“ The western side of the field is quite free from salt water. It is on that side that the principal gas territory lies. On the eastern side of the field the conditions are more variable. In Trimble township, Athens county, the wells are free from water, while in Monroe township, Perry county, salt water is found in the northeast corner, and in Morgan county it is so abundant that operating is prevented. ”

“ Here, as elsewhere in the state, the drill shows the upper surface of the Berea to be uniform. It is worthy of note that the production of oil does not vary as the thickness of the sand. In fact in this field the great thicknesses are generally poor producers.
The “pay streak” or that containing the oil and gas ranges in thickness from 3 to 8 feet, but very few of the wells attain the maximum figure. Towards the margin of the productive field the “pay streak” thins, and finally disappears. The top of the “pay” usually lies from 10 to 15 feet below the surface of the Berea. ”

“ Sometimes in the thick part of the Berea there are two “pay streaks.”
The Wells.—The number of wells producing July 1, 1900, exceeded 600. About 100 dry holes have been drilled and about an equal number of wells have been abandoned, so that 800 is a fair approximation of the total number of wells drilled in the field. As a rule a well has been put down for each 8 to 10 acres of surface territory.
The wells have been cased through the salt sand, a depth of 555 feet in the valley at Corning. ”

“ The next two wells were drilled on the Longstreth farm, and both were fair producers. Early in the Spring a well was completed on the Donnelly farm and flowed 125 barrels the first day. Other wells on this farm are much smaller. Two wells on the Grenen farm began flowing 675 and 90 barrels respectively. It is interesting to note that the development of this, the richest part of the Corning field, occurred late in the territory’s history. Possibly other pools of equal richness may yet be discovered lying near the principal field. ”

“ Thus far no dry holes have been found in this territory. The reliance of the community is on this field where 5,000 acres are leased in one block.
Another district that has yielded considerable gas is that at Oakfield about 3 miles north of Corning. These wells started at 2,000,000, 1,500,000, 500,000, and 250,000 cubic feet per day respectively. Two of the smaller of these have been abandoned after having produced for two years. The largest of these wells, now four years old, is producing 500,000 cubic feet per day, and the second largest, now three years old, is producing the same amount. ”

“ The Common Hair-cap, although occurring in woods, is most common in open fields; the Ohio Hair-cap being most frequent in shady, more moist spots, often in deep woods. The remaining two species are easily distinguished from the two mentioned above by the margins of the leaves, which are thin and membranaceous, and are folded in over the central portion of the leaf, as illustrated in o, o′ and p. ”

“ Uredospores from Chrysanthemums he sowed on Chrysanthemums and obtained a crop of uredospores. Similar uredospores sowed on Dandelion, Burdock, and Ox-eye Daisy produced no infection; uredospores from the latter hosts sown on Chrysanthemum likewise produced no infection. Uredospores from Dandelion sown on Dandelion produced uredospores. Others have tried similar experiments, using Tansy, Costmary, Orange Hawkweed, Giant Daisy, and Marguerite, besides the host plants named above, but the Chrysanthemum Rust refuses to grow on any of them. ”

“ In the former species the scale is about one-third as long as the ninth segment, while in the latter it is about three-eighths as long as that segment. [Pg 62]
The abdominal appendages of the male are different. From dorsal view those of furcifer are rectangular with the inner distal angle very much produced inward and backward; in villosipes they are wide at base, oblong, with the outer distal part broadly rounded and the corresponding inner part produced directly backward. ”

“ It is found on the edges of paths, roofs of old buildings, sand by the seashore, and in general any barren compact soil is its favorite habitat. The plants are short and grow close together, forming dense thin mats of dark green. ”

“ Development.—The disclosure made by this well attracted the attention of oil men who immediately entered the field and began leasing territory. The citizens of Corning feared the territory was falling into the hands of the Standard Oil Company, and that it might not under such conditions be developed for years. Accordingly a home company styled “The Sunday Creek Oil & Gas Company,” was organized in February, 1892, to make certain the development of the territory. The capital stock was placed at $10,000 in shares of $50, and $8900 of the stock was sold. ”