, 1875-07-06
THE BUTLER OlL-FIELDS.
d Trip Through Southwestern Pcnnsyl.
yania...A Country Of Tanks
and Derricks.
Thu Marvellous Gas. Wells.--}}0W Naturc's
Resources Aro Do1ng to
Waste.
Another Hsw and Strong Combinations
Tho United Pipe Lines.

AAu NAAtpA 4 AAfp AA4V1t
snactal corrt.pondsnee u IAe chteaao 1ffaunt.
rlT1spunn. ju'y Att was my fortune, fow
days hgo, ~ tho representative Of TIE Tn1nrNE,
10 bo invited to an excursion Of tho Piisshnrg
press, tcudoscd by Superintendent !. A1cC.
Creighton. Of tho Western Vensylyanta DiY,sion,
IonnBylyanla Railroad. To tho
nuELEn olL-llELns,
a district that Ia comparatively now, and OF
which but httin hon bcen said Ia print. l
thought that eono information CLEANED on tho
spot might 10 Of lutcrost to TUE Tn1BuxE's
many readers, aud therefore took few tlosc8.
Wo left Allegheny City at f:90 on a special
ttsin in ulihrge Of Conductor Forester aud
Master OF Transportation lllchey. Mr. CEcjgll-
ton accompanying tho party. Tho bono and
stnoW OF tho fittBbuEg pfess was represented, -
each paper land there aso ten daios. morning
and eYoning, horo) having representatives on
boarfl. Leaving Allegheny City, n large nun,-
Der Of us took positions on the trout OF tho Gu
gtnc, wAoro eoats Ind boon arranged. This road
passes to Fscoport through most charming
country, presenting At almost every
point aonothug now, and Bccnory Of
o worry romantic character. Tho road follow
tho bcuds Of tho Allegheny Ntrer, and tho valley
ia very fertile, aud rich IN elegant country
seats. On ono side. along tho entito route, arc
thu mountain ous.1iko htlTa. wlilo below lio OUT
stretched farms llo rcllucid ssrcam winding
through all. After learing Freopo1s, tho tosd
nstbrougl marselousty country. along
tho line OF Dig Buffalo Creek. OyerhangnR
rocks look as though they would drop from their
dizzy heights upon us. wli]o from otlcrs tho
na,er tricklo4 Tho expense Of building this
road must Lavo been very gtont, for 1t ia snb-
staittal and stono-ballasted, rs nrc nil sections
and branches Of tho ponnsylyania Nailroad.
THE FIRST dA8-wELL.
The scenery hero, sitting whore no have full
Wow, engages our attention. II is d delightful
ride, and all tho moro 10 from Tho fnct TINT wo
can look down on jutting csaGs hundreds Of fcct
balow us, aud 5O0 feet above. Every picture is
a now one, anl ail arc grand. 1n the distance
wo espy d Beemingly-phantom light. It is
brilliant oven by day. This tn Baxonbnrg, and
what WAS supposed to DO the limit Of what IL
known as tho southeastern Ctusa- Dclt Of Butler
County, wllcrs oil was 10 bo found An cutcz-
pr.siug advcn&urer placed $4,000 In tito
ground, and struck an exhauBtlcHa gas-woIl,
1,500 fcot below tho surface; !, aud
that ia what burns night aud day.
shielding at night brilliant light Tor
miles around. Tho material that goes to wasto
here is sufficient to light up all Chicago, and
furnish fuel enough to run all her iu1ustries.
Wo do mot stop at Saxonburg, but SO GU to
Dilks' Station, . miles from Butler Town. uero
arc located olghsoon immense tapks, belonging
to tho Union plpo Line Company. 1hceo tanks
hayo capacity Of al 1scraEo Of q, 900 barrels
each, and aso supplied from wells at }Iodoc,
Grace City, 1T. 10. and ca1bondaio. from TO II
Milcs, through a-iuch Ilpcs. There ia also II
4tRtion Hptn fht tnntitnu. Wtth r3nlA fnr
twenty-dyo caEs, WHICH eau 10 filed
In MI hour anu twcn.y-Fescn minutes. alr.
ulikB joins Lis lnro, aud Ao acts aH our piiot
tlroug)s,th olcaEtlious rc:ionH boarding tlte
train again, In twelve minutes wo reach Butler
{miilos) .-ccrtainly fast rido.
4 nECErTiOS.
ut tho Station VIZ fuuua Cornmitteo Of tho
quaint old town ready to welcome us, ilcludi,ll;
Judge tleCandlcss, aud others; mud, hcnled by
o brass-hatld. w1 weto marched to the Lowry
House. Hero magnificent dnuor was fur
nirlcd; mid. after tic cloth had bccn removed,
speeches. to which sensibIe responses we're nude.
Thss over, cagrasgos weto provided to take IL
through tho lower beIt region to karns City.
nEFrNcT TOWNS.
Tho firat place wo stepped 2. was another
marvellous to SEQ how systematic thfs oil-carry-
ing buanoBA IL conducted. Tho machinery is
substantial, MID oil husintss nMa siyna'b areeou
ducted by to!cgrarh.-tIo Morse systctn by Iay,
mud aonnd at Y,shl. @ leaving here; miles ,uds
Of short dnrasion: ll.tEo arc lots u welln aud
dry Lnles here. ILu town rau but Il short titlo
tucn tlo greaso, bcSal' to tat. atd onc, uisl.s IL
it, f. eums; a"l d'eess Cay waH r., n1m'st IT,;
trlcs, tho wellH aro ptlluplna about 10 barrels u
day cacl,, Using Their owY gas ns fuel asl light
to run tho nachtuos. neayisls dteera City, we
stup ut Modoc, another rpninant, Of fpstunee
st,S1
Tho fiery element. It is gosc! III glory has
faded. In tue OIl Regions oyory town Is city
os4ry city town, aud each place MI eyer-rcnly
prey for that feroctous. doyouring clcInent-dre.
nah Earu,. About Thirty wels arc In operation
tere. pumping on MI ascrago. about 20 barrels
each in Q lay OF tNeuty-ftilr hours. This place
IL lit up ly natatas gas from we'll about milo
away, and on tho farm. Every 1ayino and bill
side now shows its derricks.
Quo feature Of TIC OIL 1ogions ID its croquot-
grounds. Every settlomeut has tllcns. and ttey
are, nice'Y ARRANGED, aud always Lighted up at
night with natural gap, Which il carried to tl!tln
by ainalt piCcH fsa1n u.o walls.
One wuuIl tlssaty ItnaTino TINT human foot
could rcacl wloro tho u4t.ler4isIts ugs greeted.
?heso lattice.l'bo stsueinsss aYu rsury~!'srs.
with their pumps anl enbilvb, a,l1 their yar!unt
tho sdTeuturous can reach. w tsaye!
Oh now to KarnY City, ullrre We He1o
received BY apolhor CittzsDs' Cuu-
ulittso from rarae,'a Landing, and S. i'unc
karns, tho oil-mtlll llouasrr, praMdeut Of tho
Karus City l. Parker Marrow QuaSu Railroad.
Kafus CITY IL M oi.-,pwn, mil, !ko aIl others,
constructed Of frsm6. II hsA nothing to roton.-
p,ena II except uii ant1 that s Tho histpry OF ah
}la towns iu thls rpgfon. II In maf' eous how
the, 'ata tlpsing from Satprss foni''a'l,s' aiono
IuakeB al industry t4at ullut, in tho worry ntar
future, form far greater ioIuenco in uur tEaao
mud commerce thau It doos n present. Tho Oil
tradc now Ia lull-Aterally dead !; but tho poo-
pic OF this regiou 4avo brought it dowu 20
bus,ucss basis and q more AUapisablo aud gou-
e1uAs community tan 10 found nowhere.
TIE hAnl.oW~uAUUk RAILROAD,
AZ Kansas City Wo found 4 bpecih! tram In
waiting, Consisting of a llttlo etsine aud twu
little coaches. WAun say little. i only mean It
III appaarqueo. lllo cara uro ruut4y a.ld oloyaut,
equal to Rny hayo over scen, aud sutt!ciuntsy
largo iu the interior for comfort After Inspect.
lug tho cars, took scat o.. tie -catahur Of
olr little locomotive, In order to Layo look At
the oountsy and tla road. Tho gauge u = (aat;
aud tho cost, Though tLa, Boma of tho wildcat
country 10 Tie s'a{{o, hss beun ystyy
aud ssone-lal!astId. Tho englne makes 25''
revolutions par minute. 1he road is ono n.1c.
nj sIiu RI, taxn npu