The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-09-04
From the East Brady iIodependsnt We

COPY the following 10 regard to the new oil
town OF Fairview, located 10 Butler COuu-
iy:
Faiivisw is the center Of this disirict, and
10 the great nucleus OF all the business Of
that region. % the one side i. Pstroiia
City. Argyle, and other important poiots.
while on the other, six miles west, is the
new strike of .hreo. hundred barrels a day
on tho Jamison farm. Half mile west is
the new we'll OF W. C. Campbell, almost
completed, giving evidence Of being one Of
the largest 10 that vicinity,
A daily mail s established between Fair
view and Jam ison farm. and excitement in
taat direction is intense. Everybody you
meet is talking 'Jamison," and either 60
ing to it or has been there.
The town of Fairview Is full Of life.-
Crowds of people come and so every hour,
and the hotel accommodations are far from
ty-four stages arrive snd depart daily
Seventeen Of them from Parker and seven
from East Brady, besides line to and from
the Jamisun, connecting With all the others.
There is, we believe, a daily stage running
from Butler TO Fairy lew. This territory,
including Pstroiis City, McClymopd, Camp.
bell snd Jsmison, ,;presents the largest field
of operations ever developed. Hundreds Of
new wells have jnst been started, and with
those already producing, the yield of oil
from this field will be immense.
A new railroad Unprotected and to be put
10 running order from Butler to the Jami-
con farm, within thirty days. This will
afford the needed facilities for travel and
transportation oFgoods into that locality
Meu of enterprise have the matter in hand.
and will push the work vigorously forward.
The most attractive object is the large
addition to Fairview. In November last,
G. D. Angel, Esq the prominent oil oper.
ator, purchased OF John Scott, Esq., one
hundred and tbirty.six acres OF land, adj acs
ent to the village Of Fairview. He alter
terwards disposed of ons-half interes. in the
purchase to Messrs. Warren, Robertson,
Naples and others, Of Mayville, Chautauqua
County, New York, aud in their honor,
chris.ened It the "Mayv,lls Tract" A wei!
was pnt down and on she 10th OF June last
oil was struck, and ihe average yield up to
this time has been sixty barrels per day
There are four other wells 10 progress on
the farm, aud will sooa be- down. Mr.. An
CELL has also purchased the Timblin tract of
so acres, on which one we'll Is In progress Of
drilling. He has also secured by purchase,
OF Messrs. Stonghton, Thompson and Nc
Culoch, tbs Monroe and Kepler farms, one
malt mile sou'h of the Nicely moud farm, and
Is putting down two wells on thcm. Its
known as-,hs "Angeil Tract"
But, as we remarked, tho mest important
matter In these transactions is the add ton
to Fairview. These gentlemen having an
eye to the future. and knowing the vast i'm.
porlance OF Fairview az an oil centre, they
have laid out 200 excellent building lots, on
what We consider splendid location, de-
signed Ii. very short time to the most al
tractivs, es will be the mCst central OF this
great and increasing oil region. The
ground 10 sufficiently elevated to afford O
grand view over the surrounding country,
, besides being healthy. The streets have
/ been laid out tregularly, having width to
, make them convenient, and when built up
with good and substantial structures, viii
presen' one of the most inviting towns 10
4 the new or old Dorado.
The lots are being taken rapidly and new
buildinga have been comp letsd and etber
under way. The natural advantages o.
/, this new location, and the reasonable price
e demanded for lots, will secure arspd die
=, posai of the whole two hundred. A lsrg
10 and we'll finished hotel will be commence,
= at once, aud with Mr.. Cross, of Petroleum
e Centre, as "Mins Host" the huugry an,
}. the weary will hereafter have no cause 70
10 complaint.
#, This great enterprise is not only dsserv.
ing OF compile suosess,. hut the energy of th,
!, pIopr.etors Of this valuable acquisition de
70 serve the praise of all.
!. In few mouths at most, on these field
!. from which the last harvest has been cut,
large thriving town will be seen, with ey