New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-09
THE OIL WELLS OF WESTERN PENN
SYLVANIA.
Correspondence OF The N. !. Tribane-
HOLLAND, vsnsugo Co, Penn,

Correspondence OF The N J. Tribune
HOLLAND, Vsnsugo Co, Penn,
March Z, 1860.
TIE mineral oil Of this region koown to the Ia.
dlsus by tie name of oensca OIL, ADD sss used by
tn ~ for medicinal purposes 10 searching for this OIL
there have been spy pits fOuod woich have evident
ly been ussd for gathering it, bat leh parposeiy COP
cealed ard supposed TO bavs been worked by the
early French setrers IL. exs,eocs has been goown
soce the rtt settlement Of the counry, bgs pas oon,
sidered nea'ly worthless until e ygars since. An
al syss p,ov.d that by rectiyu issnbsereei
eeeDt pnvpose, both a. a lubicatOr and llamia.tor,
SINCE which tune the uems0d has exceeded the upp'y.
be oil only gathered ~here u r0ss spontaneous
w. on OIL Greet, ard along the banks OF the Aegany,
where curing the bsa, OF Summer it rose TO the sur
Iacs and Was gathered with ~colen BLANKETS, Dat IN
lui ed ausn ies. Mr. Drake the agent of tie New-
Haven OIL Coppsny. bored the fot Artes'au we'll IN
the vicinity Of Htnsvilie but la Orange C5du'y, and
q, the deph ot CO feet struck veln which las siace
yielded from 10 20 % barrels per day. IL created the
osr Jnieuet excite nen and operators for raising he
oil were immet lstey commenced aloog Ou Creek, Az
legsDy River, il Warren aud Crawford, but manly in
Velsngo County The result has lar exceeded the
mott ssngDioe expectations.
Tie Grossly We'll which, as vet, excsets any other,
vie Or from 81 TO 75 barree per day. TDs 10 no exag-
geJatioD There come fl ''eep othsrs 10 operation
yeloDg frou TO 80 barrels per DAY: These wells
yary III depth from 80 10 900 fee. The deepest oae
yet sunk IL GU ths AIlsg h4ny RIVER the mouth OF
OIL Creek After reaebbg the depth of 1876 feet, they
were about sb4Ddon It, whsn they struck large
seio. TIE oil OF tois yell is of supeiOr qa,ty 20
that found those of less depth Ii is nearly pare
as the Iefnsd oil OF other wells. No we'll has yet
proved fsiaTe, II lie stated there are already so
ellie complete or 10 progress, and with a few
weels there Will be az many more commenced. Many
Of tbese wells the base of ragged bluifs and
Steep billie worthless 7 purposes OF llage. THIS
discovery has already produced great change 10 the
prosoects of We,t-rD PeDnsy lgan'a
Men here from all parts of the country preparing
10 engage Ia the bDslpess and few capita II who
seem oispOstd TO crea,e mooopoly; hence they are
iced Of LOT bsDg particularly aazI1ns for geo.
eral diffusion of the facts abroad Tue business
Paged in 10 a variety OF ways. The owners Of the
land being generally persoDs Of m'tef means, sod
seqnain I'd with The BUSINESS prefer leasing for
"sbare of he oil, varsiDg from o,e-ci<htn o
hal and not nn'feqDeDiy If late with clause idsd
stpoa'jpg for bonus OF from $50 to $780, according
TO loca i'y and he share of oil wed
leaee usually comprises al least An acre aud up
ward, eepecsjly depending the "fize Of the pile"
AID ibe extent o. the fever OF the "lessee." :
Plenty of "siies are yet for sale, tbougl they are
sss being taken up and the price cont npsly adv,nc.
ing. JUsTIcE.