The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-07-12
THE FUEL OF THE FUTURE
Plttsburg's Possible Supply OF Gas
from Natural Sources.

There was great exciiew ent yee~
terday morning at Homewood. For
some time rast the C llespie Feel
company have been boring for gss
on the grounds of Mr.. George West
nigh use, and at O'Clock yesterday
morning 3 heavy vein was struck a.
a depth OF 1880 feet. The pressure
WsS 80 great at first that + sand
and gravel were thrown high in
the air. The news spread
rapidly and the grounds were the
centre OF attraction for hundreds
during the day. In the city 1t Wa
generally commented upop, and IN
come Instances the liveliest prophe-
cies were INDUCED in, the strike
being so near the city. The low on
tests kh1wed a pressure of forty
pounds, the vain being found In a
graveily rock. A gentleman long
identified with wells and familiar
III natural gas said, wheu spoken
to. 81 see no reason Why every
manufsctOry in Pitts lurg u ing fuel
should NIT bore into the bowels
Of the earth and tap the res.r-
v0irs CT gas that [ am confident
underiie the whole of this Sec
ton. lis my firm belief that as
strong deposits as those owned by
the Penn company can be struck
right here IN the city, and chat the
day will come when milo Eners
ana manufacturers will thus obtain
their fuel.'s
why are sou confident that 1t
can be- obtained here?" was asked
'sThe formation OF the country,
and the fact of its being found
Whenever bored deep enough for in
the surrounding vicinity, indicate
to me that there are nesrly
inexhaustibIe deposits under
lying Pittsbu g. replied the
gentleman 81 stands to reason,
does il nor, that if it is found in
such quantities at MurraysvilIe,
and now at Homework, That We
also have it here. think it is only
a matter of dep'h This we'll at
Homewood ia 1000 feet deep. We
may have to go deeper here, or per.
haps not go deeD There Is no es.
tablished depth at which these
pockets are located Tney seem to
be v at deposits that have found
their way through porus strata and
loose, peobly rock, like this ST
Homework, IN this section, quite
likely coming here from tbs
oil fields OF psnusyl gania. or Ohio
or West Virginia. where il is my
opinion the gas is generated. / have
an opinion Of my own that light in
| this vicinity there is q gas pool or
! pocket into which it flows from the
source OF IFS origin many miles
distant"
Ills it lasiing?" wss the query
"Without doubt; there are wells
In the oil regions that have been
flowing gas for the past twenty
years, and you know what q drain
there must be On deposits in thoEe
sections. l think it IL being con-
stantly generated by subterranean
forces, and that it is inexhaustible.
OF course where extensively tapped
there will naturally be some
diminution in the strength of its
flow, but 1 think enough can be
found underlying Pittsburg to keep
all our mills running, and who
knows but our furnaces, for many
years. You must understand
from what I have previously stated
it is not in sacks, but in deposits
that are fed by fields many miles
distant, and of great extent. Vir-
tually Pittsburg would simply be g
gas burner for generator OF mil
lions Of subterTanean aores." II the
gentlema ans views are correct, the
day msy not be distant when a
single match will be all the fuel a
family will have to take care Of
winter or ummer.-Pittsburg D.s-
patch.
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