The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-03-04
THE NATURAL GAS QUESTION
The Reglsler Of Some Old
Wells.

Of our present manufacturing in
terests, TO say nothing of the eco
nomical measures that could
through such an agency, be in
troduced into domestic circles.
We believe these points are
we'll understood by a great ma
|jOrity of our people and that they
are willing to avail themselves O.
cheap fuel as soon as the mains
are laid and the'gas ready for de
livery. Even This fact, insignifi
cant as it may seem, is favorable
10 any move looking to a fuller
development of what we were
known to have years ago, name
ly: natural gas and oil. 1t is ia
vorable, from the TACT that nc
prejudices will have 10 be over.
come that it may find place in
the market. The way has been
made easy for the reception OF
natural gas here through the
practicable Uses il has been put
to at other points. Ifthen, it can
be recorded, that one step has
been taken in the matter, there
is yet another no less important,
that the people of town and
county should insist upon being
made at once, and that is sinking
a we'll.
Nearly a month ago a company
was organized in this city for
that purpose and books opened
for subscription of stock, but up
to this time, less than a thousand
dollars have been subscribed
The charter of the company linn
its the issue of stock to five
thousand dollars and while it is
thought that not more than half
of that will be needed, tie full
amount would be a small contri-
button from Hooking county to.
wards the Development Of an en-
terprise, that if successful, viii! be
of inestimatable value to the
people. Our wealth will admit
of the venture even it 1t should
prove a failure. which is not at
all probable.
Our readers know that there is
hardly town or community in
the State where such organiza-
lions have not been effected. At
Lancaster, Columbus, New Lex
ington and Jacksonville. work is
being pushed as rapidly as possi-
ble. The best men in the town
ere backing the projects and are
bent upon an investigation that
will determine whether they have
in reach, those natural resources.
that are proving SO profitable to
citizens in other sections of the
State.
+ Now while it is not improbable,
there is little TO induce belief in
the prospect of natural gas being
struck at Columbus, and how sue
cessful they will be at Lancaster,
is yet to be determined.
It is the opinion of the best au-
thority that We have natural gas
in abundance. It has, in fact,
been demonstrated, not only at
the oil we'll across the river from
the city, the oil we'll at South
Blo0mingville, but at numer
Gus salt wells throughout the
county, where gas has been esca-
ping for twenty and twenty-five
years. When these wells were
put down. the appliances in use
were primitive, and the knowl
edge of the work, incompatible
with the intelligence and science
that distinguish the working oi
wells today.
The we'll on the Baird farm was
put down in 1865 and while il
was abandoned and considered
Improbable as an oil we'll, it has
since that time, until within the
last two years flowed a steady
stream of gas and excellent oil,
and would to-day, If given vent.
This subject is worth much
good, hard, solid thought. There
are great possibilities that might
grow out Of the development OF
natural gas here. Demands
might come to US that would pale
into insignificance our simple
needs and indeed it should moi
even be deemed an idle dream
"That some day, great pipe lines
from the Hooking Valley vii
furnish cheap fuel in the way OF
natural gas to the towns of Ian
caster, Carroll, Winchester, Grove
| port and Columbus"
The Scientific American, oi
February 9th, in an article upon
the use Of natural gas at Pitts
burgh, says: ut had been used
in comparatively small quanti'
Ties previous to the fall of 1884
but it was not until that time
that the fuel gave any indication
of the important role 1t was af.
terward TO fill. Al first ignored,
then experimental with, natural
! nac hoe hoan finally cn widely