The Volcano lubricator. (Volcano, W. Va.) 1871-1879, 1873-08-26

the OF! ard Of pumping it from the
well with a little sand pump, conceived
the idea that if the rods were removed
from the well it might again commence
to and accordingly, with the as
sistance OF his son. undertook TO re-
move them, which proved more OF an
undertaking than they had aniicihated'
having only got out two hundred ana
fifty feet when he abandoned the IN
dertaking as useless, with the tools he
had and the condition of the hole
which had stood for so many years
without molestation, and subject to the
action Of the water which has been
pouring into it from veins which must
have been struck below, ever since.
Daniel 1':cLcnell is the name Of the
gentleman alluded to above, and who
by the way, is man whose name fer
truth and veraci'y is tnimpeac:.h.aLle
and unquestioned wherever he is
known.
In addition to the above facts, III
verification of the existence OF pcrro-
leum in Preston and Tucker counties,
we had the satisfaction Of examining
what is known as the break" in the
rock, as found TO exist, and, in fact,
which governs the operations Of the
operators in Wood, Richie and Writ
counties of this State, and VIC traced
it distance OF some thirty-iive miles,
varying in width, between the walls OF
perpendicular rock, from twenty-five
rods TO two and three-fourthS miles.
These walls run from two and one halt
to fifteen degrees east Of north and
west of south, with a base, so far as
we examined, Of from three to eight
miles in diameter. Sulphur springs are
occasionally found, and salt springs
are to be met with in most any direc-
ton the inquirer after them is inclined
to make search. The soil within the
break is thin and Of the same general
appearance which marks the soil found
in the productive oil regions Of this
State as we'll as those Of Pennsylra-
MIA. Indeed, the similarity is so
sire ugly marked between the different
sections Of country, geologically
speaking, that it is hard to draw any
line of distinction between them. g,
We were accompanied along the
lines of this terrible apheava!l Of con-
vulsed nature, BY two or three old and
experienced operators, who have been
engaged in the oil business for these
many years, ard whose judgment up
on such matters our readers may rely
upon, 50 far as human judgment may
be trusted in its generations six hun,
dred or thousand feet under the
ground. Most prominent among these
gentlemen We will mention the name
of Colonel George Jackson, Of Par
kersburg, this State, who afirms it as
his opinion. if this territory is proper
" tested, it will prove,if not the great
est, as good oil producing, land as there
is in America, that OF pennsylvania
not excepted. The good opinion OF
Col. Jackson of this newly discovered
territory is fully corroborated BY every
gentleman who has had any former
experience in this business who has
visited the field and with whom it has
been our pleasure to converse.
A party of gentlemen have taken
leases along the line as indicated by
The break, and il is their purpose to
commence the work of development at
an early day, which, it is to be hoped,
will solve the question as to the exist
ence or not of large bodies Of pctrole-
um in Preston county, Of which oil
men seem to feel so sanguine at our
present writing,
With the immense beds Of iron ore,
coal and limestone, which exist in that
portion Of our State, within easy reach
of the railroad, with vein Of lead,
the richness of which may be worth
untold thousands, and surrounded BY
forests of magnificent timber, what
have not the good people OF Preston
county in prospective for the hardships
which they have endured in clearing
and cultivating their rugged hills these
past hundred years. Had the pros
pective greatness, in a. commercial
point Of view, been pointed out to their
ancestors. whose bones have long since
returned IN dust on the eternal hills