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ASS GEOLOGY OF OHIO. 
burgh, and Cleveland Railroad was constructed, and the expense to 
wagon it over bad roads caused the business to languish. Now the rail- 
road is finished, the excessive product in Pennsylvania, and the ex- 
tremely low price, render, for the time being, operations of this kind 
uninviting. | ! 
But I have no doubt that there are large quantities of excellent oil 
in the subterranean fissures in Aurelius awaiting the drill and the 
pump, and it will be a source of wealth to those who will conduct their 
business wisely and economically. A well has recently been bored by 
Mr. Rice, a little east of the Buell well, which yields one hundred and 
fifty barrels a day, and another larger well has still more recently been 
obtained in the same neighborhood. During the great oil excitement 
the speculation in oil lands was the principal thing, and the production 
of oil was of secondary consequence; and quite too often the superin- 
tendence was intrusted to persons of no knowledge or experience, who 
sometimes wasted in a most extravagant manner the funds of their com- 
panies. Duck Creek valley was a theater of the wildest speculation. 
But wells like the Buell well, although small, have been managed in a 
prudent way, and have yielded handsome returns upon the investment. 
A deep well was bored near Macksburg by Mr. J.C. Blauvelt, agent, 
who has kindly sent me the following record of the strata passed through : 
Feet. 
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2. Sandrock contains heavy oil\(28 7 oraviby)) eecccvecclessseoces=sanseseciees 96 
Sew Laberval MOtTE POLLEG.:. vacesda cs dale cave ssereiseoe ce eee natn Men eatete een eee 89 
Ai Soapstone (clay Shale) ie eecccersactrceksercusttemnimencapeten mcmncnacetours 185 
Se Coalyzteetit ni clo me ue uccsuesanenese eastencuatoaceclectos se cesecteeicensceeettentees 188 _ 
Gi SOAPSEOME I My Fees sahaG aga teltelncae momen tceae ese on oieee eccaecnmanlconme ne tis eae 190 
Geo uimestonesandtbastand | rocks Wee ccseycmvcestasinocecdeccetiers ne actscemetlatce 260 
Se WOANGLOCK ie wees ae Ste paras Nan male ee an ei ates gaticlul tacit are ealloae somite caiet Maerae ses 340 
9. In this sandrock struck salt water at 420 feet, a gas vein at 436 
feet amd oll ait ene RIN Rey nc ues) ale eae aetna oe tueniee cctematses 460 
10. Smut rock containing black carbonaceous Matter......... 2.00. .2seeeee 480 
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WA PG ray | TOOK sescacases sve cates cole seep eanettemeacine aso ton nay eq OnE Rape eee CHL R 828 
TOS BLACK: SAT Gee Mehl see a eetceeclicle Lal amit a daraine ealea tiaras ee eee ereacie 840 
ANON verte hdl OWN retest: WOK 6 INR ee Mane AIO RMN AA RSL aa Oe IBE Sa ANine ceoRG Hao aren 855 
WS INGROVASATNG vee enlaces wall Beas und Hobbes Bs caabosuAE peeicei be tse basuobode 6oGeed 000 870 
TSI SALG HWA TOD coe GA ea ELSE AE a eat rch Cu ue eee Caer sean ee Nee eR GC 
19. Eine white Sands ..\ccusieusecsuren eeetels ol weles easy este tae tent emieteneom 906 
20. WoarseblueisanGy. 1 ee eavcsnee oescaneanetasesceseevelcenencrenesoncestees A 1,010 
