Success at Oil Creek: August 27, 1859 (Classic Reprint)

Name: Success at Oil Creek: August 27, 1859 (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Success at Oil Creek<br/><br/>In time, the sedimentary layers were covered by more and more mud and sand and finally turned into rock. Ages later, the earth's crust buckled and the heat and pressure caused by overlying rock, along with decomposition of organic life, are thought to have formed oil in the deep-buried layers. Although most uses of petroleum were developed in recent times, man knew about its existence centuries before in the form of oil springs and seepage to the surface. In biblical times it was used as a binder for mortar, its medic inal properties were valued by American Indians, and small amounts of it were used by early Americans as illuminants and to make liniment to soothe muscular aches. Describing the Nation's oil situation in the 1840s and 1850s, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission found that several developments laid the foundation for increased marketing in petroleum, such as the demand for cheap, safe, burning ?uids for lighting and a demand for lubricants to service the increasing number of machines.

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Binding:: Paperback
Number of Pages:: 36
Release Date:: 2016-09-23
Publication Date:: 2016-09-23
Publisher:: Forgotten Books
Languages:: Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:: 1333713363
Weight:: 64 g

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