Lubricating Oil
Kentucky Post, Tuesday, January 31, 1905,
page 5
Said To Have Been Struck in Campbell County
Further evidences of oil in Campbell County were discovered yesterday on the farm of Henry Higginbotham located near Grants Lick. About a month ago prospectors, after drilling to a considerable depth, struck a rich grade of illuminating oil. The find caused considerable excitement and land values in the vicinity increased considerably.
Drilling was continued by the prospectors with the result that a high grade of lubricating oil was found. The oil is worth four times the value of the illuminating quality. Yesterday's find has aroused the owners of land in the vicinity of Grants Lick and Claryville and further drills will be put down at once.