Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-11-22
FROM THE OIL REGIONS.

PARKER'Ss LANDING, Nov. 2, 1871.
EDITOR CHRoKICLE:-Park the
center of oildom, still exists. The
smoke of her thousands Of engines ;
the vast and constantly increasing
amount of labor and capital that has
concentrated here and honey-combed
her underlying strata and is drawing
the exhaustless wealth therefrom, are
undeniable proofs of her existence.
Business of every kind is unusually
active and in fact oil well supplies, 1--WE
don't mean petroleum. cannot be OBJ
tained at all times TO supply the de-
mand. Hardware dealers are realizing
about as much out of their capital as
perhaps sny class of men in this re-
gion, and as there is scarcely enough
competition in business, their price
list is pretty steep in all cases. Since
my former letter many new and valu-
able strikes have been made, but, in
most cases, they are located in tested
territory. However many test wells
are now in process of drilling in terri
tory quite remote but considered as
lying on the oil "belt." ..e-.
Parties have surveyed line east Of
this commencing 10 the vicinity OF
the recent oil discoveries on the Clari-
on river, and running in direction q
little west of south. to the Armstrong
oil field, near Bradyis Bend, in this
county. Three wells are now going
down on the supposed line of this
''belt, and If they succeed in obtain
ing oil in paying quantities, we pre-
dict a big rush to this part as there
will be plenty OF room for all Who
wish to operate. We feel the want of
better railroad Communication east
and west. -.=---s
Cleveland is said to. be the largest
refining point anywhere in this conn-
try, and all the oil that is shipped
there makes a journey by Oil City and
or still worse, by Pitts
burgh. A road was laid out from
through Mercer, striking
the Allegheny river about one mile
below this, but Il has only been con-
structed as faras Pardoe,s, Que station
below Mercer, and at present, under
stand, nothing is being done to effect
its completion. BY this route Cleve-
land could procure her supply Of oil
much quicker and cheaper than by
aBy other. But its construction is
hardly certain, for some time st least.
Those who are most interested will
take advantage of this mat
ter and in course of time we trust We
will have q direct line of road west.
will mention that the fall meeting
Of the Citizens Driving Association
came off at their park near this place,
on the 10th, 18th and 18th of October.
A large number of the fast horses OF
the State were present, and as the |
was fine those who loved the |
sport had a splendid opportunity OF
seeing q number Of fine races. A pre-
ponderance of black legs was q very
1istinguishable feature of the occa- |
sion, but as an efficient Eolice force |
was in attendance on the ground, no |
unusual disturbance happened. Ben
,i1e flowed rather freely on the outside |
1f the grounds however, aud black |
yves and sore heads were not q few |
Justice Scott gave variety. entertain
nent at his Office, to 3 crowded house,
he following day-admission about |
EN- dollars, on an average.
The receiving tank OF the Parker 4 |
Harns Pipe Co., was struck by light
ring on the evening of the 26th inst.
The tank of iron and about 800 ,bbls /
II oil were 3 total loss of about $l5, 900.
learn that the insurance amounted /
o SO 900, but as they had been ship
ling oil from it for several daysbelore,
he loss was not so great as it would
lave been at any previous time in the
asst several months. Many destruc-
i've fires occur here among US, but
ince the burning of Parker and Law
last spring, the fires are
mostly confined to oil tanks, derricks,
md machinery, and the loss is gener-
llly quite heavy. 1-.-
Perhaps I will weary your readers,
md will close. PETROLEUM.