The Early and Later History of Petroleum, with Authentic Facts in Regard to Its Development in Western Pennsylvania; The Oil Fields of Europe and Amer (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873 edition. Excerpt: ... or OWNERS. NAME or BEF1'NERY- LL 0, 48 Mm Merritt, Jones & Co., .. Canton, ..... 650 Sylvia. C Hunt, ... Monumental, .... 90 Robert Read, .... Baltimore, .... 30 Brown, Hamill & Co., . Standard, ..... 35 C. West & Sons, ... gxutal, ..... 133 Newbold & Son, ... videre, ..... 60 Carswell & Son, ... Rising Sun, .... 40 Christopher & Co., ... Patapsco, ..... 60 REFINING CAPACITY OF ERIE, PA, Statement showing the Refineries of Erie, Pa., with their respective daily Still Capacity. Furnished by M. B. Parsons: DAILY CAPACITY. NAME OF OWNERS. LOCATION. BB, or 43 ous Near Phila. & Erie R. R. Ira G. Hatch, .... on 10th St., .. 305 Brown Bros., ., .. Sixth Street, .... 430 O. C. Thayer & Co., .. Mill Creek, .... 155 Wallace & Vaughn, .. Mill Creek, .... 160 M. V. Dawson, .... Mill Creek, .... 98 I. W. Watkins, ... Mill Creek, .... 20 1,168 BOSTON, MASS. The Refining Capacity of Boston, Mass., and vicinity, is estimated at 3,500 barrels per day. We have been unable to obtain the names of the Refineries or their proprietors, although making every effort to do so. BUFFALO, N. Y. T111-1 STAR OIL Wonxs, owned and operated by Thayer & Riddell, No. 385 Hamburg St., Buflia, lo, '_has a Still Capacity of nearly two hundred barrels per day. Dudley & Co., Buffalo, have a refining Still Capacity of 251 barrels per day. A portion of this labor is done at Miller Farm, on Oil Creek, before it is shipped to them at Bufi'alo. PORTLAND, Mn. PORTLAND OIL WORKS. Portland has one refinery, originally built and used for the manufacture of Coal Oil, with a capacity for working ten thousand tons of coal annually. It was one of the best and most perfect Coal Oil works in the United States, and was among the most extensi