The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-02-08
indications of oil,

The territory of the company has beer leased DIV .
careful and competent agents, who have spared no
pains expense to secure tie best tracts in The va
riOus localities. Several very remarkable oil
springs have been discovered, while gas lets sulphur
springs, salt licks and deposits Of asrhaltu or So
Iidiied petroleum, of frequent occurrence The
-laIe also and much of the limestone r-if -r7il
thccompany's lands abound, are completely satu- (
rated with oil, and when placed in the fire ignite
anu burn like the best camel coal. IN short al the
indications most relied upon by oil men in PeunsyI-
vanIa, West Virginia and Kentucky, found in
abundance, while valuable deposits of non. coal.
lead, clay, ETC., are known to exist the territory
A special correspondent Of the Pittsburg Oh .
Aefrs writing for that Journal recently, from Ten
''The oil region of Tennessee embraces about g.
500 miles and the following counties or parts
Of counties: Robertson, MONTGOMERY Dickson, /
Hickman, Lewis, Lawrence, Wayne; the greater .
portions of Overton. Putnam, hite, Dekalb. Wax /
rem, Coffee, Fran kim Perry, uumPhrics, Stewart, /
Macon, considerable portions Of Jackson, Cannon, (
Lincoln, Giles, Har in, Williamson, Cheatham, /
Sumner; and small portions Of Smith, Van Buren,, !
Gruudy, Maury and Davidson.
The indications of oil in this division very
much superior those in any other portion of the
State. In OveTtCu and other counties diOiniugthe
Burkesylle region, in Kentucky, a considerable /
number of paying wells already in opeTation-
In Lincoln, Giles, Lawrence, Lewis, HlcEHlan etc,
there has been no development yet, but parties W 70
have visited the different sections Of the State are Of
opinion that these counties are unsurpassed in their
richness as Oil territory. The limestone Is often so
impregnated with oil that piece Just broken oil
viii burn brightly, and the shaIe has the oqor OF
petroleum and will ignite like coal. The sandstone
Is also often found completely saturated with oil
In addition to these indications, OH springs tar
springs gas springs, sulphur springs, etc ETC., are
Of frequent occurrence In several places, the OIL
was gathered in such quantities twenty or thirty
years ago as 70 be PIT up in bottles and sold Tar
springs, although not as numerous as OIL springs,
are nevertheless occasionally found, there being
several very remarkable ones bothin tennessee and
Alabama. The explosions Of petroleum gas IN sew
eral counties Tennessee have frequently been so
powerful as to throw large rocks from their posi-
| lions and seriously alarm the people living IN the
/ vicinity. Sulphur springs are found everywhere
/ around the slopes and in the valleys, As all the
/ OIL yet obtained IN Kentucky and tennessee mas
| had a strong sulphur SMELL these springs are con-
sideTed among the best of all the indications of Oil
Salt springs very numerous also, ard in several
localities very considerable deposits Of asphaJum,
or solidifed petroleum, have been discovered.
"UpOn all the creeks that How into the Ienues zee
river, from Chattanooga to Fort Henry, these midi
cations exist IN greater or less degree. OPon Elk
and Duck rivers, and their tributaries particularly,
/ ny ~-1-'' -
! Cumberland Obeys, Caney Fork and Harpeth have
all very encouraging lndications.'
! Of North Alabama the same correspondent writes
| as follows:
''The geological formation of North Alabuma va
res in essential particulars from that OF Middle
Tennessee. Upon an the creeks that flow into the
Tennessee, either side. from where 1t enters the
State in jackson county, to where it passes out, IN
LuudeTdale, the sandstone, limestone and shale are
found in alternate groups In some places the sand
stone IN the beds Of the streams, at times OF low wa
ter in summer, be found completely saturated
with oil for distance Of several rods. The lime
stone, Also IS considerably lmpregnated with 1t,
while much Of the shale Is the equal of the best
camel coal Units oil producing properties. Some Of
the most remarkable beds Of the latter to be found
in the country, upon several Of The creeks emp
! tying into the Tennessee rVeT.
| Mineral springs are abundantin North Alabama.
Several very fine oil springs have been discovered
/ and upon Ian &c number OF streams OIL has been
/ found floating the surface Of the water. Upon
! one Of the tributaries of Flint river in Madison
county, it was formerly gathered in considerable
quantities, and in digging mi-raec, several years
| ago the workmen used to Gil their boots with the
Oil which eNuded from the rocks. HE company
| has a lease Of this land. Tar springs, also are
| sometimes found. One Of the most noticeabie of
these Is Capps creek W hIch flows into the Rushy
/ Fork Of Sipsey, in Lawrence county. The water
runs of Il crevice in the limestone, and the tar,
/ or bitumen, gathers on the surface.
every large pOsits of aspEaltUm have ia some
instances been found. One Is situated the top Of
hill three hundred feet high, in Lawrence county
Before the war works had been erected for its dis
tillation, and large amount Of oil shipped TO New
York. Gas springs are quite frequently seen, and
sulPhursprings are as numerous as they are in Mid
'The prospect for oil in North Alabama, how
ever does not rest upon surface indications merely.
In 1888. party of workmen sinking an artcs1an
well upon one Of the tributaries Of the Tombigbee
River struck oil at depth of little over SIX hun
dred feet, which flowed upwards of seven weeks.
covering the surface of the river for distance Of
more Jhan nifty miles 1t has often been the case,
too. in sinking ordinary wells that oil has come in
to them in such quantity As to render the water1n-
nc lor use. An instance Of tins kind occurred on
the banks of the Muscle Shoals several years since
Upon Shoal, Cowpens, Blue Water, Sugar, Bluff
! and Second Greeks, in LaUderdaie county, Spring
IN Franklin, Town and Big Nance in Lawrence,
Flint and COtdcOin Morgan, Limestone ana Tyrone
in Limestone. and Flint. Hurricane. etc. in Madi-
the indications Of oil exceeded by those
Of any portion Of the great oil range within the
States OF Kentucky, Tennessee or Alabama. Ter
rltoIy having equally good indications can doubt
less be found elsewhere in the latter State, but its
distance from transport alton must for the present,
/ considerably lessen its value"
There is scarcely q locality above mentioned in
which the Company was not the first, or among the
first, to lease oil lands and it has, therefore, proba-
bly, larger amount Of well selected territory than
| any Company in the country.
Prof. SaToTd7s Geological Survey,
! y geological survey Of these lands has lust been
made by Prof. NJ Stafford, late State Geologist of
tennessee. who spent two months in their cxami-
nation. His report, which, together with a care
/ fully prepared map Of the territory. Will soon be
completed and published for the Information of
stockholders and others interested, states that its
geological formation is the same as that OF Penn
/ sylvania, Kentucky and OvertOn county, and that
petroleum throughout the entire REGION of c0rutry
where it is located. Aside from Prot. SatforI's hgI
reputation as geologist, the fact that his views
with regard TO the geology Of this section, have
been adopted by all the most eminent members OF
his profession in the country who have visited it
entities hisTeport to the very highest considera-
ton.
Working Capital, Etc.
The Board of Directors have placed 5000 share.
OF the stock in the market, 70 be sold SO 90 pei
share, to raise working capital and in Gaze sub
scTiptICuS in any county sufficient To nav +0l
putting down one or more wells the amount-6 sub
scribed viii be expended in that county. In this
way particular localities viii have all tile benefit OF
the Development and of the expenditure of til,
amount raised by them. This is Il proposition the
Directors believe, which the inhabitants of every
county W here the Company have lands who de-
sire to know Their value for mining purposes
should be sure to avail themselves off,
The Company already have tour oIl harinr ma
chimes in Tennessee, and one in Alabama. ready tC
commence operations, and hope to have at least 81
wells going down in avery short time. Their ter
utory also rs so great and varied IN extent as TO Sc
cure for them not only the benefit OF their own de-
Velopment but of thar of the numerous other com
l.l!Le7 "Aos5 lands are situated in the vicinity
their own. Of these. quite large number are but
ting down wells in the Immediate vicinity Of land.
OF the company, and il successful thi. fact alone
VIII doubtless make lis stock worth nearer pan
Ihan It's present subscription price. Suuerinten-
dents Tor the various projected wells have also been
Perienee in the oil regions Of Peuuzyiralia and
West Virginia.