[typescript; transcription] "Salt Seeker Here Drilled First Oil Well on Continent: Captain James Wilson, Resident of Charleston, Found Secret of Burning Spring, in 1815," from 'The Charleston Gazette,' May 21, 1922, undated

[typescript; transcription] "Salt Seeker Here Drilled First Oil Well on Continent: Captain James Wilson, Resident of Charleston, Found Secret of Burning Spring, in 1815," from 'The Charleston Gazette,' May 21, 1922, undated, Box: 24, Volume: Notebook 22, Page: 24-26. Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers, A&M 1561. West Virginia and Regional History Center. https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/52051 Accessed December 19, 2024.