The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-05

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Well OPen---Cherry Run.-PeFsOnaL.
Especial Correspondence Cleveland Leader
On REGION, August 8, '65.
Sill the grand rush for. Pitholes and the
same speculation in adjoining lots and
farms TO the great wells. AS you have
been informed, the sucker rods have been
drawn out of one of the Twins" and it is
justifying the expectations that we're had
of its capacity, flowing a stream whose
amount is vsiiously estimated from 500 TO
800 barrels per day. s1sy-
The work upon the plank road from I'll.
tusville 70 Pithole is being driven with
commendable energy. Two hundred la
borers are ct work, grading and laying ties
and plank. Steam saw mills are at work
in the wosds getting out the lumber, and
it is confidently predicted that the road
win be completed in ninety days. It will
be none too soon. Several hofses have &C
tuslly been drowned in the mire holes
upon this teAming route lately. -
Upon the other side of the.big wells, the
enterprise is no less energetic in the effort
to give the Gil cheaper transportation. A
company is at werk erecting a p inch iron
pipe through which to convey the oil 10
the Allegheny river at the mouth of Pit
hole distance of between five ard SIX
miles. Hence it will be taken by boat to
Pittsburgh, if that be its destination, and |
to Reno if it is to be transported by rail to |
New York, Cleveland or elsewhere. Car |
rying oil through five miles of tubing is q |
big undertaking, and worthy this land of
great achievements. |
But this pipe, while it will probably be |
the first outlet for the oil Except by the |
present teaming system Will not long
have the field to itselI. The grading Of
the railroad from Oil City to Cherry Run
is being put through rapidly, and is intend
ed TO be completed in less than three
months. It should be built in one month
If Mr.. Kennsrd could built a portion of
the Atlantic and Great Western Railway
At the rate of mile q day, this distsnce OF
ten miles surely should be put through in
three times that number of days. .rs ... |
1t is reported upon what should be good
Il have not seen it myself, and
therefore do not vouch for its securscyl \
that well has been struck upon Oherry
Ran, two miles ABOVE Plumerr which il
yielding about one hundred and fifty bar
'els per day. If this is SO, it makes an era
n that immediate section. Hitherto the
.erritory upon the upper part of the Run ,
sill above the Humboldt works, has proved
dry diggings," hardly yielding oil enough +,
o grease the pullies of the derricks which =,
we're planted thickly upon every acre be- ;
ow Plumer Villsge, and for some distance !
lbOve it. A few days sgo counted fifty. d.
wo derricks within less than q quarter IF !
! mile square, little below Plumer, and =
Jnly three of them showed any sign Of :
ife or animation. If this report be true !
hen new life will be put into that sbAn. !,
Oned district. '4a
The sudden death of Mr.. Daniel Bost Z
7iek, of RavenDa, on Tuesdsy last, has :,
ONE home particularly 10 all who have "
sd any connection with the Atlantic &
treat Western Railway, or known him =.
ertonslly. Mr.. Bostwick was early con- d
ected with this line OF railroad, first as
cad carpenter and then IS Superintendent u
bridge building. In this latter branch %
bis profession, he had no superior. He A
Ad peculiar adsption to that work and
las in every respect 8 thorough master =
A special train Of officers and 3
} Ravenns yesterday TO attend hisfunerais ~ :,
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