Petroleum and Petroleum Wells - J.H.A. Bone

PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM WELLS: WHAT PETROLEUM IS, WHERE IT IS FOUND, AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR; WHERE TO SINK PETROLEUM WELLS, AND HOW TO SINK THEM - WITH COMPLETE GUIDE BOOK AND DESCRIPTION OF THE OIL REGIONS OF PENNSYLVANIA, WEST VIRGINIA, KENTUCKY AND OHIO. Second Edition, 1865 (Reprint) by J. H. A. Bone. This reprint of a handbook popular in its time, reveals to the modern reader "a clear and systematic account of the origin, description, and history of petroleum; its distribution over the globe; the... discovery of its existence in the United States, with a complete history of petroleum enterprise in this country from its inception; the method of working, and a minute and accurate account of the different regions of its production." The author gathered his facts by "thorough and careful observation" while travelling the oil regions, which he describes in detail. 153 pages, 4.5 x 6.5" hardbound