, 1865-02-27

VI tne leaa1nE 1ea1n1es OF The present h1sto'
r'cal era And the Bishop gracefully &C
know]edgcd the omission, Petroleum Is not
indeed to be FORGOTTEN in the history of this
'o". 'e"1 - .ue "Af' AeauJ ~ uaa
feachee 2roduct largely appEecaaole IN Tue
wealth Of .Ee country, most welcome ac-
ccssIou to our national finances in the midst
of on- coet1v etfo,t cor thc s.,co+;on of tho
sa,;s-a,,,c: ~ s'''' - ''As
H"t1ouat 4ue|
And II in q few brief Sketches from the
Pennsylvania oil regions shall have some
what to sar of Petroleum. II will he for the
-oa..,, wood t., A. p.os,do,,.,. .o,,..,r =,
lsa0ou IsIu ~ 'ne 4uotueato 1.4aiA w
1ne eooa hisnop, 1of 1nefe are oihers who
have forgotten Petroleum, to whom the
TRIBUNE comes daily, forgctfulness not
stat.cd by tie many who have alreadv re.ped
rntold wealth IN fhe o1cacfnons ,,iaoars nf
49, nor ~, na-aas ~ 49, ps.sse.s S.ao ~
tns ue" ~ nDaoo ,,.sN y, tse ne5stonc otate'
otnef OIL locanues lnoeed exist even as the
miner among the gold uf California has been
nous localities. which think 1,avesAorne more
- 1oss - tn.1,ao s-or- s+a.a..a Ta.s,.aw .e
- .eoo ~ Aae1u e'e'' os~N aa@ 4e'ft1of5'
bnt even as 1nese mas as yet been but one
California, so there has rs yet been developed
Tour rcadcrs can locate by faEinT da4n 4 the the
man OF Prnnsyl,an,a md n1ac;nT fHa t3noa-
,,,,1T the re1;Gn dra;nad o ~ ~, Sad ~ and
II he k11eehenr cnvcr, saS a4 sns atnoo 1oo
~ ian ro,]es nhnre P;tteha,t 7s'A4S'1s A1o" -"
" And M here a Word Of nreliminarv 1t,se.v
a. ,;s;+ 1he nifrnr;or ~ pna t1aaay - y easy
- 49, s.,d aie6ts - a ~ ooeelsgt ~
o. 1aets ~ aao u SELLS. - Is not SO easy to SIT
uonn anu .,.,1s esetpp eueee ~ uis1ant readers
esse sa - 9o. o4sn .tea sassAne Y ~ man,
s1 u, stat;st;oe anI * ~ staG5 9utIresee9
f:om shInns hoot. IA X x lnI LIZ @
~ eInmsns 1 assS J at,; an pal naA tae lruto 10
ana st1niEhtNay you are set down as having
cpa,ie M instead r. ,atn M pse as r,to,a a. y"
1.. Gr!aptI, ans.e.u ~ oei1e austeo Is renapie'
WIZ tn1s eoniession o. tne ordinary and IN
1als, ., 1 1esut.s ta o. 1nsesogalions hefea"aS'
":s.n M ips ~ n31es. ~
,. met oH lof away 70 tne westward. 81"
~ " p4uuo!t1 !t eu9 oeato y! ~ ~ passeuEe!
cals ean y ~ Tue epecuaatlse eyes, anu
cnngnl ~ aEippns from ne tongues OF ny
1eno" naseilgIe many mnes olst1n!: Ano
rs !et me lloat MaVe ol tne oH specu1aaon nas
scarcely hfonghto one 1ehu1 htlow rom the
Hemn =. ~ 1"HsS .neus1 !oi lnonius ". II Gas
Eeh h.u 11nE, atena9 Hslsa1eo " 1aose Mno s;,.u
~ m.x = apoaio sl cllles Nla n"nh, Asu not, nAe
blsnop Mpso1, aotEoh.sa @ pd pet1olsuP e. P;, yas'
,;. NJ nave Vo.a ~ +arent 49, au ~ East r.
,nirT onere,;nns u IN tbess ~ re~;ons opa
4~.,&f
| 'ngse nase s @ oat osg1hs = ~ t. ~ H. ,..,.as
4, in am ~ y" na1i - liz Wannr " tns s n
o. tglonl w. ttanant tant spnano County. sohe u,
s,n SaosIt 1sn - ..1aa .1a ao: 1;.sn ~ ~
~ tSo 4,ntser c-ass 1sy ahoxaWr aoo ~, 1paaE
~ M ~. W. =. -. o. In ~ G11'
a3;s+ "a ,tnst Icee1n,,a;, ~ .,+tiens - ts
glo3 noE ~ fi1ed ia. 1yitt 1,psv pna shnndsnf @
Sn,aaua- hs,a' t,ao,. ~ 1,rt ,;oh+i, +ss6t. ,s!
!.n,, ~ ~ .,,b s,,sh ~. s.,,aas.
a,I,,e nnd eacnIo 4;o, f-t,., - ~ f.r.,,
~ t1aett viii ~ kecnness horrowed @ a. red M fnom NJ thr M
enecess r. the onerst1nne ~ ~ "hoya nv
| fcids, who saow Of wealth indeed steadily
eessoTs the, smnie If Whose us rnd fsrtn1p poH
eeconded Lv ths Iieh TOKENS herrarsv @ s 6 far. r:
r;eha1 rTe.a y a.. ne o@y.ee1e ~ 1binas hara -
rbe,eo5 IN to Er;Ia ts ~ps>'' ~ 'A'A't'' 1'a e'
! R1t ftr.t - Pet,n1en1o IL m rav tb,ro R,,.
/ mai, haa Known II 5ar a1-s 1n nsr oTn
Ias 1,rc,, fa1n;S;ar n ,nnntfnd tbnnch 5000.
ited nith lew nf;,itar;.n nna1Ifies a. a. s hest
the corT..nisnt 1n.t1;nm ~ a1nr;r;,.1.,,, IT.,
hesrd M xe.rs acn ~ N.o;c st ~ HocE ~ Gen'
e,s1ly If bas hem fonnd in rcry modersfe
nnantfties a small nocEet i1ischaT-inp its
fcnl contents to the disgust Of The miner.
| mixed With noxious and dangerous gases, OF
down as Of no value. In this Allegheny Yai.
| lev it's tokens have been familiar to the earli.
est dwcllers, and years ago wells were opened
IN all cases striking the oil near the surface,
and generally while Oh some other quest--ths
finder being only puzzled hy his acquisition
The world was not 1eady for petroleum. Ths
nations Of pa>ple that sat in the darkness O.
talloW dips. rancid whale oil, were moi
ready to see <he great light of kerosene.
In passink, as shall, to speak Of wealth 81
ready realized by many, and the wealth still
lying undeFe1oped in these valleys. ache1
+As.9 {tox re- Ta1i txr.{11
tary for the reader to understand three prom.
incnt facts:
and that too much Of II is not likely to glul
the markets.
2. That It is no rare experiment to find Il
ties, a. Is al1esdy on record and to appeal
In what have to write.
s. That it has already had the test of years
Is to steadiness CT supply.
This amounts to the combined fact which
ID nov drawing the attention Of the country
to petroleum enterprises and u 5l7 thls let The
ulatiou, whose undue zeal orertops Itself, and
the line where enterprise seizes the rapid road
to wealth and stIu keepa sagacity and pru,
dence in its compsuy,
Perhaps it is as well to begin my notes just
ene LILY osstass -; LUCY stee 1T sus t pn. - Is
seat =. ~ ~ - a4.ns y-s,hat4 ,r;.S III
oes1nea at y S w ~ ohs5 - ,1.cusrs "1 1aei, 81
anJ ~, ee.der % ~, y the e e,eafer ~ f;rs,rcs r.
co,ne o II fsr IN no part Of the world have visit,
60 u aae nt14a a..hea.e m 81 o. ele&a@eo 'e'
taone OF qnantny as ne1s. ..,ou
70 pc niea 10 aa;a ens 1ai ,"ts5 - poGaf pa otr pos
eeefor o. eneap m9untat9 afM ais ana ans moH
t t1 3a 1soMJ ssid ~ IL ,af 1;tfie
eaa K ta ta1d M ftw ~ vee,s ae1, fhe Eea1ff
| ol tne HAtle nousen3ia Houlu uot nase