The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-15
PeIroIenn an rrnns..s.-

Tennessee vii be prominent among IN,
States thal furnish petroleum. in hss M,
gnly eee Of the iarses, e1ai fields ip th.
I nIon, containing about s.HoJ sous-e uli,-.
Out the cagb1niirr0gs fo-maiiou g here sg
J perneumbrHt upon an5tber bitamiui fsr5u.
B FORMATION, th- ~ -r.aa. and The rock 81 d,
I to d formations msv be- Nuected.
( lh- o.l-h'suuE territory iu Tennessee 4.
I most sdysnIsg gr.u-ly situated .1r b1rinr lor
/ Priyo.egm. Nearly the whole otths carbon
tierou. FORMATION IS, by q most gigantic up-
heaval, raised, Som 500 ,o 500 l,et shove
the water, oi he Ivuut ssee river, aud forms
q vast plateau ci tahle-land about 81 COO isef
above the level Of the ocean. which =irikes
from north 20 south irom ths line Of Krr-
lucky % that % Alabsma, and even into
both States, and dips west and esst.
On the table iaud, which Is from nrty ~
htty miles wide, lies the carbouilerous sand d.
stone below this is The mountain HmsstYp. d.
resting upon a very hard selicious ch=-t,
ana oiten laspery rock, and this upcu % rila-
ran limestone. The sandstone contains sh D.
coal measures In three different beds a., la, -
ersi one near the base, another pa the ma
die between the base and top, and the thiri
nesr the top
In conformity With the upheayai and dio
large portion of The petroleum must Dc
iouud Ue both sides cl the Cumberland
Mountains vest and east but ss ths up-
hesved territory is So wide, hob all the De
rolenm ran have run Gown tie tdes.
8 very large quantity must have remained
20 the territory which lies in mos. pisces
very level, ia many places ss level - The
prairies OF Illinois.
These Cumberland table-lsuds are intsr.
seoted 10 all directions BY mouutaia t,r.
aHrH
run 10 ravines and mountain passes, from
three hundred 20 five hundred feet deem.
ana some Of them. as. for iustsnec, tie
Ssqualchie river, form considerable valleys
These valleys, rsyiues, mum ain passes and
'ayes, afford splendid places % bore for Pc I
roleum.
The richness Of the STATE Of Tennessee in |
petroleum is no more 3 mere superstition. /
here, as IN the State of Peunsylvania, tbs 1
petroleum appears iu many places upon the 4
urtuce OF the earth, and on the waters % 4
prings and creeks. Some tweuty years 4
go, when Petroleum was here scarcely i
,nown, salt excitement existed IA para /
l Tennessee along the Cumberland noun
ains. A great many wells were bored or
alt brine. In all instances sails water wa 5
btaiued BY boring a .aw hundred feet, but I
3 all Instances, Erst carburretted hydrogen /
as issued from the we'll, and later petru-
sum thus ell salt wells we're ruined and /
ad 70 be given up. The appearance OF
etroleum, which ia mauy instances Yves
indled and burncd f0r days and months. I
as not then hailet with Joy a. the striking
oil now is 10 was only regretted, but il |
now remembered and taken atvantage OF.
here are great many other indications
hich put the existence Of immense quan I
nf not .rn Is -.
.e Cumberland mouutains aud the adiuceut q
lHties beyond doubt The indications
e here much more frequent thau la other
ates. In consqueuce, the Oh excitement 3
As s0ol as the S5uthrru rebel I :
b., which was here iu Ienue. see. and | p
pecislly IN the table lauds Of the Cumber- 70
nj mountains, much more favorable than 1
ywhere else, allowed free intercourse.
As early as in the month Of April, imme- a
Itely after the surrender % the Southern
mics, petroleum companies were formed q
Tennessee. Agents were sent out % =
lse sud purchase OH territory; sud nuwali | p
Q best OIL lands are either ieased or ruf-
ased. The companies rest here up5a a r
're solid bssis than 81 the North As sn | q
ample, lake one Tennessee Tetrp. .eum ~
mpany under the presidency Of Major
neral Rousseau This cUmpaHy possesses 81
~ tuaA my luouaAAN hclrN OF Oh 4hlus |
= best Jhat the state OF Tennessee affords.
some OF the lands there sre natural oil ! Ai
-ings; some surround salt wells. which | u
re destroyed by the Appearance Of petrd- 'i
IN; some lie in deep lavInes and valleys p
ere the lower rocks are 90 impregnaicd w
d petroleum, aud have such a strong th
Ell oft, that the oil csuuot be deep be- p
2 Ihese rocks; on others have beru crup-
rs Of carburreJei hydrogen Altogether e
8 company possesses large 0leag nous b.
asures, aud may expect rich rewards Tor dJ
.ir considerable axpsuse other eompa- iu
g possess rl lands similar 10 9uuuity of
2 quaiiiy. .-EHl4Gri'y prtrJieum RfB8rlgr. tl