New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-09-18
a RECENT VISIT TO TIE OIL RR.
GE0NS.
OIL City-Uow Petroleum was pisc"vered-
gtac Appearance Of tie CoaniT'--N'"-
nor Of Obtaining the Ci!--Tae supply
of Oil.

70, The y. Y. TIbrne.
One who closely examines modern map oil
the State Of Pennsylvania VII find smal cToef ""cN
takes It's rise IN the northern part o. Cra"'oiu N"u'
In the NORTHWESTERN part Of the SAFE ana ho"s ~
tortsous souibery ton through 'De eastern P' VI
that coluty thence thrOu ;he central lt 'eh'nso
County when il cIGgUes lhtu tAe y. - "c! ~ u
,lace dsscuated on tie map 10 Cli 'liN IN" l4Sce
fonr wears ago consisted If Two or to iniercr puoLc
Lonses fhe rropio.Ors ~ which eWAod prec@!i' rS
sfcnce non the numerous luui eruen who usual
wade thls pom, stopping place il their ualSt WIN
lumber rats down lie Allegheny River 10 Pittsburgh
and Cincinnati
II i now however, Getty" containing upward Of
loo inhabitants; tie dwellings, stores. ana hotels being
located on single narrow street, situate beNen lAe
Allegheny River and hga p7ec;ploGs iidG, wAlsii
bounds the city OIL the sonh taait beng pGGy room
enough between The ridge and lie lNor for the street III
question: IL derives 10 present lnpof,"ioe non. tIe
fact chat 1t is Tug main point or cutie nom wHeh Is
shipped BY means Of Eat bociS aud oihe. ccntlVInces
nearly all the rock oil Which iIds rs way TO liis'
burgh and the Western cities aod rs y p.a'ioh Is Low
made Up Of traders on sIecr!sioIs et'c"'nI5Is' nS'
men tca;nsters and al iAt other odds ara cide when
naturally drawn TO psce Wneie cE,onehe ItI'
high ana fortunes are made y ircAy eCh o. vac "a
The creek from lis source Nay lie - niles II ies'
but the oil distfc, proper lice Iainly between me M
loce of Tusyille In tie southern Pet OF crawford
Comfy following the creek to is nouta, " dlSiShee VI
now PETROLEUM WAS DiscovrRrp.
pock OH les been product 81 OIL Greek. in limited
ouanttic for msuy Year, b.; II ia o!y 'e,e' VA ~
las obtained commercial va.de' or o'eh u'I''vlVu III
onariiies sufficient 10 warrant re 'cstncnt OF Arof
and capital Many years ago. II VS. rotlcc1 that !ne
surface of the creek at certain points when the wafer
WIS 81 . low stage would be covered with nnld re-
semb.inc oil and which would estAoE IN cons dcIaD'e
quantities in saltwater places formed ny eddi's sau
DISTRACTIONS and which was frequently gaher'o by the
settler, aid Indians by means OF aoay wcoen eshe.s
tt.OWn upcn tie slIiace which WcHia absorb ,He on'
which on heIg VTLnr ont T0M0 separate isth HV-n
tse water ana float the top. hy tins process ue on
was collected put into bottles and eOd ~ diuGsiSS IN
dcr the name 81 Seeea Oh 1t used 10 onre bruises
u rain outv
bruises strains, end other external injuries - "MeN to
equine species are subject VII,
1t was remedy greatly IL vogue among &c lrdlans
aLd may ~ Oe ioult n many apo. sei"! 80 - ut
out !ho country. Recently has tccu found 10y our
ANN surgeons 10 be the Most clCciua remet! YET
discovered IN purifying ard Leeg.ng "A n'eila! 'tac
veaTs as man named Drake commenced dirgiug or
drilling wei ncaf tie margin Of Tie creek ln''o or
two blow the village q Itas''to anAoNnc!,g N =
$500 IN resos it lie worked patiently Tor month";,
drDq into what seemed bed ti scui ocA. apparently
vilh 10 more PrOspel; Of Hiding % IAN oAe NVI4e
have Z ne ATTEMPTED 20 Aoge thipsch IN FaasSdes.
H. was generally regarded " tie haaaisl's .. y
.fer dsv v.set after wee aid uol'h AFTER moniA, re-
ceiying In ~ meantime some aid from persons In sos
hon &C. prosecute his ahors. ~ es; his Highest hopes
met win fron, tie patient AM iaborioYs dri struck
the rielt spot and farA ggshed to.Icn; Of OIL when
continued 10 flow. Of is owu accord iot may H9n'Is
It's cnrnercial veue soon became apparent. IN It's
crude state il volatile and 80 Gf.! charged WIZ
ira,n able car th>t il vas dangerous ana explosives
tom the nap,tha or he.nae could 20 akeH or leaving
pure petroleum which tie reader Knows. gives iorih
clear. brilliant light j. not explosive and rs 70 ch's
ness snppauts eveIyth.g j. has !yt encountered be
sides TIE gren- Rebellion les % supplies q tG'
pcn;ne from tie Od North Siste. ard bazinc. wien II
trst regarded worthless sra thou, n-s Of 0asIeS
painter as tolerate subs frte sr o. inside work Tic
tenzino alone now pays al tie .tboi ald expense al
tending TIE rectf ..tirn csthc crude o.-
TIE ArpXARANCE or THE COUNTRY ~EK2c TIE
OIL Is ToUSD AID TIE NANNGt cP OBTAINING II.
If you start IRON tie E-ol.4 u W creek hEd $40"
the sresTn 70 Tus1 lie, you WI ma ulioTaD4'! az
the appearance OF tie al region. which VII at once
strike you singular IL ito extreme. Acaf. 81 ne
way tLr creek through gorge y mario" valley
feIrncd IL either side by ranges q high ana rocky
hils nir,o.t reaching The h.cif ~ mopntains and
covered Tor the most Part wlil scrub ynk ana oiho,
Light timber tho Pie 1e'ng 'gns sgo pen 90, ane
made into uInl er. TIE valley, ~ tic ulsn, VII not
average over So rods IN With. enc II ~ On and Along
this strip On bot sices 9; re ere, 4 uti ne
the village o. Ttusve il Is safe % sa5 Tat RI casi
1900 wells lave been o.cIec. Wcl"c'e4. " eIs IN
process Of being opened Jysry "cl ms erected over
Il derrick. Looking Up Or oowu tho 'b..ey TIE eye
With Cercks ca ivory hand ofoceG o. "eiis
flowing, Pumping, o. dry Tor mole Than 10 mixes tls
spectacle is presented, end tfo eye ~e' ro IN oo.ag
over he forest Of GeIicks. TIE anl se ID about -
poor To- agricultural purposes 20 anything nat can De
found IL tie stare, snc psOr 10 The o discovery WgAt
oil have been purchased fOr - si-!rs PEI acre, TIE
purchaser ?syi' big price NJ that Tie OF - mostly
feached by drilling through various sifn-a 81 sod rock
which j. now performed by portable steam yer 81
Af,er diecar through tie suffice earth varying III
tickoss nom % twentyAie ef fpu strike "a -
Of slate e On average Thickness q ~ feet. Aler this
LAYER is drilled yOn roach lat D. termed hy re dreIs
Tho FIST sana stoLe inch h-g t1o.ress ianglne fca
p 70 ~ iet 1Ac dFle4 iir- 4thc-eS 41!eE - s,!'
rock called sOspstOle which s pcnefliY 100 and oIen
1zJ fee; ~ icEGess This mastered TIE second sand
stone MAKES iis appearance ha8nx az average tilc
ness of - feet LAYER II sOda.roCF species q son
rock, next presents itself GnG THE usually has DC iL
Of 80 feet, when you strike |lm ~ called the tina
A. gYn
t. fad cOIiug NV ~ oil ILis layer VI rock "a on IA
average g feet IN thickness md IL drilled ilto ana
thTouea with the expectation .! STRIKING AsnDlerahean
assure OF chamber Rom NlleA oEmt 10 ihc PtssIe
o. the confined generated by tie G VIII rpOut OF II
e. own accord. and thus produce fortune for TIC luoty
discOycier.
Although good oil wells have been rcao! ed by drilling
P5) feet and some .eS much esa, u hos been found
That this depth If eItse untrasie ohy and The ttrd
sand stOle q depth o. nearly II uo quite 5V feet,
must general! be reached before finding a good and
paying yield Of oil.
TIE SUPPLY or OIL.
II Is Of cOu7se difficult 20 determine with hccaracythe
present per-d.em yeid 0! al. s1me days The lowing
wels give 20 % greater quantity Ian on olhcTr ara
II il also found thai there e Gradual sgbsiteIco o. tie
cow, after run " soac me- TIE. Tie octhtcs of The
ceebrat.d wells are dessnatcd by the names 81 the
original fJIa ognels IAas we have wels On TIE
Blood firm the ncCNntocl fern. the Tor firm
The Story Farm" &C. &c. tho o.igna! owners Leasing
wei pots usually about Ten RODS sggnie. ana taxing
heir rental 10 certain per eeninse Of the Oh obtained
usually one-lnlt tie yield
Some of these farms have located mon them from one
70 two LunGl fd wells, some WfAf iiDdlbg I'VE, seven
md ten bunlIcd barrels per day nh otier yielding III
tie way down 10 q silg.e htIe'. There is a Towing
well On tie story farm which yields average.
one thousand barrels PER day era ma, has been gong
Oh FOX Il MONTH, AID Tie ycd, ss yet. l., but
slightly diminished
Oh il worth Ia its crude state Gbou. elk dollars
por bafTcl enc IL Il easy " pcrcegc he iupose IN
come which the land owner aid the lucy leseee j. IL
daily receipt - from this vel siDue
was told that the owner Of ~ eighth interest II
single flowing well lad fecc.tJ been offered S4l0ODD
for lis Qgf claim. which De declined 10 take Zone
wells now yield e. 90 worth Of on every - hours Gnd
go. Ia this almost fattuoug sf,f.Ir,ut cili