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orientation, but the assumed distribution is improbable. The 

 probable original distribution is a sand filled mostly with water 

 and imbedded in shale the pores of which are filled with water, oil, 

 and gas, without any regularity or order. 



The three useful experiments so carefully described by Mr. 

 McCoy are worthy of careful study by students of oil, and I trust 

 that we may have more experiments from the same author. 



