On Sunday afternoon September 1, 2002 I had an experience I never thought possible in this county. I went out near Springer to Magnetic Hill and watched my truck roll uphill at 10 miles an hour! Magnetic Hill is located 1 1/2 miles west of I-35 and Highway 53 West to Pioneer/Pitt Road, then turn north and go about 1/2 mile to the bottom of the hill (Pitt Road is NW of Springer, Oklahoma). When you get down to the bottom of the hill (you'll be heading north off Highway 53) you will see a lot of gravel that has washed up on the blacktop road from the rains. This in itself tells a person they are at the bottom of the hill. Stop your car at this point, put it in neutral, let off the brake, and something will pull your car backwards (south) at 10 miles an hour! Here three photos I took. The first one is looking north and the last two are looking south toward Highway 53.
Photo One
Photo Two
Photo Three
Map of Magnetic Hill in northern Carter County near I-35
What really happened across the Oklahoma skies Sunday evening , August 1, 1965 ? Flying saucers, weather balloons, UFOs, what?
In 1907 Japan was wanting to purchase islands off the east coast of Canada to build military bases. Why would Japan want these islands, even to the extent of threatening war against the United States, if the U.S. objected to the purchase?
In far south central Oklahoma in Love county near Thackerville, Oklahoma is Brown Springs. For over 20 years bodies have been found in or near these springs, all having met violent deaths. What is it about this God forsaken place that seems to draw death? Is there something evil at Brown Springs? You be the judge....
Why is there no information to be found anywhere on Rembrandt's most famous painting The Night Watch and an incident that took place in 1911?
Dr. Royal Raymond Rife, M.D., savior of the world or a quack?
The tangled web of money, love and death of Mrs. Hardy
Chester Lee Vaughn convicted of kidnapping and rape of Marietta, Oklahoma child.
Missing Indian Roll Books
Much controversy and side-taking surrounds abortions and the resulting millions of deaths a year. But has the psyche of people really changed?
In October of '97 I did some searching on the Net for infomation on Drip Gas. I found hardly nothing on the subject. I had heard about drip gas all my life, and found it strange there was nothing available on the Internet as to just what was drip gas. I sent out an inquiry in one of my "This & That" issues, and the following is what I received back:
One reader wrote:
"In response to your inquiry of "drip gas"..... it is "white" gas that separates from raw oil. As the raw crude is being pumped to a storage tank, every "X" amount of feet there is a separator tank in the pipe where the "drip" gas is collected. It is very volatile because it is, for all practical purposes, condensation from raw crude. I have been told that it is this "white" or "drip" gas that is refined into unleaded fuel. Many "pumpers" that watch over the pump jacks of Oklahoma's oil fields, use this unrefined drip gas in their personal vehicles (which is illegal)."
Another reader forwarded to me the following message:
From: Clark, Sue D.
To: Inline Internet Addressing
Subject: Drip gasoline
Date: 1997-11-11 08:16
Mr. Guthrie --
Thanks for your inquiry regarding drip gasoline. Personnel in our pipeline/transportation area have given me the following information to pass on to you.
Drip gasoline was found at some wells in the field where crude comes directly out of the ground into the well. Some product had high enough gravity and viscosity and volume enough to be used as gasoline. Drip gasoline is untreated, unrefined, directly from the ground product.
There were a few places around in oil fields in the countryside where some of this drip gasoline accumulated. Also, some drip gasoline accumulated at the oil well site where the crude passed through heat treaters on each lease.
Some gas wells produce very little crude and are more apt to produce drip gasoline. There is still some of it out there. It is not supposed to be used or sold. Even in the old days, very little was used as it made an engine knock more. Also, our resource noted that for the most part drip gasoline was not more volatile than refined gasoline.
I hope this information is what you were looking for.
Sue Clark
Conoco Customer Service
Inquiring Minds Want to Know.
More to come........
