New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-11
TIE OIL REGION.
Of The N. Y Tribune

TirusvrLLE, Aug. 5, 1862
Allow me to add to your usual round oil miorma
,;on word from Oildom, dating my letter from its
metropolis.
Almost as old az the hillJ surrounding 1t are the
springs which once gave it the name OF Oh Creek
and now makes its fame world wide. There 10 but
one king here. aud all are ,s subjects. The head
and front the root and branch, of every species OF
business in its legitimate calings-as well An spec
ulstion in its most rampant form-is on conse-
quently you see, in close proximity on every side,
oil depots oil reineries oil derrcks oil tanks, oil
shippers and Qast, not least the everlasting, inev-
liable oil team-at once a nuisance and a necessity
az You may Judge from tie fact that two thousand
Of them have passed over @ given point or bridge,
where marker was kept, in one afternoon, cutting
up the roads IN a frightiul manner, aud reducing
them to such state that, between mnd,hoes s'ohes'
and stumps, you may well suppose that pleasure
riders are not the order of the day. liz you go one
way, you will come tack the other; nay, II you
take tie new road, you will be sorry you dd mol
take the old one; and, they ray II you take any OF
them and travel az far as you can III day, II VIII
be Pennsylvania mile. But fear tbis description
will never induce you to come ont among us. Try
it, dear TRIBUNE; you never Saw prettier scenery
IN your lfe--when you get at It, Tie sunsett are
not more beautiful on any OF our Lakes; nor tne
brakes and tangled foliage more luXuriOus IN any
Southern woods; while in the deepest groves ana
most umbrageous shades flows ever onward,
with fresh breeze and musical ripple, The
broad and beautiful Oil Creek bearing
on ns bosom such freights of oil Ia long,
can oe-shaped boats, thus making the scene more
picturesque. These with their partitions, each con-
tanning 80 much OIL and owned by different persohs'
have taken the place Of the rats, which once cover
ed its waters and the pilot of the oil-boa sings ns
Il. Al th.
man For busting activity ana teemins population,
we resemble Western towns; while dreams on
wealth, wilder and more fabulous than the Arabian
NiRhts, have been realized in day. What do
YOU think oi " The big we'll which flows two
thousand barrels a day. bringing its owners III III.
come Of two dollars minute and supplying one
third Of oil the oil sold here There has been q
million dollars paid by lie owners for this we'll
one small share being sold Tor hlteen thousand
dollars.
These are only few facts out Of The many OF the
wealth accruing privately and collectively to III
dividuss.
The well owned b. the Dalyell Brothers, bringing
them eight hundred dollars day, aud siAtcsUth
Of the Sherman Well briug hundred dollars a
day.
The revenue which acrrues TO Uncle Sam is Eve
millions "a yenr WHAT has the South 10 offer equal
la resource 10 orr oil. wells May they confirms
70 How until the IL over, ard may their snado "
never grow l-s-.
Hors,s and churches are IN process OF erection.
Tie old Pneshylerian meciing-house where they
now worship. was buit within tie memory % Tie
Oldest in.stItGnt, II stands N grove AZ The foot OF
u bill d sweet. rural spot. Here on n sabbath
morning, wien the new minister talks OF iaiih,
hope AID charity, tie Cosmopolitan nay FOR iille
IL aglne himself so.c - t.esiFfca vale Tor lht
brco zes not laden win the perfume 81 olf, All
the ,oug OF the biIds wild and Tree. Ga one sisc,
H. quiet rel ose are the graves % the early 'eticr
wArTe LuAuVwlug auG unknown thcf s4cc9 thcif
ast tlsrp not dI,auiIg Of the gol-eu tidc winch
hGs sweet over the land sinco tics laid away mon
hard eaiuings, died, aGd were bancd
1le church music IL very good, and now char !,
over. ana n- they tara home ward, ana d'fccud %,
biil tuesc glowing aspirations OF zeal ana bono' D.
learo take DC form 81 question. and Icy Ak t, i-
selves how much shall " giye-sVeIy hnh barrel
But we be TO the autociai 81 either bfrhAihs' ~
dinuer.iablc DO cA ecis D. near IcIod, IouIosd 10
any other WY than with gallons or bafre'i or g0'
fag with anything bui Oh.
10 my ueIt will sptsk 81 lis origin formation,
and probable duration, and remain
Very ralr y0urs. fL4hoLLA-