The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-27
Especial o~Orre.pOrdsnos Cleveland LsADuH-l
NJ npwvx Nav d 186h

- I
Several new wells have been opened
lately. I wrote you Of the two just struck
upon the Egbert Farm, last week. The
Boston Oil Well Company, owning land
shortly above the United States Holmdsn
Well upon Pithoie Greek, have just struck
q well which is thought good for 100 bar
rels per day. This company was formed
last year, and the land divided up into acre
lots, eaeh alternate lot being leased out to
parties Who would develope at once the
company Of course having q royalty Of one
half of the oil and the benefit Of the Sd
vance in the price Of the land lying be-
tween these leased lots. Before any well
had BEEN put down st sl,the shares Ofthe
company, which were sold at first for $1,000
each, rose TO $4,000, simply from the en-
HANGED value Of land. With this well in
operation, they must rise much higher, as
! Of course tie opening Of this vein has in
creased the probabilities Of other wells be-
The Jocelyn Oil LandIAssociation, upon
Stewart Run. wal formed last winter upon
the same principle, and bids fair to be
! eoually successfnk Several wells sre 60
ing down upon the territory, and the value
of the land alone has so advanced that the
shares which we're held at 81, 900 each In
February and March are now held At
s !, OOO.G s.aiih F.,
A new we'll has jast commenced pump.
ing upon Cherry Run, situated about hall
q mile above housewife and upon the blum
At the month of Holiday Rsvlne, upon the
east side of Cherry Ran In all its indics-
tions it promises 70 be fully IS gooda well
SIS the HBluf Wen,P which is called $50
barrel well, and will probably test l4O bar
rels.
A new well, variously estimated at from
seventv. FIVE to one hundred and fifty bar
relg. was struck day before yesterday upon
tina Widow .McOlintock (now the j. ".
Steele) farm. It Is located near the Hayes
well and store, and belongs TO private
Ameng the new buildings going up st
Oil City q theatre. is contracted for. To
make room for it upon the principal street
an immense excavation is going on IN the
side of the mountain, opposite the Petrc-
leum House. In blasting the rock q few
DAYS ago in this excavation, q large piece
of the rock few through the windows Of
the office OF the hotel and another through
the window of q chamber up stairs, mar
rovIy escaping the head of q lady who
occupied it. If the plays enacted at that
theatre ever require mountain scenery, al
the scene-shifters will lave to do will be
70 open the back of the stage and they
have Wmountain scenery with real water
superior to that of the Crummless, when
: Nicholas NicklebY was the star OF thA'
dramatic corps. /
And speaking Of shows reminds US Q
/ the. ouery of q Meadville friend on thu
} occasions the nonssppUarance of Artemui
Ward in that town, after being extensively
advertised. The agent announced ths
the Gshow was abandoned for that night
) GThen,n ouoth Smith sis it not an Absn
doned show and as such to be reprobatet
by all moral parents and guardians Z
l We pause for an answer. Let Artemu
What month and Whist cline do We Nv
, Linz Is this May or Msfch2 For tw'
DAYS we have had Hsn eager Gnda nippins
: air" and froets have been altogether to
, familiar with fruits both of trees and vinei
1t is feared that the strawberries are ca
: off in the flower of their youth.
If you have an eye for the pictureEqu
and beautiful, take the afternoon train fron
l MeadviI e down the winding French creek
bemmed in SIS it is by p~recipitous an
Z heavily wooded hills, clothed o in s.
l the varying shades of green, with here an
giirdIe on an emerald robe. Then, as yOl
at length reach Franklin, rejoice in tn
grand scenery of the Allegheny from tn
latter point to Oil City and then complet
your panorama with the return up Frenc
! Greek while the glories of the setting sui
4 are reflected to your eye from the broad
: smooth surface Of the stream. Not eve
your lake sunsets can be more strikingIy
: beautiful. l, CHIPS.