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%Difficulties O ercome at Every Stage, New ConditionsHad Constantly to be Met and Some Mistakes HaveBeen Made. But on the Whole No Such Vast Industry Has Ever Been So Well Developed in So Short a Time.Statistical His* rv of the New- ' ' * • lt;»*•»»«*«; i * *: lt;Hft!i ■ ton* *t tn fit* Hu* - t hftU inter tere-1 * . •' -hat,:I *£!»(«$* ¥i re; wt Iest Ore a* Oil Fieldh mt M.ilt traffic and to preve nt th# 15 bftkBpg ot$B§ imm Their ti offA in I Mtc v #?«• re si n i i Ipf f® t h ‘-i$M w hi c h ini tip- i is* chart* t« rip.* d th© wtit\el# of7)4- . * ,rLIMA AND INDIANA.i -tOO? ■ S* •■tfoti of!.« k \ nm. th* in*efmiriy.\ -w-'V 'Ip* lipff f 8£?fjii|s;j§§W^tmi JMi#$w.. i sT-' ?P «■’# *i .i^ff a*a i twoimli# 2«ft?. t«4 K-lSi »-1l:■■•; -V':# I :4 ft- * 44*ic % Ttf’C*• ftpr? tit; .. ij %} ft ; - ■-.,:'-Mi-4 ’ • rP ilt; *J#'t i ’ ft ;91 m ..53 At* fci fit, Hft!fyi-yn^YV^AMlA'ft Pt 4 1 '■ :. .2'.4 10.sr3 it !ccn«' ijp :K -4 ck.y ■ T ftRA1#C1 ' :• * Z *?H ib t1 ft©• IMWIIpk c sipt ngc ftW*‘ll? Completed. Dry Holts, Production, Price and Stocks for 2 5 Years,mjTUrl:W;W it; » it I ptppmFitUfi$r. i-.l !'I#■ * U1 6,1ifefc. B■ ii-fli t1 1©i lt;? afumdJ craft*-* •» ^.0 #** -W«w t b e g oftIf■C i thrift^Jm*-. •»- *y**f**$ •***' ■■.lt; '•• ,«-**pTHE FIRST OIL WELL.■ . ■ S.iJilAvrcv 8 ##©•A vllDsd-ijf §jA l*r«wt ■ FFI ;.y 4#® •• ##■w. f*4,:nfA,%.*»« v t* l - ■ p: r • 's r it s*ivI? \ i ft b• ft • -f ft- nv- 'fiM'i.:. -tft- m ju niyI ■' ’ jp' Tin*: , HiliiIf tl'if 5# tH’d d-di f^rnfc;: n- - ; ij# 4 tn. H'yominic V'tnfe.• i.fe1 ; 'fbiblif-T 1 » fh** I, i ^':v^rirtjg th# (§#-#fc^k.a'Krwt;n-:| ??*tnt lt;lnr+ \U«: i■t IBt fpfis !# file I'^fin^jFtvarsla A®I4 ■thy if TigLe*§t pcylnt In 1 ^ 'v 1, * h.^n j tti# H§|pl ijj^i Tfctf hiithrsst t^|t of f Wm$-r*ft«r*h*4 In 1 **€, thffi tb#*y t * «Vlt;J 23 * I7 7. *' i yf nan f*‘ i* Th#* otfie? Ito ;t-|pslrsl in the* lit1**** iil® |f| III lllf-pi4pf III fiirtr *%*'■ |rhftAc-t iTpi||i §i*.f * i‘ lt;*’4 1- ■lt;M4rioUlt;5. ttnd lit llunoii.. in^ iI iflpt»ti®.tf:Iid$ IP|«sBilIf; j |vl viijiin * Hnii ih* J*»r«r *tlt; if Vi * ^?Ttp*l w * I' o i‘nU'Pllo-i |pj* |fi| spMt#1$$% ! ft V -I:-. I.P|.I■*'mUiFOR FIFTY YEARS.r.ir,« *tt l:hn lt;tl o#* sfV ‘ fil-l -k tP J , ;i ' ■’.» il' •* ' Ip :^ii*uA v'I Wrwk**Trt.ble Showing Production andRelation Between Grade and Refined Throughout.f | Ife i|W #l#'t*■■■** jllC*!«c i f ♦ - - ! Ih»m iim^Uf: f th*** v**»T»#ho|r*i. ffvjij mv;#r-r lt;*• 'la'.iy j*? o-n -f vIv-Ani*gfpit pii tr0i#i i, i n -;|:pibtL# irlc«pf r baff * \ • 11 ^HpJgtaf f».| ? :p» Fr-Jlnsd Ugld f'-r f'futia•fid tbi* gtAt lb* #r«*i pfffti'a-t/.hyvnr U t* » grapple pUfui^ of ll,*gr iwtli an I c^ndltlf»n«» of rhn ialt;Ju*try b'.‘d./ ■: • -' : ■* .. » - -Tfj th* Is .If ? oflt; il «x tftrtp-4 from mUfi‘sS * - s ti $m- •- ' ■ pf T : bmiti *' ■ ««r*-rtt- r ,. r. .of tfcsa in j#1 feat ♦p|*^. ■ t rp|| »is* p| *•■ »i|.? *|||: ’ 'TSyr^ n t 7: T $ k -mt * HU h.»* 4. fpt fls.ft ir-'. • ■ » p «r!h ■ \ -*f:An tp i i i:; §: pt H '.rs t ■ f:.t tT -j*; %' • i'll .I %■:' i;9::? ■ .b'fip-f A it ;fepguif*=i|: pi'll Til® •‘I'* ;.’•;Hr*r i i jft* . no r«ii«fele ftgur*’*^||FiHvk# P-h-1 , •• :i f^et til fl! ,pft*®?h« i ine 5B.. ||S1PENNSYLVANIA OIL.■~v** ;|,C# it'taii*.ji v ’ i at*' » » it: Ui?lF tKp h ft-rd!4 s:,il ^ - .=••’1 h !. if-■ s'* '-ftifef'tS#1f* ;•. lt;i .•** i--- it |i|8np J : in ;is - if', * r- If *t4 -IYw If I It n km i %m : 5»ib*81 mm--,: .; m , M * im* ........pi* p M#r-:-e•f:«i «lt;i n wpfe i.4 Ut hi* i atl of f^^'l p- i;. .| rmS’Or-rifty^ tn.lt;lvw IThm of tb*» pi|? not wttolbidugf’* thdWiP. tprftm v* i^l \vpif* that follow U nr^*\ eon^iamly lt;ru rr.o All of tYo trunk rnilrn H 1oat i l Ip pip» I » ** r 4 :**.frfHC ftft • ■ ■. %■. ‘HRt by 1J‘ fe^ .t ft,'4^*f!V ■. it :ipyilpi#. -4.iH;m'- V:% fc *8 ** A !pipe ifti..:h-4t lr\IH® '’ f:aKfyyivfftW* kft! influence fan. to say th#and' M :: ■ ;# t; Oil * T • , :r 1 ■ V pi fitn®s\y largo my, ■*■ 'ftUd w? jirp MHlHHtM ^**lt;ku blid liliesit*9*v- hi- I • • l f' hP *1 #■ t bf0lt;‘ 1ir w pflllfa '-d with*gr, i pit. naf infJtaLsiuted lint§k•indlt;tP4(rr*ft t tp- N»; w V lt;»rk * n11 p i of^r;v ttin. Lnitod Idnes lt;.f Vman,, tUv Krl* tbrlt; \„:i\ y i lt;- !TiIon lt;vinpary in«S ihi* I svtftftnia hhd its own ^aHioiinf: *yof piprs* thlt;* Kmpir** Hne f :dFrt'in t^T’J to 1*lt;;i tin rk frt *,» wn*i * fmimhia p*G, ‘ ■-•p i ann-miculnn. nnd in#' «'ombin'Plt;t ca-1 • • ; I t f f^Pductlon'vhl- 4 •• IHi- a » not.* \i ■ fiUU* s of th# rich- vtrhoro rhrmighottt tho oil4 “ •••• van cftC’-nr**lt;fnrttoniair;a Ndi-iiVH in*nto • • -!t! 11 m!Lr ■■ 1 «K «*** ' *«h Caiap- •rttto* TUnt iNwt»«*•«.Tbeir* was rw unif dooiv ip uuTt h. | • m ■ i p »■ ! p ‘ ' art'1*,,.| ,. ,u .» ■ -. .... f r '•■’• ' °! * 1!l »:;°UTig .nw., ■ «n»* m **8r.t on»tMn the H ut. r t ')r ,-h w ■■■ I-.- : *'■■' •' ‘n *'■' ;,n,i! *®* Hoc*.,i;,,.i ,. i ...c, ... • i ■ t! , n ' ■ -'‘mi funotion,„., „.,,,-. e «fn»n»rt*re• ■' n«v«r»Kath*rlnK tit** nil had hr*on M cttd* porhm* l, Tliit* Wiis a.Mod to tho tnmttpa » Lcn oilini » tb* f«4da ?o TmrgntnpruMw**4' and lt;.oiplt.al wasra?o ly tt «* rmlroahMwerc :.; tor- . r , tlt; . 5ft * Ihfffi- s b.r wib'b’attiaf wtthoi.itf*# 7 gMMprinit- f r - t! :n n Btotnia® ofsi i .nil, Ht « ■ it,, - f. '•» I-• n. fwn.ro produotton—tv..., V , % ,... , : ■ • ’ • • lt;’‘.v .unawMd W h*a«1.,,-t.! «... t.. • ■ f ■ , ... .I.!.- n« -nfr.n y toI:, ■ I . .' . f . ... [,,,(? .... r ' V - ' ' ■•■•: ; . - It wn* .aUftUthft' nuRte wa.im*$*mjWy7 *f»t*I. ft * ! Tft^t1 * % * . 1 H « T ,1 f ffb!|? *: t,.m ti«.* i ■f s t i i ft-tjimwI ft i AI i# 5 , Iff#1 sjtfcapilfI ip, %w i a#t1 -!#;2 ■• |i a mJ '»0 Ti pap rIMS}n ?HIIpi!IS4'2 M « *• ■ -’Mile '• 1%TabftSs* 'W‘#■ wtillHiNumber of Wells Drilled. Production, Pennsylvania Grade, and ValueMRS. E. L. DRAKE.Hr *» n ;1 « ft Ai•for »it mmth*. «m.ltnaititainpd the aifriiid: i nto of oloago* I ^ . . . ,, ..., , undPr: ■ ■ ■' i* n»l ;: i :• Mn i:. ■ !■• | , •u*’,,,„. ’ - ■ t-ipf. Uiior for, •. ■ ■ ' ’ P’Jrpow ft, t{.. ;,,. , . ... ;, i.. '•• ’ ’ ' ■'■■' lt;! t. riorT ,.f Hqul-i ' '■'• • •• ' :|-,*'Tv. ^ “»»; ,., , ... I » *• - i c - - i* twain* *ti Hon, fh*» brlon Hil ♦' lt;%»mpao\. ZZ tx t ' I, ‘°.nc ' . At _ ,• , m t’am«. t ■ r ’ ‘ ' tl‘ ColumW*,, i ’u\ r-.f. ■ •• i'i11 Oojeowa\f m vrrtond* 1 fl-M n*», «:..»» ■■ . ......■.■ 1 '■ ' ''•■■ ' ir'; ’• ' •' •r' - °r »» «• op-,; . :■•■'' «ho dlffiOWltiM• ♦ Of. R.-II.: t •■!■ : '. i -mmion th.no*eonitruct*0n4ta* J 'i?T:MID-CONTINENT.EAPLY TRADING.Difficulties Encountered byDealers in I860,thr *Tiitb**t ing systems' * I i ■ iI r -1 * u« *• m t • % 1 a t f t m pt tn t rir*»r t tM tt\tuugh |rip«*9 \s ift ill 1VH1. whfflJ M lUirumB p0nv*yt(d oil from th*rn- 'nr, th»’ Tarr farm to hisit lini-ry di-atnnt af»nut 1,000 fe**t Tltisnot ft,'.. It ...y t i '7 ' ■fttM.ttoti.. ivh'f '. ..' ' : • e*’- «»* ®w. . .... ,, ' '*■ . ! •*:■ .... r.tnl from ?p« r ernt.; th»*J - JLJPi HHHHHPHH Pipe fAnv and Miltrm 5 ’h - 1J.bv :] pot jc^iiU ’Vim To ton Plp-c* |4n« was? I*etin*sylvania HhHrnadIf be Fit?# fool.. J The pipe tine pool of t^T4 was a rail*|t • vU $T,?Y«§,fpS i f •u-jn1S»V#3T ?4 eTs2 4 fth| ft '.' ’* ft « ft ? 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Mow at tb^Ir as-'' h thi oil And Uy th#A vivaria railroad conti.H I i * .)• r-: m. o.? p - pip.* Ho. •lt; as an impioVnt inva-atod art fmUwfve ^ fttiin, edti^b-tiog of ' f-don «-f n field overoruwhAd with an ex-3#«i dP. I * ft ft lfe.fi .] |tii£ift#411§ t ,: IftftTV i i # #t i#l#5 iw# ■ ; V2W! M?,I Mf Iff ftSii2 % .*Srfi- |»1.52®2441ft.4' t iTil*#mmi.3 #1 |nH 5®#^:«073.11*. ft 4131 ♦4 a ?sitI -ft *. * ft ft!t ! ftAftTXI*h r■■r ?®.f 47®3 vt vf , 0 j3 . Pf H1 r dwIftii f A ft:■ . I r F. ; ‘rvl■ •'• m a mnuuS bit H HM'?H$ryw ;4mounf ifBo 'faflMwfn.aA bar I. fttthftrJ mef fdr*g - u .■ - on■ i . v H m u - • « g t u#p d^ a*'»bf'. II ft; S =;? HSt'4 aif!.•• -b ■. i4v| ! - 'rlt;;.... L| If f H- a at man-:do ft |Tm»,. -ti*?.;a, AH• • t lt;-in tlfi.yrit; | *, ,*..¥. t -f tl'i •;1 rg e'* tl.Jrhi* H Ha fftro* '’Tntsls 13.614 I m i fITfek f#ta.i Inrlwtlo* an ■-:*tJhvj*tfal 1.5ft# dry ho'« fRffifilHbd prior to 1 *04* Prior n hi Kan* a* wpr*uft^ertatn. The fir*f vt aU *p M t:inlt; ar lit# *ewn *f 7«.-'»lt;!« Mid. vv»,'m t, «•• o-m m m-,o , 1 w*.; ’*-afiv ,^rl t,.f n i,.r Buff . a *;o-y 11 m:,** .*** ■ 1 ;; ;,M' Ga^py a.ftd .?«vb e (I«l%y ? It was a «ra*.w|.Alt;’0oR)|»«tlt;4 my 1*0' S* M* r V,;m I ho f »llliwitfil aooioml win u wdi! ytit*w itio lt;iif •* ■ j n ■ hi * v. . . ■• -it. ti (■■: v hi p| - r * s •pridoit anfl what bo —-g-ftH'/IJl Ti#?w|T»-rk 0'THil26|l.k#6.: ||\lt; «v»iiro *»f f»y Orttrf sirollt;«**■ So »f*«l »»f I l*wb hrr. A fa,;15 .v b ft * i* j o ri S o a m. 4 6 #;.'% * I*#*. at t*s.v* :;■: .. ... int.ooand l»tvkago f*nOft ! ft|S # Ot ft;' v1* tbl#l h i rgrsjRimp'-r Tho third w mile satitn { Wrfighl dtt« July 2 . . -......#1*10»# t#W14.f dh# feapt,ft #ytl: nt tM$ I'fti . hcturra^n,drsvu *- ln*uri.m » iri so r« l ii s . ‘ * ft u•Thi# 1* tbs t d*J e»* mate-j prciu- tlcn forTotal !d 2P; ftM.Hft 5i3 #*,2!2.*fe2.«t#•Prior t© iitt tfe«r« • «u» utit* #tt#ni|it atifiMMM’i Aft.oaji n%44mumm^t *f th« mus I ytar. ft hr weih *m *h§. (*#*. *14^ lt;*f i(hft t.own- of «md la as a ft) barr #1e# tta*»4, hata *»tah 'brawgotsit lh« a«.m? yi «ij. Tho ear# lilt J boy wmijje, «’-?op»faae. gaugingand lift#, thsv 13f* tn v * U» at .1 f,ro1 t-u» pilifiplt fe , mlHooumolatad U# of rth.H-o I hft,»#lt; barrels 1 ttanking ad v pMStnifr-.Th#y had lift p.#rk#t *nd n»\’m: *r»hl «, bar*fnl of their all. Waving no trft.firpbrtatinnthey l.tWNl of **f reita. aivfti, inHft-4, of the *mW.fe leaUW#,wfII* «n'd nil to th# Par«at Oil pampaay, in l*#f l##y btrcacn# i«ieresift4 with Landhr-’**n ! i-« •♦■ f t;, ft( I f -«*.»: brH 14 f)0Ootnirj : ■■imio ( - m * n ?• 11fiiarmtwiffii........n. 1 sDm* Aypit U, ll##**.3* min 23First Pipe Diue.Nr» nthrr at{*-mpt whs mtidrt I® solve Ha 5 lost problem of h.frlrnuiif* onsrinoer-iny ‘tiiIII is##, whrii Van H kbH3 pipe ; Vm- w a r- rum from lit half? to ih*4 railroad !ai Mlilor Farm, ftvu mib-i distant. Tills •• er.iMprlu* did not at the llm# aitraotf hf puhHu at t out ion that its utttnmto tm-oortaiifu merit-d Th-«» Van b'vokh’ ptpaline hod In * n pumping oil for flvr- #*y»1. t«*ro its apyrhtiam* w**ro monWonod InWu 1 *11,1:'*!*• imilv Record IHoro pumpsfib1 us* d to deltvor th*1 oil. About the• safur time 1} .*•• I vun* v] vanbt Tubing Tr mi-port.!»!ion «*ompan eonetrttct#*! a gravity liUu ffoni Pi thole to Ole«poJls,IH-Ui to |e k'icft.’obtjl. Other linen roblowed in rapid %\u lt;* ssion, Thft* effortwo - 10 n dib * tb, enftt of delivering oilj to khtppih# point# to1 |1 Ip^r i.arro! M-y-ftfT.ft gftgTin- condition of the pip# lino tniHineag In too onrlv ditvs of .Hio Industry Is ofon h t otnmon knowh-dg- that it n^emndr mu*' * o n that hostile wrltors shouldaUcntpt to hx upon the Htardfird the re-I.nfib'hu for ih* imnkrupti) re-mltlng from a tuuii iplloity of Hues, far in ex-I et-m of fin nmd for them The demon-ntralioa “f the ft*in.t-HH of this eoonomb ral mode of t runspnrtrt tion enormously stimulated the building of pip# lines,which promised large returns on the rap-it U invested The prosper* of performIng that service for price# that pro-\ ailed in the infancy of the Indimtryenur' d greet rHgertieoft among investor^,or Hid the diilUng uf wells, Hetauiiv the’ : - • 2 16 a --urpluasage of on'H' b v 1 bitterly n a anted by theratlfua.U which obstructed It a passage« ' “ - ten f‘ ck«5 of the West Penn ralbwvv.Snbsidited Dins# Cut Hates. .....• *0 -f1 crated under r.n** rnapp^orn nt, fctw wn *;*c ! j f V* ^*v? 1#* rfI5^trurt^ou afth* Kmp:; ■ 1 ■ ! . ■.;• , ' ’ * ’ , n ‘ i,v tor bysix ftrparatc and well #*pdppf d pipe Hpet, loeatfd in varlorni parts at the oil fluids*competing th ri u a h «lt; * m c hr a n v I» w: i h h 11 of til® existing line# of the period. It Wit# the op)». my cpm thet covered thecut He field with Ms pipe e Thexe branch##origir.alH' being operate l tinder local pnmcs, were flnuHy consonda tod iius op-\m cat* Transfer! h Cfto.U) v' 1 *f h • lt;*■■'nipuny, by 1% #mall- ' ‘ u A r uod the West Pennbe referred to hoieoftor.The names and lor at ion of the hvanehe#of the Bmpir# ay stem • f 0! Umn: v , msm ........rhf NVv. v. !',lt;■ I. ;• •: '! 1 ’•' r ’^••K.rt. '.vheraThe Tmtfivilb Pip© bln© operatedc ^hmnhurg, P!c;o^aV c; lt;; -o.d !'!• • 1 5 1 {'v^[IlMfteldft, and dollveied oil 10 Tltuavin© mr;d to th© Oil t. reck # ,\!.ho,fhcny BHmr rail-n uniform rat© of woe.The Mutual Pip# L!n© In th#Cla.rton difttrtctft; :m0 nmdc ib- H'Tvcl.w to the Allegheny Valley railway.The I'nion Pip# tin# 0-pom fed in th#t l|W I IW I IWtl « WU HI 1 ; # v ... #, H * ; T ^ •III# upp*r riv^r f SS!L^:JWiBdcHvr r, d oil to 1 , • Ph!ds tCtH :■ K *' 1 ’■ 'u vt • ! s‘: 1 n»* road did notrailway at Garland. j*pf ^ rhP^ fttrT^nu ot *,t1)0r ckr“r1©r#. From this point th# pip© lip® $$»the river V^d to PHt^burg.Th® smaller pip© lln## had fikviuently a ' u^-'H H- r-d irt Itrsc vffit.h carrving oil at a tint rat© thru l«ft no compon-©aiiou for the mrvize in order that thlt;§ (raffle might be- Kocurnd to tha Popnayl-vauta raUtond. It wa« the ouly plx© IIP# In Hi# position to a#©riflet? its ©umingftUpper Butler and ih-Hveri©#! ^UI ’ Horn no ipg of a «ren#rdl lot ©rest.at Parkers Lnndn ■- c id s- 4 nH • ■.The Butler Pipe bine operated in ihe lower Butler dlfttr 1c*b. ard ri.mi dt Hv-erics to thr W'asi Piiwi railwayBeing a rubsltlland Unc, the bmplr# w«m n,.; ■ t; -1 thr dgn #ther Nourc## and fidt wh.tdlv d?*por{|rnt upon Its pipeaga rce* M *t ? Favorable tank line non tracts,The lt;Uoan ptp*. ©pern.? a© in Bradford f,Tu! f nln-* ’ ^ ■ * ' Ffltnfpidst: TransitCompany, a suhftldlary land lt;ompany, b«s-tng more or h s fruitful sources of rev-and made dell v©r1#s m OfatrnThc*«e lines w%m Hie 8t,rm»grsl In tin Irresp.Ttlvr dPtrkuf.„ ruul pve-erno-ont in ] facilities and (tiidpmem; w ith a capacity to move the ©mire production or th B was. as fttat-d. distinctly c I’ m yb vcnJa rnilrOfid conhdllid * ;:n : orb v P i aSHiUfUo**# m cIda© and of #uch a i fiai-C« on petition increased and the profit# finaH) c” -pm- »r 1, sfrhmely afTectlny• i *1 -cue.' ■ ■ ‘uMhc * f the Fonnaylvanlaft OiA'ZOmi i on i ago IS,4
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