Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-03-16
OIL Items.

On the 4th inst, q flowing we'll was
struck on the Allegheny, just below Frank
lin, Pa, flowing one hundred barrels daily
Below this point there are a number of
paying wells in full operation.
The aggregate capital paid in, and still
open for subscriptions of the several oil
companies whose, certificates are on file in
the Office of the Secretary of State at Al
bany, New York, amounts to $35O,Oo0,0O0
The first TO 'strike ile," it now appears,
was Job, who says:
when washed the stone with butter,
and the rock poured me out rivers Of OIL
LOB, chap. 29, V. 6. --
Boring is being vigorously prosecuted in
all the counties adjacent to Allegheny, and
in every case the projectors of the wells
are sanguine of ultimate success. Partic-
ulsrly is this the case in Fsyette county,
where ample evidence has been repeatedly
discovered of the existence of oil, though IN
what quantities has not been determined.
Oil wells have existed in Westmorelsnd
county, Pennsylvania, for forty years
They were originally found by parties bor-
ing for salt, but who, striking the dark,
offensive smelling oil, abandoned the search.
Subsequently the construction of the State
canal covered up the wells, but the oil con-
tinued to oozs up and flow off. AT the
present time, when petroleum is all the
rage, these abandoned wells have been
hunted up again, and the land has become
valuable TOR its flowing wells.
We see in the Engineer, scientific and
practical journal, published in London, in
the January number of this year, that b.
f. Stevens, Of Trafslgar square, claims to
have discovered three new and important
uses for petroleum:
l. He claims patent for the uses of the
vspors of coal oil, and coal tar, as chemical
agents in coloring, etc.
2. As an agent for roasting and smelling
ores by the ignited Yapors of coal oil mixed
with air and steam.
g. He claims to have obtained a strong
motive power by the vapors of this oil,
mixed with certain proportions of air and
steam.
The Heydrick Farm, on French Greek,
in Crawford county, Pennsylvania, con-
tanning 300 acres Of land, has been pur-
chased by New York capitalists for $780,
900. This is the largest sale yet made on
French Greek, which is now regarded as q
good locality for wells.
A fine oil well was struck on East Sandy
Creek few days since. This stream emp
ties into the Allegheny six miles below
Franklin. Hon. G. V. CulYer is one of the
parties largely interested in this well.
A valuable oil well has been opened on
Shpperyrock Greek, Butler county. 1t is
reported as yielding from forty to seventy
barrels per day, of ssuperior quality of oil.
The Messrs. Phillips, noted oil men, of
New Castle are largely interested in this
well, and in the territory on Slipperyrock.
A successful trial of new system of re-
tining crude petroleum by chemical process
was made in New York q few days since.
Twenty gallons of crude oil were put in a
cylinder with several apartments, and after
passing through filters, turned out seven
teen gallons pure refined oil, in three min
utes. The gentleman present pronounced
it much sweeter than that clarified by the
old process of heat, and when burned was
found also to smoke much less. The loss
of oil by this process is only about twelve
and one.half per cent, the nsphtha, and
the heavy oil being neutralzed. The cost
by the new system is about three cents,
while in the old way it costs about ten
cents, and the oil is better in every respect
and the gravity more uniform.