The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-02-09
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greatly bothered" with oil. In many OF
the old salt wells at the present time, Pc
treleum can be dipped out in quantities
ofthalf barrel and upwards, whenever
thb river is low. ' This is especially the
casei in an old we'll near Reynolds Fur
maze, owned by Mr.. William d. Shrews-
bury, of Maiden. There is a well onthe
Hunt property, which was notorious for
it'd Weld IN oil; hundreds of barrels OF
oil was run into the river, and until 1T
wds tubed out. it was almost impossible
toilse the well for salt. Oils obtained
frdln this we'll now by pushing down a
cldth plug $50 feet, and withdrawing. IT
suddenly will follow the plug to the
amount of several gallons each time
TIE oil as taken out of the wells is used
bvIthe miners i'm the coal banks, and for
lubricating their machinery. L nave eX-
anIined the oil out of several OF the
wells, and find it alike in color to the
petroleum of Oil Creek, Pa, but with
much less pungent odor In testing the
gravity found it 40 deg. Baume. .i
. 4 ludicrous story is told of a citizen,
well known for his positive assertions,
ordering on profanity, who, ON sinking
a .igum," vowed he would either get
salt water or bore a "Pandemonium."
HeIhad but little knowledge OF oil or
gas, and when, after going down GER
tain depth, the drill was violently
thrown into the air, followed by gas,
which by some means took fire and eX
ploded, making the man believe his rash
vow was being fulfilled, and terrifying
him almost to death This occurrence
happened right back of this city, and is
well authenticated.
Nearly all the eligible, and supposed
to be- best oil lands, are being rapidly
bought mp, or leased, many of which, I'M
fortunately for the quick development OF
thelcOuntry, are i'll the hands OF mere
spectators" who will wait for bona
fde Owners and lessees to develop, and
then sell their own leases with a large
margin There are not few leases,
however, which have been obtained in
good faith, interpretations have already
been commenced with an encouraging
prospect of success. li ."
The mineral resources of this valley
are very extensive, besides salt and oil
The veins of splint, bituminous and can
mel coal aboundimg in these hills are as
tonishmG There are SointtimcSaS many
az eighteen seams ina HILL varying III
thickness from three to thirteen feet. =
These coal banks are well located for
mining and running the coal into boats,
and lying on the fine navigable waters OF
the Kanawha, offers great facility i'll com
petimg with our Pittsburg coal, being $50
miles nearer the lower markets of Gin
cinnati and Louisville, and having the
advantage of sufficient water for nine
months of the year Already several
large companies have been organized,
mostly by Eastern capitalists, who are
proceeding with energy in opening the
banks, grading railways, and building
houses for the operative. The largest
company now engaged in getting out
coal is the "Kanawha and Ohio Coal
Co." in which men.of prominent wealth
and intelligence are associated, and
whose gcntlcmalily President, w. II. Ed
wards, Esq, is we'll known and esteemed,
both here and IN New York, for his soci-
ability and refinement. This Company
are now averaging 5000 bushels of coal
dav, and Keep constantly i'll use Il fleet
of twenty-five large bargcs, and the pow
erful tcw-boat "kanawha," which plies
between the mines at C0aIburg and Gin
cinnati The "Winifricde" Coal Com
pany are also getting out large quanti-
ties of cod, and the "Raymond, City
Company, named after Mr.. Raymond, of
the New York Times, and who is IA large
stakeholder, is getting well under way,
under the management nt Il MI Avcnll,
r. = .,,I ct l,,t
I am informed by the attentive sllpcrin-
tcndent of the Camel Coal Oil Works,
mt Cannelton, thirty miles above this
town, that he manufactures daily sixty
barrels of crude OIL, which is lowed
down by steamboats, to Maysyillc, KY,
for the purpose of being refined.
Veins of iron ore, are also found, some
of them OF uncommon purity, which
with the abundance of coal and lime
stone, may make this valley rival the
best portion al Pennsylvania. Beds OF
chalk, plaster and fire clay, are common,
and along with the above mentioned
minerals, have began To attract the at
tention OF capitalists and Large purchases
have been made sulphur and alum
springs are being brought to light, and,
"alum rocks are quite common words.
In a hollow between Low and Field 3
Greeks is a 50 called alum Cave, which IN
bygone days used to attract the attention
and admiration Of residents, as well as
strangers. rs much rs the celebrated
mrning spring 4 few miles below the
cave. on the other side Of the river 1t
is of sandstone formation, and, with its
fantastic shapes and yariegated colorS,
reminds the visitor of the SOlorel dome
of some ancient cathedral. u ..
An oleaginonS correspondent OF the
Syracuse COHic gives an account of his
adventures at Titusville, Pa, rs fol-
lows:
There are six first class hotels i'll this
place of six thousand inhabitants, be-
sides numerous small institutions where
poor accommodations are Offended at
good prices. Every one of these six is
filled to its utmost capacity day after
day and night after night, many a man
thinking his lot a fortunate one ifhappily
he secures a soft chair to sit III all night.
In Oil City, if | am correctly informed.
they have adopted plan, which has
been very successfully followed in other
places. A man is first put TO bed, and
allowed to remain in stain quo until
tired natures sweet restorer" has mas