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_______, 1866, The Roberts Petroleum Torpedo, Scientific American, Vol. XV, No.4, New York, July 21, 1866.

_______, Conversations with shooters at various times were important sources. Also my father was interested in the history of well shooting and took me to some sites in the 1940's where accidental explosions had earlier occurred.