Journal of the Franklin InstitutePergamon Press, 1865 |
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Page 59
... Petroleum in Canada . Petroleum is found in Canada in geological formations lower than in any other region yet discovered . The lowest worked Proceedings of the Franklin Institute . 59.
... Petroleum in Canada . Petroleum is found in Canada in geological formations lower than in any other region yet discovered . The lowest worked Proceedings of the Franklin Institute . 59.
Page 60
... petroleum flows from the Trenton forma- tion . At Pakenham , C. W. , the cavities of large orthoceratites in the same formation contain it in considerable quantity . The same rocks are found to contain oil at Cape Gaspé . T. Sterry Hunt ...
... petroleum flows from the Trenton forma- tion . At Pakenham , C. W. , the cavities of large orthoceratites in the same formation contain it in considerable quantity . The same rocks are found to contain oil at Cape Gaspé . T. Sterry Hunt ...
Page 61
... petroleum forms two " gum beds , " as they are termed , of some acres in extent , and in the township of Mosa on the Thames . These gum beds consist of a deposit from an inch to some feet in thickness , of a bitumen hard in winter , but ...
... petroleum forms two " gum beds , " as they are termed , of some acres in extent , and in the township of Mosa on the Thames . These gum beds consist of a deposit from an inch to some feet in thickness , of a bitumen hard in winter , but ...
Page 62
... petroleum and pierced by springs yielding it , as at Oxford and Mosa , does not yield it in paying quantities . The shales seem to have served as barriers to prevent the exudation of the oil . The strata met with in boring are as fol ...
... petroleum and pierced by springs yielding it , as at Oxford and Mosa , does not yield it in paying quantities . The shales seem to have served as barriers to prevent the exudation of the oil . The strata met with in boring are as fol ...
Page 64
... petroleum . This , in some instances , has hardened to the consistence of pitch . The peculiar odor of this substance , which has given the name of Tar Point to the locality , may be perceived at a distance of fifty yards . Two petroleum ...
... petroleum . This , in some instances , has hardened to the consistence of pitch . The peculiar odor of this substance , which has given the name of Tar Point to the locality , may be perceived at a distance of fifty yards . Two petroleum ...
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