, 1866-02-09
OIL In CANADA,

l.9, aud 1864, f142,sES.
JOHN BULL, in.
OIL In CANADA.
A Visit to the Boutwell, and Oil
Spring Districts.
What Ten Months Have Done-GFoyy1l
Of the ToRa-Aapecn Of Life npt
Bnslnera-HSevtesv of Operaslons-Th,
Weils, Old and NeSv-yvhat Our Chi.
/ caEo Operators nre DoiaG-PrIces ol
Oi-Exteul aud Character Of the OF
District.
Correspondence Of The Chicago Tt1hune.)
BozuwI11, CANADA, Feb. 7.
It Is moi my purpose to 70 into history o.
The petroleum question, or to give full detail:
Of the operations at this point; but, as many
of our Chicago citizens are engaged in boring
for oil here, thought perhaps q brief sketch
Of this place and its oil operations the past
year might be acceptable to your numerous
readers. And first, let me make prediction
although am not Prophet nor the son ol
prophet"-but have seen the whole Of The
Pennsylvania oil regions, and examined with
some care as to the amount and extent Of The
oil produced In TINT section, and If / am not
very much mistaken, the oil region In and
about here will be very much ahead Of the
Peuusylysnia oil "dlggins," !" both in iss ex.
tent and production. 3;
TIE LoeALirf.
This place Is situated about sixty-clght
miles east OF Detroit, on the Great Western
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LIE place aaa natot} kno"n; IL iac9, It was
a mere station On the railroad, containing,
perhaps, ten Of twelve Inferior buildings, with
d. Sut one or Two tEatns stopping there during
little or no oil excitement.
TIE cuAS1n In TEN MONTH";,
What wonderful chanpr this tbtn, of n.f,co
lenm rnnkes in citics -fnwns md men 7NnET rn,,
zee a busy, bllstlIng Town Of ahout fiffrcn
hundred InhabItants, to say nothine Of The
coating population = buildings roIns IN
everywhere, new stores with new stocks,
every lenement iuli, a1a N iact before they
arc competed oas lfkc Oliver T"Lst, the
c4y sitll LOT noIe, loouses) and The railEood
company have at Last been compelled to
eleel ne" passenger depot ana Ticket Oitce,
and !sy Gown nddataouai TRACKS, and put up
on platforms, IN order TO accommodate the
increased business a. TINS point. II this rail-
road @ company Monld oc nitle more liberal,
Who are pa,o 10 .Ge in thsi1 ReoPio here
pt,s ptoas t3,r y, rtueonS oil that they intended to
cassfn1 transsc.ian a@ ~ Reiities iof the sue
Sts, soant .Son ~ tnc1 bnsinesss aDd deal
III. aIJ : ~ os. ors.s ~ nfa putting money In
n."h. .,sa- s.no spuIu certainly
with tho enterprising Yankees' wi,o !, Ect
are the moving spirits hercatouts,
RAILROAD FACILITIES
lam c,edtblv Infor1nrd th,t th.,. =. rov
more business dnnr Nv the rai1rne1 com ns,,. nv"
At thfs mini ,hsn al fhe ntbcr r1.css p1ry ~
pethpr 1,otracn netro1t and IonInn ~.
thriving lIttle psoyincIal civ forty miles cast
Of hcrr. There aFu pvw storpInr At ihis noInt
some four or t,yc trains daify caeh waT' fTom
Which are landed crowd. ~ .trsnrs;. fam
iii sections, seeking for iuyestme1ts In oil
iaude nnd oil wells. unon The whnie th1s il
about one Of The busiest little toEnsyou a. ever n r.
saw. EyerythIug moyea ranidlv nnd thc
business Increases yeryJ % Jast. ' a0o 'D'
nu,Lp1.o tMrpovnrrx4s
ipes eoinr m. Since nv Grst visit IN this
pIscc' some ninety days apo. ,arae t1,ree.
story tnf u has heer erncfrd anI "a .1,nn,
readT for occupaucy., and still two or thrce
Others ore needed for the Recommendation ri
the people who are constantly COMING In hers. ..
The Government has lust finished and arc
now occupying q new post Office build;nr.
which ia diiite large ana fitted I'm in enad
style. With hoxes and drawers for the ,,se nr
III nrnnin. Nerf ~ NE nosf oficc t. a9s ~
lne new sforc. with a ~Inrpn ana f,nr stoek ~
goods. A new restaurant hss hean nnenrd
There ia heinz erected a fi,,e h;,,i"rd hi nni
a lsr1,r resta,,rant' " '4'-' '''''AA0 - uoA'' AAo
.
MORAL ASPECTS.
In this connection hope your readers will
not think that this Is q God-forsaken place
where vice runs riot, for within the last three
months two very nice churches have been
built and are now about ready to be occupied,
In fact have never keen more orderly set
OF peple, and so little that Is di1orderly
nmOng Arlass OF people thrown together as
thcy as mere. fou sec few drunken men in
nc stfeet, ana aa general thins al drinking
piaces alc closeo ou sunuay. IhfonFh tne
1'.I We s.e1y n9ny ~ oGsy nttenoing 70 nls o"n
nntlness, para AZ work ailer INC gold dollars,
"naeh Is Inc prevailing currency here.
INFLUX OF VISITORS.
Strangers come and 20 In s.sadyistream.
Every hotel Is full, and man Is lucky If he
eau get chair or lounge to sleep o1i. But
everything Is to be Ind at fair ptices.s Board
Gun be had for from s3 to e per week labor
for 81 to sl.50 per day !; mechanics for sl.50
10 LIS per day !; woodIat so per cord, aud
OtAt& AA4AEe III pEUpuIlluus LII 1tuuS9 lEAu1ut
on the coltrnry, II man wants horse, or
horse and hnggy, he has to pay from ~ to {5
per day. Here, the same can be had for from
Il to s.. 1.soper day. The roads are all good:
ena yoa caa 20 any"5cre WIN hoise Ana
uu9ey wneleas, ~ Iennsy!vania, the ess.
nun =. sGss In Wy {oa eaa traVei IS on loo., ana
~ ~. = np "'n no.A a. snat, as yonr Got!espoMru.
~ hae tot nanH ~ 20 @ ~ saa e1penenee lne
va sa nsto suIs n.nssl ~ ueen very NE
~ LEV LEV uISs t.ss ~ Ysi5 eo!u Mealnes, n.s.o VI
DOS DO sno~-Mo'en, s suppose, npWeSel, Is anu,
euai. sese1Al ssat1e.ren ~ "no nave co!ns s 1S5e
ana aie engagea N on operanons, are nnll4-
tns MY nlce 4nu conlinIIap1e nonses tgt the1a
Mmuee, ana suppose tntena makMgt tnetc
permanent nome, ~ least until tney ges tne'f
P"ess
CHICAGO KkPRRsESTKp'
Among the number Is Mr. Pitken, OF your
city, formerly South Water street merchant
believe, who has put up a very nice house
and Ia now occupying 1t with bis family.
There are quite large number Of your citi-
zens here ENGAGED IN oil operations and rep
resentihE Chicago companies. Among the
number ! notice your old townsman, the
genial and good natured Doctor Ray, former
y Of the Chicago TRIBUNE, who I am ad-
yised has made some excellent Investments
mere, NJ. Underwood, fEesloenl: OF Ihe
roIn y.,atenIa, nrGnt " Gopsnf ~ a1n.nU ~, ~
paE.n,. a.s " .t sas Ho1'e s,e tsn-ya5 that
IN nsson ~ son a1a otnst t. M .isaraifs ,tnr
cst bele w LII r,nsnset me ~ t1o,d val
A. anona uv' ~ "4'u prospect ''' eooA "e'''
AAneDs I0s -
CHICAGO COMPANIES 49,
/ notice here Is the a.CbicaQo and Canada