The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-03-31

The oil Fever.
wi1n the advent Of sprn-, many persons are
preparing to vis. the oil regions Of PenusylysniA,
where they hope 10 "s'nko lie" or greonbscks,
without being olligci T. work gl.,c a. hari m
th"y do at the rrerenttimo As the experience of
so who have recently tri~i the eypcr incn, may
Re valuable TO our rsadcrS apgetd portion "
= letter sent T. us By young mn, who de hctNto-
y chose 10 leave dry-goods stote--whtrc he WINS
earning fncen dollars " el-a1d iako the -'-
srons'i'ny q hcttering bis health and faancNl
coni ton, ly working at whatever was tho most
pro.trt'o 'np'ogmc't ia The 90 r. .ons'
PirNzr, vr>AS0' Co, PA
MARI 10, 1~Ca.
IF'ior sun. Sir mr. yci At tusv',Ie ou
SItda, m.rnins, and lcrc. itaoIl't my r. uHle'
we're ended. rut alas, lihe nc wa 1rItr ~ human
cacuiN Qua. I fovni they hat o.l- c1f. mcacei
start h. End sotne pac g. stay ant tue neVi
morn ~, with my vAlsc, wIlch coaisinrd my q
tf8nrC wardr lie, in my haui l. th' aor'h'
vhisH weighed twenty or twc1ty-i'o IoIhls' u
-" % outsle limit lut ! can assure y . -
tie time found n psco 10 stop in, It seemed q
me . wughei Mt lsast ono hundred Hnd my
pounds. There iB one thing The hutel.Sccpers 81
Itu''io re 70 hc entirely Ignorant 10 aud mat
is, q att. ere is anything less than gecubays I'D
vogue. Nj lein blessed tY- cursrl % SON" ~
our democratic r. ends wouli say. with an sum
dsuce ~ Old Ana picturcs | ttarte' the uoyt
mpru.ug, to look fIr WORK, l'leying from
Jfaculty In procuring 1t hu. aivrf cxpeud 49, TIE
forenoon bon van'y cndoav9riug T. It'd employ
mcul either physical or mohtH| shook thc dust
" rusv.la OIL my feet, determined 10 suCce j
that afternoon, = / had 10 wax twenty miles. |
tool. the on creek rs, road walked 10 its tcrmi-
nus At 81 a'ier's, ouquir ng oi every person ret
n lest lace g. find employment. | Travelled un
from rbAiler's until reached Petroleum Ccltrc,
B.. tic
o. tlts and Tau vile. IL IL 4 busy ace, al ut
tree miles from suor'-. Tho railroad val uo
ni ui and csr. lp thcre Nv the FIRST oi July in
4. g, tho tra,k IS lad TO Within Lai' tale ~ ,lat
| rlsc' now. There ia a. IMMENSE huU-er oi wells
| - the Immediate ueighuorhoud, several Of item
| b. 20. fOsing wells one OF wn,ch--the & qlctte-
| d WI M BOO arreB per dav. Juposte thig lpgo
| there iq road oa ing direct t. ftus' which
ives ont three init ~, conn AIRED ", The Greek {;
! s. that III tie teams from tic laccat farms
pa-s through there, giving The = sc quite uu-y
! nprosrH ice Here succeed. ina ststuE employ
| mDut At $3.50 yer day. III" next saiug was t. get
| q bl.r.fl l.. Isl1e which WAS not very easy ms.-
| To-. ,ycry pacs being full. Finally, got gae At
| 500 per week.
iuy more OF less n, IA attacks VI soil icycl," bat
before one wsch clUs.i tie fever had entirely lett
| mo, uElks 20 ne weather and the labor bad 10
| per oru. II any Of your reei'r' WHO ca ''-'!
tl,ir ,l, ly brca Bog hard labor ~ ulu Dee 1t. ed
| "a 1 have been, should stand IN lcrlicN iOTty
| f,et l. gh and haul up 20 where they s'alc, hoHN
| vUt d .u.'ucE boards, eos ored win enc" ani icr'
NE Thermometer a. oIt zen degrees below zetl ald
that ,o.s Not sl.ay tho fever, anu maze tAou 90
lBr thar 10 sltiou, then tluk tLcy are LsAue.
| Gladly would | have gone back ~ Ncw IufE
araip bot had told several Of 10y acquaintance,
Who remarked on my leayins hoino "fo' W !
| he back h,oro two weeks - that, come NIL
| y.ouIl 1 w,ull stay until ! Aa4 tus1U lev
| gteeutacks lcwaued At Petroleum about iAice
| VEGA ,ne yecl, OF winch had 70 remain idle Tor
| want ~ luful,r. which, by the b., IL Ike evc-t
| I'D. Ia lG 4 {
on 3 ,,it,cr thousand inr cuumO. = -. 1Iy'
Geo i,i IN .euius WoIk at Plumcr, place ui a. 'u
f., hundred iuhii ItAuts, situated a.. Va w. ana
l.lf miles nora east ~ Pctr l.ui Cluuc J. is lu.
| cello. rntol C.crry Run Creek. have earn I'd! ~
| eNcIt,m. 10 an CtIurulA on the "it. % 81 Ftls
| gold there, tut uuuut II Il exceeded f1.iter q
| tho urrsrut day. The country hofe % Goa lI''u ~
lt.isus o BAL. Hills with corrcspU uiu- ly 10" Val
| Icy4 anil o C.,es is situated "a ono ed ta,i' N-'
| le}s. lie creek ItHnt 10 about tLllF Nai " u'
| on an average. TIE bank, or Hats as lu,. 49,
| cAl'cl, extend on 10th sides from ono O. SIX nun
| ,fsl y,rlH These ntc bounded by lIEh ii4- b.
some places ra'ug so Abruptly - to uo ALA, . lvl
| pcdlealai. YOI -a4 ioruI some ieea Oh "ia1
| ycry heavy raIa storm ""A'i "a" !" hutA " ,'hr
| tf.. after .J..u quantity oil hup" as 4t lhH VIII
| Tar Uut t0ul. % ANY person, However trsht hi
| unsl.iuatou, can torn the slightest ilca @
| &C s,, mes which took plLDc here on Ncircsia!
y zhI and THURSDAY i-o'u.n-. Inc "A''f co'src.
she whole Hats and, from o'o l. w" leos-lt
lslAi dupth-u rose To t"C.yc OF tuuttc % 'cct, tn
lsts. ahch are gho b-ss Aud ElD-l r,..siir 90 Ter
rf,ry VA Iuo uuiry, arc covered with au 'wintls
quantity a. l,rIl.a8, tanks, ci..att, u.u .N''l
linz houses. W,luCs az afternoon - oNIumuucc'
| % rain, aud IAc Greek commenced T. r,sc. -.
70 people IetuAiucI IN t.oir ll.b,s, tl.uA, !. ever
@ l..u.u,L.lt would ct. PEs'ul. = }hs ,.,sc4 al
| still no cessation ut t4C rain. Tie Greek tG4 loc
. frozen over lu great q Ily placed during $40 ~.
2 ter, AMI .li, ice formed u KIND OF tru4 .Hy T..
! Na'cr. A. uare The l.r ,,avo way, an .n.u bach
, Bcouc. o. came tie run. iuoJ, sWc ia-, u,ury
| I.ttv % g To-