Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-06-25
A SECOND BRADFORD.
Lima Becomes Excited Over the Late
Oil Discoveries, and Land-Leasing
is now In Order.
lspOoial DlspAtch % lhe Enqnircr. |

Especial Dispatch TO the Enquirer.l
LIMA, OHIO, June 1S.-The excite
ment over the oil well here is unabated.
A five-thousand-gallon oil tank was
filled to-day and shipped to Cleveland,
where 1t will be refined. Since the
pumps were started Saturday evening,
they have been running continually,
ana the excitement increased as each
day advances. The oil find here has at
tracted much attention, not only in,this
State, but in Pennsylvania, and dis
patches of inquiry are received every
day. The well attracts so much atter-i
ton throughout the State that Your
representative here has collected the
following news and history of the well
ana the prospects of rich oil field here
for the benefit of the readers of the
Enquirer.
The site of the present well is about a
mile from the city, on the banks of
Ottawa River. just south of the Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Rail
road, on the grounds of the Lima Paper
Mills, owned and operated by Mr.. B.
e. Faurot, of this city. The well is on
the west side of the river about twenty
five feet below the mills, in a little val
ley which extends several hundreds.
feet OH each side of the river. The we'll
was originally sunk for gas, which Mr..
Faur0t desired to reach to run the mills.
as his expense for fuel and light aver.
aged about $50 per day. Gas being
found at Findlay, Fostoria and other
towns near here, he thought that it
could De reached here, aud accordingly
J Corresponded with several oil-borers in
Bradford and other places in Pennsylva-
ma 10 tnatpurpose. He made contract
Witn Messrs. Browyan 4 Martin of
Bradford. They came here and, after
picking the present site, began opera
tions on March 10th last At depth
OF l,ls2 feet they struck gas, but not in
volume enough to warrant using it for
, the purpose for which it was intended.
On the 10th day Of May they found
indications of oil, but did not pay any
, particular attention to it, as it was
, common occurrence to strike small
vein of oil in boring forga They con-
: tinued, and the oil came in faster and
In such quantities as to impede the
forces of the drill, and they were com
PEELED to quit work about three weeks
ago and send for pumping machinery
with which to empty the well. The
pump arrived after some delay, and was
placed in position and started to work
last Saturday evening. Outside parties
little dreamed that the we'll would hold
out as 1t has, and did not attract much
. attention until Sunday afternoon, when
: 1t became known about town that the
' pump had worked all Saturday night
and Sunday, and the oil showed no
! signs of diminishing. Then the public
4 pulse began to beat, and the hearts Of
/ those who owned land In that vicinity
a throb. The we'll is still emptying oil
!, with the same rapidity as at first, and
: public excitement has reached high
4 pitch in consequence oft, and il now
) turns out that over five thousand acres of
J land has been leased bya syndicate of
i capitalists from this city on each side Of
the river above and below the well.
} All this has been kept very quiet un-
: til to-day, when the jubilant lessees
r made their plans known to the public.
3 b. G. Faurot, upon whose grounds the
) we'll is, and who is one of the leading
capitalists of this city, is at the head Of
the syndicate, which was formed imme-
J diately after the discovery foil on Nav
t 10Th. |. q. Hall, J. b. Townsend, j.
M. Haller, G. p. Waldorf and F. Z.
8 Mead, all prominent and thorough bus
+ mess men, compose the syndicate.
) When the first indications Of oil an
/, peared, and after work had been stop
ped, these gentlemen began leasing tie
: land, not until, however, they had
] brought an oil expert from the East and
heard his opionion of the find, which
was to the effect that Indications pointed
strongly to oil, not only near that par
ticular spot, but both up and down the
river. Work was delayed, until thew
had succeeded in leasing all the availa-
ole ground, before any one outside Of
their clique knew any thing about the
ahair. They would compel the farmers
rom whom the leases were made to
secrecy, before they would close the
contracts.
i The leases which they have made ex-
tend for thirty years, and were drawn
with great care. The conditions are
that should oil be struck the property
owner, who is to be avoid of ali expense.
is to receive one-eighth. Thissyndicate
10 In operation with several oil specllla-
! tors In the East. The definite stens
which they are to take no one knows
but your correspondent has the word ~
one OF the party that work on sinkinn
several test well will be Commences
within a few weeks. Several specnla.
tors have been here in person the last
few days looking around and taking
notes. The outlook for big oil boom
Is very encouraging. The syndicate will !
use all their efforts in the search for iii
which scertainly here, in an unlimited
supply, as the wells indicates. IL il
I,265 feet deep, and, as previous dis
patches have stated, Is furnishing oil
at the rate one hundred and fifty bar
rels q pay. The oil is thick and of
dark-green color. 1t has been used bv
several factories here for lubricating.
and is found to be a fine lubricator. the
only Objectionable quality Of it being
the very offensive smell. We imagine
ourselves year hence, and Lima q
booming coal-oil town, and known as
the Bradford Of Ohio.
Pain from indigestion, dyspepsia and
too hearty eating is relieved at once by
taking one of Carter's Little Liver Pills
Immediately after dinner. DON'T for