The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-12-19
Is there Oil in Mississippi?

here are evidences OF OIL III
Mississippi. Each year strength
ems the evidence that oil lies un-
derground in the territory OF this
State.
There are indications of oil
right here in Monroe County.
Similar evidence in Lowndes
County Just TO the south OF us
has led enterprising Columbus
citizens 10 organize company
which has gone after the oil.
If the company strikes oil, the
lands of Lowndes County will
mount to thousands of dollars
per acre.
This faith supported by eyi
dence of oil is we'll worth the
price Of an experiment that will
verify or diSproye the indications.
The people who resided upon
the oil lands of Texas. Oklaho
ma, Kentucky, and Louisiana
lived there decades of years I'M
conscious of the wealth THAT lay |
underground of the lands upon
which they lived.
Enterprise punctured the sur
face Of this soil and released from
its prison house millions that en-
riched the thousands who had
plodded the various avocations
to earn daily bread for themselves
and children.
There are evidences of Oil in
Mississippi. The oil may be IN
Lowndes County; it may be IN
Monroe County, but that II lies
underground somewhere in this
section, there can be no doubt.
Some years ago an oil com
pany was organized in Aberdeen
Strong evidences of oil here led
the incorporates to expend a
: few dollars to exploit in search
; of the truth. The charter of this
company is still alive. The spirit
that inspired ii is inactive. but
would be quickened if Oil should
r be discovered in Lowndes coun
: ty lust 10 the south of us.
n No topographic survey OF Mis-
Y sissippi adequate to determine
the States mineral.and oil wealth
has ever been made. Twenty
! thousand dollars is available from
the Federal government witt
which TO make typographical ant
geological surveys of this State
conditioned upon our Legislature
making appropriation of an equa
amount TO be expended for tina
:, purpose.
u It is due the people of thi
!. State that its law making bod,
= make this appropriation at 1t
&c next session and have the wOrl
- begun al once.
/, In Washington County evi
/ dences of Oil are SO overwhelm
! ing that the Board of Supervisor
has appropriated 100000 out @
!! the county funds with which Il
! make a geological survey. Thi
!, will be supplemented by al
!. equal amount from the Fedora
!. government and the survey vii
Il be begun in that county shortly
The following special appear
ing in the Memphis and New
Orleans papers is of interest:
The board of supervisors G
Washington County has made a
II appropriation sufficient to NEE
III the requirements of the fedora
I'd government TO make 9eologics
survey Of Washington County
Natural gas has been found Il
several sections and condition
here are believed similar TO thOs
existing in the oil fields c
and sections of Texa!
q Many here who have given tn
"a matter much investigation be
I'll lieve there is oil undergToun
81 and the oil survey is TO be mad
u to decide. Several salt well
Il with traces of asphalt have bee
ss1 developed here"
n There are evidences of Oil j
y Mississippi. The evidences ar
81 apparent enough to justify an
a decide the legislature to make a
b appropriation to be expended i
q pursuit of the evidence and lear
~ the truth.
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