Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-06-10
A GAS INDICATOR.
The Remarkable Machine Invented by n
Hancock County Man.

The Remarkable Machine Invented by
Hancock County Man.
Mr.. John Linduf, OF Hancock county. j
the inventor of a machine which, if it vii
do all that is claimed for it, is destined no
only to make Mr.. Lindaf's fortune, but Il
render him famous. The machine and ii
nature and construction are kept pro
found mystery-a single confidential frienc
of the inventor alone having been allowed
a sight Of it. 1t is claimed for it that i
will with as intsllible certainty as the
needle points to the pole, determine the ex
istence in the DO Sels of the earth Of either
gas or oil, distinguishing the one from the
other, and app,oximsting also their dis
tsnce from the surface Mr. Lin
duff has, Of course, met with any
amount Of pooh-pooh and ridicule, more
particularly from practical oil aud ga:
men; Notwithstanding ell Of which, We learn
it from very reliable source that one o
the strongest companies that is concerned
in this region, composed Of men Of any
thing but Uopisn views, have employed
Mr.. Linduffto locate wells for them. This
remarkable machine has, in the hands Of
its maker, done some truly astonishing
guessing, to say the least of it. Tested with
vessels OF oil hid away in secret places, il
is said never TO have made failure
When applied in different localiues, both
in Washington county and up the river
where wells were about being started, it i.
said slso that it has invariably told the
truth, whether it was oil or gas that was
found, or neither.
A telegram from Fsirview, Hancock
county. says: The Ohio Valley Gas Com
pany Of 0tio, made another 6ne strike OF
gas on the William La ham farm, about
three.iourths of mile northeast OF the
Leyda Miller No |. The strike was made
on last Friday but since that time the
flow he's increased considerably; so that il
now gauges about 2i0 pound pressure
The company lie very much encouraged By
this addition to their producing wells, and
now have good assurance that they will be
fully able to meet almost any demands
from manufacturers aud private consumers
They are nov engaged in erecting a tele
phone from the gas region to East Liver.
pool. The drillers at the Vandergriit well
on the Whitehill farm are into the gas
sand, at some 400 feet deptk, and have a
6ne show for a good we'll The drill is
still kept going.
Yesterday was PAYDAY along the pipe
line CT the West Virginia Natural Gas
Company.
Very rapid progressis being made along
the pipe line Of the West Virginia Natural
Gas Company, in the neighborhood Of Elm
Grove and Trisdelpbis.
II now looks as il operations on the pipe
lines in this city would not be actively re-
newed before Monday next, although some
little work may be done Friday and Sat.
urday. N n.srrivsl of castings is the cause
OF the trouble
The Washington Reporter Of yesterday
had the following:
Smith came in yes 'erday in the Dyer
sand and in the past 2 hours has thrown
out 22l barrels Of fluid.
Pew & Emerson, at their veil on the r
D. Wiley have pissed through the 4th
sand, without getting oil or gas
The Willets | is through the Dyer saud
which is IS feet in thickness II is doipc
in the neigbbc.hood OF 500 barrels per
day.
The tools lost few weeks ago at the
Tbayer 3. have been fisbed ou.
Spudding will begin to day at Thsyer
5.
Werlich 2 was shot on Tuesday, when
the casing collapsed,
Hall = has some gas but no oil The
boiler has been moved aud drilling will be
resumed this afternoon.
In day or two the McGowsn will be
caSed 10 shut of salt water. The hole ia
about 1900 feet deep
No strike of OF 10 reported from the
Lone Pine vsll
The Wyland Station vel is down 2,599
feet, and will be abandoned as soon a. the
casing can be drawn,