The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-17
gHE PROPERTY or THE COMPANY CONSISTS OF
THR Following

l. The Zee simple Of 1865 acres known as the Co,tsr
Farm on Big Broken Straw creek and the line Of tho
Phnadcl Aia and Erie ERhroad and half mites
ofGarland, Pttshcld township, Warren county Psnnsg-
This land h situated In OF the best localities ia
tho ncighborbood takes the whole the valley for
ever mile in extent, giving frontage the Bcoken-
Straw creek miles. II also extends norhwArd
the bu and takes In consider able portion Ofthe 9ue
Eye Rum tributary OF the Broken Straw Broken Straw
creek takes its rise from the east side Of the bluff which
gives rise to the ceicbiaed Oil creek the west side
II Is navigable from the Coer Farm to the Allegheny
yer distance ot miles, and thus affords facilities for
transportation by boat to PittSbuIg As mentioned be-
fore, the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad directly
through the prope ty the bank Of the creek, and thus
Is brought direct communication with the great oil
markets, New York and Philadelphia. The bluTt nIe
from 400 to COO fce places very abruptly. There
is dam Iuf across the creek about midway the pro-
Torty, giving immense wSterpower to of the finest
aud best construc mills In the country. rhls mill
present 90 oe Of lumber per day with single
upright saw.
mil be made capable OF yielding to tho
pany at equal TO ordinary producing well Tho
bluffs aDouad with pine, hemocK, &c, in such quantity
keep tho mill running for several years. in Addi-
to the mill there is substantial and lage frame
house. several smaller Ones barns, stables blacksmith
shop, carpenter shop &c. &c in short, everything that
an experience OF twenty years residence taught the
to be necessary. The bottom land the Atls
good farming land is cleared for the purpose and from
| 80 to 30 acres I'm extent.
The farm aboundS with choice spots for drilling, ana
with facilities for the purpose, such a. few other lands
possess The ravineJ which ntersect and form be
tween and through the hills and which fAvoo ocal
ties wels, have nne streams which will give sufficient
water power to enable the Company to immediately
sinking several wells thus saving the expense
delay obtaining engines. derrick be built tho
saw mill and gearing attached, thus making the mill to
answers double purpose The "shOwa oil equal
In many places superior and numerous to those OBJ
served in what has proved to be the best localities OH
creek.
About two miles from the farm, over the bluffs tie
| HosmSr on Company, OF Philadelphia, drilling
wells the Hosmsr rn, which emptes into the Broken
Straw at Garland These wells giving tho grati-
flying evidence OF the existence OF oil in great
estAbi he'd its presence In that region
doubt. The Cotter Farm Is situate about miles ary
due north the celebrated TdeOute, the Allegheny
| river.
II, The fee simple OF ll67 the North Salmon
creek, Tcnesta township, Forest county Pa Just over
the border ofYeDanso county This land, in the
Of the Coer Farm, takcs in the valley well the
bufs both sides and traYarsed BY
and Little str, running into the Salmon creek. The
evidences of oil cannot be exeeledn marked
and the formation Of the land is the exiIt
of Of that every oil man visiting the region
"salmon creek IS bound TO equal the world
creek" and the eculSng public have shown their
in II by leasing buying every OF land from this
company's territory the mouth or the CroekSb
mles-as well up and down the TionestA river for
several miles. -
This property IA situate about ten miles OF the Ae
gheDy river AbOunds with the description Of timber
pine, cherry, hemock etc which can be made to yield
handsome revenue to the Company. The development
OF the country is rapidly progressing well being sunk
half mile the property two others two miles from IT,
and the Is lined with them each side for
mnesonc At the mouth OF Salmon creek yielding oil
have only accompanied the sinking Of the best
wells OH creek. In addition 10 this, tho counties
rounding Forest county north, SOUTH east and wost.
yielding OIL and give great strength to the suppO
son that Forest county is in the centre Of immense
basin OF oil, underlying that whole region OF country.