1436

Cleveland Morning Leader, 29 November 1864 (ed; 19 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

1436 - L Nov. 29; ed:4/3 - Attention of speculators from all parts of the
country has been turned toward Cuyahoga county as affording excellent "in-
dications" for oil. The oil excitement has broken out in East Cleveland,
Rockport, and Independence. It is also reported that excellent indications
of oil have been found in the ravine cf Tinker's creek in Bedford township.
In Parma they have also been struck with the oil fever and have sunk a
well, but the unlucky diggers instead of striking oil struck rock. "We
seein pre-doomed to an immense oil excitement, and it behooves our citizens
to bear in mind the probability that it will not prove successful and to
resist all teudency to undue excitement." (19)

Oil / Petroleum

Index terms:

Bedford, O.; Cuyahoga county; East Cleveland; Independence, ().; Parma, O.; Rockport, O.; Tinkers creek, O.