Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-08-18

During the past week. f1lowiag
close upon the Registers publication
calling attention to the great probabu-
r.es Of productive oil territory
along the MISUNDERSTANDING
ancicinal line. in Marshall. Ohio ana
Washington counties. there has NOT
only been brisk enquiry Ioc leases
IN the eastern portion OF .his
county, but papers calling for the
drilling right on something like two
thousand acres Of land i'm the southeast
eru portion OF Ohio and the northeast
ern corner Of Marshall counties have
been actually signed up, and some of
lhem have been put upon record az the
Court House. over En- Ohio, on the
MISUNDERSTANDING anuclinal there
has also been a marked enquiry for
land, and a good many leases for eEg.-
bic Belmont county territory have re-
suited Progressive oil men with
capital behind them are daily recog-
1iz-ug the importance of getting con
rol OF ~ much land as possible along
-ho antsclinals, being fully persuaded
lha, the developments of che immedi-
ate future viii be in the virgin terrific
fy through which these lines pass. from
one locality Of present development 90
another. and not few shrcwd anna
.eUrs in oil matters have also taken the
hnL and secured tracts Of ground
which may be- Of The greatest value in "a
twelve month. IL IS likely that the
mex, thirty days VIII see thousands Of
acres. on Doth sides OF the river. which
have heretofore gone besg.ng, put un-
der lease, and before snow flies drilling
W.l probably be commenced IN @ num-
Der Ol places. To be sure, good many
Oh the leases now being made are tor
purely speculative purposes. but tine
territory w.ll shortly and inevitably
ind itself in the hands of men who Will
O- - uO means c0lteu- I'D allow -ae
ground 90 lie .lle. and drilling once
commenced the first well tapping a
pay streak VIII see the beginning of q
rIsh for The new El Dorado.
The Register haas been asked TO give
an explanation of the character and
formation OF wlat are known as anti
ciinals. and how &c happens that oil
and gas is found along these mysterious
underground lines. A complete eNpla-
nation of the matter would run very
largely into space, and would involve
very much of q disQu.s.U0n upon geo
logical and physical conditions. which
m .glt De more learned than Interesting
no ,he casual reader. But suil an out
lire of The theory may bee given In sucO
language as win be- popularity under
,90d by the non-sc.euUdc reader.
On anu gas. like coal i'm its various
forms. are products OF ge-a0le origin.
and relics of the great tropical and i'm
colceiya1ly dense and luXuriant vege-
II.0n which covered this part of
North America .n ages long gone by.
Each recurring coal seam, one above
the other marks the site OF one of
these ancient forests. and the coal
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