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(111) l)urk f^iet'iii.sli. .I.>liii K.-iiiii<ly Will. Two Mil« Hmi, l-'raiikliri Cmiiify, 

 Pt'iiiinylvaiiia. (r>'.tr»(i'{. ) 



(llVi) Dark groeiii.sli, M|M(ilic ;;ravit\ II ll:imiir. i'liilli|i's Well, rt-iinhj Ivatiia. 

 (5Snj4.) 



(li;i) Black. From till- ( 'ail)iiiiirt'nius roniiiiliiiii. Hl;x;;i"''< W«'ll. PUiaHaiitti ( 'oiirity, 

 \Vc8t N'irgiiiia. (r>'jr>37.) 



(Ill) HIark, specific jjravity '27.1 naiiiiii-. I'rom tlm .Mill .Stoin- >;rit (Carlmiiifi-r- 

 uiis). IJijj Creek Well, near Volcaiii), Wood Coiiuiy. WihI Virginia. {^>'X>7>4.) 



(11.')) Hlack, Hpeiilic ^jravity -J'.) Itaiiin6. From tho Mill Stono jjrit (Carh<inifer- 

 oiLs). .Mt)oro Well, near Volcaiiu, Wooil County, West Vir^^inia. (ri'J.Vdl. ^ 



(11(>) Hlack, specific gravity :50.H^ Haiime. From the. Mill Stoim grit (Carlionifer- 

 ous). Church Mill Well, near Voleana, Wood County, We.-it Virginia. (S'JSiV"!!, ) 



(117) Hlack, 8pe(!ilic gravity lU.l-" Bauuie. From tho Mill Stouo grit (Carbonifer- 

 ous). A. Leasis Well, near Volcano, Wood County, West Virginia. (595.^0.) 



(118) Dark greenish, specific gravity 3-2.7 ' Hauine. From the Mill Stone grit 

 (Carboniferous^. Whiskey Fork, near Volcano, Wood C'ounty, West Virginia. 

 (59r)60.) 



(119) Dark greenish, specific gravity 38.2=' Haiiiii)-. From the Mill .stout- <;rit 

 (Carboniferous.) Lick Fork, near Volcano, Wood County, West Virginia. (iJ9.')6I.) 



(I'JO) Dark greenish, specific gravity 3'J lianni<5. From the lir.st sandstone of the 

 Great Congl )n)erate (Upper Carboniferous), and 9-*0 feet below tlie Crinoidal Lime- 

 stone; oil iL> s;ind; dej)tli of well 420 feet. Volcanic Oil and Coal Company, White 

 Oak district, Ritchie County, West Virginia. (59846.) 



(1-21) Black, specilic gravity 39^ Baum6. From the tirst sandstone of the Great 

 Conglomerate (Upper Carboniferous); oil in sand. Widow's Son Well, Volcanic Oil 

 and Coal Company, White Oak district, Ritchie County, West Virginia. (5985<;.) 



(122) Dark greenish, specilic gravity 37^ Banme. From the first sandstone of the 

 Great Conglomerate (Upper Carboniferous); oil in sand. West Virginia Oil and Oil 

 Land Company. White Oak district, Ritchie County, West Virginia. (.")9S59.) 



(123) Dark greenish, specific gravity 34- Baunie. From the first sandstone of the 

 Great Conglomerate (Upper Carixmiferoiis) ; oil in sand. West Virginia Oil and Oil 

 Land Company, While Oak district, Ritchie County, West Virginia. (59d(>l.) 



(124) Black. West Virginia. (r>97H3.) 



(12.')) Black. The first well in the United States that produced oil ; drilled for 

 salt in 1819. Beatty Well, Wayne County, Kentucky. (59"533.) 



(12t'>) Dark greenish. From tho first llowing well in tho United States; drilled in 

 1829 for "brine." In 1860 it was drilled to the depth of K"> feet when it yielded 

 400 barrels of oil on the first day of flow. This sample is an original package oh put 

 up in 1856 and sold as a liniment or " Medicinal Oil." On the blank side was pasted 

 a label with a cut of a brine well derrick. This picture is said to have suggested the 

 idea of drillinir a well for oil, and which was afterwards realized in Drake's Well 

 that struck oil in August, 1H59. American Well, Little Renuox Creek, near ]{iirke8- 

 ville. Kentucky. (59.^^34.) 



(127) Black. Boyd'.-s Creek, near (Jlasgow, Barren Connty, Kentiieky. (.V.H30.) 



(12-^) Dark green i.sh. Beav.T Creek, near (Jla.sgow, Barren County, Kentucky. 

 (598:51.) 



(129) Anilier, specific gravity 43 Banme. I'rom the Devonian fonn.ation, near 

 Glasgow, Barn^n County, Kentucky. (599()2. ) 



(130) Dark greenish. From the Ujiper Hudson formation. M. I". .Motley farm, 

 near Scottsvillo, Allen County, Kentucky. (51>1M>3. ) 



(131) Dark greenish, specific gravity 42^ Baum6. Carroll Well No. 2, near (Jlji-s- 

 gow, Barren County, Kentucky. (599G4.) 



(132) Dark greenish, specific gravity 45.5^ Bannu';. H.iven A I'ras.- W.ll. near 

 Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky. (.51»9«>5. ) 



(133) Dark greenisli, specific gravity IJ.'i ' Baiiiii<!. Adams Well, H..\d's Cre»«k, 

 Barren County. Keiitu<ky. (.'i9'.Hi5.) 



