The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-07-05
OIL AND MINING CO..
rra cations &C oil.


The tess -qrs Of Sic company has been leased ~
c--ot1s and CONS etcut agents, who have spared no
pains or eNTnze 70 secure tic best tracts IA tho va
ffous lsratf res. Several very remarkable oil
springs have s1E eoFcre while gas jets, sulphur
springs sult ticks and deposits Of HspbatUn or so
IdiieJ petroleum, are ct frequent occurrence 4 he
shale. also and much of the limestone with which
ttecompany Is lands abound, are completely Satu-
rated with oil. and when placed in the fire ignite
aI burn il ae the best camel coal IN shoI dtt m
indications most relied upon ~ oil men in IennsS
wanna, ~ lest Virginia uno Kentucky, are found N
abundance, white Eaiuaole deposits on mons 80,
lead clay etc, known 20 exist On the territory
OF lilc company 49,
hoes writing for that Journal recently from Ten
r-essce. SAYS;
'.Iho oil rezioa of Tennessee embraces about o.
3GosCUarc miles. and the following counties on parts
Of counties: Robertson. Montgomery, Dickson,
Hickman, Lewis, Lawrence, Wayne; the greater
,ortions Of Overton, Putnam White, DcKalb, War
rem, Coffee, Franklin, Perry, tumphrics stewart,
1n''s'i 81, 49,, .tto ~ li-.,l: H.,
Sumner ana small pOT-i- as "a smith, an Buren,
GTundy, MGuTy and Davidson.
@The indications of oil in this division very
mveh superior TO those in any othor portion Of the
State. IN ovoTton and other counties adjoining the
EuTkesFille region in Kentucky, considerable
number of paying wells ore already IN opeTat1on-
ia Lincoln, Giles Lawrence, Lewis, Hickman, etc.
there has been node lopmcnt yet but parties who
have visited the iGercnt sections Of tie State are Of
opinion that these counties arc unsurpassed ia their
richness oil territory. The limestone is often
impregnatcd with oil that q piece Just broken OF
uilI bum brightly, and The shaic Eas the o3oy Of
petroleum and viii ignite likccoai Tic sandstone
IS aiso often found ron nct1y saturated wiJb ell
IN addition to these Indications, oil springs, tar
/ oI iieg4eht 9eeurIeIee. IN several places INC on
WAS gathered IA such quantities twenty or thirty
years ago as 20 bo PIT up I'm bottles and sold Tar
springs although no- as numerous as cli springs,
are nevertheless occasionally found, thcre being
several worry remarkable both in Tennessee and
Aiao2Iili, he Npoalon5 81 petroleum gus IA Sow
powerful aus to throw large rocks from their posi-
vicinity. Sulphur springs are found cvorg@ hore
around the slopes aud ia the valleys, AS ali the
oil yet obtained in Kentucky and Tennessee has
had strong sulphur smell, these springs con-
silere1 among the best OF all the indications of oil
Saltsprings are very numerous also ard in several
localities very considerable deposits Of asphaltlUm-
OF solidiEod petroleum, have been discovered
"Upon all the creeks that flow into tho Tennessee
river, from Chattanooga 20 Fort Henry, those indi
cations exist Ia greater or less dcgTsc. Upon Elk
and Duck rivers and their tributaries particularly,
tlcy are uueNsoiled. Of.rivors flowing into the
Cumberland Obcys, Caney Fork and ilGrpesh have
all very encouraging indications.n
OF North Alabama the same corrcspondsutsSrites
az follows:
sThc geological formation Of North Alabama va
rics IN no essential particulars from that of Middle
Tennessee. Upon all the creeks that dow into the
Tennessee on either side from " here e enters the
State in Jackson county, 20 where it passes out IL
/ LaUdeTdalc, the sandstone, limestone and shale
found in alternate groups. In some places the sand
stone IN the beds of thcstrcams at times of low
term summor, be found completely saturated
Win oil Cor distance Of several rods TEo lime
stone. also, is considerably imprcgnuted with It.
while much Of the shn!e IS tho equal Of the best
camel is oil uCln0 properties Some
the most remarkable beds OF the LATTER to be found
in the country, upon several of the crScs emp
tying into the Tennessee river.
"Mnorals prings are abundant in North Alabama.
Several very fine oil springs have boon discovered,
and upon q al 20 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 mill race scyorul yoaTa
oil which eXuded from the rocks fThe company
Has lease Of this land'l Tar springs, also, arc
sometimes found. One Of tho most noticeable Of
these IL on Capps creek, hch flows into the Bushy
Fork Of Sipsey, IN Lawrence county Tho water
runs out of a crcvicc Ia the limestone, and the
! or bituman, gathers on thC surface.
very large q, p2sits Of asphGltum have ia some
instances boon found. Ono is situated the topof
q hii three handrcd ioe5high, IN Lawr-nce county
Before the war works had been erected for It's dis
tillation, and large amount of oil shipped to New
| York Gas prings are quite frequently seen, and
sulphUrsPrlngs are as numerous Gs they arc in Mid
die Tennessee.
''Iho prospect for oil ia North Alabama, how
In lsss, Perty Of worl.ucn sinking ortcsian
well upon one of the tributaries Of the Tombigbec
River, struck oil at depth Of little six hun
ared feet which flowed upwards Of seven weeks
covering tho surface Of the river for distance O
moro than atty miles 1t has often been tao cass,
TOO, H. sinking ordinary wells, that oil come in
to them in such quantity as TO render the walor'in
. for use. an instance Of this Kind occurred on
tho banks Of the Muscle shoals several years since
Upon Sloal, Cowpcus, Blue Water, Sugar Bluff
and Second Creeks ia Laudrrdale county, Spring
! in Franklin. Town and Big Nance ia Lawrence,
Flint and tCtacO in Morgan, Limestone aud Tyrone
in Limestone. and Flint Hurricane, etc. il Madi-
son, the indications Of oil not exceeded by those
/ Of any portion Of tho great oil range within the
states Of Kentucky, Tennessee or Alabama Ter
Iitefy having equally good indications can doubt
less BE found elsewhere I'm the latter State but tia
Distance from transpOr alton must, for tc present,
cCHsi laTably lessen its value"
There is scarcely q locality ab9y. mentioned in
which the Company was not tAo hrst or among the
first. 20 lease lands; and iJ has Therefore proba
bly, larger amount OF wcIl selected territory than
/ olT Company II he country
Prof saAord'5 Geological survey.
Il geological survey If these lands has just been
made by Prof M. Stafford, late State Gsolog.st Of
Tennessee. who spent two months iu their caaiai-
nation. His report, which, together with % care
fully prepared map Of the territory. wiu soon be
! completed and published iol the information Of
stockholders and oAgrs interested, states shat its
geological formation Is the Same as that ~ Penn
/ sylvauiu, Kentucky and OvcrtDu county, and that
there can be no doubt whatever Of tho existence oil
petroleum throughout tho entire region Of country
whore i5 Be- located Aside from Prof. Satiord's hph
reputation os gcologist, the fact that his views
with regard - the geology OF this section, have
been adopted Dy ail the most eminent members O
hi- profession Ia the country who have vlsftad IL
entities DIE report 20 Tho very highest eausiaeFa--
ton.
WoT1iHs CnpiGi, Gtc.
Tie Board u Directors have placed 5o93 saa-es
Of tins stock in tho Market 20 b. sold at So % per
share 20 raise1 working capital and Iu oazg sub
scriptioEs IN any county aT8 sufici-nt - pay foY
putting down mote wells The ctI ~ - rul
way particular localities vii, have Oh tfs benefit %
-i'e aeFcioPm9nt ane of tLo expenditure OF tie
directors believe, hAch the Inhabitants II every
e9aHty here the Company have lands. Who de-
ere g knoW the1 value iyT mining purposes,
should - sure toarail tbemselres or
Tie Company alrcady have four oll boring ma
chimes ID tennessee, -ll one lH Alabama ready TO
commence operations and hope Co have 1t least I'd
7cils going down iu @ very short Time Their ter
fitory also D. great and varied 10 extent - - ss-
cure Tor them not only tEe benefit Of thcir de