The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-03-22
OIL AND MINING 60.



springs have been discovered while gas jets sulphur
springs salt icks and deposits of asphRltum, or So
lidihed petroleum, are of frequent occurrence. The
shale, also, and much of the limestone with which
thecompany's lands abound, completely sAtu-
rated with oil, and when placed in the fire ignite
and burn Ike the best camel coal In short al tn.
indications most relied upon by oil men in Pennsyl-
vania, West Virginia and Kentucky, found in
abundance, while valuable deposits of iron, coal,
Of the company.
a special correspondent of the Pittsburg OIg
Meas, writing for that journal recently, from Ten
'The oil region of Tennessee embraces about o
30osquaTe miles, and the following counties parts
of counties: Robertson, Montgomery, Dickson,
Hickman, Lewis, Lawrence, Wayne; the greater
portions of Overton, Putnam, White. DeKalb, War
rem, Coffee, Franklin, Perry, HUMPHREYS Stewart
Macon considerable portions of Jackson Cannon,
Lincoln, Giles, Har3in, Williamson, Cheatham,
sumner; and small portions Of Smith, Van Buren,,
Grundy, Marry and Davidson.
''The indications Of oil in this division are very
much superior to those in any other portion Of the
State. In OvertOn and other counties adjoining the
Burkesville region, In Kentucky, considerable
number of paying wells already in operation.-
In Lincoln, Giles, Lawrence, Lewis, Hickman, ETC.,
there has been no development yet but parties who
have visited the different sections of the State Of
opinion that these counties unsurpassedn their
richness oil territory. The limestone Is often 50
impregnated with oil that piece Just broken of
viii burn brightly, aud the slale has the Odcr OF
petroleum and viii ignite like coal The sandstone.
IS also often found com pleely saturated with oil.
In addition to these indications, oil springs, tar
springs gas springs, sulphur springs ETC., etc. arc
L
gathered IN such quantities twenty or thirty
years ago as to 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 both in Tennessee and
/ Alabama The explosions OF petroleum gas Ia sew
eral counties IN Tennessee have frequently been so
powerful as to throw large rocks from their posi-
lions and seriously alarm the people living in the
vicinity. Su' phur springs are found everywhere
around the slopes and in the valleys. As all the
| oil vet obtained in Kentucky and Tennessee has
had strong sulphur smell, these springs are con-
ba inf fhain lfao f'pi1
Salt springs very numerous also and in several
localihes very considerable deposits of asphaltum,
| or s0lidiied petroleum, have been discovered.
"Upen all the creeks that flow into the TennesseeE
river, from Chattanooga to Fort Henry, these indi-
cations exist in greater or less degIee. Upon Elk
and Duck rivers, and their tributaries particularly
| they are unexcelled. OF rivers flowing into the
! Cumberland. Obeys Caney Fork and HaTpeth have
| all very encouraging Indications"
/ OF North Alabama the Same correspondent writes
.ssThe geological formation Of North Alabuma va.
rics in no 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 nthe 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
stone, also, is considerably ippregnated 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, upon several Of the creeks emp
tying into the Tennessee rIver.
"Mineralsprings are abundant in North Alabama.
Several very fine oil springs have been discovered,
and upon Il 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 formerly gathered in considerable
quantities. and IN digging mIli several years
ago, the workmen used to Gil their boots with the
oil which exuded from the rocks. THE company
has lease Of this land. Tar springs, also, are
sometimes found. One of the most noticeable OF
these is on CapP's creek, which flows into the Bushy
Fork Of Sipsey, in Lawrence county. The water
! RIM outo at 81 e n limestone.
or bitumen gathers on the surface. Ut.
every large posts Of asphaltum have in some
instances been found. One is situated on the top of
a hill three hundred feet high, in Lawrence county.
Before the 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
die Tennessee. SID .-.
ever does not upon surface Indications merely
In 1888, pgrty of worl1nen sinking an arteslRn
well upon one of the tributaries of the Tombgbee
River struck oil at a depth of little over six hun
bred feet, which flowed upwards Of seven weeks,
covering the surface Of the river for a distance of
more than fifty 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 water IN
fit for An instance Of this kind occurred on
the banks of the Muscle Shoals several years since
Upon Shoal, Cowpens, Blue Water, Sugar, Bluff
and Second Creeks, in Lauderdale county, Spring
in Franklin, Town and Big Nance IN Lawrence,
Flint and Cotacoi in Morgan, Limestone and Tyrone
in Limestone, and Flint, Hurricane etc. in Madi-
son, the indications Of oil not eXceededby those
of any portion Of the great oil range within the
States Of Kentucky, Tennessee or Alabama. Ter
ritory 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 lessenits Value"
There is scarcely a locality above mentioned in
which the Company was not the frst or among the
first to lease oil lands and it has therefore Pr9ba
bly, larger amount Of well selected territory than
any Company in the country. ~
Prof. Sahord's Geological Survey. 81.
A gee logical survey of these lands has Just been
made by Prof. J NJ Stafford, late State Geologst Of
Tennessee, who spent two months in their exani-
nation. His report, which, together With q. 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 that Of Penn
! sylvania, Kentucky and Overton county, and that
there can be no doubt whatever OF the existence Of
petroleum throughout the entire region Of country
where it is located Aside from Pref safford's high
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 o
his profession in the country who have visited IL
entities hisreport TO the very highest considera-
L ton.
working Capital, Etc.
The Board Of Directors have placed 900 shares
of the stock in the Market to be sold at $40 90 pei
share, to raise working capital and IN Gaze sub
scriptions in any county are sufficient TO pay fol
serbed viii be expended in that county. In this
way particular localities viii have all the benefit
the development and Of the expenditure Of th'
/ Directors believe which the inhabitants Of every
county where the Company have lands, who de
| sire 10 know their value for mining purposes
b. should be sure 20 avail themselves Of
The Company already have four oil boring ma
chimes in Tennessee, and one In Alabama, ready "a
commence operations, and hope 10 have at least Ave
wells going down in very short time. Their ter
ritov also Is 50 great and varied IN extent a. 70 ss
cure for them only the benefit Of their own de-
velopment, but Of that Of the numerous other com
panies whose lands situated. in the vicinity Of
their own. OF these quite large number arc put
ting down wells ia the Immediate vicinity of lands
Of the Company, aud if successful this fact alone
viii doubtless make its stock worth nearer par
thaa its present subscription price. guperinten-
dents for the various projected wells have also been
engaged, who have had several years practical ex-
West Virginia.
Trans poTtatioR, Etc.
The lands Of the Compspv a,.eert +, so,,. 49,.