Oil wells in the woods . An Old Sweetheart of MineXXXV Alls Well that Ends Well PAGE . 228. 244. 256. 267. 279. 288. 301. 312. 320. 329. 342. 352 VI LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Oil Wells in the Woods .... Frontispiece FACINGPAGE The Hub of Oildom 1 Nina 26 The Mysterious Cave ....... 54 Looking in the direction from whence it came, we saw a mon-strous flame shoot above the trees, into the very heavens 71 Shanty life in the oil region. Preparing dinner on the steam-box ........ 85 Triumph Hill 101 Amos Steffee delivering to Charles Lamberton the last oil certificate of the Exchange 202 The Famous 646
Oil wells in the woods . An Old Sweetheart of MineXXXV Alls Well that Ends Well PAGE . 228. 244. 256. 267. 279. 288. 301. 312. 320. 329. 342. 352 VI LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Oil Wells in the Woods .... Frontispiece FACINGPAGE The Hub of Oildom 1 Nina 26 The Mysterious Cave ....... 54 Looking in the direction from whence it came, we saw a mon-strous flame shoot above the trees, into the very heavens 71 Shanty life in the oil region. Preparing dinner on the steam-box ........ 85 Triumph Hill 101 Amos Steffee delivering to Charles Lamberton the last oil certificate of the Exchange 202 The Famous 646 228 Poor old No. 1, with her wabbly beam, decaying sills, etc. 268 Pass the Exchange to-day, with the exception of a farm wagon or two, you see nothing of a stir . .313 Refinery at Marcus Hook, Pa.—One of the many indepen-dents ......-•• 317 A Group of Independents ...... 319 The Horror of Horrors 329 Where majestic buildings had stood a few hours before, noth-ing remained but a tangled waste of ruins . . 344. OIL WELLS IN THE WOODS CHAPTER I THE HUB OF OILDOM IN one of the most picturesque spots along thedevious path of the Allegheny River, where yearsago the Seneca Indians, with their intuitive lovefor nature, had built their village, stands to-day oneof the most beautiful cities of northwestern Penn-sylvania. The river, winding southward like a gigantic ser-pent, makes a sudden pause above the citys line, asif awed by the beauties of the place; then, turningwestward in its channel, divides the city into a northand south side, before turning its course southwardagain. In the heart of this famous metropolis, the river,for its westward courtesy, is compensated by thewaters of Oil Creek, along whose borders is recordedthe birth of the Oil Industry. Why it is that this lovely and historic spot, withall its wild traditions, has escaped the novelist, isdifficult to understand. Some two miles above the city, Cornplanter Run,gushing down the mountain side, empties into Oil [1]
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