 | 1889 - 864 pages
...broadened out a little. Thence, continuing its course more than 200 feet high, it curled over and fell in a dense cloud to the ground on the north side, forming a sand-bank [from the amount of admixed sand], over which the olive-colored oil ran in innumerable channels... | |
 | Charles Marvin - 1884 - 540 pages
...broadened out a little. Thence continuing its course more than 200 feet high, it curled over and fell in a dense cloud to the ground on the north side, forming...course : then the column would sink for a few seconds OIL SPOUTING THREE HUNDRED FEET HIGH.™ 217 lower than 200 feet, to rise directly afterwards with... | |
 | Nicholas Patrick Wiseman - 1886 - 522 pages
...broadened out a little. Thence continuing its course over 200 feet high, it curled over and fell in a dense cloud to the ground on the north side, forming a sandbank, over which the olive-coloured oil was running in innumerable channels towards the lakes of... | |
 | 1886 - 728 pages
...little. 17 Thence continuing its course more than two hundred feet high, it curled over and fell in a dense cloud to the ground on the north side, forming a sand-hank, over which the olive-colored oil ran in innumerable channels towards the lakes of petroleum... | |
 | Charles Marvin - 1891 - 470 pages
...broadened out a little. Thence continuing its course more than 200 feet high, it curled over and fell in a dense cloud to the ground on the north side, forming...olive-coloured oil ran in innumerable channels towards * This was a rough guess. The actual value was over £11,000. The quantity then flowing was 400,000... | |
 | Indiana. Department of Geology and Natural Resources - 1897 - 830 pages
...a little. Thence continuing its course more than two hundred feet high, it curled over and fell in a dense cloud to the ground on the north side, forming a sand bank over which the olive-colored oil ran in innumerable channels toward the lakes of petroleum that had been formed on... | |
 | Indiana. Department of Geology and Natural Resources - 1897 - 830 pages
...a little. Thence continuing its course more than two hundred feet high, it curled over and fell in a dense cloud to the ground on the north side, forming a sand bank over which the olive-colored oil ran in innumerable channels toward the lakes of petroleum that had been formed on... | |
 | Pan American Petroleum and Transport Company - 1922 - 328 pages
...broadened out a little. Thence continuing its course, more than 200 feet high, it curled over and fell in a dense cloud to the ground on the north side, forming a sandbank, over which the olive-colored oil ran in innumerable channels towards the lakes of petroleum... | |
 | Sir Boverton Redwood - 1922 - 454 pages
...broadened out a little. Thence continuing its course, more than 200 feet high, it cnrled over and fell in a dense cloud to the ground on the north side, forming a sandbank, over which the olive.coloured oil ran in innumerable channels towards the lakes of petroleum... | |
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... towards the lakes of petroleum that had been formed on the surrounding estates. Now and again the sand flowing up with the oil would obstruct the pipe, or a stone would clog the course : then the column would sink for a few seconds... 