Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-06-23


plying gas to the city and the public for
vi purposes and does not feel disposed to !
invite competition nor fur |
nish information to Others who are already |
at work in other portions of the city put |
ting down wells to draw from the same J
abundant source of natural hidden wealth. |
1t may be said, however, that the depth of
this well is closely in the neighborhood of
:, 500 feet. 1t yields flow of 1900 gal
Ions of water per minute, which is dis
charged through an escape pipe into the
adjoining slough. The flow of gas is
EIGHTY THOUSAND FEET PER DAY,
And the company owning it are making
rapid preparations for introducing it
throughout the city, and will soon be
ready to do so. The capacity of the Stock
ton Gas Works, which makes their gas
from coal, is 10000 feet per day, the same
amount as that of the natural gas now
flowing from this single well. The amount
of manufactured gas now consumed by the
city Of Stockton is about 10000 feet per
day in summer and $4,000 during winter
months, and an average of about 10000
feet per month throughout the year.
This, as will be seen. is only about
three-fourths of the flow of the National
Gas COmpany's well, and where the
cost of plant necessary for operating
it and furnishing it for public use, is con-
sidered, and is compared with the neces-
sary expense Of manufacturing the supply
from coal, the very low rate for which it
can be furnished, for domestic and manu-
featuring purposes, and the saving it will
work IN tho alF-1osf ir,r,aac,,roo u
OF cur sister city, may be in d measure
realized.
CONTROLLING THE GAS SUPPLY.
As already stated, the great aow of water
from this well is discharged from lust be-
meath the surface of the ground. at the
well, through pipe into slough The gas
| as 1t rises from the water at the top of the
| well, isreceived and retained in a gasometer
erected over thespot. Thepresent gasometer
| Is only twenty feet in diameter, and hence
| large portion of the gas is permitted to es-
cape. For this purpose a twc-inch pipe
extends from the gasometer, distance of
| ftteon or twenty feet, through which the
gas flows, and is kept burning at the
opposite end, making constant and i'm
nense volume of fame. Other gasom-
eters, of necessary capacity to hold ample
supply for the city, are soon to be erected
and pipes for distribution laid.
An application for cooking purposes is
also made in house close by, the gas be-
ing conveyed into the fire-box of the stove
through three-fourths of an inch gas
pipe, and when turned on for use, by
turning stop-cock at the outside of the
stove, the gas is emitted through fine per-
forations in the pipe, filling the stove with
an intensely hot flame Water is boiled
and cooking of all kinds may be done in a
remarkably short space of time after the
gas is lighted, and without any dust or
dirt and with no smell from the gas that is
preeeptible.
| OWNERSHIP AND ANALYSIS.
The Stockton Natural Gas COMPANY.
which now owns this well, was recently
incorporated and organized, and is COM
posed Of the following gentlemen: Jerome
Haas, G. c. Hyatt, H. S. Harrington, G.
! Harrington, II. c. Smith, PENNSYLVANIA
Crow and H. Robinson They have the
entire capital stock, which is fixed at
100000. "
An analysis of the natural gas flowing
from this well gives the following result =:
Marsh gas, SO per cent; hydrogen, .06
carbonic acid, 65; trace Of rarbonic
oxide. Density, .35.
ANOTHER WE'LL
Was sunk about 500 feet distant from the
company's plant, at the California PAPER
Companys Mills. The purpose of this
well was to obtain a supply of artesian
water for mill purposes The well is u
inches IN diameter and ,225 feet deep. At
this depth an abundance of water was pro-
cured which flows to the surface. In ad-
dition to this sufficient gas can be procured
to light the entire mills, which are run
night and day, and by use of which the
company would make a saving of about
500 per month. No proper arrangements
have as yet been made, however, for atiliz-
ing the gas which here comes to the
surface, but changes are now being made
by which the supply will be used, either
for lighting the building or for fuel and
probably for both. The flow of water
from the well is 800 gallons per minute
ANOTHER GAS COMPANY.
| The Stockton Natural Gas Company has
a proposed competitor in the Standard Gas
Company, which has its wells located in
the extreme western part OF the CITY. This
company commenced boring many months
ago. 1t is probably down about 2.0OO feet.
and has experienced great difficulty in con-
trolling the flow of water and gas so as to
get deep enough to obtain ad unlimited
| supply of gas for supplying the city, which
it intends to accomplish. The work Of
sinking these wells so as to admit a free
How INTO the pipe from each strata passed
| through, and at the same time continue TO
sink the well still deeper, requires great
eXpertnesS, and in which the Standard
Company has not thus far been entirely
successful. There has been found in this
we'll, not only good supply of
artesian water and gas, but quite a
showing also of oil. The difficult
les referred TO have, however, been
so great that the first well has been. at
least temporarily, abandoned, and the
company commenced sinking another be-
side it, and has reached depth of about
l 900 feet
IN CONCLUSION
1t may be said that their are many
other plans and developments in pro
gress or contemplation, for appro-
priating to the use of individuals
and companies this inexhaustible
source of wealth, but those already given
will furnish ample demonstration of the
fact that Stockton, in her supply of natural
gas and its accompanying artesian water
has an element of advantage which, with
the Well-known business enterprise and
push of its citizens, will rebound to de-
gree of prosperity and permanent growth
OF that city second to none upon the coast
Or elsewhere
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