Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-10-14
FROM THE OIL REGIONS.
New Railway Projects.
Especial Correspondence of the Cleveland LEADER. j

The success of the only two railway:
now penetrating the oil region, or its i'm
mediate vicinity-the Atlantic and Great
Western, with its Franklin branch, and
t the Oil Creek Railroad-has walked the
people and the capitalists up to the neees-
sity of more lines to accommodate the
, large and constantly increasing traffic,
both freight and passenger Accordingly
we find several new lines projected, of ii
portion of which l give you the following
particulars:
| The wonderful development of the Pit
hole region of course makes that the cen
tire of attraction to railway operators.
Hence the projected lines opening commu-
nication with that section come first in
public estimation andimportance. At the
present rate of production, there is daily
yield of from 5000 to 1000 barrels of oil
the relative value of which to the producer
depends upon the cost of transportation TO
market. The teams which are enpaged
In hauling this oil charge an average price
of 50 per barrel from the wells to the point
of railway shipment. OF course this de-
tracts from the profits of the well owner
just the difference between this excessive
charge and the freight which would be
charged by railway line. All producers
are therefore deeply interested in seeing
the completion of a railway to Pithole. es |
pecially in view of the fact that durinr
the ensuing six. months teaming will be |
almost impossible over the badly worn |
roads of this section. The first railway to |
reach Pithole will secure the traffic and |
realize an immense revenue to the build |
ers, as well as prove public blessing to
the operators and to all visitors, who now
tramp, tramp, tramp" their weary way
through the mud. Titusville and OIL CITY
have been engaged in rivalry for. this
trade, the former by means of plank road.
and the latter by railway up the Allegheny
to the mouth of Pithole, and thence Up the
course of that creek. A new route has
now been projected, and workmen will be
engaged inits execution the comm gweeI1.
This route leads from this town and the
railway station of Reno to Pithole bv wav
of Cherry Run and Plumer. not Haven.
including Oil City in its course, but fol-
lowing Shatfer Run up to its source then
crossing the dividing summit to Complain
Ter kun, and following the general course
OF that stream TO Oil Creek striking and
crossing that creek near Rouseville and !
there the Cherry Run valley
Ihls route has been surveyed and decided
upon, and hundreds of lahorers will be
the pick and spade in It's behalf /
early next week. The distance to Pithole
by tins route will be eighteen miles from +
heno the road connecting with the Allan )
.lc ana Great Western Road at the latter s
point. The men who are ut the head of
he enterprise, know no such word as fail,
and II any sceptic sneer at the idea of
and completing this distance
n season to take advantage of this Win
'ers trade, all l have say is that the road
will be built, and some of these mornings.
before many months have rolled around
he tourist may step into the cars at Mead
nile and not soil his boots until he stems =
'ut at Pithole City ITSELF Should [ give I
-ou the names of those who are at the v
lelm. and who guarantee its success YOU h
would acknowledgethe ground work ofmv o
aith in this road being the first to enter
he Pithole valley. The grades upon this
QUITE are no heavier than are easily tIpon .
lany of our great trunk lines .
The completion of this railway will add =,
luch 10 Tie rapidly increasing Importance L
Reno, as in that case this would be the
utlet of all the oil of the most largely
reducing portions of the oil country. L
The railroad up Pithole Creek from the -
louth Of Tho wells, is progressing and will 81
robably be completed in few weeks. y,
tut the connecting link between that and a
he A. Il 6. w. Railway at Oil City is not as
, far along in the course, although quite I'll
large force is engaged upon it. al
Among other new lines of railway per- u
lining to this region is one the charter of IL IL
'hich entities the builder to run from =.
'me point between Greenvilleand Sharps- oI
urg, upon the Pittsburgh and Erie Rail N,
'ad, to Martinsburg in Butler county, not
II from the Allegheny, distance of some
fly miles. One portion of this distance or
from an Intersection upon the P. u L. m
,ad about one mile south of Greenville to W
lie coal fields of Mercer, a distance of p;
bout twenty miles-is now under con- 81
act and will be built within year. Mr..
l.. Brigden, formerly connected with
le A.& q. w. Railway as civil engineer,
Superintendent The work is in good
lnds and will be of great benefit when
nished. ..r .......
The Atlantic & Great Western Railway q
crowded to its utmost capacity, with NJ
eights, the almost unending succession hl
lengthy freight trains being such as to IL,
adden the hearts of stock and bond W
1lders.
Theg grand excursion ofnext week is much
liked of. The great point under advisement m
the weather. Oh, for another week of di
Ich glorious October days as we have had 16
lis week. Then in the contemplation of le
Ie gorgeous dyes of the wooded hills we
i'll make the cavalcade of horsemen for
It the many tribulati MS of the under nj
'ound passages which we call roads pa
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