, 1866-03-25
THE WYSTERIE OF OIL.
Science l,aiHed--C0nstant In
crease Ut The Supply.
PRESENT STATUS OF THE PIT
HOLE WELLS.
improved Transportation - saftaee
wells on tho High Eruuud HACK OIL
EsItt1hlc Clty. !:

E,Itl1Ale Ctr. II
tconsspvndrnes y. 7. Wossdl
P1ynuLk CrT, Mach II. lstH.
Petroleum, rcgar,led In liz subtcrsancan ex-
istentr, i To-day fl Knyftcry as dtcp hnd im-
WITH s!l tcr ho.s,rd powcz md intricate sk1ll,
has thrs iar l,ct'n Incompetent to unloek- and
t,ttDre which bh4 stands conftz1,edsy hatnsd-
Nearly seven years. hayn ciarsed since Col
Dfatr surE the dist n!l we'll pa Ol Greek
naucht our t,na-xpun theorier, and made
mofr apparent our atttr ignorance ot ~ that
Irttsin. to this aubtIlc ha!d plicr to ita oe-
tuy brought up cut vi nAturuk fabnrataFy Tor
the use Of mankfn4. Though tttclf c'ver VI
light, 1t cassa onfy Ehadn Of darkness upon
q tssay" debut than . "ThLt} }.n!ath Con-
rrcss'f man ''rn1np"t II as ctEertual1y as yoa /
viii, and II YET rcs.t = no srcrefe OF ia own.
iRkskNT rRonUcTtnS or rErRolEG4.
vsnasngu Il, only limited quantities, .1sl that
1t Il eaan exhaustth[e, sc<rna 70 v e1tIoded
bY the hi+.ory Of Oh Creek, which, Tor six
luon .ls, has bcen steadily tncrraa!7g ia y
pmoan. of daily production, 4 Tear ago OIL
sist G,est strSa Tatea oas = ,ot ot parposes hut
plan was .dorted Of +casiug" new wells
and rc seed hoe tgine old ones, and thus pre-
venting tie water in abandoned wells fftila
fI,,odIne their neishboss, Eiiicc which tI,nc
there has been kt:a4J improvement % ~
Com1nts.;nner af internal Revenue. there
vrrr pruauccd III Pennsylvania during the
xIx months nest preceding January fst, ls's',
1,GO, laG l4F1elA Of petroleum, or IN average
ot about 500 b'tFcls per lay, TIE daily
barrels, by ibnsc " bose facilities for knowing
zyc hest, aud distributed ~ follows, sis:
Ci, Crtek re. t.1NntA1rs. tteunebvE Kun.
End chersJ Kun. nsi.'
antrsns 1l1ee sa;;;: n:ti: VIZ, Hickory Iie.t.
and y u Elres.....-........-,.-, .,l'Sd Dr.
1as., a,,,s uc,dues&ou a,Qx. er,s.
In the ahbve estimate no account j. made
Of the lew bas.els clily produced 90 French
and sugar Greeks, Or lAe C1srtOu Mvrr- Nor
is allowance made ittr tbe a,noun&-tallmaset
by The He1enuc Commission To tsc 1898 PR
cent-rUesuu1ed as furl4 waste At iot Nells,
| and losa hy evaporation
Tie esiln.ssa Is, however. eelcu1atcd 10
cove. Tic amount which Is actually shipped
| ior market, ard On All average, each day.
| fPEcCLAIIOy rCrEHsK1fEp nj DEVELOPMENT.
! During the raa' stnser The 1.eett,'ts't branch
! Comparatively A.11e "ol proper.y" HAS
changed hand., except Ly way uf traae, y aleh
! involved tho use of little OF NO nanney. The
| enrt!uneti loE price Of oil, the dollar TAI, and
the geuerst rcaction which IN Olldora ass in-
yarisbly succeeded . period Of nrcscxctle-
sion. Th~ prospect .! repeal o! the TAX en
c9uds--Hhlrh the Rerenue Cumtnlssitn urged
With such iofce-has OF lats given new I'M
petus 10 ee7clopmen1. md ''rertTod" ausl.
4 nens generally. Many Of the smaller Wells
II which did not pay expenses With ihc t4x hut-
den, md werr laeer:o,e "hhnt do*ht Wuit
II Congress set ulou the Recommendation Of
: the "enm7nssson." commence operations
again. lststo be hored That their report wilt
Ia very generally rad, both Tor IT, argument
nnJN rfTtk hJ1f
brt 4, throwing light upon an important
branea Of enterprise, tae re1s faess appertA.n-
ing to which hare been but lnpcrfcct1y IN.
! aG7ztood-
a. The rpr,ng opens, great actirity !. ap-
parent IA the Development Of new territory,
aua no~ here = xunsh - ou West Hickory
! Greek. 4 tozan Or nD7t wells, producing from
three to forty bart.ls each of lubricatlaz oil,
have 1'ceu obtained. aad there arc about .:.aA
; welis now being sunk. These wells average
to new wells Is due TO the fact thst this aua1I
~ OF oil has htyctoloru fouui market at t
( | hjxh price, 60 barrels having been sold By
!, ttr lficsoty Form OIL Company for ~ go
A. the msrAc. Il uncertain, no standard prfct
for ta!z cenmodits IN he named
THE SURFACE @ELl-s.
~ The latest freak IL pssrnst:.sn IL ln sur
face Hclls" Oil The high grunnd Of Plthots
. ! Csty. The existence of petroleum 15o fee!
, above the tnStnee Of tht fAts'f-on wllea
a | TIT 'Aae Aei4-HAs assk tuaac AupNi
: about month since. during lhe prot,tess Q
, Grr which Ie.trugsd the syfacnss LOTS
. aud Tho fremont Housn. Nite1 to ex1in
r grisb the flames *ss brought from neighbor
/ In. welH; INT. pAeconntahlr. Tue nrs fngtt
i. the n:ore Acrceiy wish cyesy dash ol water
tho tAtIe individual who VA working th
, pump Afforded ; Hke:rrt'' 10 the cause. Th
:. / excitement became NJ once intense, ana III
i. hotels were 1et, to DESTRUCTION, and the Who'll
1 1utcrcrl waa centred On this new phenome
:. nsu. Like the SIX hundred feet wells, whe'
! | The xstcr vn. "cxhausted,n oil fllIoEed, al
i. I With Il u little gas n1d tsr more excitement
!. The pumrA wcre key going, ,nnd oil kept CON
n Ing for rome 1aJ~. nor inderd have Ties
4 new "wellA" been get abandoned. o.Aera IN
made into innumerstle7 .spit-aolea' ipde<.
:. son,e PROVED "dry holes" while othese u
= ! yet L source ofErvcnac 10 their oKnssS- MOI
Of fthr.s aru nniy aboat sax feet In depth, vii
). diameter Of tour II ave feet, md thr' Q
n ooies out Of The slde' Of the well With ~Ass
q oleassnoas dpiI etshtr 1c!s for The lime In |,
e e hill INTO \ tans VI tar:rl These we'll. pr
Il auee from shrra 70 ten barrels per dsg, nj
arc no expense, except superintendent
rre Various .heor1ts Arn advanced 70 aseous,s {
- ! -".-,, .t>ne IL. that tho Miller farm pir
A. which raec~ ,4-.::::-- -t mic dtstaI
a h.s "le.kea,n aad III OIL, soakeu - :.
r. srouua. ands its way hlthar through I
Of u.tle sahtessanean water eauttes- 3
i. 10 this It Is oh]ccscd th.t,
x shc asst psxee, ~ Ppe Compa
u. any considerably quantity; secondly, Ii
", tho Ha1}s being on as high ;ronn1 as the piI
he the oil mIat needs ruus ur bill " TO I
BE- bert !; sud thirdly, lint the qntyty Of The
he Is dist1tu: from that passing through I
~ and fpurthlt, that Ii ii cams from the plpc,
re- | would net tx acensar ansea with gas. Aaott
I,r theory, now more p'pulaT. u, thai tho "
A. - the Natcr Cesnpsny, which stands on
r.. stlil higher point Of land, has exhausted I
III and ti:at the oil bae found Its way shros,
-er the*e crtv5cts 10 tho surface. Still auoti
~. lhrory makes the oil to he forced up by ,
si. pressure C.: wafer In the abandoned wells,
~. The "data." Nhlch:vc. theory be cu1s
IN. ihet face rrnaius tlnt there aTt surface
m wfllt within the borough Usuita Of Filth
City, and thai one ri ttc*e wells belongs
*. | the borough, ana Is helping In small V ~
nd deffay town expensesi while tru!er Is c.
w. w. prmiuta. ...-......
mt MEANS or TRANSFORMATIONS.
On, The htho,e and on City ratlfoad T. G
nd nd fa being built, near Osl Cfty- Two irains
tlca Day, cnch way. run regularly, carrying
nh. and Passengers between tho uslmlr1 Fa
l1shole and 0leopolss, At the mouth Of
Crrek, md will run through next week.
= pers.nn oi To oil trade Is again enS,5s I'd
fIttsburTh and OIrnpois a. paint Of <l
ment, 4nd lhe tcrys..tn2 Of The alx-tnth !
1rn- Of the pennsJtvauiA Tubing and 1tanspo
rex- / ticn Company Is the crn.fu Of considers
.,or Myers 1.-THE G.zt two gcptlcntz, ouucrs OF
w.. rrai banking hpts&s IA the oil regions,
uld. Mr. J. Mycls, Al experienced banker &
bui SYEncuse. " f.,} have opened bsnt
:or- house It this place. =
-. scomr1e:ed from Reno u housewife, II
.' Clctk1 and trotnt are now moving resas
ecs. FROM bonneville, connecting At Reno ,
not tsalns from Msa1sAle, md then by
ow. prince Of railroads, tho Atlantic and G
s,.. Western, nna tie Erlr 10 New York. U
-, tho completion Of The road 10 Pithnle, nc
er. slx hours and 4 murdtrous stage ndt Wy
red sa<eL On !zlp from New York or the :
Fntll TO this roint, While travellers Who Aars
uu.. victims win eount no small gain TO bc
spared the horror. Of 4 "rassagc" ovc'
.,.. | Oil Creek Railroad.
asMs Ie.., Tic Wnr7tn soa Franklin Railroad, to
w,li from Warren on the rscttc and Erie Rhlh
NTH, ! md A1ieRhany nsrer 10 Dleorolit, Is b
Tbs rapidly pushed through. Il Ia graded
ready to lA,.nt below Tldeoutc, and
H. H. Company promise to aays trans rnnntnl
saiy communication wtsh Philadelphia direct
ekin smother ,ailttald L. to he butt, q
xtep the .FarmcrAa Rai{rtal." cou OH
cleo along Inc brnk rf Tho crwrt mn u Petrol
Ia. Ccuter, there ia connect with the "Oil
.rbJ RaIlroad.' ME. VIM. Il. Coffin, of Clyit
ltace- H. u tue fses14cnts NJ. Isaac Miller. ol
ssuae pfacc, Vice President, aud GeUrE
rts.ei | Chase. E.a., Of hotel came. General 9up
fHo ] tendenk Of tlA road. :
..+ Orplank roats the,t are two from this
go -tn f1tusyitle and to Miller Faru.
eHas | Inc f0uFtn pipe f0F transporting
ot1- | thlA one tn Iuntvlle--A Just ready for
ny OF | leg. 0fthc Others, one Il laid to N{l|cr
e Ia | othtr twn IN Hrnryfs Bena and 0lrn,,,I,
'o@& the ANcshauy- :,
A1 natural md espectet couscuue,,