Show os Struck The Shale Ledges Ledges- r The tunnel of the Bald Mountain Mountain Mountain Moun Moun- V tain Oil company is nearly completed completed com com- Y p eted and this city will soon be begin begin bein be- be gin in to enjoy benefits that will follow fol fol- low the establishment of the oil ind industry stry The tunnel is now in over feet feet and and by next Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day will cut into the big foot fifty fifty- foot ledge The t tunnel is feet taDd t- t r rand and aDd taps the tho big shale ledge e at a n depth of about feet The face of the tunnel is now Jow in inan an excellent vein of of shale that tv j carries a large percentage e of pars para f- f nine fline In all the veins so O far 1 cut cross-cut in the t tunnel the percentage percentage per per- of pf oil carried by the tho shale ij shows a marked i increase crease as compared compared com com- 1 pared with the same veins on the surface With the same rate late of increase in th tha 3 bf big sh shale le vein a as asis asis vf 1 is IS shown sown h 10 in the teat h others h ers t that h at h have ave a abeen V 1 been cut through the shale will yield ever over 75 per cent Tests of the crude oil obtained J from this shale show it to be bo the finest lubricant over ever used in this this- sections As oon soon as the bi big vein voik i islea h d ii ff f pre f 1 t To lo d install the extracting plant will willbe Il be commenced and in q i very fe few few- months the plant will be in full x operation |