The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-06-07
OIL AND MINING co.
indications of OIL.


The territory Of the company has been leased by
careful and competent agents, who have spared no
pains or expense 80 secure the best tracts IN the We
rious localities Several very remarkable oil
springs have been discovered while gas jets, sulphur
springs salt lic and deposits of asphaitum, or so
lidifcd petroleum, of frequent occurrence The
shale also, and much of the limestone with which
thecompany's lands abound, are completely satu-
rated with oil and when placed in the fire ignite
ANA burn like the best camel coal In short, all th5
indications most relied upon by oil men in Pennsyf-
vania, West Virginia and Kentucky, are found in
abundance, while valuable deposits Of iron, coatf
lead clay, etc, are known to exist on the territory
y special correspondent Of the Pittsburg oil
Ae1CS, writing ior that Journal recently, from Ter
.'Thc oil region Of Tennessee ombraces about o.
500 square miles, and the following countesor parts
of counties: Robertson Montgomery, fDickson,
Hickman, Lewis Lawrence Wayne; tho greater
portions of Ovortou, Patharn, ~ hite DeKalb, War
rem, Coffee, Franklin, Perry, Humphres, Stewart,
Macon, considerable portions of Jackson, Cannon,
Lincoln, Giles, Har-in, Williamson, Oheathams
Sumner; and small portions of Smith, Van Buren,,
Gruudy, Maury and Davidson. -a
"TLe indications of oil in this division are very
mach superior TO those ia any other portion of the
state In Overton and other counties adjoining the
BuTEcsyille region, ih~ Kentucky, a considerable
number Of paying wells are already in oPeratioh.-
Ia Lincoln, GILES, Lawrence, Lewis Hickman, etc,
there has been no deveopHient yet but parties who
have visited the different sections OF the State are oR
opinion that these counties rpassed in their
rohness as oH.terMtoFy. The Limestone is often
will burn brightly and tbe stale has the oIor of
petroleum and viii ignite ikeoQd.s The sandstoao
IS also often found completely saturated with oil
In addition to these indications, oil springs, tar
1 reGaent 5et6rrGce. In stcrI p iis, Ssy
was gathered ia such Quantities twenty or thirty
years ago as to be PIT mp in bottles and sold. Tar
springs, although not as numerous as oil springs,
are nevertheless occasionally found there being
several very Tgmqrkable ones hothin Tennessee and
/ Alabama. The explosions Of petroleum gas in
eral counties ia Harnesses have frequently been
powerful as TO throw large rocks from their posi-
lions and seriously alari the people living in the
! ukarf.
/ around the slopes and in the yllleys As ali the
! oil yet obtained in Kentucky and Tennessee has
had strong sulphur smell, these springs are con-
sidored among tl2 best OF al the.iHdeatens Qfoil
salt springs arc very numerous also, ard in several
localities yary considerable deposits OF asPhaltafn.
Upon an the creeks thatfow into tho Tennessee
river, from Chattanooga 10 Fort Henry, these indi-
cations exist IN greater or less degIte Upon Elk
and Duck rivers and their tn butHries particularly
/ they are uneXcclled. OF rivers flowing into the
/ Cuiubcrland. Obevs Canev Fork ana HaTpcth have
! all very eucc uragIng Indications"
OF North Alabama the sisiae cercs PENDENT writes
as follows:
rics ia llo essential particulars from that of Middle
Tennessee. Upon all the creeks that flow into the
Tennessee eitlIcr side, FROM where 20 tho
GJute pa Jackson county, 70 Where At passes out,
IauderlalC, tLC sandstone, limestone and saie are
found i'm alterla groups IN sorec pisces the saua@
stone IA the beds Of the streams, at times of low
I ter I'm summer, can be found completely saturated
with oil for distance Of several rods. The lime
s,oIc also, is considerably nlPreguatcd with il
/ lille much of the shale is the equal of the best
canned coal in is oil producing properties Sone
ihe most reuark4be beds Of Tic latter. TO be found
iu the couutry~ upon several Of tie creeks emp
I tying into tho Tennessee TIVer. s-- f-H- -t
Mineral springs are abuudantiu North Alabama.
Several very fine oiE prngsj htVe been discovered,
and upon laI &c number 9f ,streams on Jas bcen
! found floating Oh the sul1ate of the water. Upon
oheUt the tributaries Of Flint aRer in Ma3isuh
quantities and in diggnea 1niIi-raeg setcfaI Wars
| ago, tic workmen used to Gil their boots with the
/ oil which exuded from the rocks. THE company
] q e. 4O. ar
/ sometimes found One OF tho most noticeable of
these j. ON CaPp's creek, Which flows into the Busiy
/ Fork o. Sipsey, ia Lawrence county,. The water
Of a crcvice in the limestone, and the tar,
! OF bituucu, gathers on The surface.
/ Very large posts Of asPhaltam have 8H some
IL hin thrce hundred feet high, I'm Lawrence county.
Betoro tic war. works had been erected for It's dis
! Ilauon, ahda large amount Of OH shipped to New
/ York Gas >Prings are quite frequently s6on, ana
5ulphursPrngs are as numerous as they aTei in Mid
The prospect for OIL ia Norli Alabama, how
ever, does not rest upon surface ndcatious merely
In 1898 a1r.rtv of WoTlune1 sinking an artesiau
. well upon ono Of the tributaries Of the Tombighee
River, struck oil az depth Of II tile over six hun
died feet, ,which5l9wed upwards Of seven weeks,
inorsthah y-iniies.H 1t has often been The ease
toe, in sndng or9ipaTy wells, that oilhaseone in
60 them iu 5Qcr quantity to render the water IN
/ 81 lgfusar An Instance ot this kidd .OCehrhed
tLe banks Of the Muscle Shoas several years since
Upon shoal, Cowpens, I3iu6 water, Sugar Tiuff
aii4 second Creeks, III LaudeTdale county, Spring
M FI"uEin, Town SD gi3ig1 A4pce in Lawrence,
Flint and CotYc2ip Morgan, Limestone aud Tyrone
ia J.iInoH some land E1fnt Iaqlf ie, oteJ i4i{ Mli-
q &6y 5fti5a II tiit gftdt 5ii fahs5 4 IA nc
( States d Esutueky. TeHnessee or AlabmaBa Ters
4 Nta-y having equally good indications can doubt
I less found eiewlero IN the latter State, hut its
e.-.'e- - transportation nst, for the present,
/ T.ae -earcsly locality ab6Je mdntiered IN
Wi+-l ComTaay was not the Aut or alnoag tlle
- 5 l..se III lands and IL has, therefore, pr5ba-
30, ,aFaaI viaunut of FollHclocted tlrfitory than
.
s5 Pref sa9gFa1s fifoIogical snEyey.l ..
gee logical survey Of these lands has lust g,sfr
made by Prof II. Stafford, .las State t9eoi6si4tb-
4 Tennessee. who spent two months IN their exsmi~
TalgR Hls F;gog p rs sb2 s9gssAsf w, viz erSe
completed and Tubiishelrfor flie information Of
geological formation Is te same as that Of Penn
syIV2uiai .Aentuey and ngeFtop county. and that
there can De no doubt whatever Of the existence OF
petroleum threnghout the entire agiOn Of cosntry
where IL is lecatgd. Aside from Prof SaEorIs high
reputation Gs rcol0gst, tie fact That his views
VITA regard to the geelogy Of tbis seeioa,g have
his proeski0iIin the country Who have visfted a.
ei,,1's As Iepoft TO TIE YsEy highest eonsidera7
Working Capital Etc. s''a
Tile Board Of directors have placed 5000 shares
Of the stock in the market to be sold al $40 90 IF
share, 20 raise working capital and in Gaze snb
5crlptons in any county arc sufficient 70 pay for
putting down orc u more wells thesnh0unt 80 sub
scribcd wiz be expended IN that COUNTY. IL YtLis
way particular localities VIII have afi nc benefit o.
the development a1d Of tho expenditure Of the
amount raised by thcIn. This Is a proposition, the
Directors believe, Slheh Tire nhabitints of eycry
county where Tie Company haze lands who de-
sire 70 Know their yglue fYr mining purposes,
should leisure . vail tlIoHfse1aes Of. % fd e-
. LIs Go52ragy already Lave four qil boring ma
chinef IN tennessee, and one u Aiabalhay ready 10
commence operations aud hope tellaVe Etleast five
wells going down in @ very short time. Their tor
rtory also 10 so great and etfisd ia eklcntFas t. 20
cuTclor HleIa not only the beneGt Of their own de-
70 fff
panies apse lards are 9tuatcd IA tie visiDit ct
their own. Ot these quite largo number arc put-
tang down wells in The muod ihtevicinltyS oflS5sls
~ the company and 81 suscessfuL this fact alone