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much if one could have been got, from the fact that the gas has 

 always carried the borings off. At 330, however, I am satisfied I 

 struck the first Limestone ; and at 341 a stratum of Shale, similar to 

 that struck by Brown at 346. This was succeeded by Limestone, 

 which has continued to where I am at present, 410. Brown's well 

 and mine are on the same line of strike, one mile apart." 



Low's Well, belonging to the 



Big Paint Creek Oil Co., and 

 located in Preston's Plat, at the 

 mouth of Paint Creek. 



Conductor 69J ft. 



White Sandrock 4 73 



Black Slate 9 82 



Dark Sandrock 8 90 



White " 6 96 



Dark Slate 59 155 



Sandrock 9 164 



Black Slate 56 220 



Sandrock 180 400 



Slate 6 406 



Sandrock 84 490 



Black Sandrock 20 510 



Black Slate 10 520 



Limestone ] 20 540 



Dark Sandrock f xi 25 565 



Limestone J 47 612 



Salt Water, at from 375 to 400 



Steven's Well, on Wallace 



Euel's Place, on Paint Creek, 

 one mile from Paintville. 



Conductor 40 ft. 



Slate and Soapstone 9 49 



Coal 2 51 



Gray Sandrock 880 431 



Blue " 2 433 



Dark " 22 455 



Soapstone 14 469 



Limestone or fine sand 7 476 



Light-colored Slate 3 479 



Dark Sand 14 493 



Limestone xi 115 608 



Olive Shale 57 665 



Light-colored Slate 15 680 



Madison Petroleum Co.'s Well, 

 opposite Stafford's Mill, four miles 

 from Paintville and on the same 

 side of the Creek. Brown, Supt. 

 Conductor 49 ft. 



Gray Sandrock 10 59 



White " (hard) 1 60 



Soapstone and Clay 1 61 



Gray Sandrock 281 342 



Black Calcareous Sand 4 346 



" Slate 8 354 



" Calcareous Sand 16 370 

 Limestone (hard) xi 77 447 

 Olive Shale 94 541 



Slate 85 626 



Strong Salt Water at 290 ft. 



Dixon's Well on Paint Creek, 

 and three hundred yards from Old 

 Hinkley Well, nine miles above 

 Paintville. 



Conglomerate Sandrock "] 15 ft. 

 White " ! 19 34 



Laminated " 1*17 51 



Gray " J 36 87 



Soapstone 67 154 



Hard White Sandrock 36 190 

 Blue " 5 195 



Soapstone 18 213 



Slate 6 219 



Coarse White Sandrock 1 31250 

 Flinty Kock j 7 257 



" Sandrock y 15 272 



Brown " and Chalk I 8 280 

 White Sandrock J *42 322 



* All Conglomerate 

 ** Limestone 

 Struck vein of oil at 298 ft. 



