The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-04-09

fully and very lightly to prevent
the blowing of the oil out of the
tank into the tree tops. In little
while the gas exhausted and then
came the oil, q stream as thick as
your arm. IL was new sight, a
grand sight to me, and almost
made me feel millionaire. ]
stood it wonderfully we'll. 1t
looked to me as if it would low
500 barrels day, but / was Vim
formed it was only reliable 80
barrel-a.day we'll, and took it for
granted. The oil is said to be of
the very best quality, about one
eighth water. Another well has
been located about a half mile dis
tant, and another is to be drilled
between the two. On their com
pletion it is proposed to lay pipe
line to Enterprise, and ship from
that point.
While there | was piloted down
the gorge, and cautioned that if /
was light-headed not to venture
too close to the edge. One look
sutllced and convinced me that
had better ceiling to the willer,
Ike" which did. The lodges
were, ! presume IS or so feet high,
the valley perhaps 40 feet wide.
| was shown fall of rock that
covered up several trees, tons up
on tons, and when it broke loose
Jared that whole end of the town
ship. For wild, weird and beau
tiful scenery Laurel has the lead.
There are few, very few, people
outside of Laurel township that
have any idea of it's wonderful
scenery. 1t should be seen to be
appreciated.
We got back to the house in
time for good dinner. After
1,,,o, aont;,,oJ IN +bn r,,,+o
and succeeded in getting as far as
Mrs. Sarah G.. Lama's, where |
was pleasantly entertained for the
night. After supper Miss Maize
made the evening more delightful
by singing and playing. She ac-
companied herself on the organ in
some delightful sacred songs. One
very pleasant and entertaining
feature was duette by Mrs. and
Miss Lama. The part Mrs. Lama
took in the duette was not music
ally difficult but was necessarily
exact. Miss Maize plays harp,
but can hardly hold the harp to
her mouth and play the organ at
the same, go Mrs. Lama came in
for her part. She stood behind
the daughter and held the harp in
the daughters mouth. The rest
was easy. While the elements
were grumbling without, the high
winds carrying fences across the
ridges, the lightning flashing, the
thunders rolling and the rain fall
in torrents, sat perfectly con-
tented in an easy chair enjoying
Turkey in the Straw" on the
mouth harp, accompanied on the
organ. Music hath charms, so
somebody said, to soothe the saw
age breast, and / must say
haven't felt really vicious since
that evening, My entertainment
was certainly very enjoyable one
for which they have my thanks.
In the morning | hiked out the
ridge on the route. 1t was not
bad walking. The rain had pat
ted down the mud So solidly that
it was very little trouble getting
along. At noon | reached VIM.
and "caught him dead to
in the act''-of feed
ing his face. He couldn't refuse,
so | had place. This was no ez-
ception to the rule, and the rule,
with me, is to eat all that / am
able to carry. | was made at
home and enjoyed very pleasant
hour, cussing and discussing the
roads, political economy, politics
and theology. 1t is very evident
that we agreed as, up to this time,
we are both alive.
A good one was told me by an
old timer, n representative farmer