The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-02-12
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The OH Wealth OF America-Is the World
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The OH Wealth OF America-Is the World
a . Huge WhsleS
lrrom tho London Post, Jan. rs
Among the range cosmca theories which philosophers
have aceordns 70 the authority OF
OF them, being too absurd for philosophers to pro
pounds me hypothesis that the great globe itself "a
vast animal organism. The crustacea said TO have
their skeletons outside In the form of she'll instead OF
inside 10 the form OF bones Why should not an animal
so ron Others a. the world We nhabt have ms
circulating nuids ON his external surface In the FORM Oh
oceans and rivers instead Of lodged arteries and veins
In the interior Of bis bodyf In this way the dcult pro-
the circulation Of the blood All N mails are warmer in
side than on the exterior that the heat OF
rface so that At about thirty miles deep according 70
the calculations OF the best authorities there must be
degree Of boat which would melt every known substance
inc9ding even sch things a. hard earthcnware TINS
degree Of heat would be greater In proportion 70 the
magnitude Of the organism than that OF an ordinary
rivers, cold but then there arc mutitudes OF cold
blooded animals In addition 70 those snalogies VIII Oh
we commend 70 the philosophers In search o. celebrity
by the enumeration or development Of startling theory
Of the universe there very strong corroboratve fact
alluded TO in the letter Of correspondent who aasos
from Oh city pennsylvania, and whose letter we prins0a
If the earth is not an animal full Of OIL like huge
bubbles up by millions OF gallons in the petroleum
gons OF Pennsylvania Certain ancient natural sts tell
US Of vast marine monsters which b,nghsd sailors have
mistaken for Islands, and under the lee Of which, TO use
Millions words, they have anchored oil night Whom the
dawn broke thoy discovered their perous position and
danger Animals Of such dimensions would not be much
nconvenenccd by tho casting OF anchor into their
sns % g
urged, with true phosophic boldness, that these
huge creatures, for tho existence Of which we
have the authority Of Eric Pontoppidan, the learned
bishop Of Bergen and Others the offspring Of tho
wordS may indeed DO asked how It comes that wo do
who must, according 70 this pedigree, be our great
though distant relatonsi The philosophc answer boz
eye READY %o'1 sn. earn n,s grown
old organism yet, might be uygsd and the oil wells OF
the New World are proof Of Il. We throw out these
philosophers have hitherto been ut loss 70 account for
the exiseace Of this liquid mineral 10 tap e ground IN
r. n like Up S.,s s'g nas
70 extracting out Of the earth, contend that
whales was stranded somewhere about five or six hun
dred feet below what now the upper surface Of the
Pennsylvania oil region In the course o. time sou was
and the oil expressed from II, and preserved IN great
natural reservoirs for the future use Of man.
Other authorities with less imagination, and perhaps
less bias ny prepossessIons MAINTAIN that the external
surface of the earth where thu oil region situated once
occupied the level Of these oil reservoirs and sondu
and was ca, cred with salt marshes and iuxurant
marine fora ablhdantfy Charged With salt Over the
accumulation OF the remains OF TINS ancicns vegc.
gradually formed In tho course Of ages and uit
matoly became hardened into sandstone rock The
vegetable thus Dramatically sealed up went
through Of chemical analysis In this vast natural
laboratory and resolved into the three component
elements Of gas oil and water Tho last Of these being
and the gas lightest OF all The cavities In which these
fluids lodged being of an irregular shape the boring
tool may the part where the oil Is in con-
tact with the exremitis On this opening being made
the gas would naturally rush towards Il. thus fore
a. flowing well would be- the result The oil rises
Of itself 70 the surface Of the earth and flows cop
ousy into tho recepsaces prepared 70 receive IL when
its motive power being Withdrawn, and pumping appa
ratus would DO 70 extract 1t from it subterra
Sometimes we'll viii become dry for time whom u
will again yield abundant supply Of OIL This Is &C
that several d these subtonancan reservoirs whore the
oil Ii lodged connected together by small channels
Of snS water Is ws
known. Two subteanean reservoirs OF water are con-
nectd together by small channel and when the water
In one certain height the effect u that Of SELF
acting syphon and the water will flow till both cavities
empty but be the cause Of these oil springs what 10
oil spring may almost DO looked upon a. gold mine
Some OF these flowing wells will spontaneously dis
ncocary expenses being the hire or two or three men
TO take care Of the commodity This p nearly a the
rate Of half million sterling year Even n me 80
machinery, the expenses trning compared with
the profits As hardly DO worth speaking Of Tho
or a couple Of pounds daily The high proc Of land
whero this troasure Is 70 DO found by simply tapping
may s rs. seis
Of the great oil lords Wishing TO reward faithful
servant for his zeal and caro- gave HIM an interest In
yield OF OIL and tho fortunate servant was able 70 sell
| his interest for $50 900. small fractional share
Of thirty second part in new well was bought fos one
the oil being struck and the yield found 70 DO ALUM
danh sold for twenty seven thousand dollars In short
the whole region from about hundred 70 two hundred
md NV nrds h low
oil The fluid appears TO exist In vast natural reservoir,
and percoate the earth in muttudes OF iniercrosine
Although il seems there Is oil almost everywhere II
you Will only lberae with tho boring TOOL still tho oil
hunter has to devices and
much relied upon by one class Is to carry forked stick
made Of witch hazel and which, is believed, will point
Of " accord to the spot where well ought to b
| sunk Dreams much relied upon by class with
| whom the witch hazel Is not in much repute Hope OK
pecaiion anxiety are well known slimisns TO super
| men fancy they pry into tho future by tho mos
puerilc contrvSnces thiri class Of moro matter o
TACT and prosec Of mind fancy they can scent ou
tho proper place for pcorang tho earth in search Of Of
| simply by the sense OF smell.
Whenever the spot Is selected, tho boring process I
| simple and easy enough. An iron Pipe Is forced
/ down, and the sol extracted by means Of steam
/ power. When the oil rock Is struck the boring
tool is introduced, and the fluid springs mp, in
serted II II does not rise Of It's own accord. II Il
then placed In rceptacles The gas Is separated and
buIncu uto VI vnbiup, wHoie
for fuel The hlnery At first employed was Of
what rCdo description, but improy rapidly
being There two sorts OF oil thus produced
Tho costly kind used for lubrcating Is not unlike
dark moassos In color and consistency The other kind
used for ampe, dark green and viscd liquid, with
strong pungent smell Altogether not 81 all Of pre-
possessing qualities 10 any Of the senses capable Of
taking cognzance OF t. And yet this repusve looking
fluid, yelling up through single pcrforaon vt the rts
| OF hundred barrels day-by no means . maximum
yeld-reprcsents an income Of 4S85 900, or &7a0o0
yeaS
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