The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-04-26

A the wealth. reputation and general
growth OF Evansville has becn brought
about largely through her cheap fuel.
people hare became accustomed 10 think
that We need nothing cheaper In the way
OF fuel. OF course, the city OF Evans
willie will prosper aud grow even IL we
should get nothing cheaper than our coal
with which TO drive the machinery OF
our six hundred factories. But II would
Be unlike tho people Of Evansville 10
rest supinely upon our known resources
As long a. there IL 4 hope that enterprise
backed BY \ reasonable outlay Of none,
will secr-e for Us natural gas.
II l. the nnhroken record Of this city
that il has been among the first OF the
cities OF the country 70 avail itself OF the
modern appliances, and aid commercial
aud industrial effort. II was one OF
the first cities in the Union 10 take adj
vantage Of tho telephone exchange. II
was one among the first five cities IN the
United States to light its streets with the
arc light. Ii has always been enterpris
ing and foremost in those activities
which build up communities upon al
enduring foundation.
4 But il is imperative that Evansville
should exhaustevery effort 10 secure that
incompatible fuel, natural gas. Refer
ence has been made several times recent
rs M this journal TO the fact that The the
lory Of Gov. Charles Anderson concern
ing the trend and area nf natural gas
fields OF Indiana and Ohio. In bret
that theory Is that the gas in these fields
Twill be found embraced within an area
of fifty miles on either side OF the issur,
made in the great upheaval OF 1913, when
New Madrid was DESTROYED aud the
sunken lands Of Western Kentucky were
swallowed up. The central line OF this
Y assure, Gov. Anderson believed, would
pass probably through Spencer county
on the Ohio river, and leave Posey. Van.
derburg and Gibson counties within the
Western limits Of the gas belt. The the
ory, so far IS II applies to this county and
Gibson county. has been sufficient,
tested by the drill to establish it, truth,
traces OF both oil and gas having been
discovered in well No. l. near this city /.
while in the we'll near Princeton flow
OF gas estimated az two n three million
feet per day was developed, but which
has since stopped because Of the imper-
feet work OF the driller- Operations are
" to be resumed there, and there i every
reason 10 believe they will bP rewarded
by paving strike" The drill has moi
been used II all il Possy county. Work
on the well near this city continues. not
Understanding the discoursging obstacles
that have been encountered and only
partially overcome.
| But companies are organizing al
around US. and the drill will soon BE-
started in Tell City, Perry county, and
lin Jasper, Dubois county. A move
,ment il on foot also to drill in several
places in Wsrrick county. So that IL
may be taken a. an assured fact ths:
within the next few months, we shall
know whether gas, in paying quantities.
lis 10 be had in the First District, and IL
liz il, Evansville will, OF course, secure II
either by piping from adjoining couu'iec
or from wells located within our own
lcculty.
i Tee importance Of securing this fuel
lis illustrated bv the general efforts being
made by all cities and towns within pip-
ling distance Of the gas fields TO share it,
| benefits.
| Greensboro il moving to pipe from
| Glove port.
| Louisville has already brought the gas
hom an adjoining county IN Kentucky,
md is getting ready as rapidly a. Pos
.iblc 10 lay its mains over the city. The
work will. Of course. require con-ide :
sble time. but ii il thought that the FAC
tories adjacent 10 the pipe line and a con
siderable portion Of The southern part o.
the civ will be supplied before next al
! A great msny privste houses are be-
ling supplied with pipes, for The ~ p ~
of using gas for domestic purposes in
stead OF coal. 1t ID estimated that H.
natural gss fuel will be cheaper at SO
cents per 1000 feet than the ordinary
soft coal.
Tlfin, o., has voted TO construct and
maintain . pipe line for the supply Of the
lcity.
The Decatur County (Ind.) Commits
sioners have determined upon going
down 5000 teei in hope Of securing mt
Iural ga-. The conditions are Thought 70
be similar 10 Lancaster, o. where the
gas was obtained At great depth.
/ Two enormous gas wells were struck
al Findley, o., on the l2lh inst, on
with capacity Of over 10000. 600 feet and
the other with not less than 10000 OOl
feet. The former u owned by The cit
Harrison County, Ind, now has seven
good wells. the last having been struck
on the property Of Coren Boone few
days since.