The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-03

INDIANA GAS FAELDs
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6cieptists ere very cautions persons-
whenever they ssy anything their us-
terances. are circumspect 70 the ohgneesI
degree. An inquiry b. : Journal ri
porter concerning the possibilities o. eoeI
lodisns gas field and IT. extent ELECTED
the following from ex-State oeoIog'ssi
Collett: ~Jehovah never does : useiee<
thing. This world 10 governed BY IswsI
exact. inviolable aad irreversible- There
lis cause for every effect in nature sum-I
cient 20 account for every phsnomenon:
Gss and oil srs produced from refined
vegetable matter. bitumeuizsd BY age|
and pressure after process Of fermen-
tstioa. This BY heat, 10 rendered vola-
tile. or In the form Of gss. Ga. rich in|
carbons. on being cooled. precipitates oil
and asphalt All through the world. In
going from the surface toward the center
Of the earth, ipcrements Of heat are OBJ
served, varying according 70 latitude and
/ locality.
\ aIn Indians this increase Of heat q
NE Lodi and Terre Hsute artesian wells
IL one degree for every tweDty-uine feet
going down. Il is easy 10 calculate
whore the boiling point Of water will b
!. reached. y also Of lead. silver, iron, gold
and more infusable maieriaIs- In Ohio
land 70 us IL Indiana this reference u
most sppIicable) deep boree have die
covered large amount Of bitumin0us
and vegetable matter in the lower silu-
risn rocks at depth Of from 900t0 400
J feet. From these, BY distiIIatioa caused
J By the internal heat Of the earth. gas and
J oil ere produced. The csuse 10 exact
) scientific and eMcient The oscillationl
! OF the crust Of the earth are IN this part
OF North America represented by , sub.
sidsnce which exposes deposits Of vege
( tables and bitumiDOus matter 70 this 10
J ternal heat Of the earth. which is con
slant force. The process has been lonl
continued and will b. So the produc
: 'tiou Of gas and oil IN these regions vii
: be persistent for ages to come. The enp
: plies will Be continual, but indivisiua
wells may have their supplies cut Of b!
. other wells q . lower geological horizou
and IN old long continued veil 10 sur<
D 10 the course OF time. 20 be clicked u
o and the now stopped BY condemnation Q
q the more easily soIidifed msseriaIa. sue
q q paraiine, tar, etc, q the point Of dis
charge in the lower rocks. Hence th
5 necessity Of occasionally shooting q
= opening up these closed places wish d
: nsmiso. The supply Of gas where 90
found, u therefore expected 10 Be 60
% tinuous, while these causes may stop q
IL local supply or we'll
The deep bores ID Northern Indian
l-'resching as far South - Columbus, ha'
v given evidence OF gas in larger or smaII'
i quantities. Recent bores South Of tb
(? give no indication Of gas Of any C.
r nomic consequence. except in Harriec
county. During the last twenty-f'
70 years several hundred wells have be-
n bored In Indiana. : great many Of the
n only 500 20 500 feet deep. lev Of the
'h from 9,OoO 20 5000 feet deep. In MOI
r OF these gas gas f0und Of economic ID
lportance until within the lest too ysaI
N which indicates that the subsidence
nt this portion OF the esrth's crust has d
2 pressed beds Of ancient vegetable matt
10 within reach Of the internal heat Of q
- earth in Northern and Central Indian
in Earthquake sction shows the subsiden
~ OF tute oFea d. Uceu cVnttuoSos 0ss -
'r- the past four Of Eve years. culminatiI
during the present year q Cbsriesfc
Ch This subsidence will probably Be CO
e .tinued, and will produce the same !
IT. suits indefinitely In the future y
RI call especial attention TO : point iu Shel
county. In the valley Of Blue river, %
~ Shelby willie. where hot water % report
ed - coming 20 the surface. vsrying in te
perasure from 70 10 sc degrees. Ths
nd are possibilities Of gas there. !
'ul chances Of finding Il q any one POI
N ere uncertain, yet the 6Dds q Kckou
~ near Muncie. and other points. give :
'p- fcient grounds for making experimeI
within the territory have named"
"a VIII we Have the Cholera ne
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