New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-15

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The next Legislature will. we suppose have 70 make
some rev laws on subject IN regard to which The past
history OF jurisprudence can eiiOTd bat hte rNdhhce
while The principles OF justice involved are ID some porh
yerv clear but IN others remarkably doubtful and com
phca,ed We s,nde 30 the equitable rights OF owners
of O wells and the proper manner OF protecting one
pes or company dra.ns; tie injuries which May be
easily inflicted Gon thom by aneighnor "iihout WONT
ing any Law ut present on the statute book
II man in ely Owls house. and became ne oWis
H. Ghosts 10 SET il 90 ire and make bonnTe oi II
openly though he nay cause The destruction Of no ne
nor defruud ans office rOr inure any one re-
sides himself il il punishable crime and u MS McikH
brs property is thereby burned. It is arson hu' ~
the oil wells nothing is better UNDERWOOD than lhn tav
neichboring al companies win IN many cases. wiiuiy
ani maicCusly fool each Others most PRO luc i've ven
lor ;hc sake oi procuring lucrative compromise hnc
When ~ laI 20 aDd profitable companies quarrel u Is
sort Of among TIE GODS md the stockholders ana
mall nv got Of the way. Down goes the stock
twenty OF thirty pr cent, ana when comp oH,., -
effect, gp il COTS again. Few days ago IAe rms
bHreA Commercial thus noticed making up Of matcie-
not pfraps If precisely the Kind 10 winch Ne alude
but nearly enough 10 give the neai
BABEL which icw days since as drl a. q! pod nsry
20 o. snd nrny bodies uscd sell at ess hSS9lc Il l.
ssd that pDdns cohtovefy between IN ompeny si
the G. ufina e tlo4r wells interfering Win eht
other, has adjusted, AID thai both "l now realize large
Many Of the best vells tap the same under ground
Of oil and these can be easily made !" HJHir
snoiicr most yitGlly. When wen ~ PM ho"h u
passes through many currents OF vater before II Comes
to the OIL but ihs j. prevented from doing injury ~ u"
well SINH L, an iron tubing Ike ras pipe oach JOINT
screwed mo The -. her Il is lei down. But i spite -
Ibis water would lun down outside OF TIC, pipe era
choke ny the vel and spoil H. but for leather bIs
fastened round he pipe and made u!eT tight his
bag is filed with hnsesJ. which swes after II H down
below ell the seams 0f water cnd reudefa II Impossible
for The currents 10 Tun down beside the tubing. II at
nny tune the uiL is drawn AZ however, down PUSHES
.he water AID thus bot only one well Dot all TIE "tis
connected with II become flooded. and pump nothing
but water.
Now there ere some proprietoTs whose ven. do not
hrs
nect herI with rich flowing wells ard they draw their
tubing ON purpose, by ,oodiDg their Leghbors Weis
gfd my worthless. 10 force conproE.lre ny
which the products the good well and The poor one
shall be equally divided In equity tins + about ~ u
one neielbDT slGud sag 20 another, " your Darn Il
fuB and mine il empty: 20 sheres or wl set Arr 10
mine and the spurs vii consume yours BIT there
ia no law against ths SOFT Of underground work OF 70
yengo and destruction hcfe Is against srsh nor 10
tie nature Of the cas- teio he Que 50 easily framed
ccnnse IL Oen really Tor u" proprietor OF
IA Oh well 10 draw lis trhaLg 10 alter thc ~0rhiIg oi
his runps or else e. lO. a.. b,ncf, from bis well. I'
mot therefore prove the malicious intention ~ you
eau in SOL and each man Is therefore presumed {"
haze night 70 draw his tubing without interference,
especially III the absence u! Law.
The case therefore comes nearer 70 this. In ctT
one man by pulling down his house tO rebuild, VII Often
cause the destruction Of his nGghbor house. especially
If lie gees OIL TO deepen his 1oundaton 1e'ow IT,
inst SO far a. b. il obliged 20 apet injury from is
neighbor in tie Gaze II would he ought 20
be restricted from flooding his neIfhiOrG well IN
the other especially where malice j. preaDnnhc
But oW 10 frnmc laws equitaby and practically eff
cent to eGact remedy for .ese deep under ground
wrongs 1t u difficult 10 new Soon and a second
Daniel come 10 Judgment voud seein regulate