Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-08-27
A sEssrLRss AEaRn.
The Dimunition of tho Natural Gas supply
Up the River.

The Dimunition of tho Natural Gas Supply
| Up the River.
Il now seems there was g useless and
senseless alarm over the stoppage Of the gas
| supply at the Jefferson mill The S.euben.
vile Gazette says the jefferson well was
only stopped by an encruststion OF salt, which
made collar in which piece Of gravel from
the gas rock had fastened ITSELF and that
according to Albert Smith, who drilled the
well and Is drilling others in this city, and
has large experience in the stoPpage OF gas
wells, in this way is a frequent occurrence
and does not indicate anything that need
alarm the people. The mere fact that
the little well kept up its flow is
enough to show that the gas is not exhaust
ed. This morning a sounding Of the well
indicated that the pipe had been stopped
either BY salt encrustation. a piece of gravel
or slate, and Mr. Spith will operate drill
ing tool wirh the engine at the third well,
the derrick on the second well still remain
ed intact for Just emergencies as the pres
emf. The obstruction will be removed by
the last of the week and all will be in ship
shape again.
A Gazette reporter visited Lazureville,
Wellsburg and Brilliant this morning m or
dercto arrive at the nue status of the wells
at these places. At the glass works OF
Dalsell Bros. 4 Gilmore, the owners Of the
Lazureyille we'll, he found Mr.. A. C. Dal
zelI the senior member Of the firm, who
informed him that their well had not let up
in the least. 1t was as big as ever They
were supplying brick works, the dry fur
naces-of a mill part of the time, the Wells
burg glass works and Welsburg residences,
besides their own works, and still bad
an extra amount for the exhaust pipe
to consume. Mr.. Dslzell said that the
stoppage Of the jefferson well was no evi,
dence that the grs was exhausted, as some
of the Wellsburg wells had suddenly shut
down on the same way, and as suddenly
started up again Of their own accord. An
the wells of that section were flowing with
the exception Of well No. Of the Wells
burg Gas Company, which had shut down
some time ago. Mr.. Dalzelrs idea of
the gas territory was that it ran out in.
different ways in assures instead Of
being one large reservoir. He said
this theory was evidenced BY the
Westinghouse Company, OF P1ttsourg who
sunk new we'll within few feet of their
large one, making the hole eight inches in
diameter all the way down, confidently ex-
pecting to get big flow, but they did not
get any gas at all He thought that that
the Jefferson we'll was only temporarily
clogged up with salt incrustation, and would
be all right in a short time A new we'll
called the "Vesuuus," being sunk at l.a
zurevil!e, was now down about 900 feet,
and they expected to strike flow this week
as depth Of about 300 feet.
On this side of the river at Brilliant, it
was learned that the Spaulding well bad
been gradually letting up for some time,
and was now nearly gone. This cause is
attributed to its clogging up with salt. The
new well Of the Spaulding Company is
down about 900 feet, and strike is expect
ed this week
Judging from the opinions Of all the gas
experts in this neighborhood there is moth
ng to be alarmed at in the shutting down
OF the Jefferson we'll.