Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-31
TINE OIL MARkEr.
The Kentucky Field.

MeSerS. u. Z mercer, }. II.
Thompson aud Willard Cushing re
turned night before last from the
most southern Kentucky oil field,
as was stated In the Review last
night. A further conference with
these gentlemen reveal many things
of interest to the local oil men con-
corning this much lauded Eldorado
for those who are seeking the val
liable haid. They were interested
In a we'll within few miles OF the
Tennessee line, on the Cumberla d
river. Their property was between
several good wells, they secured a
20 ID show OF oil, but unfortunately
but little additional balance with
the Joseph Sep agency. The con.
sensus of opinion from them Is to
the effect that there Is quite an
amount of oil In the Blue grass
State, but that 1t Is so spotted th't
1t Is hard to find. As yet, but few
fields of any extent have been dis
covered, and In these there are so
many dry spots asto make # hard
for tie independent producer to
secure anything which moderate
and modest capital can fully de.
ve1op. = = -
The well drilled by the local
parties, In conjunction with some
local people, was In Cumberland
county, the headquarters being at
Barkesville, ON the Columbia river.
In speaking of the country and the
conditions there, the representative
of the Review was advised that the
y ellis were of moderate depth, the
one just being completed being only
54s feet. The country Is rolling
and not nearly so hard for trans
portation as the local fields have
been. In addition to that there Is
no cave, which renders the work
of the contractors much more safe
and satisfactory. That The territory
Is considered good Is attested by
the fact that the Standard Oh
company has already arranged for
the drilling of an hundred or more
wells In that country. But being
as spotted as 1t Is. no concern with
less capital can afford we'll to spend
the money which ruight be neces-
sary tor the discovery and develop
ment of a production. Having
both ends of the line, the Standard
can afford to 60 where angels fear
to tread" for which reason 1t Is
likely that 1t will secure most of
the production In that country.
One of tie interesting things
brought back by the local oil pro
ducers was a bottle of oil which Is
alleged to have been produced by
the first oil we'll ever drilled In the
United States. having been COM
pleted In 1929 This well was $50
feet deep. With the crude ma
terial which must then have been
used, 1t would be an Interesting
sight to the modern oil man to see
a we'll drilled In sirailar manner.
That was long before the days of
the OIL Well Supply company and
the other concerns which now at
ford every facility to the driller and
spend thousands each year In
making their work more easy.
rapid and safe. A strong spring
pole, with lots of muscle back of 1t
must have furnished the power for
this primitive well. Or course
the oil was not then used Tor lubri.
eating purposes. Instead, 1t was
bottled and sold for medicine The
bottle brought back was alleged to
have been sealed up In the year the
we'll was completed.Ab one.thlrd
of the oil has evapora,ed. Of course
the Review does not vouch for the
production or manufacture Of bot
ties at that date with raised letters
stating the company procuring
them, nor for the fact that with a
bottle sealed as this one Is there
would not be.any evaporation, nor
where the moonshine Is manufac-
tured In that neighborhood, but al
ways ready to give to Its many
readers every thing interesting 1t
states the above facts. This bottle
with raised letters In 1t says 1t was
the property OF The American
Medicinal Oh Co." On a label,
aged as are some of the prophecies
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