, 1865-10-23
THE OIL REGIONS.
4 Great Excursion and New Ad-
yertising Dodge.


1rorxchRck-A Picturesque CAyaIcAde
Among the Wells and Der1fcks.
From ctr own Repostes.J
AEApT11IE, Pa, Oct. 81, 1855.
Ion. Charles Vernon Culver, OF franklin
ycraaso county, Pennsylvania, the RECENTLY
elected rnion) member Of Coz gress for the
Twentieth district Of the Keystone State. vel,
known as being largely Interested IN the ms
tcrfa', moral and social prosperity and d4rel
op1ncut Of the oil regions embraced Within
Lis district, man who counts uis wealth in
millions, owning, or, at least, holding suth.
Gent stock to constitute him director in uo
less than fourteen National Banks, and who il
at the head Of ono Of the leading banking in,
,stitudons Of New York city, besides being
the proprietor Of the new town of Reno,
located at the confluence Of EhatIe1 Run and
the Alleghauy River, Its limits embracing the
sitc Of Fort Vcnango, IN important post der
Ing tic occupation Of the country BY the
Frcnch, and visited By the Father Of his
Country in 1755cc-Hon. c. v Culrer, the pos
SCISSOR Of all this Ecalth, It must be conceded,
understands tho value Of adverttsing-o1
newspaper notoriety-fu1ly rs we'll as Bar
mum, Bryant e. Stratton, The manufacturer Of
Plantation Biiters, I" or any other man" He
IL fully awake to the fact that lie who would
succeed in obtaining the largest trade from
the public must advertise extensively. Mr..
Culver, though young in years, Is old in expe-
ricncc, and By those acqnaintc cd with him, Is
regarded rs one OF tho most s1rcwd and most
honest business men In the country. His popu.
lality among his constituents amounts almost
wonld say anslt dcrosatory to The cllaraeter
Of G. Vernon Culver Ia the presence Of a Pit
Holcr, Frank1iaite Or 1itusvilIe man,
Nr. Culver, few weeks since, conceived
that personal Investigation by the capital.
lists, and business men, and intelligent newspa-
per correspondents Of the East, West, North
md South, Of tho important features Of the
rics the new and 1ourishing village Of Rem.
woula result in the dissemination III extensive
md reliable Information upon the subject Of
petroleum and Reno throughout the country.
and would likewise cause rapid nugsacnta-
tion Of capital within thc oil regions md Reno,
and perchance, ii we'll managed. it might be
expected that the capitalists, business men
and intelligent newspaper correspondent y
would be brought TO sec that tue present tax
imposed by the Government upon t'crudc y
and "rc1tntd" U1s cxorbftnnt, and would
1lse their influence to hare 1t reduced. With
this grand idea in view, Mr.. Culver canscd to
be printed md sent to the capitalists, busi-
Aeae A1Cu tAu lAtc1uEcut newspaper coITeS.
pondents y q circular a. follows:
MEtpr,.,v pn nr4 4+b 1ee5
DEAR sm:-For the purpose Of zfording the
rnI'lIahsts Of the country m oppot unity OF In
speetns psstonally the : Psnasylsaai. On Rssiens
which you Ire imytIed to 1,artic,ssis. L. $500 -
Two hundred guest7 Will b. III attendance. IN
nT;,cinaf rites IN ibe Northe,n Stnfes - @N'e
I1,e order Of arrangement l. as follows: Rem.
dezyous at Aeadyille On Tuesday evening, 18th
1e,rn Ncsa,,1,o yvo5n.ea., ,e,,, ~,
br e,cei,f tss,, ~. 1stn* u . a. N.
i;ai;Wsva "s44 o'ee 0l''a''e aoo oseat "estesa
=. r, <1,.
ri,ts Nv ~ h1os Got SotaAnce q mnef.) at ~!
,Eh;ss 1Ets S;ss Mussa 11ul yeatt aeo "as an almost
.trEes s,S ao e. ;s a. tne sfossans q ne
T., md Is 'hs terminus of u. % Cree Railway.
uoHners dic1nely. the LARGEST IN the country, il
located herr: After srcnding 90 hour the cxcar.
s,onltas @1ll leaEe GorTF rta Oi Creck ltaTay 1t
!eSe. aiTits At 1ituss11le, distance ~ nl!es}
al li:Cu This IL beautiful and rapidly
growing toWn, the result Of the Err1t
the petroleum. tsade. The party Will dine here, and
leave I1tuE,1llc ut P. IN. Arrive At Sh.ntr, {l.k-
lance eight miles, At l: This IL the terminus OF
Will be provided with horses, and will proceed OF.
sas noeoaek alon ~ sIsek i,u ontainfns n S1sS q
n, arS 1hccn er-s,es ~ 1,,,rs ~ ue ~; III
snd sffi.e at Tithole civ at 3::0 This i cjtS
which has :7own MP entirely during the rstselit
reason, nnd il nsw estimated 10 coniain .,oO in,
hantIAnis; In the vicinity are " lateest Aoulne
MG.s' ,.LI1 Wnfca ats tae "onoeF 9. sne Ihs
eav ;HnIe Ct,r ~ Tnmrsdsr ana nm' ~ r. H.
this tay viii be about y mites, ID Piuncr thence
down Cherry Kun+ stopping 10 examine he large
WG1ls IN this vicinity: thence ria Rousesilic down
~ 11eek, ana aF-ase ~ ~ Cty aoon, lEtW THIS
~ 4ehsnq a. n,a :; nn M shs o M Win
interest II .c OIL oil reeIon. e @ Iarse @ aouass & iii
sic produced, refined md shipped here. Icave Gil
Ciis lot Reno. Al Il.60 Ailsr collation. and rest
at this point, the party wIl be met By our special
I5ain, and lease Reno !or FEnnkln distant miles.
y anf oma y & nn .osa A. TIC
,i,s nIah,s,s 1he d aita se 1r H,s3 Ts,nn H. t
po1an, % % osi du,ps the spe X ocearaiiou 1d of ths
counify: visited by Washiu~ton ia I;:l. From
this point the party will proceed By tne Franklin
Ds1nch Of The A. d &. y. Il. Il to Neadville- dis.
tant - miles.
.,a ~n s.an9 ssts ~ sna aet 81 R as
iuu and ,hosoura view Q! lie WonisrfuIi pbcnou. @
cna OF The oil nerions. Hut AZ de eouestItan nor
non of he ezcuFson il sDselasey neeessary i o..
ct, and q thc roels arc somewhat ps1miuse IT !!
susessseo 70 the M gGesT .na' ine1 eiot11ns enoalo
Vnn+ ~ 1e a1rn H., art;,a ,,,, ~,a r.,n,,
x,i, is mad IN 1he nrnfsFtsnrs ar Ii. excrra1ou
As e~cr-stons fo nnta,,,e 1,aces nre .he
,rd.- ~ the ,ia~ and arcnc9tn~Ir nnon1o,
viii, NJ ns ~ Amerieans me- MA @ 1node oi andsefnent t
NJ ~ Whcn ter t1nn,t rnsf nc1hfnr
- ~ e1e1,r:;on;st4thi: "u sctr,ne @ % If ~ Cni:
1.er,s Tnct V.;ti, f,ro-nhlt 1ccrnt,nr, 1non In
canita,;sts business men en- and inteliIrcnt news.
,aT,cr cor1csyonIcnts ~ ia. Nnrtlern ritfes
r. ~ f-,s; snt f,rf1, n
t1e c;.cn1er If ;nr;,n.;nr ~, Wo,,5av erenin1
he III, inst. ~ .rt - - Is,4r n ccnt1rine, com.
,1osod ~ ~, In,na. ~ Rowcn Iinn Chne
Vo1tcr. r 1I;i,on ~ President of fht
Stn:E nnar5 q r. Raijrer Esn. p. n. VII
SarG Eso' Il Tnv1o1 Fsn. concsnon1en,
of tie 3,ur7,oi and vnur rcrnrter. SET out from
tbicaco for The yendexyous 81 he excur
sionIst-Neadyiile. which wss reacbed with
ont accident or DELAY. he next atte.uoon a
ak o'clock.
S,ontrnr Ia expectations M.. .Taylord did M
n1trhf af Nenftrille with the otbers of til,
paTty. but proceedcd on to Oil City wher
| hc 1ins inieTrsts. and there becomfnr afflicted
with thrre Of lie Ills that Jobs tlesh vas hei
to-boi1s-wns disabled from accompanying
| the excursion party in It's travels through Pe
Arriving at Mcadyille. the Chicago mart,
| found dinner awaiting them at the Mcdenr;
House. an institutIon already famous amon:
1le t1nyelljnr nnblic az the best raiIrnad eaf
inr iousc in lie conntry. after partasine q
The rood things set before them. the paTty
accGm r,apied 6y some Of The more promlncil1
citixcns stnrtcd ont ror stroll through tIlt
remark that the frst Anclo-Saxo who /
supposed 10 hare passed over the crount
which Is now occupjed by Mcadyilic. waI
Georec Washington, upon the OCCASION Of i'll
mission from Governor Dinwiddie, Of VIr
| r;nin IN I'm Ercnrf, commanier ~ 4he foyt.
e. V.nsnco fnow Fsnnk1in : and ne R.er
fr,w VA sr.nri1 S NTH s;tratned ,1nan Erenc1
& I,st Thr to,xn ottaSnei its na1ce from
nn,fS Mad rbo nos tha f-et 1r,,;1a actt,1.r
= !eae ~" i,,ca,,.op,tsd 1p town IL 1sn1
h.,sn.r ns thst lime hn, AG fa,s - settlers
1rha 6aa for 4WcntV vcnrs nrar;ons t,avef
tac inv ' nnrdsi,ns ~ thc TTi1deenpss IN;
| the danrcrs Of saraoe yartarrs Withoni
~ lo+.ns - tt's -1r"t-ti. ~ IN niaoa
o" s1t,scisnt 1 ~ ser ~. shst u sn1orcd I s3os
~. ,,an1ti.r .ro,rs :" ,,n.I ~. s5ese ~ H. "a
san,ic gut a,,d fSent W.sTaT H.;,rnad n IN,
t1.as .,....s. - - r,,~.,.,.r ~ ot, i,s.
] 1:nt;i nn% T. nnmhcrx . ~ nn,,s5,at;nn nf cinh,
| tI.n.,.-o5 ser1s 4 do;,r rarnhifcar nowsn.
~. Issa haan ~ Ky ~
~ ~ I a. nd U ~ .I Il ~
% - nas.1,,..".,,a @ ia o..1 nra a.;s.. 1-np
;.;,.M - % 19ece 9ha1; tiaad1;3is s1ie1han.f fca ca1