The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-04-10
Petroleum Mineral Wealth Of
heutuci.y &c.

Hartford, NY, March Is, 1873
Editor Herald
Some two months since, | wrote an
article tor the Herald, i'll regard to
Petroleum aud the vast mineral wealth
OF Old kentucky, aud gently limited
that If the good citizens of the STATE
would take greater interest i'll IL
quiring mt, and developing the Won
dcltul mineral resources OF their State,
that il would in all probability event
uilly rtmunrrdte them much b tier
than raising tobacco SO very eXten-
sivelv and almost exclusively, and GER
taInlv pay them better than wasting
their valuable lives in tine corner gro
Gerry discussing the very low prices
at this staple product. | also limited
that they were entirely too Indifferent,
careless, and not at all progressive,
that they allowed men of other States
To take the lead in all enterprises tend
ing toward the development of the
natural resources of the SIare-l point
ed out how kentuckians will 20 on
from year to year raising tobacco
and then growl ut the low price
never for moment imagining that
they can do ANYTHING else or IN fact
never take the first steps toward en-
gagins in any mighty enterprise.
There has been an abundance of oil in
kentucky-the people have seen it for
years-gathered bottles of it for me-
dicinal purposes. but never attempted
to produce it in large quantities tor
home consumption or export. They
waited tor Pennsylvanians to come
and develop the territory and enrich
themselves.
The Pehnsylvanians knew more
about oil-iIs origin--u>eS and how to
produce it in paving q Intlle-, sim
ply because they had Investigated,
inquired into and posted themselves
upon the subject, and Kentuckian,
had not but could have done 81 if they
wished. Just think of the millions
of dollar-' wo tn of Petroleum that has
been taken from great depth in the
earth in Pennsylvania and now mIch
is beng taken and will yet he taken
| theretrum.
just think of the coal-millions of
dollars worlh sent annually To Ken.
lucky and the Southern StatCs-ior
years-and it is only witnin the last
ten years that coal in any large guam
titles has been mined in Kentucky.
| La this connection il is II fact worthy
Of note that recently the McHenry
ColI Company clused Il contract with
the Short Line Railroad for 400. 900
bushels of h eniuckv coal, mined with
in four miles of Hartford. a few
years ago but few persons were aware
that there was Large quantities of coal
in that vicinity. But very few are
now aware that there are large pools
of oil in the vicinity of HarItord-yet
such j. the case. Hartford is on the
line of the great natural oil belt which
passes through portions OF many States
and which is scientifically defined be-
yond all doubt.
Oil is now produced in large quah-
titles in Barren county, on the same
belt which passes under Hartford
There have been many experienced
Pennsylvania operators in that county
of late. prospecting and securing leases
for wells. The writer of this article
is in receipt of a letter from one of the
most experienced aud practical oil men
OF PENNSYLVANIA, in which he states
he will ship his machinery, tools &c,
an the twentieth of this month To drill
two wells 1T Glasgow junction, Bar
rem county There has been at least
fifty practical operators prospecting
in that lLcaIity and they pronounce
the indications excellent
| notice indications of the same ma
ture in the vicinity of Hartford, and
many places in Oaio county-for in
, stance ut Rosine, on the farm owned
. by Mr.. +. Otto AT Horse Branch,
the indication are also good. Now il
some good, practical, common-sense
business men wish to benefit Hartford
, and vicinity. they could not do better
than get up AN OIL interest with view
of having the territory tested
If Mr.. ii. ID. Taylor will be kind
enough to do SO, he may eventual,
: be enabled to induce some practici
operators to drill well on his land,
. from which he may reap great bene
fits as well az benefit the community