Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-10-21

j. Scrlpps, Detroit Tribune.
A. I. PeltOn, Toledo Blade.
&c Willard Providence (R, y Press
Z. I. Jacobs, Indianapolis Journal.
j. Il. Cogshall, Providence, Or. ~ Jour
nal. 81
H. S. Knapp, Fort Wayne Gnd.) Sentinel.
Geo II. Reed and S. K. WED, st. Louis
Democrat.
W. s. Hyde, st. Louis Republican.
Aside from the financial and eommer
cial weight of this body of gentlemen
(and 10 such collection Of American cap
i~talists has been seen this many a year)it
Is worthy of special interest that so many
OF the leading newspapers of the country
should consider the occasion worthy the
attendance of their best Representatives.
These were men accustomed to probe any
new enterprise, and to write impartially
their honest convictions.
ON THE WAY.
After partaking of the generous fare of
the McHenry House the party left Mead
vile by special train at s o'clock of We'd
nesday morning, and made the run to
CORY In excellent time upon the Atlantic
" Great Western Railway, Assistant Su-
perintendent Lyford giving the train his
personal supervision. At Cory an hour
was spent in an inspection Ofthe celebrated
Downer Oil Works, which have a storing
capacity of 5000 barrels oil, and which
produce about $50 barrels refined oil per
day. The perfection of the works was a
matter of great interest to the visitors.
The rapid development of Cory was the
sucJcct OF much comment. At Tidioute the
party embarked for Titusville, which was
Ieacned at 1890. Here the excursionists
'iheu, n II was noticed that the prospect
rae did not seem to abate the
gentlemen in the Least. As
starting a pleasa, ut
opetite of tn '"Ich goes to i
le train was about "xcur-
,rprise was developed, W.
the fberalit9 with which TIM =
was planned. The gentlemen were :.
Iitiated into the baggage car and there +
os a sunnFv of ihdia-rubber coats and leg
en6iIgh for the entire party, to :
-bich thew We're told to help themselves.
While thew had been taking dinner Mr.. S
iulver had stripped the clothing stores Of E
lese admirable shield Is. against rain, and D..
us one item alone of the "trip must have : ,
him not less than one thousand dol
IRIS. This is only one illustration Of the +
,hole-souled generosity with which. the !
arty had all their wants supplied from I
rst to last.
WORKMANSHIP.
Arrived at Shaffer, the tourists could
ee from the car windows, the next mode
f transit. in the form of Il corral Of horses
f all colors and sizes, waiting patiently, 3,
r impatieitly, according to the temper
meut of the beast, to be mounted and
gaily to the petroleum front. Then
should have seen the mounting IN
haste by those who were old horse
men, and the timid maheuverihg of those
Who Indignantly denied the impeachment
If being afraid, but they " wanted to be
ure the horses was all right, you know
md mo use to mount till you're ready to
tart" Then, when they did START p! That
vas fun. indeed. "Here's richhess'' "
,laimed Davis, Of HqrRerS Weekly as he
iat on his steed and sketdhed. the SCENE.
At length all were of, and IN
IN hour the cavalcade extended for three
II four, miles along the bank of the creek.
The Cleveland postmaster took it leisurely,
Is if he was studying sites for new post
offices; the exp. N. galloped off as if
ARRIVING Especial dispatches !" the officers
u Tie MtTCLulJ ; dnN LNubibHUA
ambled with dignifed ease over the boul-
lers and through the mud holes 8 long
and slender individual mounted upon an
equally high horse was suggested as A
of "Cleveland in 1865 !" the "vet-
of the Cleveland press reminded n
Of the days when he carried corn to. mill
out in Lorain; and an antiquarian scribe
appeared as Death on the pale horse.
The line of march WAS from Oil Creek
to Petroleum Centre, and thence across the
hills to Plumer and Pithole where we ar
at 4 o'clock. A few of the heaviest
wells were visited and the party
then gathered here at the hotel; where we
shall pass the night. If some of the party
prefer standing to sitting this evening, in
spite of their fatigue, and if a spasm of
pain shoots athwart their visages as they
are told that we shall ride fourteen miles
tomorrow, can these things be attributed
to anything else but the hardness of the
which they have bestrode?
Certainly no party ever more thorough
ly enjoyed themselves than these invited
guests are doing upon this trip, if words
and expressions of wonder are any cri-
terion
It's ten o'clock. Let's to bed.