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af too COMOT J^rk rlror to •ooioto Ltfolb Sooatgr,

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oo H)oi no OBOfclny «•• ttoooooory OITOM ô rood* tbo epot lo

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tho odl% io roftnrod to io roi -orto oo tho niifO oolt» Iko

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to 1000 footj thot nf tho oHrirol Vo* of tho COBOJ

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MAP SHOWING VICINITY OF SLIGO ADIT DE KALB COUNTY TENNESSEE

*--——-~ OUTCROP OF CHATTANOOGA SHALE

1000 500 1000 FEET

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tha flaaiUlv la lartaly laa^nq it aaat featWtaw ba ii

aa a fanatic* af vajaUMrIni* iajaaur^ a maifcar of

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aafpart oaBlratlOA,, JaqMti«a)aa at the adit «lta pioioa that tbia ia

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ftalaf vatfc «oa unapHtal Adda/ aftarooaa, Bata+ar KU A

flra built on tho loaaa rodr* Tfca flra vaa ta all

aald aad claar Îtto aooaldora^Kl* âdft affd vaaa tint

alta «aa rlaltad iMalaF owtlnc tlat loaaa ffcala mm bandUaj altli

Xlttla flaaa out •ucto nMftttp aad vt» rad bat atai

to d^tha of aavtrai faat* H\« w.o balp of a liaany

It yaaalbla ta divart aoior fro* tKa rwlna Ivta

rook, tha flrt «a? mt oat sftor a foil <Ucy'i bard

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tt la aruioBt viat

mm **&* ^^1 lHr» frooly, and tMa

bo tokoo loto •onrtdaratioa la aiât aad haadltiaj It*

Ui Ilia nda4% of tha adit la a aULaaoea liaa»

dlataôaa nK•>>•»• art, Maaj b««la af aiart (aaa pHttatpai» f fli» X)*

fro« o») foat ta 1.7 ftat* Tha iMaaliatt raaf 0tr*taa af tt a adit la

O.5 foot tfeiau

bvoaiM '*f tha waMiaaa af tlâ aadarl^tov Bany. It vaa

ta o«t bad* f»F * •^MidiraaAi dl»t«n«a l» otdar ta •biaiw a food

far tha arttU

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by a day aaU% af a

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eZeovieffH flLJfTarti vav ^fmiebad by teej

ail*Milageii aX tiie repay baeia far

with tba uanal tyae af eeotraet, are aany. *hen plane f

para drava bat little iafonaHio^ m ar«iiKu.e OB

aaveral fgeartaat fatftera^ ameb aa Use depth af re«0dat tKa

af driXX baXeaif ta^ atreaajtl) af ettenâe*

«i to aate aa iataUlfaat bid far the mHc* a>

taa TVA it eae poaeihla U ilhMige th-e olaita to meet U •

avd beeauae the ipjafiidtaiiaai ef the ipati flaatieea)

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fotaod a <**itfvtar to bid fcl*&, it ia pHathlo toot

t&o apvaroBoat aavod a ooaoloorobl* aoaart by «ao of too

*a faellitioo. IB tai§ cmojmtioB, it wOd bo havd to

praioa too td0dy tea ooapwttio* roititad froa all

aoaiatod la otHoxlotdUai tao Job a/ndoatlxa >poadily«

aafolj.

Toiaaoooo aiHiai laoo tao adit ia a daoa I

bo drlTon Boro taoa 90 foot wlVtoat «raoa oitt t

blaoara far wtUoUoa. ffho 5tato lalao

•, baa aaV oritBT to MloBJ tbo liait aad dU ao IB

aa toot tho adit aQttld roaab 100 foot. Tho Imootar, a>. 4. H.

Tho Ova* oat far tao faoa *aa aado OB tho oo^t atdo of tao

It) foot Mrt* of tha old hl^tvor. It aaa 10.5 foot

12 foot &04fc or tfca outdvoa* aoloo aoro drillad

foot apart with a n if MB 4^tb of 10 foot, and lha rook

It oaa tend «iat tao roof

float by tho aoao oattiom^ too to la** of aj^oriooao in blooUn

ial U)0 iioloa «aro ovoFloodad aad aoao aadoolnalo

of tao *alo roottltad. lajBaioi, a food fooo 25 foot

77 foot Nfeiad tfto orlfiojl oatarop at floor

foot of •atarial, oooUy aalid

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MAP SHOWING IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF ADIT

50 50 FEET

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was l*t«r ooRl*t^ %!^ ••Urial

a^Lt ItMlT itM p^ovo, O*. 4;. Tfc« r»W^ ma flUcd fav

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or ADITthe adit m« tfrlvoo Ami »,*) right ai4a a* fe« feel* aot

a*4a, **•* poroiata far 95

At that palftt It la te*M IT 4 or<av»-JatJft

6aa aartfef tfcta 1m tarn la a*t 91 faot fro* tta portal bgr

laaaJfrtlaBl Jciat vhla* Am* ^% laTt wall adf the adit for

At 79 fart fy«i *»• portal It la traa^jflal ay a aâan! oiaa

i. %^ la aut at 76 fa«t apr a third

fanw Ifta rlftet vOl ta *• fall *&* %f %ba adit. Thea

tha afaaAai aa aarplatad tea a Jai&t faea «a Ita rl^t «all for fea

flrat 95 val ttM Uat 94 f a**, aad aa Ita laft vail /ar 42 a/ ta*

•UAla 51 faat. Mr 8 faaft (i» U 50) batk «aUa ara Jai»* ^Ma^

TSa altaatloaj la *oaa m «ia> FU0 and ProfLU (pitta 3 , «hlali

tha tlabaila^ lha «MQB iûTû in aaon pan af it a

r, aad tha dN^tha fraa fMLah tba larf a aaaplaa vartj

All ttoa loacttoî'^l ôtMta aurrw slt/Ûrt tko«a an

a!4a %a Via laft, to«* on w\a left si4a to tna rtcr*. ^

ta« jalitta aarra baak allfftU^ vbara tliay aaat th« araaa j«lota« ia

a raaolt tba «nt la not ataaUhtf a Una draw I* 53° I* fyaai tka>

l«ft riate af tea portal la at vria oantar of u* opadnc at 10

aiWilB a Jiaat ar Uo rUM aids at 59 f**, f f**t ftnop* %bo

aia\a art m faat t and lf^ tfc* riff t a«mar at 100 fa*t

Tha UBB ora*a jadJAa BMrtiMaal abova raaaaaOa taa)

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th« arrUro Tap Pa^c* Bvaaraaa adao

aottajaji ajajraaâ taa) adit at varlotta^ aaiflaa aaA

taaajNI tfea fVont. SOBO of tJiaaa eaooad naaatdatiMa trcwbl*

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Plaata^ on* 0*5 fvot abeva tha baaa of tha Tap Black,

tha oihar 0.65 faat kalav toa %oa% ftraaka !•»• prosljamty tat

ati*aaf anaafa ta aadat la trivia* 4aaa «• vhala, ara at %0 o4

i*75 faat dbava tto haaa* A aaribar af aiiair baiMlaf yJMiaa ara vtaibla,

oo aas pora,«t and •paraatl >-<j»a llttla laflaaaaa aa

a l*ad» t^ m« MUaf tltat ta«

in taa atlt aa/ ta a0rr*i«tad idth tlMM at LO-55*

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afeav* tha floar; Ifca **d*a halaa 36 InchM abaft tea floor at *•

faca, 13 lMM» at V^ bMk. DM «cl« ef lh« v«d^« MM 25*, tfe*

4«pth of raaaA, 5 f«tt*

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tha naAar of tool** ta th« rev «M dIaaiMiat !• rauod 3 to

with a<Flaar ayaft1nt» TIM «ad-'« did net «)ât a«t •« «all aa

tfcjn|h tU* aay kiaw Wan dw to amot driUUa;, a

, or a aaa»»tpatAaa) af tottu ^r ranad 4, Nan

tua rov la tn« tattam aad wadga rwM, aad thraa balaa ta

ai^r«9 ««ra aaad* Aa it fcad baa ait a»fla%< Iqr till* 'law that tfca>

0r«am aMta ««ld mi fall af it^Lf, tea aiÛ Mlaa »ara drlUaA

inta it* far all lator roaaaa anua»% laaada 9 aad 20 aaara tlia)

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aad alaat ifcalaa vart drilled aari bU^tad toeathor. It «a

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it aaa uaai t.^«r«*rx«r axc*?t roar uu* iir*t «**?!*

to tit* rO» Mr* Vaad tftraOChOtt for b*tt4T

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aaajaalitUd auaaa»a» ladlcattaj V^t ttoa <xU rala ttoat tfea <upth

roaad aliaald aot axoaad â aarvav diaiaBaiafi o/ tlia aajaa&ay ia

a vaad ana* tfaa miSVîot ^fteat nmrilB t*afc aai %a« full 5 faat,

ar IT € fr-Toot rwtaU ^bita rMebad tHa4 dapt£. tkU U

4aapit« tha faet «;at tha 6-foot rouada vara, <m

aoaarataly drilled, and tlartad ^«> b*tl

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If. o c§ c

taafc ffcav

15

Uttla

4 ta t b*nv ta 4M.11 a

mti^i 13 Mtf 17

99 f^M% •( 4rUUU^ f

* total <trlllli*

fdortMr uMir 6

17 uwolv^ 17 telM lot

th* fort that It opAiMrUr

*). ftmtf 13

U

ft ^Mi of 15*5 foot

of drUU^« «ix

Total tlJM «M 6

ta 40 fMt*

af

«rin«r«

tfc iaat t^a bU*

at fVtan

Ui

a^ t>st V*a 4rlU •*•*! «M

that vltH a aaitafcd* Jladb* Mtap tha

aailor ba raiaad %o ai laaai 2) fa«i par

It

Uifcaa^h tha taaftb

and a 4-vay, var* tfcam *rw t i*. I)» l*aart U tea ohiaal

alt ara«* *ftar 46 faati i* ^MftUan, ttia fclt «ma ouita *iffl<<*lt

ta ^dtMraa. tfa* 4-vajr bit drt Had lie faat Wfria U ufcliy at tM

aallar, a* îab ti«M tha !•**• ma walivalrai aai â taa«b atUl

vWB e&rr::^«) r .L? Tmre r «r«ior« -aad aaaiatfiva^f far tt*

of HM dnni^ji JWtagaa «ra nat apvallabla înaiiii fea

blta iaaâ< tha 19 faat

rtart ft">n 4riHinff

an air Uaa firw «* mpniinr tKa faa «U aat MV« ft

A vatar .laakat «aa inaanllajlj attaabatf ta tha dvUl^ aal f

U aad 17 t>a 4aat aaa ^W to rtaaoaaMa lt»lta» TnwMa âa

itrrt^prt with u* rmlTa in Ite jMfcat, aeA lha

la aa>-pl«to tha Uivaa raaaiiiti^ r«Mla trttftiaut aatay rattear than

aalt far rgpaira* Thti», w\«r vaa uaai aajly a0ma> to afcaw that it

at all tiaaai

af tlfea •fcal* pramnd ta ainaa 300 aaah «aa taHaA far

*? â 9. *• Saraan of Klnax laboravny at

ay a^riaf «tet la %a« r*uann of opaa UatiU or othar

t teat davfl* of tfre rhitla van ba l^rdtatf and

raa 1U tuartrara mvmmi $irvovt4<Mw ahauM

aadh aa prtfcibiUan af U^ «trikta« of

af tt>o »M of walAiiv «r «i«ll*r aoalfiBaaA ia

Gonftdential

:. JO

ta* triad**! taactttMat* la ailiaa *4*t, atwtir* ta MM

mesh &• 90 oageaat of Hi« rvAr MM of

104500t

20

Ac taa aaWrial «an%aAaa atoavt 30 avaaat f^aa alllca

' on radlftkl*

» ^ w «t 45

in th« ohalM of

at

for t^« first fl««

rt »«* i^«df with A ^rstcB of

f«r Uw b^iiot «•! «^«» rw MlM, BO* !'• for th*

«!••, M« ?'• f or U»* V>p h«lM in tti* Stak, anrt m.

in ft« <rnn tb« 999 «f U« ao.

U MM fa«t thai th« 5 f» m

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%*

fin*

19 1/2 a*!**

16 rtlckt ^vf 60

«lth tf • jjti^M

la rotnA 5 tfc«

«*lrtir to* UfM*

fkir

" ~

it

^k^P9*

tte 50 «ti«M «Mi in

<MT w!9 60

ftr ram* 9 (a

im it

In

^^ta»*^ /__ %tf\ *- - _ ̂rovrv \MO* *•/ W*OF*

loodod with 3 aitiolt*

»oto* o«4 «i«

first

r«t

of **!•*/ !• iMni 17f

for

mute «r* li«i«d IA t^« UbI* «f 4ct« on

it

DATA OH DR

ILLI

NG 1HD BLA

STIN

G, A

DIT

II C

HATTANOOGA S

HALB

Dat

e Bo

und

Dep

th

1949

no

. dri

lled

1.4

1- 6

1- 7

1-10

1-11

1-12

1-13

1-14

1-17

1-18

1-19

1-20

1-21

1-24

1-25

1-26

1-27

1-28

2-

1

2-

32

- 4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9A 10 1QA

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

6.0 6.0 5.0

5.0

6.0 6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0 6.0

6.0

Ad

va

nce

5.2

5.0

5.0

4.8

5.5

3.2

4.5

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.3

5.2

5.5

2.5

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.3

5.6

Froa 0.0

5.2

10.2

15.2

20.0

25.5

28.7

33.2

38.0

38.0

43.0

43.0

48.0

53.3

58.5

64.0

66.5

72.0

77.8

83.6

88.9

To 5.2

10.2

15.2

20.0

25.5

28.7

33.2

38.0

43.0

43.0

48.0

48.0

53.3

58.5

64.0

66.5

72.0

77.8

83.6

88.9

94.5

Hol

e pat

tern

£

444

444

333

443

443

33

3

33

3

33

3

444

000

444

000

333

443

333

333

333

33

3443

443

333

40

4 0

30

3 2

3 2

3 3

3 3

3 3

40

0 3

40

0 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

53

c3

3

3 0

3 0

Loa

ding

pat

tern

3 3

3 3

2 2

2 2

2 2

2 2

2 2

2 3

2 2

— —

2 2

— —

2 3

2 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

2 2 1* 2 2 2 2 2 2 _ 2 — 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2

1 1 •1 1 1 2 2 2 1* _ U — 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

- - - 1 1 1 1 2 .. 6 • • 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 _ -

IoT

Bk 16 16 12 14 14 12 12 12 16 0 16 0 12 14 12 12 12 14 14 14 12

of

hole

s •»

.O

n 0 0 0 2 2 3 3 3 0 3 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0

Tot 16 16 12 16 16 15 15 15 16 3 16 3 15 17 15 15 15 17 17 14 12

& 36 36 19*

25 25 24 24 25 30 0 30 0 27 32 30 30 30 34 36 39 30

£-

fa 0 0 0 2 2 3 3 6 0 6 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 0

stic

ksT

ot

36 36 1*

27 27 27 27 31 30 6 30 6 33 38 36 36 36 40 42 39 30

2-7

206.

05.

7 94

.5

100.

2 3

33

303322-

1212

30

030

Rem

rks

60%

gela

tin

rounds 1

to

5. R

ock broken by fa

cing

shots. See

fig. 4

. Took out T

op Black and nodule

sone.

Took o

ut Top Bla

ck and nod

ule

cone.

Shot too

heav

y; •

uch du

st a

nd l

arge

pieces of r

ock.

Took

out Top Bla

ck and

nodule

sone

. Overloaded;

had

to r

eshoot t

oe.

Rock much tougher an

d du

st b

rown

er.

Angle holes

dril

led

in g

reen,

which

fell fr

osi 19 f

eet

back

only

.Ho

les off

line,

poor s

hot. la

ce r

esho

t. hence

extr

a depth. See

fig. 4.

60* ge

lati

n in wedge holes,

40*

in others. H

oles

off

line,

top ho

les

entered

roof.

Wisfire

righ

tside.

Worst

round.

40*

gela

tin

In t

his and later

roun

ds.

Powder

cold

; toe had

to b

e reshot.

Good r

ound

. Green

shot

fairly well f

ro* angle

hole

s.

See

fig

. 4.

Tes

t fo

r sa

mpl

e.

shot

und

er h

ard

bed

in n

odul

ezo

ne.

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d sh

ot b

ut s

ho

rt.

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out

gre

en f

or

sam

ple

sho

t.Sa

mpl

e L

C-2

01-1

11 s

hot

unde

r ha

rd b

ed

in n

odul

eso

ne.

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d sh

ot b

ut w

iden

ed t

o 6

^ fe

et a

t 48

beca

use

of

join

t on

rig

ht.

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e fi

g.

4.To

ok d

own

gree

n aft

er

sam

ple

sho

t.S

truc

k ba

d se

t of

join

ts;

toe

resh

ot.

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tinu

ed b

ad j

oin

ts.

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resh

ot.

Goo

d ro

und.

To

e sh

ot o

ut w

ell.

Se

e fi

g.

4.C

old

pow

der

resp

onsi

ble

for

shor

tage

.E

xcel

lent

rcu

ad.

Not

e 2

extr

a ho

les

in B

lack

; go

od r

ound

.C

hang

ed d

rill

ing

pla

n;

see

fig

. 4.

E

xcel

lent

roun

d.Sa

mpl

e L

C-2

01-1

12.

Exc

elle

nt sh

ot.

Sam

ple

LC

-201

-113

. H

ard

bed

in n

odul

e co

ne l

eft

stan

ding

bac

k of

83.6

. E

xcel

lent

roun

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mpl

e L

C-2

01-1

14.

Top

hole

s d

rill

ed l

ow t

ole

ave

uppe

r be

d of

Top

Bla

ck s

tand

ing

(see

fig

. 1B

ed s

tood

but

sh

atte

red b

adly

; ot

herw

ise

exce

llen

t ro

und.

a Numb

er of holes pe

r ho

riso

ntal

row.

from

flo

or u

p. Th

e figures

can be

understood

froa

the plans g

iven

in

figure 4

.

b Nu

nber of

stic

ks o

f dy

nami

te per hol

e in e

ach

row,

froa t

he f

loor up.

£ Third

row or

igin

ally

drilled l

ow;

two holes added 0.5

foot above.

tho firot fwv round! fliffoaliHoo. of tho

6 lOOfcOO, Mi fow iMBB* loY*Or %B0B 1 foot 111 OBJT

»ero brafeoB out* Tb« proportio

OF &

^r go«rt of

Oil OO% hCVO OMOn BMM&lQl wOOOOOO Of OOBflMBt OJBOVUOMNOAddR *ll

ronaft cwaMrt •âht 255 <mMo f««t or abfMt 9 1/2

Th0 mrtar of hdloo yoir round «M 15 or 17$ tr.«

of holat 73 to 10% «Bd iho MBWT of lolote of 40

56 to 43 oitfc on ororoto of ofeo*% 31* Tloio o O>OI%M of o yovtf

por oHokj or 0*43 jartf por ponoi of ••jtloolro Ao U.o

140 ponodo por ooMo fbot, obool

lo/orw%loe oe oooH rooal lo clvoB Li mo totlo of

OS 0>illlr« OMd

ot tl»o tiao *or* «oo *Urtod« MftaUnf ooo Uoroforo

far • orov of ftaur von, %^ of ottoa ihoroloi «hilo too kowllod

Uo < ooHioiTOOi (ooo pftotoo» "U«. 7 and •)» tô froy ohalo floor

«oo omooth jod oo«r ô «orti from* th* ho«l roiôd from ofcottt 50 fooi

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at tea tadMrtn? *f *• J<* ta about 2* faat at fe« «*, «ha» tha

Mtarlal w** ma* t* >«Ud a raad to »,!* 4U klrây.

tha <Ur *lft bat a» dimaoltr U JUarli* awt

nri toing ••»•»!•/ tlf*«rlny ît>ln thdr 6 boor*. It

IkM tlMT 4U| IB flfcftrt, «h«gr «mOi tivrt nl«H

«• ftUt 7 or 8 fort «id« lurti^ of 5 tot Had! ttet

U eM^l«t4i 1W drtUUf

8). Tr« taMr^ ••• 15-^.nc* o>iffnal»I iron

feMî wt i ^lit^j U*tt, it

40

to

of

Vld CtiBKjr •*

ctually vaam tr-m ira portal tax ware * it«

rt 6 z 0 inafraa «r • « • ia>Aaa in «i«a (

ttf* 9}« Bot oalj ara m*i tiaban •toengar y tot thay

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10 la, <«tfl UK* flfet,

t»id tho roof **£ ->

font II Xwt•'. i i^vi /v" f^et^ ^r^r-a t>.4* nfc.\^ In ya^t baotrjaa oT ?

U.*T",H»

bp parial^ IP

« Ja act* ••••• ti>gBM rMtiog o» th» tap

it*?** cr tar

the f*of , ear* baifc titean U laa«a th*a wi

rlan and i nciflia (pJLat« |;^

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ait '5n asmt o inaaaa aaap too* aara nf all MWT

, and it* aitonalaa to tfca aaafc ••<!! n«f« <trdn«l

*• not doat b«o«o«

tn« im*i nswart «•% o^wn in IA« adit sat

nato aa\ML%l4M& 41%aMa^ IjaJfawtifxNlaa a^noa aavia

vatar win ataM U ta« teak 4aria* «•% iHiini. tet it ateOA «aBM

laaallty aaatii «X tha adit, far

of aaavt 19 to 17 '«na af Ut« Ivy

L0301-112 8%ît.t faa% LO-30VU3 lt.

Laa bO»9CQi»lIl aad iXMQX-112 var« 1aa<a< fôai %ba aalt

lata ara btaa ba/ara aaloc ald^fad an Piaaraary 9 Md 20S 1949*

$ to 6 tat» of -in raaal^ in ^ha MB* "aajili 1MOM29

xaa aalt an* toApaa* IMrwaTjr II* Tba

laft iaaUa for fetor* MiUMUItr» i

«lA«r«l that it mold b* avbjafft to

IA a

••ft O

•• WFt il0B» tafeWl fiPQB tfcf £tt%9 ••

«-' " 20-poond icr»b aftriplot frcm 4>**46 foot r

*lit •% 49 XM&, »plit Ivt* fMr Myd.

•t ai f MI, ^nt into

«f th«

M0t to

for B«M«t

ftr

bed in

tj

COSCU',1 <** AW)

Orillli*

•rtlaaj Mlov, • ^LAtfc «f jjitiifai of 5

th« dl«t«»at aw ba inoroiMc! to 19 ar 15 inobaa end

Joint tat •* %^f»al it ^TlMi «i« *•&• pMMtiitii tluii

Bert r*mlt« n« dbtadMtf ^ *^^r^ th« IM!M

•aw 99% BBM tnMi H IMAM wt* r^r hLd^r h*l«*

virftti «T

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In p«rti4MlHr9 it

t «««d •%

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19

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»t Mtifffke^ory »mn»> of rapid I*M of

OQT

(X) Tha aal/

blav iBTfa holaa 1*1

bt <tro»9«d «ifh

aX dalaya la «a«d» Tte

IT

arwldarf a ant tat la a^ntam

o«ad la ttoa ML^ar J alaa la

only

uaad for faaj vaaH ani af

at

X tot

Xa f^ttora vork tba

it riaaiiaji in ma adit

attaold

Tha alaak atala at a «aala la %i*t aad

it aayrtalafely. Tha float* af tba art It 19 t^arafara raJatlrcly

aad halda a*at of tha vatar that lapaiiitaiaa on it. Jaapaca troi tra

af tha gamalma af ttia nirtiiaiaia, It i« alaoat aart^da

Confitientipl

1« tho ehmlo rill

win Mho A eert*u »- or punytng

rolli

tho Port

Roof

is not

to

out at

in ttto «f tho

fter long

i&

in

^«r» it to

adit

tod

la to€ blMg

la tMo

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20 to T7

to to oHM^ot tlil

y !•

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1»

cro not liJUoly to to fwnool iji it, md thot it

In all fritofrdllfr fear* will to lltUa acflaafta* f r aalaetl**

alibi* aay wit af ** fclaek ihala* If, Haa»ia

af fMMBBT tote <iaald to feaad advlaaLla*

af Ato ClhaMaanagi attaara diattaat a**aafta0aa»

M «f IM MrXy rmud« « MV of htflt* VM

• fradMBt toMiflf P!M

•tot, tto *p i^JMh tod a^ood «lt* ou*fa it ^* mffl4i«iU

U to •••ily torrid *>»«* llttl* attentitm -ws pctn ^ ths

ri th« j*«, tuft it wi r»nu j an JUI^CT VMB %n« " -- • -

rtmrrf in th« adit th« tm r«v of

fto tod

(Ac* 10U ^ ««•

tod

to* na% dflaaga ftoa tla0tii«, tot tto

all toda la tha faa

aftar tto toftaaaj v*d0a haa bajaji takaa aat tha

balov «ia braakf tbar *aaM to drlUad fairly ^laaa Ufatf ar,

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Of Mr* polootiil rU»o tho* tft* oottoB of *wio»« tooo in tl o

tot ia'tho BoAtl* IOÔJT hoj toon Ai*ouoooA| it otoolt to ooid

Hw bite* ir» ^rlll^ •jrtiMi fâ 3 to t

in

•top art the •••»••«. la isTdiUtii«9 tot «wi this

to toMlUft fkirlj w^» in FMK!* 1, Jt «iri X ito Up

«to *am of th« TM>

lcr«r fell, bringing 4flMi •^••y tot rwt •*&* of tho

^^'^HflVB t^9J^^^mmmm^fi^f *mmm^mj j^m^^^mmj^^ • -^gmmmj mmn mjmj}

of tfco irrtgiUi41y of tNo

to dooo mat* ttMM o "< 1 ^ OF too ooolh of tho oolt

«ito« vbort *Ho miiili lojor !• o>

Ir tki« vm tho JooioA fcitMPi tfeo Imp O*ok aid

!• roUttvoJy ÔTBf OB« it ih^mK to noooU&o %r

of holoo mml fîOotlcr of dhontoa to Mot tho Top

tko MHfT ^«o litUo or m 001

it «tt

all

KUd«f dbarattarUtiea vt athar arita of tfca tlacfc

aftlt VM 4ri*v» In Hit It* ttaafc writ of «*

ta *•% ••tar an3jr* It I*

will

tta

win ta

ludt* WI<nr 1M» TOTJ liMk»

%€ riri

likely, Uon*tr, Itot' I

%ta Te^ ttMt, Md f «r

Iav0

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Adit

«Ut 3.757.50

77 ftat 5.75

to ta fmltad or

ita mdt» aatf aa it it ataaoratad

Arturt aaj ca alaeaBcMd ooavily

that it ^auld htwa «Mb tta

ConMfectial

Hia ki^ar KLaav bata «jr

**• Uaar Hladc U

tat Xlftla aaad ta

r "*"

17

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It would hmra a f*J rlv v*«6 f\Aor } c lt***%Aii* «p4 • rOOf of

iaotttftO. atra«tb in tbo J04CU Jray dlWUna,

o/ llalii c*«T OB* dailiongioj Wd», mtth o MOJOW odT >

ttrcta of blaok ofe«I« IB ta« bH%oa a«l toy-Hdite. It

roojULly9 Hiomfb not to too OOOB omtoBl «o %b

Mortrpiod > «ff« BOOB otadio* ooljr Itevoooji o>UIimf» It

ct faotoF OBOB drUlod HIM th* blaok m«iof bot ouoto

iioB %ho fciiTl it ciTO* r«iatftvolj oolid eoroo> ofconlBt

ibo lltlit* oojd tort 4fp| vtrifioc W*D «^ U« «Qtoropo§ oad 1% dooo

ito rtoeflly alOBV oodoUwf ploBoo oji do oowt of U»o black

IB

liko ir>at of la* *«ry, bat in BOO* tha

BT tha fOffl Vlfrt V*O MOUry la VaBBjllj 4lSlBtBBW%Oft ta BBBB

bj tha aotloo of tho ArUl nator9 ^toroBo Ite V\M\* Orogr ia

BOt affootod. In oaa drill fco&o (IC-lOi) too Hajy «BO nnmaA BO

a crooaifh Olan bat BVOB la Ifco iiHolloBaot bolao (tho LM0C Bortao]

tbo ttialB Oray ohovai BO ofMoBao of OB/ onob altcroUoow A AMPtlior

BBiBoi of tifforwrtiatiaa la that IBO dtavaetoriatio otripiBi of

Adala Qraj !• aot Boraally OBOB ia tba

Aav OOBO oJlr^rt voriatlano IB

In fbtttro fldJdBj tha Ada!

ao a roof or a floor, pvoba^Ij fXa iBttor* Ao a roof it BOJT ba

ta ba MBOldarn 1y oil •«§• tBBB tha Itaocy9 tfcoaBb far

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a* IdOftl T*MftU Ml • flaar it ftaBld to toft tMHMh %0

bat *tr«f*c «apift> for «v oonfrggpiataA qptvmUja* It

ar tha Wi*>|laf ar *a aMriyia

of

tte t^ Bltar it

or

t* vMthMria^ aari th«

bed*. Aa «• 4M^pMAH«

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fro* ttatr «f ««••• Ir th« beat *f th*M tha Tan

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7 foot of•halt ant «a* takaa fraa am atfit ia MCalb

4rUl hola/ioM of oil ta tbo baa qaa» dtatrâliW ttatillatiaa af tho

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la tha potential oqploflla* haatfd of tho oil abala froa taa faat that 4brlHim| of tfco rtak^ anlaav aatar la

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of o <txx«t cloud in air

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