Excerpt from Petrolia: A Brief History of the Pennsylvania Petroleum Region, Its Development, Growth, Resources, Etc., From 1859 to 1869 The extent of the development, its progress from year to year, description of each farm and locality where the same has taken place, mode of mining, and of all branches of the business, have a peculiar value to the oil operator of the present day, and can hardly fail to interest the general reader. This compilation will also serve to furnish considerable reliable data for a commercial ...
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Excerpt from Petrolia: A Brief History of the Pennsylvania Petroleum Region, Its Development, Growth, Resources, Etc., From 1859 to 1869 The extent of the development, its progress from year to year, description of each farm and locality where the same has taken place, mode of mining, and of all branches of the business, have a peculiar value to the oil operator of the present day, and can hardly fail to interest the general reader. This compilation will also serve to furnish considerable reliable data for a commercial basis of the present vast business. The record we present in as complete a form as it has been possible to make it. The ancient and modern history of Petroleum have been compiled from reliable sources. Such facts as modern chemistry and geology fumish are given. To those engaged in the Petroleum trade generally we are grateful for valuable information furnished, as well as the hearty endorsement given to the general plan of our work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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