New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-18
THE COQUETTE OIL WELL.
ATALE OF LOVE, DREAMS AND sPECULA-
TION
rynou An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or TnL TEIBrNEl
PETROLEUM CENTRE, Penn, MAY 17.-ln re-

ryuou An oCC AsT0VAL CORRESPONDENT or TnE TEIBUNE
PETROLEUM CENTRE, Penn, MAY lin re-
calling the departed. splendors OF TINS once
creat centre Of petroleum operations At
oil Creek now crumbing and deserted
end d.olatc the reminiscent nhabaut extracts especial
endowment from mis- recital OF the story of the Coqute
w, the sta of which is marked by heap OF yellow
us the olpabls remains of the great tmbers that once
formed the derrick above IT, One Of the mosi FAMOUS ol
the oil farms that developed in the carly days OF the
netrolcum excitement in OIL Creek was the hyde
Fgbert farm near Petroleum Centre. IL was purchased
IN 1850 by Dr. Ecbert, Of Franklin and man named
HYDE They paid $1,000 in cash for 1t, all The capital
thev po,sessed The price considered big one' -
fe land was not believed 10 be ia the OIL belt In 1904
however they struck oil on H. and drilled several GOOD
,vos but none that compared with the great gGsherS
that were sporting then 1000 and 600 barrels DAY
further down The creek.
The snrernt ndenr Of operations the Hyde Egbert
f, had brother living in an Eastern New-York village
This brohcr was in love with young lady VINO had the
rennt9tlon OF being great ooqneite OneeVenlnS' IN
the f of l.6i her lover. daring an evening cali asEeu
her TO he his wife She refused hun and he departed III
great dcspondency Before retiring foi the hlsAt ne
,soyel 10 carry mt design he had long entertained
d 20 10 the oil regions T. seek his fortune He fe
l.oT with hi. head filed with thoughts of This, ana
of the Gil who had lifted him. That night he dreamed
tbat he stood in wild mountainous spO-, aohe anu
fraudlrss suddenly an Indian, hideouS il Warltlh'
eprang from thicket ana rurhel lo"Hr" h'in WIN ~
raised 10 strike. The young man was unaIineo
and he vas unable to move when he sought 10 save
h a mt Hc resigned hid5eli to bis tate when
ou,thcr nprson appeared OH the scene. Ii was Inc
co,uettc VINO had rejected his suit Sac bore III her
h,s rifle which quickly placed in her jtcd lovers
bols aud disippcar.d. Tue lover covered the lhd!h
tb ,he rife and fred when the smoke cleared away
en- indian Was zone on the spot where he had ood
tno cu,bed from the ground stream Of oil Of great vol
100 II rovcd over the land Ike o river.
when tue young man aWOke rom DIS dieanl nc Vouu
moi shake off the impression 1t had maze uHo ui' anu
i.ernretin it 10 be good for hn in both his love
ot and in business he started for oil creek the very
next day He visited Petroleum Centre and went 70 sec
~ bToiher on the HYDE Egber farm Ihc Idt'i wa
showing him around among me wells one gay MLen Wy
nitfne an exclamation OF surprise, informed his hrotheI
that il was the exact counterpart o. local{ ne ~
seen I'm a dream. He then related DIS cream apOu tDe
Indian the girl and the gnsnng OIL w spOi Hiu ho'
hreU looked upon favorable one IoI Oh u' tiUp,L
hui he dream impressed tire superintendent IN tneI
5t Induced hn TO sink dl there. Az the dep'h Oh
COO or II entered OF the greatest petO nm utpjs
yrr found The oil SpOuted from the earn az NE rdl7
f 5O0 horres dav The well became famous al once,
snd was chri5rened the COquette hJciuse OF tnS
Alu ,ess Of me v0upg LADY that had led 10 its dill
attracted well not only because GA It's btt.
but oa account Of the romantic sofy eonI1vd Tl ~
M and an admission zee Of ten cents Lead chaIgcl 10
se H. Dr. Egbcrt had become tAe SGle owner oil tAe
f,r,. and after tia well hal made nun more thth
l,iij0nnaire he sold One-tweAth interest IN II Ioi
i 4575'006 " ,., n-o,,o,o, N. drilling
of the well WAS Oven $4,000 by the owner OF Le ldI
and by iudicous investments De iccumua' q la zo
s'Ue In few months. Returning 10 ma hl We NuaSe
~ rne,oed MS attentions 20 the cOQuette VINO II seemed
had rcgretted her refusal OF her lover Whe sho re- heu
he had taken il 50 seriously rs 70 ieaNc 15 uUV ~ &
were married soon aiterward, and are sun hVlhS ia Ho
sa,ue VILLAGE short time after their marriage, Tue
Coguete wen ceased to yield Oh voluntarily feli 10
small pumping we'll and gradually oec@"e en'AelJ