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which accumulates (2) in the fissured shaly limestones of 

 the Hamilton group, and thus supplies (C) the Ontario oil 

 region, locally divided into (a) the Bothwell district, (b) 

 the Oil-Springs district, and (c) the Petrolea district. 



The Marcellus shale affords also a large portion of the 

 oil which accumulates (3) in the drift gravel of the Onta 

 rio region. 



III. The Genesee shale, with perhaps some contributions 

 from the Marcellus shale, affords oil which accumulates (4) 

 in cavities and fissures within itself in (D) some of the Glas 

 gow region of Southern Kentucky. 



. It affords also the oil which accumulates in (5) the sand 

 stones of the Portage and Chemung groups in (E) North 

 western Pennsylvania and contiguous parts of Ohio. 



It affords also the oil which accumulates in (6) the sand 

 stones of the Waverly (Marshall) group, in (F) Central Ohio. 



It affords also that which accumulates in (7) the moun 

 tain limestone of the Glasgow region of Kentucky and con 

 tiguous parts of Tennessee, as also some of that which is 

 found in the drift gravel of the Ontario region. 



IV. The shaly coals of the false Coal-measures, aided, 

 perhaps, by the Genesee and Marcellus shales, seem to af 

 ford the oil which assembles in (8) the coal conglomerate 

 as worked in (G) Southwestern Pennsylvania, (H) West 

 Virginia, (I) Southern Ohio, and the contiguous but com 

 paratively barren region of Paint Creek, in Kentucky. 



V. The Coal-measures may perhaps be regarded as af 

 fording a questionable amount of oil, which may have been 

 found within the limits of (9) the Coal-measures in the West 

 Virginia and neighboring regions. 



From this exhibit it appears that the principal supplies 

 of petroleum east of the Rocky Mountains have been gen 

 erated in four different formations, accumulated in nine dif 

 ferent formations, and worked in nine different districts. 



