The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-13
TFrom The Pittsburgh dispatch, llth.l
Wonderful Phenomenon.

VISIT TO THE FAMOUS BURNING GAS WELL IN
BUTLER COUNTY.
A few nights ago, in company with scve.
raj Others, paid visit 10 The great "gas
we'll" situated about nine miles from Ia.
rcntum and fifteen miles south Of Butler, al
A place called Llrdtn'S Mill, on the farm Of
Mr.. William Hervey, aud owned by Il com.
pruy consisting OF William uervey, j. II.
Niudcgritt. and }. McAllisler. The we'll was
tapped about ten weeks SGD, rs | learned
from Que OF the prOprlctor>, in their search
after OIL. They had gotten down distance
If eleven hundred and forty five tcct, aud
mad lu,t struck the first Sand-rock. The
well i located II "A hollow, aoout three huu-
drcd feet WIDE, between two abrup. bills.
Our party came IN the vicinity OF the we'll
about 8 O'Clock at night. hNlr. seen the
vast light latin@ in the ky on many G.dark
night on previous OCCASIONS, thirteen miir>
distant. but when We came within its imme.
date il Il hence, and saw the trees on either
hand LIT I'D, and their trunks and branches
slyered TO their tops. by this burning torch,
the scene was beyond description. On arr
ylpe at The ground we were met By hundreds
of people from all parts Of the country, who,
like ourselves, f)ck to see this great wonder.
Tue first thing o strike the visitor on arriving
heat and brightness-the hollow, rumbiiny
noise heard as the out-ru- hing gas pluuges
into the atmosphere and lights all around
by its imposing brilliancy. The ftme OF
this " natural torch" is about forty feet long
and fifteen wide, and keeps at these dImen'
s,ops night aud day with striking regularity
hence the light is both regular ana constant.
The heat emitted from so large oody OF
flame is very great. The trees all around at
proportional distances are BUDDING, ana
the grass that has not been trodden do"n
by the throng of visitors is growing nne'y
and considering this Is mld"inter luis CIR
cumstance will give you some ldea OF the
intense warmth. approached ,wllnlh >iAl,
feet of the dame and supposed tDe neat
to he at that distance about one hunureo
and forty degrees. The number OF Visi-
tors TO be seen every night gives Tue
place the appearance Of camp-meetlns.
The light Is gra0d you can see 10 read VIII
ease a quarter Of u mile from this enormous
gas jel," and if not interrupted by trees
and the wind OF the road, reading could De
done ut the distance OF mile and hall. Inc
noise as The gas ruSnes ont and IS consumed
is wonderful. 1t struck me a. being very
much like the htlo~ roaring Of mighty
river falling over dam, uninterrupted ana
constant. This, together with the light and
beat. ills the beholder with awe. The sound
of It's roaring can be distinctly heard at the
distance Of four miles. One of the pfopietors
informed me that negotiations are going on
for The purchase of this gas-well" by DIR.
Hos,e,ter, Graf, Bc0uett & Co., the Pennsyl.
vania Salt Company, the Columbia Condul'
Company, and others. who are studying The
problem Of Utilizing this natural treasure in
their various enter prlses. The gas is con-
veycd from the well 10 the distance of about
one hundred and fly f-et by six'inch meal
pipe, and discharges itself at the end OF this
pipe with the persuasive force OF steam.
There is another well Of less note, six miles
distant, at place called SaXouburs Station,
which also sends out 4 constant supply OF
gas. ! may mention that the tools are yet
ip the L4rden" well, which ii drawn out
would no douDt allow u far SreIter volume
of gas TO escape. fIDI.
FASTING AND PRAYER FOR CIVIL RIGHTS.-
February li.-ln response 10
q REQUEST of colored cletgymen The bishops Of
the african Methodist Episcopal Church have
bxeh uron Monday, March |, AS day OF fast
ny and PRAYER, and issued an address 10 TIE
4 merIcan peop PIE, pleading for tue epJoyT"u,
II every evil and political right, and that