The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-12-27
Oil.

OIL.
The work OF the company at Copper Creek
progresses slowly, owing to tie hardness of
a flint rock hich the drill struck some two
weeks ago. Brilling continues with the same
energy as heretofore, but the inches made per
day are not great many it is believed this
lint stratum Is nearly penetrated. The pump.
ing apparatus il sent for, and the test will soon
be made as to the daily yal9c Of the product
already found. We are now down about 300
feet. Our company is beginning to attract at
1esstion abroad, as will be noticed by the read
ers Of Wisconsin and Illinois Journals. 1t
seems impossible to fail in some ore Of the
numerous experiments now making or about
to be made in Wisconsin. That ol-gcnuine
petroleum-exists on the surface at Copper or
Plum Creek, ice kno,c. AMI men whose veraci.
tyis as uaimpeachable as that of .'Uncle
Lisha, tell us Of many places adjacent to that
ridge dividing the Mississippi from the Kicka.
poo, where the same indications occur. The
basin is below, We think, short Of CO. feet, and
it hasl got to be struck before md summer -
We clip from the daily Madison Journcl of
Friday last says:
Or STRUCK IN CRAwfoRD CouSrY--We
senrn from Mr.. B. w. Brisbois, Of. Prairie du
Lhien, u. S. assessor for the Sd distri ct, that
the Company boring for oil ON Copper Greek,
in Senaca, Crawford county, have struck oil
in considerable quantity at depth Of 800 feet,
IN the second strata of sandstone. Pumps aud
the necessary apparatus for raising the precious
.iud have been sent for. Mr.. Brisbois informs
iis that the oil is found on the surface now in
some thirty localities
J. w. Van Orman Of this city has foun | =
xa!u,blc spring in Grant county, and with gen.
tlemen resident there has formed company
Active operations will commence in the
spring
Ih:re are two or more companies in organ.
iz,tioH at Prairie du:Chien, AMI, we under
stand, the Ina r. kickapoo Coward the mouth
If i.>, ar, procuring machinery for boring,
From the Sparta wis Herald We learn
that tho Gem Petroleum Co. is organised al
that place. Our friend A. C. Tichenor, is the
mining superintendent and director; the 9th
er officers. and directors! are among the very
best business men Of Wisconsin 1 The land
Of the company are in Monroe and vcrno,
counties, in the same. range ard not far dis
tant from Copper Creek. The Herald, afte
referring 10 determination Of their Srart
springs, by experienced Pennsylvania oil men
says:
''Onc of the m says that the specimens 0
Gil taken from tho places examined are full,
al IN, f., r.
while the surface indications are quite rs goot
as at the best oil territory in either Pcnnss.va
MIA, Ohio or Canada. There are five OF
springs within a radius Of 4 mile, aud within
which O. site Las beea selected for sinking the
FIRST well. These springs are in the valley Of
the KickapoO river, IN ! arc about eighteen
miles from Sparta, and two from the village
OF Ontario.
This company is now fairly organized unle
the most fattcIins auspices, being under tt,
management of enterprsipg men, Justly emit
lied to the highest confidence of the public
and with the tai.est prospect Of being success
full in the enterprise. That there may be risk
in this as in all other enterprises OF the kind
is readily admitted but that there is less ris
in the above project than in many others me
so into every day, with the o. jrc. of realizin
wealth. is clearly evident.
II has been fully demonstrated that this tel
tAOfy OfcfiieS Inc Slett Cll Casiti, how yicia
ing such wonlrous results in many locali,ie
where the cagth's crust has been penetrated :
The theory Is perfect. and nothing can be sal
t. disprOvc it; but there are yet the cxpcr
meh:gltsst to be made by cnterpr;sing mel
70 realize the fact if i, ia oc.
We arc glad to learn that tie enter, risir,
men Of Sparta have gone into this project wit
entire faith, and many Of them have :nveste
capital t9 a large amou,t II i. succcs stu
they will make their pile. IL a very few year
and that it will be Il. success. :hcre can bc b,
/. little Jouot, as the experiment making .e
miles south, on Seneca Greek, has been qui
successful, far as they have penetrate
which is yet less than 500 feet. with stror
/. and constantly increasing Indications Of oil.
1t seems hardly probable that 50 many lea
ing business men should write to deceive Il
! public; and It is almost equally improbab
that they al should deceive themselves in u
4 EXAMINATIONS Of I.Soperty and prospects, VIII.
in adj. ON to their own judgments they ha'
the opinions CT scientific biologists ss well
Of practical oil z en-. t2. fall back upon;
lscy b. the npn;e cf psnnett, residing
R.ttsfs'd, Massa chusct&s, il. the youngest.
twenty chi,a:ep, ana. j. herself The ,. s
er Of fourteen
The family Lame si.oad ilasc been rob
iustcaJ Of Daia,ct