Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-06-08
THE WHEELING GAS COMPANY.

Pushing Things on It's Line Above the
City.
Yesterday afternoon the members Of the
Board OF Commissioners, the County En-
gineer, and Engineer Merrill, of the Wheel
ing Natural Gas Company proceeded in
carriages from the Court House TO the
scene Of the companys operations, on the
Ebbert farm, about two miles above the
city, for The purpose ot locating the line
upon the county road, specifying crossings,
and in other ways protecting the interests
of the county. They found abou; fifty
men at work, divided into equadS of ditch
diggers, pipe layers, pipe csuIktrs. &c,
and all were surprised OF
the large amount OF work
already done. The liLe striEfs toe river
road about half & mile above Mr.. Eo0erts
house, sni theLce runs south along the
west eide of the road, to a point just south
OF Eobert'S house, where il braucnes, one leg
of the crossing the river TO 'he laughlIn
mill, wills the other runs on down the riv
er road TO lhe north END OF Main street.
The line is now complete under the river,
aud also for half mile on the Ohio side
and for about oDe,iouuh Of mile on the
West Virginia eide, the pip,-lagers yes'er,
day evening being o: poIrt IN the ditch
inst where it turns from the fields along tie
river bottom into the county road.
The line, except that under the river,
is twelve inches in diameter. OF lap welded
pipe. end the joints are capped with cast
IRON band and caulked With Iced 10 the best
manner. Near the river. on either side.
the twelve iuch ripe enters a 'hurdy-Rur.
dy," from whlch-ihree lints Of eight-inch
pipe emerge and cross the stream. This
pipe is all completed and tested, and is
ready for The reception Of gas North from
Mr.. Eooert's house, on the county road,
about q quarter Of q mile oil ditch, two feet
wide and FIVE feet deep. ia ready for the
pipe, and ia fes days 1t viii have been
laid and filed in. In digging the ditch
past Mr. Ebber's house the men cut OF
the supply Of wafer from his well, aud yes
terday it rau dry. The parry returned to
the city about o'clo k last night, well
pleased with the trip in all respects.
The West Virgiuis Company distributed
a string of four iUch pips Aieeg Chspline
street, pe.th OF Fourteenth, yesterday.
Contractor Hesly cid no work yester-
day.
Mr.. Thomas A. Garden wsa yesterday
appointed by the Board of Com missioners
to supsriutend the layirg Of The Wheeling
Gas Compsny's pipe line on tie river road
norh OF the city.
Secretary Of State Walker yesterday
issued certificate oi incorporation to the
Central Oil Company. Of thiJ cisy.
Yesterdays Washington Reporter had
the follovipg.
Vsn5ergrift l. Co have secured l,30C
acres of lana in Hopswsll toEnship, for oi
and asl The terms are three dollars ar
acre bonus and $500 psr veil for gas, ant
il oil is struck, oneeigbth Of The oil
The aough is drilling below the Gordor
horizon, in fourth sand.
John McKeown On ths ". J. Mupse
which has been troubled tossonetins will
q bad cage, "a aoViBg the rig and will star
8 bew hole.
At rhs Cameron 2 the essipg is beiDi
pulled,
J on lie Hall.
Jones & Scot, representing the Bssye
| Couaty Oh and Gas Co, leased ono Of th