STATE GEOLOGIST. Paie 
Depth to 
Thickness of bottom of 
formation. formation. 
Feet. Feet. 
SAMASTOM Cas ra crcert were tedeunl caclote lehor a wiiallevrenoleiicisale asl eis 21 255 
SUGGS ee ees ian Rin ne ne setts, Oa CDH eee CHOC rar 6 261 
EIMYE SEOM Cte cectsncn sie e olecn ts awe sar etens wuoie 81 342 
Slater ata ira icone eee ener aye Sosa tera pe oliets 33 375 
Sail STO Meee eceweee aae eroet ielons even mean tes 80 455 
Big Injun—Cased at 795 feet............... 240 795 
Sat Gaeraeea een erreur tate aber cinocaearteie: Hore pia teccene 220 1,015 
IBGRAG SHG oo om 606650600000 Us taReeceser ney eecrseeae ped ece 38 1,052 
In the same year Mr. Chapman drilled a well on section 24. The 
Berea was struck at about 1,000 feet. It liberated a flood of salt-water 
and made a show of oil. 
In 1899 the Ohio Oil Company drilled two holes in this township ; 
-one was near the Eakin well in section 4, the other on the Wyant land in 
section 13. Both stopped with the Berea grit. A show of oil and much 
salt-water were secured. 
Clinton Township.—About the year 1886-7 a well was drilled at the 
village Hamden, and the Berea reached at a depth reported at 900 feet. 
A show of gas and perhaps of oil was the only reward. The salt-water 
found’ was in sufficient volume to flow from the well. In 1902 several 
shallow wells were drilled in this township, and sufficient gas found to 
warrant piping Hamden. The producing sand lies above the Berea, and 
probably forms part of the Big Injun series. 
Madison Township—About the year 1895 a test was made on the 
Verigan farm in section 26. The Berea, which was found at about 1,000 
feet, made a show of oil and much salt-water. 
Brown Township.—But one well has been reported in this township. 
This was on the Thomas McGee farm in section 34. The work was done 
about 1895. The Berea was found at approximately 1,000 feet, and made 
a show of oil and much salt-water. 
Richland Township.—In the spring of 1898 a well was drilled on the 
south side of section 4. Work did not cease until the Clinton sand had 
been struck, but it yielded neither oil nor gas. Shortly afterwards a well 
was drilled on land of William Poland in section 28. The Clinton was 
found at 2,340 feet, and is reported to have made a heavy flow of gas. No 
use seems to have been made of this fuel, however. This well was fol- 
lowed by another one, located on the Wyatt land in section 9, near the 
north line of the township. The Clinton sand at first made much gas, but 
this was soon exhausted. Not satisfied with these results another well 
was being drilled to the Clinton in the winter of 1902-03. 
Jackson Township,—This township contains a small but the best pool 
of oil that has yet been found in the county. It lies in sections 3 and 4 
near the Hocking county line, and was discovered in August, 1899. By 
