Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-04-15

donfor Pittsburgh this morning, (befOre
the paper containing the proclamation had
been received.) As stood near the men to
witness their departure, could not help
noticing the remarks made by them, in
which they displayed the prevailing senti-
ment, "Good bye John," said one who was
to wait and go with the next lot, to COM
rade who was going, "1'Il meet you in
Mexico or Canada" "Well boys, you won't
see much fighting" said by-stander;
''Never you mind" replied soldier. ''this
things about played out, but we're gone in
for England's benefit" ave don't care
for hot weather" said another, OTIS cool in
Canada" And SO the comments went
round.
So far as oil strikes and preparations are
concerned there is little new to report.
Operations in real estate are temporarily
suspended in great part, merchants and
moneyed men generally waiting until they
shall be satisfied that gold has touched bot
tom, and active business is resumed. That
point has evidently now been reached and
I'VE look for an increased activity in the oil
market. Oil has already advanced from
the prices of ten days sgo, and was sold
yesterday in Oil City at 81 per barrel, as /
Iem informed.
While the fever of speculation has abateo
sthose holders of lands who have bought to
sdevelope will prosecute the work diligently,
sand many valuable disclosures regarding
llthe oil field will be made during the coming
sseason. A very large number of wells will
Soe sunk during the next three months,
many of them in territory as yet unoccu-
Pied. Some of these will (if surface indi-
cations are worth anything) yield hand
8somely. Every good well thus opened will
sattract handsomely of buyers and borers
ator all its surrounding territory, and thus
the interests will be kept up. Those who
gdeclsre that the "oil bubble has burst" or
5who compare it with previous speculations
that have proved worthless, will find q re-
$ futation of all these theories in the ensuing
9summer and fall.
& French Creek and its tributaries will be
thoroughly tested this year. The lands
: upon these streams have been sll taken up
{ and many derricks are already up. The
swell at Union ION French Creek, thirty
4 miles above us) is being pumped with a
Z paying result. Some of the wealthy oper-
ators of Oil Creek have invested largely in
French Creek property. The owner of the
: Tarr farm has bought and leased several
zthousand acres.
9 Let the visitor to these regions come from
SWhat quarter he may, ne will find familisr
snsmes upon the hotel registers and busi-
Z ness cards. You all remember ths story of
sthe first voyage of the Great Esstern-how
sthe monster Of the deep was nearly wrecked
gin terrific storm, the only hope of the
Sohicers and passengers being in their
Z ability to keep her hhead to the wind p
! and how at last that hope was wrenched
sfrom them by the destruction of the rudder,
I thus leaving them at the mercy of the mer-
sciless waves. You remember then, how an
American, brave of heart and skillful of
shand, imprOVised an apparatus for steering
{ the ship and rigged it in its place in the
midst of the hurricane of waters, receiving
! the gratitude not only of those thus rescued
! from destruction, but also of all who read
and wondered until the name of Hamilton
E. Towle was ''as familiar as household
words" Upon the table before me lies the
business card of "Hamilton E. Towls & Co, ,
Civil Engineers, Oil City," This is but one
Illustration out ofmany might enumerate, 4,
Sof the concentration, in this driving country,
! Of men of mark and ability from all over
! the world.
The Atlantic & Great Western Railway
sis putting itself in order for the opening
in May, of the through route to Cincinnati.
4 A laI se number of elegant new cars will be
delivered this month, and bef re the sum-
smer travel to the sea shore sets in, this
sshortest and most luxurious route will be
ready to claim its share of public pat
sronage. CHIPS.