The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-04-17
FROM the Guernsey Jefersoni.n.
OurgOil Letter from Kanawha.
BURNING SPRING, Va, April 5.

| DUkNlNG CPhlNdD " u, ApIil y.
| Dear Le,v - can not now write you
long letter, but will try and send you a
more satisfactory one soon The great
Lswellen we'll has completely dried up
the Oh vein having been tapped above it
by another well. The proprietor of this
well is poor, hard working shoe maker,
who has, heretofore, lived on "short pick
Eings," with his wife, thirteen ragged, dir
| ty children, and seventeen hounds, in an 8
| by 10 cabin near by, He, with the help
of his family, dug the we'll at an ac.ual
cash expenditure of $7,35. for, rent of
tools: 10 fact, his oldest daughter, (aged
about "sweet sixteen") did more than half
the work--b bless her sweet heart-snd re-
ceives one.half the profits of the well;-
the charming girl doesl (Don't let Mrs.
r. see this Ietter) The product of this
well was sold to Chicago firm for 0
years, at S. per barrel. the purchasers
finding n,pchinery, barrels, &C.. and dong
all the work. f. is not known how much
he well would yield per day, as sufficient
vessels IN which to store the Oil for even
a half days pumping can not be obtain
| ed at once; but it has thrown out 100
barrels, by actual measurement in less
than one hour. When the strong iron
stop cock at the mouth of the well is
opened the Oil pours out in one immense
volume like the breaking mp of a mighty
reservoir. There is no doubt bat mil
lions upon millions of barrels of Oh! is
damned up in the vast bowels of mother
esr,h, only awaiting a time and mode OF
delivery, belize if an orifce sufficient.
ly large, were msde into one Of these i'm,
nense. lakes, Of On million barrels, fol
that mater, might be obtained in aday.
You ask me to give you my opinion as
the probabilities Of good quantities of oil
being OBJ; b;ained on Wills Greek, after my
experience and enquiry here. can no'
doCso at length now, but will say thas, did
1 own oil Wills Greek and Leatherwoo6
combined, / would not lsuss foot of II
to any one except for the purpose Of I'm
mediate boring. and Then only in lots O
ten reds square with "a marginal protec
tioa of ten or twenty rods Leases O
this sizs are now selling, and eagerly
sought efter here, at bonus of $1,000
in hand, $1,000 whtn they strike oil, arc
81, 900. with fifth of the oil, if the We
yields 8 barrels per day. l can see nc
reason why your country is not full of oil
in fact, feel sure it is Oil is found il
abundance all around you. Dig dowr
and get it. Plug. up your salt wells l5(
or 200 feet down. and go to pumping
If you don't get ything but water for
few days, or even weeks, don't be dis
couraged The first we'll of oil obtained
here was got in that way. Il was sal
} well pumped cut, aud from tho oil wa
got for near q week, and then but littl
for several weeks; but it finally got t.
yielding 40 odd barrels day. lz-aE
: ma- Result Of the Township Election
r in Malaga township:
: Trustees-Simon Dorr, Nl
) y.a John ]. .Egger,
g. W. Bennett.
4 Clerks. B. Luley.
Treasnrer-Peter Dorr.
Assessor-Wm. L, Johnston,
Oonstables-Wm Gibbins,
I. 3srts $685. r r. Raea @-H 4F-5