Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-22
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
search for the Missing Man.

We clip the following from the Roch-
ester IN. " Union :
The following communication from a
gentleman of Oil Rock, West Virginia,
will be read with interest, as it relates
to the wonderful discovery of a lake of
oil in cave, and the loss of young
Temple, who went In with friend to
explore this oleagenous cavern. 1t will
be seen by the letter that the search
for the body of Temple has revealed
the body of another person supposed
to belong in the region:
on Rock, Nov. 25.
EDITORS q. & Al noticed in your
paper of Nov. 10Th, an account of the
drowning of young Temple in a lake
of oil, and thinking you would be in
terested in all that relates to this I'M
happy affair, / am induced to write to
you few lines in reference 10 1T.
have Just returned from " Burning
Springs" where went in company with
| hundreds of others to witness the
search for the body of young Temple.
The excitement and confusion remind
ed me of what once witnessed at Nj
aeara Falls in trying to release the poor
| fellow who so tenaciously held to the
log on the brink of the falls. A thou
sand and one suggest ons were made,
only to give place to others; but finally
it was agreed upon that only five per-
sons should go into the cave. taking
with them grabs, valve-sockets, jars.
star reamer and sand pump. Each one
Il III 0nn
lamp, with an improved patent wick,
which consists of cotton flannel satura-
ted with composition which prevents
the fame from igniting the gas.
After two hours absence, these men
came out and reported that they were
unable to reach bottom, but IN few
places, with the ordinary sand pump
rope. In the meanwhile, Major Hart,
| of the Chicago House, with his usual
zeal. succeeded. with four others, in
bringing a boat on their shoulders to
the mouth of the cave. This was
launched upon the lake, and with the
use of small seine a body was drawn
out; but as yet no one has been found
who can recognize it as the body oil
young Temple. Mr.. Steinway has been
sent for, and if he does not recognize
the body, the search will be continued
tomorrow. CONSERVATION is depicted
upon the countenances of all the we =
borers in this locality, growing out of a
report that the Rathburn Oil Company
have concluded a contract with DAME
Whitman for the laying of {
tube, two feet In diameter
from the lake to the Kanawht
River. The lesees claim that it is from
this source they draw their oil +; and al
evidence of this, they will be able tx
prove that the BrSirden well, which
flowed (estimated) 5000 barrels in thir
teen hours, lowered the lake three
inches. All sorts of law is threatened
but the most feasible plan, in my mind
is the calling of a mass convention, t.
be held at Elizabeth, the county seat o.
Writ county, the coming month, to de
wise some plan for a united effort of al
the oil men to explore for the inlet to
this lake, and as / am particularly in
terested In this project, shall be
and will give you All account OF itse.
ceedings, should they prove to'4
interest -
p. ST. have just learned tnt
search for young Temple was cont the
all through yesterday, but withoulass,
cess. There is flying report tn
body found is that of Luther c, n of
the o ! smeller If this be true, houn-
will be severely felt in this region that
Oun.