Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1888-03-01
Natural Gas Abounds.

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There Was a sort Of natural ras rc-
ccption ut the Chicago Rawhide Manu-.
featuring Companv's Works, - and -
East Ohio street. few week, since.
a,.whicb W II. Prchlc. tic secretary.
,r.osr,er If the company. a pcrid and
aerc,all. business MAJ. acted rs enter
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,l.,.. months ago tine water l.,,a-nr
dear and ,iuc, then !. ha> l-.,u alter
ra,in, being par: g., The fitnc lear aul
N ,nr as, and an equal la,r, Of tire
,;n,c ,nlorcl will . chalk, Substance
apd C,a,uif,g ike newly drawn be,i.
|, was by mere curioslt, That a ii.hlrl
candle was heidi ID the stream which
,..ucd from the cxhau,, PIPE ami flowed
into an incline trough icadiu. to ihc
sever A. once i fame -i< lnchc III
iiametcr and fully eighteen inches hi-h
broke forth with i rcd glare. in,iicn,iu.
tile presence Of gns Of n hi-Ii quality
and iuiy charged VIII HYDROCARBONS
ates.
Having made tins discovery NJ
treble sent out ovvr hi, phone that hc
would entertain the newspaper report
er, a, 8 O'Clock tina, afternoon Al
that hour fully score ot ,crDr- we're
on hand aud were conducted 10 the
basement by Mr. rlcblc himself. who
seemed to be greatly delighted a; the
find which he had made when The
we'll was reached there wa, nothing 10
be seen but a pump working away with
regular strokes. and stream ii lime
colored water two inches IN diameter
rushing from the overflow pipe into =
wooden trough -four feet 10 length wi rh
lel to a drain pip,
Where is your natural gas iet:"
asked one OF the reporters, IN It tone If
disappointment.
I'VE have none" replied Secretary
Preble, with curious smile upon his
face but we can show you something
better. Bring me candle. was the
order given to one Of his .'bor'linates.
A lighted candle was produced AID
,l,r.b IN contact with fltt. .'rpufu d.