The encyclopædia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information (1910) (14591710598)

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Title: The encyclopædia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information

Year: 1910 (1910s)

Authors: Chisholm, Hugh, 1866-1924

Subjects: Encyclopedias and dictionaries Encyclopédies et dictionnaires anglais ENCICLOPEDIAS Y DICCIONARIOS INGLESES Enciclopedias Estrangeiras

Publisher: Cambridge, Eng., New York, At the University press

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raaHM#> OHIO 27 was discovered in the N.W. in 1884; in 1883 the output was only47,632 barrels, four years later it was 5,022,632 barrels, and in1896 it was 23,941,169 barrels, or 39% of the total output in theUnited States. For the next ten years, however, there was a decrease,and in 1908 the output had fallen to 10,858,797 barrels, of which6,748,676 barrels (valued at $6,861,885) was obtained in the Limadistrict, 4,109,935 barrels (valued at $7,315,667) from the south-east district, and 186 barrels (valued at $950), suitable for lubricat-ing purposes, from the Mccca-Belden district in Trumbull andLorain counties. Natural gas abounds in the eastern, central andnorth-western parts of the state. That in the E. was first usedin 1866, the N.W. field was opened in 1884, and the central fieldwas opened in 1887. The value of the states yearly flow increasedsteadily from 8100,000 in 1885 to $5,215,669 in 1889, decreasedfrom the latter year to $1,171,777 in 1897, and then increased to$8,244

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