The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-03-08
OIL AND MINING co.
Indications Of oil.

pains or expense to secure the best tracts in the va
Tious localities Several very remarkable oil
springs have been discovered while gas JETS sui phur
springs salt ticks and deposits OF asphaltum, or So
hdihed petroleum, are of frequent occurrence Inc
shale, also, and much of the limestone with which
thecompany's lands abound, completely satu-
rated with OILS and when placed IN the hre ignite
and burn Ike the best camel coal. In short, al tbs
indications most relied upon by oil men IN Fennsyi-
vania, West Virginia and Kentucky, are found in
abundance, while valuable deposits Of iron, coal,
lead clay, etc, are known to exist on the territory
OF the company.
A special correspondent Of the Pittsburg Oh
Asars, writing for that journal recently, from Ten
nesSee, says:
'The oil region Of Tennessee embraees-about g.
3oosquare miles, and the following counties or parts
of counties: Robertson, Montgomery, Dickson,
Hickman, Lewis, Lawrence, Wayne; the greater
portions of Overbon, Putnam, White, DeKalb, War
rem, Coffee, Franklin, Perry, Humphries, Stewart,
Macon considerable portions OF Jackson Cannonl
Lincoln, Giles, Har4in, Williamson, Cheatham,
sumner; and small portions of Smith, Van Buren,
Grundy, Maury ana Davidson
"The indications of oil in this division are very
much superior to those in any other portion of the
State. In OveTton and other counties adioiningthe
Burkesville region, IN Kentucky, a considerable
number of paying wells already in operation
Ia Lincoln, Giles, Lawrence, Lewis, Hickman, etc,
there has been nodevelopment yet but parties who
have visited the ierent sections of the State of
opinion that these counties are unsurpassedin their
richness oil territory The limestone is oitenso
impregnated with oil that piece Just broken of
win 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 gas springs sulphur springs ETC., etc.,
of frequent occurrence. In several places, the oil
was gathered IN such Quantities twenty thirty
years ago to be PIT up in bottles and sold. Tar
springs, although not as numerous oil springs,
nevertheless occasionally found, there being
several very remarkable ones bOthin Tennessee and
! Alabama. The explosions of petroleum gas in
erat counties IN Tennessee have frequently been
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 has
had strong sulphur smell, these springs are con-
sdered among the best of all the indications of oil
Salt springs very also, and in several
Localities very considerable deposits of asphaltum,
{ or soldifed petroleum, have been discovered.
''Upon all the creeks that howinto the Tennessee
river from Chattanooga to Fort Henry, these indi-
cations exist in a greater or less degIee. Upon Elk
and Duck rivers and their tributaries particularly,
they are unexeelled. OF rivers flowing into the
Cumberland, Obeys, Caney Fork and Harpeth have
all very encouraging Indications"
OF North Alabama the same correspondent writes
as follows:
s'The geological formation of North Alabuma va
Ties in essential particulars from that Of Middle
Tennessee. Upon all the creeks that flow into the
Tennessee on either SIDE from where It enters the
State in jackson county, TO where 1t passes out in
Lauderdale the sandstone, limestone and shale are
found in alternate groups. In places the sand
stone ln the beds of the streams at times of low wa
ter in summer, can be found completely saturated
with oil for distance Of several rods. The lime
store, also, is considerably impregnated with it,
while much of the shale is the equal Of the best
camel coal inits oil producing properties. Some OF
the most remarkable beds of the latter to be found
in the country. several Of the creeks emp
tying into the Tennessee uver.
Mineral spring abundant in North Alabama.
Several very fine oil springs have been discovered
and upon a large number Of streams OIL has been
found floating on 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 mll-race, several years
ago, the worlnen used to Gil their boots with the
oil which eXuded from the rocks. THE company
has lease of this land. Tar springs, also,
/ sometimes found. One of the most noticeabie of
these is on Capps creek, which flows into the Bushy
Fork Of Sipsey, in Lawrence county The water
runs out OF cTevlce IN the limestone and the tar,
/ or bitumen, gathers on the surface.
! every large posts Of asphaltum have in some
instances been found One is situated on the topof
a hill three hundred feet high, in Lawrence county.
Before the war works had been erected for its dis
tillatiOn, and a large amount Of oil shipped to New
! York Gas springs quite frequently SEEM and
sqlPhursPrings are as numerous as they are in Mid
/ die Tennessee
'The prospect for oil in North Alabama. how
ever, docs not rest upon surface indications merely
/ In 1888, perty of workmen sinking artesian
well upon one of the tributaries of the Tombigbce
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 a distance Of
more than nifty miles It has often been the case,
too in sinking ordinary wells, that oil has come in
to them in such quantity to render the water 1B-
1 fit for use. An instance Of this kind occurred on
tho banks of the Muscle Shoals several years
Upon Shoal, Cowpens, Blue Water, Sugar Bluff
/ and Second Creeks, in Lauderdale county, Spring
/ IN Franklin, Town and Big Nance in Lawrence,
Flint and Cotaco in Morgan, Limestone and Tyrone
in Limestone, and Flint Hurricane, etc, In Madi-
]
I OF any portion OF the great oil range within the
/ States Of Kentucky, Tennessee or Alabama. Ter
/ ritory having equally good indications 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 a locality above mentioned in
! which the Company was not the first, 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 saford's Geological Survey.
made by Prof N. Stafford, late State Geologist Of
/ Tennessee, who spent two months in their exami-
/ nation Ills report, which, together with a care
] fully prepared map Of the territory, VIII soon be
| completed and published for the information Of
stockholders and others interested, states that its
geological formation is the same that Of Penn
/ sylvlnia, Kentucky and Overton county, and that
there can be doubt whatever of the existence of
/ petroleum throughout the entire region of country
where it is located Aside from Prof. Sa1ord's high
reputation IS 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 his report to the very highest considera-
ton.
Working Capital, Etc.
The Board Of Directors have placed 5000 shares
Of the stock in the market to be sold a. SO 90 per
share, to raise working capital and in Gaze sub
scriptions in any county arc sufficient to pay for
! putting down one o. more wells, the amount 50 sub
/ scribed will be expended in that county. Ia this
way particular localities will have all the benefit Of
the Development and Of the expenditure Of the
amount raised by them. This is a proposition, the
Directors believe which the inhabitants Of every
county where the Company have lands who de-
sire to know their value for mining purposes
should be sure TO avail themselves Of.
The Company already have four oil berng ma
chimes in Tennessee, and one in Alabama, ready 20
commence operations, and hope 70 have at least five
wells going down In q very short time. Their ter
rtory also IS great and varied in extent to Sc
cure for them lot only the benefit Of their own de-
Velopment but of that Of the numerous other com
paTes whose lands are situated in the vicinity Of
their own Of these, quite large number are put
ting down wells in the Immediate vicinity Of lands
Of me company, and ii successful this fact alone
VIII doubtless make lis stock worth nearer par
than its present subscription price. superinten-
dents for the various projected wells have also been
engaged, who have had several years practical ex-
R.erienee in the oil regions Of Penns5 lvauia and
West Virginia.
Transportation, Etc.