New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-02
THE OIL REGION or PENNSYLVANIA.

To the Editor of Them Y Tribune.
SIR For the b. ut lit OF interested in the ceve
ovue r. Of The mineral of country the
fol owing ac,s ale subn ed: The existence in super
abrndsr c. Of Petroleum in WesreT0 Pennsylvania,
and especially in Ora wford sD6 Vensngo Counties IL
how oemoI stIated to the satisfaction OF the most To-
or, dulous. No longer is l. considered rumor the
truth Of which cannot De relied upon, but reports
which heretofore have been termed exaggerated, and
WI icb TO those W no never witnessed the Operations
iu tie oil regions Appeared as incredible tae scenes
brought before the mind By psraSa OF the ties oil
Arabian gh's astouDc ing they are, arc neverie-
less true Should IL be the foftnoe OF any ~no
rSrus& This note to vislt the famous region which liter
ally fows, not With "rnlk and bouey, hut ~dn
4. n, en- oil well allow them SIGHT OF he Elephant
Mus CJossley g We which viii induce them 10 ex-
dam, die the Qoeen Of Sheba, Tee ball has pot
b, ed ioid us" The geat ''Ot basin" well az the
ceter If he oil Excitement in 'be valley O9Od Geek.
ibis Creek has ito source small ase of IKE name
witch me was applied to it ou account oil us
Duu.eYoDs oil Syringe, niua'eo IN Crswforo County'
At or ear 20 nes fom ,be lake and about the same
dnispce rom the confluence of Q eek aud the sl-
l.gteny, IRE the moet prolific springs 10 ths whole
greasy" reRi n TIE fret well was drilisd ana
worked 10y Col Drsbe, one ct the Rock on 20,
DO rese,v.s preat credit the originator Of the pres
tptIenuDeratve oil trade. Notwithstanding strenuous
o. position spd adverse ere ances, be psrssverd 81,
81 At tie depth OF seveDy feet was amply repaid Tor
hs labor hy nDinp DCV OF Ol luis wei tlous
about g ght barrels oaly, which at first was truly
as'oDi hing; bot oibefs have 80 exceeded y IN tho
amount 6uce6 that IL ~ Of The miniature
ee)ls lpci'ed by Gel brakes success, others com.
mebced oiillne, uons OF which have beea ansaccess-
ful. Among The most noted in operation is the
Barpsdall well, which pre- duces twenty barrels PSF
twenty -four hours. Thu is considered as Well No. :
IL IL spt Ct TO quantity. NDe however, have bsen so
erbeI Il " successful ID. Creesey, esq who is
ctIa My deserving of success, VINO, contrary to his
Iecta'oIs, found oil in great abnndancei moot
safgune boles beiog more than rrsl zed. G5 sprng
IL siu,'sd o. the right bank Of Oil Creek ab pus two
nil.s b. low TiusvuIe. The location woold not by
many he considered extra one, but by drillDg liO
feet be secured bis present well. Allow me hero 70
pive ssetch of what l rsw at th's sp'iog On
Thurdey IL or,i g, March %, there was puDped from
this well ten quarts OF oil snd water ~ 10 seconds
of h'ch TWO GALLONS we're oil. New make your
ca Gu ati, n friends Two gallons 10 thre quAtsrs OF
minute; q tsoIs per IN mute; lou gallons per hon
ana 3,4s0 tallons or 90 barrels, each n'anlng 40
gallons doIy. This ~ the very low prce OF % cents
per ea'.oD amount, TO 1850 day-s360 4e0 ia year,
aios Jig the u'oal runber Of working days t3l3j |!
tits well ia eupbaticslly the eighth wonder OF the
woIlc, aud CIosslty pr0spectSely tue richest man.
There are also ware Gus otter wells 10 operation,
smc1 The most noted of which the MoCltntoek,
Evaip, H'hbard, sc. Thee wells are doing good
p-yi busirsss
t. may here be remarked that different wells yield
oil o. GisItnt degrees o. pur ty, the one prom ing
,be pures OIL being situated al near the mouth Of
the elk. There numerous CON acies bo~ Or i
i g-ton erous to mentn n-auoDg the most peomi'
n. u, OF which Dale 4 Co, OF TIonesa. Inc
Dunher Of vel being drilled can scarcely be estI'
usrd with accuracy, oil bang found along the creek
from it. sVurre 10 the Allegheny river dist 'ncs OF
forty miles. 1t said that 100 wouid be an estimate
not AoggPfa'fd.
The excitement in this region is intense, Crawford
SD VI nsrgo counties presenting appearance Sim
liar that Of California when ts vast mineral re-
:. uIces weIe first discovered. aud Thuevie-the me
tr' polls of The oil kredou-has empoat'cally be-
COZ modern SIN Francisco. Present Indications
~, diet cben2 in the o-der Of exefci-es in West
ern Pei NJ yyau'a. For tire usual routine OF affairs
ever, thi letsrg'c au6 Iaetlveno Aind OF CONNER
cia excite nj n's FOR thee Don desirabes-we pro-
pose TO substitute al the apvaDtages of active COZ
cree, iLCresiog mSDufacne, aid thus demodstr4 te
to T. world thai the enal hills IN rocks of Ven,n-
90 Cour we've not created In vain.
Secim ps Of oil nay be seen ct Scheilelin Bros &
Co., New-York City AN.