The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-26
NEW FOUND TREASURE
NATURAL Gas STORES
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The following article from last evenings
Pittsburgh Telegraph is Of special interest "a
wheeling readers now that the natural gas
investigation at this po'nt Is attracting 50
much attention and exciting 30 much com
ment:
A short distance from this city a resident
ot N country town psys less than $40 per
month for the natural gas that warmS five
noms In his house, does all the cooking 10
the family range, and that lights his house
besides This Is for the WiBter months. HIS
warm weather outlay for heat and light Is y
per month. The company furnishing this
fuel and light are amply rep'id at these rates
mud the consumer knows nothing Of the
troubl 5 Of chimney cleaning, nsL lillng,
sootbEeSthipg or any Of the Ills That coal
burners IRE heir 70. In OIL City. to-u:y a
company Is eomplsting the laying Of gus
pipes from gas wells nye mlIes Distant ano
that lively town will In due tiMe
ing biV gas bills. In lawyers
office Ia this city yesterday the corporatorsof
seventeen chartered companies for supplying
this ~county-outside OF The two pities-with
natural gas for fuel aud heat, met - discuss
plans and organize consolidated company
After their meeting q visit was made " the
wonderful MCGuigan gas well, ten miles
from Washington, Pa. Brief reference 10
this wells queer freak was made in the col
umns O 1.-The Telegraph on Monday. The VII.
itors found the subject uppermost In the
mindsof the ia mer near the greet geyser. A
few DAYS ago the familiar rosr Of the well
ceased suddenly. The deaieniug noite wbs
30 Conspicuous by It's absence that many
persons gathered Of the well aud wondered {
Natures great gas retort had suddenly col,
lapsed. 10 fifteen minutes after the stop
page a peculiar and fearful noise Issued iron
The depths Of the Michigan, like the CUR
Cling gas, OF some Imprisoned monster.
Then some particles Of gravel made their ap'
pearsnee Al the Yent. Following this came
IN upward rush OF gas, gravel, sand, etc, thai
blew the cssing 100 feet into the air aud sent
the graytl clear out OF sight, 10 return Ia
such q peliing storm OF stony bail as made
the aapptrymen flee to the hillsid.s. Having
cleared It's 'thIost the vel settled down 10 Ia
usual tremendous Nv OF gas, but the noise
OF the escaping yapor wa louder than before
and can be distinctly heard in Washington.
The gas collected In the low grounds in dan,
geroIs quantities and q bold part was de-
tailed 10 light the well, which feat was sue
aeSsfully accomplished.
TC.lsy tho corporations were 70 meet again
ut the office OF Col. A. BlakelY, 30 Grant
street, but sgreed to visit other pjiuts before
the li1al meeting for organization, e~leclieu
OF oticurs, &C., Lext week. Meanwhile tbs
plans Of the company are thus o~utlintd
The seventeen companies already chaFtertd
| will first be consolidated in such q way as Ia
b. under one management and control. The
leading spirits are Pittsburgh and Bradford
gentlemen cOnversant with the gas develop
nent business and already engaged in sur,
plying the yapor 10 Bfadiofd, III city, En-,
%lentou, &c. There being already four cnaI'
tered companies preparing to furnish gas &c
Pittsburgh aad one ~ Allegheny, the organ;
izstion 10 question will aim only 10 supply
the adjacent %boroughs, towns AID suburbs IL
this county. Four wells wilt be drilled TIL!
fall, one az or near sharpsburg, one betwEer
u usworth and Glenl sld, one near the mouth
of Charters creek, and anather o. Mrkeee
port. IN the event Of the failure of AIRY Of
all OF these tests, q pipe line will be laid IRON
tue gas district already developed at thu
northwes ern part OF the county Bull Greek
npgr Freeport-in a souihwesterly direction
IL wards ths mouth OF CHARTERS creek. Down
this valley another line will bring gas from
the McGnigan or some other gas well yet tc
be drilled In this promising region. 10 any
event, a supply Of gas sufficient to'supps
DOMESTIC 81 d other consumers in all thu
tbickly settled suburbs Of the city will be oh
ttined. Those at the cad OF tho schemt
seem 10 be In earnest, and II THY can, In THU
region Of cheap fuel. convince consumar;
that gas Is better aud cheaper than coal, q
new era in fuel will 'esult.