The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-01-31

more OlAs
In another column will be found an &C.
count of the recent oil operations at Cop.
per Creek. On receipt of the oil sent to
one Of the editors Of this paper, together
with the accompanying letter to Secretary
Arnold, the excitement ran high. and sew
eral of US decided 10 cross over and see for
ourselves. Believing that the oil interest
would justify the delay Of our paper one
day. we dropped the pen on Monday and
took passage to Copper Creek with W. A.
Durham, II. Ruble, Esq. Arnold, Capt.
Moore, James Bassett and J. Van Orman,
all Of this city. Arriving late, we saw but
little Of the working Of the pump, or the
evidences of oil. On Tuesday morning
the party rose early, and leaving the Oil
City House, differed by Supt. Willoughby
and his excellent family, We surveyed the
machinery and examined the product Of
its work. The water impregnated with
ligh. oil, has been flowing night and day
for several days, and the Supt. began to
think the vein or spring was inexhausta-
bic; but on that morning, for the second
or third time within week past, the throt.
tied and spirty character of the flow indi.
Gated the agency of gas, and the fact Of its
being there was tested by personal exam
ination on the part of every gentl. man
present. The tube only came half full Of
water at the discharge, the balance Of the
space being occupied by force that threw
the water from to feet over and beyond
the tank prepared for its reception. Oil
was easily collected in the tanks, though
not in large quantities, owing to the very
imperfect facilities yet prepared. At the
tanks and about them, and as far as 200
feet down the waste way, the oil covers
all the water except that which is kept in
vi,lent agitation-of course it can only be
seen when the water is in comparative re.
pose. The party, after making tests in
various ways, cana to the conclusion that
as much, probably, as ten gallons per day
of petroleum were already being pumped
and wasted. In this opinion Messrs. Ru.
BILE, Moore and Van Orman, gentle men
not interested in the Company, ceincided
cordially, and scelded the Company for not
h,ving, before this time, given closer at
tention to their interests by securing liber
al samples for exhibition at our leading
places Of public enterprise. The amount
wasted is not great, but as the we'll is
only 2s7 feet, tie signs may be regarded
as proof that the drill is going toward the
basin of treasure. At all events, every
body in this section is highly elated with
the prospect Of speedily proving up rich
oil region in this portion of the northwest.
Mr.. Tichenor, the original discoverer
and gentleman to whom the west is great
ly indebted for the energy with which he
has prosecuted his oil theory in this Sec
ton, can now point all cavllers to ocular
evidence of the faith he had in Copper
Creek.
A Meeting Of the members Of the Co.,
was called for Tuesday night at McGregor;
much good feeling prevailed. A sufficient
fund was raised to prosecute tho work vigor-
ously in every possible way to secure full
and paying development. Copper Greek
stock is decidedly in the ascendant. The
oil can be seen at this Office.