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OIL FOUND ON THURMONT FARM; COMPANY FORMEOState Experts Say Oil Sam-! pies Are Authentic.WILL DRILL AT ONCE051 :iud it ilt; in-lewd. Unlt;diiovered hi pay hi- ipmmillrs un itiej farm of Oilei* lt;\ iicrrin, near Ttmr-! xnouii ami a corporation. hzi* bee*i 1 formed wiiich tvill within she juexi two weeks, to devei^p prod^iuets- Tile i/SWr of *ii«* e»^jw»y are I yJr. Merritt- president: Mr*. Memr. Vice president. and J!rv K j. IWrfie I M-ererary and treasurer- Tlu- oS5cor^jj and *1. Frederick Hcsm;:^. the larterjof California. dni|k^e the board of]director* for the rsrst year. The eaj-[ ital Stock of tl«*- oiuiseisiy I* $I«XMW *divide! |ntlt;. sha.ro of si eaeiL Mrs. IBerthe iasi*d yesterday ;hac the eer-1 nfieate of it*rflr^*ra!iu!: uas eXi*ected ! to be in hand today. IrIt 5lt;= understood liitir indications of Ir oil wore discovered on tin- farm about]s three years apri in the meantime Ir. jr A. EL JJihbhL- of Baltimore. and or £eoloxit^ hare examined samples i ^ of the oil- foiled wxiii- from tbejj ground i«f different and have I *vawie a very favorable resort- Slt;» eu11 nittra^i! w;w Hr. Merriic over the H pr* specks of fimiliu: oil amt ir;s in pay- j rjuautith^ thur I lie v«un^iiiv. whUh j vwill be known as the “Amne Laurie',. Oil anti ir:i^ tompnizvfc forinn!_|j,with ui!:L*tTlt; a- ^Caled. and 5t iisj*- the intenrion lt;»f the company t«*|smake an anijonm-em^nr very in *swhich the aint-v is:z?i pizrp-j-e olt^rj^nsEbn and »*rh'ir mmuEe derails j*jin regard to the di-cre. cry of the pre*b||,i?*'t and the tmtuA-r of deveh-pmsr It-1Jwiil I it; made known. j.Should Ife T;t Wellr j uA*Toril:n? to J*r. IMhUiu^ an expert-lhuii should 1h‘ .f»mnd ia pnyiiii; cpiaiiti-r lif ist a depth of feel. In aecor-ja dane*' with this p!sin- Il-jTa; kvu maue^, To drill four wells. the iirlt;f in about jfc rwo wet* jo or ;llt; 5h*# 2iei.^rr jasadsiiHTy can h* pbnvd In jwfiiici! i tin* roiuiiiithin ihav m.-uh iifu r-; ^ward. If ilt; ^aid ifcat f*»r some years j,.oil has l*eeit norh-nl sir diff-rcm phiccs *x, on the farm and tna* **u 't«rosnit of rhejlt;[ persistent oozing -*f it ihroti-h ih“ * j1 trroumL the ntsmithus -*f Mr. Merritt. r; she owner of the pr«j“Tv5 - was .s^ns^ ** cd to I he discovery* After eou-uUIns. v geologists ntnde ^ ery favenii^e,.»rejHin^. Mr- Merrill ue-bbi: to lortti I ^ n and drill f»*r oil- v^»Mr. Merrill uwtx-* ai'-mi f»I~ acn- in the tmei *n whir!i the t*ii ha i^-rn u cJiMsvcred, cm-- »*f ?lu* -*f t-r*lt;*uiRIaiiy y-^rmhiy that m :ifew (hj the pul die wm«M !*t* made jj fully itnjun lilies I with the new enter-*,,prbe ainl what it proj-t-t^ to dc ;.;i
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The Frederick News Post
Frederick, Maryland, US
Sat, Jun 25, 1921
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