The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-17

There is much interest in Garrett
county over the outcome of the tests
to be made for oil in the vicinity of
FinZel, six miles above FrOstburg. Mr.
Patrick +. Finzel, former member
of the Maryland legislature, has been
working up the project and has OBJ
tanned leases on I, 900 acres of territory
lying in Maryland and Pennsylvania
Mr.. Finzel has interested a num-
Der of moneyed men in the project Of
boring for oil. The company will be
organized in Washington to-day
For years on the Frances Lint farm
about three miles above Finzei, sur
face spring has shown indications of
oil. The spring was made deeper and
then the indications that oil existed
became more apparent. An oily sub
stance rises from the bottom of the
spring TO the surface of the water,
while the water itself comes into the
spring on the side The "splotches"
of oil reflects the colors of the rain bow.
An Odor of petroleum is distinguish
able in leaning over the spring and
when flannels are dipped in the water
the oil adheres, making them very
greasy.
For years the existence of spring
several miles from the Lint spring and
about five miles from FrOstburg above
Mount Savage, that gives out oil, has
been known. This spring, it is claim
ed, discharges more of the oily sustain
ces than does the Lint spring and the
man occupying the farm gathers
enough oil from the surface to lubri-
cate his wagon harness. Cansful of the
oily substance has been gathered
from the Lint spring.
A number of oil experts, chemists
and biologists have been to Finzel to
see the Lint spring. The oil men
from the Pennsylvania fields say the
indications for both oil and gas are in
every way identical to those that ex-
listed in the Pennsylvania field when
oil was struck there. One OF the oil
men advised that the we'll be put
down a little east of the spring as
there is crevice in the rock at the
spring and would likely give trouble
in drilling there. When a pole is
pushed in the bottom of the spring
and the water agitated, the oil-like
substance arises to the surface in
greater guam titles. Some eight or
ten practical oil men have investigat-
ed the territory and all hold to the
opinion that oil abounds
q. q. Townshend, mining engineer
of Frostburg, James Z. Willing and
William p. Tonry, chemists, of Balti-
more, and Capt. Robert II. Gordon,
the well known attorney of Cumber-
land, who is known as a geological ex-
pert, looked over the field of proposed
operations near Finzel and not only
discovered indications of petroleum
from geological standpoint, but
from the samples of water, clay and
rocks lounu every evidence OF the eX-
istence of petroleum.
Mr.. Patrick E. Finzel has been un.
firing in his efforts to interest persons
in making the test, having firmly be-
lieved for some years past that the
sinking of a well would bring about
Relation of his fondest hopes. He
has made study of oil territories and
and the results have all the more con-
firmed his belief of the existence of
oil in his native county. The test
which he has SO long looked forward
to is now to be made and with the
assistance of persons who are enthu-
siastic in the project as the original
promoter, Mr.. Finzel himself.