The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-10-06

try east OF here on a prospecting tour,
and during tie course OF his rambles
came across huge sand bank on the
side OF the hills, the odor of the
sand together with Its color led him
to do some investigating which he
did. Several pounds OF the sand were
secured from the surface. packed in a
box and shipped to one of the largest
laboratories in the country for analy.
sis. The result OF that analysis is as
follows:
Following Is report on the sam
pie OF sand containing tar like sub.
stance which you gave me for exam.
nation. An analysis of it gave the
following:
Moisture 44S per cent
Bituminous, Jolly materiaD 1853
per cent
Sand. s2.S3 per cent.
Two pou, DIS OF this material was
placed in an iron still and distilled.
II first gave up about 8 per cent OF
water and at very high heat. oil be.
gan TO come over. and about S per
cent OF oil was obtained. This oil
varied from a green to red color and
the distillate collected was 1876 grav.
ity. The oil is OF rank odor and
gave sulphur analysis of ~ per
cent. Large quantities Of hydrogen
sulphidc gas were given on during
the distillation. There were no light
portions In the distillation as would
result In distilation of crude petro'
leum. The distillate ON chilling gave
no signs OF wax. From these different
indications would say that the ma
terial was more OF the nature OF an
asphaltum. (or something Similar
than )of petroleum"
This sample as stated above was
taken from the exterior OF the sand
bank where the sand has been expos
ed TO the wind and weather for years
and years and all the petroleum that
was ever In the sand or would have
been on the exterior has evaporated
and vet with this exposure one may
see strong evidences OF minera'
wealth.
1t is the opinion OF the party that
discovered the bank. that 1t Is the
| leakage OF pool or Internal lake ol
petroleum. II is n known fact thai
oil when exposed to air will evap
orate. and since that particular sand
bank has been exposed for years anc
years. the oil has long since evapor
atod This dlscoverer did not even
dig down into the bank to get SAND
below the surface. but Just raked OF
handful after handful from the exter
ior.
one of the pecullarities of the oi
drilling business which has been iounC
out is that invariably n well is no
brought In until after night fall, ant
during the course of n mans exper
icnce for twenty or more years, cverN
we'll that has ever been brought II
under hiss SUPERVISION has been a
night and It Is very often the case
that It is brought In about midnight.
This brought forth the inquiry a'
10 the ebb and flow Of oil and gas
the same as tides Of the sea. Mr.
Expert said. "ln my experience | have
found such is the case, and the incon
ing tide generally begins about sever
o'clock at night and Is at its height
at between midnight and two o'olocF
In the morning, while ut midday tn,
tide is on the ebb and we hardly ever
strike oil at that time This Is a pc
cullarity Of nature that We cannot ac
count for In the business
You will find sooner or later that q
pool will be struck west of Ardmore
probably little TO the south, and
when It Is struck YOU will be marvel
ed at the rich deposits OF the oil In
this section OF the country"
naWftf's CnrholIypd Witch Hazel