The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-01-04


on Cry, pecealber % 4 ratli-
eY ncveI strike was made BY SOME
drillsrs for oil in tllis city the other
day. The Derric1 says: ANY oae
familiar with the heavy oil develop
ments knows that 4 gcodly part oi
the drilling IS done on the nil
known as the Point = risss from
the bank Of French creek in very
abrupt manner. Philip Grosman )
brewery is situated st the foot OF
South Park street on tire west side OF
the creek. His beer vault is on the
left side. 1t is an immense vault
blasted out of the solid rock, and
penetrates into the hillside nearly
one hundred feet. Ia this is stored
large quantities of lager beer. The
casks that hold the beer contain on
an average about ten barrel each.
One cask in the rear end Of the vault
is used as supply cask. A il the
others are connected with this one
by pipes, and the supply pipe being
sunken, is always kept full of beer.
The hill at this side is so It ep that
it cannot be ascended.
Above this vault on the hill top
Rial Il Son own a lease. They drill
ed rainber Of wells on their lease,
and .ney were al profitable. Some
time ago they located No. 9 directly
over the beer vault The rig was
built and things ran along in the
usual manner fer about a week
When they had reached q depth
490 feet, 200 leet less than where
they usually find the sand, the drill
struck crevice and dropped away
several feet. The tools were with
drawn from the hole and the bailer
run. 1t came up seemingly full of
oil. Bail as they would they could
not exhaust the supply. They de-
cided to tube the well aud were or
dered to do SO by Mr.. Rial The
next day the well WIS tubed without
being shot. They commenced 70
pump it and ii threw the fluid out
at a good rate. Noticing something
queer abont the oil, one Of the men
tasted it. lie found it so good tkat
he put his lips to tie pipe and took
long gulps of tie delicious stuff.
First one then another drank fhey
became what is known as drunk,
The owners visited the well, drank
and were overcome. Operators
came 10 see.it, drank and were over
come. The people Of the town who
heard Of it went up the h!ii, az .,'s
and were overcome
Little by little they came 10 real
izo what they had been drinking.
One man was found in the crowd
who had tasted beer before. lie at-
iirined that it Was beer, but they
laughed at him Hiow would this
Rip Van Wrinkle elixir get into the
bowels Of the earth ? Atiength they
to call IN undoubted au-
thority on the beer question. and
sent for Philip Grossman Gross
man came. He tasted it once, twice. I
and then tore his hair. 'lsit beer p
they asked.
Beer? Yes; It's mine own make. I
Mine Gott in Himmel. you are
pumping mine beer vault dry
Such was the fact, aud the way I
that well was shut down Was a eau |
ton. They visited the vault and |
found it to be so. Three OF the /
large casks were empty, The sup |
ply cask had been penetrated by +
the drill, and that was why it con- t
-inued to pump. The whole thing |
would probably have remained a !
secret among the sold if it had not I
been for Grossman. We were in
formed to-day that he had institut-
I'd proceedings against Rial 4 Son, /
md following up the case this is
what we discovered" :"