The New York herald., 1864-10-07
THE TRICKS OF sHARpERs
A BRILLIANT COUP D'ILE.
low to Reach the Oil Region, and What
TO Do When You Get There.
THE MCDE OF BORING FOR OIL,
&s. D.. ~
THE BEGINNING.


Probably there is no article OF commerce or spocuia
~ that much exciting tho attention Of capitalists
- produc. OF the oil regions OF
Snlry These regions believed TO extend from the
susnern portion OF the Ohio valley Georgian Bay or
tJs Huron In Upper Canada, aud from ne Aleghanies ,
rsnasy lvania to tho western limits OF the btumiuous
enal nelds In the vicinity OF the Missouri river. The
trosAbe superficial OF this region is estimated
10 be afy thousand square miles, . vast amount
which 10, Of course, undevelopsd but vio.
lsat is the fever tho subject Of petroleum
~ raging that is likely but few
yssrs will s,pse before very large part Of the tract
have described will be dotted with we'll dsrricks and
Bid with Industrious prising class OF people.
Es DO not prooose however, 70 wander over large
In examining the subject, for those who have
avsled In oil regions know undesirable II 10 tako
sAy unnecessary steps In going from point 70 another
Gs propose, for the present. TO connne ourselves 10
Hs examination Of small, but probably the richer,
>,rron Of all the oil regions Jet developed, stu.
sssf in venango county and . part Of Crawford
sss~sy, Pennsylvania, ard known more familiary
y the con Creek" region and II the wonders shall
bare 20 describe within compass have chosen
r.ssrd to the freaks OF Mother Earth well as the
fsks OF Dame Fortune DO not carry the imagination OF
NJ reader back TO sllous stories Of the Suana
tcnsherazae, in tie Arabian Nights Entertanments
css shall fear that the memory OF those delightful
suces has passed away and the recoectons OF
Aladdin and wonderful lamp--which, II Is inferred,
Saa eled with peiroleum--nsve become entirely exn.
saissed.
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Nary ycers ego, the Seneca Indians have the trad
son the Great Spirit appeared Of ther chiefs in
Arca-a, aud told him that II 40 would proceed to GER
ha parl OF the country he would hnd oozipe up from
~ earth, liquid which would prove balm Tor the cure
apsny ailnsepis 10 which red well as wh e
3s bells TO- The chief proceeded TO the spot and there
kaed the balm flowing copousy from the bosom Of the
ti,a The Instructions Of the Vision we're complied WITH
seS sure enough liquid proved healing ointment 10
aa tribes OF the serecas There white people
a,w living VINO we're treated incidentally by these
tsSans with thls ointment. and believe there s si
- Article known and sold tho drug shops "seneca
snn AZ Tho whites sncroached Upon the soil Of the In.
cans hey discovered certain pits or hoows dug by
ssse lna'sns--snd the remains of somc are still visible
- Gu crsek particularly what is known the Rynd
Sxa-which we're used rsceptacies for accumuatiox
% oil AZ flowed to the surface. Many years elapsed
- ore The oil of furnishing light
b1t chen did so it's reputation luminator became
usanely spread abroad, and 10 tho year 1859 New
bAysn company was formed to develop the article
~sA test It's value for commercial purposes
An ssisrDrisog gentleman named Drake, Of Massachu
,ssts was tue plcueer 10 this investigation He gave his
vAo.. seu sion TO the business first "struck o near
S1sesvils Crawford county maie rapid fortune for
1rs. but far greater for Others aud, Ike most
ia of gaalus he dssp sed wealth, aud Is now poor
ssa we understand that number OF tho rich oil men,
vAe have beoome by the skl and energy OF Colonel
prske ere making up noble testimonial, amounting to
sararer or million to DO presented 10 him In token OF
sAss. esteem. These oil princes do anything by
Aaises
ooIsd TO THE OIL REGION.
Kevine thas briefly traced the origin Of discovery
ca has ana atf causing wealth 10 dow into the pos
saesson Of people, Ike golden stream in fairy fable,
- viii proceed 10 show how the reader appreciate
ss region and little regard to what he will nnd
rssn he gets there.
u goiDs from New York the most easy and sxpedl-
scss route 10 take tho OF the New York and Erie
Arosd AZ sx o'clock In the afternoon, snjoy good sup
~ ~ turner's, retire to In Of those comiota
We sleeping cars, aud wake mp ID the mornng In time
- breakfast Horncllsville Thence take cars on the
Atlantic and Great Western road via Salamanca. direct
a Msedvis passing Cory Ci,y--a thriving oil city OF
xxA,..ror the present
hvADvfLLs.
~ this town destined to become Of much importance,
nssA % account Of s proximity 10 ths OIL region aad
ksns western Railroad which VIII before many years
3>coms the grand highway irom ,hs sf o New York "a
- rrsso,soo, uniting ms Atlantic end Pacific oceans
aAs traveller VIII aud pisasAol 70 stop day or two
pxAn ne tho place and enjoy bs warm hospitality OF The
kss. or the MoElsury House, AZ tho Depot
4 poadrilt n sn old rIace n vss ssued during the