The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-08-18
Correspondence Of the Jeffersonau Democrat
Matters and Thingsin Pithole City.
HUBBs HOUSE

Correspondence Of the Jefiersoniau Democrat
Matters and Thingsin Pithole City.
" HUBS HOUSE :
PITHoLE CIrY, Aug. 9th. 1865. d.
EDITOR DEMocRAT:-I am nov closely
ensccnsed in the above hotel, and, having
been furnished with the moans of indi,ipg
this hurried communication, by nv Old
Geasga friends. will. with your indulgence.
introduce you 10 this. the most wonderful
city on the Western Continent And here
permit mo to remark. in the inception of
my article. that am not in tho least sfflict.
ed with that intolerabie contaeion, known
as "Oil on the BRAIN" or "Piihoie on the
brain" but merely came here last week. on
q basty visit. to "see the Elephant" % the
boyu have II. "'- q"
Pithole City is distant from Titusvil,e
eleven miles. is situated on Pithole Crock,
about Ave miles from its confluence with the
Allegheny River. and is proving 10 be the
most business place in the State. The re.
cent development Of oil in this locality 10
already more successful than in any section
on Oil Greek. and il bids fair TO prove the
great center of the Oil Region Operators
are very successfui in boring for oil. not
yet having "struck dry boie," ss the par
lance is among oil men. All seem to prove
successful wells. The u. s. Well. with The
"Twin Wells Nos. and 2. belong to tho
u. s. Petroleum Co.. and we're tho first
struck. The u. s. Well is now flowing 300
barrels per day; Twin Wells, about 500
each; the Homestead Well was next struck
and 10 flowing 600 barrels per day; the
Morehead Well is flowing 800 barrels. and
going rapidly. There are number of
others not 80 fully developed. that are flow
ing various amounts, from so TO 800 barrels.
New wells are being struck every day, with
the best of prospects. -'..,......
I came here by the way of Titusville.
which makes stage ride of eleven mies
over the worst road ever saw. A better
wsy is TO continue on the cars TO Safer, and
,here take vehicle for Piibole, which is
but seven miles. Passengers are carried
either way, at all nours. for only two dollars!
The fare from Titusville is three dollars.
but would advise mono to take this route
unless their lives are fully insured before
embarking. The road runs over high bills
and through winding, rocky ravines; over
underbrush and stumps, then through mud
and wator, till We bid good bye to horses
and driver. thinking that we bad "struck
ie," and needed no more of their services
But Pithoie is finally reached. and We are
at once craztd with tho incessaut c!ang OF
hammers and saws. No one ever saw the
like before. A city, with its thousands, has
sprung up, like a mushroom, almost in q
night 1t ls now less than fiOo months since
tho permanent bOilings wore commenced,
and now most every department Of business
found 10 largo cities, is here represented
A Pos, Office was established last week.
Last Sabbath, had the pleasure of lis.
teuing to three very excellent sermons by
Revs. MOrse and Steadman. from Oil City
Rov. Morse represents the Presby teran or.
der, and Rev. Stsadman the Methodist
Their mission here is to preach, and procure
the erection of two commodious churches
which promises now to be truly successful
People do business here in an off baud
careless way. and, il the churches 60 up. like
the hotels and boarding houses. in q very
brief time religious services will be held ia
the new buildings erected for Gods wor
ship. The meeting was held in the base
ment story of an unfinished hotel, which
was H!ied with as intelligent and neat-look
ing ladies' and gentlemen, (for there were
quite spriDkling of ladies' as l ever saw
Mr.. Morse preached in the forenoon, and
Mr.. Steadman ia the aftetnoon and evening
The Sabbath was remarkably we'll observed
for the place; no hammers and saws were
heard. no engines were running within hear
ing distance, when, but lew days since, ,lh,
the streets we're literally blockaded will
gamblers tables of various kinds, and th'
Sabbath seemed unknown. Nothing bu
the Characters 10 features of uncivilized so
ciety we're visible. But. when it was an
uou iced that God was known. even 10 th,
heart of Pithoie, and that proper service
would be held 10 some building during tn,