Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-06-05
PIPE LAYING COMMENCED.
The Natural Gas Company OF wsst vir.
giuia Begins Work.

| The Natural Gas Company OF wsst vir.
Eiuia Begins Work.
Yesterday morning the first natural gas
pipe laid inside the city limits va, ru, in
the ground on Fourteenth street by the
Natural Gas Company OF West Virginia.
Eight irch pipe bad been sirung along the
street from Water to Main, but this was re-
ps:ed By six inch tubing yesterday. and
about three bundled feet wers put down
during the day, the operation being Wit
messed by quite n large crowd OF citizens.
Service connections were made st every
house. and safety appliar ces pu, over each
JOINT.
The Manufacturers Company broke
Rround on Maia street. north and south Of
Fourteenth street, aud by nigh, quite q
long stretch Of ditch had been com pleted.
The companies are working hard 10 get
done in this locality, in order to allow
Contractor Campbell to 20 on with the
paving Of the street.
Contractor Z. l.. Kimberly came in
from the country yesterday. He reports
everything working well, and says the
present weeks work has been particularly
satisfactory. Out in Washington county
the men have been delayed q good deal by
the non arrival Of pipe, but next week they
will get 10 work again.
The latest sensation up at WashinRto 10
q com parstively dry well starting on a, Q
800 0bsrrel gait Willets has been pro.
ducing some oil sine drilled throught the
sand, and the owners intended shooting IL
yesterday, but TO their surprise the wall broke
loose Thursday and has been flowing BY
heads at frequent intervals. No. | Vas
flowing to-day about orce every hall hour
at an average OF "a barrels per hour. TIE
depth OF the well in the sand would ind,.
cate a lower paystreAk, while the present
output indicates no increase. The 6sldmen
are undecided about the well and have left
it to the drill to determine.
Last nights Reporter had the follow.
ing:
Heretofore contractors have paid $3.50
per day for gas 10 drill at each well. This
rate has been cnt and now the Peoples
Light a Heat Co offer it At 81.
A lease has been secured OF A A. Bore.
land. Of McConnell's Mills, by Vsndersr,it
4 Co.. OF q small LOT Of ground. He !. to
receive $50 per annum for a gas we'll.
Robert A. Hodgens has secursd d leOs
Of $40 acres OF land from David c. Hous.
ton, near the McGugin well for The Van
dergrifis.
The J. b. Wilson well is drilling just
above the stray. Thus far there 10 con-
siderable gas but no oil
The we'll on the Byers lease 10 In tha
stray sand.
The Mckinney & Robbins, on the Gisnn n
lease, has resumed drilling, and is through
the Gordon sand.
The Hall No. 2 ia 10 the Gordon sand.
The boiler bss been moyod. and the veil
shut down. tie rumo,ed that they hsvs
good showing Of oil, but the repr. ssnts-
tives Of the company deny that such is the
ease,
The latest reports from the gas veil at
Cochrans Mills, according 10 the Repub.
lican. 20 10 show il Was not sxsgeeratsd.
All efforts TO shut il of hsye proved fail.
ures. Although the FIRE 10 out, the gss
still continues 10 throw the water like q
great fountain.
A spear has arrived and On effort sirl
nov be made 70 pull the casipg from the
veil on the Robt Mylis farm, and recover
the lost tools.