STATE GEOLOGIST. 61 
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This shows that Cygnet is on or very close to the sharp fold to which 
reference has already been made. East from Cygnet the dip is fourteen 
feet per mile. 
Three miles farther north the following data were secured: 
Township. Section. Trenton. eee, Sheps | 
Montgomery 15 1200 500 
Portage ..... 18 1135 445 
| Liberty...... 24 1260 560 
| Liberty...... 20 1250 550 
Liberty...... 19 1300 600 
From what has been said it is apparent that in Wood county the 
Trenton limestone makes considerable change in position. The most 
prominent is the sharp fold running north and south, west of the middle 
of the county. In fact this is one of the most abrupt folds known in Ohio. 
Westward from this disturbance the rock dips to the west 22 feet per mile 
for perhaps five miles, and then increases to 35 feet. On the east side of 
this fold the rock lies apparently flat, but careful measurement shows that 
it dips to the east. In the northern part of the county the rock dips to the 
north. The Trenton lies highest in Bloom township on the south side of | 
the county. 
It was formerly thought that when the Trenton had been penetrated 
50 feet without securing the desired fuel, hope must be abandoned. In- 
deed by far the larger part of oil secured has been derived from depths 
less than that just given. However good producers have been found far- 
ther down. One of the first wells to help break down the early view was 
the Ducat, drilled in Liberty township, Wood county, about 1887. The 
story of this well reads like a romance. A poor German had secured a 
twenty acre lease in what was regarded “wild-cat” territory. He had a 
very poor string of tools, putting in these and the lease every dollar that 
he could command. When he reached the Trenton rock it yielded no oil, 
and the driller became greatly discouraged. However, he had staked all— 
and consequently was compelled to drill deeper, hoping for the best. At 
50 feet a strong flow of gas was found, but no oil. The outlook now was 
practically hopeless, in view of the results in other fields. At this stage a 
representative of the Standard Oil Company, who has furnished these 
data, chanced to be driving by. Hitching his horse he walked to the der- 
rick, and found the facts as just related. ‘The driller was still at work, 
but with so little hope that he offered to sell the lease and well at cost, 
