Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-11-21
A TOWN OF GAS.
Recent Doings of the Wellsburg
Company.
Its Enterprise in Attending to the Comfort
Of Its Patrons-RemoYing 0bstruc-
tions-0ther Industrial
Notes.
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WELLsBURG November 20.-As this re-
gion Of country is at this time much inter.
ested in the discovery and use of natural
gas, it is and will be the pleasure Of your
correspondent 10 give the readers Of THE
REGISTER al the news concerning the wells,
their workings and the gas it is possible to
obtain, by inquiry and observation. AS
mentioned IL our report in THE SUNDAY
REGISTER, the gas was smut oil from con-
sumers at the WelisburS company's well on
Saturday morning for the purpose OF re-
moving any distractions that might be in
terfering with the flow OF gas; aiso TO re-
move the four-inch casing. all OF VII ch was
attempted but failed 10 be carried out in
iull, as per programme because OF the
Gather cup attached 10 the iour-inch casing
placed there to prevent any water that
might escape through the wall OF the well
from finding its way to the bottom and
coming up with the gas through the four
inch casing which conveys the gas To the
10 the mains. This cup bad become so
light in the space between the casing and
the we'll OF the well that it was found I'M.
possible to raise the casing with the power
therefore the work was postponed until
Sunday morning. In the meantime the old
connections were made and CONSUMERS
were using gas on Saturday evening as
usual. The gas company while being
com pclled TO shut Oil the gas for those re-
pairs are TO be commended for theic en-
terprise in not ,scommoding their Gus.
toners longer than possible.
The work of Removing the Casing.
On Sunday morning the work OF renov-
ing the casing was resumed. ApoWerful
lever about twenty-tiv feet in length and
twelve or fourteen inches in diameter with
q notch in one end to admit the casing was
applied thereto, with the weight OF a num-
ber of strong men on the lever and the
steam engine set in motion, the casing
started and was removed IN very hours.
The leGthc- cup before mentioned contained
bug of shot TO make II lit closely to the
wall OF the We !. \ short time after the
casing began TO move upwards this leather
cup became reversed or torn and the shot
went tumblaS oWarGs the bottom OF the
well only 10 ~ arrests / 6y the flowing gas
and sent wNiz2ing heaVenward, having
spent their 4 tCe they fell in and about
the derrick 10 lhe amszenent of the mum.
erous lockers on who imHElncd there was
fall OF shot from the Ci9gds. After this
Casing had been removed . was decided 10
postpone furthe- operations until Monday
morning. In tie meantime the connec-
tions were made % the six inch casing and
consumers were using gas on Sunday
evening as usual. Monday morning every
thing being in reCesiness the gas was again
shut off from the mains, the connections
removed and the large drill lowered into
the we'll.
Salt Watc, Cry sta iises.
As the drill was lowered into the well II
was foupd that at about two hundred feet
from the bottom, that the salt water had
crystali2sd 10 the wall OF the well to such
a thick ness that the drill would drip no
further The drill was then put in motion
for drilling and good headway made. While
the drilling was in progress the well con
linued TO discharge pieces Ol salt from one
fourth to three:eg ghts OF an inch Ia thick
ness. The drilling will not be Conpl ted
before WednesG sGay sometime. 1t 10 now ey-
dent that there is 10 lack OF gas NJ the well,
The only trouble being that the "alt water
has CRY stall Eed in the bottom, lkereoy pre-.
venting the same flow of gas ss originally.
We art informed that il is the history Of all
gas wells, Inat they become clogced up and
haye to be cleaned out oncs or tvi9s year.
The gas company have aOoit Jetern-ned 10
sink a. other well near the present one, III
hopes of obtaining q larger supply Ok gas,
AS well rs 10 have an extra we'll 10 n Dack
on in case d accidents or when cleaning
out has 10 be Fesorted TO
Other Industrial Hste~.
The grounds selected by Tsssrs = treOrge
and C. " Bredy for their gas well is on the
hillside north OF the N.!isbnrg and
Bethany pike, ard some twenty-five or
thirty feet above the levsl OF the pike. 1t
will be known rs the "RoUSy Point we'll"
Messrs Dast aid Rayl haze the contract
ior boring.
The Da!zell Bros, Gilmore and George
well AZ Midway will be known as the
.WilI O. ,he Wisp well, from the fact that
Bob Jones swears that ;hsre is gas under
that bottom, and lots of i, for lss has seen
il many a night burning and skipping
around there ot 8 wonderful rate. burst
and Rayl have the contract for this well.
Harvey Bros. will most likely bo-e for
gas the coming spring in the neighbo. hood
of the mouth Of Buffalo GEEK.
Much interest is manifested in Wells
burg n TO the whereabouts OF As jor 5. x
McCcIoch. On the arrival OF every tram
from Wheeling anxicas friends inquire
him.
The new melting furnace and building
at tie Pan Handle window glass works is
rapidly rrproaching completion.
The Riverside glass works has 10 shut
dom while the gas vel! IS being cleaned
ous. Tia furnace is kept bot BY the uss-
OF oil
burst and Payne lave charge of the rs-
pairs a. the gas welA Mr.. burst suPeEiR-
fnGiDs IN person.