The New York herald., 1864-10-07

not celebrated ~ public speaker, falls TO talk
common sense when called upon. Not directly interested
IN OIL speculstions Is connected with mercantile COM
JONATHAN wArsos-originally from the Ess. Made .
large amount m % q money probably million BY the ad,
mercantile business Has family. Disposed OF most
Of bis OIL interest and gone to Rochester, N. \.
years partner with Watson Made his million, and gone
70 Westnsd, NJ r, retaining part OF his original oil
JoHs MirUM, Formerly Of the firm OF Rouse Mitchell
Brown, Rouseve Mr.. Rouse was burned TO death by
old poueer ia the oil bsiness having been engaged
10 1t for I'VE years. ID wealthy, at least million, and
one Of the owners OF Buchanan farm, from the leased
wells on which he derives very large income. Is .
quiet, unassumng gentleman and good business man.
Ps fortune Is likely to lose nothing in his hands.
DR. EsBERT OF Housewife, had not, three years ago.
funds enough 10 lQudate three hundred dollar debt.
His income rs now estimated at three thousand per day
or million per year. He has since refused TO take
greenbscks, having room in his house already nearly
filled with bundles of them; and requires thtles
ten ortes, other government securities for his oil
lapds and leases lie is a careful and worthy man, and
when he comes into the fash enable world his advent
will not be unlike that Of Moute Chr s,o from his dia-
moDd cave u the Mediterranean
JANIS X. KEsR, of Largely interested In the
OIL region Was colonel Of Psnnsyvaua regiment 10
tho Army Of tho Potomac, and commanded brigade.
Is rich and goa head man. Bas vo hundred acres OF
oil territory on the Allegnany and tract OF Ave thou.
the State, upon which OIL has discovered 10 conside
rabe Quantities. Is man Of we,lth and influence.
the Rynd farm Unaffected by his prosperity being
possessor OF hundreds OF thousands of dollars where
nc ~al inc 2. ony many cents few years
cesses equally nnassuming as their father.
There are Of course thousands OF others who are en
tneir insertion In rten,o We will therefore, refer to
them ns We find them in the course OF our expedition
through the oil region.
FRANKLiN--srRIKING "ILx.' ON FRENCH GREEN
Leaving Meadvle for Franklin, yenaugo county, at
eight NJ, you reach Franklin, only twenty seven miles,
little bcf and dino at the United States Hotel,
which 10 as good h"so as you VIII find in the place
The town looks DID, and furnishes but few signs Of
at every turn. Il was IN hs owo that the third oil
struckthe first by lpel iake near rtusvile in the
fall OF 1850, on Oil creek the second by Aamton Mcln-
ock three miles above the nou,h OF the creek and the
third In Franklin by worthy blacksmith. named Evans,
noS deceased II was on the latter discovery that the
anecdoto Is based witch reputes daughter OF the dis
have rejected suor because Dad hid struck
lie " We visited this well IN company with couple Of PHI
adelpians and fouod TO have been originally
well, that the water had become undrnkable account
OF the presence OF OIL and tho discovery OF tho
Of oil 10 large quantities the natural conscl
The oil from the Evans well commands n higher Price
than from any other, beiug, like most Of the wells sunk
In French cree valuable for ucubraing purposes hiv
ing more gravity. Ctnor wells sunk the Evans
well-viz: Two BY aingen, aud two by Mann both 4
Philadelphia Simpson & West OF phlsdephia. with sew
eral others, producing moro or less ucubratng oil An
interest in well on French creek recently sold in New
York for $1,000 We had the pleasure Of seeing the
ssasg ssE "a sa22 sSf2 ~ ~ q
Out hersel, Delng rejected ny the l1dy,
for sho seems 20 be sweet tem cred and oogng, blue
eyed vlisge belc-an OIL Of princess par ercensnc.
The barrel factory Of Bzzel Coz situated on French
creek turns out two hundred and lty bsrres day
for the Bizzell Oil and Manufacturing Company who have
ATTY wells sunk or IN process Of sinking Our New York
In the company. The timber Is asoned by pro-
cess saving much time 10 making barrel The factory
Is run by never falling water power. Connected with
1t 10 patent "tag' factory, busily employed.
TMP0KTANr TO LAND EUYERs.
As Franklin IS The county town Of venango there Is OF
course always conslae aps Uusness sarrue' sspec,y
searching after titles to lands Sc Many of the titles to
these oil wells are quite compicated and require per-
them. The aSyes in this region, with but lew excep.
ons are too much interested In the prevailing excte
devote that attention TO the subject which IL
requires that New FORK and Philadelphia parties are
frequently obliged to send counsel here to the
title 70 land and leases We recently met lawyer from
New York. OF considerable experience in such matters
(Mr W J. 0sborne), on tour OF investigation OF title,
and the one which DO then In hand covering large
tract on q well known arm, he found 10 be utterly
worthless In its present condition. Bogus companies,
fuI extent We know OF one case where man came up
from Philadeph with ty thousand shares OF the stock
Of some fabulous Oh Creek Company his pocket. and
devoted several days. on and horseback endeavor
ing 70 ascer tain where located but without
cess II is reported the Auditor General Of Pennsy
has recently written to the RECORDER in Franklin, in
qurng into certain matters which may affect the legality
OF oil companies formed 10 New York and other States
and operating here.
OIL CITY, THE HUE OF TIE OIL REGION
We have now, by stage, over most shocking road,
regon but the title is in dispute. We defy, however
anybody TO travel on wheels anywhere about this hor
thing OIL CITY IS built on OIL Creek at It's confluence
with the Allegheny river, at the base OF mountain,
with nothing TO spare for fa-unless IL be the victim
OF sumo bogus oil com any. 1t hae but street, and
the grading OF has ust commenced and oil tue rocks
boards, boxes and debris generally are thrown into the
middle OF M The buildings on one side OF the street all
rest upon sts spies and occasionally one caves 10,
the Post otlce did the other evening On the other
side man begins to build with depth OF hst floor
according to the "perpendicuarty" OF the mountain.
The population NIL busy, like sensible people, attend
ing to their own bus aud making moneybut they
go church aud close their grogshps on Sunday The
town is all wealth and mud.ihe creek al scows and
every day like the last May when thousands
Of boats piled pe NELL one over the other, crash
men swearing aid hsilooine ike 50 many choctaws
nsse mshs eS.n
The three principal hotels are the Crapo House, kcptby
New Pedford tMass.) youth, who like otncrs rom
sssrsss9 'as ss' they g''essm osa smell % M Il. .
aud The Petroleum Hotel. These houses are all
crowded overaowng and many are crowded together
room. rbo scccmrnodatlops Gays an old Californian,
than any he saw Ia his country. But "
Cannot be helped. People will como, people will buy,
people sil make money, ueople viii lose IT, people will
get crazyand the sc1ue' ces are, discomfort, i
Temper, bad beds, worse meals, snd worser whiskey
The town hardly looks X II bum TO stay and yet
IL may and eventually bcc mo tidy, steady pleasant
place. There certainly mo'ey enough IN IT, and enter
preng people enough, VI tAtl tuulu uuuSeu w
think there was something to 1--we Tor besides trading
in petroleum and Masking money. There is no petro-
Ieum arisocrscy here. iey have no lime 10 become
aristocrats or hardly TO their beds Those tho OBJ
tniu riches In Oil City 60 elsewhere TO spend them
There Is no way Of spending their money
rcs, although there elegantly dressed ladies'
occasionally TO be seen, they 10 be seon every
whore where man goes and money flows A few pretty
residences going up At Latoua, opposite, and they
presented pleasant appearance in contrast with the
wreched aspect Of the "ciiyn proper.
DASH MIRO OH DORADO.
In company with friend we took hoi sc one forenoon
for the Interior And then view OF the whclc vast
tent Of this remarkable region presented There
oi oil, every Tue creek on each SIDE was lined
with derricks the could reaoh looking like
genii or giants fairy land. The wells were pumping,
the gas was blow ing the walking beams OF the engirc
were hot ping up aud down like many grssshoppers
in a bayfield,. II was wonderful sight and az we are
un In the midst OF the interesting portion the
region perhaps viii not be inappropriate give moro
full and practical statement showing
unw ntv Arxvn