Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-08
The oil REGIONS.
A pipf DOWN OIL CREEK--- BORING, PUMPING, GET
itNa RICH-oIL CITY AND TIrUsyfLLE.
Correspondence Of the Commercial.

plpf DOWN OIL cREEK--BoRING, PUMPING, GET
ItSu RIcH-oIL CITY AND IITUsyiLLE.
Correspondence QfHi Commercial.
PHILADELPHIA, June 20.
Among Eries lions are her increasing grain
trade her gas wells twelve citizens who aver
age million dollars apiece Morrow b Lowry
a large marine hospital, which Lowry got the
state to build, for no earthly use, that any fell
low has yet found out and some Of the clev
crest, kindest people in Pennsylvania. have
a ready told you of our excursion on the Lake.
1t was very enjoyable ride, and an entire sue
cvs5 except that an inopportune fog hung over
lis aud married our view OF the charming shores.
The steamer is large, elegant we'll fitted and
we'll ofticered II any of tue readers of this pro-
uuse Il summer trip to the far Northwest, let
them take the Lake trip to Duluth, by the Erie
lne Of steamers. They will probably get tritle
sea-sck, but when that is over they will enjoy
most charming trip
The junketings at Erie closed with supper
and Hop" The supper was served very late
very late indeed - at the Reed House, and
while the bill Of fare was credtable, the walters
were too few entirely. Irritable people growled,
and good-humored ones amused themselves by
acting AZ their own walters, and cracking other
Jokes at the expense Of the occasion.
Thursday morning, we went down by Union,t to
the Uil liegiOns, ON special train, of four cars.
lhtY were BOO1 COhcleb, DullJ hJ MunHlbbOl,
a. all cars ought to be. They had home look
about them and put the party in a religious
frame OF mind AT ii o'clock, we passed Titus
willie and entered tho district between that and
ull City ia which petroleum was first ''struck"
tat the Drake Well, in 1850 where the great
flowing wells spOuted in the wild days of the
fever where Johnny Steele's fortune was made
"a greasy one that slipped quickly between his
fingers and where oil production is etlll main
tanned regularly and systematically. The bot
tom lands along the creek the hilsides and
even the submits of the ridge on either hand
are crowded with derricks. Most Of them are
abandoned probably one in ten is pumping.
The average yield Of the operating wells through
this district may be stated at five barrels per day.
The nest worked oil property to be seen Ii
that OF the Columbia Farm Company. Every
body seems to agree in this Judgment. Their
operations are very economical, very systemat-
IT, and have been very successful. They entice
the oil up their tubes, and keep it in good hui
NOR and 10 always find it responsive to the taps
Ot a new we'll. Their capital is 5000 000., and
they have declared dividends amounting to over
Tour millions. In 1864, alone, they divided
sIj ,OOO. profits CFhese statements many rea-
lera wall pronounce a lie they are however true.
hliy didn't people have sense enough to take
stock in the right company2)
hell, we stopped our train at Columbia Farm,
got out walked up tne hill-sides, perspired free
" and saw the operations of boring new wells,
Sud pumping old ones. The SupeJ intendent,
mr. Boulton showed us around explained
everything, and had brass band to play for rs.
ne Is regarded as gentleman and Christian,
especially by the stockholders in the Company,
and we believe the estimate is just.
AT uu CITY, we took dinner, the City authorl-
ues receiving us, the Mayor welcoming us in a
sleefll, and the town generally grinning us rec
oghltiOn. The town has some III, 900, or IL, 600
or 10000 people. 1t increases very fast and
Tue population is very active-so much 30 that
II ~ no easy matter to count them. Five rail
naus loaus centre here, attracted by the oil crop
lhey smell freights. The arrivals and depart
uIes OF trains are continual, and the town hai
ah ar OF business Very few Of the people,
yulBe' are engaged in contemplative studies
Darwin IL not much read. The Oil City DerriCi
mas larger circulation, no doubt than the Ret
r,oSFchCe Re0teU. The Derrick, in fact, is a
hNuly paper
After dinner the excursion retured to Titus
Mle' The people Of that city don't mean to d,
thlu6s by the halves. They welcomed us witt
aie tlie open hand Of friendship. Two brass bands
my carriages, grand marshal and several as
s''alt marshals, metus at the depot Theypu
W III the carriages, organized the procession
anu paraded up and down the streets Thel
tuey TOOK us to their hotels, and we had supper
ih lhe evening, there was another look aroun
own, then very elegant ball in the Parsha
olera House, and then about midnight mic
EQUATION, at which the Mayor made welcomin
speech, and everybody interchanged conplimel
.sty little addresses. To see the brethren O
the gull and the brethren of the oil-tanks thu
weeping ON each others bosOms, was beautiful
ahd gives us fresh faith in humanity.
Next morning, we came away. Two bras
bands escorted us to the depot. Our specii
Tram had waited for us over night, and now col
eyed ua down the Allegheny River, past Frank
nm The new oil strikes atParker's landing, XII
tanning, ETC.. etc, to Pittsburgh Here tn
party broke up
The excursion, on the whole was very pleasan
Everybody used us kindly, and il they come
wilmington we will repay them, with interes
aiter all, Wilmington is uie city of the future
Tue great metropolis of the Coming Man.