Petroleum: a History of the Oil Region of Venango County, Pennsylvania: Its Resources, Mode of Development, and Value: Embracing a Discussion of Ancient Oil OperationsJ. P. Skelly, 1866 - 299 páginas |
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... success — Elevated boring site - Cherry run- Cherry Tree run - Titusville - Banking - Oil City - Latonia -Growing population - Value of lands - Indian tradition -The fountain still flowing ... 183-199 CHAPTER XV . — ALLEGHENY RIVER ...
... success — Elevated boring site - Cherry run- Cherry Tree run - Titusville - Banking - Oil City - Latonia -Growing population - Value of lands - Indian tradition -The fountain still flowing ... 183-199 CHAPTER XV . — ALLEGHENY RIVER ...
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... success . It was said in those days , that the only way in which an ironmaster's probable wealth could be estimated , was by the same process by which a rattle- snake's length could be measured , that lay coiled in the bush - by waiting ...
... success . It was said in those days , that the only way in which an ironmaster's probable wealth could be estimated , was by the same process by which a rattle- snake's length could be measured , that lay coiled in the bush - by waiting ...
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... success has not been as good as in other wells in the neighborhood . The depth , however , was not as great as in some others . Another instance still is recorded on the opposite side of French creek . It was in constructing the lock ...
... success has not been as good as in other wells in the neighborhood . The depth , however , was not as great as in some others . Another instance still is recorded on the opposite side of French creek . It was in constructing the lock ...
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... success of those who had succeeded before to assist . The Colonel should be re- commended to the proper authorities for a Brigadier , if not a Major - Generalship , for the nomination would surely PERSEVERANCE UNDER DIFFICULTIES . 69 be ...
... success of those who had succeeded before to assist . The Colonel should be re- commended to the proper authorities for a Brigadier , if not a Major - Generalship , for the nomination would surely PERSEVERANCE UNDER DIFFICULTIES . 69 be ...
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... successful issue of the attempt to find oil in the rock , the partners , Eveleth & Bissell , at once set out for the Oil creek region . For them the vision was realized , and fortune expanded in a long , brilliant vista before them ...
... successful issue of the attempt to find oil in the rock , the partners , Eveleth & Bissell , at once set out for the Oil creek region . For them the vision was realized , and fortune expanded in a long , brilliant vista before them ...
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