The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-01-25
i Property of the Companr.


and Jackson. Ala. and Franklin, Lipcoln Giles,
Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, 1nphlies, Lewis, Hick-
man, Maury: Dieksons ChehtlnaIn and Williamson,
Tenn, amounting to more than One Hundred Thou
sand Acres. The leases general y give the conpa-
ny nine tenths Of the oil have from twenty to nine
ty nine years to run, and allow from three TO hve
years for the commencement Of tile work. Upon
many of them, time for development is rention=
ed making them, so far as mining purposes are
concerned, nearly good asif ownedb by the conIpa-
ny in fee simple. Such an amount OF territory t
is also believed has never before been placed in any
company of this character.
Indications ef Oil.
The territory of the company has been leased by
careful and competent agents, who have spared no
pains or expense secure the best tracts in theya
springs have been discovered, while gas jets, sulphur
springs, salt licks and deposits Of asphaltum,
hdifed petroleum, are Of frequent occurrence. The
shale, also, and much of the limestone with winch
the company's lands abound completely satu-
rated with ell, and when placed an the fire ignite
and burn Ike the best camel coal IN short az the
indications most relied upon By oil men in Pennsyl-
vania West Virginia and Kentucky, are found in
abundance, while valuable deposits Of iron, coal,
lead, elay etc. are known to exist on the territory
A special 'eoTrespondeat Of the Pittsburg oil
Ae1cs, writing for that Journal recently, from Tea
'The oil region of Tennessee embraces about O.
800 square miles, and the following counties or paris
Of counties: Robertson, Montgomery, Diekssn
Hickman, Lewis, Lawrence, Wayne; the greater
portions of 0verton, Putnam, White, DeEsl5, " ar
rem, Coffee, Franklin, Perry, HUMPHREYS, Stewart,
macon, epGSOGIaDle pOEtlOIla-oi otcAnO OAAiifL41
Lincoln, Giles Har in Williamson, Che9tham,
/ Sumner; and small portions of Smith, Van Buren,,
/ Grundy, Maury and Davidson.
1.-THE indications Of oil IN tins dlY vision are very
much superior to those in any other portion Of the
State InOvertop and either counties joining the
/ BUrkesviile region, in Kentucky, a considerable
number Of paying wells already in operation,-
La Lincoln, b3es, Lawrence Lewis hickman, ETC.,
there has been no development yet, but parties who
have visited the different sections Of the State are Of
opinion that these counties unsurpassed in their
richness oil territory. The limestone Is often 50
! impregnatod with oil that a piece gust broken on
VIII burn brightly, and the shale has the odor Of
petroleum and viii ignite like coal The sandstone
IS also often found completely saturated with OIL
In addition to these Indications, oil springs tar
springs springs sulphur Syringe, ETC.. ETC., are
of frequent occurrence. In several places, the oil
was gathered III such quantities twenty OF thlfty
years 20 as to be PIT mp in bottles and sold. Tar
springs, although not numerous oh springs,
| are nevertheless occasionally found, there being
several very remarkable ones bothn Tennessee and
Alabama Il ne explosions or petroleum gas IN sew
era counties IN Tennessee have frequently been 50
powerful as to throw large rocks FROM their posi-
lions and seriously alarm the people living in the
4 vicinity. Su phur springs are found eyeryw here
around the slopes and in the valleys. As all the
/ oil yet obtained in Kentucky and TeBnessee. has
had strong sulphur smell, these springs are eon-
sdered among the best Of ali the ihdeations Of OIL
SaltsPrings are very numerous also, ard in sc Yeral
lcealites very considerable deposits of asphaltum,
i or solidifed petroleum, have been discovered.
upon all the creeks that flow into the Tennes7ee
river from Chattanooga to Fort HeAry, these iHdi-
cations exist Ia greater less degIee. Upon Elk
and Duck rivers and their tributaries particularly,
they are unexcelled. OF rivers flowing into the
/ Cumberland Obeys, Caney Fork and Harpeth have
I all veryencouragIng Indications
OF North Alabama the same correspondent writes
+ as follows;
I tsThe geological formation Of North Alabuma va
res 10 no essential particulars from that Of Middle
/ Tennessee. Upon an tho creeks that flow into the
Tennessee, either side, from where It enters the
State in jackson county, to where il paases out. 10
Lauderdale, tho sandstone, limestone and shale are
found uaiternate groups. inaoIae places the sand
stone the beds Of the streams ,at times Of low va
ter ia summer, be found completely saturated
with Of for q distance Of several rods Tho lime
stone, also, is considerably impregnated with IL,
camel coal IN = oil Produeng proPertes Solle q
the most remarkable beds Of the latter, to Be found
in the county. are upon several Of the cTeeEa
/ tying into the Tennessee rFer.
salneral spring Is abtnG ant in North AiabaEih.
Several very fine oil springs have been discovered
/ and upon La &c number Of streams oil has been
found floating the surface % the water. Upon
one Of the tributaries Of Flint river in Madison
county, it formerly gathered ia CONSIDERABLY
quantities and IN digging nil race several seaTs
ago. the worzmen used 70 Gil their boots with the
! Oh which ekuded from the rocks. 1.-THE company
sonetiraes found One Of the most noticeable Of
teseis on Capp'scrcs, - fich flows IN TO the Busqy
FORK % Sipsey, in Lawrence county The. water
runs out Of erevce IN the lin8estone, and the tar
or bituraen. gathers on The surface
+ every large d posts q aaphat1in have IN some
instances been found One is situated on the t0poi
hin thTesh hundred feet higls il Lagrenee cousl5s
Before the war. work. bad bean erected for is die
tillation, and large aneunt 81 OIL shipped - New
York. Gas Prings are quite frequently seen, and
suiphuTsprings are a. uneroua a. they arein y i'd
dleIaunossea.
Tho pros rect for I'll ID North Alabama how
ever does not rest ro surface Indications merely