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Newspaper
Kane Leader
Location
Kane, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1886
Page
2
The Treasury Department purchases 1,900,000 ounces of silver this month for standard silver dollars. The silver dollar price sits at 79.5 cents. Dolphin arrives at Fortress Monroe after a Newport to Cape Henry run in about 25 hours.
The piece honors F. J. Clemenger born in Toronto about 43 years ago who moved to the oil country in 1865 and helped seed Kane field. It traces his leasing of about 2,900 acres near Kane, his early efforts with the Roy & Archer and Emery wells, and his persistent belief despite financial setbacks as others abandoned the region. Cappeau and Craig join in funding to drill a promising Elk county test, while references to local wells and land stakes frame Clemenger as a key pioneer in the Kane district.
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