The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-04-20
Oilin thn NInnman Ynllcy.

There can no longer DO doubt IA to the
existence Of oil in tho Maumee Vallc.. That
it can be procured in paying quar- titles, is
equally certain. Every well that has bcol
sunk has struck ono or moro veins of oil,
and although the yiold thus far has been in
limited quantities, it is reasonable to sup
pose thAt whero tho eartl is so thoroughly
fllol with small veins that four-inch hole
cannot bc sunk without striking them,
larger ones must also exist. In 'ead, ii
there aso reservoirs of oil, where sucn
web OF veins exist tho reservoir must bo
near by. These are facts of the simplest, !,
yet most conclusive, character, and we pre-
dict that the coming summer will establish,
beyond al controversy, that the Maumee
Valley is fat with petroleum.
Many have supposed that this North
Western portion of Ohio WAS too levol toy
an oil reglon--that there had mover been
those "upheavals" here which arc sup,
posed TO have made hills, mountains, aid
produced assures in the rocks for the re.
ception Of petroleum. The leN el character
of the surface of this section OF country ia
by no means proof against tho existence OF
tho highly-prizGd "upheavals." = 1t is q
goucrally conceded fact, among those who
have investigated the subject, that this
section of county has not long (compara-
tivcly) been redeemed from tlo waters of
lake Erie. The loose rocks occasionally
found upon tho surface Of the earth in these
parts, have no relatives nearer than the
shores of Lake Superior, from whence it is
supposed they have been washed, Ivy ages
of troubled wators, anl deposited where
they now lie. Aud tho saul ridges, aud the
character of the soil, AL point to tho same
general fact and testify most positively
that North -Westeru 0aiO has been re-
deemed from the waters long after other
portions wero high and dry" and the
rock formations beneath our soil by no
means correspond with tho level surface
At some points tho rock crops out anc
forms what wo call stone ridges, and a
| other points, near by, the earth may b'
| penetrated TO depth OF 100 feet before
| roaching the rock This clearly establisho,
| The fact that this section of country wa
not originally more level than othor por
tions-that the rock underlying it has beel
! broken and thrown into shapel1ss masSe
| by the powerful throes OF mother earth il
giving birth to hills ami valleys. The sup
| positiowis that during tho long ages of it
submergencr, sedemont was gradually dc
/ posted in tho rocky valleys until tho.
were filled up, forming tho rich cart
/ which now yiel Is the farmer such mn abun,
ant reward for his toll, The soil is purel
n vegetable mold, black, itch, aud melIo'
to a depth oi from six inches 10 six fee
indicating rank growth OF vegetatio
resulting from an overflow Of water, AN
il petroleum is distilled from veseiabl
matter, what section of oouatry has pr,
ducea moro of tho raw material for maxim
oil than the MIumee Valley
The first well sunk at Watervillo on III
Reed Farm is being trimmed out and r.
tubsd with every prospect OF getting oil
paying quantities. Ole of the wells in
I above WUtorylle, on DodPs Farm, is bel;
| provided with moro powerful ongm
+ which it is believed viii produce lubrio,
e ing oil IN paying quantities. The well
j. Texas gives every promise OF ahOrlmg
II fine ilow of oil. la addition To these N
a several other wells, preparations arc no
;. being made for extracting tht OIL Iom q
8 rock in and ear the river at Waterv |
!, The rock is thoroughly saturated with 4
+ oil aud chemical analysis shows that 4
e work OF extraction Will pay.
=. With these facts before them Il is not
o ho wondered that oil men arc sangume
> that they hold their stocks without an ell,
I. to soll-nor is il wonderful that men eXl
Al rienoed in The business are making ello
10 get Into companies that have favoral
sites for procuring OIL
n The coming summer viii witness
s, sinking Of a large number of wells, aud
70 predict that autumn viii find the Maun
y Valley furnishing oil in quantities that "
\; astou,sh even tAe mostsauguins OF our pr
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