The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-16

company of citizens Of Goaugs and Lake
Counties have leased from IS to 100 ucros
of land on Oil aud Pine Greeks, Crawford
County, Pa, and intend to commence Ope.
iations about tho first of May Tho follow
ing lotter from ono who is woll posted in
regard 20 tho Oil region, will bo found Of
interest to our readers:
TITUsvlLLE, Crawford Co.. Pcnn.,
March LIST, 1860.
Having spent some days prospecting in
the Oil region. | will write out few items
for your perusal and. if you think them Of
any interest to the readers of the Democrat
you may, If you please, give them place
therein. TnusviIle is situated in u beanti-
tul valley of some three or four miles in
length 10y about one in breadth. This valley
is bounded OF tho west by Oil Crock. on the
south by Pine Greek, and on tho north and
cast by high hills or mountains. mostly GOV.
cred with henlock and pino timber. 1t is
some 40 rods east from Oil Creek. aud one
milo from Pino, or the junction Of Oil and
Pine Greeks, at which place commences
what is called Big OIL Creek. Pno juno
ton is at tho lower ond of tho valley, and
about twenty miles from the Allegheny
River, where OIL Creek empties into the
same. Oil Greek from its mouth to Ttusville,
and so on up for zen or fifteen miles. is en-
closed by high, preciptous hills, reaching
up from two to four hundred feet. The
base Of tho hills for nearly one half of the
way (sometimcs on one sdo, then on the
| otherD coming down just by the waters edge.
at times, coming close to the crock on both
aides, for some distance, then receding on
ono side, leaving "trip Of bottom land
IN in bat
orally long and narrow. Pine Creek also
comes down from among hills of like size
and situation. The ascent of some OF these
hills is similar to that of the Whiic Noun
tains. Titusville NJ present may be con.
sdered the hesd, rather than the center of
the Oil region. though future developments
may make it the center. A mile and ono.
half from tho valley few rods from Oh
Creek, we And brakes woil. the first ono
opened. II has been in operation since last
September, and is said to be yielding rather
more oil than on the start. II is sixty. eight
feet deep, aud yields from 10 to l5 barrels
of oil per dav. barrel in this place. il
10 gallons. One mile from here. (TitusvIlr,)
aud about ouo half mile from brakes well.
fcas.cry.) We fud Barnsdelles we'll being
some thirty rods from Oil aud forty from
Pine Crock. This well was commenced last
fall or soon after the working of Drakos.
Previous to reaching to tho depth CT 100
fcct, they found various light veins of oil,
and, as they supposed, enough for q good
well. They put up an engine. and COM
,ncncod pumping, but tho oil would not
come at paying rates. On taking out the
pump and sinking tho drill to the depth of
ia foot, they struck largo vein, which
soon rose to tho top Of tho we'll. water com
ing up 80 feot, leaving, when full. twenty
fivo feet Of pure oil on top. This well dis
charged. before thoy recommended pump
ing, at first two barrels por day, increasing
in one week to six barrels per day; and
now, on stopping the pump on Saturday
night, il run out Of its0f, some eight bbs
on Sunday. 1t will probably yioid by pump.
ing. fifteen barrels per day on an average.
and is considered one Of the best On
turning gallon from tho pump it is made
by various ones to yield at the rate of sixty
gallons per hour, ,Nf about 8.l0 oil; but think
the above estimate of fiftoen barrels per
dns, a safe one. About forty rods eastorly
from this vol, being inland or this much
farther from the creek, is Williams we'll. In
boring this well, they found number of
light veins before going down ono hundred
feot. but not enough to pay. They arc now
feet. This is the only well that as yot looks
like failure, but, as they are still boring,
they may vet succeed.
Below brakes some ono 20 th-ee miles
we find Kolloge's and Crosby's we'll. These
have been recently opened and arc consid-
cred good, The first we'll opened and in
operation after Drako's was McCl ntock e. IL
or Is milos down Big Oil Greek. and sone
threo or four miles from tho Allegheny
River. 1t has been running three months,
and is considered about rs good as any,
Welding from 10 to Is barrels per day. A
short distance above McClntocks. we fnl
Sponcer's ,IIibbard's and the Evans wells, and
one more, the name | do not recoliect. all
considered good and ready for pumping.
There is one good we'll at Franklin. Mt tho
mouth of French Creek. which empties into
the Allegheny, fiye miles below Oil Greek.
There is also another wol at Franklin,
opened to the depth of 200 feet. finding no
oil, though not far from tho former, which
is only some 20 feet deop. l have not been
on the Allegheny River, but thoro has been
a good deal of prospecting thore from
Franklin up to Warren, with only ono good
wolI reported. Tho prospecting thus far.
on the Allegheny has not been attended
with near the success as on Oil Creek.
OF tho first wells bored on Oil Creek
sovon are yielding satisfactory quantities of
oil, whilo only one has failed. This ia Viii
liams'. mentioned above. Tho success thus
far in boring for oil has been good. but, at
tho samo time, we must consider that thoy
have chosen their ground. CONNIE ncing where
there was most show of surface OIL have
not timo to write more to-day. The wells
above referred to are sunk to tho depth of
from 20 to l4O feet will try, in few
days. to give you some account of tho oil
watts. so numerous on tho bottom of Oil
Creek; also speak of surface oil, driving
pipes. drilling &C., &c. W.
LIFE OF Gov. CHASE Tho Columbus
correspondent of the Cincinnati G0zette,
says that VIM. D. Gallagher, the distinguish
ed western poet, who is now, we think. a
resident of Kentucky, is engaged in writing
the "Lifo of Salmon p. Chase" The VOL
ume Of biography will also contain extracts
from Mr.. Chases speeches and State papers,
aud miscellaneous writings. The subject
and ITS probable treatment by tho author
will cause the forthcoming book 10 DO looked
for witt interest.