The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1860-03-15
NO. XIV.
An oily Letter iron, the O, Springs.

The Oil Sp'ings in Trumbull co lnty Ohio, ae
exciting great deal oIinterest. The Sandnsky
Register prevailed upoS its Fat Contributor to
go down there last week. 1t has received tho
following letter:
DEAR RgolsrgR. - Everything about here is so
greasy aud oily, it is with extreme difficulty
that can write at oil, My pen slips ont OF my
fingers; there is au oily scum un the ink tho
pap'r is fairly transparent, aud slosh around
in my chair in condemned unpleasant manner.
Patience aud perseverance, (sweet oil is mlneo-
cssory hore) will, however, overcome many OBJ
staces
| arrived bere at u very late hour last night,
| on an oil train, aud might as well have come on
| train OIL as we were sixteen hours behind time.
| Ar trains are behind time here, learn, owing
| to the accumulation OF oil ON he track at this
end of the roud. The oil fries on, upon the
road aud lub'icales the rails Tor great distance.
| We shouldn't arrived here at all ii the passpn-
gers hadn got out aud spInkled the track with
cigar ashes.
| slipped out Of bed (nohody arises here;
we all slip into bed and slip out) at an early
hour this morning aud began my Investigations.
iopnd section containing fourteen thou'
sand acres of land chuck Iull OF oil springs.
Drilling is unnecessary here MS the oil Soils
up in springs some times to the height Of twen-
ty five feet, and is caught in Tin pals as il
comes down on hot day Tm told its no un-
usual thing to sec the women Irying dough.nuts
in these Jets OF oil. The balls OF dough ore
dropped into the jets where they are allowed to
loss about like corks in loantuin, until they
are fried by the heat ot the sun
The only species Of trees which abound here
e is the slippery elm. These trees are so slippery
a squirrel can't climb tn, m without dipping
his paws in Spaulding's Prepared Glue, small
bottle of which he always carries with him sus-
r pended Eom his neck. There are lew naples
here but no sugar is made, as nothing but oil
runs out when it is tapped.
There is one large sized creek running through
Trumbull county which is all oil 1T was dis
covered short lime ago IN u singular ma MI, T.
Three boys went in bathing and when they came
o out they were so greasy they couldn't stby IN
y their clothes. AS last as they would slip them
l. on they would slip off tgain, ,ond one ol the uds
re in needless moment, narrowly ped slipping
l. out of his skim On reaching home their parents
10 being exceedingly frugal, wrung III, m out ant
N extracted about fourteen gallons ofpure oil from
te the three toys! Faot(0 compuny are erect
es ing candle factory ON the banks OF this liver
- preparing to dip candles in it.
o. The principal an usemrn's here are cimbin,
ir creased poles and catching oiled pigs, the nee
h. essary appliances being constantly hand. Sli
e ding down hill is popular among all classes du
ring the summer months This is effected with
of ont sheds on hill of solid tnlow, Just back /,
at the tavern. AS write luughlerrich and gnsl
IS ing, is waited TO my window from number q
at the beauties of Blowers Corners, as they swee,
" diSsoiue down the sides of that melting SLOPE
ar There was thunder storm this afternoon M
ls ns the electric fluid run down one OF those slip
,s4 perry emS, | told you OF, was ireaed TO m
ny first view of "greased ligh ming" 1t is quit
he common occurrence here, they say. Thundt
es IS divested of oil harsh information by the fninut
I'd particles OF oil which il he air and grease III
I'd wheels OF Jove's noisy chariot.
Is, llany of your readers think | have " cut
er fat in this letter, let them visit the Oil Spring
H. and see for the nsclves. Yours truly,
he FAT CONTRtpuT.nR