Marcellus Shale DistributionThe New York Times HUGHESVILLE, Pa. — At first, Raymond Gregoire did not want to listen to the raspy voice on his answering machine offering him money for rights to drill on his land. They want to ruin my land, he thought. But he called back anyway a week later to hear more. By the end of February, he had a contract in hand for $62,000, and he pulled together a group of 75 neighbors who signed $3 million in deals. “It’s a modern-day gold rush in our own backyard,” Mr. Gregoire said. Not just his backyard either...