The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-09-20
The New City of Oil.

OleOpoHs Is on the Allegheny river, ana
destined to become an important depot of
transportation, 1t owes its Importance to a
simple scheme of Transporting oil from Pit
hole by means Of pipe. The idea origin
ated with Col Thos. e. Bates, of Rochester,
n. T., and was suggested, rs he told us, by
the falling waters of the creek, which runs
from Pithole City into the river. "Give it q
chance" said he, .and the oil will transport
itself" He went home, organized company,
and procured special charter from the
Pennsylvania legislature, and has already
completed two and half of the six miles
undertaken. The pipe Is six inches in diam
eter, and laid in . tunnel excavated at an
inclined plane, and the tunnel again filed up.
1t is as simple as that, and yet it will be the
means of saving thousands of dollars 1t
can be adjusted to the tanks Of the wells at
Pithole, and will carry five thousand barrels
of oil day into tanks at Oleopolis, to be
transported on the Allegheny to Pittsburg
The capital stock Of the company is $500, 600,
which on the completion Of the undertaking
will be more valuable than stock it oil wells.
When it is considered that the cost of trans
portation by wagon from Pithole to Titusville
10 $3 per barrel, that wagon can make on
" one trip day, and carry not more than
(! five barrels each trip, the feasibility Of the
undertaking will be appreciated and its sue
cess hardly doubted,
A F10Hr WITH 4 SHARK.-Last week one
Of the navvies employed on the Brenedown
works. near Weston-s super Mare. was looking
over the .'tip," when he erpied large fsh
close on the hingles at the foot Of the rocks.
With oil speed he made his way to the spot,
and the fish remained within arms length Of
4 In AL 49, L. ~
he could pull it ashore, laid hold Of its tail,
tive element than he gave him credit for,
and with flap of its Fms it pulled him knee
deep into the water, and, moreover, turned
upon him, showing 3 pair Of huge jaws
| armed with three rows Of teeth, which he
savagely snapped ct him. The navy, how
ever, was not to be scared SO readily.
Holding on by the tail Of tic creature, he
sang out Justify to some Of his comrades,
aud three others went to help 10 land the
strange and really formidable fish. 1t was
fortunate for the man that it did not succeed
in biting him, for the fish was nothing less
than q shark, from five 10 six feet in length,
and an arm or leg would not be worth
much if once fairly within the reach Of ito
jaws. The first man who arrived at the spOt
seized hold Of the dorsal fin The monster
now became more violent, and pulled the
two men further into the brine. and it WAS
! not until third rendered assistance that
they succeeded in dragging the fish ashore.
The final struggle was fierce aud exciting.
The shark, finding that it could not bite the
men, snapped at everything within its reach.
Catching hold Of large pebble, it ground
1t it savagely, leaving the marks Of its teeth
in the solid stones, and breaking them with
the violence of the effort. London Express.
ONLY SoLpIER.-A little paper pub
lished at the Alexandria Hospital called The
Cripple. has the following lines on . dead
soldier:
Only soldier,
Gone to his rest,
With the dear banner
Wrapped round his breast
only private,
Left the stern wars
For promotion
'Mongst the bright stars.