The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-04-20
OILY LETTER FROM THE OILY
SPRINGS.

AS The OH Springs Ia Irum5nt county, o.
hlo, are exciting great deal OF interest, we pre-
vailed npon fat contributor to go down there
last week, n order that we may furnish our
readers with an authentic account of the local
ity. We have received the following unctious
letter =
MR. EDIToE Everything about here is so
greasy aud oily, ii is with extreme difficulty
can write at all. My pen slips out OF my fin
gers and there is an oily scum on the ink th-
paper Is fairly transparent and I slosh around
IN my chair IN very unpleasant manner. Pa
hence and perseverance (sweet oil is unneceS-
sary here,) will however, overcome many OBJ
staces.
IN oilp Track,-I arrived here at very
late hour last night, on an OIL tram, and might
as we'll have come on tram OIL, as We we're six
teen hours brhind time. All trans are behind
.Ime here, learn, owing 10 the accumu ation
oi oil on the track on this end Of the road. The
oil fries out OF the ground and lubricates the
rails for a great distance. We shouldn't have
arrived here at all the passengers hadn't got
out and sprinkled the track with their cigar
ashes.
slipped out OF bed (nobody ''arises'' here !;
we all sap into bed and slip out,) at an early
hour this morning, and began investigations. [
found section embracing fourteen thousand
acres of land chuck full of oil springs.
How the Women fry Dougtnuts.-Drlling
is unnecessary here, as the oil boilS up 10
springs, sometimes TO the height Of twenty-five
feet, and is caught in Tin pals as it comes down.
On hot day, am told. it is no unusual thing
TO see the women frying dough-nuts IN these
Jets of OIL The balls of dough are dropped in
to the Jets, where they are allowed to toss about
like corks in fountain, until they are fried by
the heat ofthe sun.
SHpDery Elm.-The only species of tree
which a5ounds here is the slippery elm. These
trees are 50 slippery that squirrel can't climb
them without polng his pawSin IN Spalding' sPre-
pared Glue, q small bottle of which be always
carries about his neck. There are few maple
trees here, but no sugar is made, as nothing but
oil rams out when they are tapped.
Il RiUer Of Od.-There is one considerable
sized creek running in TrumbuIl county, which
is all oil. It was discovered short time ago
in a singular manner. Three boys went 10
bathing and when they came cut, were,so grea-
sy that they couldn't stay in their clo'hes. As
fast as they would SLIP them on they would slip
off again, and one OF tie lads, in a needless mo-
ment, narrowly escaped slipping out Of his skin.
On reaching home, tneir parents being exceed
ngly frugal, wrung them out, and extracted a.
bout fourteen gallons OF pure oil from the three
boys Fact. a company are erecting large
candle factory on the banks of the river prePa-
ring to dip candles in it.
AmusementS.-T principal amusements
here are climbing creased poles and catching
oiled pigs, the necessary appliances being con-
s,antlv on hand. Sliding down hill is popular
among all classes during the summer time. This
is elected without sleds, on hil! q solid tallow,
Just back Of the tavern. As j write. laughter
rich and gushing, is waited TO my window from
a uum5er of beauties of"Bowrr's Corners" :"
as they sweetly dissolve down the sides Of that
melting slope.
Creased Lightntag was 4 Thunder
storm tbs afternoon, and as the electric fud
ran down one OF those slippery @lms told YOU
of, was treated TO my first view Of ''greaSed
lightning" 1t is quite common here. they saw.
Thunder Is dvested of all IFS harsh Intentions
by the minute PARTICLES OF oil which Gil the air
and grease the whole of Jove's noisy chariot.
If any OF your readers think have "cut #
iat,' IN this letter, let them visit the OIL
Springs and see for themselves.
Yours, truly, Eat CONTRIBUTOR.
SandUSky fOhiol Register.