Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-03-28

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The l,llewing from the SApdasky
Reg;.s.s is ! verJSsed tehs-o1cn The
"Oil speisg'' exl Eanent q pvssu.t pre-
v.iling = ohioAnd wss1ra fenos,l-
vsnia:
A. the Oil SPRING. in Trumbull coun-
ty, Ohio, are exciting great deal OF in
tercst, No prevailed upos the Vat Coz
tributor to 20 down there last week, in
order that We might furnish our readers
with % authentic account Ct the locality.
We have received tho followisg unc-
tious letter:
DEAR Rso,srxR Everything about
here is 90 greasy and city it is with ex-
IRENE difficulty that Team write At all.
NY pen slips out Of my fingers; there is
an oily scum on the ink; the paper is
fairly transparent, and slosh about in
my chair in demned unpleasant man.
ncr. Patience and perseverance, (sweet
oil is unnecessary hssc,) will, however,
overcome many obstacles.
AN OILY TRACK.
l arrived here at . very late hour last
night, on an oil train, and might as we'll
have come on train oil. Is we were six
teen hours behind time. All trains are
behind time here, learn, owing to the
accumulation Of oil on the track at this
end of the road. The oil fries out Of the
ground, and lubricates the rails for :
great distance. We shouldn't have a.
rived here At all if the passenger hadn't
got out and sprinklcd the track with ci-
gar ashes.
l sIipped cut Of bed, (nobody "arises"
here,) we all slip into bed and slip OUT
at an early hour this morning, and be-
gan Investigations. found > section
embracing fourteen thousand acres Of
land, chuck full Of oil springs.
HOW THE WOMEN FRY DoUGHNUTs.
Drilling is unnecessary here, AS the oil
boils up in springs, sometimes to the
height oftwenty-five feet, and is caught
in tin pals as it comes down. On a
hot day, am told, it is Of no unusual
thing to see the women frying dough
nuts in these jets of oil. The balls Of
dough are dropped into the jets, where
they are allowed to toss about like corks
in fountain, until they are fried by the
heat of the sun.
SLIPPERY ELM.
The only species oftree which abounds
here is the slippery elm. These trees are
so slippery = squirrel can't climb them
without dipping his paws in Spauldngs
Prepared Glue, small bottle of which
he always carries suspended about his
neck. There are few maple trees here
but no sugar is made, as nothing but oil
runs out when they are tapped.
RIVER OF OIL.
There 10 one considerable sized creek
running through Trumbull county, which
is all oil. 1t was discovered short
time ago in . singular manner. Three
boys went in bathing, and when they
came out were 80 greasy that they
couldn't stay in their clothes. As fast
as they slipped them on they would slip
off again, and one Of the lads, in heed
less moment, narrowly escaped slipping
out Of his skin. On reaching hsme,
their parents, being exceedingly frugal,
wrung them out, and extracted about
fourteen gallons Of pure oil from the
three boys! Fact. A company are
erecting q large candle factory on the
banks Of this river, preparing to dip
candles in it.
ADJUSTMENTS.
The principal amusements here are
climbing creased poles and catching oil
ed pigs, the necessary appliances being
constantly on hand. sliding down hill
is popular among all classes during the
summer months. This is effected with
out sleds, on a hill Of solid tallow, just
back of the tavern. As l write, laughter
rich and gushing is waited to my window
from number OF the beauties Of "Bow-
ers' Corners," as they sweetly dissolve
down the sides of that melting slope.
CREASED LIGHTNING.
There was q thunderstorm this after
noon, and IS the electric fluid ran down
one of those slippery elms l told you Of,
l was treated to my frat view of"greased
lightning" 1t is quite common here
they cay. Thunder here is Invested of
all its harsh intonations by the minute
particles of oil which fill the air, and
grease the wheels Of Jove's noisy
chariot.
If any Of our readers think l have
"cut it fat" in this letter, let them visit
the Oil Springs and see for themselves.
Yours truly,