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amount of overlapping, however, between the West Virginia and 

 Pennsylvania series, since the oil bearing strata in these two States 

 have not been correlated. 



The West Virginia and Pennsylvania series have been arranged 

 according to the generalized sections given by Professor Peckham in 

 PL. VIII, facing page 46, and PL, v, facing page 50 of the Tenth Census 

 report : 



(1) From the Tertiary sandstone. Dark greenish. Pico district, Los Augelos 

 County, California, (59552.) 



(2) From the Tertiary sandstone. Black; specific gravity 23.5° Baum6. Oil 

 Springs, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas. (59571.) 



(3) From the Cretaceous formation. Dark greenish. Canon City, Fremont County, 

 Colorado. (59548.) 



The following eighteen specimens are from the West Virginia oil 

 held. Their location in depth is referred to the Crinoidal limestone as 

 a datum line. 



(1) 50 feet above the Crinoidal limestone. Black; specific gravity 28^^ Baum^. 

 Oil in sand ; depth of well 56 fee^j ; drilled 1859 ; not torpedoed ; yielded 100 barrels of 

 oil on first day of pumping. Well No. 1. Dutton farm, Aurelius, Washington County, 

 Ohio. (59855.) 



(2) 100 feet below the Crinoidal limestoue. Dark greenish. Oil in sand; depth 

 of well 150 feet; drilled 1882; torpedoed; yielded 10 barrels of oil on first day of 

 pumping. Farm of Frank Atkinson, Aurelius, Washington County, Ohio. (59584.) 



(3) 200 feet below the Crinoidal limestone. Black. Oil in sand ; depth of well 

 160 feet; not torpedoed. Rathbone oil tract, Burning Springs district, WirtCounty, 

 West Virginia. (59837.) 



(4) 250 feet below the Crinoidal limestone. Dark greenish. Oil in sand ; depth 

 of well 350 feet. Well No. 6, farm of George Rice, Aurelius, Washington County, 

 Ohio. (59853.) 



(5) 300 feet below the Crinoidal limestone. Black. Oil in sand ; depth of well 275 

 feet. Rathbone oil tract. Burning Springs district, Wirt County, West Virginia. 

 (59838.) 



(6) 450 feet below the Crinoidal limestone. Dark greenish. Oil in sand ; depth of 

 well 500 feet ; drilled 1865 ; torpedoed; yielded 8 barrels of oil on first day of pump- 

 ing. Well No. 1, farm of George Rice, Aurelius, Washington County, Ohio. (598.52.) 



(7) 650 feet below the Crinoidal limestone. Black. Oil in sand ; depth of well 800 

 feet; not torpedoed; yielded 5 barrels of oil on first day of pumping. Newton 

 Farm, Aurelius, Washington County, Ohio. (59850.) 



(8) 820 feet below the Crinoidal limestone. Black. Oil in sand; depth of well 840 

 feet. Petty Farm, Burning Springs district, Wirt County, West Virginia. (59839.) 



(9) 930 feet below the Crinoidal limestone. Dark greenish ; specific gravity 28° 

 Baum^. Oil in sand ; depth of well 400 feet. Volcanic Coal and Oil Company, White 

 Oak district, Ritchie County, West Virginia. (5G844.) 



(10) 950 feet below the Crinoidal limestone. Black; specific gravity 29° Baum^. 

 Oil in sand ; depth of well 4.')0 feet. West Virginia Oil and Oil Land Company, White 

 Oak district, Ritchie County, West Virginia. (59842.) 



(11) 950 feet below the Crinoidal limestone. Dark greenish ; specific gravity 40° 

 Baum^. Oil iu sand ; depth of well 400 feet. West Virginia Oil and Oil Land Com- 

 pany, White Oak district, Ritchie County, West Virginia. (59848.) 



(12) 960 feet below the Crinoidal limestone. Dark greenish; specific gravity 33° 

 Bauni^.. Oil in sand ; depth of well 380 feet. Volcanic Oil and Coal Company, White 

 Oak district, Ritchie County, West Virginia. (59847.) 



