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27, 28, while line 30, 31, seemed to conform in its direction to that 

 of wells 28, 26, 48. 



How far the short line connecting wells Nos. 29, 62 and 67 con- 

 formed to these lines connecting the middle class wells was not 

 quite clear, but another equally conspicuous instance suggested itself 

 almost at once. On connecting the poor wells Nos. 14, 12, 15, it was 

 found that these also were situated on an acute angle having its apex 

 directed towards east. Wells Nos. 15 and 17 could not be connected 

 by a straight line because the indifferent well No. 16 intervened 

 which together with 17 and 15 is situated along an almost straight 

 line. A line connecting the poor wells Nos. 17 and 15 must therefore 

 pass to the west of well No. 16, and on following this clue another 

 segment of a zig-zag line was exhibited, turning one point towards 

 east, the other towards west. Now on crossing over to the eastern 

 side of the petroliferous area, and connecting the poor wells Nos. 3, 

 8, 23 and 9, it was at once noticed, that wells Nos. 3, 8, 23 formed a 

 very acute angle turning its apex, which is formed by well No. 8, 

 towards west, while wells Nos. 8, 23, and 9 formed another 

 acute angle, having 23 at its apex, but turned towards east. It is 

 remarkable that the line 15, 12, 14 on the west side and line 8, 

 23, 9 on the east side are directed in the same way, that is to 

 say, they have the apex turned towards east, and that inside the 

 narrow band of land thus defined, there were the rich wells Nos. 7, 

 53, 43 and 13. 



Another remarkable case was noted with regard to the in- 

 different wells Nos. 6, 10, and 4 and the poor well No. 5, No. A and 

 No. 1 ; the first three are ranged in a line which forms an acute angle 

 having its apex turned towards west, but inside this protruded the 

 sharp angle A, 5, 1, in such a way that its apex, well No. 5, was 

 almost directly between wells Nos. 6 and 4, being approximately not 

 more than 200 feet from either, 



It is needless to go into any further details, which can be easily 

 ascertained by an inspection of the map ; it is sufficient to say that 



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