The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-02-13

Gao writes a. follows from Foxburg:
We have just returned from ride through
the lower part Of this rich and apparently
unbounded oil belt, and will give you y
brief description Of the country through
which passed, and 10 the last six months
| have been over almost every portion of what
| is called the oil belt between here and But7
Ter, a distance of about thirty miles. Be-
tween here and Psrkers, (thres miles, }
there are O great number OF wells on the
west side Of the river, out tbey are mostly
old wells, heing called small territory but
sure. The wells doing, when frat struck,
from ten to forty barrels, or more; but
there are but few new wells drilling on this
part of the belt, % the excitement is now
10 the lower part Of the belt from Petroia
City to Greece City. The belt here, as de-
veloped. is about one mile wide.
Psfker's Landing and Lawrenceburg are
,till very busy oil centsrs, and perhaps will
be such for years to come. The burnt diei
,rict q, Parker 10 being rebuilt, but not ss
rapidly as was at hrit anticipated. The
citizens there think 1t will be oil rebuilt
with better class Of buildings than those
that were burnt.
The next town Is Martinsburg, which was
20 unfortunate ss to be q little to thef right
Of the belt, the wells there being small, Of
course has helped the town 10 business.-
But few new buildings have been added 10
the place by reason of the oil excitement,
and 1t is but small town.
Petrolis City Is the oext town In the belt.
This town has oil been built 10 the last six
months, and is right 10 the centre Of the oil
belt, as far a. developed. II is quite o
large town, and growing. Abont here they
get the best wels, thus far, found In the
belt, wells producing a. high ss $50 barr
rails Of oil per day, twhen first struck. A
large number OF wells are being drilled
about here; and parties holding leases 10
this part of the belt, ask bonus Of from
two huddred to five hundred dollars per
acre, with quarter royalty This town,
We think, 10 taking the lead Of airview,
which istquite gu old town, but d4his from
Pstrolis; but Il 10 little 10 the rish, Of the
belt % developed up to the present time.
TIE next town In the line Of the belt is
Ksrns City, sbout three milss from petroI
lie. This, like Pstroiia has sprung Cp 10
the last Eve months, and 10 quite Q town
now, large amount of business being done
al that point. They are getting some very
large wells here and vicinity. The dsvel/
opments have extended some two or three
miles from this point in the direction of
Milisrstown. and at this point oil men bee
come puzzled to determine the direction OF
the belt. Since the Greece City .,rlke tie
query being whether Greece City 1. on this
belt or another, some bsldiog thai II Ia, aud
| others that tits on what Is known Nh the
Scrubgrsss belt. 1t will soon Ia decided
whether MHlerstown 10 on the belt, ss q
numbar OF wells will soon be down In its
vicinity. This 10 an old town, and bu'
small es yet, but should oil BE- foand about
1t, 1t will bs quite center for business.
| uo uSAs ouu iuos VII sOWu 10 UIccCo Obty
about five miles from Mille,stown. Tnii
town has sprung up within tho last ninety
days, and is being built up very rapidly,
and is destioed TO be second Parker OF
Petersburg. 1t 10 In q deep cut or rsvin,
surroundsd with hills covered with scrul
oak. The 6rst we'll was struck here but
short time ago on the Jamisoi farm, ami
was q wild cat WELL but It proved 'spouter
aud now there are aame I've or six we'll
producing oil, all very large onss, aud abou
forty or fifty drilling, all getting as close q
possible to those that are already producing
and when they are all down will soon ex.
haust the territory near Greece City.
Butler is 8 miles from Greece City and
the dearest railroad point to the same -
Property:is advancing very rapidly in thi
town by reason Of the oil developments o
near It, and new and costly improvement
are being added to the town, and Butler
bound 10 be large town, shon ID the oil ex
tend on 10 the direction the belt or bsi
are tending at the present time. Wells al
being drilled near the town aud IL will sooI
be determined whether IL 10 in the line o
tbs belt or not.
1 IA, l. IL, 81 10 kntk In