ment, north of Hardy Station, on the P. & W. Railroad, in Allegheny county, the Richland Oil Company, Butler parties, have made a good strike at their No. 2 on the Conrad Hardt farm. The well was drilled in last Saturday evening and started to flow at the rate of 13 bbls. an hour, but Monday had fallen off and was only making about one-half that amount. In the Grant district, Ritchie county, W. Va., the Camp Run Oil Company has shot its No. 3 on the C. Hibbs farm, on Sugar Camp run, and increased its production from 75 to 250 bbls. a day from the salt sand. 26. Credit balances for Pennsylvania oil advanced to $1.50 per bbl. On Flat run, Monongalia county, the South Penn Oil Company has completed its Nos. 16 and 19 on the Haught & Walker farm and has two producers good for 50 and roo bbls., respectively. The same company’s test on the Fox & Fordyce farm is making 100 bbls. a day. The Proper & McCaslin No. 5 well on the McCaslin farm, Pleasantville district, is good for 80 bbls. a day. The well was shot last week, and after several days’ labor in fishing and cleaning out, it was put to pumping at 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon. By to o’clock that evening a 50-bbl. tank had been filled and the well was then shut down. It was again put to pumping Monday morning and by noon a 60-bbl. takn had been filled. The well is an unusually good one for that district, and is exciting considerable atten- tion. 27. The new development near Wellsville, Ohio, is attracting some attention. While the production of the wells are not as large as the reports sent out by interested parties, the last two are fairly good producers. The Buckeye Pipe Line Company will connect up the wells and take care of the production. The oil is light in color and gravity and found at a depth of 670 feet. It will be inexpensive operating, as the wells can all be put down with the portable drilling machine. Since Wellsville is a next-door neighbor to Scio, operators in the last named field are taking quite an interest in the new,development in Columbia county. There are six producing wells at Wellsville, and in the years past quite a number of dry holes have been drilled. 28. Fred Hahn, a German laborer, residing on Cornplanter hill, near Oil City, commits suicide by hanging. At an early hour this morning a boiler at the S. C. Ramsey well, near Evans City, exploded, fatally injuring Don Ramsey, a 16-year-old son of the owner of the well and farm. Both legs were broken, and he sustained other injuries. The well was being cleaned out and the young man was getting up steam in the boiler, an old one. 29. Wapakoneta parties have drilled in a surprisingly good well on the Culp farm, north of that town, in section 17, Duchouquet township, Auglaize county. OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. 85 It is located in the center of a district that has been surrounded by dry holes and small wells, so that it will not have much bearing on surrounding territory. It is estimated as good for 150 bbls. 30. The South Penn Oil Company drilled in its No. 5 on the Elihu Eddy farm and the well started to flow at the rate of 12 bbls. an hour and will likely increase its production when drilled deeper. The location is 1,500 feet northeast of the same company’s No. 6, Eddy, which came in a big gusher last month and is still holding up at 15 bbls. an hour. Mrs. Harry McNaughton, of Parker, burned to death in her home at 5 o’clock this morning. The house was discov- ered to be on fire and the inmates all taken out in safety, but Mrs. McNaughton rushed back into the burning building for some unknown reason and perished. Death of Charles D. Coats, of Richburg, from lockjaw. On September 13 he and his brother William were engaged in tearing down a rig for the July Oil Company, near Richburg hill. Mr. Coats missed his footing and fell a distance of 20 feet, striking on a polish rod that protruded from the end of the walking beam, the rod nearly passing through the left thigh. Ocroner 1. There were 803 new wells completed in the Pennsylvania oil fields in September; 165 found their way in the dry hole list and the production of the remainder was 9,679 bbls. This was a gain over August of 38 wells completed, accompanied by a loss of 942 bbls. in new production. On September 30, the Pennsylvania Oil Regions contained 432 rigs and 693 drilling wells, as compared with 392 rigs and 606 wells drilling on the last day of August. 2. East of the Bristoria development, in Greene county, the South Penn Oil Company has completed its test well on the J. E. Staggers farm and has a duster. All efforts to extend this pool, and they have not ceased for more than a year, have proven futile. The Emma Woods No. 1 stands out as the only good producer in that section. Fire destroyed the McNamara building, corner of Main and Chambers streets, Bradford, early this morning. Robert Brown, aged 40 years, was burned to death. He made an effort to get out of the flames, but failed. His body was afterwards found burned to a crisp. 3. The South Penn Oil Company drilled in its No. 17 on the Hiram Lynch farm, in the Wolf Summit, Harrison_county, development and has a_producer good for 100 bbls, a day. Wheeler & Dusenbury’s big lumber yards at Endeavor, Forest county, containing 6,000,000 feet of lumber, destroyed by fire; loss esti- mated at $110,000, insured for $25,000. ; 4. The Buckeye Pipe Line Company has connected up the wells at Wellsville, Ohio, with a two-inch line and ran the first oil from tanks through the line to-day. East of Proctor, Wetzel county, the South Penn Oil Company’s well on the Garner farm is holding up at 180 bbls. a day. This well was drilled in on the 25th day of April last and its staying qualities are remarkable. The Carter & Trees well on the Huggins farm, drilled in about two months later, is holding up at 175 bbls. a day. Here are two fine producers standing alone, and up to the present every effort to find an outlet has been baffled. 5. Corsicana (Texas) oil marked up from 85 to 88 cents per bbl. Judge Criswell, of Venango county, refuses application for the appointment of a receiver for the Reno Oil Company. In the Jarvisville development, near Wolf Summit, Harrison county, W. Va., Judge Nathan Goff has drilled in his No. 5 on his own farm, and as soon as drill tapped the pay the well began to flow at the rate of 12 bbls, an hour. Lawrence & Co.’s No. 1 on the Ely Wagner farm, in the shallow sand territory, near Hebron, is holding up at 210 bbls, a day. There are three more wells in that territory that are still making better than 100 bbls. a day. In the Wilson run development, on the Ohio side, in Washington county, Boggs & Co. have completed their No. 2 on the Mrs. M. Edwards farm and have a producer that placed 150 bbls. to its credit the first 24 hours. io. 6. A special from Weston, W. Va., says the Southern Oil Company’s wildcat on the Camden farm came in at an early hour this morning and is flowing at the tate of 500 hbls. a day. It is located four miles west of Weston, in Lewis county. Judge Goff’s No, 4 on his own farm. reported making 12 bbls. an hour, was sligtly overestimated. Its record for the first 24 hours ending this morning at 7 o’clock was 150 bbls. No. 5 on the same farm has been drilled in and is making 175 bbls. No. 3 is holding up at 110 bbls. a day, which gives the Judge a little more than 425 bbls. a day from his three wells. James Williams, aged 15 years, of Hilliards, Butler county, accidentally killed by his brother while they were firing at a mark with a rifle. 86 OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. 7. The Camden farm strike, near Weston, W. Va., reported flowing at 500 bbls. a day. South Penn Oil Company’s test on the Z, T. Parry farm, in Greene county, and located about 2,500 feet southwest of the Emma Woods No. 1, has been drilled in and is showing for 200 bbls. a day. It is thought now that this well will show that the southwest is the right direction to look for an extension. Dry holes have been encountered in almost every other quarter. In the Piney Fork developnient, in Wetzel county, the South Penn Oil Company has completed its No. 6 on the Irene Riley farm and has a producer good for 75 bbls. a day. No. 1 on the M. Riley farm, located the farthest east of the Piney Fork develop- ment, has been completed and shot and made 50 bbls. the first 24 hours. A. D, Lemaster’s No. 16 was shot on Thursday and produced 120 bbls. the ensuing 24 hours. In the Hebron Cow Run sand territory, the American Development and South Penn Oil Companies have completed their No. 2 on the John Coss farm and have a duster. No. 1 on this farm and only a short distance from the duster, is holding up at 105 bbls. a day. This development has some very good producers, Lawrence & Co.’s No. 1, Elory Wagner, is making 240 bbls. a day, and the American Development and the South Penn Oil Companies’ No. 2, J. W. Morgan; No. 1, F. M. Morgan, and T. F. Campbell are making 190, 75 and 175 bbls. a day respectively. There are six producing wells at Wellsville, Ohio, with an aggregate production of 63 bbls. a day. Sunday. John D. Davis, of West Side, Oil City, a junk dealer, made an attempt to commit suicide by cutting his throat with a bread knife; his wounds later on proved fatal. 9. Southwest of the Emma Woods gusher, in the Bristoria development, Greene county, the South Penn Oil Company has completed its No. 1 on the Z. T. Parry farm and has a producer good for better than 200 bbls. a day. The Philadelphia Company has completed another good fifth sand gasser near its well on the J. B. Slease farm, in Armstrong county. The new strike is located on the Fleming farm. The Corsicana (Texas) oil field completed 23 wells during the month of September. Sixteen were oil producérs, six gassers and one duster. There were 17 wells abandoned during the month. The summary of work shows that 517 wells have been completed in the Corsicana field, with the following result: 406 producing wells, 10 gassers and 101 dusters. In all, 55 wells have been abandoned. The production for September shows a slight increase over that of August. Charles Mosher, a driller, of Venango, fatally injured at a well on the West lease, near Parkersburg, W. Va. His skull was fractured by a set of casing elevators, which fell from the top of the derrick. Jack Beston, of Rouseville, aged 35 years, killed by a switch engine in the yards at Oil City. 10. Pipe line statements show increase of 5,928 bbls. in net stocks of Pennsyl- vania, and of 545,167 in Buckeye oil during September. The Southern Oil Com- pany’s well on the Camden tract has declined to 200 bbls. a day. 11. Production of new strike near Weston, W. Va., reported as less than 100 bbls. a day. Smiley & Wilson Bros. have struck the pay streak at their No. 6 on the J. J. Milford farm and it is showing for a 4o-bbl. well. It is located two miles west of Foxburg. 12, Speculative market dull; price bid for certificate oil four cents below figure paid for credit balances. In the northeast extension of the Elk Fork pool, in Tyler county, the Jacobs Oil Company drilled in its No. 3 on the Aaron Jacobs farm, Thursday night, and has a gusher. It started at 25 bbls. an hour and made 300 bbls. the first 18 hours. At Wellsville, Ohio, A. B. Smith & Co.’s No. 3 on the Wells farm produced 60 bbls. the first 12 hours, and is showing for the best producer in the pool. It is located 250 feet east of the Rayl & Karnes producer. Smith & Co. shot their No. 2 on the Hammond farm with 180 quarts and have a show for a small producer, instead of a duster. Death of William R. Smith, one of the earliest oil refiners, at Everett, Mass. 13. The Southern Oil Company’s well on the Camden tract, Lewis county, W. Va., is declining in production and increasing its volume of gas. From a reliable source it is reported that the production had fallen below 75 bbls. a day and was decreasing as the gas pressure increased. The Cain & Co. well on the J. Bricker farm, three miles northeast of Cadiz, Harrison county, Ohio, has stirred up a good deal of excitement in that locality. The well is a wildcat and is reported to have made several open flows. From its actions, and a comparison with Scio wells, it is thought to be good for 30 or 40 bbls. a day. No tankage had been provided and the oil flowed on the ground. The Bricker is located about _ OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. 87 ten miles southeast of Scio on a 45° line. The small wells near Cadiz are located to the southwest of the new strike. 14. The Camden well, near Weston, W. Va., has declined to 30 bbls. a day. In the Cow Run sand territory, near Hebron, the American Development and South Penn Oil Companies have completed their No. 3 on the John Coss farm and have a producer good for 200 bbls, a day. No. 2 on this farm was a duster, but No. 1 is still making 100 bbls. a day. The Jacobs Oil Company’s No. 3 on the Aaron Jacobs farm, in the northeast extension of the Elk Fork pool, in Tyler county, is a stayer. Its production for the second 24 hours, ending at 7 o’clock this morning, was 390 bbls., or but 10 bbls. short of its first day’s production. The location is 600 feet northeast of No. 2 on the same farm, which was also a good producer. In the same part of the field, the Rice Farm Oil Company has completed its No. 8 on the R. F. Rice farm and has a small producer, not good for more than 10 bbls. a day. Wilbur McClelland, a brakeman on the W. N. Y. & P. R. R.,, killed by a fall from a freight train in the yards at Siverly; he was a popular young man and served in the Sixteenth Regiment during the war with Spain. David Buck, of St. Petersburg, a well-known oil well contractor, found dead in his bed at Washington, Pa. ; 16. The Cain & Co. well on the Bricker farm, located three miles northeast of Cadiz, was shot with 80 quarts Saturday midnight, and it immediately responded with a 4o-bbl. flow and produced 145 bbls. from midnight Saturday to Sunday noon, and since then has been flowing at the rate of 5 bbls. an hour, or 120 bbls. a day. At Wellsville, Ohio, there is no abatement in the excitement. Smith & Co.’s No. 2 on the Wells farm is making 60 bbls. a day, and is the best producer in the development; a number of new wells are starting north and east of the producers. In the shallow sand territory, near Hebron, Tyler county, Lawrence & Co. have drilled in their No. 2 on the Elroy Wagner farm, located on Cave run, and have a show for a 200-bbl. producer. No. 1 on this farm is holding up at 200 bbls, a day. There are six wells in that locality that have an aggregate production of more than 1,000 bbls. a day. Northeast of the Mills tract, in Wetzel county, W. Va., the Kanawha Oil Company has drilled in its No. 3 on the Morgan farm and has a producer that started at 6 bbls. an hour from the Big Injun sand. It is in the vicinity of the same company’s gusher on the Lantz farm. The same company has drilled in its No. 42 on the John Mills tract and has a producer that started at 7 bbls. an hour from the first Gordon pay. 17. On the Big Mills tract, in Wetzel county, the Kanawha Oil Company has completed its No. 41 and has a 4o-bbl. producer. The Jacobs Oil Company’s No. 3 on the Aaron Jacobs farm, in the northeast extension of the Elk Fork pool, is holding up at 200 bbls. a day. : ; 18. The Cain & Co. well, northeast of Cadiz, Harrison county, Ohio, located on the Bricker farm, has produced 75 bbls. in the 24 hours ending at noon to-day. The Buckeye Pipe Line Company has erected a_1,200-bbl. tank and has run two 250-bbl. tanks of oil from the Bricker well. The Kanawha Oil Company has completed and shot its No. 42 on the big Mills tract, in Wetzel county, and increased its production to 315 bbls. a day. The same company’s No. 40 on the same tract is holding up at 350 bbls. a day. No. 3, Morgan heirs, to the northeast of the big tract, is making 145 bbls. a day from the Big Injun. 19. In the shallow sand territory on Cave run, near Hebron, Tyler county, the American Development Company and the South Penn Oil Company have shot their test well onthe James Wagner farm, drilled in a few days ago and reported good for 75 bbls. a day. The well started to flow at the rate of 20 bbls. an hour and is the.largest producer in that locality. There are six wells in that development making all the way from 100 to 350 bbls. a day. A big deal in oil territory completed at Pittsburg. The seller is the Southern Oil Company, of which T. N. Barnsdall is the president and principal stockholder. In the sale is included 1,000 bbls. of daily production, a large acreage, and more than 50 wells, located in Wood and Ritchie counties, W. Va., and Monroe county, Ohio. The price paid was $750,000. The purchasers were Boston capitalists and Fred E. Boden negotiated the trade. } ; . ; . 20. Seven miles northwest of Rinard’s Mills, in Monroe county, Captain Peter Grace and others have drilled in a wildcat on the Whittingar farm that is maling 10 bbls. a day from the Big Injun sand. The nearest production to this well is the Fearless Oil Company’s small test well on the Ullman farm, located three miles southeast, and making about 2 bbls. a day. The pay in the Whittingar 88 OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. farm test was found in the bottom of the sand. By drilling still farther to the northwest on the same line it may bring better producers. Manufacturers’ Gas Company’s No, 2, Hanna, near Bridgeville, Allegheny county, is spraying 5 bbls. an hour from the fourth sand. It is located in flashy territory. George Allen, Jr., of Oil City, aged 22 years, killed by a falling wall, while tearing down an old building of the National Transit Company in the Third ward. _ 21. The Eureka Pipe Line Company has completed the line and connected up the Southern Oil Company’s well on the Camden farm, near Weston, Harri- son county, W. Va. It required a little more than 12 miles of pipe to reach from the well to the Jarvisville development to the north. The Henderson Oil Com- pany’s No. 13, on the A. Pugh farm, in the shallow sand territory in Wood county, W. Va., when a few feet in the sand started to flow at the rate of 200 bbls. a day. In the same locality, Tait & Patterson have drilled in a test well on the Rowl farm and have a show for a 75-bbl. producer from the Cow Run sand. QOil excitement reported at Loogootee, in the southeastern part of Indiana. A well was drilled by the Loogootee Prospecting Company, composed of local capitalists, which is estimated to be good for 20 bbls. of oil per day. This com- pany has drilled four wells altogether. The first one was drilled to a depth of 1,600 feet and was a failure. The three last ones, however, were drilled only to a depth of about 550 feet, finding gas and oil in a stray sand formation. The first of the trio had eight feet of sand, the second 11 feet and the last one had 18 feet, showing a decided improvement the farther east they drilled. The two first wells are quite good gassers, making several hundred thousand feet per day. Well No. 3, which is both a gas and oil producer, is shut in at present, but will flow oil when opened up at a rate estimated to be good for 20 bbls. per day. The well has no casing in it, the water being shut off by a packer attached to the tubing. The company is already preparing to drill another well and experienced oil men who have looked over the ground think the chances are good for a new district being opened up, and the excitement of Alexandria and Peru repeated. The oil is dark in color, with a specific gravity of 32°. In the northwestern corner of Indiana there is another prospective pool in Gilliam town- ship, Jasper county. Chicago and South Bend, Ind., parties have drilled nine wells at that point and have them powered up ready to pump, but as yet the capacity of the wells is rather problematical, although some are estimated at from 2 to 10 bbls. per day. The oil is found at a depth of 135 feet and is very dark and heavy. 23. Credit balances, Pennsylvania oils, advanced three cents and Lima oil two cents per bbl. Scio oil reduced from $1.60 to $1.53, the same as price of Pennsylvania oil. Refined advanced 15 points. The Manufacturers’ Gas Com- pany’s No. 2, Hanna, at Bridgeville, is still producing at the rate of 100 bbls. a day. Price of Corsicana oil advanced five cents, making it now 95 cents per bbl. 24. Northeast of the Hardy development, in Allegheny county, the Devonian Oil Company drilled in its No. 4 on the Boyle farm this morning and as soon as the drill tapped the pay the well began to flow at the rate of 10 bbls. an hour. The Hazelwood Oil Company’s No. 3 on the J. Hardy farm is making tro bbls. a day. Harry Parker’s No. 5 on the Bubb farm is holding up at 125 bbls. a day. 26. The Manufacturers’ Gas Company’s well at Bridgeville, which came in with such a flourish of trumpets a few days ago and started at 5 bbls. an hour, is now down to 35 bbls. a day. The Gibsonia development, on the P. & W. Railroad, above Wildwood, is at an interesting stage for those who have played the third sand streak for a winner. The Devonian Oil Company’s No. 6 on the M. J. Boyle farm is declining rapidly. It was drilled into the sand last Tuesday morning and started to flow at the rate of 240 bbls. a day. but the gauge for the 24 hours vane yesterday morning at 7 o'clock was 145 bbls. The same comm- pany’s No. 4, Conrad Hardt. is in and making 20 bbls. a day. The Richland Oil Company’s No. 4, Hardy, has been drilled in the third sand and is showing for a duster, the same as No. 3 in that formation. The outlonk was so diccour- aging for No. 5 after No. 3 came in a duster that it was shut down and will more than likely be abandoned. A. D. Goodwin, extra engineer and telegraph operator at the United States Pipe Line station at Westfield, Pa., about 10 p. m. met with a terrible accident, which resulted fatally within a few hours. Oil from the Gaines field is received at this station in tank cars and is then pumped into the tanks by means of power from a gas engine located along the railroad track. Mr. Goodwin was engaged in this work and was readjusting a belt while 7 OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. 89 the engine was in motion, and in doing so his leg was caught in the belt, drawing him toward the engine with lightning speed and with such force that his right leg was broken and he suffered internal injuries from which he died. 28. The new wells in the northeast extension of the Elk Fork pool, in Tyler county, W. Va., all point to the limits of the extension having been reached. The South Penn Oil Company has drilled in its No. 3 on the John Morrow farm, located 800 feet north of No. 2 on the same farm, and have a small producer for that territory. It will not make better than a 15-bbl. pumper. The Jacobs Oil Company’s No. 3 on the Jacobs farm is making 150 bbls. a day and is the only well in the northeastern extension making 100 bbls. or more a day. The South Penn Oil Company has drilled in a test well on the Stein farm, in the Garner development, east of Proctor, and will have a gasser in the Gordon sand. In the Cow Run sand territory, in Pleasants county, the Octo Oil Company has completed its No. 4 well on the M. Riggs farm and has a 100-bbl. producer. The same company’s No. 2 on the J. E. Reynolds farm is good for 50 bbls. a day. The St..Marys Oil Company has completed its No. 4 on the Isaac Bills farm and has a small producer. The Lamb & Co. well on the Smith heirs farm, at the mouth of Sugar creek, is showing for 60 bbls, a day. It is located on a line with the development extending towards Tyler county. On Broad run, G. W. Haw- kins has completed his No. 14 on the Ingraham farm and has a producer good for 100 bbls. a day. On the Ohio side, R. G. Gillespie has completed his No. 3 on the Cooke farm and has a producer good for 100 bbls. a day, natural. In the same development, the Moore Farm Oil Company has completed its No. 34 on the Moore farm and has a 100-bbl. producer from the shallow sand. 28. The month’s developments in the State Line district, northeast of Geneva, Ind., have not made the prospects for any extended area being opened up look very rosy. On the Indiana side failures have resulted in every instance but one, while on the Ohio side one failure and one small pumper have been finished. The duster was the Ohio Oil Company’s No. 1, Forman. in section 18, Black Creek township, Mercer county, a mile east of the Dudgeon well. The producing well, which is making 10 bbls., is on the White farm, also in section 18, same township, but up close to the Indiana line and not far from the Dudgeon No. 1. On the Indiana side Spellacy & Co. have pumped their test well a week, on the Sipes farm, section 27, Blue Creek township, Adams county, and it will probably be abandoned, as it is worthless as an oil producer. 30. At Wellsville, Ohio, A. B. Smith & Co. shot their No. 5 on the Wells farm last Saturday, and from noon of that day to noon to-day the well produced 225 bbls. This is the best well that has been drilled in that territory. The South Penn Oil Company has drilled its test on the A. J. Stein farm through the Gordon and has a fair gasser, but no oil. The location of this well is two and one-half miles north and east of the producer on the Garner farm. Southwest of the Garner the same company has drilled through the Big Injun on the Zeri Paugh farm and found that formation barren. This was no surprise, for the reason that the oil is expected in the Gordon, to which formation the well is now drilling. The oil well on the Garner farm is still making 170 bbls. a day and the Carter & Trees well on the Huggins farm is holding up at 190 bbls. a day. Near Wolf Summit, Harrison county, Judge Nathan Goff completed his No. 7 last Saturday and has a 75-bbl. producer. This is the fifth well Judge Goff has completed and all are good producers. On Cave run, Lafayette district, Pleas- ants county, the American Development Company and the South Penn Oil Com- pany have drilled in their No. 2 on the James Wagner farm and have a producer good for 150 bbls. a day from the Cow Run sand. The D. Lamb & Co. well on the Smith heirs farm, at the mouth of Sugar creek. is showing for 75 bbls. a day. The location is about two miles south of the Tice producer at Ben’s run, on Middle Island creek. o 31. In the northeast extension of the Elk Fork pool, in Tyler county. the Jacobs Oil Company has shot its No. 3 on the Jacobs farm and increased its production from 100 to 240 bbls. a day. ; 2 Novemser 1. More wells were completed in the Pennsylvania oil fields during October than for any previous month in the history of the oil business. In the Pennsylvania oil fields, October witnessed the completion of 886 new wells, including 190 dry holes, and the new production was 11,840 bbls. The increase over the preceding month was 83 wells, 25 dry holes and 2,161 bbls. production. In the Pennsylvania and Lima oil fields, 1,346 wells were completed in October; go OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. the new production was 19,550 bbls. and there were 239 dry holes. Compared with September there was an increase of 62 wells, 1,856 bbls. production and 30 dry holes. Refined oil advanced to 9.25¢ per gallon, and credit balances, Pennsyl- vania oils, marked up three cents per bbl. The Ohio Oil Company’s last well in the State Line district on the Hoblet farm, section 27, Blue Creek township, Adams county, Ind., has been put in operation and shows up very similar to their Dudgeon No. 1. It made 75 bbls. of oil the first 24 hours and is also pumping considerable water. A well drilled by a local company at Jefferson, the county seat of Ashtabula county, Ohio, has stirreed up no end of oil excitement among the inhabitants of that town and vicinity. The well, which was drilled to a depth of 2,100 feet, was shot yesterday and made a good showing of oil, much lighter than the Lima product. Corsicana (Texas) oil marked up to 97c a bbl. 2. The Southern Oil Company’s well: on the Camden tract, near Weston, W. Va., is down to 3 bbls. a day. Five wells are in the sand in various directions from the original strike and all are showing for dry holes. 3. Neeley & Co.’s well on the Moore farm, near Legionville, is a better pro- ducer than first indicated. In addition to drilling itself in, the tools were run for 15 minutes to-day and immediately thereafter the well started to flow at the rate of 250 bbls. a day and is now estimated to be good for 200 bbls. a day. On the east side of the deep’ sand development on Piney fork, Wetzel county, the South Penn Oil Company has completed its No. 6 on the Helen M. Jameson farm. It was drilled into the pay Thursday morning and in the first 24 hours produced 250 bbls. 4. On the east side of the Piney fork development, in Wetzel county, W. Va., the South Penn Oil Company’s No. 6 on the Helen M. Jameson farm has increased its production with deeper drilling and is making 4oo bbls. a day. Neeley & Co.’s test well on the Moore farm, near Legionville, was drilled for 15 minutes Friday afternoon and for the 16 hours ending at 7 o’clock yesterday morning produced 160 bbls. and was keeping up a steady even pace of 10 bbls. an hour. The Loogootee Prospecting Company’s strike near Loogootee, Ind., is reported doing 12 bbls. a day. 6. Neeley & Co.’s well at Legionville is holding up at 180 bbls, a day. Northeast of Cadiz, Harrison county, Ohio, the Bricker Oil Company’s well is holding up at 114 bbls. a day. Its average since last Wednesday has been 115 bbls. a day. In the Wolf Summit and Jarvisville fifth sand development, in Harrison county, W. Va., many new wells are coming in. The most of them average about 20 bbls. when completed, but occasionally a producer good for more than 100 bbls. is found. The South Penn Oil Company has completed its No. 2 on the A. J. Williams farm and instead of a 50-bbl. producer, as reported when first drilled in, has one of the best producers in the field, good for more than 1 bbls. a day. 7. Election Day. Bowers & Co.’s well No. r on the Samuel Whitmire farm, in the Boydstown district, got a pay streak in the bottom of the hundred-foot and the owners think they have a much larger well than that field has been pro- ducing. Something over 12 years ago there were several wells located about three-fourths of a mile northwest from this well that started off anywhere from 25 to 100 bbls. per day, and they produced a large amount of oil. ; 8. The Neely & Co. well on the Moore farm, at Legionville, Beaver county, is still making 200-bbls. a day and has not been drilled any since last Friday, and then only for a very few minutes. The owners have wisely concluded not to take any chances of getting a dose of salt water by drilling it deeper in the hope of increasing its production. The Moore Farm Oil Company has completed its No. 36 on the Moore farm, below Marietta, and has a shallow sand producer good for 125 bbls. a day. 9. In the northeast extension of the Campbell’s run deep sand development, in Monongalia county, the Battele Oil Company has drilled in a test well on the R. Bell farm, located about midway between Cross Roads and the Greene county line, and has a producer good for 100 bbls. a day. This location is the farthest in advance and brings the deep sand producing territory nearest to Greene county of anything that has been drilled in that formation. 10. Pipe line reports show an increase of 48,925 bbls. in the net stocks of Pennsylvania and a decrease of 582,064 bbls. in the net stocks of Lima oil. The shallow sand territory on Cave run, Lafayette district, Pleasants county, W. Va., is capable of producing big oil wells and the rankest kind of dusters. The dis- : OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. OL tance separating the wells of such great difference as money-makers may not be a stone’s throw from derrick to derrick. The American Oil Development Com- pany and the South Penn Oil Company’s No. 6 on the John Coss farm was drilled in Wednesday and the first 24 hours produced 210 bbls. The same com- panies’ No. 12, J. Morgan, and T. F. Campbell No. 1 are producing 180 and 125. bbls. respectively. At Wellsville, Ohio, the excitement has quieted down, all told the pool is producing but 130 bbls. a day, and the wells coming in do not promise to boost production. Brown & Williams have drilled in their well on the Stroup: lot, but it will not make a producer unless a shot helps it. Marshall & Co.’s well on the Flot lot is in and said to be a fair well. Operations in the Corsicana. (Texas) oil field for the month of October did not vary much from the Septem- ber report. There were 27 wells completed last month, as against 23 in Septem- ber. October’s record was 22 producers and five dusters, as against 16 producers and six dusters in September. At the close of October, there were 11 wells. drilling and seven rigs up and for the month the wells abandoned amounted to 11, making the total number of abandoned wells in the field 66. Up to the close of October 417 wells had been completed in the field. Ten are gas wells, and 106 dusters. Two companies have been organized and will utilize the natural gas for fuel at manufacturing plants and for distillery purposes. Death of Robert McMurray, at Derrick City; he was one of the oldest residents of McKean county and owner of the celebrated McMurray oil farm, in the Bradford field. 11. No part of the lower Southwest is bringing in so many good wells as. the deep sand territory in Wetzel and Tyler counties, W. Va. It is quite certain that this class of territory will remain at the head for some time to come, as it has for more than two years past. On the west side of the Piney Fork develop- ment, the South Penn Oil Company has completed its No, 10 on the James Dawson farm and has a 25-bbl. producer, which is larger than first indicated. The same company’s No. 8, M. V. Baker, in the same development, has been completed and is good for 35 bbls. a day. The Southern Oil Company is drilling its well on the Camden tract, in Lewis county, in the day time. The well made 15 bbls. from the Big Injun last Thursday. The J. M. Guffey & Co. well on the Harrison farm, five miles southeast of the Camden well, got some gas and a little show of oil in the Gantz sand. On the northeast corner of the Mills tract, in Wetzel county, the Kanawha Oil Company has drilled in its No. 46 and has a. producer that is making 4 bbls. an hour from the first pay in the Big Injun sand. Three burglars blow up safe in the D., A. V. & P. R. R. depot at Titusville, and when discovered later on robbing a disorderly house on the edge of town, have a desperate battle with the police. One of the robbers was killed and Chief of Police Dan McGrath was mortally wounded; Officer Sheehy was shot through the mouth. Natural gas introduced for domestic purposes at Corsicana, Texas. 13. Northeast of the Bristoria development, in Greene county, the South Penn Oil Company has drilled in a test well on the S. Morris farm and has a producer showing for 150 or 200 bbls. a day. The location is somewhat in advance of developments. The first glycerine fatality of the year in the Western field occurred this morning near Gibsonburg, Sandusky county, Ohio, E. F. Card, an employe of the Hercules Glycerine Company was hauling 800 quarts of the high explosive from Bradner to the company’s magazine, which was. located two and one-half miles from Gibsonburg, when the explosion occurred. The unfortunate victim was practically blown to fragments, only small pieces of his body and clothing being found. The two horses were killed and the wagon completed destroyed. . : 14. The South Penn Oil Company’s new strike on the Morris farm, located northeast of the Bristoria development, in Greene county, is acting very much like the dozen or more others that have been drilled with a view to finding an outlet to the famous producer on the William A. Woods farm, located two miles to the southwest. A year ago last March well No. 1 on the William A. Woods farm was drilled in and proved to be a gusher. It is still making 175 bbls. a day and has placed more than 125,000 bbls. to its credit in the past 20 months. The Morris well was drilled in last Saturday and showed for 200 bbls a day, but its gauge for the 24 hours ending this morning at 7 o’clock was 125 bbls. 1s. South Penn Oil Company’s test well on the S. Paugh farm. a mile south- west of the old Garner well, near Proctor, is in the sand and showing for a 25-bbl. producer. The Garner well is six months old and doing 200 bbls. a day. 92 OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. Carter & Trees’ well on the Huggins farm, in the same locality, is doing 150 bbls. a day. 16. Refined oil in New York advanced 1o 9.40c per gallon. West of Weston, Lewis county, W. Va., the Southern Oil Company has started to drill its well on the Camden tract to the deep sand. For the present, at least, they have aban- doned the idea of the well being shot in the Big Injun formation. In the north- east extension of the Elk Fork pool, in Tyler county, Yoke & Steelsmith have completed a test well on the Matthew Fiest farm, located 2,000 feet east of the South Penn’s No. 3 on the John Morrow farm and have a duster. One and a half miles north of the Jacobs Oil Company’s No. 3 on the Aaron Jacobs farm Staple & Co. have completed a wildcat on the Henry Moore farm and have a duster. The Cadiz development in Harrison county, Ohio, got a pair of black ‘eyes very early in the game. In two directions at least from the Bricker farm producer the hope of finding an extension has gone glimmering. Jennings & Co.’s well on the Samuel Robb 66 acres is a duster of the rankest kind. They did not even get the producing sand. The location is two-thirds of a mile south- east of the Bricker producer. The same distance to the northeast of the Bricker the Ohio Oil company has drilled through the sand at its test on the D. Robb farm and has no better luck. They found three or four feet of sand, but it con- tained no oil. At a gas explosion at a well near St. Marys, W. Va., John H. Payne, of Oil City, was severely hurt, and Moses Sutler, Nelson Hovis and Ward Glass received more or less serious injuries. 17. Near Lewistown, Monroe county, Ohio, Galey Bros. & Monroe have drilled their wildcat on the Beal farm through all sands and have a duster. The drill was sent down to a depth of 2,010 feet and then the hole was abandoned. 18. South Penn Oil Company’s No. 1 on the Zeri Paugh farm, southwest of the Garner development, near Proctor, is making 30 bbls. a day. In the Camp- bell’s run deep sand development, in Monongalia county, the South Penn Oil Company’s well No. 5 on the Robert Wear farm started to flow at the rate of 10 bbls. an hour. The excitement at Loogootee, Ind., has subsided to a considerable extent, owing to a lack of developments. The initial producer is still yielding about 10 bbls. of oil per day. Parties have drilled a well at Texas City, in the northeast corner of Saline county, Ill., and have been working it for a mystery. The well is reported to be about 2,000 feet deep. It is on a southwest line from Loogootee, Ind., and the owners thought what oil showing they did have was from a sand similar to that found at the latter place, but the great difference in depth rather disproves the theory. 20. Refined oil advanced ten points and credit balances were marked up two _cents ner bbl. In the Wolf Summit field, in Harrison county, W. Va., the South Penn Oil Company has completed its No. 14 on the Hiram Lynch farm and has a producer good for 100 bbls. a day. The bailer has been recovered from the South Penn Oil Company’s well on the S. Morris farm, located two miles north- east of the Bristoria development, in Greene county. After drilling it deeper, a second pay was encountered, increasing the production to 210 bbls. a day. It is thought this is the forerunner of a new pool, rather than an extension to the Bristoria development. Nothing nearly so good has been found in the intervening territory. Northwest of the Wilson run development, in Monroe county, Ohio, and in the vicinity of Grace & Co.’s producing well on the Whittingar farm, the Ann Oil Company has drilled in its test well on the Gray farm, near Graysville, and has a show for a producer. The nearest and only producer is the Grace & Co. well on the Whittingar farm, located a quarter of a mile northeast of the new strike on the Gray farm. The outlook is rather promising for a new devel- opment. The Grace & Co. well is making 15 bbls. a day. 21. Southwest of the Garner development, east of Proctor, Wetzel county, W. Va., the South Penn Oil Company gave its test on the Paugh farm a shot last Saturday evening and the well in the ensuing 24 hours produced 7o bbls., an increase of 40 bbls. over its previous daily production. John Long, a bricklayer, fatally hurt by a fall from a scaffold, while at work on the new building of the Oil City Water Works. _ 22. In the northeastern part of the Mills tract, in Wetzel county, the Kanawha ‘Oil Company has completed its No. 46, and has a producer good for 100 bbls, a day from the Big Injun sand. This company’s No. 40 on the same tract and in the same locality, is more than two months old, and is still making more than 300 bbls. a day. OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. 03 23. Refined oil advanced 15 points per gallon. An accident in the Cadiz development in Harrison county, Ohio, will delay the next well due and will Prevent its getting the sand before the latter part of next week. The well to meet with the accident is the Ohio Oil Company's test on the Samuel Thompson farm, a half mile nearly due west of the Bricker producer. The well was drilled into the salt sand Wednesday evening and developed a gas pressure that caught fire from the forge and consumed the derrick. John Amsler, a driller, was seriously burned about the face and hands. Death of John Alexander Steel, at Pittsburg, a prominent oil operator in the Pennsylvania and West Virginia oil fields. He was a member of the firm of Guckert & Steel and president of the Hundred-Foot Oil Company. 24. Credit balances advanced three cents per bbl. on Pennsylvania and two. cents on Lima oils. The American Development Company and the South Penn Oil Company’s No. 2, J. W. Morgan, is still making 200 bbls. a day. The same company’s No. 1, T. F. Campbell, and No. 6, John Coss, are making 125. and 165 bbls., respectively. The death of George M. Kepler, a pioneer oil man, occurred at the residence of his son on Terrace street, Oakland, Thursday mid- night. Mr. Kepler was in his 7oth year and came to the Oil Regions from Centre county during the Pithole excitement. He operated at Petroleum Centre, Triumph Hill and later in Clarion and Butler counties. For a timé he was engaged in the lumber business in Forest county. 25. In the shallow sand territory on Big run, Wood county, W. Va., the Henderson Oil Company has made another big strike on the Pugh farm. This. company drilled in its No, 15 last Thursday night, and it has since been flowing at the rate of 400 bbls. a day from the first Cow Run sand. Some months ago this. company drilled in a well on this farm that started at 600 bbls. a day. In the shallow sand territory on Cave run, in Pleasants county, Steelsmith & Greenlee have drilled in their No. 3 on the Friend Wagner farm, and have a show for a 200-bb!. producer. No. 1 on this farm is still making above 300 bbls. a day, while No. 2 was a duster. The sand is reached at a depth of from 800 to 900 feet, so that the expense of drilling is very small. 27. In the Wolf Summit development, in Harrison county. W. Va., the South Penn Oil Company has drilled in a test well on the P. C. Williams farm and will have a producer good for 100 bbls. a day. A new pool of deep sand oil is prom- ised near Blakesville, Greene county, by the South Penn Oil Company’s No. 2 on the William Lantz farm. It is 1,000 feet west of the first test and good for 100 bbls. a day. This and the first well are located six or eight miles from any production and, if the new strike comes up to pre:ent expectations it will prove an entirely new pool. 28. The Southern Oil Company (Barnsdall & Co.) has made an important strike in the Wolf Summit development, in Harrison county, W. Va. The well is located on the J. A. Smith farm, about two miles north of Wolf_Summit station, and fully one and a half miles in advance of the South Penn Oil Com- pany’s production on the Hiram Lynch farm. It is reported showing for 200 bbls. a day, and if that good it is the best producer that has been drilled in the Wolf Summit or Jarvisville field. The new strike is on a 60-acre lease and opens up a very liberal extension to the now active development. : 29. The new development northeast of Cadiz, Harrison county, Ohio, was. visited for a second time by a gas explosion this morning, and with probably fatal results. The boiler had been moved back at the Ferguson & Co. well on the Thompson farm and after drilling for a short time this morning a second gas pay pressure, much larger than the first, was encountered. Peter Weir, the driller, residing at McDonald. where he has a wife and three children, was so badly burned that he is not expected to recover. William McClain, tool dresser, single, and residing at Butler, was also painfully burned, but is expected to recover. The well has an enormous gas pressure and was still burning at noon. The entire rig was consumed. East of Proctor, Wetzel_county, and one and a fourth mile west of the Garner well, the Eclipse Oil Company has drilled its test well on the Yoho farm into the Gordon sand and struck a very heavy gas pressure. Reports from there yesterday say it is the largest gasser that has ever been drilled in that part of Wetzel county. Stock in the Loogootee field, Martin county, Ind., has slumped badly, owing to the last well of the Loogootee Pros- pecting Company coming in an absolute failure, having found not even gas. As it was located only 600 feet east of the initial producer, it does not condemn much 04 OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. territory, however, and in view of the fact that the first producing well is still flowing 5 bbls. per day, there are many whose faith in the district is still unshaken, Death of Reuben H. Boughton, one of Titusville’s most prominent and respected citizens and a pioneer in the selling and manufacture of oil well machinery. Death at Washington, Pa., of Harrison Schaulis, a_well-known oil operator and manager of the oil interests of the estate of the late John McKeown. 30. The fire at the gas well of Ferguson & Co. on the Thompson farm, northeast of Cadiz, is still burning furiously. Peter Weir, the driller who was so terribly burned by the gas explosion, died from his injuries this morning. The Ohio Oil Company’s test on the Rife farm, located one-half mile south- east of the Bricker farm producer, has been drilled through the sand and is a duster. This well being a failure, condemns an extension to the southwest. There are now no hopes of finding an extension in three directions from the Bricker. The same company’s test on the Robb, to the northeast, was dry, and the Jennings & Co. test on the Robb, to the southeast, was dry, and one guess is as good as another as to which direction its producing territory extends. DecemBer 1. In the Pennsylvania fields 895 wells were completed in Novem- ber, with 200 destitute of oil in paying quantities, and the new production was 10,719 bbls. This was an increase of nine completed wells, accompanied by a decrease of 1,121 bbls. ew production. The field operations for November 30, in the Pennsylvania oil fields, consisted of 475 rigs and 751 wells drilling. John W. Hawkins, an oil well shooter in the employ of H, R. Gundecker, of Cora- -opolis, blown to shreds near Moon postoffice, back of Coraopolis, while preparing to shoot a well on the Ferguson farm. He was 52 years of age and had been engaged in the torpedo business for over 20 years. Gustave Thureau, Jr., of the Clapp farm, near Oil City, shot himself while out hunting and died within a few hours. In the new development near Cadiz, Ohio, the Bricker Oil Company has drilled in its test well on the Samuel Robb farm, located 600 feet west of the same company’s producer on the Bricker farm, and has a show for a small well. Hartman & Co.’s test on the Moorehead farm, two-thirds of a mile south of the Bricker farm well, is plugged at 900 feet. It is quite probable that this well will be abandoned, since the Ohio Oil Company’s test on the Rife farm, only 300 feet to the west, came in a duster. The Ferguson & Co. well on the Thompson farm, at which the gas explosion occurred last Tuesday morning, is still burning. In the Wolf Summit field, in Harrison county, W. Va., Judge Nathan Goff has drilled in No. 11 on his own farm and has a producer good for 110 bbls. a day. In the northeast extension of the Elk Fork pool, in Tyler county, Yoke & Steel- smith have completed their No. 2 on the J. S. & R. D. Roberts farm and have a small producer not good for more than 5 bbls. a day. The location is 150 feet north of No. 1 on the same farm. 2. The prospects for a new development in the vicinity of the Camden well, mear Weston, Lewis county, W. Va., appear very discouraging. Guffey & Galey have drilled in a test well on the Mrs. Edwards farm, located one-half mile southeast of the Camden well, through the Big Injun, and have a duster in that formation. On Murphy creek, one mile southwest of the Camden well, Guffey & ‘Galey have drilled a test on the Jarvis farm, that proved a duster in the Big Injun sand; One and _ three-fourths miles north and a little west of the Camden well, Kizer & Co., Mannington parties, have drilled through the Big Injun sand at their test on the Stork-White farm and found that formation barren. The two dusters to the southwest and the one to the north shut off an extension of the producing formation in those directions, and add weight to the opinion that the well on the Camden tract was nothing more than a freak, despite the fact that it flowed at the rate of more than 500 bbls. three days after it was drilled into the Big Injun. The South Penn Oil Company’s No. 2 on the William Lantz farm, near Blacksville, Greene ‘county, has been completed without finding a second pay and is making 100 bbls. a day. By the bursting of a six-inch pipe of the Southern Transit Company at the West Virginia State line many thousand of barrels of oil ran to waste and a fierce fire resulted. The oil spurted over the tops of trees and flowed for a day ‘before the pumps were stopped. The river of oil flowed for miles through a rich farming section, ruined hundreds of acres and polluted all the wells and water in its course. At Ruble, eight miles from the break, the oil was set on fire, and all the fences and buildings along the course were burned, and the flames were only checked by smothering the burning oil under earth. OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. 95 4. Speculative market firmer; Producers & Refiners’ Oil Company offer $1.65 per bbl. for credit balances. The Bricker Oil Company completed its test well on the Samuel Robb farm Saturday and gave it a shot, and during the 24 hours ending at 7 o'clock this morning the well produced 135 bbls. The location of this well is but 500 or 600 feet west of the same company’s good producer on the Bricker farm. The fire at the Ferguson & Co. burning well on the Thomson farm, two-thirds of a mile west of the Bricker well, has been extinguished. 5. The Bricker Oil Company’s new well on the Samuel Robb farm, north- cast of Cadiz and west of the same company’s good well on the John Bricker farm, is a very satisfactory producer. This well placed 140 bbls. to its credit in the 24 hours ending at 7 o’clock this morning. The Bricker farm well is still holding up at 100 bbls. a day and is two months old. The duster drilled in Monday by Hartman & Co. on the Robert Junk farm gives a very positive nega- tive answer to those who have been expecting an extension of the producing ter- titory to the northwest of the Bricker producer. The record up to the present shows two producers and four dusters in that development. East of the Whisky tun pool, in Ritchie county, Gartlan & Co.’s No. 5, Wence, has been increased to 110 bbls. a day. In the Cairo district, Ritchie county, the Hardly Able Oil Com- pany has drilled in its No, 2, Rinhart, and is reported as having a show for a 110- bbl. producer. Louis Pratt, aged 54, of Franklin, accidentally shot himself while hunting near that place, and died in a few hours. Producers & Refiners’ Oil Company pay $1.65 per bbl. for credit balances. A 7-year-old son of E. S. Vogan burned to death near Raymilton; two other children received severe burns and the father was also badly burned while trying to rescue his children from the . blazing home. Cause of fire unknown. Death of Louis H. Thorp, at Marietta; he was a pioneer business man of Oil City, and built a great many iron tanks throughout the various oil fields. 6. Refined marked up 15 points per gallon and credit balances advanced three cents per bbl. In the shallow sand territory on Cave run, Pleasants county, the American Oil & Development Company and the South Penn Oil Company’s No. 2 on the T. F. Campbell farm produced 150 bbls. the first 18 hours after it was drilled in. 7. There were no sales, bids or offers in the speculative oil market to-day. Refined advanced ten points and credit balance prices, Seep Agency, moved up two cents per bbl. for Pennsylvania oil and one cent per bbl. for Lima. The Producers & Refiners’ Company offer $1.70 for credit balances. Death of S. J. Greer, at Kit Carson, Col., an old-time oil operator, broker and speculator; he was a member of the old Parker and Bradford Oil Exchanges. Reports from the Cadiz development are of a discouraging nature; with one or two exceptions the new wells are dusters. The wells located near the Bricker are showing for producers, but the staying qualities of the initial well indicated as much as that, and no more could be expected. The Bricker Oil Company drilled its test on the Busby farm, located one-third of a mile southeast of the Bricker producer, too deep and got a dose of salt water. This well showed a little oil, but its status is still in doubt. To the northwest Hartman & Co. drilled their test on the Robert Junk farm 25 feet below the sand, but found nothing and will abandon it. Z , , & The production of the Scio field shows a considerable decline since opera- tions have fallen off and few new wells are coming in and for the most part they are small producers, averaging about 15 bbls. a day. The daily average for Jast month was less than 4,300 bbls. In the Wolf Summit field, Harrison county, the South Penn Oil Company has completed No. 13 on the Hiram Lynch farm and has a 125-bbl. producer. : 9. One-fourth of a mile to the west of the Bricker farm producer, Hogg & Co. have drilled in their test on the Samuel Robb farm and have a show for a good producer. Ferguson & Co. are having some trouble in recovering the tools Tost in their test well on the S. J. Thompson fartn when the rig was burned. In the shallow sand territory on Cave run, Pleasants county, Steelsmith & Greenlee have completed their No. 4 on the Friend Wagner farm. The gauge for the first 24 hours was 287 bbls. Nos. 1 and 3 on this farm are still making 175 and 100 bbls. a dav, respectively. The American Oil & Development Company and the South Penn Oil Company’s No. 6, James Wagner, is in the Cow Run sand and showing for 79 bbls. a day. This combination has a nice production on Cave run. No. 2, J. W. Morgan, is making 200 bbls.; Nos. 1 and 2, J. F. Campbell, 125 and 150 bbls., respectively, and No. 6, John Coss, 100 bbls. a day. All told, 96 OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. these two companies have more than 1,000 bbls. a day production in the shallow sand territory. Riddell House, Bradford, almost totally destroyed by fire; loss $25,000. Herbert McDonald, while at work in the oil field in Liberty township, Hancock county, Ohio, fell from the derrick upon which he was working and received injuries which caused his death two hours later. He was 24 years of age and unmarried. . | 10. The glycerine factory of the Pennsylvania Torpedo Company, at Bolivar Hollow, was blown up this morning at 6 o’clock, shaking the buildings in Brad- ford to their foundations. The shock was felt at Salamanca and Ellicottville, N. Y. The explosion shattered the brick, of which the factory was constructed, into a reddish powder and blew a hole in the ground 150 feet deep and 30 feet. in circumference. The windows in the National Transit station and in a large number of dwellings in East Bradford were shattered by the concussion. No one was killed. The explosion was probably caused by the heat from an auto- matic oil stove. 11. Pipe line reports show an increase of 164,123 bbls. in Pennsylvania and a decrease of 374,850 bbls. in Lima oil stocks. Oil country visited by severe storm of wind and rain that interrupts telegraph communication and destroys considerable property in the Northern regions. West of the Bricker producer, northeast of Cadiz, Ohio, Hogg & Co. have drilled in their No. 1 on the Samuel Robb tarm and have a producer that is making 5 bbls. an hour. The Bricker Oil Company’s No. 2 on a part of the same farm is making 4o bbls. a day. 12. The South Penn Oil Company’s test well on the N. Wright farm, in the Big Injun sand territory east of Stringtown, Tyler county, W. Va., is a better producer than first reported, having increased its production during the 24 hours ending this morning at 7 o'clock, to 160 bbls. Rouseville becomes a borough by affirmation of Judge Criswell’s decision by Superior Court. 13. There is a lull in the development in the Bricker pool, northeast of Cadiz. By the following list of gauges it will be seen that the Bricker Oil Company, with one exception, has all the production: Bricker Oil Company’s No. 1, Bricker, 15 bbls. a day; Nos. 1 and 2, Robb, 122 and 37 bbls., respectively; Hogg Co.’s No. 1, Robb, 80 bbls. a day, and will be shot; 254 bbls. a day represents the production from 10 wells completed in the development. International Broth- erhood of Oil and Gas Workers organized at Detroit, with I. H. Gibbens, of Cygnet, Ohio, president. 14. The Bricker pool, northeast of Cadiz, is keeping up its reputation for dusters. A half mile north of the Bricker and a little to the west, the Ohio Oik Company has completed its test on the Ingram Clark farm and has a duster. This well makes the fourth duster that has been completed in a due east and. west line, a half mile north of the Bricker. To the west of the Bricker, two- thirds of a mile, the Ohio Oil Company has driled in its te t well on the Samuel Thompson farm and has a small show for a producer. Hogg & Co. have shot their well on the Samuel Robb farm. It did not produce any the ensuing 24 hours, but for the 24 hours after it had been cleaned out and ending at 7 o’clock this morning, placed 100 bbls. to its credit. There is very little of interest remain- ing in the Bricker pool. The developments so far show that 100 acres in the vicinity of the Bricker well will about cover the producing territory, unless the unexpected happens. 15. Buckeye oil well contractors decide to advance price of drilling wells, to- take effect January 1, according to following scale: “For drilling to the depth of 100 feet in the sand, 50 cents per foot; $1.50 per foot for all drilling below 100 feet in the sand, not to exceed 200 feet, and 50 cents additional per foot for each too feet thereafter. For cleaning out wells after shot, $1.25 per hour, contractors. to tube said well free_of additional cost.” In the Big Flint district, Doddridge county, the Leonard Oil Company has drilled in its test well on the John Ash: farm and has a good producer. The well made 50 bbls. the first 16 hours. In the Jarvisville field, in Harrison county, the South Penn Oil Company has com- pleted test wells on C. P. Morris and L, Brown farms and both are showing for small producers. On Clear Fork creek, Monroe county, Ohio, Nolan & Co. have drilled in a wildcat on the Clift farm, located one and a half miles west of the Associated Producers’ Company’s well on the Whittingar farm, that is making 100 bbls. a day from the Keener sand. 16. T he Camden pool, in Lewis county, W. Va., and the Bricker development, near Cadiz, in Harrison county, Ohio, are both pronounced failures and have involved heavy losses on investors who paid large bonuses for prospective oik _ OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1809. 97 territory that failed to materialize. At Bristoria, Greene county, the South, Penn Oil Company’s No, 1 on the Emma Woods farm is 21 months old and is still making 200 bbls. a day. ‘The staying qualities of this well have never been sur- passed by any producer in this country. At no time since it was drilled in has the production fallen below 2co bbls. a day. A slight drop one day is succeeded by an increase in production the following day. In the shallow sand territory in Pleasants county, the following 1epresents the daily gauges of the largest pro- ducers: The American Development and South Penn Oil Companies’ No. 2, J. W. Morgan, 185 bbls.; Nos. 1 and 2, T. F. Campbell, 125 and 150 bbls., respectively, and Steelsmith & Greenlee’s Nos. 1 and 4, Friend Wagner, 125 and 220 bbls., respectively. On the big Mills tract, in Wetzel county, W. Va., the Kanawha Oil Company has completed its No, 43 and has a 60-bbl producer from the Gordon ¢éand. The Philadelphia Company has drilled its No. 12 on the John Mills farm through the Big Injun sand and found neither oil nor gas in that formaticn. The Kanawha Company’s Nos. 4o and 42 on the Mills tract are still. making 285 and 225 bbls. a day, respectively. In the New Freeport development, in Greene county, the Sou.h Penn Oil Company has com- pleted its test well on the Peter Cole farm and has a duster. 18. West of the Bricker pool, northeast of Cadiz, Ohio, Ferguson & Co. have drilled in their well on the Thompson farm and have a show for a very small well. They will give it a shot, and unless it improves it will be packed and the gas will be utilized for fuel. This well, like the Ohio Oil Company’s test to the south, on a part of the same farm, only confirms the hopelessness of a western extension to the development. Forty-fifth annual session of Venango County Teachers’ Institute convenes in Oil City. All other sessions, savé one, have been held in Franklin. Aridrew Carnegie donates $500 to the Belles Lettres Club, of Oil City, and promises to consider the question of presenting a public library building to the city, when certain conditions are complied with. Death of Wade Hampton, Sr.,. at Titusville, in the goth year of his age. He was one of the pioneer oil refiners of Pittsburg and interested in the early oil developments at Pithole and along Oil Creek. Noah Byron Barnsdall died at his home, No. 61 Congress street, early Tuesday morning. Jeceased was stricken with apoplexy while at his refinery in the Sixth ward, Bradford, on Thursday, December 7. He remained unconscious until his death. He was a son of Hon. William Barns- dall, of Titusville, and had been engaged in oil speculating and the refining busi- ness all his life. 19. Seven miles west of Littleton, on Rocky run, Wetzel county, W. Va., the Kanawha Oil Company drilled in a test well on the J. L. Carney farm a few days ago that is something of a surprise to its owners. The well was drilled to the stray above the Gordon and shut down to put in the liner and when they went back to the well it began to flow from the stray, an entirely unlooked-for event, and is making 90 bbls. a day from that formation. The development of oil in the stray sand is a new departure for that locality. In the Big Injun sand development in Greene county, Tim Ross has drilled in his No. 2 on the Hutch- inson heirs farm and has a show for a good producer. The location is 500 feet southeast of No. 1 on the same farm. In the Mt. Morris district, the Carnegie Natural Gas Company has completed a test well on the Sproat farm and has a ood gasser. The Philadelphia Company has also completed a test well on the Ghivne farm and has a duster. In the same district, Jesse L. Garard has com- pleted his No. 8, Gregg, and has a 1o-bbl. producer. In the Wolf Summit field in Harrison county, the South Penn Oil Company’s No. 2, P. C. Williams, made 100 bbls. the first 24 hours after it was completed. The same company has com- pleted its test well on the Goldsmith farm and has a gasser. The narrow but tich shallow sand streak on Cave run, Pleasants county, is credited with another big producer. Steelsmith & Greenlee have drilled in their No. 5 on the Friend Wagner farm and have a producer that placed 315 bbls. to its credit the first 20 hours after it was drilled into the pay. Nos. 1 and 4 on this farm are still making 100 and 160 bbls, a day, respectively. Death of Anson C. Miller, superintendent of the Chicago Pipe Line, aged 67 years, at his residence in South Chicago. He was born in Leydon, Lewis county, N. Y., and came to the Oil Regions in the sixties, during the Pithole excitement. For a time he was associated with the Phillips Bros., but early in the seventies connected himself with the old Atlantic Pipe Line Company and remained with that company until it was amalgamated with the United Pipe Lines Company. 7 08 OIL REGION CHRONOLOGY—1899. 20. In Greene county, near the State line, Tim Ross & Co. have completed their No. 2 on the Hutchinson farm and have as good a producer as No. 1 on this farm, which started at about 100 bbls. a day. It is Big Injun territory and’ promises to open up a new pool. In the prolific producing shallow sand strip in Pleasants county, Steelsmith & Greenlee drilled in their No. 7 on the Friend Wagner farm and have a show for a 200-bbl. producer. Deeper drilling may improve its production. 22. The Southern Oil Company’s well cn the Clift farm, on Clear Fork creek, west of the Wilson run development, in Monroe county, Ohio, looks more than ever like a freak. In additicn to being a producer of black oil, the production has slumped from 100 to 35 bbls. a day. 23. Inthe northeast extension of the Campbell’s run deep sand development, in Monongalia county, the South Penn Oil Company has drilled in its No. 2 on the Carrothers farm and has a show for a duster. East of the Whisky run development in Ritchie county, Gartlan & Co. have completed their test well on the Lamp farm and have a duster in the Keener sand. In the Wolf Summit dis- trict, in Harrison county, the South Penn Oil Company has completed its No. 22 on the Hiram Lynch farm and has a producer good for 100 bbls. a day. West of Stringtown, Tyler county, the same company has completed its No. 8 on the F. M. Lemasters farm and has a 40-bbl. producer. William Whi e-ell, well known among oil men, died at his home at Wildwood station. Mr. Whitesell was 74 years of age, and had extensive interests in the Wildwood oil field. 26. Death of Captain Jacob Jay Vandergrift, at Pittsburg, aged 72 years. Captain Vandergrift was one of the foremost promoters of the pipe line system for the transportation of oil and for many years resided at Oil City. He was also largely interested in producing and refining oil and in numerous manufactur- ing enterprises. In the shallow sand territory, Lafayette district, Pleasants county, the American Development Company and the South Penn Oil Company have drilled their test on the Thompson farm through the Cow Run sand and have a duster. Nothing but light wells are now coming in at Scio. Nearly all are located on the outer edges of the development. The Ohio Oil Company has completed its No. 11 on the McLandsborough farm and has a small producer, less than 5 bbls. a day. Jennings & Co.’s No, 4, Noxon, has been completed and shot and is good for 15 bbls. a day. , 27. On the big Mills tract, in Wetzel county, the Kanawha Oil Company has drilled in its No. 47, and has a show for a paying producer. Nos. 40 and 42 on this tract are still making 298 and 245 bbls. a day, respectively. In the Wolf Summit field, in Harrison county, the following wells are making 100 or more bbls. a day: H. Lynch No. 22, South Penn Oil Company, 125 bbls.; A. J. Williams No. 2, and No. 1, P. C. Williams, 105 and 110 bbls.,. respectively, and the Southern Oil Company’s No. 1 on the J. C. Smith farm, 120 bbls. In the shallow sand territory, in Pleasants county, the American Development Company and the South Penn Oil Company’s No. 2, J. W. Morgan, is making 170 bbls.; No. 10, F. Campbell, 115 bbls., and No. 2, same farm, 150 bbls.; Steelsmith & Greenlee’s Nos. 1 and 7, Friend Wagner, 100 and 170 bbls., respectively. 28. Judge Nathan Goff has completed his No. 12 on his own farm, at Wolf Summit, and has a good producer. The well made 150 bbls. the first 24 hours after it was drilled in. No. 9 on the same farm has been drilled in and made 60 bbls. the first 15 hours. The South Penn Oil Company has completed its No. 22 on the Hiram Lynch farm and has a 120-bbl. producer. 29. Cold snap interferes with progress of oil developments. In the shallow sand territory, in Union district, Tyler county, W. Va., Righter & McAlley have drilled in their No. 2, J. Williamson farm. and have a show fer a 100-bbl. Cow Run producer. In the Piney Fork deep sand develcpment, in Wetzel county, the South Penn Oil Company has completed its No. 19 on the Lemasters farm and has a producer good for 150 bbls, a day from the Gordon sand. In Mead district. Tyler county, Holden & Co. have completed their No. 7 on the Martin farm and have a 150-bbl. producer from the Cow Run sand. 30. Death of Orange Noble, at Erie; he was a pioneer oil operator and one of the owners of the famous Noble & Delamater gusher, struck on Oil Creek in 1863. In Washington county, Ohio, the United States Oil Company has drilled in a wildcat on the Hesson farm, located between Elk run and Bloomfield, that opens up some new territory. The oil was developed in the Maxon sand. It is: flowing by heads on the ground, no tankage connections having been made, but it is thought that it will be good for 125 bbls, a day from its present showing. MARKET AND FIELD STATISTICS. THE PETROLEUM MARKET. RANGE OF PRICES PAID BY THE SEEP PURCHASING AGENCY FOR CRUDE OIL AT THE WELLS. Speculation in oil certificates has been declining for several years and barely a semblance of a market is maintained at the present time. On January 23, 1895, the Seep. Purchasing Agency announced its intention of buying crude oil at the highest prices warranted by the conditions of supply and demand, and without any regard to the influences that might arise of a purely speculative nature. During the last six months of the year 1899 prices steadily advanced, and the average for December was the highest recorded since April, 1895. The year opened with $1.19. paid for credit balances of Pennsylvania oil. Prices declined to $1.15 by the close of the month and on February 28, there was a further mark-down to $1.13. This proved the ruling figure for March, April, May and the greater part of June, and was the lowest point for the entire year. During June there was a gain of four cents and during July of eight cents a barrel. The quotations continued to advance until $1.66 was reached in Decem- ber, which was the highest price for 1899. The average for the year was $1.29%, which was a gain of 3834 cents over the average of the preceding year. For the year 1898 the tendency of the market was likewise upward. January showed the lowest prices of the year and December the highest. The market, which remained steadily at the 65-cent point until the middle of February, begun a steady advance, which was continued with slight set-backs until the dollar mark was attained on August 22. It remained above the dollar point the remain- der of the year, closing at $1.19 for Pennsylvania oil. The average of the year was g1% cents per barrel, as compared with 783¢ cents for the year preceding. Business on the Oil Exchange has been very small for several years past, and transactions in oil certificates have been few and far between. There is only one oil exchange still in existence in the entire country, where formerly there were six or eight, all flourishing and prosperous and in which the sales and resales often mounted up to millions of barrels in the course of a single day. In the following table the highest, lowest and average price paid by the Seep Pur- chasing Agency for Pennsylvania oil for each month of the year 1899 are given: In the following table the highest, low- est and average prices paid by the Seep Purchasing Agency for each month of the year 1898 are given: 1899. Highest. Lowest. Avg. 1898. Highest.Lowest. Avg. JANUATY .occseeseeceeees $1.19 $1.15 $1.17 | January ¢ $.65 $ .65 February ...csccecseeeee 1.15 1.18 115 | February ... -65 87% March: is seinaesasiace seein 1.13 1.13 1.13 March ....... 7 18% ADP]. sivexsccsas suewaea vets 1.13 1.13 1.18 April ...... 1 13% MBY ss icisice'y siems aaiemrna’s save 1.13 1.18 1.13 May ....... 71 82% DUNG: &.spaiesesscacoinreieie vsisiernne dW 1.17 1.18 1.18%, | June ....... 85 8714 July ... 1.27 1.17 1.223% | July ..-ee ee eee -90 9338 August .. 1.35 1.27 1.27% | August ...... -96 975% September 1.50 1.35 1.444% | September ... 1.00 1.01% OCtOber. ei vecagee cscs ca 1.53 1.50 1.51 October .....- 1.05 1.13 November sassessereceas 1.61 1.56 1.57% | November ... 1.15 1.163 December ...........0++ 1.66 1.61 1.65 | December 115 1.17% 102 THE CRUDE OIL MARKET. Following is the highest, lowest and average prices of Pennsylvania crude oil paid by the Seep Purchasing Agency dur- each month of the year 1897: 1897. Highest. Lowest. Avg. JANUATY ccswiseneese sige $ .90 $ .85 $ 88% February 92 87 9038 March .. -96 91 92% April ... 96 81 -86 May .89 81 8634 June .87 82 86144 July .. 82 3 -16%4 August ... 71 71 71 September . 71 69" 69% October .. .70 65 673% November . 65 65 -65 December ..........00005 65 65 65 Following is the highest, lowest and average prices of Pennsylvania crude oil paid by the Seep Purchasing Agency dur- ing each month of the year 1896: 1896. Highest. Lowest. Avg. JANUATY: axgmasinencssmenny $1.40 $1.4534 February .. 1.30 1.39 March ...... 1.28 1.38% ADIL a sicnvees 1.20 1.22% May scx. 1.09 1.18% June ........ 1.09 1.14% TULY w.eeceeeee 1.03 1.09% August ssess: 1.04 1.05 September 1.08 1.125% October ........ 1.14 1.15% November 1.05 1.15% December 90 7% The following table contains the highest, lowest and average price of crude Penn- sylvania oil at the Seep Purchasing Agency for each month of 1895: 1895. Highest. Lowest. Ave. SADMARY® cncccesalsssoaagrecacsietes $ .99 $ 9914 February .. 1.00 1.01% March ...... 1.03 1.07% ADT sescereies 1.10 1.77% May? cvsigaiers 1.50 1.634% June ........ 1.45 1.5034 DY: cseciscanen 1.25 1.45 August ...... 1.25 1.25 September ... 1.25 1.25 October .... 1.25 1.25 November . 1.25 1.484% December 1.35 1.4358 YEARLY AVERAGES. The following table gives the highest, lowest and average price of crude pe- troleum for every year since 1859. The months during which the highest and low- est prices were attained are likewise shown: Year. Highest Price. Lowest Prite. Avg. 1859..Sept. ....$20.00 Dec. ..$20.00 $20.00 1860..Jan. ..... 20.00 Dec. .. 2.00 9.60 1861..Jan. 1.75 Dec... .10 «52 1862..Dec 2.50 Jan. -10 1.05 1863..Dec. . 4.00 Jan. .. 2.00 3.15 1864..July - 14.00 Feb. .. 3.75 8.15 1865..Jan. 10.00 Aug. .. 4.00 6.59 1866..Jan. ...... 5.50 Dec. .. 1.35 3.75 1867..Oct. ...... 4.00 June .. 1.50 2.40 Year. Highest Price. Lowest Price. Avg. 1868.. Jan. .. 1.70 3.6216 1869.. “ Dec. .. 4,25 5.60 1870.. Aug. .. 2.75 3.90 1871 Jan. .. 3.25 4.40 1872.. Dec. .. 2.67% 3.75 1873.. 2.75 Nov. -82%4 1.80 1874.. 2.25 Nov. .. .62% 1.15 1875.. 1.82% Jan. 15 1.24% 1876.. 4.23% Jan. .. 1.47% 2.575% 1877.. 3.69% June .. 1.5334 2.393% 1878.. 1.874% Sept. . .78% 117% 1879.. 1.28% June .. .68% .855% 1880... 1.243%, April .. .71%4 .94% 1881... 10l4July ... .72% .85% 1882... 1.37 July .. 49% .784 1883.. 1.24% Jan. .. .838%4 1.05% 1884... 1.155,June .. .51%4 .83% 1885. 1.125%%Jan. .. .68 883g 1886.. 92%4Aug. .. .59%% .718% 1887. 90 July .. .54 6656 | 1888... 1.00 June .. .71% .87 1889... 1.2YApril .. .79% 94% 1890.. 1.07%Dec. .. .60% .86% 1891.. .813gAug. .. .50 66% 1892.. -644%0ct. .. 50 55 1893. 80 Jan. 52% «64 1894... 95% Jan. -T8Y, 88% 1895.. 2.60 Jan. .. .95%4 1.354 1896.. 1.50 Dec. .. .90 1.19 1897.. -96 Oct. 65 - 185% 1898.. 119 Jan... .65 91% 1899.. 1.66 Feb. .. 1.18 1.29% DAILY OIL QUOTATIONS, 1895-1899. Following is the range of prices for the various kinds of oil produced in the Penn- sylvania oil regions paid by the Seep Pur- chasing Agency since the new system of purchasing went into effect, January 23, 1895: New B’nes- 1895. Pa. Tiona. Corn’g. Castle. ville. Jan. 24.. $1.00 $1.06 $ .80 $ 52% Feb. 9... 1.03 = 1.09 85 52% Feb. 20.. 1.03 1.09 -874%4 521% March 5.... 1.03 1.09 -90 52% March 8....1.05 1.11 90 -52Y March 14... 1.07% 1.18% .92% .52% March 16...1.10 1.16 924% 524% March 18... 1.10 1.16 95 521% March 23... 1.10 1.25 +95 524 March 26...1.10 1.30 +95 524% April 4....... 1.10 1.85 95 52% April 8. ~ 120 1.45 = 1.05 52% April 9......127 4155 1.12 5242 April - 135 1.65 1.20 5 April - 150 1.75 1.85 1.00 April - 1.75 2.00 1.60 1,35 April » 2.00 2.35 1.85 1.75 April - 2.25 2.75 2.10 2.00 April 2.50 3.00 2.35 2.25 April - 2.60 3.10 2.45 2.35 April 2.40 3.10 2.25 2.15 April 20..... 2.25 3.00 2.10 2,00 April 22..... 2.10 2.85 1.95 1.85 April 30..... 2.00 2.85 1.85 1.75 May 1.. 1.90 2.65 1.75 1.65 May 2.. 1.80 2.55 1.65 1.55 May Bee00000 1.70 2.45 1.55 1.45 May 4....... 1.60 2.35 1.45 1.85 THE CRUDE OIL MARKET. 103 1895. Pa. Tiona. Corn’g. Castle. ville. | New B’nes- New B'nes- 1896, Fa. Tiona. Corn’g. Castle. ville. 2.15 1,40 1.30 1.30 March 26... 1.82 1.42 1.17 1.07 1.22 1.90 1.35 1.25 1.25 March 27... 1.29 1.39 1.14 1.04 1.19 1.7 1.35 1.25 1.40 | April 2...... 1.25 1.35 1.12 1.02 1.17 1.80 1.40 1.30 1.45 | April 7...... 1,22 1.32 1.07 97 81,12 1.85 1.45 1.35 1.50 | April D dsiaiene 1.20 1.30 1.05 95 1.10 1.90 1.50 1.40 1.55 ' April 24..... 1,25 1.35 1.10 1.00 1.15 1.92% 1.524% 1.42% 1.5714 | April 30..... 1.25 1.35 1.15 1.00 1.15 1.90 1,50 1.40 1.55 May 11...... 1,22 1.32 1.12 97 1.12 1.85 1.45 1.85 1.50 ‘May 14...... 1,20 1.30 1,10 95 1.10 1.82% 1.42% 1.32% 1.4714, May 18...... 1.17 1.27 1.07 92 1.07 1,80 1.40 1.30 1.45 | May 19...... 1.15 1.25 1.05 -90 1.05 1.75 1.35 1,25 1.40 | May 22...... 1.13 1.23 = 1.08 -88 1.03 1.721% 1.32% 1.22% 1.87% | May 26...... 1.10 1.20 1.00 85 1.00 1.70 1.30 1.20 1.35 May 26...... 1.09 1.19 99 84 -99 1.75 1.35 1.25 1.40 June 5...... 1.10 1.20 = 1.00 85 1.00 1.80 1.40 1.30 145 ‘June 10..... 1.14 1.24 1.04 89 1.04 1.85 1,45 1.35 1.50 June 12..... 1.16 1.26 1.06 91 1.06 1.80 1.40 1.30 1.45 June 15..... 1.18 1.28 1.08 -93 1.08 1.75 1.35 1.25 1.40 June 16..... 1.20 1.30 1.10 +95 1.10 1.72% 1.82% 1.22% 1.87%) June 23..... 1.18 1.28 1.08 93 1.08 1.70 1.30 1.20 1.35 June 24..... 1.16 1.26 1.06 91 1.06 1.72% 1.32% 1.22% 1.37%)| June 25..... 1.15 1.25 1.05 -90 1.05 1.75 1.35 1.25 1.40 July 13...... 1.13 1.23 1.08 88 1.03 177% 1.37% 1.27% 1.421: | July 14...... 1.10 1.20 1.00 85 1.00 1.70 1.30 1.20 1.35 July 15...... 1,07 1.17 97 82, 97 1.62% 1.22% 1.12% 1.27%) July 16...... 1.03 1.13 93 78 93 1.55 1.15 1.05 1.20 July 23...... 1.06 1,16 96 81 96 1.50 1.10 1.00 1.15 July 27...... 1.08 1.18 98 83 98 1.50 1.15 1.05 1,20 July 31...... 1.06 1.16 96 81 96 1.50 1.18 1.08 1.23 Aug. 12..... 1.04 1.14 94 19 94 1.50 1,23 1.18 1.28 Aug. 27..... 1.06 1.16 96 81 96 1.50 1.25 1.15 1.30 Aug. 31..... 1.08 1.18 98 83 98 1.52 1.27 1.17 eee Sept. 4...... 1.10 1.20 1.00 85 1.00 1.55 1.30 1.20 1.35 Sept. 10..... 1.12 1.22 1.02 87 1.02 1.58 1.33 1.23 1.38 Sept. 28..... 1.15 1.25 1.05 -90 1.05 1.60 1.35 1.25 1.40 Sept. 25 1.18 1.28 1.08 -93 1.08 1,65 1.40 1.30 1.45 Bets Lasc.sen 1.16 1.26 1.06 91 1.06 1.60 1.35 1,25 1.40 Oct. 18...... 1.14 1.24 1.04 89 1.04 1.57 1.32 1.22 1.37 OGts- 2iacias 1.17 1.27 1.07 92 1.07 1.55 1.30 1.20 1.35 Nov. 10..... 1.20 1.30 1.10 «95 1.10 1.50 1.25 1.15 1.30 Nov. 18..... 1.17 1.27 1.07 92 1.07 1.48 1.23 1.13 1.28 Nov. 19..... 1.15 1.25 1.05 90 1.05 1.53 1.28 1.18 1,33 Nov. 23..... 1.13 1.23 1.03 288 1.03 1.58 1.38 1.23 1.38 Nov. 24..... 1.10 1.20 1.00 i) 1.00 1.60 1.35 1,25 1.40 Nov. 27..... 1.08 1,18 98 83 98 1.57 1,82 1.22 1.37 Nov. 30..... 1.05 1.15 95 -80 95 1.50 1.25 1.15 1.30 Dee. 7.....- 1.08 1.18 93 18 93 145 120 1.15 12 Dee. 9....... 1.01 1.11 91 76 91 1.50 1.25 1.15 1.30 Dee, 14...... 99 1.09 89 Tt 89 1.55 1,30 1.20 1.35 Dee. 16...... 97 1.07 .87 12 87 1.60 1.85 1.20 1.40 Dee. 17...... .95 1.05 85 -70 85 Dec. 23...... .98 103 83 68 .83 New J'nes- | Dec. 28...... .90 1.00 .80 65 -80 1896. Pa. Tiona.Corn’g. Castle. ville. “7 B “ g ew B’nes- a ee a ne a 1897. Pa. Tiona. Corn’g. Castle. ville. . 1.45 1.95 1.30 1.20 1.85 DAMN, - Ll osesesassests $.90 $1.00 $.80 $.65 $ .80 » 1.43 1.53 1.28 1.18 1.33 Jan. 18...... 88 98 78 63 78 1.40 1.50 1.25 1.15 1.30 Jan. 28...... 285 95 15 -60 15 « 1.48 1.58 1.28 1.18 1.33 Feb. 1....... 87 -97 -17 62 TT 1.40 1.50 1.25 1.15 1.30 Feb. 2.......- -90 1.00 .80 -65 80 . 1.35 1.45 1.20 1.40 1.25 Feb. 15...... 91 1.01 81 66 81 1.33 1.43 1,18 1.08 1.23 March 22... .92 1.02 82 67 82 1.30 1.40 1.15 1.05 1.20 March 23... .93 1.03 83 -68 83 ae 1,28 1.38 1.13 1.03 1.18 March 24... .94 1.04 84 -69 84 . 1.30 1.40 1.15 1.05 1.20 March 26... .95 1.05 85 10 85 1.33 1.48 1.18 1.08 1.23 March 30... .96 1.06 86 71 86 - 1.35 1.45 1.20 1.10 1.25 April 3...... -93 1.03 83 68 .83 - 1.38 1.48 1.23 1.18 1.28 5 (10a.m.) .91 1.01 81 -66 81 . 1.40 1.50 1.25 1.15 1.30 “5 (12a.m.) .88 -98 78 63 -78 . 1.37 1.47 1.22 1.12 1.27 April 9...... 85 95 15 -60 a . 1.35 1.45 1.20 1.10 1.25 April 15..... 84 94 14 59 7 THE CRUDE OIL MARKET. 104 New B’nes- ve : New B’nes- 1897. Pa. Tiona. Corn’g. Castle. ville. 1898. Pa. Tiona. Corn’g. Castle. ville, April 28..... .88 -93 73 58 -73 | Aug. 1.08 81 3 88 April 30. 81 $1 eal -56 oi | Aue 2 1.10 -83 6 -90 May 3.. 83 93 71 58 -73 | Sept. 1.12 85 aT 92 May 5. -86 -96 71 61 -76 | Sept. 1.14 87 79 94 May 18 89 we 12 64 -79 | Sept. 1.16 .89 81 96 May 28... 87 oT 70 62 -Tt | Sept. 1.15 88 -80 95 June 24.. 85 95 68 :60 ‘1 | Oct. 4 1.17 +90 82 at June 28.. -83 -93 .66 58 2 | Oct. 1.18 91 83 -98 June 29.. 82 -92 65 57 -72 | Oct. 7 1.20 93 8 1.00 July 2.. .80 90 -63 55 -70 | Oct. 1.22 95 87 = 1.02 July 13. 79 89 62 bE 69 | Oct. 1.25 -98 90 1.05 July 14. TT 87 -60 52 -67 | Oct. 1.28 1.01 93 1.08 July 19. 5 85 58 -50 ‘65 | Nov. 1.26 -99 91-106 July 26. -73 83 -56 48 63 Nov. 1.25 .98 90 1.05 Aug. 2. TL 81 54 46 61 | Dec. . 1.27 = =1.00 92 1.07 Sept. 9... .69 79 52 44 59 | Dee. 19...... 119 1.29 1.02 94 = «1.09 Sept. 23.. -70 -80 53 45 -60 ‘ Oct. 14...... .68 78 51 43 58 New B’nes- Oct. 15. » 67 ot -50 42 DT 1899. Pa. Tiona. Corn’g. Castle. ville. Oct. 18...... 5.1 AB ADD] Jan. $1.19 $1.29 $102 3.94 $1.09 New Btves: Jan. -L17 1.27 1.00 92 1.07 1898. Pa. Tiona. Corn’g. Castle. ville. ie ; 4 i re 2 “0 ei. Jan. 1....... $.65 $.75 $48 $.40 $.55 | Feb. 28......118 1:23 .96 88 1.03 Feb. 16...... 67 0.77 042 BT | March 16...1.13 1.28 .96 88 1.03 Feb. 17...... 68 -78 51 43 58 | June 28. 1.15, 1.30 98 90 1.05 Feb. 28...... 70 -80 +53 45 -60 | June 30. 1.17 1.32 1.00 92 1.07 Feb. 25...... .78 «83 56 48 -63 | July 6 1.19 1.84 1.02 94 «1.09 Feb. 26...... .76 -86 -59 51 -66 July 11.. 1.21 1.36 1.04 96 1.11 Feb. 28...... .80 -90 -63 .55 .10 July 14. 1.23 1.38 1.06 .98 1,12 March 1.... 82 .92 6557 72, | July 18......125 140 1.08 1.00 1.15 March 8 .80 90 63 55 -70 July 1.27 1.42 1.10 1.02 1.17 March 9.. 19 89 -62 54 69° Aug. 1.30 1.45 1.13 1.05 1.20 March 14... .78 88 = .6L 0.53 68" | Aug. 135 150 118 110 125 March 17... .77 87 60) 52 67 | Sept. 137° 4152 120 112 127 April Draaawer 10 85 58 50 65 Sept 1.40 1.55 1.23 1.15 1.30. April Vente +14 -84 57 49 64 | Sept 1.48 1.58 1.26 1.18 1.33 April 22..... «12 82 55 AT 62 Sept 1.45 1.60 1.28 1.20 1.35 April 23..... TL 81 54 46 61 Sept 1.48 1.63 131 1.23 1.38 May Bivriacs + 85 .58 50 65 Sept. 1.50 1.65 1.33 1.25 1.40 May 6....... 800 900 68 5H Oct. 158 168 136 1.28 1.48 May 7....... 85 95 68 60 6 Nov. L5G. Ll 1.39 1.31 1.46. Main? Abas ease 83 93 -66 58 73 Nov. 1.58 1.73 1.41 1.33 1.48 May 12...... 82 -92 65 57 ‘722 | Noy. 1.61 1.76 1.44. 1.36 . 151 May 19...... 84 94 67 .59 74 | Dee. 1.64 1.79 1.47 1.39 1.54 May 20...... 8600-9669 LTB | Dee, 166 181 149 141 156- June 7...... 87 97 70 -62 17 June i1..... .86 96 69 61 16 Note—The production of the Scio oil June 15..... 85 95 .68 .60 615 field, in Southeastern Ohio, commanded the June 21..... .86 .96 69 G61 76 same price as Pennsylvania oil until April June 22..... 87 97 10 62 .77 | 17, when it was advanced five cents a bar- June 24..... 89 99 a2) 64 .79 rel. The quotations for this class of oil, June 27 . 90 1.00 .3 65 80 thereafter, were as follows: April 17, $1.18; June 28..... -92 = =1.02 15 -67 82 April 21, $1.23; June 28, $1.25; June 30, $1.27; July 11...... .94 1.04 Ai .69 84 | July 6, $1.29; July 11, $1.81; July 14, $1.33; Ja Wessees 95 1.05 -78 .70 .85 | July 18, $1.35; July 31, $1.37; August 21, $1.40; July 20...... -93 1.03 -76 -68 83 August 31, $1.45; September 2, $1.47; Sep- JUly Qoevese .92 1.02 5 .67 .82 | tember, 5, $1.50; September 12, $1.53; Sep- July 22...... -90 1.00 73 65 -80 tember 14, $1.55; September 20, $1.58; Sep- July 25...... +92 = 1.02 5 67 82 tember 26, $1.60. On October 23 it was July 26...... 94 1.04 ad .69 84 dropped to $1.58, the same quotation as July 27...... -96 1.06 -19 71 -86 Pennsylvania oil, and since that date has Aug, 15..... 97 =-1.07 80 -72 87 ruled at the same figures as Pennsylvania. PRICE OF LIMA OIL. 105 PRICE OF LIMA OIL. FLUCTUATIONS IN THE CREDIT BALANCE QUOTATIONS IN THE BUCKEYE AND HOOSIER FIELDS. From July 20, 1887, to March 6, 1890, the price of Lima oil at the wells was only 15 cents a barrel. Production was far in advance of the consumption, the stocks had reached enormous proportions, and the demand for the product was so small that the oil bought at such low figures appeared to be a losing invest- ‘ment. The introduction of the oil for fuel proceeded rather slowly and its value for illuminating purposes had not been established. All attempts at refining the refractory product, up to this time, had proved abortive. Later on, a satisfactory method of refining was discovered, but the per- ‘centage of illuminating oil obtained from Lima crude petroleum is far below that of the Pennsylvania product. Since March, 1890, there has been a gradual appre- ciation of prices, attended at intervals by downward fluctuations in value. The ‘highest price realized in 1890 was 37%4c a barrel. In October of the same year it ‘had declined to 30c, which proved the ruling figure until December, 1891, when ‘a five-cent advance occurred. The price remained at 35c a barrel until May, 1802, when it advanced to 37%c, where it stayed for the remainder of the year. For 1893 the price ranged from 42'’4c@g4goc per barrel for North Lima and from 40@ .46%c per barrel for South Lima oil. In January, 1894, there was an advance to 50c and 47'%c per barrel, for the two classes of oil and these were the lowest quotations for the year. At the close of 1894 the prices paid for oil produced in the Lima oil fields of Northwestern ‘Ohio and Indiana was 55c a barrel for North Lima and 5oc a barrel for the South Lima product. The highest price for 1895 was $1.27 and the lowest 55c a barrel for North Lima and $1.25 and soc for South Lima and Indiana. There was a ‘gradual decline in values, owing to increasing production, until the close of 1897, when North Lima touched 46c and South Lima gic a barrel. Early in 1808 values again began to strengthen and by the close of the year North Lima had reached 80c and South Lima and Indiana 75c a barrel. The year 1899 witnessed a further gain in values and on the whole has proved the most satisfactory in the entire history of the Buckeye oil fields. The demand for Lima oil has been constantly in excess of the supply and prices have averaged higher than during any previous year. The year opened with 80c paid for North Lima oil, while South Lima and Indiana brought five cents less per barrel. There was a decline to 79 cents in February, but in May an advance was started that continued until the close of the vear, when North Lima commanded $1.17 and South Lima $1.12 per barrel. ‘Lhe fluctuations in the value of the product of the Northwestern Ohio and Indiana fields for the past five years are shown in the following tables: North South North South 1895 Lima. Lima. Indiana. | 1895. Lima. Lima. Indiana. MSANUALy 1 veceseeee $ .55 $ .50 $ .50 May 3 85 70 January 22 ..ascscce BT 52Y -52M% | May 4 80 67 February 9 ......66+ 60 «55 55 | May 6 TTY B41 February 20 ........ 62% BT 57% | May 7 “15 644% March 8 : 62% .60 | June 4 73 6414 April 9 674% .65 | June 19 1 66 April 10 124% -70 June 21 at -68 April 11 17% 72% June 26 15 .66 April 18 1.05 97 | July 1 -73 -64 April 15 1.15 1.05 . July 12 7 mh 64 April 16 1.25 1.15 August 21 ........... -70 -68 61 April 20 1.15 1.00 , August 23 ........... 68 -66 59 April 22 1.05 .90 |September 20....... 65 63 56 April 30 1.00 85 November 5 ........ -70 68 61 May 1 95 80 November 7 ........ 5 73 -66 -90 13 November 12 ....... -80 78 71 106 PRICE OF LIMA OIL. North 1895. Lima. November 14 85 November 16 . -90 November 25 . -90 November 27 . -90 December 2 -90 1896. January 1........... 90 January 22.. 88 February 20 85 March 14... 87 March 25 . 85 March 26 . -83 March 27 . -80 April 7 .... “TT April 10 . 74 April 18 . 72 April 24 . 72 May il .. -70 May 14... -68 May 18 .. 65 May 26.. 64 June 2... 63 June 11.. 64 June 12.. 65 July 13 .. 64 July 14... -63 July 15 .. -60 July 16 .. 57 July 23... .58 July 27 .. 59 August 27... -. 60 September 23 ....... 62 September 25 ....... 64 October 27 ........... 65 November 10 ....... 66 November 19 ....... .65 November 30 .. - 63 December 16 . 62 December 23 61 December 28 ....... -60 1897. January 1 -60 January 18 -58 January 23... -56 March 24 ... 57 APTI Da 5 19 vn memneace -56 DPI G scans sertanwires 55 PTI isin vs sevetiviegins -52 APTI 2S) is. 5a scrdisiscascne 51 ADTH 80 noose sevnamnies -50 Bay @ awps.5 wemeumescs 51 May 18 cas ccxsievanconvses +52 May 28. cota ve iciersiove -50 BUS SS: ccscissn iy peenaone 49 MEY UG essa ca inv stonss 48 PUBMED ees cermaion AT October 18 .......... 46 1898. January 1........... 46 February 16 ........ AT February 23 ........ 48 South Lima. Indiana. 16 81 -80 TT 5 41 42 43 North 1898. Lima. February 25 ......., 49 February 26 ........ 50 February 28 ........ -56 March 1 60 March 8 59 March 9 -5T March 17 56 ASDA 2) sicraraiesare sivecsseveta 55 April 22 . 54 May 5... -56 MERI" 1G! i sittcmiscavecry emote 58 May TF 2 sxmiscees eneate -60 Mary? TV sctisstisivceces sicvaneie 59 MAY 19 aeeseicciae vccinn .60 May 20 ........ esate: uO JUNC: 22. se ecersseieiaveces sie 62 June 24 64 June 27 65 June 28 67 July 11 68 July 20 67 July 22 -66 July 25 67 July 26 68 July 27 69 August 15 -70 August 18 71 August 22 -73 October 4 14 October 7 15 October 13 .. 16 October 17 .. 7 October 20 . -78 November 15 itd December 9 ... 18 December 19 a9 December 23 . -80 1899. January 1 .!........ .80 February 28 .79 May 16 .... 81 May 18 . 83 May 24 ... 85 June 26. 86 June 30. .87 July 6. 88 July 11. .89 July 14. 91 July 18. 92 July 31... -93 August 2 .95 August 81... -98 September 2 . -99 September 5 . 1.01 September 12 . 1.03 September 14 . 1.04 September 20 . 1.06 September 26 . 1.07 October 23 ... 1.09 November 1. 1.11 November 20 . 1.12 November 24 . 1.14 December 6 ... . 1.16 December 7 ........ 1.17 South Lima. Indiana. 1.09 1.12: REFINED OIL MARKET. 107 REFINED OIL MARKET. THE MONTHLY AND AVERAGE QUOTATIONS OF THE PRINCIPAL MARKETS, 1895 TO 1899. The year 1899 witnessed a strong advance in the value of refined oil, and prices averaged higher than any year of the past twelve. The foreign demand has been good, but owing to increased prices, exports have not been quite so heavy as during some previous years. The opening price of the year was 7%4c per gallon for export oil in New York, with bulk oil at 5c. Values declined to 7.40c very soon and by the end of March, the price was down to 7.25c. In April there was a further drop to 6.95c. The close of May witnessed a decided strengthening of the market and the gain was constant during the remainder of the year. Prices reached 7.90c and 8.10c by August 31, and the year ended with a firm market at 9.90 cents, This was the highest quotation of the year. The lowest was recorded in April and May, when 6.95c was a common quotation. The average price for the year was 7.98c. Better prices on the average were realized for refined oil during 1898 than in 1897, but our exports showed a slight falling off from the figures of the preceding year. The year opened with 5.40c, as the ruling quotation in New York for 70° Abel test in barrels, and 2.90c per gallon in bulk. These quotations continued until the last of February, when prices began to strengthen. There was a slight weakness apparent during the following two months, but from May on there was a gradual and steady advance until the end of the year. The highest quota- tion, 7.50c, was recorded in December, and the lowest, 5.40c, in January and February. The average price for the year was 6.32c per gallon. The highest price for export refined at New York in 1897 was reached in March and April, when 6.55c per gallon was realized. In January, the price range was from 6c to 6.20c per gallon. The weakness of the situation begun to manifest itself in May, and prices gradually receded until the close of the year, when 5.40c per gallon was the ruling quotation for the last half of October, and ‘suffered no change in November and December. The average price for the entire year 1897 was 5.9Ic per gallon, which was a little over a cent below the average for the preceding year. For 1896, the highest price realized was 8c, at the beginning of the year, and by May values had dropped below 7c. This price was realized again in June, October and November, but the last month of 1896 witnessed the bottom for the twelve-month, 6.20 cents a gallon. The average for the year was 6.97c, which was .39¢ per gallon below the 1895 average. Refined prices, which were very unsatisfactory during 1893 and 1894, ruled decidedly better in 1895, but again showed a tendency to weaken in 1896, which was further developed during 1897. With the advance in the crude market that set in at the beginning of 1895, refined oil was marked up until in April 70° Abel test in New York was worth 11%c a gallon in barrels and gc in bulk. Other brands of refined were advanced in proportion, but these were the top prices for the year. There was a gradual decline to 7.10c per gallon, while the year closed at 8c and the average for the entire twelve-month was 7.36 cents. This was a gain of 2.19c over the average of the previous year. ; The average price per gallon of 70° Abel test refined in New York for the past seventeen years has been as follows: 1883, 8.14c; 1884, 8.28c; 1885, 7.86c ; 108 REFINED OIL’ MARKET. 1886, 7.07c; 1887, 6.75c; 1888, 7.50c; 1889, 7.19¢; 1890, 7.33c; 1891, 6.85c; 1892, 6,06c; 1893, §.25¢; 1894, 5.17¢; 1895, 7.36c; 1896, 6.98c; 1897, 5.91c; 1898, 6.32c; 1899, 7.98c. . 4 ‘ In the following table, the average price of 70° Abel test refined oil in barrels at New York for each month of the past five years is given: ; 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. January . 87 7.85 6.13 5.40 7.43 February 2 7.85 6.26 5.48 7.40 March .. da Bs 7.40 6.36 5.82 7.33 April ... me 192 7.00 6.13 5.67 7.05 May -. 8.20 6.75 6.23 6.00 7.01 June . .. 7.83 6.85 6.14 6.16 7.20 July 7.65 6.55 5.87 6.27 7.61, August .. -°7.10 6.65 5.75 6.44 7.82 September . 710 6.85 5.74 6.60 8.63 October... .. 710 6.90 5.55 7.21 9.00 November . . 7188 7.15 5.40 7.85 9.40 December ....... 7.77 6.35: °5.40 7.40 9.85 Average ....... 7.36 6.98 5.91 6.32 7.98 Note—Refined oil is loaded on bu'k steamers at 2.50 cents per gallon below the above quotations. The following table shows the highest and lowest quotations at New York, Lon- don, Bremen and Antwerp for each month of 1899: , New York. London. High. Low. High. Low. January ... . 7.50, 7.40 6% 6% February - 7.40 7.35 63@ 5% March » 7.35 7.25 5% 55% April ... « 7.25 6.95 55% 5 May css . 7.20 6.95 5 y June 7.35 7.20 556 54 July .. 7.80 7.35 6% 5% August 8.10 7.80 6% 6% September . 8.95 8.25 7 6% October .... . 9.25 8.95 ic 6% November .. 9.65 9.25 7% 7 December 9.90 9.65 1% 1% Bremen. Antwerp. High. Low. High. Low. January ........ 7.05 7.05 195% 1954 February . 7.05 6.90 195% 195% March 6.90 6.70 19% 16% April .. 6.70 . 6.25 18 16% May 6.25 6.10 18 17% June .. 6.20 6.00 175% li TMG csoseser 6.95 6 20 194 m7 August Zs 7.15 6.95 | 194 1814 September 7.90 7.30 214, 19% October .. 8.05 7.95 2134 214. November .. 8.30 8.15 2234 2134 December ...... 8.45 8.30 23% =. - 22% Note—The London quotations are in pence, the Bremen in mar?s and the. Ant- werp in francs. Oil in London is sold by the Imperial gallon, in Bremen and Ant- werp by weight. AVERAGE PRICE FOR REFINED OIL. The following are the highest and lowest quotations for refined oil at New York, London, Bremen and Antwerp for 1898: New York. London. . .High. Low. High. Low. January ........ 5.40 5.40 41% 43% February ...... 6.20 5.40 4%, 436 March é 5.75 456 436 April .... i 5.60 434 4y May ... 7 5.60 5% 4, | June .. 5 6.15 5% 5% July ..... areisiereise 6.40 6.10 5% 5 August ......... 6.50 6.40 5% 5 September ..... 6.85 6.50 5% 5% October ......... 7.40 6.85 6% 6% November ...... 7.40 7.30 6% 6 December ...... 7.50 7.80 6% 6% Bremen. Antwerp, High. Low. High. Low. January ........ 5.00 5.00 14% 4 February ....... 5.65 5.00 154% 14 March i 5.30 15% 153% ADril .......seeee 5.15 16% 16% May casas 5.45 175% 16% June ..... 6.00 17% 16% JUly? Fexwass 6.20 175% 17% August 6.40 17% 175 September ...... 6.65 6.45 185% 17% ‘| October ......... 6.65 1954 185% November .. 6.90 195% 19% December 6.90 1956 19% The following are the highest and lowest quotations at New York, London, Bremen and Antwerp for 1897: . New York. London. High. Low. High. Low. January ........ 6.20 6.00 53% 5 February ....... 6.30 6.05 5% 5 March .......... 6.55 6.30 5% 4% ADTil,, cqncosseancs. 6.55 6.05 5 4% May weceeceseees 6.35 «6.05, 5 4% UTTTG) sorcsesassiseoussaienne 6.15 6.05 5 4% JULY avovavsensias 6.05 5.75 5 434, August ......... 5.75 5.75 5 434, September ...... 5.80 5.70 4% 45% OetOber® isiceciccesnaie 5.80 5.40 45% 4% November ...... 5.40 5.40 4% 4% December ...... 5.40 5.40 4% 4M Bremen. Antwerp. : High. Low. High. Low. January ....... . 5.85 5.65 18% 18 February ....... 5.85 5.65 18 18 March ssicsavseys 5.75 5.60 18 17% EDEN ccaelavte 5.80 5.30 17% 16% May acennx 5.65 5.35 161% 16% June ....... 5.60 5.60 16% 16 July ....... 5.60 5.15 16 156% August 5.15 5.15 15% 15% September 5.15 5.00 15% 15% October ... 5.15 5.00 15%. «15% November . 5.00 5.00 15 14% December ...... 5.00 5.00 143% 14% an THE PENNSYLVANIA FIELD. 10> The following are the highest and low est ! quotations at New York, London, eed | q and Antwerp for the year’ 1496: | The following are the highest and lowest uotations at New York, London, Bremen. and Antwerp for the year 1895: New York. | London New York L 7 n. . ondon. eini High. _Low. High. Low. High. Low. High. Low. Tees sane ae 7.50, 6% 5% | January ........ 5.90 5.80 8% 3%. ito VY decency bs Ee te og eas seeeeee 6.10, 5.90 5 3%, pce eee : 4g arch 6.30 5% 5 APE sacs zenasas 7.20 6.80 55% 5% | April i 5 6 aha 7.10 9 5 a Bees ea 7 6.55 | 556 5% | May .... 1.78 7 ea sur ‘ & We - 6.56 536 5%|June ... i 7.65 6% 6 y “ +++ 6.90 6.50 5% 5% | July ............. oh 7.10 6 5% aloes ony 6.75 6.65 5% 5% | August ‘ 7.10 6 5%. a ember ..... 6.90 6.80 5% 5% | September ...... 7.10 7.10 6 55% sala tretesees 7.00 6.90 6 5% | October ......... 7.10 7.10 55% 556 poverty isis cise 7.15 + 6.60 6 5% | November ...... 8.50 7.10 6% 556. ecember cvs 6.50 6.20 554 5% | December ...... 8.00 7.50 1% 6% Bremen. Antwerp. Bremen. Antwerp. ‘ High. Low. High. Low. High. Low. High. row anuary ........ 6.95 6.10 1834 17% | January ........ 5.40 4.85 12 12 February ....... 6.20 5.65 174% 1544; February ....... °5.70 5.40 i ie March eee 6.20 5.60 16% 15% | March 5.70 1% 15% April . «es 5.80 5.60 16% 15% | April ... 6.70 34 175%. May ... ene OTB 5.65 ° 16% 15% | May ... 6.95 24 20% June... saves 6.80 5.70 17% 164%/June ... 6.75 20% 19% BUY ss crower sane 6.35 6.25 17% TE AML sane 6.35 19% 18%. AUBUSE vaesus inn 6.50 6.30 17% 17% | August ¢ 6.35 1812 18% September ..... 6.75 6.60 18% 174% |September ...... 6.35 5.95 13 17 chai nema sao a ae ae Le October ......... 6.40 5.95 if 164% OF aa veces i i ' November ...... . is December ..... +. 6.00 5.85 i, | December 740 6:70 1954 136 184% 18% | December ...... 7.40 6.70 19% 184% THE PENNSYLVANIA FIELD. WELLS COMPLETED AND NEW OPERATIONS IN THE EASTERN OIL DISTRICTS, 1895 TO 1899. More wells were completed in the various districts producing Pennsylvania oil during 1899 than in any previous year in the history of the petroleum industry. The record foots up 8,752 completed wells, including 1,920 that were destitute of oil in paying quantities. This is an increase of 3,956 in wells completed and of 651 in the number of dry holes over the year preceding. The new production ranged from 8,500 to about 12,000 barrels per month. It was a year of un- paralleled activity in every section of the producing region. At the close of the year there were 443 rigs and 665 drilling wells under way, a gain of 50 rigs and 76 wells drilling over the year preceding. In spite of the efforts of the wildcatters and prospectors, no new pools of any magnitude have been brought to light within the past two years. The Scio. development, in Harrison county, Ohio, attracted the most attention in 1899, but its area was small and in the height of its career, its daily output was not much above 6,000 barrels. The older sections of the field are gradually being exhausted and the future supply is dependent upon new discoveries in the Berea grit sec- tions of Southeastren Ohio and the deep sand territory of West Virginia. Unless something extraordinary and unexpected is opened up, the Pennsylvania districts will be uable to maintain their present production for another year. ; West Virginia was a close competitor with Pennsylvania in the amount of oil roduced in 1898 and is steadily but surely forging ahead as the yield of the Reyitcae State goes down. There is still a vast amount of territory that will be drilled over if the market continues satisfactory, but it is of very small calibre and cannot have a very great effect in sustaining the production. The Berea 110 THE PENNSYLVANIA FIELD. territory in Southeastern Ohio has become a considerable factor in the problem of oil production, but it furnishes no wells of the gusher order. Less than 400 weils completed a month was the average in the Pennsylvania coil fields for the year 1898, while over 500 a month were completed during 1897. The total decrease for the year was 1,284. The average daily production of -the new wells was much below the average furnished by the preceding year. For only one month of 1898, January, did the new production exceed 9,000 barrels, ° while in August, 1897, it footed up over 16,000 barrels, and for the last six months of the same year, the new production exceeded 10,000 barrels. The lowest new production for 1898 was 5,202 barrels, which was recorded in February. The closing months of 1898 witnessed a decided appreciation in oil values, and new operations were 176 rigs and 205 drilling wells in excess of the number under ‘way at the close of 1897. Over one-fourth of the wells completed in 18098 fell in the dry hole list, but the record is 303 behind that of 1897. There were 1,731 fewer wells completed in 1897 than in 1896. There were 4,796 wells completed in the Eastern oil fields in 1898, 6,080 in 1897, and 7,811 in 1896. The dry holes numbered 1,269 in 1898, 1,572 in 1897 and 1,901 in 1896. There were 673 more wells completed in 1896 than in 1895, but. at the close of the year new operations showed a decrease of 111 rigs and 122 drilling wells, as compared with the close of 1895. The year 1895 was generally regarded as the banner year in oil development, but the year 1896 surpassed 1895, and thus far holds the record. In 1894 nearly twice as many wells were com- pleted in the various oil districts of Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia and Southeastern Ohio as 1893, but 1895 nearly doubled the record of 1894 in this particular. The year 1896 completed 7,811 wells, and 1,901, or nearly 25 per cent., were devoid of oil in paying quantiiies. On December 31, 18096, there were 365 rigs and 595 drilling wells under way, a total of 960, and a decrease of about 20 per cent. from the number under way the last day of December, 1895. The story of 1895 was 7,138 wells completed, including 1,587 dry holes, and at the close of the year there were 476 rigs and 717 drilling wells under way, as compared with 248 rigs and 456 drilling wells at the close of 1894, an advance of nearly 70 per cent. During 1894, 2,884 productive wells and 872 dry holes were completed, making a total of 3,756, as compared with 1,540 productive wells and 416 dry holes, or a total of 1,956, in 1893. The record for 1892 was 1,517 productive wells and 437 ‘dry holes, while 1890, which up to 1895 led all previous years, had 5,339 produc- tive wells and 1,053 dry holes to its credit. Since January 1, 1876, 95,848 wells have been sunk ih the Eastern oil fields, representing an outlay of capital, at an average of $2,000 to the well, of nearly ‘$200,000,000. The total number completed since the beginning of the oil develop- ments foots up 108,833. Of this number, at least 22,000 were destitute of oil in paying quantities, and probably not more than half are producing oil at the present time. - The Allegany field, in New York State, completed 597 wells in 1899, 264 wells in 1898, 350 wells in 1897, 331 wells in 1896, 258 wells during the year 1895, 78 wells in 1894, 31 in 1893, 22 in 1892, and oI in 1801. _ The Bradford field completed 642 wells in 1899, 488 wells in 1808, 607 wells in 1897, 759 wells in 1896, 579 wells in 1895, 284 wells in 1804, 49 wells in 1893, 29 wells in 1892 and 278 wells in 1801. The Middle field completed 558 wells in: 1899, 387 wells in 1808, 482 wells in 1897, 504 wells in 1896, 4or wells in 1895, 215 wells in 1894, 82 wells in 1893, and 119 wells in 1892. } The record for Venango and Clarion is 1,535 wells completed in 1899, 773 in 1898, 991 in 1897, 1,686 in 1896, 1,783 in 1895, 731 in 1804, 242 in 1893, 131 in 1892, and 649 in 1801. ; _ Bvtler and Armstrong added 699 new wells to the list of the past year, 408 in 1898. 802 in 1897, 1,151 in 1896, 1,292 in 1895, 752 in 1804, 296 in 1893, 337 in 1892 and 506 in 1801. In the Southwest, including the fields of Southeastern Ohio, 4,721 wells were ‘completed in 1899, 2,386 in 1898, 2,758 in 1897, 3,360 in 1896, 2,825 in 1895, 1,696 in 1894, 1,257 in 1893, 1,316 in 1892, and 1,445 in 1891. ___ in the following tables will be found the summaries of oil operations in the itiatont divisions of the Pennsylvania oil fields, by months for the years 1895 to 1899: 1895. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg.'T’|. January .... 5 10 3 3 8 I February .. 3 19 0 4 4 $ March 5 8 3 5 8 18 April . 11 56 0 33 18 4f May cass 25 91 6 23 27 ~~ 50 June 32 136 9 16 384 50 July .......-. 46 261 5 16 44 60 August ..... 44 206 6 «3 2 4 September .. 33 184 4 138 384 47) October ..... 26 120 2 17 #38 4 November .. 15 92 0 15 25 46 December .. 13 89 1 15 29 44 Total ...... 258 39 1896. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T'l January .... 29 165 6 12 37 49 February ... 23 160 3 18 31 44 Maren ssiax 29 192 5 17 27 44 April . a1 208 4 15 387 52 May .. 36 141 6 10 29 39 June 25 141 1 7 30 37 July .... 32 174 8 12 15 27 August ..... 20 91 38 21 19 40 September .. 27 110 4 15 17 32 October ..... 16 63 5 7 61648 November .. 27 137 1 26 30 56 December .. 36 170 5 20 32 52 Total a. 331 46 1897. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. January .... 34 181 3 22 21 48 February ... 26 95 4 22 24 46 March ...... 28 108 5 ww 34 ~ 62 April . 37 135 9 45 34 79 May .. 40 191 2 30 35 65 June . 40 154 6 19 41 60 July .... - 4 161 ZX 14 229 43 August ..... 2 3B 4 21 21 42 September .. 32 82 7 a4 WW 31 October ..... 12 37 8 18 2 41 November .. 21 78 2 18 16 = 29 December .. 12 37 2h Mw 2 Total . 350 51 1898. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. January .... 15 64s 11 612) (28 February 10 30 1 bb 1 30 March 11 27 5 14 22 Ai April ... 31 80 4 15 15 2 May .... 16 51 1 4 24 38 June 23 70 5 12 2 37 JULY eaciee enn 21 41 7 ‘9 2 32 August ..... 30 82 6 14 16 ~ 30 September 19 45 5 22 2 847 October .... 26 13 6 20 23 43 November .. 30 84 4 25 31 56 December .. 32 89 8 20 35 55 Total ....- 264 52 1899. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. January .... 38 104 100 «29 29s February ... 24 40 15 2 31 59 March ...... 46 171 14 38 42 80 April ........ 46 264 $ 2 4 MSY cs ccosens 65 322 #12 «38 «28 8 666 THE PENNSYLVANIA FIELD. THE ALLEGANY FIELD. 45 38 43 43 44 58 41 44 47 54 101 150 144 145 130 112 110 91 94 Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. 77 90 85 113 118 115 106 9% 100 109 106 104 96 96 67 65 51 43 46 32 24 45 36 49 52 47 1899. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. June: ........ 64 410 12 26 July .... . 44 222 Il 84 August .. 52 210 7 32 September 52 165 15 32 October ..... 56 190 10 45 November .. 50 199 8 38 December .. 60 198 12 28 Total ..... 597 134 BRADFORD FIELD. 1895. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’1. January .... 19 88 4 24 February ... 15 56 6 22 March ... 27 187 § 35 April ... 32 217 6 61 May .. 54 326 6 69 June . 71 429 8 64 July .... 62 330 9 «69 August ..... 60 419 4 60 September .. 70 377 «6:10 46 October ..... 66 408 6 45 November .. 53 337 2 33 December .. 50 270 7 61 Total ..... 579 76 1896. Com. January .... 38 254 1 32 February ... 48 191 ll 56 March ...... 31 142 4 40 April ... 44 273 6 52 May .. 69 652 4 48 June 74 ~=1,004 6 48 July ... » 7 1,124 4 50 August ..... 81 1,142 10 51 September. 74 1,020 8 48 October ..... 92 1,236 8 52 November .. 64 1,077 7 Al December .. 72 1,323 8 72 Total ..... 759 7 1897. Com. /January .... 84 585 17 56 February ... 54 828 12 62 March ...... 70 698 18 69 April ... 58 789 8 57 May 5 692 ll 54 June 65 964 5 «653 July .... TT 621 15 53 August ..... 61 542 10 29 September .. 48 344 4 30 October ..... 54 525 6 28 November .. 30 290 6 24 December .. 21 175 2 22 Total. «sss 697 114 1898. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. January .... 19 55 9 17 February ... 17 80 4 16 March ... 13 74 4 26 April . 25 294 5 21 May .. 30 339 3 218 June . 42 386 4 26 PUG siswitna ses 45 597 6 19 August ..... 47 704 6 36 79 Tia THE PEENSYLVANIA FIELD. 1898. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T'l. 1898. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. September .. 55 169 3 438 ° 48 86; January .... 36 611 9 21 22 4% October ..... 13 816 9 36 42 78| February ... 28 300 6 20 14 (34 November .. 61 693 5 36 43 79| March ...... 24 94° «11 17 «200 (87 December .. 56 600 5 39 39 78| April ... 29 123 13 19 18 37 — _ May . 24 120 7 (WZ 22 8 Total ..... 488 63 June 33 227 =—-10 122 16 2 July ... 32 278 5 16 2 8 1899. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’!. pes iedicie: SOU 272 5 1 20 8 January .... 50 308 11 26 29 55|Seplember.. 34 241 4 17 25 42 Bebriary 0 7 80 ee oy | OCED BED saa 3840 «86—s—s2ss17—s—s8T March ...... 48 234 14 38 42 80 November .. 41 221 qT 23 24 47 April .. 38 205 7 46 43 89 December .. 31 238 5 19 23 42 May ... 62 355 12 38 42 80 ae a=. June .. 6 558 426750 40s | Total =... 387 94 Uly ..se. ee ee as | 28: Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg.T'1. September .. 54 377 9 56 57 113|January .... 29 8 6 8152888 October ..... 72 506 9 59 388 .97|February ... 20 82 5 1 21 36 November .. 56 327 li 39 48 87 | March 24 114 a 20 26 «46 December .. WW 340 6 381 40 71)April .. 27 127 6 20 28 48 : eis , a May ... 45 1% «610 «42 «6887S 6B Total ..... 642 100 June ... 65 AT 61 30 50 July ... 42 205 5 17 #38 52 MIDDLE FIELD. August ..... 53 212 6 17 31 48 September .. 59 268 10 #17 #28 45 = ») | October ..... 50 195 8 2 39 59 oe re ae Cece November .. 8 305 15 24 49 73 February ... 10 ay. | PE a ee March 12 101 1 19 15 34 ‘April . 18 190 3 85 31 66 Total ..... 558 103 May .. 42 272 4 43 47 90 : . Tine: 43 311 4. 45 53 98 VENANGO AND CLARION. oe Se ee Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. September .. 41 206 9 28 61 79|January .... 63 286 8 52 31. & October ..... 45 271 5 35 OT 92| February’... 28 116 3 70 44 114 November .. 44 351 6 29 40 69|March ...... 70 284 #13 88 638 146 December .. 34 261 3 «(1 42 63 | April .. » 120 405 20 110 91 201 — _—- May. . 175 682 21 141 «+125 266 Total ..... 401 58 June .. « 239 806 33 112 128 240 July ..... ». 219 905 38 118 121 239 1896. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg.T'l. | August ..... 206 105 37 93 123 216 January .... 37 244 9 «20 29 49|September .. 189 738 «31 «4105 «4109 «(214 February ... 29 163 3 28 29 57| October ..... 185 640 35 86 101 187 March . 34 231 8 35 27 62) November .. 171 522 33 88 8 173 April . 45 301 6 32 39 7%1|December .. 118 857 «160 C794 TL May .... 55 360 11 48 33 81 = = June ... 68 422 19 3S 32 71| Total..... 1,783 283 Jul: 57 315 10 25 36 61 a ea 2 | eB | RO Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg.T’l. September .. 43 880 7 $389 387 %6/January .... 120 417 23 64 104 168 October ..... 61 976 10 32 38 #=%‘|February ... 112 403 20 76 60 136 November .. 60 880 11 381 650 81) March ...... 100 334 21 «72 0«679 61 December .. 62 867 9 28 86 64) April ........ 334 25 82 77 159 — —_— May ......-0- 406 24 #79 9 174 Total ..... 594 104 TUNE os swnces 461 21 75 83 158 July ..... 449 30 66 94 160 1897. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg.T’l. | August 687 26 55 72 127 January .... 50 279 «+15 23 34 + 67|September .. 133 702 165 72 81 153 February ... 25 299 5 16 30 46|October ..... 150 555 28 52 80 132 March ...... 30 9 «6oll 8 22 40 | November .. 126 498 10 67 #3979 «6146 April ... 37 185 9 19 22 41| December .. 138 400 23 48 62 110 May .... 33 544 7 27 24 51 _ =a June . 42 531 7 22 32 54| Total ..... 1,616 266 July .... - 4 1,050 8 20 31 51 2 - August ..... 51 41,089 +414 2 22 48 1897. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. September .. 32 1,651: 10 27 31 58|January .... 9 294 14 382 44 7% October ..... 44 3,384 10 32 29 61| February ... 57 166 6 8 387 72 November .. 47 1,692 8 80 24 54] March ...... 57 186 4 4. 3 76 December .. 438 939 11 27 28 55) April ........ 72 321 10 55 57 112 — _ May ..sceseee 107 444 18 50 62 112 Total ..... 482 115 June 44 2 4 TM 1 THE PENNSYLVANIA FIELD. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. 'T'1. 1897. Com. SOY seas vaew. 123 334 = 29 August ..... 99 33921 September .. 70 282 «10 October ..... 69 220 = 10 November .. 69 145 8 December .. 64 180 7 Total ..... 991 162 1898. January .... 38 112 9 February ... 21 65 5 March ie BS 160 10 April . 39 140 8 May . 67 205 «17 June 63 185 10 VONY ccracscae 80 171 14 August ..... 82 193 18 September .. 75 219 9 October ..... 85 236 = 10 November .. 104 245 16 December .. 86 ‘7 ot Total «ssa 778 137 1899. January ..., 95 267 «17 February ... 56 152 6 March ... 85 205 «13 April .. 95 256 =—10 May .. . 134 29721 June . . 139 36721. July .... . 137 876 = 20 August ..... 139 367 27 September .. 153 485 16 October ..... 172 427-5 November .. 180 488 24 December .. 150 414-16 Total ves 1,585 216 36 33 27 37 26 22 17 23 25 23 26 15 30 22 41 26 41 38 38 42 61 72 62 43 44 55 69 BUTLER AND ARMSTRONG. 1895. Com. January .... 63 February ... 61 March ...... 80 April ........ 98 MAY: siaios caeaie 112 JUNE cacicnen 153 SUNY? anisee te 164 August ..... 123 September .. 126 October ..... 184 November .. 97 December .. 81 Total ..... 1,292 1896. Com January .... 98 February ... 79 September .. 102 October ..... 89 November .. 102 December .. 100 Total ..... 1,151 68 74 73 71 49 32 53. ran 64 Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg.T’). 100 93 107 127 121 110 1038 130 148 181 174 148 Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’1. 2,084 1,447 1,547 1,245 2,009 1,845 1,612 1,337 1,244 1,312 1,184 846 15 14 22 34 24 351 65 103 82 101 125 116 120 129 164 196 229 1s9 183 166 156 152 143 181 223 21) 265 $21 333 282 280 261 237 231 231 Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. 1,395 921 1,066 942 1,142 1,171 1,122 869 1,074 953 1,413 1,622 23 23 27 31 24 31 29 27 32 30 34 33 344 88 76 84 83 60 135 131 132 131 103 100 101 113 94 92 102 107 223 207 216 214 162 18 166 mo fe 158 158 159 150 1897, January .... 88 1,000 27 February ... 88 1,046 29 Maren savin 6 622 8628 April ........ 72 601 26 May aivecaas 65 416 24 June .. 69 831 24 July ... vis) 591-28 August 68 457 22 September .. 66 366 33 October ..... 51. 462 «14 November .. 58 321-28 December .. 47 231 «17 Total ..... 802 295 1898. January 33 127. «17 February 30 164 10 March ..... . 41 130 23 APPL woisare ernie 40 170) «617 May ......... 43 144 «18 TUNE: sins ewe 35 99 14 DUG spscarce sivv's 34 168 8913 August ..... 33 213 «10 September .. 54 249° (22 October ..... 61 1920-19 November .. 45 189 19 December .. 59 27428 Total ..... 498 205 1899. January .... 64 180 20 February ... 45 305 17 March . 47 118 21 April ... 49 248 21 May .. 58 33115 June 56 385 13 July .... 61 636 14 August ..... 56 284 16 September .. 72 828 25 October ..... 69 279 (27 November .. 72 37316 December .. 60 268 16 Total ..... 699 221 28 35 33 THE SOUTHWEST. 1895. January .... March ...... 180 APM) ses cae 146 May. eicaas eres 193 June ........ 216 DULY sieceise ve ve 242 August ..... 278 September .. 276 October ..... 230 November .. 232 December 239 Total case 2,364 1896. Com. January .... 215 February ... 223 2,907 1,604 3,343 3,574 3,710 5,885 4,839 8,549 10,530 6,896 7,601 4,984 97 119 132 105 172 195 214 71 176 173 192 194 206 215 219 252 321 379 378 374 358 360 367 332 113 Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’). 146 117 113 104 95 120 115 108 94 1u0 89 76 . Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’!. 303 334 351 357 493 574 592 545 534 533 559 526 Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’!. 4,573 5,570 6,090 8,784 8,085 8,196 6,844 191 178 176 165 171 159 141 316 314 321 369 371 333 302 507 492 497 534 542 492 443 114 THE PENNSYLVANIA FIELD. 1896. Com, Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg.T’l. 1895. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’1. August ..... 209 3,922 60 122 308 425|November.. 25 284 «6 «4388 «88 «TL September .. 215 4,016 69 117 256 373| December .. 33 317 12 30 34 64 October ..... 174 4,860 39 129 287 416 ‘ — — November .. 231 5,851 72 146 285 431/ Total ..... 461 127 December .. 217 7,316 73 132 269 401 ——- = 1896. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. Total .....2,740 Bed January .... 48 338 I 38 38 77 1897. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg.T’1. | February ... 41 359 «15 24 Rg March ...... 43 37 #9 2 38 62 January ....194 6,161 58 115 257 372/anry |.) 45 43 46 30 2 7% February ... 164 5,760 438 119 206, 325 May ....... 71 554 31 29 27 49 March ...... 124 3,862 44 114 226 340) June 1.00... 49 428 «11s L8G April ... . 152 5,736 389 118 231 349 July 66 473 23 92 36 58 May .. . 166 6,789 45 106 268 374 ‘August on 51 300 19 26 26 52 June . 217 9,954 50 116 286 402 | Sontember .. 50 434 12 «422 33 55 July ......... 288 10,931 64 110 290 400| Ocioher ..... 44 599 13 «29° «(34S August ..... 253 (13,918 64 112 255 367| November .. 60 592d September .. 208 10,288 62 104 253 2357| December .. 57 498 16 22 36 58 October ..... 188 8,231 52 123 233 356 ees ao November .. 189 8,844 57 115 231 346 December |. 166 8,750 62 92 233 325| Total ..... a ay Total ..... 2,259 640 2 1897. pag aes ee as a T’l. anuary .... 5 44 1898. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg.T’l. | February ... 31 307 10 28 27 ~~ 50 January .... 164 8,135 51 88 189 277/|March ...... 46 0 64290 tt 818 February ... 131 4,514 39 93 169 262|April ........ 5B 36200 March ...... 115 7,164 32 91 182 273|May ......... 687K GALL 42 April .......,188 5,500 42 77 182 2%59|June ........ cl 2872516 2648 May .. .121 6,089 26 96 227 393|July ......... 35 158 14 18 22 40 June . . 147 4,650 39 9g 238 39g) August ..... 44 465 22 15 25 «40 July .........173 4,214 55 126 235 361|September .. 34 240 4 nM 1 2 August ..... 164 6,743 48 118 274 392/October..... 29 170 9 19 15 34 September .. 197 7,018 52 131 292 423|November .. 22 192 12 19 21 40 October ..... 212 5,765 53 104 305 409|December .. 31 182 1380 «10 15 November .. 210 6,733 55 148 334 482 a = December .. 248 6,039 73 149 308 457; Total ..... 499 195 Total ..... 2,020 558 1898. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. January .... 21 157 12 9 11 20 1899. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg.T’'l.| February ... 18 49 10 8 7 15 January .... 233 6,511 51 128 282 419|March ...... 18 4 10 It th 22 February ... 169 4,496 88 149 255 404|April ........ 27 68 16 10 12 2 March ...... 210 4,466 53 114 261 975|May ......... 28 178 161410 2h April . .190 4,511 59 98 256 354/June . . 2h 1420 8 9 15 24 May .. - 220 6.5387 61 114 276 390; July ......... 26 26 1 Ww B38 June . . 228 6806 65 96 318 414; August ..... 24 183 9 10 2% 30 July ......... 240 6,208 61 110 313 423|September 41 392-18 12 8B August ..... 255 «6,559 68 «:133« 819 «452 | October ..... 43 494 11 20 30 50 September .. 271 6,281 64 151 327 473|November .. 41 M48 15 2 35 60 October ..... 312 8,378 «= 76. «159-351-510, December .. 58 1,362 22 63 60 128 November .. 314 7,303 8 151 359 510 eres oe December .. 283 5,812 84 188 339 527! Total ..... 366 160 Total ..... 2,925 TB5 | 1899. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg.T’]. ,January .... 84 2,196 30 8& 87 175 SOUTHEASTERN OHIO. poss -.. 123° 4,323 «1484139228 . March ...... 166 4,224 «26 «6972s 82a Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs.Drg.T’l. | April ........ 171 3,576 «26 TL «88154 January .... 25 387 11 16 19 35\ May ........, 167 «3.216 «29 8672s February ... 17 348 3 23 21 44 June ........ 181 2,085 43 69 75 «144 March 31 660 7 21 16 37, July ........ 170 «2,547 8872s 76—s«d148 April gone 37 506 «6-90-26 84S CO August ..... 148 «2,575 -88)C«G2s8HCAT May .. 57 748 #9 24 32 56'September .. 142 1,775 26 62 73 1° June 57 465 19 28 38 66, October ..... 155 1,865 385 82 72 154 July . 50 528 11 22 31 53'November .. 143 1,774 41 76 84 160 Augus 48 401 14 30 41 71’ December .. 146 1,382 50 65 63 128 September 40 398-7) 84 85D — _ October ..... 41 259 29 «240 «27S s«dB|ss Total ..... 1,796 391 THE PENNSYLVANIA FIELD. RECAPITULATION. Summary of the work in the Pennsylvania fields by months, 1895-18909, 1895. January .... 296 February ... 213 March ...... 355 April ........ 462 May ......6.. 658 PUD o.secene 811 POY sen enaaey 822 August ..... 814 September .. 775 October ..... 727 November .. 637 December ... 568 Total ..... 7,138 1896. Com. January .... 580 February ... 555 March April .. May ... June .. July .. August September .. 644 October ..... 626 November .. 670 December .. 682 Total ..... 7,811 1897. Com January .... 598 February ... 440 March April ........ May ..... June July ....c.00. August September ., 490 October ..... 447 November .. 426 December .. 384 Total ..... 6,080 1898. Com January .... 326 February ... 255 March ...... 275 April ........ 329 May. esse sxees 329 June ........ 364 PUY ccoeesaes 391 5,838 3,672 6,130 6,294 7,838 9,877 8,756 11,906 13,677 9,916 10,371 7,124 76 55 88 110 119 172 181 185 167 175 138 121 1,587 Prod. Dry 7,386 7,767 8,842 11,250 11,340 11,821 10,501 7,430 8,236 9,242 10,448 12,196 8,999 8,501 6,004 8,078 9,447 13,125 13,846 16,878 18,253 13,029 11,562 10,494 . Prod. 9,261 5,202 7,723 6,375 7,126 5,759 5,685 145 150 142 165 175 189 188 151 147 133 159 167 1,901 . Prod. Dry 153 109 116 121 133 142 162 157 . 140 104 121 114 1,572 Dry. 113 270 302 377 461 597 564 571 491 487 461 474 476 417 443 469 Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. 'T’l. 687 795 846 635 1,096 829 1,426 941 1,505 895 1,466 866 1,357 819 1,30€ 796 1,257 760 1,234 717 1,193 . Rigs. Drg. T’l. 699 1,144 621 1,072 669 1,117 756 1,215 728 1,166 681 1,118 640 1,021 445 451 448 459 438 437 381 360 377 387 390 365 . Rigs. 319 323 332 364 322 311 289 272 244 301 217 624 558 589 984 935 976 657 1,047 595 960 Dreg. T’l. 514 433 463 474 521 574 548 463 464 415 401 384 833 756 795 838 843 885 837 735 708 716 672 601 . Rigs. Drg. T’1. 191 210 217 195 214 226 263 311 289 325 333 386 404 407 502 499 542 528 600 630 670 115 1898. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. August .. . 417 8,390 102 255 478 733 September .. 475 8,933 113 304 511 815 October ..... 533 «7,762 4120 297 535 832 November .. 582 8,913 121 354 620 974 December .. 570 8,799 147 393 589 982 Total ..... 4,796 1,269 1899. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T'l. January .... 683 9,652 147 385 567 948 February ... 454 9,478 93 415 600 1,015 March ...... 626 9,527 150 370 559 929 April .. 616 9,187 137 357 590 .947 May » 751 11,233 160 393 576 969 June .. . 809 10,858 172 337 643 980 July .... 751 10,562 1652 353 647 1,000 August ..... 765 10,621 160 392 696 1,088 September .. 803 9,679 165 482 693 1,125 October ..... 886 11,840 190 504 716 1,220 November .. 895 10,719 200 475 ‘51 1,226 December .. 813 8,574 194 443 665 1,108 Total ..... 8,752 1,920 0 SUMMARY OF WELLS COMPLETED BY FIELDS FOR 1895-1899. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. T’t’l. Allegany ...... 258 331 350 264 597 1,800 Bradford ...... 579 759 697 488 642 3,165 Middle Field.. 401 594 482 387 558 2,422 Ven. & Clar...1,783 1,616 991 But. & Arm...1,292 1,151 802 Southwest ....2,364 2,740 2,259 2,020 2,925 12,308 S'th’st’n Ohio. 461 620 499 366 1,796 3,742 773 1,585 6,698 498 699 4,442 Total, «.sisvas 7,188 7,811 6,080 4,796 8,752 34,577 0: SUMMARY OF DRY HOLES BY FIELDS FOR 1895-1899. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. T’t’l. Allegany ...... 39 46 51 52 184 322 Bradford ...... 76 77 114 63 100 430 Middle Field.. 58 104 115 94 103 474 Ven. & Clar... 283 266 162 137 216 1,064 But. & Arm... 351 344 295 205 221 1,416 Southwest .... 653 864 640 558 755 3,470 200 195 160 391 1,073 S’th’st’n Ohio. 127 eeseenes 1,587 1,901 1,572 1,269 1,920 8,249 116 ‘THE BUCKEYE FIELDS. THE BUCKEYE FIELDS. DOINGS OF THE DRILL IN THE OIL DISTRICTS OF NORTHWESTERN OHIO FOR THE YEARS 1895 TO 1899. There was a heavy gain in the number of. wells completed in the Buckeye oil fields during 1899 over 1898, but the record falls short of 1895, which still holds the distinction of being the banner year in the history of the Buckeye develop- ments, Eighteen ninety-eight showed a slight falling off in wells completed, as compared with 1897, and there was a heavy decline in production. While 1,161 more wells were completed in the Northwestern Ohio in 1899 than 1898, the gain in production was small and the yield much below that of 1897, 1896 and 1895. The developments of the past two years have been mostly confined to the interior locations and outer edges of old territory, and few new discoveries of any consequence have been brought to light. Gusher strikes have been few and far between for several years past, and there is nothing now in sight that promises to maintain the present average production for another year. A total of 3,559 wells were completed in the Buckeye ol fields in 1899, includ- ing 395 dry holes, which was an increase of 1,038 productive wells and 123 dry holes over the figures for 1898, making a net increase of 1,161. There were 85 fewer wells completed in 1898 than in 1897, Eighteen hundred and ninety-five was the banner year in the history of oil developments in Northwestern Ohio, but the year 1896 was only slightly behind the record. Forty-two fewer wells were completed in 1896 than in 1895, and the production was increased more rapidly than the demands of the consumers. The decline for 1897 from the figures of 1896 was 1.975 in wells completed. New operations, which were almost at a standstill at the beginning of 1898, under the stimulus of an advancing market were more than doubled at the close of the year. On January 31, 1898, only 50 rigs and 104 drilling wells were in operation, while on the last day of December the count showed 123 rigs and 279 drilling wells. On December 31, 1899, there were 163 rigs and 301 drilling wells in operation. The increase over the record at the close of 1898 is 40 rigs and 22 wells drilling. More wells were completed in the Buckeye oil fields in 1895 than during any previous year. The record was 4501, including 562 dry holes. During the year 1896, 4,459 wells were completed and 550 of them were dusters. In 1897, only 2,484 wells were ocmpleted and 384 of them were destitute of oil in paying quantities, and at the close of the year there were 8 fewer rigs and 122 less wells drilling under way than at the close of 1896. The record of new operations for the last of December, 1896, was 90 rigs and 250 drilling wells. At the close of 1895, 195 rigs and 331 drilling wells were under way, which was a gain of over 100 per cent. on the figures at the clo-e of 1894. While 1895 showed an increase of 2,030 wells over the record for 1894, 1896 was 42 behind the figures of 1895. On the whole, 2.471 wells were completed in 1894, 392, or about 16 per cent., of which were destitute of oil in paying quantities. There were 1,574 wells com- pleted in 1893. 1.449 in 1892, and 1,571 in 1891. The dry holes numbered 208 in 1893, 188 in 1892 and 246 in 1801. Only 2,398 wells were completed in the Buckeye oil fields during 1898, which was the smallest number recorded in the past six years. Of this number, 272 wells were dry. There were 538 wells abandoned in the Buckeye oil fields during 1898, and 669 in 1899. Up to the 1st of January, 1898, 25,000 wells had been completed in the Buckeye oil fields since the beginning of the Trenton rock devel- opments. Adding 3.550 for the past year, gives a grand total of 28,559. The. number of productive wells connected with the pipe lines on January 1, 1897, was given at 17.050. Adding the number of wells completed in 1898 and 1899 and deducting the dry holes and abandoned wells, would give 21,133 as the number of producing wells on the 1st of January, 1900. The price of Lima oil has gradually enhanced in value during the past two years. Opening at 46c a barrel for North Lima and qic a barrel for South Lima THE BUCKEYE FIELDS. 117 on the 1st of January, 1898, prices were steadily marked up, until 80c and 75G¢, respectively, was realized at the close. The market continued firm throughout 1899 and on the last of December North Lima commanded $1.17 and South Lima $1.12 per barrel. This was an entire reversal of the market conditions that ruled throughout 1897. Opening at €0c a barrel for North Lima and 55¢c a barrel for South Lima, in 1897, the quotations gradually fell off until at the close of the year they touched 46c and 4ic, respectively. These were the lowest figures of the year. In 1895, the stimulus of an advancing market was the incentive for a large amount of field operations. At the beginning of 1895 the price of North and South was 55c and soc a barrel, and goc and 8o0c a barrel at the close. Stocks increased during 1896 and the price went down from goc a barrel for North Lima and 80c a barrel for South Lima oil in January, to 60c and 55c¢ a barrel, respectively, in December. ‘ While Lima oil was formerly almost exclusively used for fuel, it has been steadily growing in favor for illuminating purposes during several years past. It now enters largely into the manufacture of refined oil of a very superior quality. It contains a much smaller percentage of illuminating oil than the Pennsylvania product, and therefore commands a lower price. During the past five years, 17,401 wells have been completed in the Lima oil districts of Northwestern Ohio; of the entire number 2,163, or about 12% per cent., were destitute of oil in paying quantities. This is a much better showing so far as unproductive ventures are concerned than is furnished by the Pennsyl- vania oil district. In the following tables will be found the detailed statistics of operations in the various districts of the Buckeye oil fields from 1895-1899: WOOD COUNTY. 1897, Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. July? ais. soe 98 2,750 15 34 61 95 1895. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’!. ues eee 17° #1945 it 2 62 «91 jim TL 1,638 16 43 39 g2|September .. 71 1,420 14 1 59 86 Thre wen 4Y 839 7 % 65 141| October ..... 57 «61,08 «6110S 80'—s*dL (ts March ...... 81 1,733 18 98 74 172| November .. 56 990 8 34 41 15 April ........ 113 2,175 18 116 106 222) December .. 39 920 8 29 44 73 May ....seeee 168 3,424 21 151 111 262 — —_— June .,.....- 180 3,302 24 152 137 289, Total ..... 788 113 DUY cacaiariee es: 184 2,858 80 127 187 264 August ..... 188 3,364 14 109 125 234 1898. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. September ..170 3,940 17 111 145 256/ January .... 43 955 6 30 34 64 October ..... 160 2,700 18 106 144 250) Pebruary ... 36 745 8 19 23 42 November .. 160 2,896 14 988 130 213|/\arch ...... 2% 46 «680—t«i«‘“t‘C COC December .. 124 1,947 15 78 115 193) april ........ 33 605 OBC Ty am May ......+.. 24 635 3 41 27 68 Total ..... 1,646 202 June .. BL «1,165 = 5B OBTSsCéBSsCDH JULY siecooees 719 1,805 q 62 90 152 1896. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg.T'l. | August ..... 117 —-2,900 - 5 o fe B 15 82 114 196|September .. 116 2,425 0 Pere in 208 9 95 112 207| October ..... 113 «225 = 8S GGCO1:S=«*dG7 2,420 15 88 145 233 November .. 105 2,095 12 62 108 170 8,385 11 82 141 223|December .. 94 1,485 10 50 104 (154 2,980 14 72 153 225 == a 3,235 19 66 127 198 Total ..... 837 91 2,610 25 58 109 167 1,790 11 414 105 146 1899. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. September .. 130 1,730 22 49 96 145 January .... 80 1,550 5 43 88 131 October ..... 99 1,860 q 61 87 148 February ... 56 695 2 40 81 121 November .. 118 2,339 17 58 86 144 March 9 954 6 32 64 96 December .. 112 2,355 17 34 8 118 April .. 535 9 37 52 8&9 an ewes May ... 845 9 52 89 141 Total ..... 1,593 182 June .. 2,475 6 50 93 143 July ... 1,685 6 51 92 148 1897, Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg.T’l. | August Fs ae - Mi ba 6 44 65 109)/September .. ; Sen a 6 9 44 81 125|October ..... 99 1,685 870129199 70 2,080 10 42 62 104| November .. 101 1,515 12 53 127 80 56 1,285 7 34 57 91| December .. 110 1,525 10 64 99 163 160 6 40 53 93 mate c= Pi 1.990 8 44 71 «#115| Total .....1,055 19 118 THE BUCKEYE FIELDS. HANCOCK COUNTY. 1895. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. January .... 21 365 5 16 238 39 February ... 24 450 °5 21 23 44 March ...... 35 643 7 20 40 60 April ... 44 819 5 24 44 68 May .. 52 77 18 384 47 «8&1 June . 50 800 7 $83 55 88 July .... - 58 802 13 33 50 83 August ..... 50 630 5 25 56 81 September 52 1,000 9 24 42 66 October ..... 38 762 5 2 43 64 November .. 34 710 5 27 28 5b December .. 36 640 5 20 29 49 Total ..... 494 84 1896. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. January .... 33 745 2 27 36 63 February ... 34 699 q 24 39 638 March 48 980 8 29 51 80 April ... 54 975 6 82 58 &% May... 80 1,675 7 51 64 105 June 81 1,620 17 24 56 80 July .... - 68 1,090 9 19 67 86 August ..... 62 990 12 17 51 68 September .. 62 1,060 13 12 48 60 October ..... 51 1,330 7 12 56 68 November .. 55 920 6 18 50 68 December .. 51 1,045 9 17 66 8 Total ..... 679 103 1897, Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. January .... 54 770 5 12 61 63 February ... 44 655 5 12 45 57 March ...... 41 665 5 18 42 55 April .. ais. “40. 455 6 5 29 34 May . 32 925 1 14 2 41 June 35 475 5 10 38 48 July ... 39 460 7 8 20 28 August ..... 17 580 3 9 20 29 September .. 22 400 3 15 38 50 October ..... 40 1,290 12 12 42 54 November .. 41 830 11 10 30 40 December .. 26 22500«11 7 % al Total ..... 432 4 1898. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’1. January .... 23 310 6 6 14 20 February ... 9 145 1 4 16 20 March ...... 10 120 3 4 17 21 April .. -» 10 185 1 9 19 28 May ......... 19 685 1 8 2 28 June ........ 21 285 3 8 23 281 July ......... 23 310 =. 5 i 25 36 August ..... 27 490 2 9 2 34 September .. 29 730 4 221 38 54 October ..... 38 610 5 21 41 62 November .. 43 905 4 27 4 72 December .. 50 675 5 16 49 65 Total ..... 302 40 1899. Com Prod Dry Rigs.Irg. Yl. January .... 41 855 1 2 3 57 February ... 37 700 6 18 26 44 March ...... 28 415 2 13 2&8 41 April ........ 26 520 5 15 23 38 May .......05 31 615 1 1 39 «686 June ........ 44 915 2 16 438 59 JULY sesxercee, 38 545 2 14 44 =~ 68 1899. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T'l. August ..... 47 960 7 WW 4 61 September .. 56 920 9 28 40 68 October ..... 53 1,025 9 2 44 TL November .. 56 940 8 32 49° 81 December .. 45 860 6 387 59 96 Total seas 497 58 ALLEN COUNTY. 1895. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’1. January .... 7 144 0 6 7 2 February 4 90 1 7 12 19 March . 18 248 5 2 13 15 April . 18 342 3 1 14 26 May .. 23 238 8 11 16 26 June 26 373 9 8 17 25 July =. 24 435 4 5 23 28 August ..... 22 495 4 9 2 3 September .. 18 287 3 wH 10 2% October ..... 16 196 3 9 160 5 November .. 21 372 3 10 8 18 December .. 18 194 4 8 21 2 TOER) samse 215 47 1896. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. January .... 18 117 9 10° =18 28 February ... 15 170 5 14 22 36 March ...... 22 355 6 6 13 19 April ....... . 4 210 4 8 21 29 May: .3..2.a0ce 27 435 6 8 17 June .......- 22 315 3 3 2 6 July .....00. . 16 220 3 2 1 2B August ..... 20 350 3 1 5 6 September .. 9 150 0 1 1 October ..... 1 140 2 38 16 19 November .. 22 385 5 9 2% 34 December .. 30 730 6 7 2% 231 Total ..... 226 52 1897. Com, Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. January .... 23 475 3 4 28 27 February ... 22 390 5 6 Wb 21 March ...... 20 435 3 2 15 ff April ..... vve 28 400 5 2 16 18 May ......66. 22 300 2 2 8 10 June ........ 15 270 2 2 12 14 TU? seeeiemaioy, 16 245 3 0 10 10 August ..... 12 200 3 2 12 14 September .. 18 190 3 1 200 UU October ..... 16 345 5 5 lh 16 November .. 17 170 7 ; 6b & December .. 13 160 2 2 8 10 Total ..... 212 43 1898. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. January .... 7 55 2 3 9 2 February ... 12 200 3 3 lu 14 March ...... 10 160 2 2 u 18 April ........ 16 300 4 0 2 May .. . 16 400 1 5 1 #18 June . ow 1D 205 3 ll 16 2 July ......... 18 350 1 5 16 21 August ..... 26 475 5 10 380 40 September .. 35 605 5 il 2 36 October ..... 39 1,295 3 10 3 4 November .. 41 645 9 2 45 69 December .. 41 845 6 18 44 62 Total ..... 280 44 1899. Com. January .... 52 February ... 37 March ...... 65 April ........ 54 May ......... 58 June ........ 56 JUDY oecceceen 55 August ..... wi} September .. 80 ‘October ..... 78 November .. 97 December .. 75 Total ..... 185 AUGLAIZE COUNTY. 1895. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’]. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’1. 1,015 955 1,257 1,255 870 1,220 1,420 1,820 1,770 1,635 2,140 1,455 January .... 21 396 February ... 17 524 March ...... 23 791 Apr) wea cases 25 488 May: icdideies 48 855 DUNG? vairasenrs 50 =: 1,632 DUIS? assis nara ns 66 §=1,406 AUBUSt vanes 59 =—s-:1,524 September .. 42 726 October ..... 48 925 November .. 48 935 December .. 36 990 Total vaca 482 1896. Com. January .... 29 February ... 28 March July ... August September .. 24 October ..... 11 November .. 15 December .. 16 Total ..... 308 1897. Com. January .... 24 February ... 16 March ...... 17 April ........ 27 May ....-.55+ 25 June .......- 30 July ... 26 August 33 September .. 35 October ..... 33 November .. 21 December .. 17 Total ..... 303 1898. Com. January 15 February 11 March ...... 16 April .......- 13 MAY scacaveee 14 Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’). 606 537 455 655 765 585 280 385 735 195 275 145 Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’]. 475 450 680 560 550 ray POINBPVE MAPS wp Be AOR Pm OOOO RA me ANONIOAIn HRA BR THE BUCKEYE FIELDS. 1898. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs July ......... 28 620 5 7 August ..... 34 575 re 7 September .. 29 490 6 8 October ..... 27 835 4 13 November .. 29 385 6 8 December .. 9 155 1 7 Total ...... 240 44 1899. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs January .... 21 245 5 5 February 12 130 0 3 March ...... 20 150 7 8 ADP seceaces 12 235 1 5 Maye scisiicains 24 330 6 6 June ........ 30 280 8 7 July ......... 27 240 7 15 August ..... 26 240 9 5 September .. 23 260 4 i October ..... 26 265 9 8 November .. 29 325 9 «7 December .. 26 305 7 8 Total ...... 276 72 August September .. 105 October ..... 91 November .. 123 December .. 61 1896. Com. January .... 77 February ... 81 March April .. May... June July ..... August September 57 October ..... 48 November .. 39 December .. 45 October ae 11 1,057 1,145 1,176 1,467 1,615 2,365 2,290 2,190 1,520 Hit WAGHPOKROAMTTMH n o 22 29 43 119 . Drg. Tl. 21 28 2330 230 31 13-26 16024 19 26 -Drg. T’l, 12. «17 1 «18 5 618 1116 19 25 1522 18 «33 16021 15 (26 2129 22 = 29 24 = 32 . Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l.. 50 58 88 91 123 137 143 141 145 157 90 116 Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. 1,305 1,628 1,785 2,305 2,180 2,095 1,435 1,070 950 885 800 815 390 360 420 605 740 360 355 180 385 275 NPNONMWOrHOARWNCO s CrRWAONNRE WOOF 16 21 65 60 52 63 57 100 101 . Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l1. 35 44 44 40 33 28 30 25 21 20 THE BUCKEYE FIELDS. a 120 1897. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. 1897. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg.T’1. November .. il 225 0 15 6 21|January .... 11 200 3 5 8 December .. 8 70 2 16 6 22|}February ... 8 150 2 6 12 ——4 os March ...... 12 165 3 5 8. Total ...... 258 19 April ... 7 50 8 5 15 : May .. 15 180 5 7 5 1898. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. one : : bets ‘ ir January... 7 7% 0 MW 1 Wigs wk Bouter se) | ee) ee ae po |September .. 16 19 6 2 7 MATCH seen Se ee Sl Oetobee as te od ow ae April ...++-- u oe 4 ae 6g gi November,, @ WW 4 ws May «...... December .. 2 45 0 1 8 June ........ 19 300 0 i = a Pe = July .......e. a1 3250 7 August ..... 36 0«C<“‘HCtCCsiT~Ss8'| FOtAl ...... 118 32 Boptember i. a ee Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T'l. | rer November .. 51 780 0 28 2 2 Tae f ma : | : Decemberye cal ABE ie March ...... 5 6 0 5 6 Total ...... 269 10 pie serene : pu i 3 : 1899. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg.T’] ae aki Fi oe i a January .... 30 530 8 1622 88) Aneust ..... 11 9 2 1 7 February ... 26 360 1 17 2% 42) September .. 7 110 2 5 610 March ...... 36 452 3 21 16 37 October ..... 10 130 1 1 6 April ........ 19 290 1 20 15 35! November .. 9 100 2 2 5 May .....--.. 42 655 3 12 27 89) December .. 4 6 1 1 5 June ........ 39 39 3 14 30 x use ce July 40 500 «2 WR 185) Total... 90 10 August 37 480 0 10 27 37 September .. 42 565 «2 «6-19 8251) ggg, Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg.T’l. October ..... 45 600 1 2428 82 Sanuary .... 6 @ 14 41 7 November .. 53 730 1 15 32 47 February ... 4 65 0 3 5 December .. 43 2 ke eB “ue oa — = April ........ 4 3 0 2 7 Total ...... 452 2h erage ae 9 #0 i. 33°) 8 June 14 255 1 1 8 MERCER COUNTY. July .... 8 40 #0 0 August ..... 17 205 4 8 6 1895. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. Eaters sis a Fea i Fe s cae 17 32 ctober ..... February... 2 ©0701 gg|November.. 10 130 «1g Hd March ...... 29 7 4 16 18 g4/December.. 16 140 4 4 10 April ... 30 77 420600 CoTBCG:Sts«éD —— — May .. 26 1,112 5 11 7 38 Total: asexes 129 16 June . 41 1,080 2 34 2 56 July .... 3 «= 865—“( 2 January .... 1 800 0 3 4 ‘%)November:) 5 110 3 #41 #3 4 Februar; 4 40 1 3 1: March Vo sae i 10 a : : : December .. 4 © 1 1 0 1 April ........ 2 5 1 38 1 4! otal ...... 53 “6 May... 1 10 0 3 0 3 June .. ae 0 0 0 3 0 3] 1898. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. oat ie aa om eae ie 3 9 8/January.... 1 6 OG 0 0 0 September .. 1 30 0 3 1 4 February ... 0 0 0 0 0 0 October 0 0 0 3 i 4 March siviraieie 0 0 0 1 1 2) November .. 0 0 0 4 i 5 April ........ 1 5 0 0 1 1 December 2 0 2 3 0 3 May® sassecnas 2 45 0 0 3 3 ae sate Rs 3 45 0 1 6 7 on os UlLY sccswecee 7 100 0 3 4 7 Total ...... 14 4 August ..... 12 45 0 2 6 7 1898. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’1. Be TOREr . 2 : i i aL ctober ..... Lad aia z a a oe 3 November .. 10 9 0 5 7 2B March ...... 1 10 0 3 0 3, December .. 12 210 0 3 5 8 April .. 0 0 0 4 1 5 oar =6 May ... 3 35 1 3 0 3 I> Total ...... 68 1 Te ; : eo. oS 4S) oe Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. ‘August i 5 0 28 1. g{danuary .... 9 7% 0 2 8B 5 September .. 2 20 OF 1 90 1 co vee : a ; : : ; Nee enee es 2 3 i 1 3 oe ; . ‘ 1 ; 3 2 2 ay .. PeenPae y = ss June . 8 110 0 1 1 2 July .... 4 15 1 2 1 3 ee ae 2 t August ..... 5 4 0 2 4 6 1899. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs.Drg.1T’l.| September . 7 50 0 3 0 3 January .... 1 0 1 1 0 1| October ..... 1 30 0 0 6 6 February ... 0 0 0 2 1 3| November .. 5 50 0 4 3 7 March ..... s 2 0 2 1 0 1| December .. 4 25 1 1 3 4 April ..... aoe 0 0 0 1 0 1 r. acd Mey 0 Oo 0 4 1. 23] Total... 65 2 June .. 2 5 1 1 1 2 July .. 2 30 0 y 2 4 LUCAS COUNTY. August 3 110 0 3 6 9 . September . 9 140 1 5 4 9 1896. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. October ..... 7 80 0 2 1 g;January .... 2 %® 0 1 4 5 November .. 5 35 1 2 1 3|February ... 2 0 2 3 6 9 December .. 2 35 0 2 3 5| March ...... 4 85 1 2 5 t os ns ADE ssiieayres 3 90 0 1 9 10 May seiscars sinissv's 8 275 2 1 7 8 sae he “ a June ........ 10 30 600 CT SENECA COUNTY. JULY? wiser vies - 8 170 0 2 5 7 August ..... 10 195 1 2 i 18 1896. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs.Drg.T’l.| September . 12 an : : a 26| October ..... 9 January .... 17 280 0 11 15 Nevembon fo 42 Be 1 7 @ 3 February ... 18 150 2 8 17 2 March <> oA 295 1 w 19 31| December .. 12 490 1 4 17 21 April .. 22 575 0 9 23 32 = = May ... 26 590 0 8 15 23 92 i oy a - ; a4 ae Z Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’1. August ..... 22 650 1 4 15 19 2 8735 600 tO Seprember . 27 525 1 8 21 29 11 255 0 7 24 31 October ..... 17 225 1 6 12 18 15 340 1 6 24 30 November .. 21 240 2 1 7 8 Z a 3 ; “ a 0 8 8 December .. 14 340 4 1 340 : 6 19 Total +. 289 10 16 565 5 2 16 18 THE BUCKEYE FIELDS. 122 1897. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. August ..... 19 870 1 10 2 35 September .. 31 975 0 5 16 21 October ..... 231,120 2 8 26 34 November .. 25 1,010 1 8 21 29 December .. 21 790 0 7 18 25° Total ...... 232 12 1898. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’1. January .... 18 660 1 7 #12 «19 February ... 9 420 1 qT 8 15 March ...... 8 365 a T IW April .. 14 585 1 5 lt 16 May . 10 500 0 5 10 15 June 12 335 2 3 12 #15 July ... ve ie 450 1 7 14 21 August ..... 21 555 2 6 17 23 September .. 21 710 0 9 156 24 October ..... 16 450 3 10 10 2% November .. 16 425 1 1 22 37 December .. 24 475 1 uu 16 27 Total ...... 182 14 1899. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. January .... 17 515 2 12 12 2 February ... 10 285 1 U 2 24 March . » JAG 390 4 130 (22 April ... 17 385 1 10 6 16 May .... 13 235 0 9 16 25 June . 26 465 1 7 2 Wb July .... . 16 185 4 2 151. AT August ..... 14 240 0 10 16 2 September .. 20 280 2 8 13 21 October ..... 13 195 0 7 17 24 November .. 16 150 1 1 6 WW December .. 11 85 3 5 10 15 Total ...... 189 19 SHELBY COUNTY. 1898, Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs.Drg. T’l. January .... 5 125 1 1 4 5 February ... 4 185 0 0 3 3 March ssc 2 235 0 i 5 6 - . 8 345 1 2 7 9 9 360 1 2 5 7 12 355 0 0 3 3 4 80 1 2 5 7 8 130 2 0 6 6 September... 4 120 0 1 4 5 October ..... 6 190 0 1 5 6 November .. 11 510 0 3 8 ll December .. 10 405 1 0 a 7 Total, secevis 84 7 1899. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’}. January .... 6 190 0 1 3 4 February ... 3 35 1, 0 6 6 March ...... at 0 a 0 1 1 AMril scisseivice 1 50 0 0 3 2 May ..... tea 2 80 0 Z 3 5 June ..... vee 6 55 1 0 1 1 DULY? cssatececersiere » 8 30 1 0 2 2 August ..... 2 25 0 0 2 2 September .. 0 0 0 0 1 1 October ..... 0 0 0 0 1 1 November .. 1 10 0 0 0 0 December .. 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Total ...... 25 WYANDOTTE COUNTY. 1897. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. January .... 4 10 3 3 1 4 February... 1 0 1 1 3 4 March ...... 2 5 1 1 2 3 April sonsves 0 0 0 2 4 6 ae ee 3 0 3 1 3 4 June ........ 2 30 0 1 3 4 DULY asejs:niecesssce 3 30 2 0 2 2 August ..... 1 6b 0 0 4 4 September .. 3 95 1 0 2 Zz October ..... 2 25 0 1 0 1 November .. 0 0 0 0 0 o December .. 1 10 0 0 1 L Total ...... 22 11 1898. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’1. January .... 1 0 1 0 2 z February ... 0 0 0 0 1 1 March 1 5 0 0 1 1 April ... 1 5 0 1 1 2 May 1 0 1 1 1 2 June ........ 1 5 0 0 2 2 A ees 2 10 1 0 1 1 August ..... 2 15 0 0 0 0 September .. 0 0 0 0 0 0 October ..... 2 10 0 0 0 0 November .. 1 0 t 0 0 0 December .. 0 0 0 0 1 1 Total ...... 12 4 1899. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. January .... 1 25 0 0 0 0 February ... 0 0 0 0 1 1 March . 1 10 0 0 0 0 April ... 0 0 0 0 1 1 May .. 1 25 0 1 1 2 June . « 4 0 4 0 2 2 July .. siner 12 10 i 0 2 2 August ..... 2 15 1 0 1 1 September .. 2 10 0 1 2 3 October ..... 3 20 0 0 4 4 November .. 3 15 2 3 4 i: December .. 3 6b 2 1 4 5 Total scscucce 22 10 OTTAWA COUNTY. 1898. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. January .... 2 5 1 1 1 2 February ... 1 0 1 1 1 2 March ...... 1 20 0 1 0 1 April . io all 5 0 0 0 0 May ... a 30 0 0 0 0 June .. eo ot 40 0 0 1 1 ‘July ... 0 0 0 0 3 3 ‘August ..... 2 25 0 1 2 3 ‘September... 4 1” 0 0 A 1 October ..... 1. 5 0 1 2 3 November .. 2 80 0 4 2 6 December .. 2 65 0 2 2 4 Total ...... 18 2 1899. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. January .... 2 15 0 2 3 5 February ... 2 50 0 2 3 5 0 0 0 3 4 7 2 15 a 2 4 6 4 95 0 2 1 3 THE BUCKEYE FIELDS. 123, 1899 Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T'l. 1897. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. June ........ 4 50 0 1 1 2'\ January .... 3 40 1 1 2 3 July 1 15 0 0 2 2\tebruary ... 0 0 0 L 2 3 August 2 1 1 2 2 4/March ...... “i 5 4 OF. 2 2 September .. 3 120 0 0 3 3 April .. i 3 50 0 2 4 6 October ..... a 45 1 1 2 4|May. T 40 3 1 4 & November .. 3 30 0 0 9 9 | June 6 100 2 4 4 8 December .. 5 110 1 1 5 6 | JULY ....eeeee 3 85 0 2 9 — —- ‘August ..... 8 190 0 0 5 5 Total sivas 31 4 | September .. 4 85 1 0 4 4 October ..... 2 10 iL, 0 7 7 3 |November .. 6 5212062) 810 | December - 8 160 1 1 6 7 MISCELLANEOUS. Total ..... B2 rt 1895. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. 1898. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg.T’l. January .... 1 5 0 4 7 lijganuary .... 0 0 0 0 0 0 February... 4 7 2 4 9 18\Wepruary .. 0 i & Boe 4 March 5 28 2 8 10 18 0 0 0 0 2 2 April ........ 7 185 3 8 14 22 4 0 1 0 1 1 May ... 9 55 6 lo WW 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 June .. 18 225 8 8 14 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 July ..... 12 170 4 7 21 28 0 0 0 1 0 1 August mw 182 2 9 27 36) August ..... 1 5 0 0 OO 0 September .. 19 132 8 10 23 33\September.. 1 0 0 0 0 6 October ..... 17 385 2 7 27 34! October ..... 1 0 1 1 0 7 November ., 24 647 2 8 27 35\November.. 0 0 0 0 2 2 December .. 15 330 0 9 30 389|/December .. 2 10 1 0 2 2 Total ...... 143 39 Total v.06. 7 4 1896. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. 1899. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg.T’l. January .... 4 45 1 3 4 7|January .... 1 0 1 0 1 1 February ... 5 180 2 2 5 7|February... 1 5 0 0 0 0 March ...... 4 35 1 2 9 11| March ...... 1 0 1 0 0 0 April ........ 8 35 4 1 6 7, April ... 0 0 0 0 0 0 May ....-eeee qT 40 2 4 4 8|May .... 0 0 0 0 0 0 JTUNe .rccseee 3 10 2 0 5 5| June .......- 2 0 2 0 0 0 July w.cecaeee 5 45 i; 1 5 6| July ......+- * 2 0 2 0 0 0 August ..... 6 90 3 3 6 9| August ..... 1 0 i 0 2 2 September... 5 85 2 3 6 9|September .. 1 0 1 0 2 2 October ..... 6 135 0 1 7 8| October ..... 1 10 0 0 0 0 November .. 7 50 4 1 5 6|November .. 0 0 0 0 0 0 December .. 2 30 1 2 8 10}December .. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total ...... 62 23 Total ...... 10 8 Prod. Dry. Rigs. 5,08 30 122 3,335 17 122 3,933 39 96 3,340 28 109 4,185 30 117 6,225 36 113 4,820 30 115 5525 83 119 6,030 32 152 5,700 36 169 6,070 40 139 5,085 44 163 Drg. T’l. 225 232 178 156 243 253 - 252 284 287 336 342 301 347 354 274 265 360 366 367 403 439 505 481 464 SUMMARY OF BUCKEYE WELLS COMPLETED BY COUNTIES. 1,593 679 226 788 432 212 837 1 302 280 308 851 260 149 239 92 303 240 269 “e252 7 497 785 276 452 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. T’t’l. 1055 5,919 2,404 1,718 1,609 2,835 984 334 415 695 109 56 49 274 ede tite Reread 4,501 4.459 2.484 2.398 3,559 17,401 SUMMARY OF BUCKEYE DRY HOLES BY COUNTIES. 124 _ THE BUCKEYE: FIELDS. RECAPITULATION. The following is the summary of the Buckeye oil fields by months: 1895. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. 1899. Com. January .... 200 4,482 33 114 132 246) January .... 267 February ... 167 3,778 19 171 165 3836| February ... 192 March ...... 247 5,376 38 207 213 420| March ...... 254 April ........ 816 6,248 383 237 279 516) April ....... . 176 May .. --. 412 8,111 66 306 302 608/May ....... «» 258 June ... . 461 9,772 65 340 367 707/ June ........ 350 JULY, cwcccvies 484 9,001 69 315 399 T14/July ......... 296 August ..... 519 10,025 48 284 4138 697) August ..... 330 September .. 462 9,175 59 294 406 00|September .. 375 October ..... 427 8,586 48 264 435 699] October ..... 342 November .. 470 9,685 48 192 308 500) November .. 379 December .. 3386 6,284 36 195 331 526) December .. 340 Total .....4,501 562 TOtAL sss 3,559 1896. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’1. January .... 828 5,651 43 206 326 532 February ... 355 6,524 44 218 315 533 March ...... 370 7,905 56 231 338 569 April ........ 433 9,340 39 202 368 570 May ......... 504 9,905 55 208 374 582 June «....... 513 9,670 63 146 296 442 JUly: waves vs 396 66,905 «6 47:« 131-281 412) County. August ..... 386 6,175 35 106 251 357! Wood ......... 1,646 September .. 346 5,640 52 114 251 365! Hancock ...... 494 October ..... 278 «865,855 826 118 241 359] Allen ..... vee 215 November .. 300 5,645 42 134 228 362) Auglaize ...... 482 December .. 300 6,180 48 90 250 340) Sandusky .....1,005 — Ss Mercer ........ 387 Total .....4,459 550 Van Wert. 129 Seneca ........ 0... 1897. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg.T’l. | Lucas ........6 wees January .... 252 4,700 29 94 217 311| Shelby ............ February ... 193 3,600 28 109 222 331| Wyandotte ....... March ...... 211 4,820 30 102 201 303) Ottawa ........... APPL: sigiivaiics 215 4,040 81 96 187 283| Miscellaneous. 143 MAY casweaa ts 226 «64,180 899s: 149—s 248 June ........ 211 «4,525 25 94 189 283) Total July we... . 238 5,780 86 76 160 236 August ..... 198 6,740 26 79 184 263 September .. 216 6,285 33 71 168 249 OCObe® «asa 197 5,965 389 85 178 263 November ..191 4,155 48 87 142 229 December .. 141 2,975 33 82 128 210 Total. sess 2,484 384 County. 1898. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg.T’). | wood ......... 202 January .... 129 2,765 21 81 94 175|Hancock ...... 84 February ... 88 2,105 18 G1 82 143) Allen .......... 47 March ...... 89 2,085 10 79 94 173) Auglaize ...... 68 April ........ 118 «2,520 18 #475 98 173|Sandusky ..... 69 May asvcyaxees 114 3,205 13 96 99 195; Mercer ........ 40 JUNE vessieres 163 3,270 16 122 174 296| Van Wert.... 18 JULY eeeeaienin 206 4,230 21 120 209 329|Seneca ... sats August ..... 298 6,255 87 108 223 331, Lucas .. bie September 287 5915 29 131 217 348 | Shelby oe October «4+. 802-5975) 25s «145 248) 898 | Wyandotte ... ... November .. 319 6,025 85 169 288 457, Ottawa ........ ates December .. 285 4,830 29 128 279 402 Miscellaneous. 39 Total ..... 2,398 272 TROCAL sccm 562 7 58 96 72 “21 16 182 113 91 103 74 = 40 52 438 44 62 59 44 40 19 10 43 32 10 24 4 1 10 6 1 ll 12 «14 Mdina, « Sis q eae. ALL, 4 Side re sate 2 2300 «il 4 550 «384 «272 395 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. T’t’l. 667 359 282 305 159 141 48 19 56 11 25 6 85 2,163 125 THE INDIANA FIELD. WORK OF THE DRILL IN THE HOOSIER OIL DISTRICTS FOR THE YEARS 1895 TO 1899, Indiana showed a decided increase in wells completed during the year 1899, but was still considerably short of the records established in 1894, 1805 and 1806. The advancing market has been the stimulus for increased activity in all sections, but the results of the drill have hardly been up to expectations. Three hundred and sixty-three more wells were completed than in 1898, and 11 fewer dry holes. In spite of the increased number of new wells, the production has not been materially increased and it is not now generally believed that any remarkable increase in the world’s supply of crude petroleum will be furnished by the Hoosier State. There is a large area of prospective oil territory to be developed in the districts now devoted entirely to the production of natural gas, but there is little likelihood of its being opened up to the oil producers for several years yet. f the 1,057 wells completed in the Indiana oil fields in 1899, only 103, or about 10 per cent., were destitute of oil in paying quantities. This is a most remarakable feature, as during the early developments of the Trenton rock oil fields, Indiana acquired a reputation for the spotted character of its oil territory. At the close of the year there were 54 rigs and 100 wells drilling under way in the Indiana oil fields, which was an increase of 28 rigs and 36 wells drilling over thg record for the last day of 1898. During the year the price of Indiana oil ad- vanced from 75c to $1.12 per barrel. Only nine more wells were completed in the Indiana oil fields during 1898 than in 1897, but at the close of the year there were 14 more rigs and 35 more drilling wells under way. The last three months of 1898 witnessed a big increase in field operations. The price of Indiana oil advanced from 4ic a barrel at the beginning of the year to 75c at the close. The new oil pools in the gas districts of Madison and Delaware counties have been shut down for the past two years owing to the decision of the courts that imposes a penalty for drilling oil wells when such drilling causes the waste of a large amount of natural gas. The wells completed in the Indiana oil fields during 1898 were 694 in number. One hundred and fourteen, or about 16 per cent. of the total, were destitute of oil in paying quantities. Compared with 1897, there was an increase of 25 in pro- ductive wells and a decrease of 16 dry holes. At the close of the year there were 26 rigs and 64 drilling wells in progress, as compared with 12 rigs and 29 drilling wells at the close of 1897. The increase in new operations was over I00 per cent. The productive wells completed in the Indiana fields in 1897 showed a decrease of 467 and the dry holes of 28 from the previous year. While about 13 per cent. of the wells drilled in 1896 were destitute of oil in paying quantities, nearly 20 per cent. of the total drilled in 1897 were failures. At the close of 1897 operations had declined to 12 rigs and 29 drilling wells, which was a falling off of 12 rigs and 23 drilling wells from the figures at the close of 1896, or nearly 50 per cent. There were 24 rigs and 52 drilling wells under way on the last of December, 1806. i : ‘ There were 685 wells completed in the Hoosier oil fields in 1897, and 130 were dry holes. In 1896, the number of wells completed was 1,180, and 158 of them were dry holes. The year 1895 completed 1,267 wells, which was the great- est number yet recorded. The dry holes summed up 166. In 1894, 1,198 wells were completed, including 182 dry holes. In 1893 there were 573 wells eoaimiete and in 1892, 296. At the close of 1895 there were 80 rigs and 8&1 drilling wells under way, as compared with 32 rigs and 58 drilling wells at the close of eo Up to the first day of January, 1898, 5,267 wells had been drilled in the Indi- ana oil fields. Adding 697 completed in 1898 and 1,057 for the year 1899, gives an aggregate of 7,018 for the first of January, 1900. The number of pro Hobe wells at the beginning of 1898 was placed at 3,850. There were 114 dry ae completed in 1898 and 103 in 1899, while the abandoned wells summed up 169 in 1898 and 247 in 1899. Adding the number completed during the past two years 126 THE INDIANA FIELD. and subtracting the number of dry holes and abandoned wells, gives 4,968 as the number of producing wells in the Indiana oil fields on January 1, 1900. In the following tables will be found the record of the drill in the Indiana oil fields for the past five years: WELLS COUNTY. 1899. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. January .... 27 760 1 1 19 34 1895. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg.T’l. | February ... 15 330 1 12 2 36 January .... 35 1,402 38 24 37 61| March ...... 28 665 2 6 23 29 February ... 27 1,060 1 B&B 2 50|.April ........ 28 680 0 8 18 26 waisieius 41 1,626 3 «039 29 +68|May .......... 87 1,080 0 16 23 39 wae arte 49 1,900 4 560 «6 420=— («98 | June ........ 40 790 3 8 26 34 61 = 1,845 6 59 859 118/ July ......... 37 810 3 9 27 36 83 -2,725 7 46 52 98] August ..... 54 =: 1,000 2 7 28 35 75 1,532 7 41 #53 94|September .. 46 855 4 19 48 62 seoee 73 1,400 9 39 42 81/October ..... 57 975 4 25 34 5D September .. 56 1,400 4 43 45 88| November .. 57 1,445 2 2 37 57 October ..... 50 =: 1,206 4 38 47 85|December .. 47 985 38 24 38 62 November .. 57 = 1,453 3 «30 3767 — _ December .. 41 1,110 4 35 41 76| Total...... 473, 25 Ce pe = BLACKFORD COUNTY. 1896. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’. 1895. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. January .... 39 805 2 29 37 66 Rebruany nc We A i Asleep gee weg March . 30 70 1 28 2 47lnpron . 9)0ClU! Ul April ... 6 iO 9 FB ala 1 0OCOti kt May . 190 0 8 Lay ODA (ik CO June . 581,830 8 1589 BA ew 8 o1o2k 646 July .. - 49 1115 6 16 86 BBG ToT 5. ie) A dds, August ..... 45 = 1,235 3 10 2 39 ‘August ae 8 150 0 1 9 10 September .. 28 730 2 12 20 B82) gontemper.. 14370 «d1si‘(‘zcwtOtOS October ..... 240 8200 os Oak November .. 30 720 1 2 20 40 November .. B 262 1 6 6 2 December .. 30 600 3 7 22 39 December w 2 350 3 5 7 2: Total - sissies 460 38 Total 122 12 1897. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs.Drg.T’l. | 1896. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. January .... 15 235 5 8 18 26! January .... 8 162 1 7 0 27 February ... 18 420 3 12 15 27) February ... 22 425 J 5 17 2 March ...... 15 350 0 7 17 24) March ...... 22 45 0 9 WZ 2% April ... 21 200 4 8 I 19) April ........ 33 355 #7 12 20 32 May .. 26 595 9 0 8 10 18 | May 2.1.0... 32 390 8 17 22 39 June ........ 16 210 2 7 17 24) June ........ 36 5100 7 «#61806 «Lo July ......... 24 520002 5 12 17) July ......... 17 25 1 12 8 2 August ..... 17 345 1 3 13 16 August ..... 19 325 2 6 7 13 September .. 12 350 I, 9 8 17) September .. 11 185 1 4 3 7 October ..... 12 135 2 4 ‘T 11) October ..... 6 90 0 7 1 8 November .. 5 60 0 1 6 ,November.. 7 45 1 8 3 December .. 5 110 0 2 5 7 December .. 8 70 2 3 5 8 Total ...... 181 20 Total ...... 221 31 1898. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’1. 1897. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. January .... 5 95 0 3 5 8 January .... 8 145 1 5 4 9 February ... 3 55 0 1 3 4| February ... 5 245 1 7 3 10 March ...... 5 50 0 2 8 10|'March ...... 6 110 1 3 5° 8 April ........ 8 140 2 5 5 10: April ........ 6 205 4 3 3 6 May cscs veces 5 60 1 3 8 VL) May® sccnncese 6 240 1 5 4 9 TONE]: secsicne sis 15 335 1 5 11 Wj June seeccscs 7 80 2 1 6 7 DULY’ 2a. yoreistoiene 17 390 1 7 12 19¢| TYG cscicoes sain 8 220 4 2 4 6 August ..... 24 415 2 4 8 12, August ..... 5 40 2 4 4 8 September 24 460 3 616 22 38' September .. 8 140 2 3 5 8 ‘October ..... 30 630 1 i 22% 42 October ...:+ 4 20 2 5 3 8 November .. 36 660 38 21 418 39:\ November .. 5 vis) 3 2 4 6 December .. 34 580 3 10 16 26:December .. 2 80 0 I 5 6 Total ...... 206 17 » Total ...... 70 23 THE INDIANA FIELD. es 127 1898. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. Tl. 1897, Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. January .... 3 30 1 2 #4 #426) August ..... 4 15 12 4 2 6 February ... 2 20 0 3 6 9| September .. 7 45 4 3 3 6 March ...... 5 30 2 1 6 7| October ..... 4 120 0 6 3 9 APT) cesses 5 30 2 2 6 8| November .. 4 65 1 4 2 6 May ......00- 7 175 0 ab 7 8| December .. 2 40 0 0 3 3 wavs, 14 225 2 6 7 18 — a 18 455 2 2 16 18 Total ...... 53 19 20 315 3 5 13 18 September .. 18 170 2 7 16 23) 1898. Com. Frod.Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. October ..... 18 170 2 9 12 21) January 3 40 1 0 November .. 16 120 3 4 22 26|%ebruary .. 1 ae December .. 18 15 6 2 12 14 Bes Be tee cae nee aaa = on atiioiee 2 90 0 2 3 5 pril . . 9 65 5. 1 1 2 Total ...... 139 25 May ba 2 0 2 2 1 3 ; une . 60 0 3 3 6 1899. ry.Rigs.Drg.T’l.| July ......... 4 3% 1 38 #6 8 January .... 0 38 12 15) August ..... 5 120 1 7 3 610 February . 4 4 9 13|September .. 6 6 2 3 7 10 March ...... 3 2 8 10] October ..... 5 70 0 3 6 9 April .....5-- 2 8 us 15} November .. 8 115 3 4 5 9 May .. 1 6 18 19| December .. 6 80 1 5 3 8 June . a 4 6 10 — _ July .... 2 0 ll 11 Total scssve 53 16 August ..... 4 7 #15 2 Pee es Bs ie i a 1899. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. ctober ..... Noemhers: 0 6 8 1 Uo Blggeee et” a “wn 4 oo 2 4 December .. 14 235 0 5 19 24] wareh 7 60 2 2 1 3 Total ...... 175 24 ae a a June ... 1 0 1 3 2 5 JAY COUNTY. July we 8 25 1 2 3 5 August ..... 3 20 2 3 3 6 1895. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg.J"l. | September .. 7 25 3 1 8 9 January .... 11 300 8 8 17° 2%| October ..... 10 10 3 4 4 8 February ... 8 190 3 15 13 2g|November.. 7 % 1 3 8 I March 18 355, 8 17 20 37| December .. 9 180 0 4 8 2 April ... 33 728 10 20 19 39 ——t ae May .. 25 585 8 26 26 52 Total ...... 61 15 June ........ 38 1,155 8 19 26 45 DULY” sereinaisroie 25 655 2 8Ci1Bs 8 4G ADAMS COUNTY. August ..... 28 570 9 12 23 35 : : September .. 25 665 7 14 22 36 1895. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. October ..... 18 400 6 i 14 2! January .... 4 250 0 2 1 3 November .. 13 345 2 6 12 18} February ... 8 43 0 4 6 610 December .. 8 160 4 8 15 23! March ...... 8 325 1 7 : a == = April .......+ 8 335 0 6 4 Total ...... 245 71 May .. 14 320 3 i ll 21 June 18 620 3 5 9 24 1896. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg.T'l. | July ......... 18 380 4 i ei zs January .... 1 20 #5 5 I i16|;August ..... 14 0315 Pebruaity w. 16 265 7 Wd 17 28|September .. 12 20 09 WH Wh 22 March 15 445 2 7 24 31 | October ..... 9 365 0 7 7 14 April ... 32 495 11 10 18 2|November.. 38 5 0 7 638 10 May .... 25 395 8 2 17 28|December .. 4 120 o 18 a 2 June ........ 22 490 7 10 17 27 ae Sam DULY? sciceeaens 18 200 § 10 2% 35) Total...... 110 12 August ..... 4 7 i ‘ ‘ ereotee ee . a 4 9 13 1896. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. October ..... 10 220 2 3 5 8) January .... 5 65 1 13 10 23 November .. 9 160 z 2 8 10| February ... 5 1% 1 28 9 22 December .. 11 9% $3 41 6 £@/|March «..... 10 a # x —— = April cisnsees 6 33 Total ...... 206 64 May .. 20 e { a = June .......- 17 46 1897. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg.T’l. | July .......-- 8 230 0 8 6 14 January .... 6 90 1 D) 5 7; August ..... 9 275 2 7 6 ie February 5 55 2 5 4 9| September .. 10 290 1 9 4 i March ...... 5 1 4 3 1 4/ October ..... 9 15 2 8 4 April ....... 0 4 i 8 44 0 4|November.. 5 10 2 To 2% oF May .. 0 0 0 3 3 6| December .. 8 180 0 8 5 q June . ise f 95 a «B 3 8 ead. ae MWY ccrcwanis 6 90 0 3 4 7 Total ...... 112 14 128 THE INDIANA FIELD. 1897. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. brg.T'l.; 296. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. January .... 38 30 L 10 2 12, June ........ 14 310 0 1 il 12 February ... 5 60 2 9 2 LE JULY" oeucsaien's 8 195 0 2 10 12 Mareh. a ceve - 115 i 1 22 Aveust. ccs 13 225 2 4 3 7 April ........ 5 95 1 6 2 $. September 5 80 0 2 5 T May ......... 5 160 1 6 3 9 October ..... 5 145 0 3 4 7 June ........ 4 105 1 7 4 11:' November .. 8 185 0 3 5 8 JULY: tenivoves 5 140 0 6 3 9 December .. 6 115 0 2 9 11 August ..... 3 4 2 6 3. 9! — — September .. 4 70 2 4 2 6, Total ...... 118 4 October ..... 1 20 0 0 2 2 November .. 2 55 0 2 2 4: 1897. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. December .. 2 9 2 1 2 3) January .... 4 90 0 0 5 5 pe ae _February ... 5 100 1 2 5 7 ADEA tees 2 ie ‘March ...... 4 15 0 3 38 6 1898. Com. Prod.Dry.Rigs Drei! Mey ce BOR FBG January .... 3 90 1 0 1 1. June cox 8 225 0 1 2 3 February ... 0 0 0 0 0 v¥ July ......... 6 205 0 0 4 4 March ...... 0 0 0 0 2 2. August ..... 3 55 0 0 3 3 April ........ 3 65 1 1 0 1!September .. 3 90 0 0 1 1 May ......... 1 2 0 1 0 1) October ..... 1 b 0 0 21 1 JUNE: gees <2 1 45 0 2 2 4| November... 2 95 0 1 0 1 DULY: ssscisevares 2 vi 0 2 2 4;/ December .. 1 20 0 0 1 1 August ..... 4 85 0 1 2 3 —— - September .. 5 125 0 6 4 10) otal sass 44 i October ..... 7 195 1 2 7 9 November .. 5 80 1 2 7 9| 1898. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’!. December .. 6 100 0 0 5 5 January .... 2 15 1 0 0 0 ee a ‘February... 0 0 0 1 al wy Total ...... 37 4 March . 1 15 0 0 1 1 April . 0 0. 0 1 0 1 1899. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg.T'i. | May 2 80 0 2 3 3 January .... 2 20 0 1 4 5 | June 5 130 0 4 4 8 February ... 2 50 0 0 6 ¢« July .. » 6 250 0 4 3 ‘ Marek scsenx 4 115 0 alt 4 5: August ..... 8 250 0 1 6 i APTI cciciivesie 2 35 0 0 4 4;September .. 7 235 0 3 8 I MAY? witnieceecetns 6 160 0 0 1 1| October ..... 12 345 0 6 10 16 UME, sacra 2 15 0 2 3 5| November .. 18 365 1 t 5 22 JIA eeseceeas 2 10 1 3 6 9|December .. 10 145 3 5 14 1% August ..... 8 125 1 0 5 3 = = September .. 7 75 2 5 2 7 Total...... 66 5 October ..... 4 25 2 4 3 cae November .. 6 170 1 3 4 7° 1899. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T'l. December .. 6 85 0 2 4 6) January .... 16 370 1 3 9 12 — = ‘February ... 8 205 2 3 7 10 Total ...... 51 7 March ...... 10 10 4 #7 9 16 April . 13 410 0 4 10 14 GRANT COUNTY. May .. 18 505 0 5 15 2 June . 27 905 1 7 10 17 ; ; mv, | July .. » 17 415 1 2 9 IL 1895. Com. rod: Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’). Musust ose. 19 580 0 2B 14 January .... 6 % 1 2 2 4)September.. 2 7230 1 3 1 1 February ... 3 80 0 2 1 3 October ..... b 499 1 tt 9 a connie i Br ; ; : : November... 14 260 0 15 19 34 May ......... Se a a aa oe June ........ 5 170 0 7 9 16 July woos... i 9 6 < m tg] TOM b sees a a August ..... 10 300 0 8 19 7 A i September... 18 48 0 7 2 28 HUNTINGTON COUNTY. October ..... 17 400 1 10 22 32 November .. 15 425 3 9 17 26 1896. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. December .. 17 265 1 oil 12 23) January .... 3 25 1 4 2 6 cara = February ... 2 80 0 3 4 7 Total ...... 111 7 March 3 55 1 0 q T April ... 6 190 1 6 2 & 1896. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’). May .... 5 100 2 5 4 > January .... 10 300 0 10 12 22|June 4 55 0 1 5 6 February ... 11 255 1 3 9 12; July .... . B 320 0 4 3 7 March ...... 6 225 1 7 10 17| August ..... 7 140 1 1 1 2 ADI wisawaas 14 340 0 8 13 21|September .. 7 205 0 1 6 7 May sescicnan 18 500 0 8 15 23|October ...... 2 60 0 3 5 & 1896. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T'l. November .. 7 145 1 2 3 5 December .. 3 40 0 3 5 8 Total ...... 63 " , 1897. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’}. January 5 140 0 3 4 February 2 120 0 1 6 March ...... 7 275 1 6 4 i ADDY scqiense 6 85 0 2 8 1 May ....-...- 4 180 0 1 4 June ......-. L 2 0 1 0 July ....seeee 0 0 0 1 2 August ..... 2 710 0 1 0 September... 0 0 0 0 1 October ..... 1 10 0 1 1 November .. 2 35 0 2 0 December .. 0 0 0 I 1 Total ...... 30 1 1898. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T'l. January .... 0 0 0 2 2 4 February... 2 40 0 L, 1 2 March ...... 1 20 0 2 2 4 April .. wn 2 30 1 1 2 3 May... 2 110 0 4 2 6 June .. 4 50 2 2 2 4 July ... 3 6 0 1 4 5 August ..... 6 105 1 1 1 2; September .. 1 50 0 3 2 5 October ..... 4 40 1 3 4 7 November .. ‘5 170 0 4 5 9 December .. 4 105 0 2 5 7 5 . Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. 2 40 0 3 8 6 2 55 0 3 5 8 4 125 1 4 4 8 5 95 1 1 3 4 4 60 0 2 5 7 5 60 0 5 4 9 6 150 1 1 5 6 4 45 0 2 4 6 4 170 0 1 2 8 3 40 0 1 8 4 November .. 0 0 0 4 5 a December .. 6 160 0 4 8 12 Total ...... 45 3 MADISON COUNTY. 1897. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg.T’l. MEY’ cr cienene 5 65 3 3 g i PUNE ssvsvcen 11 160 8 : 6 7 DULY sccnnenae 12 605 5 i 5 6 August ..... 11 190 3 5 4 9 September .. 13 235 7 2 6 8 October ..... 7 155 4 1 2 3 November .. 3 20 2 0 4 4 December .. 4 115 2 0 0 0 Total ...... 66 34 1898, Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. January .... 1 0 1 0 0 0 February ... 1 10 0 0 0 0 Total ..iac0 2 1 WNNHHOFOOONA THE INDIANA FIELD. 129 DELAWARE COUNTY. 1897. October ... November .. December .. 1898. January .... February . March .... 1897. September .. October ... November .. December .. 1898. January .... February . March .... November .. December .. 1899. January .... February ... March .... April ... May .. June . July .... August ... September .. October ... November . December .. 1897. September October ... November .. December .. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. ies ok 50 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 165 1 1 2 3 a) 2 Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. 1 100 0 1 3 4 eth, ae 100 0 1 5 6 rir 32, 110 0 1 4 5 oi 4 0 MARION COUNTY. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. 3 50 0 0 3 3 se 3 135 0 5 3 8 5 100 2 1 4 5 7 185 3 3 i 4 sia “16 5 Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. 6 190 2 4 1 5 - «6 150 1 2 5 8 ae 9 340 0 2 6 8 oe 8 155 1 2 5 8 ue 210 2 3 3 6 ca «6 150 0 1 3 4 =e 80 0 1 3 4 ue 8 55 0 1 x 2 2 25 0 0 1 1 we ok 60 0 2 i 3 3 120 0 i 2 3 2 145 0 2 1 3 «. 55 6 DPRPRHRPHHFOOOCOOCOFN NDOHNHOOCOCOCHHN: el eocoooocooooroese eonoroooocr MIAMI COUNTY. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Dre. Pl; « 7 1,030 0 1 20 3 .. 55 8,420 3 2 a 19 88 8,285 9 6 22 28 28 330 0 3 9 2B .. 178 12 Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drs. TC, 8 120 2 0 3 3 5 35 3 0 0 0 “9 0 0 o 1 1 130 THE INDIANA FIELD. 1898. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’). 1899. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T 1. April ........ 1 100 0 1 3 4 | January 0 0 0 0 3 3 May . 5 30 3 0 1 1| February 3 20 0 0 0 0 June 2 40 0 1 2 8| March ...... 0 0 0 0 1 1 July ... neem 58) 0 g 0 1 eae Sacennae 1 0 1 0 1 1 August ..... 1 20 0 © 6 5) Maye, 2 0 2 1 1 2 September .. 4 20 3 0 3 3 3 fine aes aieate 3 15 Z 0 1 L October ..... 2 10 1 0 3 OL OMIY ecawacds es 2 5 1 0 0 0 November... 1 25 0 1 3 4| August ..... 0 0 0 0 1 1 December .. 3 15 2 0 7 7|September .. 0 0 0 0 0 0 — _ October 1 5 0 1, 0 1 Total ...... 35 17 | November .. 2 5 1 1 0 1 | December Ce 5 0 0 1 1 1899, Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. = ore January... 4 2 3 0 3. gl Total .....- a ‘ February ... 2 5 1 0 4 4. March ...... 4 09 1 1 2 28: SSS EP LAS Sne April ........ 2 30 1 0 3 3y c , May .. 3 50 1 1 3 4 | 1895. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. June ........ 1 10 0 0 2 g;January .... 1 20 0 0 3 3 July. siawceens 3 1 2 1 1 2\February... 1 Bb 0 2 2 4 August ..... 2 40 0 1 2 3; March ...... 3 45 0 3 3 6 September .. 2 5 1 0 8. 8/April 6 9 2 0 21 1 October ..... 0 0 0 1 4. 5/May 2 3006«d1C0CUcdDl 2 8 November .. 0 0 o 1 2. 3/June 2 4 1 2 1 8 December .. 2 30 1 =#«0 «4 ~« «4,July ax 0 0 O 4 8 #7 = si August ..... 7 25 4 2 4 6 Total ...... 25 1 | September .. 4 65 0 2 1 3 | October ..... Al: 25 0 0 4 4 ‘November... 1 20 0 2 4 6 WABASH COUNTY. December .. 3 20 1 3 3 6 1898. Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T'l. POEL 5 Seton at ° , January .... 7 0 56 0 1 1 | 1898, Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’l. February ... 2 40 0 0 2 2\ January .... 2 10 0 0 0 6 March ...... 4 415 0 2 1 3|February ... 0 0 0 0 0 0 APTI] 2120.20 8 490 0 4 3 7|March ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 May ......... 7 200 1 0 3 3; April .. 1 0 1 6 0 0 June ........ 6 210 1 0 1 1| May ... 0 0 0 0 0 0 July .... 2 65 0 0 3 3| June 0 0 0 0 0 0 August .... 6 200 0 0 4 4|July ... 0 0 0 0 1 1 September .. » 5 95 2 6 2 2| August ..... 3 0 3 0 0 0 October ..... 3 5 2 1 3 4|September.. 0 0 0 0 1 1 November .. 4 20 1 0 1 1| October ..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 December .. 2 5 1 0 1 1| November .. 1 0 1 0 0 0 —_— _- December .. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total ...... 56 13 == id | Total ...... 7 5 THE INDIANA FIELD. RECAPITULATION. Summary of the different sections of the Indiana fields by months: 1895. Com. January .... 61 February 45 March ...... 81 April ........ 111 May .......65 122 June ........ 153 July .......ee 132 August ..... 140 September .. 129 October ..... 106 November .. 102 December .. 8 TOS] swcce 1,267 1896. Com. January .... 76 February ... 90 March ...... 86 April . . 186 May 148 June 151 July ..... » 118 August ..... 121 September .. 70 October ..... 57 November .. 66 December .. 66 Total ..... 1,180 1897. Com January .... 41 February ... 35 March 40 April . 47 May .. 49 June . 52 July ..... 61 August ..... 45 September .. 65 ‘October ..... 89 November .. 117 December .. 54 Total ...... 685 1898. Com. January 41 February 23 March 29 April 43 May 38 June 55 July ..... 53 August ..... 80 September .. 72 October ..... 82 November .. 92 December .. 86 Total ccwavs 694 2,132 1,413 2,554 3,473 3,035 4,923 3,047 2,760 3,185 2,651 2,560 2,025 1,557 1,875 2,090 2,820 131 87 83 76 72 95 1,968 727 618 352 640 172 9 68 82 238 7 38 4,883 155 115 185 50 28 16 2 35 12 40 19 14 671 Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’1. 1899, Com. Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’]. 7 37 67 104)January .... 7 1,715 5 28 59 4 50 62 102/February ... 48 830 9 2 58 18 73 62 4135)March ...... 68 1,365 14 24 52 16 89 «82 171! April ........ 64 «1,420 «5 «234g 22 105 #112 217|/ May ......... 87 2,030 5 38 62 20 91 101 192/June ........ 99 1940 7 29 54 15 78 109 187| July ......... 7 «1,540 12 18 62. 23 69 110 179' August ..... 104 «1,87 9 2 12 83 108 186|September.. 106 1,98 12 32 938 12 7 101 171| October ..... 118 2,010 «13«53s72 9 60 79 139: November .. 106 2,155 8 60 93 13 80 81 161/December .. 105 2,07 4 54 100 166 Total ..... 1,057 103 Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. T’1. 10 68 «692 «160 ——o 13 60 «79 «149 o o & 44 SUMMARY OF HOOSIER WELLS 26 79 99 178) COMPLETED 1895-1899. 20 48 88 136 14 5288-140, County. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. T't’l. 1932) 5385 | Wells ......... 648 460 181 206 473 4 32 47 19) Blackford .... 122 221 70 139 175 4 34 45 79! Jay ..... « 245 206 53 53 61 6 42 43 85) Adams . 110 112 42 37° 51 8 24 52 6) Grant 11 118 44 66 201 ad Huntington .. ... 63 30 34 45 158 Delaware ..... eater hae 5 4 4. i n+; | Madison .. — 66 De nets Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg. Tl. Marian. 4 e 1655 oll 8 2% 38 66 | Miami ... hs 178 35 5 3 [ = a Wabash ....... a4 .. 68615 12 25 33 58 Miscellaneous. oo cig ae — one 5 29 35 64 694 1,057 ae ee. ae) OER ees 1,267 1,180 685 69 11 18 34 «62. 9 23 29 52) —= 16 386049 85 he On 18 19 45 64|SUMMARY OF HOOSIER DRY HOLES 8 2 29 41 1895-1899. 130 County. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 'T’t’l. . Prod. Dry. Rigs. Drg.T’l. | Wells ......... 55 88 iu 14. #12 21 33) Blackford 12 «63l) 8 5 4 10 27 37|Jay ...... Tl #464 #+%19 +16 «15 2 12 35 47|Adams. wz 14 1 4 «7 13 20 «030~=S-550| Grant ¢ 4°72 & w 9 17 33 50| Huntington eae OS VA? lB) 8 6 25 40 65 | Delaware aia DS Witatte Saves 7 1 55 76|Madison . 34 1... 10 21 48 69)/Marion ... 5 6 1 12 8639 «671 «110 | Miami .... Bm 17 lt 8 42 72 114) Wabash wnt .. 2B 6 13 44 ‘178 122/ Miscellaneous. 9 5. 6 64 90 Se a eee = Total we... 166 158 130 114 108 114 132 ALL FIELDS SUMMARIZED. ALL FIELDS SUMMARIZED. RESUME OF OPERATIONS FOR TEN YEARS IN THE PRINCIPAL PETROLEUM DISTRICTS. More wells were completed in the Pennsylvania and Trenton rock oil fields in 1896 than in any other year in the history of the oil business, but 1899 was a close second. The record for 1896 was 13,450 completed wells, inclusive of 2,609 dry holes, while 1899 completed 13,368, of which 2,418 were destitute of oil in paying quantities. The increase for 1899 over 1888 was 5,480 wells, or nearly 75 per cent. The total number of wells completed during the past ten years was 85,873. These were drilled in what is usually considered as oil territory. It is estimated that at least 10,000 additional wells were drilled exclusively for gas within the same time. This would make a grand total of 95,873 wells completed. The period of greatest activity during this time was at the close of June, 1895, when 2,404 rigs and drilling wells were under way in the various divisions of the Eastern and Western oil fields. Of the 85,873 wells drilled in the Oil Region proper, 16,268 were credited to the dry hole list, which is less than 20 per cent. of the entire number. WELLS COMPLETED—ALL FIELDS. 1892. Penna. Buckeye. Indiana. Total. May ......... 184 93 17 294 The following table shows the total re-| June . . 168 123 19 305 sults of the work of the drill in the fields Tully? sess . 179 134 17 330 producing Pennsylvania and Lima oil for August ..... 143 166 30 339 the years 1890 to 1899 inclusive: September .. 146 471 25 349 ei iana. Total,| October ..... 160 174 52 386 oe ae sketch Last gui; November .. 174 147 33 354 February .. 504 62 s6b eee ee Le ee March ...... 540 0 bss ‘ApEn 579 8. Ow 6 Total ..... 1,980 1,454 296 8,730 aa macnn He aa Soe 764, 1893. Penna. Buckeye. Indiana. Total. JUS srccewns 589 224 we 813] January .... 123 100 20 243 August ..... 624 280 ties 904 February ... 95 85 30 210 September . 571 3806 wad 877} March ...... 140 160 28 328 October .... 567 319 an 886] April ........ 147 135 39 321 November .. 520 243 shi 763; May ......... 195 128 45 368 December .. 348 187 aioe 535) June ........ 229 160 47 436 ——- —s SS | JUDY” nc centcane 219 152 47 418 Total ..... 6,573 2,145 te 8,718) August ..... 163 183 55 351 September .. 180 189 59 378 1891. Penna. Buckeye. Indiana. Total.| October .... 150 120 1 341 oe 142 Sets 452; November .. 144 132 56 332 eae eee 23 119 eee a December .. 171 130 76 377 asinine 129 ee == am == Eaacriee aoa dai ees 28 156 i 444, Total ..... 1,956 1,574 573 «4,108 May ...ccseee 314 116 oe « 430 June weirs O04 143 3 450| 1894. Penna. Buckeye. Indiana. Total. July - 834 ~144 7 485! January .... 188 130 90 408 August 341 138 6 485| February ... 173 175 112 460 September .. 295 154 1 464) March ...... 217 179 . 108 499 October ..... 246 134 15 395 April ........ 278 202 80 560: November .. 246 104 14 364 May ... .. 825 249 110 684 December .. 204 89 8 301) June ......e. 367 230 107 704 ee ear cme ree | APULL Ye National Transit Co. ............. 4,380,080. 28 Tidewater Pipe Line .............. 528,780.31 | Southwest Pa. Pipe Line......... 1,963,829.16 Producers’ & Refiners’ Oil Co.... 170,855.85 ; Eureka Pipe Line Co.......... +++ 1,056,305.55 Emery O8l (0. sass ceveavscowne ea tae 14,361.47 | Buckeye P. L. (Macksburg oil).. 465,952.80 NY, OR Re. oa noe ra vey calves tue 679.28 | Southern Pipe Line Co............ 225,426.62 United States Pipe Line.......... 37,088.61! Crescent Pipe Line Co............ 94,009.00 ——_——. | New York Transit Co............. 507,399.32 FESO? sestetca ite ha sree 6 5 Aetee acs gr arareviavee aby 5,161,904.85 | Tidewater Pipe Line Co.......... 554,730.28 Total December 31, 1894......... 6,336,777.21 | Producers’ & Refiners’ Oil Co.... ae Decrease during 1895 1,174,872.36 Average decrease per month.. 97,906.03 Net stocks December 31, 1893....12,111,183.02 Decrease during 1894 5,774,405.81 Average decrease per month ‘94. 481,200.48 Net stocks December 81, 1892....17,395,389.16 Decrease during 1893 5, 284,206.04 Average decrease per month '93. 440,350.50 10 Emery Oil Co. FNC: Oil COs. sesseas caaizradessistarns Mare evesetesrase 518.84 United States Pipe Line Co...... 38,921.11 "TNOtEL icons aeacndat ay arid ads auecettteny 9,550,582. 77 Total December 31, 1895......... 5,161,904.85 Increase 1896 ....... cece cece enone 4,388 677.92 365,723.16 Average increase per month... 146 SUMMARY OF FIVE YEARS BY LINES. RECEIPTS OR RUNS—18%i. Runs Pipe Line. From Wells. National Transit Co. ..........46 9,807 ,620.63 Southwest Pa. Pipe Line......... 5,329,357.00 Eureka Pipe Line Co.............5 13, 008,941.37 Buckeye P. L. (Macksburg oil).. 2,893,934.44 Tidewater Pipe Line Co.......... 1,822,478.59 Producers’ & Refiners’ Oil Co.... 1,316,461.75 EINK Oil (COs, “cxsiswsnaas asaaoremess ae 227,816.21 Emery Oil Co. ....... eee eee dist we 318,074.37 FINCA? iaiw sislsivaiiatsraraieiged Scsrsisimisinisians Banjeiend 84,724 ,684.36 TOTAL 1896) esisicsajspereresissensiasiniaieiiels oleae 33,455,870.11 ENCTCASE! sca dean ne wre deuienes cade 1,268,814. 25 Daily average 1897 .............. 95,136.12 SHIPMENTS OR DELIVERIES—1897. Regular Pipe Line. Deliveries. National Transit Co. ...........45 3,169,096.05 Southwest Pa. Pipe Line.. 255 640.92 Eureka Pipe Line Co.............. 582,433.75 Buckeye P. L. (Macksburg oil).. 23,067.91 Southern Pipe Line Co............ 9,990,791.11 Crescent Pipe Line Co............ 2,538,914.97 New York Transit Co............. 11, 498,552.16 Tidewater Pipe Line Co... ++ 8,768,148.54 Producers’ & Refiners’ Oil Co.... 1,260,751.82 Emery Oil Co. ........ ce eee eee eee 294,690.73 United States Pipe Line Co...... 227,719.07 Total sssas vy ceeaecgee oy se oaiecainny ¢ 33,559, 807.03 Total 1896 63 cascade es saiiareicemenss 29,284,119.23 | Increase 1897 ........... cece eee 4,275 ,687.80 Daily average 1897 ..............5 91,944.68 NET STOCKS DECEMBER 31, 1897. Net Stocks. 5,403,043.94 « 1,275,942.86 Pipe Line. National Transit Co............... Southwest Pa. Pipe Line.. Eureka Pipe Line Co.............. 1,688, 776.67 Buckeye P. L. (Macksburg yee 436,843.80 Southern Pipe Line Co .. 573,943.00 Crescent Pipe Line Co. 105,785.51 New York Transit Co.. 419,573.02 Tidewater Pipe Line Co... 503,914.19 Producers’ & Refiners’ Oil Co. 304,088.77 Be OW COs. caeieess tecuesieus es os, 503.40 Emery Oil Co. 36,693.83 United States Pipe Line Co...... 40,542.72 ROMAN sivcveaie ee eg natsidease -10,789,651.71 Total December 31, 1 9,550 ,582.77 Increase 1897 .....c cece cece eee 1,239,068. 94 Av. increase per month 1897... 103,255.74 RECEIPTS OR RUNS—1898. Runs Pipe Line. From Wells. National Transit Co. ............. 7,943 222.15 Southwest Pa. Pipe Lines........ 4,133 458.40 Eureka Pipe Line Co.............. 13,558,408. 72 Buckeye P. L. (Macksburg oil).. 2,138,070.23 Runs Pipe Line. From Wells. Tidewater Pipe Line Co........2. 1,561,459.37 Producers’ & Refiners Oil Co.... 1,260,203.96 Elk Oil Co. 194,227.93 Emery Oil Co. 311,309.07 Ota, waiagwassinscstyes x acerca’. wcavelecenre 31,100,359.83 TOtAL 1897 oo eresisice siesceiseaine eoisisiie's 34,724,684. 36 Decrease ....ccccccsccaceceane sees 3,624,324,53 Daily average 1898 ......... ceees 85,206.46 SHIPMENTS OR DELIVERIES—1898. Regular Pipe Line. Deliveries. National Transit Co............... 8,244,116.37 Southwest Pa. Pipe Lines. « 262,379.80 Eureka Pipe Line Co é 338,764.06 Buckeye P. L. (Macksburg oi). 717.99 Southern Pipe Line Co - 9,065,783.84 Crescent Pipe Line Co. « 2,394,710.62 New York Transit Co.. + 4,979,538.20 Tidewater Pipe Line Co.. . 3,203 ,480.71 Producers’ & Refiners’ Oil Co.... 1,334,954.49 Emery Oil Co. cies vacsinncise cacvcunie oe 324,897.32 United States Pipe Line Co...... 218,287.86 STROUD xe. bs cussasiess due ata piacere o-aaaytvataiahsse' oc 30,367 ,621.26 Total 1897 wines as scmienis ov amesioan de 33,559,807.03 Decrease. sei vssevsesiees cxziesey sa 3,192,175. 77 Daily average 1898 ............... 83,198.99 NET STOCKS DECEMBER 31, 1898. Pipe Line. Net Stocks. National Transit Co.............. 5, 793,997.28 Southwest Pa. Pipe Line Co..... 1,192,589.74 Eureka Pipe Line Co.............. 1,995 ,464.02 Buckeye P. L. (Macksburg oil).. 556,059.16 Southern Pipe Line Co............ 456,449.80 Crescent Pipe Line Co............ 172,676.90 New York Transit Co............. 620,982.03 Tidewater Pipe Line Co. ........ 470,173.60 Producers’ & Refiners’ Oil Co.... 230,695.90 BDV OM COs oasis seaiasstnsas Pe coetceeses 653.29 Emery: ‘Oil (C0), sscav ssxceaw st ia 23,105.58 United States Pipe Line Co 28,905.80 TRO anls 5 aeciapasa aude ae ata citna eis applamutawetecs s 11,541,753.10 Net stocks December 31, 1897...10,789,651.71 INETOASE! 5 o/c theories canidina ees 752,101.39 Monthly average ................ 62,675.11 RECEIPTS OR RUNS—1899. Runs Pipe Line. From Wells. National Transit Co............... 6,835,261.86 Southwest Pa. Pipe Lines. - 8,620,310.02 Eureka Pipe Line Co.............. 13,765,761.44 Buckeye P. L. (Macksburg oil).. 4,628,765.11 Tidewater Pipe Line Co.......... Producers’ & Refiners’ Oil Co.... 1,565,609. 73 1,313 437.44 _ PIPE LINE LIABILITIES. 147 Runs Regular Pipe Line. From Wells. Pipe Line. Deliveries. BGG (OR: COs. xiscuacinatawmedadanecawere 185,315.53 Total 189! Emery Oil Co. .....cccccsce ne 292,996.96 aterm coe eet TIGOTCRSS ces rvewaseeay 90,997.96 2 MOtal saves anus sareade ++ -82,207,458.09 | Daily average 1899 .............. "949. Total 1898 .......... ete | ee eee sega INGLEASS sera cciccitivesace aoeranss + "1,107,099..28 ee ee a ae Daily average 1899 .............. 88,239.61 | Pipe Line. Net Stocks. baste: National Transit Co............... 7,615, 626.32 SHIPMENTS OR DELIVERIES—1899, Southwest Pa. Pipe Lines........ 1,560,442.82 Eureka Pipe Line Co.............. 1,593,079.54 Regular Buckeye P. L. (Macksburg oil).. 674,582.72 Pipe Line. Deliveries. | Southern Pipe Line Co............ 396,256.37 National Transit Co. ............. 8,560,808.88 | Crescent Pipe Line Co............ 73,638.49 Southwest Pa. Pipe Lines....... 272,431.00 | New York Transit Co... ++ 756,119.74 Eureka Pipe Line Co............. 403,229.33 | Tidewater Pipe Line Co...... ++ 294,264.98 Buckeye P. L. (Macksburg oil).. 730.13 | Producers’ & Refiners’ Oil Co.... 140,966.05 Southern Pipe Line Co............ 9,018,619.73 | EK Oil Cow ws. e eee eeeeeee ee eeeee 596.68 Crescent Pipe Line Co.. wees 2,555 ,678.70 Emery Oll. CO: 5 cucvewares vacances: 25,102.00 New York Transit Co............. 4,632,533.48 United States Pipe Line Co...... 33,148.54 Tidewater Pipe Line Co.......... 2,907,071.38 Producers’ & Refiners’ Oil Co.... 1,403,105.47 Net stocks December 31, 1899. ..13,163,819.20 Emery Oil Co. .....ccceeseeeeeeee, 291,000.54 | Net stocks December 31, 1898. . .11,541,753.10 231,424.66 Se |!) MCRE ASE: cinsrere Arad nemyaoruuae tad 1,622,066.10 FOUL siucsecd c headevesave avaraadess tiejaioaien ernie 30,276 633.30 Monthly average .............055 135,172.18 PIPE LINE LIABILITIES. ACCEPTANCES AND CREDIT BALANCES OF THE NATIONAL TRANSIT COMPANY FOR FIFTEEN YEARS. The total liabilities or net stocks of the National Transit Company consist of outstanding acceptances and other vouchers and credit balances. Credit balances are receipts for runs given by the Pipe Line Company to the oil pro- ducers. They may be sold at once to the Purchasing Agency at the prevailing market price, or converted into- acceptances, or certificates, for oil to be delivered in the future. Oil is generally held in the form of certificates on the anticipation of higher prices prevailing in the oil market. The acceptances thus represent oil in a speculative form. When there was an immense stock of oil in the custody of the pipe lines, by far the larger part of it was represented by acceptances or Pipe line certificates. At the present time the credit balances are greatly in excess of the outstanding acceptances. OUTSTANDING ACCEPTANCES. The following table exhibits the amount of oil held by the National Transit Company represented by outstanding acceptances and other vouchers at the close of each month since 1885: 1885. 1886. 1887. 1885. 1886. 1887. Jan. ..... 27,626,592.54 27,567,041.53 22,566,039.08 | July .....27,562,638.85 25,241,961.38 20,911,036.33 . va0e02T,694,042.14 26,694,037.53 22,401,039.08} Aug. ....27,571,587.22 24,982,510.58 21,030,036.33 Mar. ....27,417,675.12 26,686,037.53 22,479,039.08 | Sept. ....27,750,469.22 25,110,087.78 20,959,036.33 April ....27,474,098.56 25,679,037.53 22,428,036.33 | Oct. .....28,270,229.17 24,836,576.08 20,844,086.33 May .....26,864,600.44 25,570,037.53 22,091,036.33 | Nov. ....28,191,569.88 23,964,801.48 20.850,036.33 June ....27,793,381.72 24,889,259.78 21,697,036.33 | Dec. .....27,838,035.03 23,881,037.98 19,212,036.33 148 1888. Jan. .....18,465,036.33 Feb. ....17,692,036.33 Mar. ....17,572,036.33 April ....17,013,288.67 May ..... 16, 978,097.17 June ....16,938,952.78 July .....16,728,217.82 Aug. ....16,855,307.39 Sept. ....16,359,630.10 Oct. .....15,552,769.35 Nov. ....14,862,923.07 Dec. ....13,791,057.89 1891. Jan. ...-. 3,356 036.33 Feb. .... 2,872,036.33 Mar. .... 2,292,038.29 April .... 2,316,038.29 May .... 2,353,038.29 June .... 2,297,038.29 July ..... 2,258,038.29 Aug. .... 3,212,038.29 Sept. .... 4,880,038.29 Oct. ..... 4,956,038.29 Nov. .... 5,582,038.29 Dee. ..... 6,263 ,228.29 Transit Company, 1885 to 1809: 1885. @ Bites sysye.te 7,444,986. 65 Feb. .... 7,018,668.52 Mar. + 7,050,648.52 April .... 6,947,051.43 May .... 6,986,000.45 June .... 5,706,199.46 July ..... 5,869,500.23 Aug. . 5,499,513712 Sept. 4,922,973.52 Oct. ..... 4,213,367.23 Nov, . 4,189,551.23 Dec. ..... 4,291,149.79 1888. Jan. ..... 6,693,151.21 Feb. .... 6,512,185.42 Mar. .... 6,007,675.12 April « 6,150,787.85 May 5 ,811,925.29 June 5,525, 068.83 DULY vane 5,064 ,441.47 Aug. « 4,182,958.35 Sept. .... 3,809,308.56 Oct: cus: 3,532,094.98 Nov. .... 3,269,686.44 Dec . 8,488 ,325.90 1891. Jan. ..... 2,680,332.97 Feb, .... 3,393,362.28 Mar. .... 4,157,192.12 April .... 4,575,752.64 May . 4,932,403.70 June .... 5,403,170.38 July ..... 5,828,904.54 Aug. .... 4,923,468.01 Sept. .... 3,523,134.18 1889. 13, 431,057.89 12,658 057.89 11,903,057.89 11,063,057.89 10,002,057.89 9,476 ,395.89 8,443 ,443.89 7,221 449.89 6,339,967.89 6,447,775.89 6 ,349,007.89 5,396,214.85 1892. 6,674,253. 29 5 923,988.29 5,854,100.79 5,631,573.29 5,380.468.29 5,805,894.25 5,808 637. 25 6,075.396.40 1890. 4,755,811.47 4,727 ,045.15 4,517,826.23 4,326,964.69 3,539,011.61 $,421,440.93 2,817 ,068.89 2,955 303.69 2,862,862.29 3,115,362.09 2,913,791.33 3,124 036.33 1893. 6,353,014.49 6,547,061.39 6,472,000.00 6 482,000.00 5,898 ,000.00 5,943 ,000.00 5 580,000.00 5,338 ,000.00 5,198,000.00 4,939,000.00 4,741 000.00 4,374,000.00 PIPE LINE LIABILITIES. Jan. Feb. Mar. April .... May June July sae Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. April .... May ..... June .... July ..... Aug. Sout eee Oct. Nov. — bs Dec. 1894. +++ 4,206,000.00 3,949,000.00 = 3,835,000.00 3,807,000.00 3,554,000.00 . 3,477,000.00 3,469,000.00 . 8,458,000.00 3,432,000.00 2,490,000.00 2,518 ,000.00 1,554 000.00 1897. 166,000.00 174,000.00 174,000.00 174,000.00 191,000.00 192,000.00 187,224.00 208,579.00 283,788.00 371,059.00 476,488.00 879,990.00 CREDIT BALANCES. The following tables show the amount of oil in the custody of the National 1886. 4,326 002.42 4,777 678.11 4,621,793.56 5,450,493.51 5,607,907.29 6,338 724.87 6,045 848.35 6,571 351.82 6,557,776.39 6,619,191.40 7,032 ,472.72 6,657,480. 48 1889. 3,052,746.25 2,740 619.41 2,917,610.65 3,089,729.88 3,378 248.63 3,217,749.16 3,561,089. 24 4,003,890.16 4,142,300.34 3,313 577.34 2,881,258,21 3,160,156.81 192. 3,339,815.06 4,650,936.22 5,242,883. 71 5,974,985.30 6,472,200.51 5,987,319.53 6,029,705.46 5,841,941.96 5 895,125.79 1887, 7,136,498.01 6,979 ,001.59 6,677,019.18 6 721,343.76 6,755 ,068.89 7,034 ,611.37 7,764,110.49 7,460,515.46 7,370 666.07 7,179,048.72 6,227,102.15 6 938,701.36 1890. 3,305 354.24 3,084,312.65 3,209 423.27 3,231,604.77 3,882,123.62 3,794 ,873.84 4,174,174.86 3,866 ,721.92 3,727,731.87 3,335 655.89 3,274,769.12 2,758 ,654.30 1893. 5,410,110.70 5,066 ,788.30 5,039,519.69 4,407,028.21 4,900 075.94 4,340,713.15 4,374,433. 96 4,223,773.15 3,729,093.05 Oct. Jan. Feb. Mar. April .... May ..... June .... July ..... Aug. Sept. os Oct. Nov, Dec. 1891. «++ 8,778,951.19 « 3,557,820.63 3,201,351.34 1894. 2,362,264.44 . 2,562,408.07 eee 2,688,905.85 «+ 2,492,462.03 + 2,633 680.04 » 2,453,417.82 1,977,965.35 « 1,594,430.20 1,248,258.42 1,781,758. 40 « 1,278,413.50 SL) 15644;255.18 1897. eveee 4,438, 716,07 4,794,394.92 4,662,488.97 4,962,378.47 5,126,880.20 5,413,417.10 5,521,016.69 . 5,360,657.52 5,205,901.19 4,870,923.52 sees 4,659,663.22 seeee 4,523 ,054.39 1895. 537,000.00 565,000.00 720,000.00 1,468,000.00 886,000.00 563,000.00 179,000.00 206,000.00 234,000.00 240,000.00 297,000.00 318,000.00 1898. 1,208,990.00 1,997,990.00 1,740,000.00 1,499,990.00 1,302,990.vu 1,743,990.00 1,624,990.00 1,514,990.00 1,589,990.00 1,849,989.00 1,924,990.00 1,971,000.00 1892. 5,889, 503.54 5,582,279.96 5,532,079.21 1895. 2,092,777.95 1,796,269.04 1,383,109.15 480,583.89 717,399.29 783,592.96 1,084,917.06 1,269,843.07 1,255 560.79 1,613,618.64 1,616,312.44 1,809, 325.78 1898. 4,320,836.33 3,489,655.47 4,031,033.62 4,255 740.63 4,057 ,110.88 4,450, 703.02 4,600 ,995.83 4,604,543.69 4,391,642.21 4,015 ,855.02 8,842 ,954.47 3, 822,997.28 1896. 290,000.00 234,000.00 201,000.00 178,000.00 172,000.00 170,000.00 161,000.00 159,000.00 162,000.00 158.000.00 162,000.00 165,000.00 1899. 1.905,000.00 1,893,000.00 1,890,000.00 1,882,000.00 1,878,000.00 1,915,000.00 1,,935,000.00 1,986,000.00 2,009,000.00 1,983,000.00 1,996,000.90 2,023,000.00 represented by credit balances, at the close of each month from 1893. 3,392,303.16 2,978,81.28 2,705 563.20 1,970,604.70 2,202,492.52 2,471, 751.62 2,905,433. 10 3,227,309.46 3,275,075.49 3,378,354.31 3,500,654. 64 3,807, 705.95 4,005,754.13 4,181,710.10 4,215 ,0b0.28 1899, 3,941,530.21 3,937,620.07 4,108,929,20 4,260,888.84 4,548,227.27 4,910,451.22 5,159, 388.90 5,433 667.72 5,349, 392.54 5, 350,553.12 5,576, 879.22 5,592,626.32 Note—The outstanding acceptances and credit balances added together will give the net stocks or total liabilities of the National Transit Company at the close of each month. RUNS, SHIPMENTS AND STOCKS. RUNS, SHIPMENTS AND STOCKS. 149 YEARLY SUMMARIES, DAILY AND MONTHLY AVERAGES OF PIPE LINE STATEMENTS SINCE 1888. The following tables give the pipe line runs by months and the daily and monthly averages for the Pennsylvania oil fields since 1888: SUMMARY OF PIPE LINE RUNS. 1894, : Total Daily 1888. 1889. B Total Daily ‘Total Daily | ae aepes POSTE Bee, BNE GUE ena aateag, a eat Jane us seas 1,137,705 36,700 1,526,184 49,232 | Maren 2,599,633 83/859 Feb, ....... 1,252,486 43,187 1,318,806 47,100 April ah: 9,433,254 81.108 March ve 1,324,509 42,726 1,641,871 52,964 May Sane 2599, 765 83.863 April ...... 1,335,278 44,509 1,681,141 56,038 | June 71") o's78'636. ss 958 1,449,298 46,752 1,809,124 58,359 1,437,625 47,921 1,817,537 60,584 - 1,885,354 44,689 1,956,547 63,114 Sept. - 1,878,101 44,455 1,978,128 63,649 Oct. 1,268,823 42,294 1,871,174 62,372 ‘ PID Gases 2,578,369 83,175 2,554,649 82,408 -» 2,412,953 80,432 - 2,575,647 83,085 ‘ Nov. - 2,409,666 80,322 ++ 1,324,042 42,711 1,985,347 64,043 "480. : | 1,431,650 47,722 1,919,036 62,968 | DEC «+++ ap eo Dee. ..... -- 1,565,322 50,494 2,076,894 66,996! poray 30,051,992 82.334 Total ....16,290,143 44,509 21,576,789 59,114 1896. 1890. 1891. 7 Total Daily Total Daily he ae Runs. Ave. Runs. Avg. Jan. wees . 2,108,250 68,008 2,859,058 92,228| wep. “1 parsons ae'a8e Feb. . 2,005,442 73,409 2,345,913 83,783 March .... 2,676,264 86,331 March 2,312,971 74,612 2,543,018 82,033 April ... 2'879 608 95,987 April . 2,828,878 77,629 2,512,787 83,756 May .. 3 2'399,612 91,600 May 2,378,370 76,722 2,457,640 79,279) June ...... 2.881.714 96.057 June 2,370,001 79,000 2,501,717 83,497 July .. . 2,909, 381 93,851 July . 2,524,227 81,426 2,488,369 80,270 Aug. . 2,870,915 92,610 Aug. . - 2,514,993 81,129 2,674,168 86,263 | gent, 2,772,212 92,407 Sept. . 2,584,949 86,165 3,930,152 97,672) Oot. .. . 2,858,544 92,211 Oct. - 2,750,699 88,732 3,670,111 118,391| Noy, , . 2,701,688 90,056 Nov. ...... 2,575,941 85,865 4,059,412 135,314) Dee |... 2,916,448 94,079 Dec. ....... 2,626,085 84,711 3,851,216 124,233 Eee eenae (yet ———- — —— ——| Total ....33,455,870 91,409 Total ....29,130,756 79,810 34,896,556 95.607; ~ > 1892. 1893. 1898. Total Daily Total Daily Total Daily Runs. Avg. Runs. Avg. Runs. AVE. ath. eexaaas 2,963,132 95,585 2,385,514 76.952: 88,571 FeDy, “sgisisisiece 2,880,238 99,318 2,332,368 83,299 87,230 March .... 2,842.279 91.686 2,714,539 87,566 ‘ 90,775 April ...... 2,767,661 92,255 2,457,054 81,902) April ...... 2,652,552 88,418 May cosasee 2,694,720 86,926 2,618,689 84,474) May ....... 2,681,119 86,488 June ...... 2,684,024 89,467 2,641,053 83,035 June ...... 2,566,766 85,559 July ....... 2,697,498 87,016 2,625,706 85,023 | July ....... 2,487,691 80,248 Aug. ...... 2,790,482 90,016 2,752,364 88,786 Aug. ....5- 2,622,849 84,608 Sept. ..... . 2,628,093 87,603 2,647,536 88,251) Sept. ...... 2,525,032 84,168 OG, ssasass 2,661,869 85,867 2,644,172 85,296 | Oct. ....... 2,487,837 80,253 NOV: vsscsises 2,539,268 84,642 2,492,654 83,089 Nov. ...... 2,485,140 82,838 WICC rs ccisssasece 2,612,295 84,267 2,611,649 84,247) Dec. ....... 2,589,197 §3,522 Total ....32,761,559 89,512 30,933,296 84,749| Total ....31,100,360 85,206 1895. Total Runs. 2,410,393 2,031,876 2,454,663 2,564,066 2,529,043 2,447,140 2,643,706 2,707,777 2,642,995 2,672,354 2,613,539 2,688,823 30,406,375 Daily Ave. 77,755 72,567 79,183 85,469 81,582 81,571 85,281 87,348 88,100 86,205 87,179 86,736 83,305 1897. Total Runs. 2,670,695 2,637,771 2,911,172 2,789,555 2,852,124 2,939,863 2,992,632 3,062,668 3,002,002 3,023,053 2,948,854 2,894,295 34,724,684 Daily Avg. 86,151 94,206 93,909 92,985 92,004 97,995 96,536 98,796 100,067 97,518 98,295 93,364 95,136 1899. Total Runs. 2,420,071 2,222,889 2,649,528 2,618,249 2,765,791 2,740,897 2,776,507 2,872,114 2,764,932 2,833,409 2,806,384 2,736,687 32,207,458 Daily Avg. 78,067 79,389 85,469 87,275 89,219 91,363 89,565 92,649 92,164 91,400 93,546 88,280 88,240 150 RUNS, SHIPMENTS AND STOCKS. SUMMARY OF SHIPMENTS. The following tables represent the pipe line deliveries or shipments from the Penn- sylvania oil fields, with daily and monthly averages, since 1888: 1888. 1889. Total Daily Total Daily Deliveries. Avg. Deliveries. Avg. SAMs, sai ag ov 2,260,171 72,909 2,354,570 75,954 Feb. .... . 2,142,815 78,873 2,286,812 81,672 . 2,014,125 64,972 2,283,645 73,666 1,875,204 62,507 2,242,546 74,785 1,739,587 56,116 2,257,176 72,812 1,839,918 61,330 2,283,305 76,110 2,068,804 66,735 2,628,066 84,776 . 2,228,661 71,892 2,635,593 85,019 . 2,314,414 77,147 2,580,055 86,002 Oct. ececes 2,602,055 83,937 2,716,147 87,618 NOV: sccsws 2,500,388 83,346 2,438,652 81,288 DCCs, sc ieieisinisis 2,411,158 77,779 2,618,831 84,478 Total ....25,996,800 71,030 29,325,396 80,344 1890. 1891. Total Daily Total Daily Deliveries. Avg. Deliveries. Avg. Jan, ...ceee 2,679,206 86,426 2,468,390 79,625 Feb. .. - 2,181,309 77,904 2,169,408 77,479 March .... 2,182,231 70,395 2,450,073 79,034 April ...... 2,346,823 78,227 2,179,785 72,659 May .. . 2,486,978 80,225 2,070,648 66,797 June . . 2,499,588 83,318 2,194,634 73,154 July ....... 2,684,465 86,596 2,259,203 72,877 Aug. . 2,642,787 85,251 2,492,398 80,400 Sept. . 2,719,207 90,640 2,688,847 89,626 Oct. . 2,772,935 89,449 2,783,343 89,785 Nov. . . 2,708,755 90,125 2,590,507 86,350 Dee. ...... . 2,729,505 88,048 2,773,529 89,469 Total ....80,628,739 838,914 29,120,765 79,783 1892. 1893. Total Daily Total Daily Deliveries. Avg. Deliveries. Avg. a palate 2,417,933 77,998 2,951,833 95,220 presets .. 2,439,772 84,180 2,582,785 92,240 «ee. 2,534,220 81,749 2,840,448 91,627 April ...... 2,834,265 77,809 2,665,216 88,844 May ...<... 2,274,439 73,369 3,028,079 97,680 June ...... 2,105,319 70,177 3,069,649 102,322 74,536 3,318,419 107,042 84,608 3,247,822 104,752 92,090 2,996,305 99,877 91,011 3,308,673 106,731 97,063 3,088,787 102,959 95,707 8,140,574 101,309 Total ....30,502,120 83,339 36,238,140 99,283 1894, 1895. Total Daily Total Daily Deliveries. Avg. Deliveries. Avg. Jan. +. 8,132,954 101,063 3,135,235 101,137 Feb. . 2,650,652 94,666 2,801,202 100,043 March .... 2,910,153 93,876 2,604,541 84,017 April ...... 2,845,216 94,841 2,779,283 92,641 May . . 2,862,999 92,355 2,845,334 91,785 June ...... 2,912,919 97,097 2,815,470 93,849 . 2,905,783 93,735 2,634,880 84,996 . 8,256,302 105,042 2,423,111 78,165 Sept. ...... 2,963,243 98,775 2,330,412 77,680 Oct. -seceiee 3,262,209 105,232 2,568,204 82,845 Nov. . . 3,198,265 106,609 2,645,565 88,185 Dec, ...+... 3,276,165 105,683 2,401,057 77,453 Total ....36,176,860 99,115 31,984,244 87,628 1896. 1897. ‘Total Daily Total Daily Deliveries. Avg. Deliveries. Avg. Jan, ....... 2,532,604 81,697 2,511,660 81,021 Feb. ......- 2,248,403 77,531 2,286,688 81,667 March .... 2,436,007 78,581 2,752,186 88,780 April .. ... 2,223,092 74,103 2,453,728 81,791 May ....... 2,418,484 78,014 2,546,696 82,151 June ...... 2,248,782 74,959 2,555,959 85,198 July .. .... 2,540,189 81,941 2,707,318 87,333 Aug. 77,548 3,100,208 100,007 Sept. 84,664 2,951,221 98,374 Oct. «. 83,694 3,628,538 117,049 Nov. 83,151 3,312,597 110,420 Dee. ...... . 2,603,638 83,988 2,753,008 88,807 Total ....29,284,118 80,230 38,559,807 91,945 1898. 1899. Total Daily Total Daily Deliveries. Avg. Deliveries. Avg. Jan. ......e 2,903,813 93,671 2,475,510 79,855 Feb. ....... 2,182,151 76,148 1,899,859 67,852 March . 2,625,124 84,681 2,635,445 85,014 April ..... . 2,421,883 80,718 2,377,487 79,250 May ....... 2,392,831 77,188 2,578,579 83,180 June ...... 2,484,814 81,160 2,538,921 84,630 July ..... .. 2,563,391 82,690 2,357,716 76,055 AUB! cevsae 2,695,584 86,954 2,779,113 89,649 Sept: casas s 2,585,253 86,175 2,700,060 90,002 OGts issiesies 2,839,501 91,597 2,739,176 88,360 Nov. .....- 2,398,056 79,935 2,601,115 86,704 Dee. asesiss 2,375,730 76,636 2,593,652 83,666 Total ....30,367,631 83,199 30,276,683 82,950 THE NET STOCKS. The following tables show the net stocks in the custody of the pipe lines in the Pennsylvania fields at the close of each month for the past twelve years: 1888. 1889. 1890. January ..... 27,226,370 17,775,267 10,443,263 February .... 26,330,579 16,799,316 10,378,141 March ....... 25,637,532 16,155,373 10,462,554 April ... .. 25,084,085 15,593,374 10,444,762 May .......... 24,787,503 15,144,724 10,336,292 June ......... 24,393,045 14,689,479 10,212,132 July ...... «+++ 28,708,924 14,017,625 10,062,343 August ...... 22,888,887 13,354,221 9,934,737 September ... 21,807,449 12,657,149 9,794,679 October ...... 20,527,654 11,926,743 9,699,385 November ... 19,451,348 11,412,778 9,504,578 December ... 18,604,474 10,904,793 9,295,514 1891. 1892. 1893. January ..... 9,864,914 15,902,469 16,858,440 February .... 10,028,661 16,451,731 16,637,078 March ....... 10,149,267 16,766,383 16,517,696 April ......... 10,505,293 17,249,533 16,378,256 May ......+++. 10,920,898 17,681,829 16,032,659 June ......... 11,252,461 18,276,895 15,571,075 1891. MUIY see chtoens 11,538,715 August ...... 11,768 ,688 September ... 12,009,470 October ...... 12,930,475 November ... 14,313,737 December ... 15,343,233 1894 January ..... 11,663,575 February .... 11,209,546 March ....... 10,973,486 April . - 10,550,533 May .. » 10,316,188 June .. « 10,042,672 July .... 9,727,531 August ...... 9,096 267 September ... 8,558,998 BUCKEYE PIPE LINE. 1892. | 18,694,062 18,802,750 18,844,937 18,080,523 17,730,444 17,395,389 1895, 5,640,185 4,908,776 4,780,541 4,545,784 4,319,050 4,109,788 4,166,656 4,287,355 4,635,565 1893. 14,928,679 14,498,177 13,934,396 13,265,094 12,629,053 12,111,183 1896, 5,329,566 5,576,529 5,841,722 6,532,234 6,983,422 7,601,666 7,992,636 8,477,346 8,726,861 1894. October 2.2... 7,880,863 November ... 7,106,728 December ... 6,336,777 1897. January ..... 9,709,992 February .... 10,109,577 March 10,221,050 April « 10,556,848 May .. + 10,863,052 June .. +» 11,248,710 July ..... 11,582,205 August 11,544,353 September ... 11,621,548 October ...... 11,013,997 November ... 10,648,100 December ... 10,789,652 BUCKEYE PIPE LINE. 1895. 4,763,593 4,756,671 5,161,905 1898. 10,636,318 10,947,778 11,142,281 11,374,354 11,663,837 11,798,877 11,723,582 11,652,127 11,592,495 11,240,712 11,328,284 11,541,753 151 1896, 8,986,207 9,215,472 9,550,583 1899, 11,485,579 11,793,697 11,806,881 12,047,444 12,234,674 12,430,289 12,785 274 12,868,372 12,862,444 12,911,369 13,075,492 13,163,819 RUNS, SHIPMENTS AND STOCKS FOR THE YEARS 1890 TO 1899, INCLUSIVE. In the appended tables are given the runs, shipments and stocks of the Buck- eye and Indiana Pipe Line Companies of Lima oil produced in Northwestern Ohio and Indiana for the years 1890 to 1899, inclusive, per cent. of the production of Trenton rock oil in Ohio and Indiana. These lines handles nearly 80 These figures: are independent of all other lines and are not included in any previous tables: Runs Regular Net 1890. From Wells. Deliveries. Stocks. January 683,750 156,085 14,104,018 February . 622,799 111,604 14,180,090 March 676,175 123,125 14,241,340 April . 842,237 115,222 14,163,259 May .. 887,590 169,662 14,298,966 June +» 916,289 207,086 14,513,553 July .. « 1,105,885 170,427 14,744,004 AWBUBt ss .ss0e 1,149,877 265,074 19,086,736 September ... 1,289,577 513,836 19,843,950 October’ crssses 1,342,158 723,725 20,442,065 November .... 1,215,960 657,614 20,957,258 December .... 1,186,434 907,548 20,971,395 Total ........ 11,918,731 4,120,958 Runs Regular Net 1891. From Wells. Deliveries. Stocks. January ...... 1,241,154 968,887 21,233,644 February ...+s 1,147,947 837,928 21,537,789 March ........ 1,255,611 830,448 21,957,948 APTI secsexacve 1,202,583 836,854 22,319,201 May? 2 iciiccuesics 1,191,147 1,078,489 22,424,363 GMOS wicrweones 1,207,884 923,605 22,704,033 JULY aesrrseawas 1,236,291 997,681 22,930,048 AUZUSE seccess 1,240,841 1,166,054 22,993,496 September ... 1,252,375 1,260,598 22,975,470 October ....... 1,257,986 1,408,348 22,722,465 November .... 1,070,181 1,391,400 22,375,080 December .... 1,211,820 1,474,178 22,103,705 DOtal: caisie vais 14,515,770 18,174,465 Runs Regular Net 1892. From Wells. Deliveries. Stocks. January ...... 971,607 1,355,361 21,692,318 February ..... 1,008,069 1,346,541 21,350,912 March 1,083,802 1,532,606 20,896,184 April 1,042,087 1,512,358 20,425,914 May 1,064,478 1,427,753 20,062,639 June 1,099,145 1,492,543 19,668,893 July 1,190,015 1,389,501 19,467,970 August 1,344,036 1,344,968 19,505,399 September ... 1,312,624 1,250,174 19,150,058 October ....... 1,264,536 1,315,994 18,800,715 November .... 1,209,953 1,323,204 18,687,464 December .... 1,244,712 1,340,734 18,604,442 Po tall aii ss 18,835,064 16,631,737 Runs Regular Net 1893. From Wells. Deliveries. Stocks. Jan. .... 1,049,778.20 1,806,612.17 18,355,496.98 Feb. .... 974,944.48 1,270,595.27 18,059,846.14 Mar. ... 1,163,640.63 1,390,646.01 17,877,265.46 April .. 1,074,289.69 1,205,747.66 17,747,249.08 May .... 1,187,939.47 1,321,782.07 17,616,527.23 June ... 1,245,880.45 1,253,843.20 17,642,116.64 July .... 1,289,990.79 1,152,374.33 17,779,733.10 Aug. ... 1,390,893.99 1,040,859.81 18,129, 767.28 Sept. ... 1,315,932.83 1,038,819.02 18,408,813.99 Oct. .... 1,302,294.88 1,196,017.71 18,527,900.89 Nov. ... 1,230,658.12 1,262,130.29 18,499,669.29 Dec. .... 1,224,952.35 1,230,216.04 18,497,340.06 Total. .14,451,195.83 14 669,643.58 192: Runs 1894. From Wells. Jan. .... 1,265,267.03 Feb. .... 1,106,493.37 Mar. ... 1,353,591.22 April .. 1,295,618.75 May .... 1,424,182.18 June . 1,402,416.70 July .,.. 1,366,309.68 Aug. ... 1,469,371.77 Sept. ... 1,325,352.04 Oct. .... 1,405,042.43 Nov. ... 1,834,333.55 Dec. .... 1,326,371.48 Total. .16,074,350.20 Runs 1895. From Wells. Jan. .... 1,213,841.36 Feb. « 1,029,385. 45 Mar. ... 1,291,355.23 April ... 1,405,423.69 May .... 1,540,971.89 June ... 1,541,221.50 July .... 1,713,936.54 Aug. ... 1,752,149.89 Sept. ... 1,778,653.40 Oct. .... 1,822,002.05 Nov. ... 1,705,505.64 Dec. .... 1,621,184.07 Total. .18,415,630.71 Runs 1896. From Wells. Jan. .... 1,739,291.08 Feb. .... 1,631,938.58 Mar, ... 1,795,745.02 April ... 1,859,882.32 May .... 1,945,978.80 June ... 2,026,387.43 July .... 2,016,563.64 Aug. ... 1,953,875.51 Sept. ... 1,883,813.92 Oct. .... 1,896,032.28 Nov. ... 1,681,715.01 Dec. .... 1,778,785.59 Total. .22,210,009.18 a Runs 1897. From Wells. Jan. .... 1,547,658.09 Feb, .... 1,589,905.21 Mar. ... 1,783,520.62 April ... 1,647,997.02 May .... 1,685,011.47 June ... 1,689,456.15 July .... 1,702,339.20 Aug. ... 1,668,286.57 Sept. ... 1,618,487.89 Oct. .... 1,649,170.06 Nov. ... 1,566,921.10 Dec. .... 1,571,761.33 Total. .19,670,514.71 Runs 1898, From Wells. Jan. .... 1,457,122.03 Feb. .... 1,275,149.87 Regular Deliveries. 1,199,751.99 1,109,109.84 1,247,294.81 1,210,390.54 » 1,150, 297.57 1,303 ,957.04 1,023,316.09 1,238,183,41 1,023 232.25 1,198,801.03 1,285,861.32 1,463,566.45 14,453,762.34 Regular Deliveries. 1,473,729.74 1,289 ,685.83 1,409,761.43 1,206,171.74 1,212,060.60 1,279,617.93 1,302,595.53 1,298 ,501.83 1,452,640.03 1,507,992.24 1,587 449.04 1,810,159.07 16,830 ,365.01 Regular Deliveries. 1,802,361.09 1,593,328.12 1,618,117.40 1,546,888.26 1,574,627.33 1,667,913.56 1,617,518.64 1, 745,657.02 1,7024721.23 1, 704,065.26 1,720,719.81 1,727, 548.66 20,021 ,466.38 Regular Deliveries. 1,672,838.06 1,795 876.06 1,724,306.06 1,585,186.94 1,762 ,085.20 1,750 613.04 1,841,907.87 1,478 ,128.96 1,655 592.72 1,591,449, 47 1,352.821.31 1,881,120.65 20,092 ,426.34 Regular Deliveries. 1,889,061.59 1,994,249.18 BUCKEYE PIPE:LINE. Net Stocks. 18,565 823.31 18,566 158.19 18,675,274.81 18,763,241.64 19,041,623.75 19,142,597.98 19,504,651.29 19,736,627. 76 20,040.747.55 20,246,988.95 20,295 461.18 20,158,266.21 Net Stocks. 19,898,377.83 19,642,369.67 19,524,463.47 19,723,715.42 20,052,626.71 20,314,230.28 20,725 ,571.29 21,179,219.35 21,351,756.63 21,565,766.44 21,683,823.04 21,494,848.04 Net Stocks. 21,431,778.03 21,473 447.02 21,651,074.64 21,964 ,068.70 22,335 420.17 22,693,894.04 23,094,850.99 23,304 ,311.96 23,091,524.82 23,290 537.58 23, 251,532.78 23 302,769.71 Net Stocks. 23,174,323.74 22,968 ,352.89 22,977 567.45 23,040 377.53 22,963,303.80 22,902,146.91 22,762,578 24 22,952,735.85 22,840 ,818.30 22,853 538.89 23,072,138.68 22,762,7(9.36 Net Stocks. 22,280,839. 80 21,611,740.49 Runs Regular Net 1898. From Wells. Deliveries. Stocks. Mar. ... 1,476,995.69 2,203,051.42 20,885,684.76 April ... 1,887,212.01 2,058,630.12 20,215,330.52 May .... 1,406,450.48 2,015,853.96 19,605,926.99 June ... 1,394,877.22 1,975,584.12 19,025,220.09 July .... 1,397,519.89 1,967,097.80 18,455,642.18 Aug. ... 1,528,979.00 2,223,759.85 17,690,914.04 Sept. ... 1,452,311.95 2,032,483.25 17,021,263.48 Oct. .... 1,464,779.85 2,188 9% * 16, 299,130.88 ~ Nov. ... 1,415,197.76 2,054,503.87 15,559,824.77 Dec. .... 1,472,300.99 1,851,233.79 15,180,891.97 Total. .17,128,896.69 24,452,420.90 Runs Regular Net 1899. From Wells. Deliveries. Stocks. Jan. .... 1,480,374.51 1,715,182.01 14,896,134.47 Feb. .... 1,189,488.24 1,604,793.50 14,480,779.21 Mar. ... 1,497,886.42 1,853,724.58 14,126,045.65 April ... 1,399,096.92 1,797,810.39 18,724,910.86 May .... 1,499,500.50 1,882,240.09 13,339,157.58 June ... 1,482,070.14 1,845,469.31 12,974,125.49 July .... 1,463,789.41 1,923,421.56 12,513,792.10 Aug. ... 1,517,354.91 1,779,079.59 12,250,598.58 Sept. ... 1,425,367.23 1,870,534.63 11,705,431.18 Oct. .... 1,482,681.01 2,014,745.45 11,123,366.74 Nov. ... 1,480,517.81 1,730,367.85 10,748,516.70 Dec. .... 1,365,728.61 1,612,197.42 10,545,927.12 Total. .17,183,805.71 21,629,516.38 ‘0: DAILY AVERAGES. In the following tables are given the daily average runs and shipments of the Buckeye Pipe Line Company from 18% to 1899: DAILY AVERAGE RUNS. 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. Jan. .... 22,057 40,087 31,342 33,864 40,815 Feb. . 22,278 40,998 34,761 34,819 39,518 Mar. ... 21,812 40,503 34,961 37,537 43,664 April ... 28,074 40,086 34,736 35,810 43,187 May .... 28,632 38,424 34,338 38,320 45,941 June ... 30,543 40,263 36,638 41,529 46,747 July .... 35,674 39,880 38,389 41,612 44,075 Aug. ... 37,093 40,027 43,356 44,868 47,399 Sept - 42,986 41,746 43,754 43,864 44,178 Det. axes 43,295 40,580 40,791 42,010 45,324 Nov - 40,532 35,671 40,332 41,022 44,478 Dec . 88,272 39,091 40,152 39,514 42,786 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 39,156 56,106 49,924 47,004 46,141 . 36,764 58,283 56,782 45,541 42,480 +» 41,657 57,927 55,920 47,645 48,319 . 46,848 61,996 54,933 46,240 46,636 - 49,709 62,773 54,355 45,369 48,371 June ... 51,374 67,546 56,315 46,496 49,402 July . 55,288 65,050 54,914 45,081 47,348 Aug. ... 56,521 63,028 53,816 49,322 48,947 Sept. ... 59,288 62,794 58,950 48,410 47,512 Oct. .... 58,774 61,162 538,199 47,251 47,828 Nov. ... 56,850 56,057 52,231 47,173 47,684 Dec. .... 52,296 57,380 50,702 47,493 44,055 THE UNITED STATES PIPE LINE. 153 DAILY AVERAGE SHIPMENTS. | 1895. 1896. 1897, 1898. 1899. Jan. .... 47,540 58,141 53,963 60,937 55,327 1890, 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. | Feb, ... 46,060 54.943 64.138 69.437 57.314 Jan. .... 5,085 31,224 43,721 42,149 38,701’ Mar. ... 45,476 52,197 55,623 71.066 59.797 Feb. .... 3,986 29,926 46,433 45,371 39,611] April ... 40,206 51,563 52,839 68.621 59.927 Mar. ... 3,972 26,789 49,439 44,859 40,295 | May .... 39,099 50,794 56,841 63,027 60.717 April ... 3,840 27,895 50,412 40,191 40.246| June ... 42,654 55,597 58,354 65,853 61.516 May .... 5.473 34,790 46,056 42,688 37,106 | July .... 42,019 52,178 59.416 63.455 62,046 June ... 6,901 30,787 49,751 41,795 43,465; Aug. ... 41,887 56,311 47,682 71,734 57,390 July .... 5,498 32,183 44,823 37,173 33,010| Sept. ... 48,421 56,757 55,186 67,749 62.351 Aug. ... 8,551 37,614 43,386 33,576 39,941, Oct. .... 48,645 54,970 51,337 70,545 64,992 Sept. ... 17,128 42,020 41,672 34,627 34,108! Nov. ... 52,915 57,357 45,111 68,483 57.0.9 Oct. .... 28,346 45,430 42,451 38,581 38,671; Dec. .... 58,392 55,727 60,681 59,717 52,006 Nov. ... 21,920 46,380 44,107 42,071 42,862 | Dec. .... 29,276 47,554 43,249 39,684 47,211 | THE UNITED STATES PIPE LINE. RUNS, SHIPMENTS AND STOCKS OF REFINED OIL FOR THE YEARS 1893 TO 1899, INCLUSIVE. The United States Pipe Line Company was organized in September, 1892, for the purpose of transporting refined as well as crude oil by pipe lines. Two four-inch lines were originally constructed from Bradford to Wilkesbarre, a distance of 180 miles. The present terminus is at Freemansburg, in Northamp- ton county, where the oil is loaded on the cars of the New Jersey Central Railroad for the seaboard at Philadelphia and New York. The line for refined oil begins at Oil City and extends through Titusville and Warren to Bradford, and is 70 miles in length. It receives its supplies of refined oil from manufacturers at Oil City, Titusville, Warren and Bradford. Its crude shipments are of oil received from other lines, as it takes no oil direct from the wells of the producers. The following table shows the runs, shipments and stocks of the United States Pipe Line Company since it started business in August, 1893, and includes refined oil only. These figures are not included with any other tables that appear in this work: 1893. Receipts. Deliveries. Stocks. 1895. Receipts. Deliveries. Stocks. August ....... 127,199.46 77,204.95 49,994.51] March ........ 67,507.96 55,545.02 60,505.70 September ... 60,073.79 57,365.47 52,702.83 | April ... . 92,129.80 79,452.36 73,183.14 October ....... 66,056.82 71,282.64 47,477.01} May .. 109,974.24 89,454.69 93,702.69 November .... 61,976.01 62,785.54 46,667.48 | June . 60,178.71 56,709.93 97,171.47 December .... 56,442.21 52,290.69 50,819.00; July .... . 65,782.47 76,525.24 86,428.70 yy Yee August ....... 72,038.33 70,580.21 87,886.32 Total ........371,748.29 320,929.29 September ... 67,230.71 56.179 88 98,937.65 October ....... 64,053.39 94,248.73 68,742.31 : oer November .... 52,794.32 70,245.01 51,290.72 1894, Receipts. Deliveries. Stocks. yo omber .... 60.306-49 58,038.14 53,559.05 January ...... 52,226.38 53,604.76 49,440.74) ~~ oe Dea February ..... 60,154.46 51,860.45 57,784.40) ota 806,830.40 799,691.06 March ........ 54,048.31 55,282.74 56,499.25 April . Z 58,329.76 50,156.79 1896. Receipts. Deliveries. Stocks. May 42,088.90 70,826.35) January ...... 52,102.18 56,460.08 49,201.15 June 80,086.62 57,368.59 | Pebruary ..... 50,710.91 52,089.55 47,822.51 July 68,768.66 60,199.99 | March ........ 57,322.83 52,139.45 53,005.89 August 65,317.00 71,172.66 | April .......... 50,594.45 57,870.00 45,730.24 September ... 61,096.98 56,429.26 75,830.88 | way ........... 60,828.63 54,955.81 52,203.66 October ....... 78,365.56 74,728.89 79,467.05! June .......... 69,029.54 64,001.21 57,231.99 November .... 65,034.69 71,758.43 72,743.35 Tul < eoranccenae 61,305.20 67,715.98 50,821.21 December .... 63,761.74 84,113.12 46,419.78 August ....... 53,202.87 47,079.67 56,944.41 ———_ September .... 56,142.44 46,690.02 66,396.83 Total ........ 764,090.49 762,378.59 October ....... 49,527.31 54,808.40 61,115.74 November .... 41,882.08 37,464.52 65,533.30 1895. Receipts. Deliveries. Stocks. | December .... 45,446.22 60,050.00 50,929.52 January ...... 54,835.53 48,741.43 52,513.83 —-——_ _ —-—— Pebriary ee 39,998.45 43,969.52 48,542.76/ Total ........ 648,094.66 650,724.19 PETROLEUM EXPORTS. 154 1897. Receipts. Deliveries. Stocks.| 1898, Receipts. Deliveries. Stocks. January ...... 42,450.00. 34,692.76 58,686.76 | August ....... 42,540.20 49,076.90 109,115.69 February « 41,646.37 33,653.26 66,679.87 | September .... 52,231.89 41,553.74 119,793.84 « 47,609.77 15,611.55 98,678.09 | October ....... 50,119.50 40,219.81 129,693.53: «+» 26,852.64 19,371.74 + 106,155.99| November .... 48,455.99 74,931.31 103,218.21 - 26,487.84 7,142.07 125,504.76 | December .... 49,545.55 80,280.98 72,582.78. - 60,174.05 65,817.83 , 119,860.98 See ee « 44,410.81 51,079.53 113,192.26 Total «saeco 583,757.75 593,049,13 . » 51,347.45 52,966.55 111,573.16 ‘ - 47,205.33. 47,896.38 110,882.11) 1899. Receipts. Deliveries. Stocks. - 46,664.26 50,990.91 106,555.46 January ...... 52,790.61 ' 66,117.95 November .... 48,321.24 62,271.28 92,605.42 | February... MCIBLIB SOONG? | OS9BLLDE December .... 45,216.00 55,997.26 81,824.16 | Warch 4 ; 40,820.36 92,968.02 S| April ......060 305. 144.95 (128. Total ........ 528,385.70 497,491.12 ioe a) igen. Eee TUNE ..cceeeeee 666. 34,253.24 122,848.81 1898. Receipts. Deliveries. Stocks. auiye PATNA . 52,693.71 fy January « 43,645.25 59,948.57 65,520.84 | August eats . 77,234.76 102,490.16 February . 41,179.00 55,116.79 51,583.05 | September .... 69,355.97 105,961.88 65,884.25. March - 49,490.04 41,333.89 59,739.20 | October ....... 78,087.85 42,814.15 101,157.95. April ... . 67,591.19 59,275.45 68,054.94 | November .... 55,189.26 71,774.50 84,572.71 May .. « 58,937.25 29,087.71 92,904.48 | December .... 49,413.08 74,830.76 59,155.03. June . « 45,206.63 28,910.91 109,200.20 - July .. « 89,815.26 33,363.07 115,652.39 Total .....+.. 701,883.70 718,261.45 PETROLEUM EXPORTS. AMOUNT AND VALUE OF PETROLEUM AND ITS PRODUCTS SHIPPED ABROAD, FOR FIVE YEARS. In the following tables the total amount in gallons of crude, lubricating and illuminating oils, naphthas and residuum, that were shipped abroad since 1895, are presented, as compiled from the monthly reports of the Chief of the Bureat of Statistics at Washington: 1895. Crude. January .... 9,287,973 February ... 6,605,968 March ...... 10,160,190 April ... « 10,441,335 May .. 6,330,474 June 11,927,590 July .. 7,505,057 August ..... 10,112,224 September .. 11,462,881 October ..... 10,521,165 November .. 10,704,080 December .. 10,798,891 Total 2+. 115,954,128 1895. Lubricating. January .... 3,457,679 February 2,895 278 March 3,671,051 April ... 4,314,067 May .. . 4,124,175 June 8,498,087 July .... 3,726,599 August ..... 3,753,629 September .. 3,356,721 October ..... 5,447,196 | November .. 4,364,001 December .. 3,962,538 Total ...... 46,769,565 Naphthas. 1,377,523 39,608 1,031,416 1,297,855 298,694 1,057,951 1,083,006 546,986 1,624,639 569,718 1,533,344 2,297,200 12,757,940 Residuum. 10,122 756 46,788 1,386 1,260 3,150 15,078 4,494 3,108 14,070 210 43,848 148,850 INumi- nating. 63,181,113 51,097,589 44,889,370 60,930,505 47,854,523 52,385,379 57,412,190 55,579,800 49,897,093 67,291,464 58,548 852 63 482,769 677,500,647 Total. 77,264,410 60,639,199 59,798,815 76,985,148 58,609,126 68,872,157 69,741,930 69,997,133 66,344,442 83,843,615 75,150,487 80,585,246 853,126,130 Tllumi- nating. 65,724,101 46,162,219 50,686 558 53,341,457 67,407,731 67,296 ,955- 64,452,484 70,728,601 64,637,802 72,660,290 57,841,240 68,364,370 749,305,844 77,686,921 57,967,088 64,260,114 65,995,339 84,562,853 79,116,959 83,296 ,993 88,045,592 86,353,163 1896. Crude. Naphthas. January .... 6,159,996 1,572,677 February ... 17,418,237 403,632 March ...... 8,510,998 1,007,522 April ........ 8,063,189 59,914 May ......... 12,556,982 615 636 June 6,787,715 845,003 July .... . 18,869,485 1,094,214 August ..... 12,395,601 442,440 September .. 10,632,008 1,690,502 October ..... 12,253,234 2,972,645 November .. 7,399,224 1,174,309 December .. 11,870,662 1,542,275 Total ......117,921,276 13,420,769 1896. Lubricating. Residuum. Total. January .... 4,186,803 43,334 February ... 3,987,130 840 March ...... 4,028,618 26,418 April ........ 4,487,657 43,176 May 3,982,252, 252 June ... 4,186,320 966 July 8,879,172 1,638 August ..... 4,445,774 48,176 September .. 3,977,321 4,872 October ..... 4,357,362 8,610 November .. 4,548,794 333,900 December .. 4,566,052 798 Total ...... 50,629,143 507,990 931,785,022 PETROLEUM EXPORTS. Ilumi- , 1597. Crude. Naphthas. nating. | January .... 8,594,840 260,372 47,623,153 | February ... 8,301,238 1,093,630 59,447,022 | March ++ 12,341,940 1,129,322 59,824,074 April .. 11,852,472 269,066 52,094,744 May ... 8,730,025 615,563 —-70,291,d09 | June 13,279,741 1,725,877 75,362,563 | daly so 9,928,536 317,391 71,902,341 ; August ..... 18,939,881 897,329 75,058,895 September 7,878,570 2,474,757 70, 961,82x October ..... 10,164,447 1,291,533 71,406,746 November .. 6,022,268 2,123,510 70,159,972 December .. 10,404,768 1,231,970 71,786,378 Totah acs 121,488,726 13,430,320 795,919,525 1897. Lubricating. Residuum. Total. January 4,527,113 588 61,006,066 February ... 3,489,513 47,040 = 72,378,443 March ...... 4,188,395 1,188,810 78,622,541 April ... 38,796,625 421,722 68,434,629 May .... 3,590,021 1,437,576 84,714,994 June 3,709,853 2,491,566 96,569,600 July ......... 4,042,057 2,893,044 89,083,369 August ..... 4,863,830 8,528 94,763,463 September .. 4,896,709 1,201,452 87,413,316 October ..... 4,718,657 262,036 87,843,419 November .. 4,364,006 6,258 82,676,014 December 5,091,505 2,277,282 90,791,903 STONER sq acvee 51,228,284 12,230,902 994,297,757 INumi- 1898. Crude. Naphthas. nating. January 8,835,695 1,070,538 67,074,120 February ... 5,113,967 1,266,797 49,228,120 March ...... 10,893,978 721,251 67,168,073 BPM) veces y . 8,741,647 1,091,454 61,284,786 May ..... see» 9,966,687 1,884,238 66,436,994 TUNE cavnwas 14,118,975 1,602,145 72,291,029 Sully ws deaieia x « 10,782,816 $23,790 73,324,985 August ..... 14,465,709 1,208,354 72,388,459 September .. 8,476,237 1,967,828 70,114,013 October ..... 13,619,818 1,532,194 53,485,056 November .. 8,722,732 2,301,847 58,260,048 December .. 4,176,821 1,556,190 50,096,378 Total seas 114,915,082 17,026,626 761,152,107 1898, Lubricating. Residuum. Total. January .... 5,304,614 3,127,950 85,412,917 February ... 4,018,612 2,463,636 62,091,132 M@rch weassy 4,993,703 2,167,536 85,944,541 April ....... . 4,701,852 959,490 76,649,229 Maye cicciicaices 5,812,352 2,380,874 86,431,145 June ........ 5,881,316 2,216,466 93,109,931 July ......2.. 4,424,050 626,514 89,982,205 August ..... 6,111,640 3,283,182 97,457,340 September .. 5,584,286 1,857,240 87,999,604 October ..... 5,614,701 5,278,058 79,524,827 November .. 5,106,845 1,616,218 76,007,690 December .. 6,544,370 3,496,290 65,870,049 Total ...... 68,968,341 29,418,454 986,480,610 Tllumi- 1899. Crude. Naphthas. nating. January .... 7,467,713 1,482,381 45,796,292 February ... 4,378,646 1,487,928 41,155,202 March ...... 14,332,690 906,233 61,264,672 April ........ 5,404,455 308,318 51,906,299 1899, Crude. Naphthas. May. visas cas. 5,624,839 1,208,104 June - 10,018,249 1,333,089 July .. + 11,771,102 1,069,408 August ..... 16,149,243 1,915,201 September .. 11,825,319 3,287,854 October ..... 5,705,985 2,794,874 November .. 13,958,267 1,910,422 December .. 10,947,359 310,183 Total ...... 117,683,967 17,904,015 1899. Lubricating. Residuum. January 4,698,306 2,941,934 February ... 4,187,264 450,240 March ...... 6,120,708 2,549,400 ADT) sss ssces 6,361,163 2,807,322 May aise sees 5,825,122 3,869,838 June ........ 5,327,072 898,170 JULY <85 aneeoeie 5,109,441 3,346,602 August ..... 5,853,805 366,744 September .. 5,456,406 193,998 October ..... 6,404,702 1,438,332 November .. 6,624,284 1,034,922 December 7,342,335 491,610 Total. sss 69,329,188 21,544,278 —o——_ MONTHLY EXPORTS FOR YEARS. 155 Ilumi nating 70,688,47: 69,837, 66: 59,874,98! 75,930,791 71,890, 21) 66,794,277. 58,813,97' 46,899,58: 724,562,99. Total. 62,385,77 51,759,28: 85,273,70. 66,873,65 87,216,37 87,214,74 81,171,54 100,220,31 92,676 ,40. 86,562, 81) $3,678,75 65,991,07 951,024,44 SEVED In the tables that follow are shown the total exports in gallons and value in dol lars of petroleum and its products shippec abroad during the past seven years: 1893. Amount. JANUATY