PROF. HENRY A. WARD, OF THE ROCHESTER UNIVERSITY, HAVING VERY RECENTLY VISITED THE GUYANDOTTE VALLEY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXAMINING THAT REGION WITH ESPECIAL REFERENCE TO ITS VALUE AS OIL PRODUCING TERRITORY, HAS WRITTEN THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATION AS THE RESULT OF HIS INVESTIGATIONS: PARKERSBURG, WESTERN VIRGINIA, FEBRUARY 16, 1865. M.J.M. DAVY-- DEAR SIR:--.
Parkersburg? 1865. Printed Broadside, 7-3/4" x 11". Old folds, Very Good. This is an early report on the development of the petroleum industry in West Virginia. Professor Ward reports on the mineral resources of lands which Mr. Day purchased in Cabell County, "Western Virginia." Although navigable waters, salt, coal, and..... More