The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-06-01
Correspondence Of the Ca cdsnian
The oil Regions OF CaRao!a.
Boutwell,. {. w, May II. 1866.

for Il fortune, instead Of scraicllin. upon
the surface. Sure | am, that the fortune
will be found below the surface if at all.
Tor more barren territory /, seldom seen.
Il is OH the Great Western HALLWAY. scy-
enty miles from Detroit. in the midst of Il
low, fiat, sandy, hca.y-timbcrel country.
The town was unknown until within a
year OF two, but has now several thousand
people. and buildings going up III every
direction. Bric!, and stone bcin- nowhere
within reach, everything i, built OF wood.
with wooden posts for foundation. Gel
lars are impossible, Is wafer Is too near
the surface. To remedy Til, they dig Il
short distance. builI Il board >l.antv in the
excavation, and cover with turf lmaur-
aic} Is impossible, except in the least ex-
posed localities, an! then at a premium OF
lour TT five per cent
The wells. oi. which there are ~evcra!
hundred. either commenced or liz opcI:l-
lalon, are mostly two OF three miles South
o! the town. and OH both sides oi the river
Thames. understand lhlt the Penl>vl-
vlmia way o. -inkiu. Il we'll i, ir~; 10
drive IRON pipe down To ihr ror!.. Here.
the hole is made first. AMI .he pip, p,It in
d. tj} work advance. until tn. rock i
rcacIc,, ut Il distance Of a hundred feet.
more or less \ different drill is ihcn i'll
;fodn''d by a cable attached to til" walk
ii9-5can OF the engine. ami the work
goes On night and day, >"n'lim'~ few
ieet' sometimes scarcely 4 t"w inches in
tW'niy-iour iipa;>- nn.ii oil l. struck. At
distances nom Juu To 900 let. ar the
well ahand"nt'L N"!'r, AMI more OF
les Indications ut oil. are ioinl .l the
WAY a..,.r the rr.., i reached. and oil j.
never RAISED in ANY !;trge qaa,!i;v unless
with wafer y misi.t II, .Nptci i. AL
kind. If lurl attend ~. sinking ul wells.
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some load TO have ;,,nn ON. Vel Tx.
To see the hriylt I..;I,-,I,i,r-. ~ln,. nt tin.
coinage ot' 1856. with thr nrw .na!tn. !!
do no. know when | ~ilo,.hl il:,y. seen =
similar ~ight in the State. The fact ,l;,t
thi~ silver i At tire, Ter cont. di~c,unt
Tor { lnais paper. l. one that III. native,
love 10 dwell nppp.
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