The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-30
Visit OF Governor Fenton, Of NEW
York, to Pithole.
PITHOLE PITHOLE PITHOLE,
&c., &C., &c.

Our Pitllolc City Correspondence.
PlTHoLs CITY, venango County, Pa, July 49, 1885,
PLUMER
at nine A. NJ yesterday we started in our blackboard
from Blood farm for the Oil Dorado, the present
great Petroleum Mecca-Pithole City, on Pithoe creek
venango county, Pa We supplied with provisions
In the shape OF sardnos ''VII-Amos-1-1S65," and
good supply OF sandwiches. At ton we reached Pumer
three miles distant mountainous but not very
bad road-for this country On the way encountered
pedestrians in squads OF fve ten and twenty, at in
tervas and quite number of horsemen The foot pas
sengers had their coats their arms vases
in their hands and with packs sung TO their backs
At the moment of arrival party horseback
in-one horse with its head shockingly
scraped that you could scarcely tell the
color Of the hair The animal had stumbled in
going down steep declivity at rapid pace and
thrown its driver clean twenty feet head There
was some sympathy for the horse 'Oh,n said the
owner, 'she's used to it," The man unhurt. He
used to IT, On the thousand barrel strike Of tho
United States well there grand race for the tcle
graph Office in Plumer-some foot lots others
on horseback roads upon which there but
muddy place-that all the way. Mr.. Benson had
just opened the United States telegraph Office in Pumer
and witness to the race the most striking point Of
which the leading horse slipping in deep, soggy
spot within few rods of the telegraph Office causing
the rider to throw complete summcrsault in the miry
mass but not checking his velocity no left his horse
TO founder and sped the remainder OF the distance TO
the Office where he had the good luck to get the first
chance operate the Eastern markets. to mako
n handsome pile
Pumer a central point between Oil City and Pithole
Shaer Ttusve and Pithole unless you prefer going
by the way OF Pleasahtvilc which is said to DO good
routo Tarr Farm and Pthol, and Housewife and Pit
hole. Hence the travel through it has Of late, say
since the Fourth OF July last, been immense-as many
as thousand horsemcn passing and repassng within
twenty four hours. inquired IL this large amount Of
travel not Of benefit to the place. Just you
see," remarked one We saw through piece Of glass
darkoncd by tansy that the upholstered barroom
filled with imbibers who imbibed quickly and then sped
on leaving their stamps for rattleenake.
No oil has been struck in Plumer, although you see
many derrcks up; but the Humboldt refinery has been
resared by New York parties and will give little stir
the business Of the place. In the words Of preju
diced Housewife man, "Plumcr has gone under; but
the refinery and the Pithoe excitement may enable her
to pick up little. There is said to be oil between
Plumer and Derrick CITY, Smiths farm, Cherry run.
They have two kinds OF pies the Plumer stopping
place where you dine. II amusing hear young
damsel ask a gentleman "what kind Of pie he would
have custard Pthole ~ and then blush like damask
her mistake. But 1t is wonder such mistakes
are made. Ptbole is In evcrybodys mouth In Titus
vile, 1t is ssd short time ago divine gave out hrs
text, "The seventh chapter Of Pithole meaning
Amos" first verse; Il bring thee drink"
A CROSS ROAD
In blackboard again, for Pithoe City direct "All
aboard for Pitbolc shouted my guide philosopher and
friend" had letter OF introduction TO gentle
man--lhe agent Of petroleum company, rathor think
who located somewhere a spot understood TO
be ''Strothcrs MiD;" and the idea that my journey
should be associated with the patronymc Of my pquant
brother In romantic adventure-"Porte Crayon''-ovcr
any that might be occasoned by get
ting Of the regular road TO deliver the note. The
name proved, unfortunately, to ePrathcr Directions
to proceed until to the Crossroads one of
which led toPthoe by route and the other 10 Pit
hole by another We found piiholes oil the way
For mile from rlumer the road lined by teams,
hauling immense machinery steam engines boilers, fur
niture provisions and all the xings necessary to start
new oil settlement We arrived At point where there
misht have been time the junction Of two roads;
IL was now one common ako of mud. On little knoll
wc ospicd tent aQns some trees, and were sure We
had reached me crossroads, fOf Us saw tho 'isnessN
nailed 10 a trce-"Xx Albany Ale"
PRAnYR's
THAT road ia the best the parting remark OF tho
gentleman who dispensed lemonade and forth at
dime glass at tho crossroads 'they both lead Pit
hole" As proceeded, and found vehicle hang
ing half tho time angle OF fortyscvcn and half
degrees over precipce OF mud, concluded that II
this road the best what in tho Of wonder could
the worst be.
Tho country through which We travelled wus well
wooded watered ndded and rocked, until suddenly
camo upon new wooden structure In tho midst Of
jungle upon which the sign 'Hawley House" This
point was three miles from Pumer Ptholo creek, at
the mouth Of Aendor This the site Of Prathers
mill-but didn't any mill, unless IL was cherry
brandy mill in the Hawley House We noticed several
wells twenty thirty going down. and one sunk
hundred and ten feet, just commenced pumping
little oil, with good deal Of water. The territory
looked very favorable for oil, for IL WINS very dis.
NAL thlrty-horso engine was the ground
ready 10 DO put up for q saw mill The forest
trees thick and consisted Of white and yellow pine
hcmock, white and red oak, &C. Anything elsc,"1
inquired Of an oil prospccter eyes, there is plenty of
huckleberry blackberry thorn crabapple attlesnakcs
and occasionally coppcrhcad" Mr. Snyder, the keeper
Of the Hawley Housc-from Hawley, Wayne county,
New York-''of course you know where that s''-
Is mld.tcmpered gentleman sells whiskey at or
teen cents n glass and penny pocket combs at ten
cents piece. asked him how he was making out.
ooh" he replied, 'doing very we-spcndlng money"
Here the place whore was to deliver my note Of
introduction But the gentleman was not Mt home-or
may behes up at the log hut" but not having time to
SPARE and having bocone already pretty well acquainted