Crosby seized upon the occasion to get Bissell to finance an inspection trip to Titusville. Dixi Crosby's office in Hanover, New Hampshire. Brewer's considerable reputation, his contacts in New England plus being a principal on the scene at the Titusville seep, allowed him to be a very strong player in the promotion of oil.īissell saw a bottle of seep oil in Dr. It was a sample which was seen at the right time by the right people. This bottle of seep oil later attracted favorable attention on the part of other Dartmouth people including the lawyer George H. In 1853, a little bottle of crude oil which he carried to Hanover, New Hampshire, was seen by professors visiting Hanover from Dartmouth. He became very interested in the seep on the company's property there. Arrived at Titusville in 1851 and joined the lumber firm of Brewer, Watson and Company. He was also influential in the rail transportation of oil.ĭartmouth College graduate (in medicine). He was alert, nimble and scrambled to make money in oil. After Drake's strike, Bissell leased oil rights on many farms in the fledgling oil region, even seasonal gravel bars in Oil Creek. Deeply interested in oil from the Titusville seep, he conceived the idea of drilling for oil in the manner of the salt borings. A prime mover in the organization of the first petroleum companies. Junior partner of the New York law firm of Eveleth and Bissell. Angier later became the first mayor of Titusville, 1866.ĭartmouth graduate. A few gallons per day in season were all that could be counted on. He irrigated the seep area and made a collection basin. Under Brewer's urging, Brewer, Watson and Company in 1853 leased the seep and rights to gather oil for five years to Angier who gave it a good try.
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