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lidri.MINES BUREMAKING FILMSMrs. SIsOF DRAKE WELL\ lsitini lt;’ust^r CiMrs Ssthe WediIcheon on CountryIokMr. anlaGovernment Officials on theIren, DaoftheredGround inPreliminaryWork—Old Time Oil Menvisiting !of Bushniinye*t«who aeec*rt.AssistingeirThe story of the Drake well Is to l*eremain f Mr.onarson. TonEliza bet 1*r-rnotoredand Mrsaastfarm, h*Boothmgi astohedi-IIra Kreturnede»tlairdofsiche»e-»*.id*toimmortalized in niotion picturesA complete replica of the noted rig. as near as it is possible to make it. has boon erected on the Smith farm on the Cberrytroe road and the filmingof the well will tegin today. IThe picture is being made for the ay of bureau of mines of the Depratment their gr* of the Interior of the United State* of Jacksgovernment, and will be used as an educational film to be shown inschools, universities, churches or any s,pent th other gathering free of charge. IH. E. Butler of New York city, aproducer of e.lucatlon.lmoUon ^ ^tures, is in charge of the work, lieis assisted by William B. Bradley.Charles Shaffer and Charles DeForest. |“The pupose of the film is to bet- burgh.ter acquaint the people of the I nited States with the importance of thepetroleum industry to their economical welfare.” Mr. Butler said last“Th** ultimate end of the workDavis, wMrs IM rs. J. streetM rs 1and Mrtce.•Idle-Icetown. wMrs D.over the«*\ cninghebeM rsaftcrnoosummonof his s6Mr an.;30n ;Iseofh *e-nightis to bring home to the people how toconserve our one natural resource, which is priceless and cannot be replaced.The film made will cover the history of the petroleum business from the Bible timc*e to the present. Inasmuch as the Drake well was the beginning of the industry in the United States, the well will form an important part of the picture and it was necessary to film the picture In this localityIt was originally Intended to construct the well in the grounds wherethe original one was drilled. Perm!*- !sion to do tiiis was secured from the on a va Titusville chapter of the Daughters jof the American Revolution, which j week whas erected an artistic monument J. W M there and has planted a number of , last e\t flowers and trees in the vicinity of 4 Yorkthe well.children Mrs DiAlec AyHarrshas tonCarl iit-asteli.HSet.Mr. Butler was loath to destroy the garden as it would have been with the t-neks and teams and the haulingof timbers into the property. He de- . elded to t »kc the picture In some other spot in the b»e.i itv that would havethe same nhisicalM issis visitiI trooks M rsk-e-'r-ftpn ‘sica i appearance. !!•*spent more tl an three we* Us in looking for a - It *5 and finally locatd one on the Smith farm on the Cherry tree road. Permission to erect the rig and drill there was granted by P. C Beers.WilliamPhillipsterdavY• »rk. fmen wii Jcrmaiftsome tonnenoftoof th*ryrdn-illKoin-ldIt.Bradley, teclmical direr- * tor has been kept busy during the last few weeks gathering ail kinds of tools, eastings and material used in the time jdrilling of the well. This banbeen a very difficult task. Interviewing those who might he able to tell 1where some old Implement could be j located, tracing another bit that some- * on** had seen In a certain place some .time ago, and the final ending of the ,chase only to find the needed article gone, is all a part of the work Mr. Bradley has been doing. He has lt;eourcd the com tryslde and is still on the hunt although theGE1BoMsi.irinA♦rig and equip ment is fairly well complete.Edwin C. B* , custodian of theDrake Monument at Titusville, has cooperated with the party and supplied many photos, data and furnishedauthorities whh h has greatly aided Inthe reconstruct ion of the rig. Samuel Smith, of Tttusville, who as a boyof 16 years acted as tool dersser forthe Drake well, will bemembers of th*Lstenlt;vielt;tII1C!castson of “Uncle Billy” Jed the Drake well.(Jenrge Campbell.old-time rig builder valuable aid in the the rigone of the Mr. Smith is a Smith, who dril-shofPltimer, an has given much reconstruction ofUSIIAuthorities were confused on many | minor details concerning th* hrinetnr ' in of the well. Jt to balanceOILfIhas been n ere ana ry the Yarious authorities in order to get the well as near the original producer as possible.The men had steam up at the wellvesterday and it will todav. Th**!*be spudded in actual drilling will start soon. It will be necessary to sink a 1 hole of from 7S to l«o feet in order to complete the picture!
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Bradford Evening Star and Daily Record
Bradford, Pennsylvania, US
Mon, Jul 10, 1922
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