The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1866-04-18
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NNhttiCIflN, AaTcn "a, 20
EDIroR SENTINEL looking over you
paper Of March 18th, my aitesion was d.
reeted TO a communication healed Heavy
Oil in COshocton county"
After reading the above article, / came
to the conclusion that 1 would 20 and see
those oil lands, and make close investiga-
ton for myself arrived in Coshocton on
last Wednesday night Early next morn
ing procured horse and started over a
muddy road for the oil diggings, which are
shout eight miles from the town OF Coshoc-
ton, in Franklin township, in the south part
of the county, three and a half miles from
the T. Q. & g. r. r., and close TO the Mus
kingum county line, one mile north of Big
Wills creek, on some small streams called
oil and salt runs. have visited several
of the celebrated oil regions. ! have never
seen such surface indication of oil before
You can tale mattock and shovel, and go
along any of those streams and procure a
fine show of heavy lubricating oil, by dig
ging holes from two TO five feet 10 the side
of the streams. The oil is of very superb
or quality, and has no equal as regards its
qualities Tor lubricating. There are several
wells commenced, and all have fine shows of
oil. There is one we'll down to the depth Of
$50 feet, which has been put down with Il
spring pole, and has good show Of oil. -
The company expects to put an engine to
pumping in the course of few days.
The geological formation Of this region is
very hattering as regards the prospects for
oil Plenty of'coal in every hill, which will
be great convenience to companies opeTat-
ing here was surprised to see 50 many
strangers here in search of land. Most all
of the lands have changed from first hands,
either leased or sold. Some lands have
been sold at high prices within the last few
days; have trebled in price in the last thirty
days. There are no lands cl.se to the oil
region that can be obtained without paying
high prices for them. Leases were obtain
ed some three months ago from first hands,
| from ten to twenty years, for ono sixth roy
atty, and q bonus besides. There are sever
al companies organized and commenced
work The "Coshocton Oil and Mining
Cos" this company is from Adrian, Michi-
gan, and based on capital of a half a mil
lion of dollars. Their lands comprise five
down three wells. Their agent, Mr.. Watts,
is on the ground, pushing forward opera
| tions with great yigor. He is very clever,
accommodating gentleman. The next is
| the Northwestern company, capital stock
| $500 The Madison and Adrian Com
| pany have considerable amount Of territory
in this oil region. There are several other
companies that are going to commence work
as soon as the roads will admit ot getting
machine y on the ground. The Wills Greek
Oil and Mining Company own some lands
here in fee simple that nave Enc surface
show Of nil. This company is from the
Eastern part of tho State; their location is q
very good one--iies directly north of the
Coshocton Oil and Mining Company.
had the pleasure while here of meeting Dr.
Kost. who is Professor of Geology ant
Chemistry in Adrian College, Michigan.
found him very accomplished aud enter.
prising gentleman. He has been making
some geological observations here, and in
tends publishing pamphlet, accompanied
by a map, explaining and illustrating the
geological formation of this county, which
will be highly interesting to the public. =
He gives it as his opinion that the grea
oil basin Of Amcrica lies beneath Coshoctol
county.
Oae great inducement to oil men to oper
ate here is the quality of the oil obtained =
This oil will command in the market to-day
from 50 to 70 dollars per barrel; while tn,
cost of transportation will b3morc than thai
bringing from to s dollars per barrel.
Some assert that surface indications are
no criterions for good paying wells. This,
however, is not the case, since it was thi
alone led to the Investigation Of all the prof
liable oil lands now being worked. Oi
Creek, Penna., Burning Spring, Va, Gree
River Ky, and Smith Ferry besides ma
ny Others, were brought to light from tn;
very circumstance of having outward indica
3 tons. This fact holds good in foreign coun
tries also. We read OF Baku, near the Cas-
plan Sea, in Asia, in latitude 420, where fo
an extent of several miles the soil abound
with naptha and petroleum. 50 that well
: dug in the sand are filled with oil and yiel
large quantity daily. The gasis constant
ly rising from the ground. At two or thre
inches below the surface it will instanti,
take fire from coal or lamp, and burn unit
it is extinguished. BY inserting hollo,
canes in tha ground it is made to burn fror
the top and is used by the inhabitants fo
fuel and light. Petroleum is also fnun
near Rancoon, in Burmah, and is 20 abur
dant that that the springs are supposed t.
, yield 100000 hogshead annually. Thes
facts are familiar to men ofinyestigatlon Gn
1 research.
We would advise all such as wish ne,
field for observation and operation, to civ
I the Co.hocton oil regions their attention, G
f. at least a visit, ard we think with the Quee
of Shcba, they will say that 1.-THE half hs
|, not been told them
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