Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-02-16
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souae ourffN attnne male tn a rNrNrt frhQ O.
The Oil Rrgioos 81 Bothwel. though IA
.huls tirse Al comn,and a. the Prrseut tine
Dnsi make the remarks very bret.
BoruwELL
This isa iitfic village In tbe to~nship a.
Zone. on the Great Western Ral~sy. a.
miles south vest from London Before .bs
excitement attendant uPon The oii discover
,e.. IA contained to hotel. .evv-ai unp-y-
tending re.idenccs. with III usual naaibsr
q stores and Other huiliings Tbe oiiesi
buiiding In town dates oof ten wears back
~hile ,hs quantity 81 ns~ ssruoturo-. some
tiase- Inning a ~boi~ STREET on siiher SIDE
attest boz conpietely ths village has been
made the victim a q lankee raid: ard
transformed into an eutcrPrising. drising
bosiness plscr. These builaiass ars ciiefy
places 81 business. though rnany ncas re-i-
dsnc-. have gone or and 70 !. a fsot cred-
ifabie % the esurnonisy. that she most a.
tra-siss % al the-e - uea, brick ehsrei.
% gothic s-ybitectu-e
To provide for The business want. - the
placc. The raiisay company have erected =
ne Passenger sfsfioa 49,. ard alsc De-
p, c-rccisIls CO. rccciving oii.-the latter
LITTLE a-ay from The village. A larre
hos-l IA. b-.a er~cfea. snd Ill ,oon be
opc-ed. -hich oil .dd materially % the
scccsnrBodatOns So travellers. ~hich ar q,
present quite Iirnis-d To note he othcr
ue~ e,ls6e~- vcuh he bot 20 de.c-ii,c the
village N detail II = -sta.ted upon level
SPOT. snd sbout TO uniie. from the
ON WIZ
The onlv point upon -hich ~ Canadisn.
SEN % BE- aroused !. IN the raitrn- On q
cca-bes 20 run 30 the OF wells. -hich ar
neailv al situated along the riv-r. sbout
80 mikes Sou'h - 10 village. Conpesi.
fion hss b-oucht DON the fare % a York
shilling. ~ .. the drivers pus n -ben fbey
eAn. dom sud bsck for qu,rte-. They
run ho-ri,. Their stopping ri.-r j. ~
Greer Mcunf.in House. a riain hoa-i to-
sfory hoicl. sstusfed oa The P,rrsr farm.
~hich heine The ~ ~here ~crk "a. ST.
conncnoed. - rather the cerier ofthc oil
crerauon. ~ present Herr s;ran-e
sccBe - presented. IL COMMENCING 90 t.o-r
for oil. thu srs' step D. % e-rct that /. term
I'd a derrick- Tbs quecriy used name sp-
plies % = building % about Is bv a. fees.
one story high. that covers lhe engine. sid
uaChiDery tor drilling ard pumping Al
the end u tbs = erected a tower 4 feet
square a. The ba-c. - feet high. and fec;
sqsare az The top H.. T. directly over The
% hole. % and contain. in ths top ap1licv.
snd INTO 10 Arc drawn tbe lenrfhs q iron
~ o. tubing. a. the -ork - carrisl or
The E~neral appearance - ne fhinr is fhaf
81 snail uneetinS-house. nth p-ctrniious
spire. IN process % buiidirr Some to
handr~d % the.~ stre-u sl-out s-nonr fhe
frces. witb berr snd therc a small hoariinr-
lotce. make ~ about a. singular looking
towu a. one car imagine. Thcy ar lo-afcd
18th an rye sinsie % convenience; - that
20 accommodate the teaning. s'r-ets uind
about IN every dirvctior. OTrrafious arr
earriei for-srd dav ard nt-h;. th- rcl,ei.
eoins on A. nom an midnight A. The
by the warming q ~orktncn -oin= 20 and
frosi tbsir lsbo- Most ~ thee -,cn So
lankees. and ar~ v,ry oour'eous On cxplain-
~ theIr work 90 strangers.
How wrtr q. Sr~x.
n siaking vel. to scfs a. raen A.
usually enrio.cd. -surface uer. and to~k
triiiers u The stis. trnacious cav. con-
posing che upper surface. hoic twelve M
ches IN diaur~'er. can 30 pct down quite
rzFidly 18th huge pod anger. striking
- driii helow a tool 18Th q chiseLIkc
edge - uscd. 20 loo-cn ~ earfh A. the
same tirie. Tubing of 1901 ~ irou. little
80 ~ IRE than she hoie. b. ras ds-n 20
present te cssiug IN 81 the si8~s. TLi. b.
fnrccd down a. ar 81 possible. after vhl-h
another fft'ug closely inside - sdarred 20
- dccrrasel diameter 81 the hoie until tLe
rork i' rvsrbed L. Surface -ork ti~ tool.
az worked ~ had III drill - auaebed
~ one eni - q sti~k % ha-i -ood thirty
fees IN length. suspended on pivot cot a
center. Tie -~irhi ~ the drill. earri-- tis
-hcrt esd - tb~ nmi.sr do-n 9TH .o-t
flroe a. O. give consiI~rable slack in Oh.
connecting chsan. IT, r.bornd q a.,
stick ipo-cns ths to3l. -hen worku,su se.r,
aud aia- d0-n The bong eui. briaginr %
fhe drill ~ 80 siroke. A. thc dep,t
ircreases thc tool. are sdapfsd o. r h.
scr--lnE iron rods % the dril. Thcss Las,
o. b. tassn a ard put on every ums fL'
drl - taken out. sai Be- .sasiov process
TIE maiier loo=eaed IN tie hoic % removed
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