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For 200-685 ft at 1.40 PM,
In 201-785 ft at 2.26 PM =
line of Krumm's quarry.
610= top of trap on one ledge
650ft = bottom of heavy rock
strongly altered?
Loc 71 - 618 ft at 4.20 PM,
In 202 - 705 ft limestone, 4 ft
by fensed. At mills quarry area,
at 4.30 PM.
Limestone again at 650
At least 5 ft thick.
Loc 203 At mill quarry again,
620ft appeared top of
Falconia oolitic limestone.
at 5 PM,
In, 179-635 ft at 5.10 PM,
Monday Aug 7
Above driveway, roads & railroadbeds.
East of L 85, east of Hancockville,
about every 20' a large refuse
heap from some coal mine,
from about the basal coal
Meuron conglomerate.
Shucker's E1 town at 12.30, at 1st
well, went below this level, about
#3750/1500 ft. figuring not for oil but
for gas. Then filled up well to
1230 ft & about 1869 and then
franked the oil, in 1895 The well
furnished 200 bbl of oil for tubinca,
ting purposes, 50-100 bbls all run off.
The second well begun in 1893, they
drill down 400 ft. and then quit.
The third well was begun in 1904, got
down over 400 ft., drill got stuck
& quit;
First well was bored 1889, oil was used
off, since gas encountered, bank woods,
no definite 30-40ft up.
The second well was drilled to 200 ft
and at 1370, and quit, about
150 ft west of 1st
Third well lies between the two.