, 1881-07-29

nn 1McuHe ut 800 n ltny-'fhn Ex.
element Camsed hy Efin Vary G1od
Fortune.
, Eortfsrondtntt Nt,s rark Sun.
9fTusvItf.E, H., inty 2k-A month or so nro |
snbastlan tsnehl. blacksmith living In Me"
ehAnlC strcot, this city, wns sudlng hi Ills 1sir-
den after n hcavy fnIn. As hc turncst up the |
Garth he untccd Tint little pools Ut er,le pctro-
lcuni formed IN tho cavltc. mnde by thu apadn.
lie dur n pit fos,r lcct drop. It tlllcd up with
ull 10 such m rxtcnt TINT he dipped out i've
lhtrrels full. The oll was Ut excellent quality,
anil ttachn so!d his 3yn mrrcIs 10 Tho
Dstavo Oil ltcilm.ry. Week b,.rDru lust l!aelin
ta. anothor "wrl" III his garden. 1t responded
with n yield Of TWO ttarrt.ts m honr. Tho well
n,ent over tho novel v territory ,ltc'i out tau,,
a,sF loxs 10 81 ey sfs n. sr til a h asossl
tho rato Of thIrty.slx !mrrel. i 1ny. ilnnlts,ls
itiasehns @ po,ato:ia,eh: p T. %!th !aas u hea!!
t twe, hurrss of oil a. an ho''r iiis pr"vio.s vel!
hid alao startn,i l,YniiI. Fran TINT oru nf
liachns sons was taking oil ut tho rate Ut twci'-
1minsliately following tlls strike of tho lucky
blacksmith 9rent 'lel,and fur s%a,es % nf ndloln-
ssii M hcan of f before. wii"i's III capisa @ ind with
no to1ls llnt Hhussl. ~ orgrttnr cvni.! s'nk y
Teb Te, !" x o FUR ees Of " sare p
calne worth 81 bonus and oac-gunrtcr Of tho ui1.
For lhrce .lAys Mcehanc mud a,tjncei,t strects
tho new operation III oil production Mud lartts
anxin. i, e. ~ i,!eoe r. tho tsrri;orT teri ~; n
yard a'ijoi,,InR ilushn's unr'iHn. put downa well
n ,r w's ', ,,. Il &c AZ e.! dx
Thc success of tho Iiashu and Avery ventures
led tU wide CxtcAs!0n Of this strange trrrtnry.
| Il ylrnttt lot WHSlltux3nn street, southeast
from Iiachn's 4 was ycatcrlny the scene OF active
@au9%ns % Three rsoasn,x we''s ,g werg ,n e.
saH xs s1Se s trss* ss;
fset md sut Il we'll xootl Tor len barrels day.
;Ixo wells were put .lown u, the Krosin'i nt tle
II tc ws is ,ns sS 'sc m;s sre; ';
iMcry wis !case;l " J. i. lh.saas. wl!!an! ate-
barrel we's OF excellent 9rcc,, oi. The other
't,ss aPesass %; w. rsts! %ss ss sS a.
ln tho gnrtlcl.s alonR tho tnst s!.'e VI Washing.
s.ree scsssl c " Me'is ~ ~ Eo r"
Washington aud Franl;I!n strsrts, nus been
leased by 4. ). kraifcrt. liz will develop 1t on
TIC Original IIachn territory tnnlata!ns ,ts
},as m,ao t trsef5 % nIi nMln, Ills Eaf,ea aud one
through the centre. Into slesH the oil costects
rAItlly. THE operator IL putting up tanks tu re-
eeiyc ~ oil Us thore y q Rrst srnrefty nf Gaf.
Ill., rS'a H. esects L. |m csss sasn L Is a'1s Ts
oil III worth Mt tho rei.nnses *l.1 II imrrel. The
price Of oile bnrrc! ,letrays nll tho expense or
dug anu nsvht. Tint purt of tho clty Is liyitel
up NIL night by tho tsan,ing torches uf the oil
mon. Tho wolrll sceun Is Witnessed MHhtly hy
huu,lreaa Of prot,te There Arv no i,uiirations
1f nny decline III the Yield Of THIS Oil; md l!Muh.
the lucky tlssc1ySreE @ of tue tird y iay'nEawsy
not less thnn fl0O day o. Glc!lr rrntlt.
| There are 1nnny theories IN regard to tllls un-
hcnrtl-of presence nr petroleum d 1arXe gtllt'l-
titles near tho snrfHct. One j. that tho oil Ia
tho lcakttxn at tn1lks and pipe linrs. which hns
sunk lntn thu eArl, un1lt rcnche,l be Erhyclly
ttc1A,slt In whfsh it is now found iu pools. Ali
bt,cr Is that thut thls deposit Inns brpu forced
up from thu tr!le petroleum sand stratum hy
BoInH uuknuwt agency. anI cnttKht nl.d rttatlesl
! In tho atrutunl whGrD II nuw lies.