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Luce Beothees, at Niantic. 



Several other factories were formerly operated in this vicinity, namely, 

 the QuiAMBOG Oil Company, on Noyes ^eck (one gang), burnt down in 

 187G ; the Gardner Oil Company and Reuben Chapman's Woeks 

 on Mason's Island (one gang), abandoned. 



Luce Brothers, of Niantic, formerly had a floating factory built on the 

 hull of the old railway ferry-boat "Union." In 187G a new factory was 

 built by them and the floating factory was abandoned. 



West of the Connecticut Eiver the factories are not numerous. I 

 learn the names of the following companies: 



Salt Island Oil Company, at Westbrook, owned by J. L. Stokes 

 and others, not now running. 



J. H. Bishop, at Madison. 



Fowler & Colburn, at Guilford. 



E. R. Kelsey, at Branford, supplied by weir fisheries. 



Welch's Point Oil Company'^, at Milford. 



The George W. Miles Co., at Milford, owning a factory on the shore 

 and a floating factory, the "Alabama,"builtuponthehull of an old man-of- 

 war. This is usually operated on the coast of Maine and is referred to 

 in the list of Maine factories. In 1878 it is the intention of Mr. Miles to 

 work it on the coast of New Jersey. 



Factories in New York. 



233. At the eastern end of Long Island is another cluster of oil works. 

 The following list was furnished by Capt. Benjamin H. Sisson in 1873 : 

 D. D. Wells and Sons. 

 Hawkins Brothers. 



fi. CORWIN &> Co. 

 FiTHIAN & HOETON. 



Benjamin Payne, Green & Co. 



B. C. Cartwright & Co. 



Vail, Benjamin & Co. 



The Sterling Co. 



Also two floating factories the "Falcon," 2,500 tons, Capt. Geo. F. Tut- 

 hill; the "Ranger," 1,500 tons, Capt. F. Frank Price. 



Many have since been established and in Mr. Pryers' list (Appendix 

 H) the following manufacturing firms are enumerated, fifteen in num- 

 ber: 



W. T. Fithian «& Co., at Napeague (Amagansett). 



Green Brothers, at Amagansett. 



Joseph D. Parsons, at Springs. 



G. H. Payne, at Deep Hole, Easthampton. 



Hawkins Brothers, at Shelter Island. 



B. C. Cartwright, at Shelter Island. 



Henry E. Wells, at Green port. 



George F. Tuthill, at Greenport. 



