This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1865 edition. Excerpt: ... have been made. A little beyond this point we left the road and came out on Eeed Eun, a branch of Two Mile Eun, which comes into the Alleghany not far from Franklin. Here were abundant evidences of a determined search for oil being in progress. Eeed Eun, is a very attractive territory to those who have a good eye for desirable oil locations. The bottom land of the Eun, and the second bottom a few yards higher, afford as good'prospect for successful wells as can be found on any of the Creeks or Euns in the vicinity of Oil Creek. Near the Junction of the Eeed with Two Mile Eun, is a well, down 350 feet, with good indications of oil. Two Mile Eun has not yet any producing wells, but preparations have been made for boring it thoroughly. THE ALLEGHANY EIVEE, WITH HICK OEY, TIONESTA, HEMLOCK, PITHOLE, AND OTHEE TRIBUTARY CREEKS. During a portion of the summer months, hefore the oil excitement extended far up the river, a small steamer occasionally ran up from Eranklin to President, on the Alleghany Eiver, but those desirous of going higher up, had to seek some other mode of conveyance. In the Fall and Winter months, no boats run above Oil City. A road follows the course of the river, with ferries at the points where the jutting of the precipitous bluffs out into the stream stops the way. To those unaccustomed to the region of rapidly flowing rivers, these ferries are interesting novelties. Two strong and lofty poles are firmly fixed in the banks and across their tops is stretched a stout wire or iron rod, the ends fastened to the rocks behind. A "traveller" or pulley wheel is placed on that part of the wire which crosses the stream, and from this "traveller" a line passes to the ferry-boat, which is a flat, clumsy affair, on which passengers, ...