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Show THE SPANISH FORK PRESS. SPANISH FORK. UTAH "BLA CK QOLD ii FARMER WOMAN News Notesin It's a Privihge III OKLAHOMA to Lint Utah fraiuiLjdia E. Pinkhams VegetaUt POCATELLO Four thousand Indian ponies from the Bannock creek district have been sold to a Portland concern, the meat tq be canned and shipped to European countries, according to Stephan Janus, superintendent .of the Fort Hall reservation. A big furoundup will be held In the near ture under the management of W.IL Jensen, reservation stockman, and tho animals will be shipped to the coast from time to time. PRICE Highway traffic in Willow Creek Is blocked, and the surmise is that every highway bridge In that canyon has gone out, It la said by road officials here. The estimate is that at least three Inches of rain must have fallen In the present storm over the head of the canyon. It was raining again at Price and other storms are showing at the bead of Willow creek and In the direction of Hiawatha. IDAHO FALLS All former power customers of the Utah Power company In Idaho Falls were on the mus nicipal plauv circuits, the last being made late Wednesday night. The office of the Utah Power here will remain open to take care of the companys business In the agricultural territory adjacent to the city. HEBER CITY Some 18,000 acres ol land In Utah were planted to corn In 1926. From that acreage approximately 446,000 bushels of the grain were produced, showing an average yield per acre of 24.8 bushels. BURLEY Under the guidance of Donald McLean, secretary of the Idaho Woolgrowers association, a commission of four Russian sheep buyers visited the Minidoka tract recently cut-over- Pktitfnpk of Drak nonannl, from "Pageaat of America. Yala University press photograph of Soacea Iadlaa oil spring and Cuba (N. Y) mono-a- nt eoarteay Elmer It Coarath, Cuba, N. Y. By ELMO SCOTT WATSON other day a crowd of more thnn five thousand persons gathered at a 1H2 woodland spring tinder the shadow of the towering hillside near the little town of Cuba, N. Y for the unveiling of a marker. As the American Stars and- - Stripes and French Tricolor which had draped the marker were drawn aside, there was revealed .a huge bowlder and on it a bronze tablet bearing words: 182T SENECA OIL SI'IUNG and 1027 Its history forms tho first chapter In the development of the petroleum Industry In the United States a gigantic world enterprise transforming modern life. - 1117011 on American continent first recorded In this region by the Franciscan irinr, Joseph do la Roche d Alllon. llt( Spring mentioned by the Jesuit father, Paul Le Jeune. e, 1711 Prior to this year, spring visited by the elder. 177 OH from this spring sent to Sir William Johnson as a cure tor his wounds. 177 Spring permanently reserved by Indians In treaty of Big Tree. 1ISS Description of spring by Prof. Benjamin Stillman of Yale university. Erected as a tercentenary memorial on July IS, 1927, by the University of the Stats of New York and the NeW York State OH Producers association. - Vo&t S, ray. vs; m Thus waa perpetuated in bronze and atone the beginnings of that gigantic Industry which after three hundred years is second only to agriculture g M s industry. Today nearly 2,500,000 barrels of petroleum are required every day to satisfy the needs of the nntlon, and it is estimated that annunlly - Americans use about 750,000,000 barrels of petroleum for their motor care, trucks, busses, artificial gas plants and the Innumerable from petroleum. Approximately 70 per cent of the world's petroleum Industry is in the Tutted States. Ten billions of capital la Invested In It half the valuation of the national railroad ayatem. It employs nearly one million people and its pipe-lin- e system, which the country, totals about eighty-fivthousand miles. In the crowd which gathered at the tercentenary celebration in New York were representatives of the Seneca Indians, who still bold possession of tills land, of the Franciscan monks who have a monastery a few miles away and of the petroleum industry from all parts of the United States, and their presence there recalled the -- whole romantic history of the die- -' eovery of oil on the North American continent It was some unknown member of the great Iroqnols confederation who first looked upon this oil spring, but how far back that was nobody knows. Arthur CL Parker, director of the Rochester (N. Y.) Municipal museum, who is compiling a book of Iroquois legends, which is to be published next year, made public at the time of the celebration the legend of the oil spring which is to be the opening chnpter of his "More Skunny Wundy Stories." The tale follows: wealth-producin- crlas-croas- e vlllag was stricken by strang fvra sad many of th people died alow, lingering death, In which they were convulsed by chill and then burned by fever. Oon Goons, th medicine man, could effect no cure, nor could be determine what caused th dleeae. It wee then that 8kunny Wundy, a unable to sleep, crept out upon th roof youth, of th bark boua and watched th near-b- y To hla pond. amaiement be eaw th hummuck of graee rise up, pushed by long wlepe of vapor. Like gray ghost thee queer belnge danced upon th surface of th pond and as they opened their moutha a ehrlll alnglng sound wee heard. Skunny Wundy looked and saw swarms of mosquitoes coming from th foggy throate of th ghosts. Thee attacked him, driving him beck to hla bed and under th protection of a buffalo skin. Then he fell to dreaming. He saw In a vision a strange spring whose guardian eplrlt was a hunch-backe- d dwarf with a he eaw an enormously peaked red cap. Near-b- y fat ahe-besporting about A dream guide told Skunny Wundy to find th spring and talk to the dwarf, for In that manner his trlbs would be freed from sickness and given a great treasure. Th next day th boy sought out th spring. At first he was afraid of th fat bear, but when eh talked to him he lost fear and asked her about th dwarf. Bh laughed and told him to watch A her. Poising upon a fallen tree eh dov Into th pool and splashed about, becoming very thin. Her fat dissolved and floated upon th water. When eh earn out th dwarf popped up and sprang to th bank. He greeted Skunny Wundy and asked him what he wanted. "I want to master th gray wltchts that dance la th have of th cose," came the answer. "I dreamed that you would tell me how," Then lake th oil and pour It upon your pond," said th dwarf. "Run with It as fast s you can; when you get tired rub It on your Joints end It wl.'l make you run faster. Jt Is good medlrlnt and you must give It to th world " Skunny Wujdy took a pot of the oil back to THE. MONUMENT his village and poured aome on th waters of tlye ' pond, at which th gray witches shrieked and sank ' Into the ooze, becoming "hummocks of sedge." Then be rubbed It upon th bodies of the sick, people and mnde them well. To bl uncle, Rumbling Wings, Skunny Wfindy told the story of his discovery. The dwarf says It will make people run faster," concluded the bey. "Aye," answered Rumbling Wings. "Verily I do belleva- - that you have found the great mediclna that will make the whole world run taster. Although the Seneca oil spring was known to the people of the Long House (Iroquois) for many years, the first white man to look upon it was Joseph de la Roche dAUion, a Franciscan monk, who was making bis way through the wilderness of western New York in the summer of 1G27. An Indian friend told liltn of a sacred spot in the neighborhood which be should see, and .on July IS the Indian led him to the place where the monk saw oil bubbling up through the crust of the earth. This experience he describes In a letter from Iluronia to a friend in Anglers, Frauce, In which he gives a careful description of the land, its people and Its products. Among the latter he mentions "a tonronton," a mineral oil, which he saw in an oil spring In that region. Without a doubt this was the famous Seneca oil spring near Cuba and so to Father dAlllon goes the honor of being the "discoverer of oil In America." From that time on thla spring Is repeatedly mentioned by the early chroniclers. In the "Jesuit Relations for 1C50 there Is a reference to a spring where "one finds heavy and thick water which ignites like brandy and bolls up In bubbles of flame when fire Is applied to It It la moreover so oily that all ottr savages use It to anoint and grease their head and bodies." In Gallnee's map, published In 1070, one of the first maps of the Great lakes region, there Is marked a "Fontaine de Bltume" which Is the Seneca oil spring, and It Is by this nnme that It was known by most of the early historians. Pierre Francois Xavier de Charlevoix, a Jesuit, one of the most talented and echolnrly of the French missionary pioneers and also one of the most prolific writers, I? among those who wrote about the Fontaine de Bltume, and In 1721 he waa directed to the spring by Joncnlre, a French explorer, and from Fort Niagara he wrote of "the water that looked like oil and tasted like Iron." The Seneca Indiana, who from historic times have owned theland around the spring, placed such a high valuation upon Its medical worth that they refused to relinquish title to it When the treaty of Big Tree was signed In 1707, giving most of western New York to the white man. the Senecas Insisted that the spring should he reserved In a tract of land of one square mile. Later a land company took possession of tho s surrounding property and sold IL In 1S.71 Pattlson bought the tract, cleared and fenced eighty acres and commenced to fnrm the land. So the Indians went Into court to regain their fnvorlte spring and offered In testimony an old map, showing the Indian reservation outlined In red with the oil spring within It. It was this nmp which enabled them to retain title. Although the present Soneen reservation, where most of the tribe lives. Is some distance away, one Indian family Is at all times lorjited at the oil spring to preserve tho tribe's title, to It. However, the Senecas, recognizing tho Importance of the tercentenary celebration held there recently, grunted the committee In charge a right of way for a road to the spring and nlo the lund for 73 feet around It. This road connects the spring with a state highway near by so that this historic place Is Phil-enn- at 160 registered Hamp- sinall-acreag- r y' Jon-ealr- UNVEILING purchased An average price of shire sheep. about 42 per bead was paid for yearewes nnd lings, and 1250 per head for two stud bucks. MOSCOW Peppermint oil, for which the chewing gum and confectionary Industry has caused a demand which can hardly be filled In this country has spnt the price sky high the last two years, bids fair to become a e profitable one for a few farmers In the Irrigated section Just aouth of heie, centering about Clark-- , stun. circumBEAVER Auspicious stances attended the opening of tho second anmnt Beaver county fair and rodeo Thursday as strong winds which had persistently blown for manys days somewhat subsided for the day and farm exhibits kept coming In all day. Due to the fact that production on the farms has been lighter this year on account of drought, the display of agricultural products was slightly below However, splendid exexpectations. hibits were shown. Including a fine va-l- i ty of garden vegetables of high grade, graine, potatoes, corn and alfalfa seed. POISE Dnte and paces for the holding of Idaho stale land sale at ehlrh 20.00U acres will be auctioned are announced by I. H. Nash, state land commlss'oner. Sales will be held at Cascade, September 2G; Boise, Sep Member 27; Pocatello, September 29; American Falls, September 20, and Jerome, October 8. Flaeps and dates for the holding of sales of other lands In the upper Snake valley are yet to be determined. SALT LAKE rich's agricultural development has not only local, but world-wide- , Implications of the giet-es- t significance, for the reason that population must Inevitably shift from the humid to the arid portions of the earth, it was declared by C. Belllowsky, managing director of Hoernlng Brothers, Ltd., of Rossleben, Germany, one of Che leading European sugar beet seed firms, who baa been visiting Salt Lake City on a tour of observation of agricultural conditions In the United States In general and the beet sugar Industry In particular. DELTA The alfalfa seed crop is the chief topic of conversation in Delta now and will continue to be until It Is harvested or its development en a th' frost. Seed experts have been visiting the various alfalfa seed dls trlcts and there la aome variation In their estimates as to the amount of seed which might be obtained, but it Is placed all the way from 6,000,000 to 10.000,000 pounds. MALAD B. P. Wilson of Pocatello, district highway engineer, was In Mai-a- d Thursday making arrangements for the starting of work on the road between Malad and Holbrook. Mr. Wilson also met with the Malad city council and discussed the improvement of the state highway through the town. Ko definite action waa taken. ErilRAIM During the month of August between 6000 and 10,000 lambs were driven off the Mantl National forest. Ram lambs were placed on feed and wether lambs were sent th market. Ranger Thursby reports that lambs leaving hts disthe black-facetrict averaged around eighty-fivpounds. PAYSON An allotment of twenty-onrana of rainbow flngerllngs have been received by the Payson Fish and Game association from the federal fish hatchery and placed In Payson creek at Rush flut. ' Twenty-ninthousand which are at Maple dell will be turned Into the creek this fall. The association has been taking rare of these fish, assisted by George Brown, manager ut Maple dell. They have also received permission from the city council to screen Spring lake, which Is owned by the city, and protect the black buss. Trout will also be placed In the luku utter It la screened CUBA, N.Y. now more easily accessible than It ever has been before. The unveiling of this monument Is not the first, however, to be erected to Black Gold, for year ago a monument was erected near Titusville, Ia, on the spot where the first oil well was drilled. This well was known as the Drake well, and It came into being because In 1S59 capitalists In New York and New Haven organized a company to procure, manufacture and sell petroleum for Illuminating purposes. They sent "Col. Edwin L. Drake, a conductor on the New Haven railroad, to western Pennsylvania to discover oil Drake was Instructed to drill for oil as If for artesian water and for this purpose he engaged the services of William Smith, a salt well digger, and hla sons, William Smith, Jr, and James Smith. In this connection It Is Interesting to note that there 19 still living In Titusville a man, who as a boy of sixteen, bad a part In drilling the first oil well. He is Sam Smith, son of the William Smith, mentioned above. In describing the historic achievement, Sam Smith tells that the spot for locating the original well was selected because at that point a pool of surface petroleum had collected for years. The Indians had been accustomed to scoop oil from the puddles to mix the paint with which they adorned themselves and later the white men had dipped It to lubricate the machinery In saw mills nearby. However, the amount obtained thus was only a few gallons a day. After weeks of hard work nnd many disappointments, at last on August 27, 1S59, at a depth of C9 '.4 feet, Drake a track pIT jvhk-l- t rose to within a few feet of the surface. A pump and tank were Installed and every day except Sunday from 20 to 30 barrels of crude petroleum were pumped . from the well. From the beginning Drake hnd been looked upon as something of a fool, but hla success made him a hero. Immediately there was a rash to the region around Titusville, nnd Oil Creek valley, which until this time hnd been a remote lumbering region with only a few scattered farms, became the goal of an excited multitude which expected to make Its fortune from the "black gold" which Drake hnd brought to the surface. The Btory of this boom camp is the story of ninny others. Cities sprang up between days, PIthole, a few miles from Titusville, being the most famous. When the first flowing well came In, there was such a rush started that within three months the town hnd 10,000 people, then 20,000, and. It Is said, at one time a permanent population of 30,000. Including transients It Is even asserted that the number readied 50,000. The first pipe line was from Iltholo to the railroad, four miles away. Three railroad lines were later graded Into 1ithole nnd trains ran on one o.f them. Big hotels were built, an oil exchange established and the post office business was exceeded only In Tldladelphln and Pittsburgh among the Pennsylvania cities. Pctro-louisold up to $10 a barrel nnd even higher, bnt at other times it was ns low ns 10 cents a barrel. The first excitement soon died down to the humdrum activity of every-daIndustry, nnd after the oil resources of Unit region rau dry the .mushroom towns thnt had sprung up soon passed out of existence. Drake himself had made a fortune, but he soon lost It, nnd he and Ids family were reduced to poverty. They were facing starvation when the state of Pennsylvania granted him an annuity of f 1.500 a year. This pension nnd the monument creeled to his tnimory neur Tllusvlllo were nil that Edwin Drake received fie his gift of "Muck gold" to the world. n y g d e e Compound Became It Gave Her Health and Strength a In aunny pasture In Oklahoma, a ierd of sleek cows was grazing. They mado a pretty pio. ture. 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