The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-08-23

SAMPLE Of NEW
HUMBOLDT oil
RECEIVED HERE

A sample Of the oil which was
struck In tho course OF drilling on
tho Etter place near Petrola in Hum
boldt county several weeks ago was
brought to the office OF the Herald
by Charles Giacomini, a resident OF
Petrola who is visiting with his
daughter. Mrs. Charles Garcelon OF
this city.
This sample OF oil from the well
of the North Counties oil company
will be sent to w. c. Lehman at the
headquarters of the Northern Cali
fornia OIL company for analyIing and
a report made upon the quality.
The sample contained in a clear
glass bottle when held to the light
has a reddish cast and when taken
away and inspected In the ordinary
light shows grayish green color.
The bottle shaken vigorously creates
a brownish bead which holds some
time before disappearing. In all re-
poets from looks, the sample resem.
bles a thin lubricst!ng oil but one
Whit at the stopper o. at the un.
corked end changes the Investigators
mind as a strong smell OF gasoline
is detected at once.
The inflamabiiity Of the sample
sent was tested in the ordinary way
and no sooner was the flame held
near the arising vapor than It broke
into q blaze and burned strongly.
After the fire had stopped. the smell
OF =" coal OIL was distipguishable
above the other odors. The residue
left upon the test was greasy and as
an evidence that gasoline was pre-
sent, the bottom OF the container was
heated to an extent In the brief per-
iod of burning so that the fingortips
could not be held on It. Gasoline
is said to throw its heat downward
like alcohol when burning.
This sample OF oil resembles close
ly the oil taken from the Jules Fer
raud fault ut Ventura, California.
Ferraud has n water we'll in the
rear OF his merchandise store which
was giving fine drinking water until
after a slight earthquake disturb
ance about December. 1890. When
the water was withrawn the well was
found to contain high grade oil.
having q specific gravity Of 81. and
In all respects, very similar to tue
sample sent from the Humboldt
fields. The parafine base Of the Fer
raud oil. however, was found to be
much lower than Is claimed for the
product. One q the pecu-
larities about the Ferraud we'll Is
that no regular flow is received. One
day perhaps ten barrels Of oil will be
taken out and then only about one
barrel Q day for week, then sud
denly q big flow will occur. The
we'll however never fails 10 net Fer
raud $40 . day.
The sample OF oil received here
by Mr.. Giacomini was taken directly
from the well Of the North Counties
well by Daisy r. Lytle who is one Of
Mr.. Giscomini's neighbos In let
ter. Miss Lytle states that the COM
pany is going to stop drilling and
perforate the casing in the we'll. As
soon a. tanks arrive. pumping will
begin to estimate the flow Of the
we'll. It is evident from the letter
that the North Counties people ex-
pect a great volume OF oil for she
states. they are making q concrete
for two steel tanks which
will hold $4,000 barrels Of OIL"
Mr.. Giacomini states that. accord
ing to news from Petrola. experts pro-
the oil to be Of the same
quality OF high grade paraffine base
oil that is found In Suma-
ira, In the Dutch East Indies. and
as the price has been estimated to
be S35 per barrel, even a 50-barrel
output will pay handsome returns
TO the investors. The same kind OF
oil Is said to be found in Pennsylva-
MIA but In limited quantaities. Ex-
perts pronounce the field In Hum
boldt county to be about 35 miles
In length extending from near Brice-
land to the Cape Town district.