East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-04-19
From the Sandusky Register
An OILY Letter from the Oil Springs.

From the sandusky Register.
An OILY Letter from the Oil Springs.
AS the Oil Springs in Trumbull coun-
ty, Ohio, are exciting great deal of iu-
tcrest, we prevailed upon the Fat Con-
tnbutor to 90 down there last week in
order that we might furnish our readers
with an authentic account of the locality.
Ne have received the following unctuous
letter:
DEAR REGISTER - Everything about
here is SO greasy and oily it is with eX-
treme difficulty that / can write at all
My pen slips out Of my fingers; there is
an oily scum on the ink the paper is fairly
transparent, and | slosh around in my
chair in a demncd unpleasant manner. =
Patience and perseverance (sweet oil is
unnecessary here0 will, however, over
come many obstacles.
AN OILY TRACK.
arrived bsre at very late hour last
night on an oil train, and might as well
have come ON train oil, as we were l6
hours behind time. All trains are be-
hind time here, learn, owing to the ac-
emulation of oil on the track at this end
of the road. The oil fries out of the
ground and lubricates the rails for great
distance. We shouldn't arrived here at
all if the passengers hadn't got out and
sprinkled the track with cigar ashes.
i slipped out of bed nobody "arises"
here; we all slip into bed and slip out y
at an early hour this morning and began
my investigations. found section en-
bracing fourteen thousand acres of land
chuck full of oil springs.
now TIE WOMEN FRY DOUGH- NUTS.
Drilling is unnecessary here, as the oil
bqils up in 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 doughnuts in these
lots of oil The balls of dough arc
dropped Into the jet, where they are al
lowed to toss about like corks in foun
fin, until they-are fried by the heat o.
the sun.
SLIPPERY ELM.
The only species of tree which abound:
here is the slippery elm. These trees arc
&c slippery squirrel can't climb then
without dipping his hands in Spalding
Prepared Glue, small bottle Of which
he carries suspended about his neck
There are few maple trees here, but n
sugar is made, as nothing but oil run
out when they are tapped.
RIVER OF OIL.
There is one considerable sized cree
running through Trumbull county whic
is all oil. II was discovered short tim
ago in singular manner. Three boy
went in bathing and when they came GU
were SO greasy they couldn't stay in thei
clothes. AS fast as they slipped them o
they would slip off again, and one of tn
lads, in q needless moment, narrowly e.
capped slipping out of his skin. On reacl
ing home their parents, being exceedingl
frugal, wrung them out and extracte
about fourteen gallons Of pure oil from Il
three boys! Fact. A company are cree
ing large candle factory on the banl
OF this river, preparing to dip candles
it,
AMUsEMEMTs.
The principal amusements here Al
climbing creased poles and catching Ollie
pigs, the necessary appliances being CO
stantly on hand. Sliding down hill
popular among all classes during Il
summer months. This is effected witho
slHds, on q hill of solid tallow, just ba,
Of the tavern. AS write, laughter ri,
and gushing is waited TO my windo
from . number of the beauties of "Bo
ers' Corners" as they sweetly disso
down tho sides of that melting slope.
CREASED LIGHTNING.
There was thunder storm this aft
noon, and as the electric fluid ran do,
one of those slippery elms told you
was treated TO my first view of "greas
lightning" IL is quite common hel
they say. Thunder is Invested Of all
harsh intonatians by the minute particl
of oil which fill tho air and grease I
wheels of Jove's noisy chariot.
If any Of our readers think i ha
"cut il fat" in this letter, let them vi
the Oil Springs and see for themselves
Yours truly,
FAT CONTRIBUTION