[SEL] Yellow Dog

[jlb94 at juno.com]

For those of you who are wondering what the SEL message that says,
"Here's something interesting" is - 
I sent two paragraphs with a company logo to the SEL but, apparently, it
was too large and rejected.
Still feeling I could share the info, I'm sending this.
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I was looking for "Yellow Dog Derrick Lantern" on Google and found
Forest Oil's site.  I found the info below worth sharing.
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Forest Oil's corporate logo, the "yellow dog" derrick lantern, provided
the earliest source of light for night drilling. The double-wicked iron
lamps had been hung on the yardarms of whaling ships where, filled with
whale oil and set afire, they provided light for night hunting of the
great sperm whale. With the discovery of crude oil in the country, the
lanterns were adapted to the early drilling rigs, where they illuminated
the first night drilling operations.

The "yellow dog" nickname describes the yellowish shadow resembling a
dog's head cast by these lighted posts at night. The derrick lantern has
from its earliest history symbolized progress and innovation, and was
chosen as Forest Oil's symbol by its founders in 1916. The keystone shape
in the center of the lantern symbolizes the state of Pennsylvania where
oil was first discovered in the United States and where Forest Oil was
founded.


Joe "Pip" Betz said that. 
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