Errata
Old Time Tales of Warren County

ERRATA

The word "Conewango," of Seneca origin, transliterates as follows: Ga-noh-wa-go. The vowels are long when pronounced, there is a slight nasal sound to the "G." It means, "Under (or below) the rapids."

Six months previous to the organization of the Presbyterian church, as herein described, a "class" was organized by Methodists near Youngsville. While, strictly speaking, this may have been the first actual church "organization" in the county, data concerning it was meager. As rather complete data was obtainable on the organization of the Presbyterian church it was deemed best to use this.

Samuel Smith, of Titusville, at the age of sixteen years helped his father, William Andrew Smith, do the actual drilling of the Drake well. Mr. Smith says the center bitt used was one and one-half inches in diameter and three feet long. The second bitt was between two and one-half inches and approximately the same length as the first. The reamer used was four inches in diameter and three feet long. The Drake Well was first dug down sixteen feet, till water was encountered. Then five inch pipe was driven to the rock and the drills used. The tools referred to by Mr. Gilfillen were undoubtedly center bitts.

SOURCE:  Page(s) 389: Old Time Tales of Warren County; Meadville, Pa.: Press of Tribune Pub. Co., 1932